Judul: The Role of Palm Oil Industry in The Economy of Riau Province: An Input-Output Analysis
Abstrak: Industrial sector has important role in the economy of Riau Province. It can be seen from its contribution to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) which reaches 49,642.78 billion rupiah or about 26.84 percent of total Riau Province GRDP in 2011. One of the potential subsectors in industrial sector is palm oil industry. The high prospect of palm oil industry supported by the increased production and the export of palm oil that will positively impact the economic growth of Riau Province. The research objectives are to analyze the role of palm oil industry in the economy of Riau Province, to analyze the linkages of palm oil industry towards other sectors, to analyze the dispersion impact of palm oil industry to other sectors, to analyze the economic impact of palm oil industry in terms of multiplier effect in the economy of Riau Province, and to analyze the position of palm oil industry in the economy of Riau Province as a priority sector. The data used in this research is secondary data, namely Input-Output (I-O) Table of Riau Province in 2010 classification of 112 sectors and aggregated to 22 sectors. The data is obtained from Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda), and other related institutions. In addition, data in this research is also obtained from many literatures and various sources that support the objectives of this research. Data is processed by utilizing Input-Output Analysis for Practitioners (IOAP) Complementary Version 1.0.1. and Microsoft Excel 2007. The results shows that palm oil industry has significant role in the economy of Riau Province. It can be observed from its position which occupies the second rank on total demand, the first rank on total household consumption expenditure, the second rank on total trade surplus, and the third rank on total gross value added. From linkages analysis, the research shows that palm oil industry has backward linkages value higher than forward linkages value. From dispersion analysis, the research finds that palm oil industry has coefficient of dispersion greater than sensitivity of dispersion. This indicates that palm oil industry has more ability to attract the upstream sector. Furthermore, multiplier analysis comes up with conclusion that palm oil industry has positive multiplier effect to the economy of Riau Province. This indicates that there will be a maximum effect on increasing production and formation of new output if each unit of money for final demand spent to buy the output of palm oil industry. Finally, based on priority sector analysis, palm oil industry is found to occupy the first rank out of 22 sectors in the economy of Riau Province in 2010.
Keyword: Palm Oil Industry, The Riau Province Economy, Input-Output Analysis

Judul: The role of pulp and paper industry in the economy of Riau Province: input-output analysis
Abstrak: National and regional economic development requires economic growth to achieve prosperity. The achievement of economic growth as seen from the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) should be achievable by all regions in Indonesia, including Riau Province. In order to pursue high economic growth, the government of Riau Province and the public need to know information about what sectors are able to produce the high Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP). Riau Province is the largest contributor to the GDP of Sumatra and has the major players in pulp and paper industry operating in Perawang and Kerinci, where both located in Riau Province. Based on the data from the GDRP of Riau Province in 2010, manufacturing sector has gave the highest contribution, where pulp and paper industry is one of the prominent players. Paper industry has been giving major contribution to regional and national economy through export increase, investment value added, business opportunities creation and human resources employment as well as national income from tax and non-tax revenues. The supporting factors for the above mentioned are the availability of main raw materials for paper industry which are natural resources especially woods supply, climate condition that is conducive for raw materials growth; and lower production costs compared to other producer countries. With two largest players in paper industry are operated in Riau Province, this study will analyze the role of the paper industry in the economy of Riau Province through the contribution in GDRP and the linkages with other sectors. The method use is through the analysis of Input-Output Table Riau Province in 2010 classification of 112 sectors, aggregated into 22 sectors. The analysis includes linkage analysis, dispersion analysis, and multiplier analysis. From the analysis it can be seen that pulp and paper industry has a relatively high value. Therefore, pulp and paper industry is one of the priority sectors in the economy of Riau Province. These results can be used as a reference for the development of pulp and paper industry in Riau Province as an economic sector that has the ability to increase the economic output and income. The government of Riau Province is expected to overcome the obstacles in the development of pulp and paper industry.
Keyword: Input-Output, Pulp and paper industry, Riau Province

Judul: Leukemia pada kucing
Abstrak: Leukemia pada kucing adalah suatu penyakit yang sangat patogen, disebabkan oleh sejenis virus. Virus ini dikenal sebagai Feline Leukemia Virus atau FeLV. FeLV ini oleh beberapa ahli dikatakan hanya bersifat ganas pada hewan kucing. Penularannya bisa secara horizontal maupun congenital. Kucing pada semua tingkat umur dapat terserang oleh FeLV ini. Khusus pada bentuk "thymic leukemia", virus ini hanya menyerang anak-anak kucing berumur diba- wah 1 tahun. Kucing-kucing liar atau yang tidak terpeli- hara jarang sekali terinfeksi FeLV. Selain dari serangan virus FeLV itu sendiri, maka penyakit leukemia ini bisa disebabkan oleh beberapa fak- tor yang sudah ada dalam tubuh hewan dan sangat menunjang perkembangan penyakit ini, yaitu antara lain tumor, agen toksik, cedera oleh kecelakaan dan gangguan hemopoiesis. FeLV menyerang sel-sel darah dalam tubuh hewan se- hingga pembentukan darah berjalan tidak normal. Terlihat sel-sel darah yang belum dewasa sudah beredar dalam sir- kulasi darah. Bentuk dan jumlahnya tidak lagi seimbang dalam tubuh hewan kucing tersebut. Gejala klinis antara lain kekurusan, ikterus, anemia, lemah, anoreksia, dyspnoe, sulit menelan, batuk, dan membran mukosa pucat. Selain itu kelenjar pertahanan tubuh juga membengkak, kemudian terjadi hepatomegali, spleenomegali dan pembengkakan pada ginjal. Terbentuk massa tumor pada beberapa tempat. Secara biopsy pada sumsum tulang akan terlihat be- berapa perubahan. Sumsum tulang berwarna merah tua atau abu-abu. Konsistensinya lunak dan terdapat banyak sekali memproduksi sel darah putih. Melalui gambaran darah leukemia ini lebih mudah didiagnosa. Jumlah retikulosit rendah sekali. PCV 8-15%, hemoglobin menurun, sel darah putih (WBC) meningkat, lim- fosit meningkat, Alfaglobulin juga ada peningkatan, dan banyak eosinofil yang belum dewasa beredar dalam darah…dst
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