Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Trichoderma SP Sebagai Dekomposer Limbah Serasah Karet Dan Peranannya Dalam Mengendalikan Penyakit Jamur Akar Putih

KKN PPM ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan Kelompok tani Tangkuban Perahu dan Kelompok tani Mekar melalui penyuluhan dan demonstrasi tentang penerapan teknologi pengendalian penyakit jamur akar putih pada tanaman karet di Kenagarian Tebing Tinggi dan Kenagarian Sungai Duo Kabupaten Dharmasraya. Metode kegiatan dilaksanakan dalam bentuk penyuluhan, pendampingan dan demontrasi plot. Respon dari mitra dalam kegiatan KKN PPM ini sangat positif dan memiliki animo yang tinggi untuk menerapkan teknogi pengendalian penyakit jamur akar putih pada tanaman karet.  Petani juga antusias untuk melakukan pembuatan kompos sebagai alternatif penggunaan pupuk dan adanya peluang USAha yang baru. Adapun output dari kegiatan ini adalah teknologi pengendalian jamur akar putih dan pembuatan pupuk kompos limbah serasah.  Setelah kegiatan ini dilakukan diharapkan mitra dapat menerapkan secara terus menerus dan dapat pula menyebarluaskan teknologi yang sudah diterima untuk diterapkan ke kelompok tani/ petani lainnya di kenagarian tersebut dan kenagarian lainnya. Kata kunci: Pengendaian JAP, Karet, Kompos, Serasah, Trcihoderma s

Factors influencing occupational therapists' clinical decision-making for clients with upper limb performance dysfunction following brain injury

Occupational therapists make clinical decisions to help clients with upper limb performance dysfunction following brain injury to achieve their goals. Although occupational therapy services have traditionally been separated for paediatric and adult populations, it has been proposed that a common process can be used to make clinical decisions for children and adults with upper limb performance dysfunction following brain injury. This study compared the factors that influenced the clinical decisions of experienced occupational therapists who worked with either children or adults with upper limb performance dysfunction after brain injury to determine if the clinical decision-making process was common for all clients with brain injury. Eleven occupational therapists with experience in working with clients with brain injury participated in two focus groups. Six had experience in working with children and five in working with adults. The discussions were audiotaped, transcribed and analysed using NUDIST Version 4 data management software. The intrinsic or client-related factors identified as influencing clinical decision making were the client's condition, personal attributes and occupational performance needs. The extrinsic factors were related both to the therapist (knowledge of 'feel', experience, treatment preferences, confidence and personal convictions and beliefs) and to the environment (context of service provision and organisational culture and constraints). The consistency in the factors identified across different caseloads appeared to indicate that a common protocol would be suitable for guiding clinical decision making for both children and adults with varying patterns and intensity of upper limb performance dysfunction. Further research is needed to determine the clinical usefulness of such a protocol and the consistency of client outcomes following its use

Moving toward a grand theory of development:In memory of esther thelen

This paper is in memory of Esther Thelen, who passed away while President of the Society for Research in Child Development. A survey of Esther Thelen's career reveals a trajectory from early work on simple movements like stepping, to the study of goal-directed reaching, to work on the embodiment of cognition, and, ultimately, to a grand theory of development-dynamic systems theory. Four central concepts emerged during her career: (1) a new emphasis on time; (2) the proposal that behavior is softly assembled from the interaction of multiple subsystems; (3) the embodiment of perception, action, and cognition; and (4) a new respect for individuality. Esther Thelen communicated these ideas to scientists and practitioners alike, so the ultimate benefactors of her work were children