Judul: Peran Remitan Buruh Migran Internasional bagi Rumah Tangga di Pedesaan
Abstrak: Remittance is one of the most important aspects of international migration. Remittance has an important role for households economic survival and betterment. This research aims to examine the role of international migrant workers ' remittance for economic of households in rural areas. This research was carried out in the Gelogor Village, Kediri District, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara through quantitative approach with qualitative data support. The research was carried out on 40 households that one of its members works as international migrant worker for at least four consecutively years. The research findings that households spend the most of remittance for consumption purposes, such as to buy food, clothing, furniture, electronic goods, and for house building and renovation, and some of it for investment in children education, livestock, agricultural land, and also for small business development and saving. Remittance is able to improve the economic conditions of the households, although it’s not too focused for investation and production purposes
Keyword: remittance, international migration, migrant workers

Judul: Remittances Contribution of Former Women Migrant Workers towards Household Economy (Case: Gantuang Ciri Village, Kubung Sub District, Solok District)
Abstrak: Jumlah lapangan kerja yang terbatas serta upah yang rendah di daerah asal menjadi faktor pendorong masyarakat bekerja sebagai migran ke luar negeri, terutama perempuan. Migran asal Nagari Gantuang Ciri mengirimkan remitan dan dimanfaatkan dalam kebutuhan konsumsi, produksi, dan investasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hubungan kontribusi pemanfaatan remitan dan sisa remitan saat ini dengan kondisi perekonomian rumah tangga. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif melalui metode survei dan didukung oleh pendekatan kualitatif dengan wawancara mendalam dan studi literatur. Data kuantitatif diolah menggunakan alat uji Chi-Square dan Rank Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan jenis remitan ekonomi merupakan karakteristik purna PMI saat menjadi PMI yang memiliki hubungan dengan kontribusi remitan. Remitan berkontribusi paling besar pada kebutuhan konsumsi, namun tidak memiliki sisa remitan yang terlihat hingga saat ini. Sisa remitan yang membantu perekonomian rumah tangga berasal dari sisa remitan kebutuhan produksi dan investasi. Sisa remitan produksi berupa usaha yang dibangun oleh purna PMI dalam berbagai bidang. Sisa remitan investasi berupa tabungan berbentuk emas serta lahan atau hewan ternak yang dibeli., The limited number of employment opportunities and low wages in the area of origin are driving factors of people to work as migrants abroad, especially women. Migrants from Nagari Gantuang Ciri sent remittances and are used for consumption, production and investment needs. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the contribution remittances utilization and the remaining current remittances with the household economic condition. The research method is a quantitative approach through survey methods and supported by a qualitative approach with in-depth interviews and literature studies. Quantitative data was processed using the Chi-Square and Rank Spearman test equipment. The results showed that the type of economic remittance was a characteristic of retired PMIs when they became PMIs which had a strong relationship with remittances contributions. Remittances contribute the most to consumption needs, but have no remain until now. The remaining remittances that help the household economy come from production and investment needs. The remaining production remittances are from businesses built by former PMIs in various fields. The remaining investment remittances are from savings in the form of gold and purchased land or livestock.
Keyword: former women migrant worker, household economy, remittance

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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