Determinasi Pelaksanaan Supervisi Akademik, Sikap Profesional Dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Guru Sekolah Dasar Di Gugus III Pattimura

This study aims to determine the level of determination implementation of academic supervision, professional attitude, and motivation to work, the performance of elementary school teachers in Cluster III Pattimura South Denpasar District involve with 90 teachers as a respondent. The study was designed in the form of ex-posi facto research. Data was collected by questionnaires and data were analyzed using simple correlation and multiple regression. The results showed that: (1) there is a significant determination between the implementation of academic supervision againt the performance of elementary school teachers in Cluster III Pattimura the effective contribution of 17.4%, (2) there is a significant determination between the profesioanal attitude with the performance of teachers with effective contribution of 17.7%, (3) there is a significant determination between work motivation with teacher performance with the effective contribution of 46.6%, (4) and there is a significant determination jointly supervise the implementation of academic, professional attitude and motivation to work with the teacher performance with the relative contribution of 81.7%. Based on these findings it can be concluded that there is a significant determination between the implementation of academic supervision, professional attitude and motivation to work with the performance of elementary school teachers in Cluster III Pattimura separately or together. Thus, the third factor can be used as predictors of the trend level performance in the elementary teachers in Cluster III Pattimura

Diseminasi Teknologi Bali-bio Serta Pemanfaatannya Dalam Pengembangan Peternakan Sapi Bali Di Desa Abiantuwung

Ipteks bagi Masyarakat/IbM telah dilaksanakan di Kelompok Ternak Sapi Bali Bina Satwa I (mitra I) dan Bina satwa III (mitra II) Desa Abiantuwung, Kediri Tabanan dalam optimalisasi pemanfaatan limbah pada pengembangan peternakan sapi Bali. Teknologi produksi bioinokulan berbasis limbah cairan rumen sapi Bali Bali-bio dan pemanfaatan dalam produksi silase pakan berbasis limbah dan pupuk organik didesiminasikan kepada kedua mitra melalui kegiatan penyuluhan, pelatihan singkat, dan pembentukan demoplot. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan partisifasi mitra dalam seluruh kegiatan sangat tinggi, kegiatan penyuluhan dan pelatihan singkat diikuti 100% anggota kedua mitra serta 53,3% mitra I dan 60% mitra II mengajukan permasalahan produksi ternak sapi Bali dan tata cara pemanfaatan limbah. Pada pelaksanaan kegiatan demoplot diketahui transfer teknologi produksi bioinokulan Bali-bio, silase pakan berbasis limbah dan pupuk organik dapat terlaksana dengan baik, 73,3% mitra I dan 80% mitra II dapat memproduksi produk secara mandiri dengan kualitas baik. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi kegiatan dapat disimpulkan desiminasi teknologi di kedua mitra telah terlaksana dengan baik dengan tingkat partisipasi mitra dan daya adopsi ipteks yang cukup tinggi

GPS water level measurements for Indonesia's Tsunami Early Warning System

On Boxing Day 2004, a severe tsunami was generated by a strong earthquake in Northern Sumatra causing a large number of casualties. At this time, neither an offshore buoy network was in place to measure tsunami waves, nor a system to disseminate tsunami warnings to local governmental entities. Since then, buoys have been developed by Indonesia and Germany, complemented by NOAA's Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) buoys, and have been moored offshore Sumatra and Java. The suite of sensors for offshore tsunami detection in Indonesia has been advanced by adding GPS technology for water level measurements. <br><br> The usage of GPS buoys in tsunami warning systems is a relatively new approach. The concept of the German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS) (Rudloff et al., 2009) combines GPS technology and ocean bottom pressure (OBP) measurements. Especially for near-field installations where the seismic noise may deteriorate the OBP data, GPS-derived sea level heights provide additional information. <br><br> The GPS buoy technology is precise enough to detect medium to large tsunamis of amplitudes larger than 10 cm. The analysis presented here suggests that for about 68% of the time, tsunamis larger than 5 cm may be detectable

