Partisipasi Politik Pengusaha pada Pemilihan Umum Legislatif di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Tahun 2014

Occupy the position of the Trend businessman strategic positions in political party not only at the national level, but it has already been spreads to the regions. One of the areas are Kuantan Singingi. According to Bpk Dedi Rukmana members of the General Election Commission Kuansing said nearly 100% members of the House of Representatives Regional House Kuansing chosen are) politicians who had his background as a businessman. Problem political participation Legislative Election entrepreneurs in the Regency of Kuantan Singingi in 2014?Research method that is applied in this study is descriptive qualitative analysis method that is trying to present based on the phenomena that are and to all the facts related to problems that discussed the political participation Legislative Election Entrepreneurs In the Regency of Kuantan Singingi in 2014.Participation of the entrepreneur results of the study showed legislative election in the Regency of Kuantan Singingi in 2014 to form sponsor the campaign, to form a team success, to legislative candidate, participate in kapanye, discussion politics, to vote and have a high motivation that varies in each businessman

STRATEGI PENINGKATAN KINERJA PEMASARAN UMKM BERBASIS ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION DAN ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING

Muhammad Meki Munawar, 1808744. Strategi Peningkatan Kinerja Pemasaran UMKM Berbasis Entrepreneurial Orientation Dan Entrepreneurial Marketing, dibawah bimbingan Prof. Dr. Hj, Ratih Hurriyati, M.P; Prof. Dr. H. Disman, M.S; Prof. Dr. Vanessa Gaffar. SE., Ak., MBA Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merumuskan sebuah model peningkatan kinerja Peningkatan Kinerja Pemasaran UMKM Berbasis Entrepreneurial Orientation Dan Entrepreneurial Marketing pada pelaku industri kreatif atau pelaku UMKM sektor rumah makan atau restoran se – Jawa Barat. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif deskriptif. Ukuran sampel sebanyak 97 orang pelaku industri kreatif atau pelaku UMKM, tersebar 17 kabupaten dan 9 kota, yang ditentukan melalui proporsionatel random sampling. Data diolah menggunakan Structural Equation Model (SEM) dengan aplikasi SmartPLS 3.1. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Entrepreneurial Orientation berpengaruh terhadap co creation value, Entrepreneurial Orientation dan Entrepreneurial Marketing berpengaruh positif dan signifikasn terhadap Marketing Performance atau mampu meningkatkan Marketing Performance dan Co Creation Value, Product Innovation mampu memediasi dan mampu mendorong peningkatan Marketing Performance. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan model baru untuk peningkatan kinerja pemasaran, yaitu melalui penggabungan konstruk Entrepreneurial Orientation, Entrepreneurial Marketing, dan mediasi dari Co Creation Value (CCV), Product Innovation (PI), yang kemudian dituangkan menjadi “Strategi Peningkatan Kinerja Pemasaran UMKM Berbasis Entrepreneurial Orientation Dan Entrepreneurial Marketing.” Kata Kunci: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Co Creation Value, Product Innovation, Marketing Performanc

Forage Yield Estimation with a Process-Based Simulation Model

A process-based simulation model of natural grasslands and improved pastures can be used to compare mean productivity and stability of forage productivity across years, agroecological regions, and management approaches. Model simulations can help farmers develop management practices to optimize livestock stocking rates and nutrient management for native and improved grasses on different soils with varying rainfall amounts. Likewise, forages are adapted to a wide variety of soils, rainfall zones, and latitudes. The objective of this chapter is to describe the Agricultural Land Management Alternative with Numerical Assessment Criteria (ALMANAC) model that simulates a wide variety of environmental and management impacts on forage production, soil health, and conservation concerns, including nutrient and sediment losses. We describe the various processes simulated in the model and input data requirements. We also describe how to derive plant parameters for various forage plant species. The model has been applied to simulate forage yields across years and diverse environments in the U.S. and tested using published forage yield data from Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Dept. of Agric. Many common native and introduced grasses or grass mixtures in the U.S. have been successfully simulated. We also describe and discuss knowledge gaps for the model that future research should address to improve this and similar simulation models

Phytic Acid Exposure Alters AflatoxinB1-induced Reproductive and Oxidative Toxicity in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

The increased use of feed in Egypt's aquaculture and animal industries raises concerns about the possible presence of mycotoxins in feedstuffs. The use of alternative medicine, such as botanicals and nutritional supplements, has become popular with inflammatory cases. The present study aimed to testify the role played by phytic acid (IP6) in enhancing the reproductive and oxidative toxicity induced in aflatoxinB1 (AFB1) treated white male albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) throughout treatment and withdrawal periods. One hundred and twenty white male albino rats were grouped into four groups. Group 1, was injected with 300 μg kg−1 body wt of AFB1 once every 3 days for 15 days and left uninjected for another 15 days to study the withdrawal effect. Group 2, was injected with 300 μg kg−1 body wt of AFB1 once every 3 days for 15 days and treated simultaneously with IP6 daily for another 15 days. Group 3, was treated daily with IP6 (40 mg kg−1 body wt) for 15 days and with no treatment for other 15 days. Group 4, injected with equivalent volume of sterile phosphate buffer saline solution as a control group. Sera were taken at the experimental intervals and assayed for testosterone hormone, follicular-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) to determine the toxicological impact of AFB1 and the possibility of amelioration by phytic acid on the reproductive performance of the studied animal. The effects of AFB1 treatment on the absolute and relative weight of testis as well as its histopathologic effect on the testis and the possibility of amelioration by IP6 treatment were evaluated. The activities of enzymatic and non-enzymatic anti-oxidants, in addition to lipid peroxidation were measured in the testis’ homogenate of AFB1-treated rats. A decrease in sex hormone levels, an increase in testicular lipid peroxidation product levels and a significant decrease in testicular glutathione content, catalase and total peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities were recorded. The histopathologic alterations revealed a degeneration and highly mitotic division within the spermatogenic nuclei, in addition to some karyomegaly and nuclear pyknosis. It is concluded that the reduction in the toxicity of free radicals by phytic acid might be responsible for the protective influence observed

