Judul: Pengaruh Hambatan Komunikasi Antarbudaya Suku Sunda dengan Non-Sunda terhadap Efektivitas Komunikasi
Abstrak: Keberagaman budaya di Indonesia memiliki dampak positif dan negatif. Secara umum, dampak positifnya yakni menjadi suatu kekayaan bangsa yang dapat menjadi modal untuk mempersatukan bangsa. Di sisi lain, dampak negatif yang dapat timbul adalah jika keberagaman budaya ini tidak dapat terintegrasi dan terorganisir dengan baik, akan memunculkan kesalahpahaman yang akhirnya dapat memicu konflik yang menyebabkan perpecahan bangsa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1) menganalisis efektivitas komunikasi, 2) menganalisis hambatan komunikasi antarbudaya suku Sunda dan non-Sunda yang terjadi, 3) menganalisis pengaruh hambatan komunikasi antarbudaya suku Sunda dan non-Sunda terhadap efektivitas komunikasi. Lokasi penelitian terletak di Desa Tanjungbaru, Kecamatan Cikarang Timur, Kabupaten Bekasi dengan pertimbangan banyaknya penduduk pendatang dengan suku yang beragam. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian survei jenis explanatory (penjelasan), dengan instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner yang diberikan kepada responden, dan didukung oleh data kualitatif yang didapatkan melalui wawancara mendalam kepada informan. Teknik penarikan sampel yang digunakan adalah simple random sampling dengan jumlah 40 pasang pertemanan berbeda budaya. Analisis statistik yang digunakan adalah uji regresi linier berganda yang bertujuan melihat bagaimana pengaruh antara dua variabel. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh signifikan pada hambatan komunikasi antarbudaya terhadap efektivitas komunikasi. Hambatan komunikasi antarbudaya yang memberikan pengaruh paling signifikan terhadap efektivitas komunikasi secara berurutan yakni hambatan psikobudaya, hambatan budaya dan hambatan lingkungan.
Keyword: budaya, efektivitas komunikasi, hambatan komunikasi antarbudaya

Judul: Efektivitas Komunikasi Antarbudaya Pada Suku Sunda dan Suku Madura (Kasus Manajemen Konflik di Kelurahan Kebon Kelapa Kecamatan Bogor Tengah Kota Bogor)
Abstrak: Indonesia has experienced several severe ethnic conflicts since 1998. One of the most severe ethnic conflicts is Dayak and the Madurese conflict in Kalimantan. However there is a case of successful Madurese adapt and resolve conflicts with Sundanese in the village Kebon Kelapa. Identity Negotiation Theory, Hall’s cultural dimensions, and intercultural conflict management styles serve as the theoretical foundations for this research. The research data were collected by conducting indepth interviews with 9 Madurese residents and 9 Sundanese residents who represent three generations of conflict parties. Focus group discussions with Madurese and Sundanese were held to generate richer data. This study found that conflicts related to the content and relational issues as cultural differences; Madurese’s low context culture and Sundanese’s high context culture, resolved through compromise styles that led to better intercultural interpersonal relationship and working relationship. Improving those relationships were able to reduce an unresolved identity issue conflict that was usually exacerbated by economic disparity issues. More importantly, the second and third generations of those ethnic groups are found to have significant role on resolving conflicts. In this situation, the opinion leader of each ethnic group is a critical component that can facilitate dialog between conflicting parties, whereas the monumental event that symbolize the success of resolving conflict also plays a role as media of uniting Madurese and Sundanese as an community. It suggested principles or lessons for effectively handling intercultural conflicts.
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Judul: Studi Kasus: Leiomioma pada Seekor Singa (Panthera leo)
Abstrak: This report described an abdominal leiomyoma in a female old lion (Panthera leo) from the Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta. The aim of this study was to identify the type of tumor from an old aged female lion with anamnese suffered from chronic gangrene on the right-rear leg. The lion was euthanized and then accompanied with necropsy. Gross findings were recorded and then histopathological examination of some organ samples done. Macroscopic observations showed several lesions. A tumor was found in abdominal cavity, has 14.5 x 9.8 x 6.5 cm in sized. The tissue sample from the tumor mass was further examined using histopathological examination. Based on the morphology, the tumor consisted of spindle-shaped cells with a cigar-shaped nuclei with blunt ends. Mitotic figure was <3, indicated that the tumor was benign. Masson's Trichrome staining showed that among the tumor cells are found collagen bundles (blue). Desmin immunohistochemical staining showed a positive result, that mean the tumor cells derived from smooth muscle cells. Other immunohistochemical stainings e.g. Vimentin, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), and Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) were negative. According to morphological and immunohistochemical characters, the tumor was diagnosed as leiomyoma.
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