Judul: Hubungan Keterdedahan Media Komunikasi dengan Perilaku Komunikasi Anggota Gabungan Kelompok Tani
Abstrak: Media communication has an important role in distributing information about agriculture, especially in rural areas. Communication media can influence the communication behavior of farmers. The issues raised in this research are: 1) How do the characteristics of individual farmers, farmers exposure the communication media and communication behavior of farmers in gapoktan Jaya Mandiri?, 2) the extent of individual characteristics affecting the relationship exposure farmers on communication media?, 3) the extent of the relationship farmers communication media exposure influence the communication behavior of farmers?. The research was conducted using survey research methods. The results obtained are characteristic gapoktan member farmers such as gender, age, duration of farming, land, education and access to communication media influence farmers expoure to communication media. Meanwhile, the internet exposure related to interpersonal communication behavior of farmers and radio exposure, meeting gapoktan exposure.
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Judul: Tingkat Penggunaan Media Massa dan Peran Komunikasi Anggota Kelompok Peternak dalam Jaringan Komunikasi Penyuluhan
Abstrak: The cattle agribusiness extension activities, similar with other types of extension are supposed to undergo a communication structure change. The communication pattern is no longer in the form of “oil droplets” extension having a top down outline, or relying on the “LAKU (visiting and training)” extension system which has a dyadic pattern integrating the top down and bottom up interest with an interpersonal or group communication approach. However, turning to participation and exchange of knowledge and experiences through “farmer as partner” communication pattern, (therefore) the advance technology and local traditions are forming a synergy. It is suspected that the cattle farmer communication pattern in cattle extension no longer relies on interpersonal. The objectives of this research are (1) to show communication behavior of cattle farmers in getting information, (2) analyze the level of participation of cattle farmers from the standpoint of performing communication roles in a cattle communication network, (3) devulge the closeness between personal characteristics relationship, interpersonal communication behavior and the usage of mass media with cattle farmer communication role in communication network, (4) formulate the communication extension model. Selected samples amount to 125 cattle farmer respondents, consisting of two highly developed cattle farmers group s, and two lesser developed cattle farmers groups. The research was designed as a correlated descriptive survey, and was conducted from December 14, 2004 until February 16, 2005. The results of research show: (1) there is a significant difference in the communication behavior among the advanced cattle farmers group and the less advanced group, indicating (the circumstance) a level of mass media usage by cattle farmers in getting information. From prioritised the interpersonal communication relationship in receiving and diffusing information to the media communication behavior, particularly in behavior impact of television broadcast and newspapers. The communication behavior of two cattle farmers group members have changed from the usage of interpersonal communication to impersonal communication (radio dan television). However, the use of mass media dominantly for news and entertainment, and for technical matters they still rely on communication network; (2) the level of cattle farmers communication role in a cattle communication network comprising of star, mutual pairs and neglectee, did not indicate a communication role as isolate. The advanced cattle farmers group members were more distribution communication role as neglectee, while the less advanced group were more distribution role of mutual pairs. The role of the star, was found more in the less advanced group compared with the advanced group; (3) there is formal education characteristic relationship significantly with tv and radio impact behavior, and the formal education characteristic relationship significantly with newspaper impact behavior...dst
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Judul: Telaah Histopatologi Urolithiasis Pada Kucing
Abstrak: Urolithiasis adalah suatu keadaan dimana ditemukannya batu di dalam saluran urinaria. Batu tersebut dibentuk dalam pelvis ginjal dan bergerak turun sepanjang ureter kemudian masuk ke dalam vesika urinaria dan uretra. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari lebih dalam secara histopatologi tentang kasus kematian seekor kucing dengan urolithiasis yang dinekropsi di Laboratorium Patologi FKH-IPB. Pemeriksaan patologi anatomi menemukan adanya fokal atelektasis paru, dilatasi ventrikel kiri jantung, hidrothoraks, hidroasites, ginjal pueat dan batu-batu berbagai ukuran dengan diameter 0,1-0,5 em pada vesika urinaria yang berdarah. Pada pengamatan histopatologi menunjukkan pembendungan semua organ, nephritis interstitialis kronis disertai bentukan mikrokista dan endapan mineral pada lumen tubuli dan sistitis nekrotik disertai pendarahan yang meluas. Pemeriksaan pada organ paru-paru ditemukan lumen alveolus sebagian mengempis dan sebagian lagi meluas. Dinding alveol menebal akibat adanya akumulasi eritrosit. Sedikit koloni bakteri tampak dalam lumen usus, bercampur dengan epitel usus yang terlepas di ujung viii. Hati mengalami pembendungan, ruangan sinusoid tampak meluas. Beberapa megakariosit tampak di dalam pulpa merah yang menunjukkan adanya aktivitas hematopoetis. Organ jantung tidak menunjukkan adanya perubahan histopatologi yang spesifik.
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