Judul: Local Ecological Knowledge in The Technique of Land Management in Agroforestry System (Case in Hamlet of Lubuk Baka, Regency of Pesawaran, Province of Lampung).
Abstrak: Farmers in hamlet of Lubuk Baka in the province of Lampung, possesed Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) in the land management technique in agroforestry system. This research used method of Knowledge Based System (KBS) with the objectives of identifYing, comparing LEK and it's practice, and obtaining descriptive ideas on LEK. For improving production sustainability and maintaining land ecosystem with principle of LEK, the community of Lubuk Baka hamlet practiced land management technique which was adjusted with the timing arrangement of their agriculture / farming practice. Similarity of LEK with its practice was due to direct and continuous contact with communities from various ethnic groups (Javanese, Sundanese, and Semendo), whereas the difference was affected by background of community culture of each ethnic group, land conflict, and farming activities being conducted. Several differences between LEK and its practice, namely soil tillage, drainage system, fertilizer application, and weeding, affected the annual average production level of crop of each ethnic group, so that this phenomena affected income level. Community knowledge in the technique of land management created interaction between components in ecosystem, and constituted a description of model of LEK of Lubuk Baka hamlet community.
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Judul: Knowledge and Knowledge Changes on the Community Forest Farmers in Achieving Sustainable Forest Management
Abstrak: Knowledge of farmers in managing community forests becomes an important in the success of sustainable community forest management. Knowledge of the underlying system management of natural resources by the communities has been studied for many years. This study focused on farmers knowledge in forest management, knowledge changes that occur, as well as the source of knowledge acquisition. This study aims to explain the sources in obtaining the knowledges and the farmers knowledge changes. This research was carried out for 2 months from April to May 2013. This study took place in Kebumen, Central Java, which has been certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) scheme. Respondents totaled 108 people whose came from KTH Tani Makmur, KTH Rindang Jaya, KTH Wana Mukti, KTH Margo Makmur, KTH Karya Sari, and KTH Rimba Lestari. Primary data were collected through interview and observation and recording of documents. This study showed that the local knowledge of farmers in forest management changes. Changes occured in the seed preparation, planting, and maintenance activities. Farmers knowledge derived from inheritance; farming experience; from other farmers, coaching and counseling. The most dominant knowledge source on the farmers knowledge changes is coaching from TFT (61.11%).
Keyword: Local knowledge, local knowledge change, sustainable community forest management, forest certification

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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