Judul: Evaluation of The National Budget Development Programmes on West Java
Abstrak: Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) Tingkat I Jawa Barat berfungsi sebagai badan pengendali pembangunan daerah. Bidang Statistik dan Laporan melaksanakan fungsinya sebagai pengendalian pelaksanaan dan evaluasi pembangunan, berupa pelaporan perkembangan pembangunan suatu proyek dari pimpinan proyek untuk setiap bulan, triwulan dan tahun. Laporan tersebut berisikan perkembangan persentase realisasi fisik, target pembangunan, pencairan dana, dan jumlah proyek. Selama ini evaluasi yang dilakukan oleh Bidang Statistik dan Laporan hanyalah berupa laporan-laporan tertulis dan belum adanya suatu penggunaan analisis tertentu. Dengan menerapkan metode Penskalaan Dimensi Ganda (PDG) dan Analisis Gerombol untuk mengevaluasi program pembangunan APBN sehingga mengetahui kedudukann dan kompetisi antarprogram pembangunan dalam peta dimensi dua, serta pengelompokan yang terbentuk dengan memiliki ciri tertentu. Lebih dari 50 persen program pembangunan APBN di Jawa Barat berada pada tingkat keberhasilan yang baik (kondisi ideal), sedangkan sisanya menyebar pada tingkat yang relatif lebih rendah. Dari hasil pengelompokan dengan analisis gerombol maka diperoleh empat kelompok, yaitu kelompok pertama memiliki tingkat keberhasilan tinggi (79 program), kelompok kedua memiliki tingkat keberhasilan sedang (4 program), kelompok ketiga memiliki tingkat keberhasilan rendah (4 program), dan kelompok keempat (3 program) menyerupai kelompok pertama dengan perbedaan pada jumlah proyek yang ditanggulagi.
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Judul: Analisis Biplot dan Procrustes terhadap Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah Provinsi Jawa Barat
Abstrak: A total of 14 municipalities/regencies in West Java Province held elections in 2013. The planned programs to develop each municipality/regency of West Java province in 5 years can be seen through the budget allocation. The aim of this study is to compare the budget allocation of West Java province at the time before the election (in 2012) and after the election (in 2014). The development direction of West Java Province in 2012 and 2014 had been seen by using biplot analysis. The results of the biplot analysis showed four classifications of expenditure with the highest variance are education, public services, housing and public facilities, and health. Bandung Municipality and Bogor Regency are the two regions that have the highest allocation for the entire classification of expenditure by function. The two regions with the lowest allocation for the entire classification of expenditure by function are Banjar Municipality and Sukabumi Municipality. The similarities and changes in budget allocation of expenditure of West Java Province from 2012 to 2014 can be analyzed by using procrustes analysis. The results of procrustes analysis showed, there is an increase in allocation of expenditure about 19.38% on the allocation of expenditure budget of West Java Province in 2014 than in 2012. The similarity matrix configuration of the budget in 2012 and 2014 are very similar categorized.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, procrustes, budget, Biplot

Judul: Adsorption Studies of Fe(III) Ion on Glutaraldehyde Cross-linked Chitosan and Its Application to Vetiver Oil Purification.
Abstrak: Adsorption of Fe(III) ions by glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan (Chitosan-GA) was studied by the batch method. The objectives of this research are to know optimum adsorption condition of Fe(III) ions by Chitosan-GA, then to study about isothermal adsorption, kinetics, and influence of Cu(II) ion for adsorption of Fe(III) ion and its application to vetiver oil. Optimum conditions are finding out by response surface Box Behnken method. The adsorption isotherm models that were studied in this research are Langmuir and Freundlich model. Percent adsorption of Fe(III) ion by glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan (Chitosan-GA) is about 91,8439% in optimum conditions : adsorbent weight 0,75 gram, temperature 25 o The existence of Cu(II) ions can decrease percent adsorption of Fe(III) ion by chitosan-GA. Percent adsorption of Fe(III) ion by chitosan-GA is higher than adsorption of Cu(II) ion in all conditions. Percent adsorption of Fe(III) and Cu(II) ion by chitosan-GA in vetiver oil is lower than other condition (solution of FeC, time contact 360 minutes. Adsorption process of Fe(III) ion by chitosan-GA is fit to Freundlich and second-order models. Adsorption process is exothermic and not spontaneous. Percent desorption of chitosan-GA-Fe by 0.1 M HCl is about 9.0605% and achieved in 150 minutes. 3+ and Cu2+ ion with its concentration ratio 1:1). Vetiver oil color was changed from dark brown to red brown after adsorption by chitosan- GA.
Keyword: cross-linked chitosan, glutaraldehyde, adsorption, Fe(III) ion