Judul: Study of the socio-economic condition of the village communities around the IUPHHK-HA PT. Sarmiento Parakantja Timber in Central Kalimantan
Abstrak: Perusahaan sebagai salah satu pelaku dalam pembangunan ekonomi, sudah selayaknya tidak hanya bertujuan memperoleh keuntungan finansial, namun juga perlu berkontribusi bagi masyarakat dan lingkungan di sekitarnya. Oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan penelitian keadaan sosial ekonomi masyarakat sekitar hutan PT. Sarmiento Parakantja Timber yang merupakan perusahaan IUPHHK-HA. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendapatkan informasi kondisi demografi, keadaan social ekonomi-budaya, mata pencaharian dan pendapatan, opini mengenai peran hutan, dan opini bentuk kemitraan dan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan hutan. Tahapan penelitian ini terdiri dari pengumpulan data, pemilihan responden, pengolahan dan analisis data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perusahaan selama ini telah melakukan pembinaan terhadap masyarakat desa di sekitarnya melalui program kesehatan, pendidikan, pengembangan masyarkat, keagaman dan adat. Sosial-ekonomi masyarakat sekitar PT. Sarmiento Parakantja Timber tergolong ke dalam masyarakat sejahtera, dengan pendapatan di atas Upah Minimum Kabupaten (UMK), mata pencaharian utama adalah usaha tani ladang berpindah dan tingkat pendidikan masih rendah. Opini mengenai peran hutan 70% menyatakan fungsi hutan sebagai pencegah bencana banjir dan tanah longsor, 90% menyatakan hutan sebagai tempat untuk mengambil kayu dan hasil hutan lainnya. Opini bentuk kemitraan dan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan hutan adalah sangat baik., The company as one of the actors in economic development, should not only aim to obtain financial benefits, but also needs to contribute to the community and the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research on the socio-economic conditions of the community around the PT. Sarmiento Parakantja Timber which is an IUPHHK-HA company. The purpose of this study was to obtain information on demographic conditions, socio-economic-cultural conditions, livelihoods and incomes, opinions on the role of forests, and opinions on forms of partnership and community participation in forest management. The stages of this research consist of collecting data, selecting respondents, processing and analyzing data. The results of the study show that the company has been providing guidance to the surrounding village communities through health, education, community development, religion and custom programs. Socio-economic community around PT. Sarmiento Parakantja Timber belongs to a prosperous society, with income above the Regency Minimum Wage (UMK), the main livelihood is shifting farming and the level of education is still low. Opinion on the role of forests 70% stated the function of the forest as preventing floods and landslides, 90% stated the forest as a place to collect wood and other forest products. The opinion of the form of partnership and community participation in forest management is very good.
Keyword: Aspirasi dan Opini, Masyarakat, Sosial-ekonomi, aspirations and opinions, society, socio-economy

Judul: Analisis Sosial Ekonomi Kegiatan Pembinaan Masyarakat Desa Hutan (PMDH) di PT. Arfak Indra Papua Barat
Abstrak: Company, as one of the actors in economic development, should not only to obtain financial gain, but also need to contribute to society and the surrounding environment, especially with regard to socio-economic conditions and local culture, such as life-pattern and livelihood. Thorugh the Decision of Forestry Minister No. 523/Kpts-II/1997, the government requires the holder of IUPHHK to be more concerned with traditional community development efforts those are in and around tHE work area IUPHHK in order to improve their welfare, and this program is known as the Forest Village Community Development (PMDH). PT. Arfak Indra is one of the IUPHHK-HA company- wihch has estblished PMDH program. The success of the program (PMDH) is not only judged by the results of achieved targets, but the more important thing is the socio-economic impact. Therefore it is necessary to do socio-economic anlysis of PMDH activities at surrounding communities of PT. Arfak Indra. The purpose of this study to assess the socio-economic condition of the people, analyze people’s preceptions, and analyze the impact of PMDH. Stage of this study consisted of data collection, respondent selection, data processing and data analysis. Based on the survey results revealed that the PMDH activities positively influence and benefit the community in terms of improving infrastructure, keeping forest preservation, generating society income and welfare, adding konwledge and skills, giving other social assistance such as fuel and fund of building worship place and opening employment.
Keyword: PMDH, Perception, Community

Judul: Pengujian Virus Newcastle Disease Gen VII Isolat Lapang Sebagai Virus Standar Pada Uji Tantang Vaksin
Abstrak: This study was conducted to determine the standard of Newcastle disease virus Gene VII field isolate as a virus challenge to vaccine test. A virus suspension that has previously been tested by HA test then titrated with EID50 using 30 Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) of 10 day old chicken embryonated eggs. In addition, chicken lethal dose50 (CLD50) test were used to determine the virus titer that could cause 50% death of the chicken population. The CLD50 test was used 25 day-old-chickens (DOC) divided into 5 groups. The virus was diluted from 10-1 to 10-8. The 104 to 10-8 dilution of NDV was infected to every group of chicken via eyedrop and intranasal with 0.1 ml/chicken dosage. Haemagglutination test showed that the allantoic fluid were contain high titers of NDV is 512 HAU. The infective NDV that had been titrated by EID50 test showed the virus titers is 109 EID50/0.1 ml or 1010 EID50/ml and the virus titers of CLD50 test e.i 106.48 CLD50/0.1 ml or 107.48 CLD50/ml. These results can be concluded that the NDV Gene VII field isolates were most appropriate to be used as a standard virus to vaccine test
Keyword: Newcastle Disease Virus Gene VII, HA tes, EID50 test, CLD50 test