Judul: Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Kelompok Belajar Usaha (KBU) di Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat (PKBM) (Studi Kasus di PKBM “Mitra Mandiri” Kelurahan Leuwigajah, Kecamatan Cimahi Selatan, Kota Cimahi)
Abstrak: Poverty is still a primary issue faced by Indonesia, this includes the community in Leuwigajah, South Cimahi Subdistrict, Cimahi. There are up to 2,240 families who still live in poverty caused by the non-existence or limited possession of land and low educational and skill level. Therefore, they only depend on one source of income. Entrepreneurship Reinforcement Group is a place expected to reinforce people by giving work skill courses as well as entrepreneurship experience. The research of people reinforcement through Entrepreneurship Reinforcement Group is a case study with quality approach whose objective is to discover problems, obstacles, and influential factors to the development of Entrepreneurship Reinforcement Group Community Learning Aktivity Center “Mitra Mandiri” in reinforcing the people. Several problems faced are the relatively low learning motivation of the people in participating, inadequate facilities, and underdeveloped marketing system in the local economy. The factors which are discouraging in the Entrepreneurship Reinforcement Group development are: the non aspirational types of skills, the lacking of cooperation with the local and private organizations, the unprofessionally skilled instructors, and the the limited existence of the people's participation and support. The problem-solving strategies offered in this research include: Education and Training Program in Sewing and Motorcycle Workshop which are the aspirations of the local people, Continuous Business Development of Entrepreneurship Reinforcement Group, the Development of Independent Business and the Program of Improving Information Service and Cooperation with the local organizations.
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Judul: Peningkatan Peran Kelembagaan Pemuda dalam Mengatasi Masalah Ekonomi Keluarga (Studi Kasus di Kelurahan Cibabat, Kecamatan Cimahi Utara, Kota Cimahi Propinsi Jawa Barat)
Abstrak: Situasi perekonomian global telah memaksa Bangsa kita menghadapi tantangan ekonomi yang sangat besar serta kesulitan finansial yang berat. Terbatasnya sumber-sumber ekonomi menjadi penghalang yang besar bagi kesejahteraan sosial. Begitu banyak orang yang tak memiliki pekerjaan, hidup dalam kemiskinan dan tidak pernah tahu bagaimana memperoleh kemajuan secara ekonomi. Dan para pemuda, terutama lulusan tanpa pengalaman kerja, yang tidak memiliki persiapan, tanpa pengalaman, dan bahkan dalam banyak kasus, kurang berpendidikan, merasakan pengaruh yang amat besar. Meski demikian, kondisi ini justru memaksa kita untuk mencari sejumlah strategi demi mengoptimalkan kekayaan alam dan sumber daya manusia yang amat kaya. Dalam memainkan peran ekonominya, para pemuda terkendala oleh sejumlah faktor. Namun, melalui kelembagaan pemuda lokal dan optimalisasi kapital sosial, terdapat harapan yang sangat besar dalam mengatasi keterbatasan ekonomi seperti kurangnya pengalaman, keterbatasan akses finansial, serta ketrampilan kewirausahaan yang masih minim.
Keyword: Ekonomi keluarga, Kelembagaan pemuda, Pengembangan masyarakat, Analisis Diagram Venn

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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