Judul: Perspektif Kearifan Tempat Penting Suku Malind sebagai Arahan dalam Penyusunan Rencana Detil Tata Ruang Wilayah Kabupaten Merauke
Abstrak: Malind Tribal Community in Merauke Regency since a long time ago has maintained life balance with nature through local wisdom living and it has been held strongly in Merauke Regency. Since the enactment of Regency Land Use Plan (RTRWK) in 2011, Merauke has entered a new phase in the spatial planning, especially with the addition of cultural heritage from the result of important space identification of Malind Tribe indigenous community then called as the important sites. With the presence of large-scale forestry and plantation investment through Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE), there have been many problems arising at the field level when it is going to be conducted activities to obtain permits and land clearing. Many important sites of Malind tribe that have been also cleared and not considered important. This study aims to (1) identify, describe and map the important sites of Malind tribe, (2) analyze the land cover change before and after the Land Use Plan of Merauke Regency is set and how far that spatial patterns notice the existence of important sites of Malind tribe, (3) analyze opinions and assessments of several parties to the spatial use and control in Merauke Regency land use policy, (4) formulate inputs in form of referrals in the preparation of detailed land use plans of Merauke Regency accommodating wisdom values of the Malind tribe important sites. The meaning and views identifications concerning the important sites were traced using in-depth interviews with a snowball technique of key figures and those selected to have indigenous knowledge in the sub tribe level and clans in the village level. The land cover was obtained by ETM 5 and ETM 7 satellite image interpretation for two year points, they were 2000 and 2012, that was the land cover data before and after the regional space were set. The analysis covering opinions and views in form of perception of the parties was obtained by having interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Results summarizing was conducted to formulate appropriate policy direction in providing solutions for stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of detailed scale land use plans that accommodate the important sites. Based on the results of extracting and identification, the important sites have two meanings: First, the meaning of self identity covering areas or locations closely associated to the creation story or mythology of Malind tribe that is made sacred. Second, the meaning related to a place as a fulfillment of daily lives such as game animals, sago hamlets producing plant foods, kumbili and bananas garden, swamps to get fishes, medicinal plants, and for rituals. There are eight important sites, namely: ancestral journey or Dema Kay and ancestral stopover or Demadap Mir, Dema Say or mythology place, ancestral graves or Amayen Sai, Ritual Place or Pungga Sai, Sago Hamlet or Dah Nanggaz, water sources or Awamdka, Hunting Forest or Aweawe sai, the preservation of indigenous or Pungga Sai. The important sites area of 126.754 ha or approximately 36.35% of the total area of all villages of 348.660 hectares as the result of identification in 4 villages namely
Keyword: Local Wisdom, Important Sites, Land Use, Land Use Plan, Detailed Plan

Judul: Traditional Land Use Pattern of Miduana Traditional Village
Abstrak: Terdapat rencana pengembangan wisata alam dan budaya Kampung Adat Miduana sehingga perlu dikaji tentang pola penggunaan lahan yang merupakan aspek penting untuk perencanaan pengembangan wisata yang berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pola penggunaan lahan berdasarkan klasifikasi tipe penggunaan lahan dan pola organisasi ruang dan persepsi masyarakat terhadap penggunaan lahan serta elemen mental map Kampung Adat Miduana. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan metode pemetaan partisipatif melalui deliniasi visual, Ground Check Point, wawancara mendalam, dan kuesioner dengan analisis pola penggunaan lahan, uji chi-square dan mann-whitney. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kampung Adat Miduana terbagi atas klasifikasi penggunaan lahan Miduana berupa kebun campuran, sawah, hutan, semak belukar, pemukiman, dan ladang dengan pola organisasi ruang atas pola ruang mikro, meso, dan makro. Persepsi dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik responden dengan tingkat persepsi terhadap penggunaan lahan yang tinggi. Terdapat elemen-elemen mental map (path, district, edges, nodes, dan landmark) yang membentuk wilayah Kampung Adat Miduana yang diperoleh berdasarkan tingkat imagible setiap elemen., There is a plan to develop natural and cultural tourism of Miduana Traditional Village so that it is necessary to study land use patterns which are an important aspect for planning sustainable tourism development. This study aims to identify land use and community perceptions of land use and mental map elements of Miduana Traditional Village. Data were collected using participatory mapping by delineation visual methods, Ground Check Point, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires with land use pattern analysis, chi-square and mann-whitney tests. The results showed that Miduana Traditional Village was divided into Miduana land use classifications in the form of mixed gardens, rice fields, forests, shrubs, settlements, and fields with spatial organization patterns of micro, meso, and macro spatial patterns. Perception was influenced by the characteristics of respondents with a high level of perception. There are mental map elements (path, district, edges, nodes, dan landmarks) that form the area of Miduana Traditional Village which were obtained based on the level of imagible of each element.
Keyword: Kampung Adat Miduana, penggunaan lahan, pola ruang, persepsi, elemen mental map

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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