Judul: Produksi Daging Broiler Fungsional Tinggi Omega-3 dan Antioksidan melalui Pemberian Minyak Ikan Lemuru, Vitamin E dan Selenium
Abstrak: Pembangunan kualitas sumber daya manusia (SDM) salahsatunya dengan pemberdayaan perempuan kepala keluarga (Pekka) yang diarahkan pada peningkatan kualitas hidup. Mengingat masih ditemukan kondisi di masyarakat yaitu Pekka dengan perekonomian di bawah garis kemiskinan. Peran ganda Pekka sebagai ibu dan sekaligus kepala rumah tangga menjadikan mereka harus mampu melaksanakan tanggungjawabnya dalam merawat, mendidik anak, dan memenuhi segala kebutuhan keluarganya, meskipun mereka tetap masih menghadapi kendala dalam aspek pengembangan usaha dan hubungan sosial. Penting dilakukan upaya sadar untuk memperbaiki kondisi, membangun kemandirian ekonomi Pekka. Berawal dari program yang mengorganisir kegiatannya, dengan menjadikan peran perempuan sebagai kepala keluarga dalam melaksanakan fungsi keluarga dapat membagi waktu untuk bekerja, mendidik anak, dan bersosialisasi di lingkungan masyarakat. Perempuan kepala keluarga sebagai pencari nafkah memiliki kontribusi untuk membantu perekonomian keluarga dalam mendapatkan penghasilan untuk menopang kebutuhan keluarga. Realitasnya dalam memenuhi nafkah keluarga mereka masih mengalami keterbatasan-keterbatasan, sehingga membutuhkan perhatian tersendiri, baik dari pihak pemerintah, lembaga sosial maupun masyarakat luas. Membutuhkan penguatan posisi mereka oleh negara secara normatif maupun dalam hal kebijakan-kebijakan yang bisa meningkatkan taraf hidup mereka. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis komunikasi partisipatif kelompok Pekka, karakteristik anggota dan kelompok Pekka dalam memperkuat program Pekka untuk mewujudkan model komunikasi pemberdayaan kemandirian ekonomi perempuan melalui kelompok Pekka. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan mix method, yaitu menggabungkan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan selama sepuluh bulan di Kabupaten Batang Jawa Tengah. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh anggota Pekka sebanyak 535 orang, yang tersebar pada dua belas desa. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan stratified random sampling, dan penetapan jumlah sampel sebanyak 229 responden menggunakan rumus Slovin. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang dibagikan langsung kepada responden. Data kualitatif diperoleh menggunakan teknik Focussed Group Discussion (FGD) terhadap delapan informan. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif, dan analisis inferensial dengan program LISREL. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran Pendamping memiliki skor paling tinggi dalam karakteristik kelompok Pekka. Pendamping juga dianggap sebagai orang yang paling berkompeten dalam memajukan organisasi Pekka untuk terus aktif dan terlibat dalam berbagai kegiatan, baik di dalam kelompok maupun di dalam masyarakat. Hasil FGD menunjukkan bahwa dalam penerapan pendampingan usaha yang dilakukan pendamping memiliki peranan kuat dalam menumbuhkan bakat dan keterampilan anggota Pekka. Hasil analisis SEM menunjukkan karakteristik anggota dan karakteristik kelompok Pekka berpengaruh nyata terhadap komunikasi partisipatif kelompok, pemberdayaan ekonomi dan kemandirian ekonomi. Karakteristik anggota, kelompok Pekka, dan komunikasi partisipatif berpengaruh nyata terhadap pemberdayaan ekonomi. Komunikasi partisipatif kelompok dan pemberdayaan ekonomi berpengaruh nyata terhadap kemandirian ekonomi Pekka. Komunikasi partisipatif secara langsung dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik anggota dan kelompok Pekka. Pemberdayaan ekonomi dipengaruhi secara langsung oleh karakteristik anggota, kelompok Pekka dan komunikasi partisipatif kelompok, dan secara tidak langsung dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik anggota dan kelompok Pekka. Peubah kemandirian ekonomi dipengaruhi baik secara langsung dan tidak langsung oleh karakteristik anggota Pekka, karakteristik kelompok Pekka, komunikasi partisipatif dan pemberdayaan ekonomi. Model komunikasi dalam mewujudkan kemandirian ekonomi Pekka dilihat melalui lima jalur menuju kemandirian ekonomi dengan entry point jalur melalui karakteristik kelompok Pekka yang dimediasi oleh pemberdayaan ekonomi Pekka. Indikator yang berkontribusi paling besar dalam pemberdayaan ekonomi adalah akses modal dan manajemen skill. Wujud dari pemberdayaan ekonomi yang telah dilakukan pada kelompok Pekka Batang telah sampai dapat meningkatkan kemampuan skill dan
Keyword: economic empowerment, economic independence, participatory  communication, Pekka group

Judul: articipatory Communication In Empowerment Program of Women Headed Household (A Case Study of Desa Dayah Tanoh, Kecamatan Mutiara Timur, Kabupaten Pidie, Aceh Province)
Abstrak: The emerging paradigm of participatory development communication emphasizes participation and involvement from planning to decision-making process. PEKKA promotes the concept trough bottom-up initiative including planning, implementation and project evaluation. This study aims to investigate process of participatory development communication by PEKKA and economic empowerment of women household. This thesis investigates the participatory communication process in terms of communication patterns of women headed households, determinant factors, including observing the program achievement from empowerment point of view through the development communication perspective. The study employs constructivist paradigm in the analysis. The major finding of the study is the different communication pattern of women headed household in different stage of program activities. At the initial stage, the socialization was dominantly monologue, thus only well-educated participants whoconfident and had ability to response andexpress theirs commentsduring the meeting while others almost silence. In the other stages, meanwhile, the pattern gradually changed to monologue-dialogue and dialogic through interpersonal approach done by the field assistant, and participating the trainings especially self-development training done by PEKKA Center. However, the change was not arise to the aged women headed household because low motivation to the program. The study also finds that personal characteristics of members, role of field assistant, and socio cultural factors determine the efficacy of participatory communication of women headed households. The aged member seldom and almost never delivered voice, expressed opinion, and asked questions during the meeting. Though they attended the meeting, they tended to quiet and listen to the other comments. The younger women headed household was more active and be trusted as group administrators and leader by the members. Low educated women headed households were less ability to show their voice and express their opinions at the initial stage of the program because they impressed themselvesless confident and ability to speak out in front of other. The women headed household with many dependents stressed that the difficulty to time management between working, caring family, and attending the group meetings. Furthermore, the reason to be women headed household, occupation, and self-motivation also determine participatory communication. The women with sickly husband said that difficult to attend the meeting because not allowed by husband. Working as cookies seller that located relatively far from home at kecamatan market stated that often late to come to the meetings. The motif of the aged women headed household to join the program was to spare time, to gather with other women, and to obtain information and knowledge while other women said to improve welfare, to gain information and knowledge to change their socio economic condition. The role of field assistant as facilitator and educator significantly contribute to effectiveness of participatory communication to women headed household. At the beginning of the programthe assistant was a man, however, that was not a barrier for him to build effective communication with the women headed household. He is a native coming from that village, and experiencing and having well knowledge on local socio cultural. After the field assistant changed, coming from outsider but a woman, the members said they are more freely and confidently communicate with the
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Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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