Judul: The Role of Revolving Fund of the Cooperative  Performance Tofu Tempe Indonesia in Bogor Regency.
Abstrak: Program dana bergulir dimaksudkan untuk meningkatkan akses pembiayaan koperasi dan usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah (KUMKM) yang memiliki keterbatasan mengakses modal dari perbankan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pemanfaatan dana bergulir oleh KOPTI Kabupaten Bogor dan menganalisis peran dana bergulir terhadap kinerja KOPTI Kabupaten Bogor melalui analisis kinerja keuangan. Metode yang digunakan yaitu metode deskriptif dan analisis rasio keuangan. Data yang dianalisis yaitu laporan keuangan koperasi tahun 2009 hingga 2015. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pemanfaatan dana bergulir tidak sepenuhnya sesuai dengan pengajuan dana sehingga terjadi fungibility of credit sebesar 75 persen dari total pinjaman. Dana bergulir belum mampu meningkatkan kinerja keuangan KOPTI Kabupaten Bogor. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan penurunan kinerja rasio keuangan yaitu rasio likuiditas, aktivitas, solvabilitas, dan profitabilitas kecuali Net Profit Margin (NPM) yang kinerjanya meningkat
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, Institut Pertanian Bogor, IPB, Activity, Fungibility of credit, Liquidity, Profitability; Solvability; Banking; NPM; Loans;, Solvability, Banking, NPM, Loans

Judul: The Role of Financing in Improving Business  Performance of Agricultural Products Trade (Case Studies: Members of Baytul  Ikhtiar Cooperation Bogor Regency).
Abstrak: Usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah merupakan sektor strategis dan berpotensi menyerap tenaga kerja. Namun, salah satu masalah yang dihadapi UMKM adalah kendala dalam akses pembiayaan. Koperasi Baytul Ikhtiar (KBI) membantu mengatasi permasalahan permodalan UMKM yang memiliki kesulitan akses terhadap lembaga keuangan karena lokasinya yang jauh dari kota. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis sejauh mana peran pembiayaan KBI dalam meningkatkan kinerja usaha anggota. Sampel penelitian yaitu anggota KBI yang mempunyai usaha perdagangan agribisnis sebanyak 40 orang dari total populasi 536 orang. Indikator kinerja usaha yang digunakan adalah peningkatan modal, tenaga kerja, omset usaha, dan keuntungan usaha. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer mengenai kinerja usaha sebelum dan sesudah pembiayaan sedangkan data sekunder yang sebagian besar bersumber dari KBI. Analisis data dilakukan dengan membandingkan empat indikator kinerja sebelum dan sesudah memperoleh pembiayaan tahun 2015. Pengujian statistik dengan Uji Beda Wilcoxon pada tingkat kepercayaan 95 persen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata plafond pembiayaan sebesar Rp2 560 000 dengan rata-rata margin sebesar 25.6 persen yang diangsur selama 50 pekan dalam satu periode. Realisasi pemanfaatan pembiayaan KBI berbeda dengan rencana alokasi pada saat pengajuan, yaitu sebesar 85.74 persen untuk kegiatan usaha sehingga terjadi fungibility of credit sebesar 14.26 persen. Dengan pembiayaan tersebut, kinerja usaha responden meningkat melalui peningkatan modal usaha sebesar 29.9 persen, peningkatan omset sebesar 4.71 persen, dan peningkatan keuntungan sebesar 4.84 persen.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, Institut Pertanian Bogor, IPB, Business performance, Finance institution, Fungibility of credit, MSMEs finance, Wolcoxon different test

Judul: Phylogeography and Species Limits in the Papuan White Snake (Micropechis ikaheka) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)
Abstrak: Papua white snake, Micropechis ikaheka, has been distingushed into two subspecies M.i. ikaheka and M.i. fasciatus. However, due to lack of data on their morphology, distribution and ecology, both subspecies often ignored in scintific discussions and refers only byas , Micropechis ikaheka. This study was designed to document the differences between M.i. ikaheka and M.i fasciatus by using scales characteristics and reproductive organ or hemipenes. The study also examine, zoogeography, habitat, diet and cannibalism of both subspecies to better understanding the the ecology of one of the most venomous snakes in the world. This study consists of three topics with method and also different in the size samples, respectively. The first study is the histology and microtopography of the skin were studied using paraffin method and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The second is the hemipenis were examined by following Myers and Cadle (2003), and Zaher and Prudente (2003). The third is the abdominal surgery was carried out to document diet type and the investigate phenomenon of cannibalism in the snake. Specimens for this study came from the collection from Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB) and Universitas Negeri Papua’s Laboratory (LZU). The research result also indicated that the markers of skin and hemipenis described the same structure and microornamentation in all M. ikaheka groups being compared. Based specimens examined morphological descriptions do not s support the further differentiation in Micropechis. In short, two markers that used in this study could not sufficiently indicate the differences in the level of species and subspecies of M. ikaheka. The study, however, were able to delineate zoogeography and skin color patterns, which fall into four groups: M. i. ikaheka; M. i. fasciatus. M. i. ssp. “intermediate”; and M. i. ssp “black”. This study also revealed that color variations did not overlap in their geographic distribution. It is therefore, it suggested that environmental factors may contribute to the skin color variations. It also assumed that habitat discontinuous and biogeography factors may also cause the loss of the connection between the original populations (vicarians) or follow colonization events (dispersal). The examined of 22 stomach contents of M. ikaheka shows this species is carnivorous, and prey on vertebrates such as amphibians, fish, reptiles, and Mammals. These snakes are opportunistic predators since they prey on all that can be captured, but mainly reptiles (61.5%), followed by mammals and fish (both 15.4%), and amphibians (7.7%). Although categorized as terrestrial animal, the diet study showed that M. ikaheka snakes often go into the water to hunt for fish (the sample from Yapen island), including eel (the sample from Aru island). Based on prey items indentified, there is evidence that M. ikaheka is cannibal. At this time, there still no record on reason for cannibalism, but it is assumed that cannibalism was due to competition between populations and means to control population.
Keyword: geographic variation, white snake, papua