Judul: Efektivitas Kepemimpinan Gapoktan Mekar Sejahtera dalam Peningkatan Kedinamisan Kelompok Tani di Desa Cipelang Bogor
Abstrak: Improving dynamics of farmer groups can be supported by various factors, includes the characteristics of the group members, the Gapoktan programs, and the leadership effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of the members, analyze what programs are implemented, analyze the level of effectiveness of Gapoktan, and the relationship with the dynamic level of the farmer group members of Gapoktan. There are three farmers groups in this studied, named Mekar Sejahtera, Mekar wangi, and Harapan Sejahtera. The technique used in this study are quantitative and qualitative. The result show that amongst the three farmers groups. The differences in terms of their speciality, horticulture (Mekar Sejahtera), processing the holticulture products (Mekar Wangi),, and rice fields (Harapan Sejahtera). However, from the corelation test shows that there is no correlation between the characteristics of member, the Gapoktan programs, and the effectiveness of leadership with the dynamic level of the farmer group members of Gapoktan.
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Judul: Peran kepemimpinan kelompok tani dan efektivitas pemberdayaan petani
Abstrak: Ketidakberdayaan petani timbul akibat petani kurang mampu menggunakan sarana produksi secara maksimal. Ketidakberdayaan juga timbul akibat kurang mampunya petani dalam memasarkan hasil produksi pertanian. Melalui kelompok tani, pemerintah berpotensi dapat melakukan pemberdayaan dan proses pembelajaran untuk memperbaiki kualitas hidup mereka. Di dalam proses pemberdayaan kelompok tani dibutuhkan peran pemimpin untuk mendorong terjadinya aktivitas pemberdayaan. Pemimpin mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting untuk mempengaruhi dan memotivasi petani untuk mencapai tujuan bersama dalam kelompok tani. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan antara kepemimpinan dengan proses pemberdayaan kelompok tani dan hubungan antara proses pemberdayaan dengan tingkat keberdayaan, serta hubungan faktor personal dan faktor lingkungan dengan proses pemberdayaan petani. Metode yang digunakan adalah survei yang dilengkapi dengan pendekatan kualitatif dengan wawancara mendalam terhadap informan. Hasil penelitian diolah dengan menggunakan Rank Spearman dan Chi-square. Penelitian dilakukan pada kelompok tani Bina Sejahtera di Desa Situ Udik Kecamatan Cibungbulang Kabupaten Bogor dan pada kelompok tani Hurip di Desa Cikarawang Kecamatan Dramaga Kabupaten Bogor. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan nyata positif antara kepemimpinan dengan proses pemberdayaan, sedangkan proses pemberdayaan tidak menunjukkan hubungan yang nyata dengan tingkat keberdayaan. Sebagian faktor personal menunjukkan hubungan nyata yang positif dengan tingkat partisipasi antara lain usia dan tingkat pendidikan, sedangkan faktor lingkungan tidak menunjukkan hubungan nyata dengan proses pemberdayaan., The powerlessness of farmers is caused by the farmers are not able enough to use the equipment of production optimally. The powerlessness is also caused by the unqualified farmers in marketing their agricultural production. Through the farmer groups, the government has a potential to do the learning process and the empowerment to improve their quality of life. In this empowerment process of the farmers group, it needs the role of leader to push the activity of empowerment. The leader has a very important role to influence and motivate the farmers to achieve their goal together through the farmer groups. The aims of this research are to analysis the correlation between leadership with process of farmer groups empowerment, the correlation between the empowerment process with level of empowerment, and also the correlation between personal factor and environment factor with the empowerment process. The methods which is used in this research is survey which is supported by qualitative approach with in-depth interviews to the informants. The result of this research was processed by using Rank Spearman and Chi-Square. The research was conducted to the farmer groups Bina Sejahtera in Situ Udik Village, Cibungbulang Sub-District, Bogor and to the farmer groups Hurip in Cikarawang Village, Dramaga Sub-District, Bogor District. The result of the research shows a real positive correlation between the leadership with the empowerment process, while the empowerment process doesn’t show a real positive correlation with the level of empowerment. Some personal factors show a real positive correlation with the level of empowerment.
Keyword: kepemimpinan, pemberdayaan petani, kelompok tani

Judul: Studi Kasus Liver Neoplasia pada Anjing Shih Tzu
Abstrak: Liver neoplasia is the excessive and uncontrolled replication of hepatocytes that forms nodules visible in ultrasonography. The purpose of this study is to study and discuss the characteristic, diagnosis and treatment of liver neoplasm through the interpretation of ultrasonography and hematology in a Shih Tzu dog. Ultrasonography is conducted with a Chison Q8 ultrasound machine with a 5 to 7 MHz frequency convex probe on lateral recumbency. The blood cells, liver enzymes and nodules sizes were the main parameters in this study. The results in the period of three years from 2021 to 2023 were interpreted and supported with secondary data sources. The Shih Tzu dog is 14 years old in the year 2023 with a body weight of 5.21kg. No obvious clinical signs were observed during previous examinations. However, lethargy, vomiting and anorexia were recorded in its latest examination. Thrombocytosis, granulocytosis, high liver enzymes and hypoglycemia, which are some of the neoplastic clinical manifestations were also presented by this patient. Besides, liver neoplasm, spleen neoplasm and biliary sludge were the sonogram findings of this patient. The liver and spleen neoplasm was observed stable, while the biliary sludge volume fluctuated. The treatment strategy recorded is Ondansetron, Samylin®, Ornipural and Ursodeoxycholic acid.
Keyword: Blood biochemistry profile, Hematology, Liver Neoplasia, Shih Tzu, Ultrasonography