PERAN PEMERINTAH KELURAHAN DALAM MEWUJUDKAN PROGRAM OPEN DEFECATION FREE (ODF)

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan menjelaskan peran Pemerintah Kelurahan Pringsewu Barat sebagai regulator, dinamisator, dan fasilitator terhadap program Open Defecation Free (ODF). Pada penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif. Penelitian kuantitatif adalah penelitian yang menggunakan angka dalam proses penghitungan dan menganalisa hasil penelitian. Penelitian mengenai Peran Pemerintah Kelurahan Pringsewu Barat dalam Mewujudkan Program Open Defecation Free (ODF) tentunya dimulai dengan teori dan hipotesis sehingga penelitian menggunakan pendekatan deduktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peran pemerintah sebagai regulator, dinamisator dan fasilitator ketiganya secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap ODF. Serta peran pemerintah sebagai regulator, dinamisator dan fasilitator secara simultan juga memilki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap ODF

Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Think Pair Share dalam Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPS Siswa SMP Negeri 32 Palembang

Penelitian ini bertujuan  untuk mengetahui bagaimana hasil belajar peserta didik setelah diterapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair share pada mata pelajaran IPS kelas IX.3 SMP Negeri 32 Palembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas (classroom action research). Subyek penelitian ini peserta didik kelas IX.3 dengan jumlah 32 peserta didik. Prosedur penelitian terdiri dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian berupa hasil tes formatif, lembar observasi kegiatan belajar mengajar. Dari hasil analis didapatkan bahwa hasil belajar peserta didik mengalami peningkatan dari  pra siklus sampai siklus II yaitu, pra siklus (53.13%), siklus I (65.63%), dan siklus II (93.75%). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair share dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS pada siswa kelas IX.3 SMP Negeri 32 Palembang dapat berpengaruh positif terhadap hasil belajar peserta didik SMP Negeri 32 Palembang serta model pembelajaran ini dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu alternatif pembelajaran IPS

Constitutional Rhetoric

For close to a century, students of judicial behavior have suggested that what judges think is not altogether the same as what they say. Within the legal academy, this claim has long been associated with legal realists who have argued that the formal legal rules explicated in judicial opinions are at least partly epiphenomenal, masking the influence that the personal characteristics and dispositions of adjudicators exercise over legal outcomes. Political scientists have argued, variously, that such outcomes are determined by ideology, social background, or political, professional, or other institutional constraints. The notion that at least some “extralegal” factors influence judicial decision making is sufficiently intuitive and well established to be regarded as a fact. It is fair to expect, moreover, that such factors wield still greater influence in close cases of constitutional law, and particularly in cases involving constitutional rights. The outcomes of such cases are tightly bound up with deep and fundamentally divergent political commitments and social values. A vast and growing literature explores these and related issues

Economic valuation of household preference for solid waste management in Malaysia: A choice modeling approach

This study estimated the economic values of household preferences for improved solid waste management (SWM) service attributes in Malaysia. The Choice Model (CM) was employed on 859 randomly selected urban households in Kajang and Seremban areas. The study found that households were willing to pay a premium for improvements in the SWM system. More specifically, the study ascertains that households on average are willing to pay a charge of RM1.57 per month for a change in collection frequency - from 3 irregular times to either 3 scheduled times or 4 times per week, ceteris paribus; RM3.32 if waste disposal method was improved from control tipping to sanitary landfill, ceteris paribus; and RM2.48 if transportation mode was improved from a mix of compactor and open trucks to either compactor or a mix of compactor and covered trucks, ceteris paribus. The CM has also shown that households derive positive utility from the provisions of recycling facilities and compulsory kerbside recycling with an implicit price (willingness to pay) of about RM3.51 monthly. Results from the study can be used by service providers to identify any mismatch between what the public actually wants and are willing to pay for and the affordability of supply on the part of service providers

Cancer biomarkers, and novel techniques for detection

Technologies for early detection of tumors is critical for better therapy outcome and overall change in cancer survival. These assays must be capable of detecting tumors at early stages in order to prevent metastasis of the tumor and help reduce mortality. Biological molecules can serve as markers that can indicate the presence of cancerous cells. Current biomarkers approved by the FDA include CA 125, which is a tumor associated antigen (TAA). However, the sensitivities of these TAAs is not high enough to detect at early stages of disease. Recent technologies have found that antibodies that recognize these TAAs, also known as autoantibodies, provide more sensitive means to screen for tumors. This review aims to present recent literature data relative to the field of cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, one should note that this article covers only fraction of the broad science behind this subject