Implementasi Mendukung Ketahanan Pangan melalui Kegiatan M-krpl di Kota Kupang Nusa Tenggara Timur

Sustainable food house area (KRPL) is a governmental program to drive economy to maximize fulfillment of farmer's food need. It was early introduced by Agricultural Ministry in Kayen Village, Pacitan, East Java by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and then was developed by Agricultural Research agency in Indonesia by BPTP. Target area is yard. Kupang is one of town in NTT doing the activity. The objective of the research was to identify implementation of KRPL model in Kupang, to evaluate performance of technology component in KRPL activity and to identify obstacle and continuity of the program. The research was conducted in Kupang for six months from July–December 2013. The results indicated that the program was implemented in six areas (three military areas and three civil areas) with good results indicated with various plants cultivated such as horticulture, medicinal plant and ground fishery. Performance of component application has run as planned step from dissemination, preparation and realization (polybag filling, planting, transferring, keeping, harvest and post harvest). The dominant obstacles is water

Analisis USAha Panen Cengkehdi Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara Propinsi Sulawesi Utara

Currently, clove is important plantation crop due to its high price (Rp 85.000 at harvest and Rp 135.000 at dry condition), although at late 1990s it was only Rp 3500 per kg. Then, many clove crops were left died with bad cultivation, cut, and even made as firewood. In relation to free trade area, clove cigarette development, great cigarette excise and source of employment, government gives increasingly great attention. Then, as main commodity of national economy, clove cultivation is important matter included harvest and post harvest process because it will affect quality and selling price. Objectives of the research was to study cost structure of harvest and post harvest, to identify harvest and post harvest cost effect on income, and to analyze feasibility of clove cultivation business. The research was done for 2 months from August to September 2013. Location was determined using purposive sampling involving 20 farmers. Data include primary and secondary data that was analyzed descriptively. The results indicated that harvest cost was very high covering 80.33% of total cost in clove cultivation cost; harvest and post harvest cost has effect of 20.92% on revenue and 26.46% on income. This clove cultivation is feasible financially because it is economically profitable with B/C ratio of 3.77. Keywords: clove, farming system, price, labour, farme

A Case of Syncope Induced in the Supine Position

We experienced a reproducible supine syncope followed by upper abdominal pain. A 66-year-old man was transferred to our hospital after an episode of syncope during sleep. He had a history of acute pancreatitis, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, but no history of presyncopal attack. One night, his wife noticed he was snoring abnormally in bed, and he did not respond to her voice until after she tried many times to wake him. The same attack was reproduced three times in the same situation. One of the attacks was recorded under a continuous ECG and radial tonometry. In this case, a presyncopal attack and a sense of ill-feeling were provoked by the patient lying in a prolonged supine position. He was eventually diagnosed as metastatic liver tumor 5 months after the first attack. Because few cases of syncopal attack have been reported in the supine position, its underlying mechanisms deserve consideration

Sleep Duration as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease- a Review of the Recent Literature

Sleep loss is a common condition in developed countries, with evidence showing that people in Western countries are sleeping on average only 6.8 hour (hr) per night, 1.5 hr less than a century ago. Although the effects of sleep deprivation on our organs have been obscure, recent epidemiological studies have revealed relationships between sleep deprivation and hypertension (HT), coronary heart disease (CHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM). This review article summarizes the literature on these relationships. Because sleep deprivation increases sympathetic nervous system activity, this increased activity serves as a common pathophysiology for HT and DM. Adequate sleep duration may be important for preventing cardiovascular diseases in modern society