Judul: Analisis Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Minat Investor Terhadap Sukuk Negara Ritel
Abstrak: Produk investasi di pasar modal syariah kini sudah semakin berkembang, tak terkecuali pasar modal syariah di Indonesia. Salah satu usaha pemerintah mengembangkan pasar modal syariah di Indonesia adalah dengan menerbitkan beberapa produk investasi syariah, salah satunya sukuk negara ritel. Sukuk negara ritel memiliki karakteristik yang khas, produk ini memungkinkan investor untuk berinvestasi secara individu, dan produk ini dijamin pemerintah dengan jaminan aset. Sukuk negara ritel dapat menjadi salah satu alternatif investasi, menjadi sumber biaya APBN sekaligus menjadi alternatif pengembangan pasar modal syariah Indonesia. Penelitian ini menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi minat investor terhadap sukuk negara ritel dengan menggunakan metode Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) serta gambaran umum investor sukuk negara ritel dengan analisis deskriptif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa faktor informasi produk, risiko investasi, dan kepuasan investor signifikan memengaruhi minat investor, sedangkan faktor yang tidak signifikan memengaruhi adalah faktor pertimbangan prinsip syariah.
Keyword: faktor, preferensi, Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS), sukuk negara ritel

Judul: Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Investasi Sukuk Negara oleh Industri Asuransi Syariah
Abstrak: Industri asuransi syariah melakukan investasi untuk meningkatkan kinerja perusahaannya dan mengembangkan asetnya, salah satunya dengan cara berinvestasi sukuk negara. Jumlah reinvestasi yang dilakukan oleh industri asuransi syariah terhadap sukuk negara terus berkembang setiap tahunnya, akan tetapi alokasi dana nya masih tidak sebanding jika dibandingkan dengan instrumen pasar modal lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi investasi sukuk negara oleh industri asuransi syariah. Variabel yang termasuk ke dalam penelitian ini adalah tingkat inflasi, tingkat return deposito mudharabah, nilai tukar rupiah, dan jumlah uang beredar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Error Correction Mechanism (ECM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam model jangka panjang variabel inflasi dan jumlah uang beredar berpengaruh positif signifikan sedangkan variabel tingkat return deposito mudharabah dan nilai tukar rupiah berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap investasi sukuk negara. Pada model jangka pendek, variabel jumlah uang beredar berpengaruh positif dan signifikan, sedangkan variabel nilai tukar rupiah berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap investasi sukuk negara oleh industri asuransi syariah.
Keyword: Error Correction Mechanism, Industri Asuransi Syariah, Sukuk Negara

Judul: Development of DNA Vaccine Encoding Glycoprotein of Koi Herpes Virus Using Local Isolate.
Abstrak: The aim of this research was to develop DNA vaccine of Koi Herpesvirus in carp. Glycoprotein gene originated from ORF 25 KHV virus that is 1.8 kbp in size, is a potential gene in DNA vaccine construction. The sequencing and similarity analysis of the gene using BLAST software showed that this gene is a GP25 gene and was found to be very similar (99%) to GP25 of KHV virus from the USA and Israel. When this GP25 gene was ligated with pGEMT Easy (pT, 3 kbp in size) vector, plasmid size was increasing up to 5 kb. Following this, a digestion of pT-GP25 plasmid using Sal I enzyme was applied resulted in a GP25 fragment (1.8 kbp). Subsequently, pAct-D6 with a size of 8.5 kbp was also cut using the same enzyme to eleminate a D6 gene with a size of 1.6 kbp. GP25 gene was then ligated with pAct resulted a pAct-GP25 plasmid with a size of 8.8 kbp. As there was only one restriction site applied, ligation can be occurred in two different directions. Thus, in order to determine the plasmid with the desired direction PCR analysis was carried out, and plasmid with the right direction was the one that sized approximately 2.1 kbp (no. 6, 17 and 20). High level of GFP gene expression was detected in all tissues analyzed, i.e. kidney, gil, spleen, and muscle 24 hours after injection which indicated that β-actin promoter of Japanese medaka could be active in common carp. Although not as high as on 24 hours, expression was still detected until day 7 and disappeared after day 28 post injection indicating that pAct-GFP can be remained and β-actin promoter of Japanese medaka can be active in muscle, gills and kidney at least a week after injection. The result of RT-PCR analysis on pAct-GP25 injected common carp showed that GP25 gene expression can be detected 14 days after injection in all tissues observed. The expression level differences between GFP and GP25 genes possibly related to the primer sensitivity on annealing process to cDNA template and the size of PCR targeted DNA fragment, as smaller PCR targeted product will be easier to be amplified than a bigger one. The length of PCR targeted DNA with GP25 primer was 1.8 kbp whereas GFP gene was 0.6 kbp.The challenge test on common carp results showed that all unvaccinated and negative control (not infected with KHV) was alive until the end of the experiment. Whereas, the survival of fish vaccinated with a dose of 12.5 was ranged from 60.9 and 96.7%. In relation to the activity of β-actin promoter that was used in this DNA vaccine, gene expression was occured 24 hours after vaccination and remained until 2 weeks. The control fish that was not injected by GP25 showed no GP25 expression either in the observed tissues or organs and resulted in a lower survival, i.e. 23.3%. The challenge test results has indicated that the fish vaccinated with GP25 at doses of 7.5 and 12.5 μg/100μL were able to produce KHV glycoprotein in their body which would be
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