Judul: Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Literacy of Farmers
Abstrak: Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) memiliki kekuatan tersendiri dalam memberikan perubahan besar bagi perkembangan dunia. TIK dapat dimanfaatkan oleh semua bidang pekerjaan baik bidang pariwisata, pendidikan, kesehatan bahkan pertanian. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis karakteristik penggunaan TIK untuk pertanian, menganalisis tingkat penggunaan TIK bagi para petani, menganalisis perkembangan usaha pertanian, menganalisis hubungan karakteristik individu dengan tingkat penggunaan TIK bagi para petani, dan menganalisis hubungan tingkat penggunaan TIK dengan perkembangan usaha. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei dan didukung oleh data kualitatif dengan wawancara mendalam dan studi literatur. Hasil penelitian menunjukan beberapa karakteristik individu yang berbeda dengan penelitian sebelumnya. Intensitas penggunaan alat TIK petani termasuk dalam kategori sedang serta literasi digital petani termasuk dalam kategori tinggi. Perkembangan usaha pertanian menunjukan bahwa saat ini petani masih mengandalkan media konvensional untuk menjual hasil pertaniannya. Sementara itu terdapat hubungan antara karakteristik umur dengan tingkat penggunaan TIK. Akan tetapi tidak ada hubungan nyata antara tingkat penggunaan TIK dengan meningkatnya usaha pertanian., Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has the power to make major changes to the development of the world. ICT can be utilized by all fields of work, be it tourism, education, health, even agriculture. The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the use of ICT for agriculture, analyze the level of use of ICT for farmers, analyze the development of agricultural businesses, analyze the relationship between individual characteristics and the level of use of ICT for farmers. , and analyze the relationship between levels of ICT use and business development. The method used in this research is a survey method and is supported by qualitative data with in-depth interviews and literature study. The results showed several individual characteristics that were different from previous studies. The intensity of farmers' use of ICT tools is in the medium category and farmers' digital literacy is in the high category. The development of agricultural businesses shows that currently farmers still rely on conventional media to sell their agricultural products. Meanwhile, there is a relationship between age characteristics and the level of ICT use. However, there is no significant relationship between the level of ICT use and the increase in agricultural enterprises.
Keyword: agribusiness, digital literacy, ICT

Judul: Penggunaan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi Sebagai Sarana Edukasi Pertanian
Abstrak: Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) telah memberikan dampak pada cara masyarakat berinteraksi dan membangun komunitas lewat jalan baru dalam memperoleh, menyimpan dan menyebarluaskan informasi kembali ke masyarakat. TIK dibutuhkan dalam berbagai bidang, salah satunya sebagai sarana edukasi. TIK melalui media sosial dengan mendukung konsep e-agribusiness atau e-business di bidang pertanian. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis penggunaan TIK pada Kebun Kumara sebagai sarana edukasi pertanian. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif menggunakan kuesioner online dan didukung data kualitatif melalui wawancara mendalam dengan diolahnya data menggunakan Microsoft Excel 2016 dan aplikasi IBM SPSS Statistics. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik individu, lingkungan dan wilayah tidak memiliki hubungan dengan pola penggunaan TIK. Selain itu juga, perubahan perilaku dengan pola penggunaan TIK memiliki hubungan pada orang yang belum pernah datang ke Kebun Kumara. Pada orang yang sudah pernah datang ke Kebun Kumara tidak memiliki hubungan., Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has had an impact on the way people interact and build communities through new avenues of acquiring, storing and disseminating information back to society. ICT is needed in various fields, one of which is as a means of education. ICT through social media by supporting the concept of e agribusiness or e-business in agriculture. The purpose of this study is to analyze the use of ICT in Kumara Gardens as a means of agricultural education. The study used a quantitative approach using online questionnaires and supported qualitative data through in-depth interviews with data processing using Microsoft Excel 2016 and IBM SPSS Statistics applications. The results showed that individual, environmental and region characteristics had no association with ICT usage patterns. In addition, behavioral changes with ICT usage patterns have a relationship in people who have never come to Kumara Gardens. In people who have already come to Kumara Garden have no relationship.
Keyword: agricultural education, behavior changes, use of ICT

Judul: Separation of Neodymium from U3Si2/Al Fuel Plate for Burn-Up Determination
Abstrak: Neodymium is a common fission product produced in nuclear fission reactions. Neodymium in this study was chosen as a burn-up indicator for U3Si2/Al fuel element plates because the neodymium isotope is a stable fission product with a fairly high yield. Some procedures were carried out to separate neodymium, starting with the separation of cesium isotopes (137Cs, 134Cs) through the precipitation method, then separation of uranium isotopes (235U, 238U) and plutonium isotopes (239Pu, 238Pu) with Dowex 1x8 ion exchange resin, and separation of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), as well as cerium (Ce) with Dowex 1x4 ion exchange resin. The Cs recovery reached 99.95%. The U and Pu isotopes resulting from the separation are subjected to an electrodeposition process and the weight of each isotope can be measured with an alpha spectrometer. The separation results of Nd from Sm and Ce have been proven using an XRF spectrometer. The neodymium isotopes separation was corrected using the standard addition method, and an average total Nd content of 2.4 ppm was obtained in the PEB U3Si2/Al bottom solution. It is hoped that this separation method can be applied in determining burn-up of nuclear fuel.
Keyword: neodymium, burn-up indicator, U3Si2/Al fuel plate