Utilisasi Nitrogen dan Komposisi Tubuh Kambing Peranakan Etawah yang Diberi Pakan Hijauan Rumput Lapangan dengan Suplementasi Dedak Padi

Penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui utilisasi nitrogen dan komposisi tubuh kambing peranakan etawah yang diberi pakan hijauan rumput lapangan dengan suplementasi dedak padi, telah dilaksanakan. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yang terdiri dari 4 perlakuan dan 4 ulangan. Keempat perlakuan tersebut adalah Rumput lapangan ad libitum sebagai perlakuan (A); perlakuan B= perlakuan A + 75 g dedak padi; perlakuan C = perlakuan A + 150 g dedak padi dan perlakuan D= perlakuan A + 225 g dedak padi. Pemberian rumput lapangan 2 kali sehari yaitu pagi pukul 7.00 Wita dan sore pukul 16.00 Wita, sedangkan dedak padi diberikan sekali pada pukul 7.00 Wita. Air minum yang diberikan berasal dari PDAM secara ad libitum. Variabel yang diamati adalah komposisi tubuh, konsentrasi urea darah, konsumsi nitrogen, retensi nitrogen dan utilisasi nitrogen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa suplementasi dedak padi dari 75-225 g/ekor/hari pada kambing PE yang diberi pakan hijauan rumput lapangan secara nyata (P<0,05) dapat meningkatkan konsumsi nitrogen, retensi nitrogen, utilisasi nitrogen dan tidak nyata (P>0,05) menurunkan urea darah. Namun suplementasi dedak padi 75 g/e/h belum berpengaruh terhadap air tubuh dan lemak tubuh, tetapi suplementasi dedak padi pada level 150-225 g/e/h dapat menurunkan air tubuh dan meningkatkan lemak tubuh. Suplementasi dedak padi dari 75-225 g/ekor/hari belum berpengaruh nyata terhadap penurunan protein tubuh. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa suplementasi dedak padi dari 75-225 g/ekor/hari dapat meningkatkan utilisasi nitrogen pada kambing peranakan etawah yang diberi pakan hijauan rumput lapangan

Network Inference Algorithms Elucidate Nrf2 Regulation of Mouse Lung Oxidative Stress

A variety of cardiovascular, neurological, and neoplastic conditions have been associated with oxidative stress, i.e., conditions under which levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are elevated over significant periods. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) regulates the transcription of several gene products involved in the protective response to oxidative stress. The transcriptional regulatory and signaling relationships linking gene products involved in the response to oxidative stress are, currently, only partially resolved. Microarray data constitute RNA abundance measures representing gene expression patterns. In some cases, these patterns can identify the molecular interactions of gene products. They can be, in effect, proxies for protein–protein and protein–DNA interactions. Traditional techniques used for clustering coregulated genes on high-throughput gene arrays are rarely capable of distinguishing between direct transcriptional regulatory interactions and indirect ones. In this study, newly developed information-theoretic algorithms that employ the concept of mutual information were used: the Algorithm for the Reconstruction of Accurate Cellular Networks (ARACNE), and Context Likelihood of Relatedness (CLR). These algorithms captured dependencies in the gene expression profiles of the mouse lung, allowing the regulatory effect of Nrf2 in response to oxidative stress to be determined more precisely. In addition, a characterization of promoter sequences of Nrf2 regulatory targets was conducted using a Support Vector Machine classification algorithm to corroborate ARACNE and CLR predictions. Inferred networks were analyzed, compared, and integrated using the Collective Analysis of Biological Interaction Networks (CABIN) plug-in of Cytoscape. Using the two network inference algorithms and one machine learning algorithm, a number of both previously known and novel targets of Nrf2 transcriptional activation were identified. Genes predicted as novel Nrf2 targets include Atf1, Srxn1, Prnp, Sod2, Als2, Nfkbib, and Ppp1r15b. Furthermore, microarray and quantitative RT-PCR experiments following cigarette-smoke-induced oxidative stress in Nrf2+/+ and Nrf2−/− mouse lung affirmed many of the predictions made. Several new potential feed-forward regulatory loops involving Nrf2, Nqo1, Srxn1, Prdx1, Als2, Atf1, Sod1, and Park7 were predicted. This work shows the promise of network inference algorithms operating on high-throughput gene expression data in identifying transcriptional regulatory and other signaling relationships implicated in mammalian disease

