Judul: Analisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan KUD di Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Koperasi merupakan salah satu pelaku ekonomi di samping dua pelaku ekonomi lainnya, yaitu BUMN dan swasta. Koperasi memiliki keunikan karena di dalam menjalankan kegiatannya koperasi mengintegrasikan aspek ekonomis dan aspek sosial. Namun tantangan yang dihadapi koperasi Indonesia di tengah pasar yang sangat kompetitif cukup berat ditambah dengan menyusul terjadinya krisis moneter. Titik lemah dari koperasi dalam menghadapi persaingan pasar khususnya pada masa-masa krisis tidak hanya terkait dengan orientasi koperasi yang tidak semata-mata bersifat ekonomis namun juga karena adanya sejumlah keterbatasan internal yang dimiliki koperasi dan tekanan yang berasal dari luar.
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Judul: Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha kud : Studi kasus KUD Mandiri Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Inpres RI no 4 tahun 1984 menyebutkan bahwa kedudukan Koperasi Unit Desa adalah wahana penghimpun potensi ekonomi masyarakat pedesaan dan pengembangannya diarahkan agar KUD menjadi pusat pelayanan kegiatan perekonomian di daerah pedesaan yang merupakan bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari pembangunan nasional dan dibina serta dikembangkan secara terpadu melalui program lintas sektoral. Banyak kendala atau masalah yang dihadapi koperasi terutama KUD dalam mencapai keberhasilannya, antara lain kurang memadainya kemampuan sumberdaya manusia, lemahnya struktur permodalan, terbatasnya akses koperasi ke sumber permodalan dari luar, rendahnya usaha pemupukan permodalan dari anggota dan dari dalam koperasi, rendahnya kepercayaan dalam bekerjasama, dan lain-lain. Studi ini umum bertujuan untuk mempelajari faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha KUD, dengan mengambil kasus Kabupaten Bogor. Contoh 30 KUD ditetapkan secara cara acak sederhana. Data primer yang diperoleh dari wawancara serta data sekunder telah digunakan dalam analisis, dengan menggunakan h sistem persamaan simultan yang terdiri dari fungsi volume usaha KUD, fungsi biaya, n fungsi pembentukan modal sendiri, persamaan fungsi jumlah anggota, yang diduga dengan teknik Three Stage Least Square (3SLS).
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Judul: Phylogeography and Species Limits in the Papuan White Snake (Micropechis ikaheka) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)
Abstrak: Papua white snake, Micropechis ikaheka, has been distingushed into two subspecies M.i. ikaheka and M.i. fasciatus. However, due to lack of data on their morphology, distribution and ecology, both subspecies often ignored in scintific discussions and refers only byas , Micropechis ikaheka. This study was designed to document the differences between M.i. ikaheka and M.i fasciatus by using scales characteristics and reproductive organ or hemipenes. The study also examine, zoogeography, habitat, diet and cannibalism of both subspecies to better understanding the the ecology of one of the most venomous snakes in the world. This study consists of three topics with method and also different in the size samples, respectively. The first study is the histology and microtopography of the skin were studied using paraffin method and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The second is the hemipenis were examined by following Myers and Cadle (2003), and Zaher and Prudente (2003). The third is the abdominal surgery was carried out to document diet type and the investigate phenomenon of cannibalism in the snake. Specimens for this study came from the collection from Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB) and Universitas Negeri Papua’s Laboratory (LZU). The research result also indicated that the markers of skin and hemipenis described the same structure and microornamentation in all M. ikaheka groups being compared. Based specimens examined morphological descriptions do not s support the further differentiation in Micropechis. In short, two markers that used in this study could not sufficiently indicate the differences in the level of species and subspecies of M. ikaheka. The study, however, were able to delineate zoogeography and skin color patterns, which fall into four groups: M. i. ikaheka; M. i. fasciatus. M. i. ssp. “intermediate”; and M. i. ssp “black”. This study also revealed that color variations did not overlap in their geographic distribution. It is therefore, it suggested that environmental factors may contribute to the skin color variations. It also assumed that habitat discontinuous and biogeography factors may also cause the loss of the connection between the original populations (vicarians) or follow colonization events (dispersal). The examined of 22 stomach contents of M. ikaheka shows this species is carnivorous, and prey on vertebrates such as amphibians, fish, reptiles, and Mammals. These snakes are opportunistic predators since they prey on all that can be captured, but mainly reptiles (61.5%), followed by mammals and fish (both 15.4%), and amphibians (7.7%). Although categorized as terrestrial animal, the diet study showed that M. ikaheka snakes often go into the water to hunt for fish (the sample from Yapen island), including eel (the sample from Aru island). Based on prey items indentified, there is evidence that M. ikaheka is cannibal. At this time, there still no record on reason for cannibalism, but it is assumed that cannibalism was due to competition between populations and means to control population.
Keyword: geographic variation, white snake, papua