Judul: Livelihood Strategies of Former Indonesian Migrant Throughout Pandemic (Case: Ciwaringin Village, Cirebon Sub-District, West Java)
Abstrak: Dampak pandemi COVID-19 pada awal tahun 2020 mempengaruhi beragam kalangan masyarakat. Salah satunya purna Pekerja Migran Indonesia, terutama pada aspek sosial dan ekonomi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif dengan tujuan mengidentifikasi perubahan strategi nafkah dan modal nafkah yang dimiliki oleh purna Pekerja Migran Indonesia ketika pandemi. Data diperoleh dengan pengisian kuisioner kepada 32 purna migran di Desa Ciwaringin. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan keragaman strategi nafkah sebagai kiat untuk bertahan hidup ketika pandemi. Adapun terjadi penurunan kepemilikan modal alam dan finansial karena sebagian dijual dan digunakan untuk menutupi kekurangan ekonomi. Namun terjadi peningkatan kepemilikan modal sosial dan manusia yang dijadikan sebagai sumber nafkah tambahan ketika pandemi. Dampak ekonomi pandemi terhadap purna migran berupa penurunan pendapatan dan dampak sosial berupa menurunnya pola interaksi. Kata Kunci: strategi penghidupan, modal nafkah, purna pekerja migran, pandemi COVID-19
Keyword: livelihood strategies, livelihood assets, former Indonesian Migrant, COVID-19 Ppandemi

Judul: Gender and Household Livelihood Strategies Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic (Case: Household of Industrial Workers Affected by Layoffs, Temporarily Laid off and salary cuts in Tangerang City).
Abstrak: Pandemi COVID-19 yang muncul di Indonesia memiliki dampak luas bagi bidang ketenagakerjaan yaitu adanya penerapan kebijakan oleh perusahaan terutama pada sektor industri. Pekerja buruh industri merupakan salah satu kelompok yang rentan sebelum adanya pandemi dan diperburuk dengan adanya pandemi yaitu kehilangan sumber nafkah utama akibat adanya pemutusan hubungan kerja, dirumahkan sementara, dan pemotongan gaji. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis karakteristik, perubahan modal nafkah, serta gender dan strategi nafkah rumah tangga. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang didukung dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah teknik kuesioner dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa terjadi perubahan modal nafkah pada rumah tangga pekerja buruh industri, baik perubahan yang menurun maupun meningkat. Strategi berhemat menjadi strategi yang paling banyak dilakukan, baik oleh perempuan maupun laki-laki. Rumah tangga yang mengalami penurunan modal nafkah bergegas melakukan beragam strategi nafkah demi memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangganya., The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in Indonesia has a broad impact on the field of employment, namely the implementation of policies by companies, especially in the industrial sector. Industrial workers were one of the vulnerable groups before the pandemic and was exacerbated by the pandemic, namely the loss of their main source of income due to policies from the company in the form of termination of employment, temporary layoffs, and salary cuts. The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics, changes in living capital, gender and household livelihood strategies. This study uses a quantitative approach which is supported by a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used are questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results showed that there was a change in the living capital of industrial workers' households, both decreasing and increasing changes. The frugal strategy is the most widely used strategy, both by women and men. Households that experienced a decrease in their living capital rushed to carry out various livelihood strategies to meet their household needs.
Keyword: gender, industrial labor workers, livelihood strategy, pandemic

Judul: Synthesis of Apatite - Chitosan Composite Using Duck Eggshell and Chitosan with Temperature and pH Control
Abstrak: Composite of apatite-chitosan was prepared by using chitosan as polymer matrix. Calcium phosphate was prepared from CaO and (NH4)2HPO4, which the ratio Ca : P had to be 1.67. Chitosan is produced by deacetilase from biopolymer chitin. Duck eggshell (95% CaCO3) as starting material was converted to be calcium oxide (CaO) through calcinations with temperature 1000oC for 5 hours. In-situ and ex-situ methods were prepared from apatite and chitosan (dissolved with acetate acid 2%). Calcium phosphate prepared for bone implantation, but it is too fragile and brittle to be implant into the body. So addition of chitosan can decrease crystalinity and increase mechanic characteristic (tougher). Composite apatite-chitosan was resulted by fast precipitation. Fast precipitation was held in a breaker glass with nitrogen atmosphere, under controlled temperature at 37oC and pH 7, in order to increase amount of hydroxyapatite. Precipitation with CaO which was dropped by (NH4)2HPO4. Hydroxyapatite and chitosan were appearing at samples with in-situ and ex-situ methods which indicating by peak matching of XRD (closed lattice parameter, crystal size), overlapping at FTIR spectra and supporting by SEM picture (homogenous and agglomerated particle). However, it still needs further research to examine biocompatibility osteoconductive degree of sample by in-vivo and in-vitro test.
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