Identification of social capital for understanding and raising plant biosecurity awareness, knowledge and actions

Abstract Social capital is increasingly used as a comprehensive approach for overcoming complex problems. In this study, a social capital approach was used to increase understanding and improve interest, knowledge and implementation of biosecurity measures. This study was conducted from May to July 2007. Data was gathered through household surveys and field observations in Noelbaki village, Kupang District, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Results of the analysis indicate that some variables of social capital relate closely to knowledge and implementation of biosecurity measures. However, variables that relate to a single aspect of biosecurity may not necessarily have any relationship with other aspects. The level of 'interest' has a positive correlation with the number of collective activities occurring and the level of participation in these collective activities. Interest also increases with frequency of communication and total information sources accessible by members of the community. 'Knowledge' improves with involvement in an increased number of community groups, increased collaborative activities and greater cooperation. Knowledge levels also improve where information is sought from a greater number of stakeholders and the time needed for transfer of information is decreased. Finally, community members will be more willing to participate in 'implementation' of control measures if they are involved in a greater number of groups, have increased communication with other stakeholders, the time needed to access information is decreased and more information sources are accessible

DESIMINASI TEKNOLOGI PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN USAHA PETERNAKAN KOMPETITIF DAN BERKELANJUTAN DI DESA BANJARANGKAN

The knowledge and technology for community service was carried out at Bali Cattle Group Farmers Dharma Kerti Sedana (as partner I) and Winangun Kertih (as partner II) on Banjarangkan Village, Klungkung Regency. It is aimed to optimise use waste resources on bali cattle production development. Technolgy production of bio-innocullant based on rumen liquor waste Bali-bioand utilization on produce feed ration silage based on waste, produce organic fertilizerand biourine was desimination for all partners with socialization, short training and demonstration project activities.Result of activities showed participant partner on all activities are high. The socialization and short training was followed by 73,08% members of partners I and 70% members of partners II, 30,77% partner I and 35% partner II to propose their problem on Bali cattle production, and 50% partners I and 55% partners II participate on short course activity. Eventhough participant partner on activities of demonstration projects showed 80,77% partners I and 90% partners II participate on produce of feed silage, organic fertilizer and biourine with IbM worker team, 73,08% partners I and 75% partners II can produce its products by itself. It was concluded that activity of desimination of technology at partners can continously done better which showed high level of participation and adoption of technology transfer.Keywords: Bali-bio, biourine, feed silage, organic fertilizer, and group farmers</p

The Role and Performance of Bali Cattle Fed Agriculture Waste Product in Integrated Farming System

A method to increase farmland productivity by integration of Bali cattle to support the family income was carried out. Nine farmers were involved and each of them has 0.5 ha of farmland. A Complete Randomized Block Design with three treatments that with no cattle in their farmland (T0), given one cattle (T1), given two cattles (T2) and three replicates of each treatment were used. Farmland, feed production and cattle growth were used as parameters. The soil condition of land was very poor where the C-organic content 1.25%. Keeping one and two cattles, the system will provide 2,065.9 and 4,677.7 kg manure in one year. Rice crop for T0, T1, and T2 were 3,514; 3,545 and 3,903 kg per 0.5 ha, not significant difference among them. Agricultural waste availability for T0, T1, and T2 were 15,403; 19,966 and 19,946.3 kg. These data suggested that the farmer can increase their cattle number up to 4 head/farmer in 0.5 ha crops land. Feeding agricultural waste supplemented with 1 kg of rice bran result Bali cattle gain was 0.55-0.56 kg/head/day. It was concluded that farm land productivity can be increased by integrating Bali cattle in the crops land area