Needs Assessment Pelatihan Pengembangan SDM Pendukung Pariwisata Kabupaten Bantul

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat kebutuhan pengembangan sumber daya manusia pendukung kelompok sadar wisata (POKDARWIS) Kwaru Asri dan Pandansimo, Desa Poncosari, Kecamatan Srandakan, Kabupaten Bantul terhadap pelatihan pengembangan SDM Pendukung Pariwisata Kabupaten Bantul. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian deskriptif (descriptive research). Sampel yang akan diambil sebanyak 51 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah teknik sampling jenuh. Pengumpulan data menggunakan angket, Wawancara dan observasi. Untuk analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan Pedoman Acuan Patokan Tipe II.Dekripsi data menujukkan bahwa sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Kepariwisataan (82,35%), secara spefisik tentang daya tarik wisata (94%); atraksi wisata (78%); dan sapta pesona (84%). Sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Bahasa Asing (76,47%), dalam arti spesifik Bahasa Inggris untuk percakapan dengan turis (92%). Sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Sadar Budaya Wisata (92,16%), secara spesifik tentang Peninggalan Sejarah (54%); Budaya Wisata Makanan Khas Yogya (74%); dan Budaya Wisata Kelautan (68%). Sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Pengolahan Hasil Laut (96,08%), secara spesifik tentang presto ikan (76%); pengeringan ikan secara praktis (70%); pembuatan abon ikan (72%); cara membuat ikan asin secara praktis (66%); dan cara memasak ikan secara modern (74%). Sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Praktik Perkoperasian (80,39%), secara spesifik tentang: Koperasi Konsumsi (54%); Koperasi Simpan Pinjam (84%); dan Koperasi Unit Desa (56%). Sebagian besar responden Sangat Membutuhkan Pelatihan Pengembangan Potensi Kewirausahaan (86,27%), secara spesifik tentang: sikap mental wirausaha (80%); dan cara membuka USAha baru (88%)

P-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, an intermediate of the Phe/Tyr catabolism, improves mitochondrial oxidative metabolism under stressing conditions and prolongs survival in rats subjected to profound hemorrhagic shock

The aim of this study was to test the effect of a small volume administration of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate (pHPP) in a rat model of profound hemorrhagic shock and to assess a possible metabolic mechanism of action of the compound. The results obtained show that hemorrhaged rats treated with 2-4% of the estimated blood volume of pHPP survived significantly longer (p<0.001) than rats treated with vehicle. In vitro analysis on cultured EA.hy 926 cells demonstrated that pHPP improved cell growth rate and promoted cell survival under stressing conditions. Moreover, pHPP stimulated mitochondria-related respiration under ATP-synthesizing conditions and exhibited antioxidant activity toward mitochondria-generated reactive oxygen species. The compound effects reported in the in vitro and in vivo analyses were obtained in the same millimolar concentration range. These data disclose pHPP as an efficient energetic substrates-supplier to the mitochondrial respiratory chain as well as an antioxidant supporting the view that the compound warrants further evaluation as a therapeutic agent. © 2014 Cotoia et al

Book Review: Mandela's Egoby Lewis Nkosi, UMUZI, 2006

No Abstract.Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences Vol. 7 (2) 2007: pp. 137-13

Contribution of King Njoya to Bamoun traditional medicine through " Shumon " writing

The invention of the "Shumon" script by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya (1886-1933) in which he wrote and taught the culture of the Bamoun people remains a landmark in the history of cultural development. Thanks to Shumon, King Njoya's research discoveries were preserved till our time. During the 100thCelebration of the life of King Njoya in 1996, Professor Daniel Noni Lantum, the "National Coordinator of the Census of Traditional Healers of Cameroon" presented the list of Tradipractitioners who were probably King Njoya's students and examined their current heritage and contribution to African Traditional Medicine. This paper is the original analysisKey Words: Sultan Ibrahim Njoya, "Shumon", Culture, African Traditional Medicine, Medicinal Plants, Traditional Healer

Supplement: The conquest of Iodine deficiency in Cameroon 1990-2007

No Abstract.Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences Vol. 7 (3) 2008: pp. 237-24

Kinetics of the Biotransformation of Maleylacetone and Chlorofluoroacetic Acid by Polymorphic Variants of Human Glutathione Transferase Zeta (hGSTZ1-1)

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