Interpretation of Korean null pronouns in subject and object position: Comparing native and non-native speakers

We report an experiment that investigates how native and non-native Korean speakers’ interpretation of null pronouns in subject and object position is influenced by structural and discourse-level factors. We compare native Korean speakers to L2 Korean learners whose L1, Spanish, only has null pronouns in subject position. We find that native Korean speakers’ interpretation of subject and object null pronouns is guided by structural factors as well as discourse-level coherence relations, with subject nulls being more sensitive to coherence relations than object nulls. In contrast, our results suggest that L2 speakers’ interpretation of null pronouns in Korean is less influenced by coherence relations. Our results support claims that interface phenomena are challenging in L2 acquisition and provide new evidence that this occurs with null pronouns in L2 even when the L1 has null pronouns

PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN ECOENZYME "CAIRAN SERBA GUNA" SEBAGAI BAHAN ALTERNATIF BIO-HANDSANITIZER DAN BIOFERTILIZER PADA KELOMPOK TANI DESA SUKA SARI, KECAMATAN KABAWETAN, KABUPATEN KEPAHIANG

Limbah organik berupa sayuran dan buah-buahan di Desa Sukasari, Kabupaten  Kepahiang, Kota Bengkulu yang melimpah dapat dijadikan sebagai produk Eco-enzyme sebagai bahan alternatif pembuatan Bio-handsanitizer dan Biofertilizer. Dari hasil kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat mengenai aplikasi pemanfaatan ecoenzyme dari limbah organik sebagai bahan alternatif pembuatan Bio-handsanitizer dan Bio-fertilizer, para kelompok tani  telah mengetahui dan memahami cara pembuatan dan manfaat ecoenzyme. Hal ini menunjukkan kegiatan pengabdian sukses dan mencapai sasaran. Sosialisasi dan demonstrasi pelatihan yang dilakukan memberikan hasil persentase yang baik ketika pemberian umpan balik kepada peserta. Maka dari itu kegiatan pengabdian ini diharapkan untuk dapat memberi solusi terhadap kasus  pengolahan serta penanganan limbah organik melalui pembuatan produk ecoenzyme sebagai bentuk pengolahan limbah organik, seperti limbah sisa buah dan sayur dan diharapkan dapat memberi manfaat berupa wawasan untuk dimanfaatkan dalam realisasi produk ecoenzyme di Desa Suka Sari, Kecamatan Kabawetan, Kabupaten Kepahiang. Sehingga kedepannya kelompok tani dapat mengelola limbah organik secara tepat sehingga menghasilkan produk bermanfaat seperti biohandsanitizer dan biofertilizer dengan nilai jual yang tinggi dan diharapkan bisa mengurangi penggunaan pupuk kimia

BAKTERI PENGHASIL AMILASE YANG DIISOLASI DARI EKOENZIM LIMBAH BUAH-BUAHAN

Many of potential enzymes can be found in the ecoenzyme, one of them is amylase. Amylase is an enzyme that is able to hydrolize the glycoside bonds of starch or starch into dextrin, glucose and maltose which is widely used in various industries such as beverages. This study aims to isolate the ecoenzyme bacteria and test their ability to produce amylase. Isolation of ecoenzyme bacteria was carried out using serial dilution methods 10-1, 10-3, 10-5. A total of 0.1 ml of each dilution series was pipetted and spread on the Nutrient agar (NA) medium. The bacterial isolates that grew were then purified and identified by morphological observation, Gram staining and their enzymatic activity was tested using Starch Agar (SA) media qualitatively. The results of this study showed there were 39 bacterial isolates from ecoenzyme with different morphological characteristics. The amylase activity test were found that 34 isolates had a positive activity to hydrolize the starch in the SA media which was indicated by the formation of a clear zone around the bacterial colonies. Each bacterial isolate had a different hydrolysis index value, which ranged from 9.45 to 23.65. The highest clear zone diameter index value from starch hydrolysis was EJM 15 isolate. &nbsp

Bakteri Penghasil Amilase yang Diisolasi dari Ekoenzim Limbah Buah-buahan

Many of potential enzymes can be found in the ecoenzyme, one of them is amylase. Amylase is an enzyme that is able to hydrolize the glycoside bonds of starch or starch into dextrin, glucose and maltose which is widely used in various industries such as beverages. This study aims to isolate the ecoenzyme bacteria and test their ability to produce amylase. Isolation of ecoenzyme bacteria was carried out using serial dilution methods 10-1, 10-3, 10-5. A total of 0.1 ml of each dilution series was pipetted and spread on the Nutrient agar (NA) medium. The bacterial isolates that grew were then purified and identified by morphological observation, Gram staining and their enzymatic activity was tested using Starch Agar (SA) media qualitatively. The results of this study showed there were 39 bacterial isolates from ecoenzyme with different morphological characteristics. The amylase activity test were found that 34 isolates had a positive activity to hydrolize the starch in the SA media which was indicated by the formation of a clear zone around the bacterial colonies. Each bacterial isolate had a different hydrolysis index value, which ranged from 9.45 to 23.65. The highest clear zone diameter index value from starch hydrolysis was EJM 15 isolate. &nbsp

Prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease in the parents of preterm and/or small for gestational age infants

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease (CD) in the parents of preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) infants. METHODS: A sample of 1,714 parents (868 women, 846 men) of 905 preterm (< 37 wk of gestational age) and/or SGA (< 10th percentile of birthweight) infants consecutively born in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and not diagnosed with CD prior to pregnancy, were tested for CD. Diagnosis was based on antitissue transglutaminase and anti-endomysial antibodies and confirmed by duodenal biopsy. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of undiagnosed CD was 0.64% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.32-1.15%), 0.92% (0.40-1.81%) in women and 0.35% (0.07-1.03%) in men. In the mothers of preterm infants prevalence of CD was 0.39% (0.05-1.39%). In the mothers of SGA infants prevalence of CD was 1.60% (0.64-3.27%), and the observed number of mothers with CD was 2.25 times higher than the expected one in the Italian female population (P = 0.039). Undiagnosed CD in mothers was associated with an increased risk of SGA birth (odds ratio 6.97, 95% CI 1.11-43.55%). CONCLUSIONS: While additional powered studies are needed, the present results suggest that the prevalence of undiagnosed CD in the mothers of SGA infants is higher than in the general female population