Judul: Hubungan tingkat partisipasi dalam Simpan Pinjam Kelompok Perempuan dengan tingkat keberdayaan ekonomi perempuan (di Desa Tapos II, Kecamatan Tenjolaya, Kabupaten Bogor)
Abstrak: PNPM-MP adalah program pemberdayaan berbasis partisipasi. Salah satu kegiatan PNPM yaitu SPP yang mendorong partisipasi aktif perempuan. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Tapos II dengan menggunakan teknik proporsional stratified random sampling dalam penentuan responden. Responden pengurus sebanyak 22 orang dan anggota 38 orang. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara mendalam. Data yang diperoleh diolah dengan Ms. Excel 2013 dan SPSS for windows versi 2.1 serta diuji menggunakan uji korelasi rank Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat partisipasi dalam kegiatan SPP telah mampu mendorong peningkatan pendapatan peserta SPP. Namun, baru sebagian kecil peserta SPP yang dapat mengalami peningkatan pendapatan. Tingkat partisipasi peserta SPP tergolong sedang dengan tingkat keberdayaan ekonomi rendah menuju sedang. Partisipasi tertinggi pada tahap perencanaan dan penikmatan hasil. Tahap partisipasi yang berhubungan nyata dengan tingkat keberdayaan ekonomi. Indikator keberdayaan ekonomi yang tertinggi terdapat pada tingkat pengembalian dana. Hal tersebut terjadi karena peserta SPP mengutamakan kelancaran pengembalian dibandingkan pemanfaatan dana untuk usaha yang dapat mendorong peningkatan pendapatan.
Keyword: economic empowerment, participation, PNPM-MP, SPP

Judul: Tingkat partisipasi perempuan terhadap simpan pinjam kelompok perempuan (SPP) program nasional pemberdayaan masyarakat mandiri (PNPM-M) perdesaan (Desa Dramaga, Kecamatan Dramaga, Kabupaten Bogor, Provinsi Jawa Barat )
Abstrak: The purpose of this research are knowing the level of women’s participation in the implementation of the Women’s Group Savings and Loans Program (SPP). Then analyzed the biggest factor that affect women’s participation on SPP in Dramaga Village related with refund loans. This research used quantitative supported by qualitative methods with explanatory research type. This research conducted in the Dramaga Village, Dramaga Subdistrict, Bogor Regency. Respondent in this research were 37 people. The data analyzeds with quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Quantitative data processing used multiple linear regression test to measure the effect of driving factors on the level of participation of women members of the SPP. The research showed that 89 percent of SPP member’s participation rate still at the low category. While the driving factors significantly affect the level of participation, with p value= 0,076<α 0,1. The driving factors consist of willingness, ability and opportunity. From these three factors the most influential factor the ability, where p value= 0,079<α 0,1.
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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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