Judul: Aspek Sosial Ekonomi Teknik Konservasi Tanah dan Air Studi Kasus: Desa Sukagalih Kecamatan Megamendung Bogor
Abstrak: Dryland issues such as drught, water shortage, soil acifity and fertility, slope, effective depth, and soil structure is a limiting factor in the development of agricultural activities. To overcome this issues, the necessary soil and water conservation measures. Social and economics conditions in a region quite influential in the process of adoption of soil and water conservation techniques. These factors can be derived from the internal (age, education level, farming experience, land area, land ownership, income, household expenses, and access information) and external (availability of agricultural inputs and capital intensity following the extension, and market opportunities) . This study aims to identify and analyze the social and economic factors of farmers in Sukagalih Village Megamendung Districts Bogor affecting the adoption of soil and water conservation techniques. The results showed that the land area (X5), age (X1), motivation (X13), the counseling intensity (X11), and capital (X10) significantly affect the adoption of soil and water conservation techniques
Keyword: Sukagalih, motivation, dryland, conservation, adoption

Judul: Gaya Komunikasi Pemimpin dan Keefektifan Kelompok Tani dalam Melaksanakan Program Konservasi Tanah dan Air Kasus Di DAS Ciliwung Hulu, Kecamatan Cisarua, Bogor
Abstrak: Generally, soil and water conservation program in Indonesia generally and in Upper Ciliwung Watershed especially, put a farmers group as executor in the fields. Considering this situation, the key success factor for soil and water conservation measures is how far effectiveness of farmers group in executing these activities. The objective of this research are: (1) to identify farmers group effectiveness in executing soil and water conservation activities; (2) to analyze a relationship between communications style of farmers group leader and farmer group’s effectiveness in executing soil and water conservation measure; (3) to analyze a relationship between communication style of farmers group leader and a maturity and characteristics of farmers group members. This research was designed as descriptive co relational. Primer data was collected through interviewed to four farmers group members in four villages in Cisarua Sub District in Bogor Regency with 161 respondents. The collected data were analyzed by Correlation Spearman Test. The main results of this research show: (1) the farmer groups in Upper Ciliwung have a good effectiveness; (2) communication style of the farmers groups leader are tend to linier; and (3) farmer groups members are paternalistic performance. Convergence communication style conducive for achieving farmer groups’ effectiveness. Convergence communication style of farmer group’s leader tend to be applied in the maturity of farmer groups members. This communication style able to promote farmer groups participation in conservation activities. The farmer group leaders tend to apply convergence communication style when: (1) member of farmer groups have a good income; (2) member of farmer groups use convergence communication; and (3) member of farmer groups have several jobs, which need certain skill.
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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