Judul: Livelihood Strategies and The Welfare’s Level of Female Former Migrant Household (Case: Kebonpedes Village, Kebonpedes Sub-District, Sukabumi District)
Abstrak: Pasca kepulangan PMI (Pekerja Migran Indonesia) Perempuan, mereka akan menghadapi tantangan finansial yang mengganggu kesejahteraan rumah tangga. Penelitian berlokasi di Desa Kebonpedes, Kabupaten Sukabumi yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan alokasi pemanfaatan remitan dengan strategi nafkah menggunakan karakteristik PMI. Serta untuk menganalisis pengaruh strategi nafkah terhadap tingkat kesejahteraan rumah tangga purna PMI. Hasil uji korelasi Rank Spearman menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan remitan mayoritas digunakan untuk kegiatan konsumsi rumah tangga, oleh karena itu pemanfaatan pada kegiatan investasi dan produktif masih sangat minim. Adapun hubungan karakteristik PMI dengan strategi nafkah tidak menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan karena tujuan utama PMI bermigrasi yaitu untuk pemenuhan kehidupan sehari-hari. Dengan demikian, hasil uji regresi tidak menunjukkan adanya pengaruh antara strategi nafkah terhadap tingkat kesejahteraan rumah tangga purna pekerja migran perempuan., After the return of female migrant workers (PMI), they will face financial challenges that disrupt household welfare. The study is located in Kebonpedes Village, Sukabumi District and aims to analyze the relationship between remittance utilization allocation and livelihood strategies using PMI characteristics. And to analyze the effect of livelihood strategies on the welfare level of former PMI households. The results of the Rank Spearman correlation test show that the majority of remittance utilization is used for household consumption activities, therefore the utilization in investment and productive activities is minimum. The relationship between PMI characteristics and livelihood strategies doesn’t show a significant relationship because the main purpose of PMI migrating is to fulfill their daily needs. Thus, the regression test results do not show any influence between the livelihood strategy and the household welfare level of former female migrant workers.
Keyword: alocation of remittance, livelihood strategies, welfare, female former migrant

Judul: The Use of Social Remittances in The Development of Household Livelihood Strategies for Women Migrant Returnee Household in Prajegan Villange, East Java
Abstrak: Hilangnya remitansi ekonomi membuat rumah tangga melakukan penyesuaian strategi nafkah pasca migrasi dengan memanfaatkan remitansi sosial. Remitansi sosial berupa pengetahuan, gagasan dan keterampilan yang diperoleh saat bermigrasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pemanfaatan remitansi sosial dalam pengembangan strategi nafkah pada rumah tangga purna migran di Desa Prajegan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang didukung dengan data kualitatif. Responden berjumlah 30 yang terdiri dari 15 purna migran ART perawat anak dan 15 purna migran Asisten Rumah Tangga (ART) perawat lansia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan signifikan antara jenis pekerjaan dengan tingkat remitansi sosial. ART yang bekerja perawat anak memiliki tingkat remitansi sosial lebih tinggi. Faktor yang memengaruhi yaitu penempatan, aktivitas pekerjaan, dan tempat tinggal majikan. Tidak terdapat hubungan signifikan antara remitansi sosial dengan tingkat ragam strategi nafkah. Hal tersebut dikarenakan remitansi sosial belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal untuk membantu keberlanjutan nafkah rumah tangga setelah migrasi., Return migration has raised issues such as the loss of economic remittances, leading households to adjust their post-migration livelihood strategies through the use of social remittances. Social remittances include knowledge, ideas and skills acquired during migration. The purpose of this research is to analyze the use of social remittances in the development of household livelihood strategies in the village of Prajegan. This study uses quantitative approach supported by qualitative data. The respondents consist of 30 domestic workers, consist of 15 female migrant domestic workers caring for children and 15 female migrant domestic workers caring for elderly. The findings show a significant relationship between types of employment and levels of social remittances. Domestic workers caring for children have higher levels of social remittances. Factors influencing this include placement, work activities, and place of residence. However, there is no significant relationship between social remittances and the diversity level of livelihood strategies. This is due to the suboptimal use of social remittances in supporting household livelihood sustainability after migration.
Keyword: Returnees migrants, social remittances, post-migration livelihood strategies

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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