Judul: Kelentingan Nafkah Masyarakat Desa Di Kawasan Banjir (Kasus:Daerah Aliran Sungai Cibeet, Desa Karangligar,Kecamatan Telukjambe Barat, Kabupaten Karawang)
Abstrak: Bencana alam layaknya banjir tidak dapat duga datangnya, para petani yang menggatungkan hidupnya terhadap pertanian harus berjuang keras untuk bertahan dari banjir, petani tidak bisa lagi menggantungkan hidupnya dengan modal alam saja namun mulai menggunakan modal sosial, modal finansial, modal fisik dan modal manusia. Petani yang terkena banjir mengalami kerentanan nafkah akibat banjir. Pemanfaatan dari kelima buah modal akan mempengaruhi sebrapa parah kerentananan yang diakibatkan oleh banjirdiduga terdapat pengaruh antara modal nafkah dengan tingkat kerentanan rumahtangga (Livelihood Vulnerability Index). Modal nafkah yang diukur berupa modal manusia, modal sosial, modal alam, modal fisik dan modal finansial, sedangkan tingkat kerentanan diukur denganexposure, sensitivity, dan adaptice capacity. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara modal alam, modal finansial, dan modalmanusia di daerah banjir sedangkan pada daerahnon banjir modal nafkah yang berpengaruh adalah modal alam, modal manusia dan modal fisik
Keyword: Livelihood Vulnerability Index, Modal Nafkah, Struktur Nafkah, Daerah Aliran Sungai

Judul: Pola Strategi Nafkah Rumahtangga di Kawasan Rentan Banjir Pedesaan (Kasus Desa Sungai Buntu, Kecamatan Pedes, Kabupaten Karawang, Provinsi Jawa Barat)
Abstrak: Flood events that occurred in Karawang included in river flooding. Flooding of the river is flooding events due to the overflow of the river water. Karawang district is an area drained by streams Citarum. Genesis flood in Karawang regency not only affects the home and road stagnant, but also have an impact on stagnancy of agricultural region. These conditions led to increased social and economic problems in farming communities in the region downstream of Karawang. This research attempts to see how the whole community of farmers who live in the area downstream doing living strategies for survival of flood event. In addition to this , this research tries to analyze the choice of action and livelihood strategies undertaken by farmers as well as its impact on life in the household. At the same time trying to conclude option better livelihood strategies in the face of extreme climatic conditions. This research uses the approach of moral theory of peasant economy as a basis for the analysis of the actions of households facing flood events. Livelihood strategies are analyzed by using the approach of Ellis (1998 ), which emphasizes on the choice of livelihood strategies in times of crisis and during normal livelihood strategies. Last analysis using the approach of decision making within the household to see the role of dominance in the household decision during a flood event or when normal. This research was conducted in the village of Sungai Buntu, Karawang District Pedes for 6 months with twice the data collection is in May to June 2013 and March to May 2014. This study used a qualitative approach to the quantitative data supported the case study method flood events that occurred in Sungai Buntu Village. Data obtained from in-depth interview process and using a simple questionnaire. This study took 30 respondents farm workers and 6 respondents landowners with key informants are local community organizations, village chiefs, village officials, and the local community. Data were analyzed using qualitative data analysis that begins with the reduction and ends with a conclusion. Increased incidence of poverty due to flooding caused by extreme climate issues and the high land conversion due to development policies that destroy natural resources and the environment so as to encourage an increase in the vulnerability of communities in flood -prone areas. Increased vulnerability of communities is an increase in poverty in society. Flood events that occurred in the village of Sungai Buntu divided into two inter alia regular flooding events with a period of one year once and flood events. Regular flood events is an event that happens once a year that have an impact on the acceleration of the decline of the growing season and harvest time. Genesis flood disaster is an event that occurred in more than a month with a high pool of more than one meter. Flood events cause various problems both social and economic problems that occur within the ii community and household. Various problems due to flood events that the community must take action to be able to survive. Action to survive referred to as
Keyword: Maintenance strategies, flooding, Resilience Households

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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