Judul: Tutor’s competency and performance development on guidance for small industrial craftsmen in West Sumatera Province
Abstrak: The objectives of this research are: (1) to describe factors related to the Tutor’s competency and performance on guidance for small industrial craftsmen, (2) to describe profile of business of small industrial craftsmen and their perception to Tutor’s competency and performance, (3) to analyze factors related and influenced the Tutor’s competency and performance, and (4) to formulate strategy of Tutor’s competency and performance development on guidance for small industrial craftsmen in West Sumatera Province. The research was conducted in May-November 2009 at the Community Education Centre (SKB) in West Sumatera Province. The population were 124 Tutors who have completed life skills program since four years ago and 51 small industrial craftsmen under their guidance. Sampling process was by census procedure sampling for the Tutors and by random sampling for small industrial craftsmen. Data collection techniques were questionnaire, observation, in-depth interview, and documentary study. The statistical analysis used was descriptive, correlation, and structural equation model (SEM). The important results of this research showed the training for Tutor’s, self development for Tutor’s, and Tutor’ external environment was in medium category, Tutor’s competency was in medium category (score = 2,52) and Tutor’s performance also was medium category (score = 2,16). Tutor’s performance was lower than Tutor’s competency. The Tutor’s competency and performance were influenced directly by training (p = 0,29), by external environment (p = 0,26), and by self development (p = 0,17). The total effect of each factor that influenced Tutor’s competency and performance were external environment (p = 0,45), training (p = 0,34), and self development (p = 0,17). The strategy to improve the Tutor’s competency and performance on guidance for small industrial craftsmen were by: (1) developing to Tutor’s external environment, (2) better training program, and (3) extension of Tutor’s self development.
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Judul: Pengembangan peran unit pelaksana teknis (UPT) pelatihan dan pengembangan dalam pemberdayaan industri kecil dan menengah  di Provinsi Riau
Abstrak: The study was conducted by Training and Development Unit Office of Industry and Trade is a means of Riau Province that serves as a forum for fostering and development of Small and Medium Industry in Riau Province. One of the Local Government program that supports the existence of Riau province is Poverty, Ignorance and Infrastructure (K2I)., as a form of application of good governance in the province of Riau. The purpose of this study was to review the extent to which the extent of Training and Development Unit is able to empower small and medium industries, evaluate programs UPT training and development undertaken in line with the needs of IKM so that an increase in human resources IKM, analyzing the enabling factors and institutional strengthening inhibitors Training and Development Unit in developing IKM and to formulate strategies and programs to find a solution meeting the needs of institutional and program development UPT Training and Development in empowering IKM, to achieve the SWOT analysis tool is used by looking at the strength (strength) and weakness ( weaknes) internal environment and opportunities (opportunities) and threats (threat) the external environment so as to answer the "how to design a program of institutional strengthening of Training and Development Unit is able to empower small and medium industries in Riau Province."
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Judul: Infeksin virus rota pada anak babi
Abstrak: Virus Rota sudah lama diduga sebagai salah satu penyebab diare pada anak babi yang baru dilahirkan. Hal ini diperkuat dengan berhasilnya Mebus dan kawan-kawan mengidentifikasi virus Rota pada kejadian diare yang ter jadi pada anak sapi yang baru dilahirkan. Infeksi virus Rota merupakan hal yang serius, kejadian yang mewabah pernah dilaporkan di Amerika Serikat, Inggris, Kanada dan Australia. Sedangkan kejadian di Indonesia yang dihubungkan dengan infeksi virus Rota belum dilaporkan. Virus Rota termasuk keluarga Reo viridea. Sesuai dengan namanya, virus Rota menyerupai roda (Rota = Wheel), mengandung asam nukleat (nucleid acid) yang berupa asam nukleat ribo (ribo nucleid acid, RNA) dan berserabut ganda (double stranded), tidak mempunyai selubung (envelop atau peplos). Hewan rentan adalah hewan yang berumur sangat muda. Selain menyerang babi, dapat pula menyerang sapi, domba, rusa, anjing, kucing, tikus, kelinci, unggas dan manusia. ...
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