Judul: Reinforcement of Social Capital in Filariasis Eradication. (A Case Study in Kembiri Village, Membalong Sub-district, Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Province).
Abstrak: The effectiveness of social capital in organizing livelihood asset is the key to filariasis eradication. However, the trust and cooperative network of stakeholders are the factors that make filariasis eradication hard to succeed. The objective of this study was to analyze social capital of stakeholders, to identify the factors that contributed to the weakness of social capital and program formulation. The study approach used was qualitative through a case study of descriptive application. The data collection techniques used were documentation study, participative observation, in-depth interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The study result showed that the causes of filariasis were related to physical environment and socio-cultural environment. The potential of stakeholders' social capital could be developed by building the trust and cooperative network of stakeholders, and the social capital in terms of adat institution and village dukun served to mobilize the community. In the meantime, the private company of PT.A supported the fund through CSR and the government supported human resources and technology. Stakeholders' collaboration could change behaviors and decrease filariasis causes. The program of social capital reinforcement in eradicating filariasis was formulated through FGD, which included: Program I (to build trust and the norms of each stakekholder and to increase cooperative network.); Program II (to change behavior and perception of the community); and Program III (to decrease the risk factors of filariasis causes.) Keywords: social
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Judul: Analysis the Role of Social Capital in Community  Development and Local Economy (Study: Community of MSME Business Actors in Mbrumbung Market, Banggi Village, Kaliori District, Rembang Regency)
Abstrak: Kompleksitas permasalahan sosial di masyarakat mensyaratkan pendekatan yang tepat dalam penyelesaiannya. Pengembangan masyarakat menjadi solusi permasalahan yang ada. Dukungan modal sosial menjadi faktor penting penentu keberhasilan pengembangan masyarakat sehingga akan tercipta Pengembangan Ekonomi Lokal (PEL) yang merata dan berkeadilan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis peran modal sosial dalam pengembangan masyarakat dan PEL. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu metode kuantitatif menggunakan instrumen kuesioner yang didukung metode kualitatif melaluiwawancara mendalam dan observasi. Responden penelitian ini sebanyak 35 pelaku usaha UMKM di Pasar Mbrumbung Rembang yang dipilih melalui metode sensus.Teknik analisis penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif kuantitatif menggunakan uji Korelasi Rank Spearman dan Path Analysis. serta dilengkapi analisis kualitatif melalui tahapan reduksi data, penyajian data, dan verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara proses pengembangan masyarakat dengan proses pengembangan ekonomi lokal. Selain itu, terdapat pengaruh positif modal sosial dalam menguatkan hubungan antara proses pengembangan masyarakat dengan proses pengembangan ekonomi lokal., The complexity of social problems in society requires the right approach in solving them. Community development is a solution to existing problems. Social capital support is an important factor determining the success of community development so that an equitable and just Local Economic Development (LED) will be created. This research aims to analyze the role of social capital in the community development and LED. The research method used is a quantitative method using a questionnaire instrument supported by qualitative methods through in-depth interviews and observation. Respondents to this research were 35 MSME business actors in the Rembang Mbrumbung Market who were selected through the census method. The analysis technique of this research is descriptive quantitative using Spearman's Rank Correlation Test and Path Analysis. As well as equipped with qualitative analysis through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and data verification. The results of the study concluded that there is a positive relationship between community development process and local economic development process. In addition, there is a positive influence of social capital in strengthening the relationship between community development process and local economic development process.
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Judul: Approximation of the Median of Poisson Distribution Using the Relation of Poisson-Gamma Distribution
Abstrak: A major drawback of median is that median cannot usually be defined in closed form, even in the cases where their distribution functions are known. This study gives an approximation of the closed form for the median of the Poisson distribution by using the relation of Poisson-Gamma distribution. The approximation uses elementary techniques based on the monotonicity of certain sequences involving tail probabilities of the Poisson distribution and the Central Limit Theorem. Furthermore, a closed form expression for the mean absolute deviation 􀜧|􀜰􀰒 􀵆 􀜯􀝁􀝀􁈺􀜰􀰒􁈻| is also studied. The median is relevant because of the fact that it minimizes the mean absolute deviation of a Poisson random variable (􀜰􀰒􁈻 by considering median as central tendency.
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