Judul: Hubungan Intensitas Komunikasi Dengan Tingkat Keberhasilan Kinerja Kader Pos Pemberdayaan Keluarga
Abstrak: Posdaya merupakan salah satu program pemberdayaan Sumber Daya Manusia berbasis partisipatif dan swadaya masyarakat, oleh karena itu dibutuhkan aktivitas komunikasi yang tepat agar dapat melaksanakan fungsinya sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat. Keberhasilan sebuah Posdaya tentunya didukung oleh berbagai faktor. Beberapa diantaranya yaitu dapat dinilai dari keberhasilan kinerja kader Posdaya dan intensitas komunikasi yang terjalin antar kader. Keberhasilan kinerja kader merupakan sebuah nilai yang memiliki kekuatan atau gerak di dalam kelompok, sehingga dapat menentukan perilaku kelompok dan anggotanya dalam pencapaian tujuan kelompok Posdaya, sedangkan intensitas komunikasi yang terjalin antar kader merupakan keadaan tingkatan atau ukuran yang menggambarkan seberapa sering suatu komunikasi antar kader terjadi serta daya konsentrasi yang terjalin dalam berkomunikasi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode sensus dengan pendekatan kuantitatif yang didukung oleh data kualitatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan intensitas komunikasi dengan tingkat keberhasilan kinerja kader Pos pemberdayaan keluarga di Posdaya Puspa Lestari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik responden terbukti memiliki hubungan yang positif dengan intensitas komunikasi pada dua indikator, yaitu: pendidikan non formal dan tingkat kekosmopolitan, dan memiliki hubungan yang positif dengan tingkat keberhasilan kinerja kader pada tiga indikator, yaitu: pendidikan non formal, pengalaman, dan tingkat kekosmopolitan. Begitupula, dengan intensitas komunikasi terbukti memiliki hubungan yang positif dengan tingkat keberhasilan kinerja dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,01.
Keyword: Intensitas Komunikasi, Kinerja Kader Posdaya, Posdaya

Judul: Efektivitas komunikasi dalam sosialisasi kegiatan program Posdaya di desa binaan IPB
Abstrak: One of the programs which is implemented by LPPM IPB is program of Family Empowerment Post (Posdaya). The objectives of this research were 1) Learning the impacts of internal factors of communication effectiveness in socialization of Posdaya program activities, 2) Learning the impact of external factors of communication effectiveness in socialization of Posdaya program activities, 3) Learning the socialization process of Posdaya program activities, 4) Learning the communication effectiveness in socialization of Posdaya program activities, 5) Analyzing the relation between internal and external factors and socialization process of Posdaya program activities, 6) Analyzing the relation between internal and external factors and communication effectiveness in Posdaya program activities, 7) Analyzing the relation between socialization process and communication effectiveness in Posdaya program activities. This research was designed as survey research. Sample collection was conducted with random sampling, and the data were processed with descriptive statistics and analyzed with correlation technique of Tau Kendal. This research results showed among other things that most participants of Posdaya were old aged people, with primary and Junior High School education and had never followed training; the participants were fairly easy to access services in Posdaya program; Posdaya socialization process ocured in fairly efficient manner; and in general, communication in the process of Posdaya socialization process had been effective. Internal and external factors which are related with socialization process in health program were age, formal education and level of cosmopolitan features, whereas those in education program were aspects of formal education and level of cosmopolitan features. In economy program, such factors were aspects of age, formal education, non formal education, business, level of cosmopolitan features and facilities and infrastructure. Internal factors and external factors which are related with communication effectiveness existed only in health program, namely in the aspects of age. Socialization processes which were related with communication effectiveness in health program were communication media, credibility of human resources, and materials and facilities/infrastructure; whereas that in education program was education; and those in economy program were the aspects of method and communication media.
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Judul: Distribution and Diversity of Ectoparasite Mites on Geckos in Indonesia
Abstrak: Data on the diversity and dispersal of parasitic mites on house geckos in Indonesia are very scarce. In this work, the distribution and diversity of mites living on three species of house geckos, namely Cosymbotus platyurus, Hemidactylus frenatus, and H. garnotii collected throughout Indonesia, has been elaborated. Geckos and mites were captured and immediately preserved in 70% ethanol. Whole mount of the mites was prepared by clearing in lactophenol followed by mounting on polyvinyl lactophenol solutions. The SEM preparation was conducted to examine the detail morphological characters of the mites. The results showed that among 448 individuals of geckos, 221 geckos were infected by Geckobia mites. Prevalences of C. platyurus, H. frenatus, and H. garnotii infested by mites were 14.8%, 50.69%, and 79.6%, respectively. Three different spesies of Geckobia (G1, G2, and G3) could be differentiated; and based on similarities of their morphological characters to ones described in published literatures, Geckobia G2 is Geckobia glebosum and Geckobia G3 is Geckobia bataviensis while G1 could not be identified to the species level. The highest mean intensity of Geckobia G1 infestation was found on H. garnotii (I=7.0), G. glebosum infestation on H. frenatus (I=3.5), and G. bataviensis infestation on H. garnotii (I=11.8). In general, C. platyurus was infested by the least number of mites. Geckobia G1 were found living on the skin folds on the claws, G. glebosum were found mainly on the body and thigh, and G. bataviensis were found on almost all parts of the host’s body. Geckobia mites are distributed randomly throughout Indonesian Archipelago, following the pattern of distribution of their hosts. So it is concluded that Geckobia G1, G. glebosum, and G. bataviensis are sympatric.
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