Edaphic controls of soil organic carbon in tropical agricultural landscapes

Predicting soil organic carbon (SOC) is problematic in tropical soils because mechanisms of SOC (de)stabilization are not resolved. We aimed to identify such storage mechanisms in a tropical soil landscape constrained by 100 years of similar soil inputs and agricultural disturbance under the production of sugarcane, a C-4 grass and bioenergy feedstock. We measured soil physicochemical parameters, SOC concentration, and SOC dynamics by soil horizon to one meter to identify soil parameters that can predict SOC outcomes. Applying correlative analyses, linear mixed model (LMM) regression, model selection by AICc, and hierarchical clustering we found that slow moving SOC was related to many soil parameters, while the fastest moving SOC was only related to soil surface charge. Our models explained 78-79%, 51-57%, 7-8% of variance in SOC concentration, slow pool decay, and fast pool decay, respectively. Top SOC predictors were roots, the ratio of organo-complexed iron (Fe) to aluminum (Al), water stable aggregates (WSagg), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). Using hierarchical clustering we also assessed SOC predictors across gradients of depth and rainfall with strong reductions in Roots, SOC, and slow pool decay associated with increasing depth, while increased rainfall was associated with increased Clay and WSagg and reduced CEC in surface soils. Increased negative surface charge, water stable aggregation, organo-Fe complexation, and root inputs were key SOC protection mechanisms despite high soil disturbance. Further development of these relationships is expected to improve understanding of SOC storage mechanisms and outcomes in similar tropical agricultural soils globally

Maximizing Soil Carbon Sequestration: Assessing Procedural Barriers to Carbon Management in Cultivated Tropical Perennial Grass Systems

The natural capacity of the terrestrial landscape to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere can be used in cultivated systems to maximize the climate change mitigation potential of agricultural regions. A combination of inherent soil carbon storage potential, conservation management, and rhizosphere inputs should be considered when making landscape‐level decisions about agriculture if climate change mitigation is an important goal. However, the ability to accurately predict soil organic carbon accumulation following management change in the tropics is currently limited by the commonly available tools developed in more temperate systems, a gap that must be addressed locally in order to facilitate these types of landscape‐level decisions. Here, we use a case study in Hawaii to demonstrate multiple approaches to measuring and simulating soil carbon changes after the implementation of zero‐tillage cultivation of perennial grasses following more than a century of intensive sugarcane cultivation. We identify advancements needed to overcome the barriers to potential monitoring and projection protocols for soil carbon storage at our site and other similar sites

Expression Profile of Glossina pallidipes MicroRNAs During Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Infection With Glossina pallidipes Salivary Gland Hypertrophy Virus (Hytrosavirus)

The Glossina pallidipes salivary gland hypertrophy virus (GpSGHV) infects tsetse flies predominantly asymptomatically and occasionally symptomatically. Symptomatic infections are characterized by overt salivary gland hypertrophy (SGH) in mass reared tsetse flies, which causes reproductive dysfunctions and colony collapse, thus hindering tsetse control via sterile insect technique (SIT). Asymptomatic infections have no apparent cost to the fly’s fitness. Here, small RNAs were sequenced and profiles in asymptomatically and symptomatically infected G. pallidipes flies determined. Thirty-eight host-encoded microRNAs (miRNAs) were present in both the asymptomatic and symptomatic fly profiles, while nine host miRNAs were expressed specifically in asymptomatic flies versus 10 in symptomatic flies. Of the shared 38 miRNAs, 15 were differentially expressed when comparing asymptomatic with symptomatic flies. The most up-regulated host miRNAs in symptomatic flies was predicted to target immune-related mRNAs of the host. Six GpSGHV-encoded miRNAs were identified, of which five of them were only in symptomatic flies. These virus-encoded miRNAs may not only target host immune genes but may also participate in viral immune evasion. This evidence of differential host miRNA profile in Glossina in symptomatic flies advances our understanding of the GpSGHV-Glossina interactions and provides potential new avenues, for instance by utilization of particular miRNA inhibitors or mimics to better manage GpSGHV infections in tsetse mass-rearing facilities, a prerequisite for successful SIT implementation

Targeted and untargeted approaches unravel novel candidate genes and diagnostic SNPs for quantitative resistance of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to Phytophthora infestans causing the late blight disease

This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)Results of this study provide new insight into the molecular genetic basis of quantitative resistance in potato, and provide a diagnostic toolbox to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): markers that are associated with maturity corrected resistance (MCR) to late blight, for future breeding applications. The SNPs are strong candidates for: being directly involved in the control of quantitative resistance to late blight uncompromised by late plant maturity; for further functional characterization; and for validation of diagnostic power in different breeding populations and environments. The paper describes a detailed breakdown and assessment of marker-trait associations