The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of meteorological factors directly or indirectly through the concentration of particulate (PM10) on the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in the District of South Banjarbaru, Banjarbaru. The method used in this research is cross-sectional study, where data meteorological factors, the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) and the incidence of ARI are collected simultaneously. Data meteorological factors and the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) derived from Banjarbaru Climatological Station, while data came from health ARI Banjarbaru and Sei Besar which is located in the district of South Banjarbaru. While the analysis used in this study were Path Analysis (path analysis) was an analysis of the relationship between the independent variables, intermediate variables, and the dependent variable was presented in the form of a diagram. The results showed the meteorological factors that had a direct impact on the incidence of ARI was the largest factor relative air humidity of by 18.7%, followed by a factor of 7.1% of air temperature, wind speed factor and its influence on the intensity of rainfall was below 1%. While the indirect influence of meteorological factors on the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) on the incidence of ARI in the District of South Banjarbaru effect was below 1%. It can be concluded that the direct effect of meteorological factors and the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) on the incidence of ARI in the District of South Banjarbaru significant factor was the relative air humidity and air temperature. While the indirect influence of meteorological factors against ARI through PM10, the effect was not significant.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of mycorrhizal biofertilizer and shade on the growth of belangeran (Shorea balangeran) seedlings by measuring the height and diameter of the seedling, and calculating the survival percentage of seedlings. The method used was experimental quantitative with a completely randomized factorial design. The first factor was the level of shade which consisted of without shade, 50% shade and 75% shade. The second factor was mycorrhizae which consisted of without mycorrhizae, 2.5 gr, 5 gr, and 7 grper polybag. The results showed that the shade of 50% and the mycorrhizal dose of 5 gr separately affected very significantly and significantly the height increase of belangeran seedlings, with the average height of 27.073 cm and 25,111 cm, respectively. The interaction of shading and mycorrhizal factors had a significant effect on the increase in diameter of seedlings. The highest increase in the diameter of belangeran seedlings was in the treatment without shade with a dose of 5 g mycorrhizae, which was 0.340 cm. The shade and mycorrhizal doses proved that the survival percentage of seedlings were 100%, while in the treatment without shade and without mycorrhizae it was known from 12 seedlings planted, the number of 10 seedlings or 83% survivedPenelitian bertujuan untuk mengnalisis pengaruh pupuk hayati mikoriza dan naungan terhadap pertumbuhan bibit belangeran (Shorea balangeran) dengan mengukur tinggi dan diameter bibit serta menghitung presentase hidup bibit. Metode yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif eksprerimen dengan rancangan faktorial acak lengkap. Faktor pertama adalah tingkat naungan yang terdiri dari tanpa naungan, naungan 50% dan naungan 75%. Faktor kedua adalah mikoriza yang terdiri dari tanpa mikoriza, 2.5 gr, 5 gr, dan 7 gr er polibek. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan naungan sebesar 50% dan dosis mikoriza 5 gr secara terpisah memberikan pengaruh sangat nyata dan nyata terhadap pertambahan tinggi bibit belangeran yaitu berturut-turut dengan rata-rata tinggi 27,073 cm dan 25.111 cm. Interaksi faktor naungan dan mikoriza berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertambahan diameter bibit belangeran. Pertambahan diameter bibit belangeran tertinggi yaitu pada perlakuan tanpa naungan dengan dosis mikoriza 5 g yaitu sebesar 0,340 cm, dan naungan dan dosis mikoriza membuktikan presentase hidup bibit adalah sebesar 100%, sedangkan pada perlakuan tanpa naungan dan tanpa mikoriza diketahui dari 12 bibit, yang berhasil bertahan hidup yaitu berjumlah 10 bibit atau 83% yang hidup

The areas of tropical forests in Indonesia always decrease every year, so that efforts are needed to cultivate plants efficiently for the supply of seedlings. Sungkai (Peronema canescens) has good quality wood that can be used for various purposes, either for construction, furniture, plywood or the leaves can be used for medicine. The purpose of this study was to analyze the growth of stem cuttings of sungkai based on the number of latent buds by calculating the root dry weight, bud dry weight, and total dry weight. This study used a factorial complete randomized design. There were two factors studied, namely the number of buds consisting of 2 levels: 2 buds and 1 bud, and the stem split factor. Each treatment was replicated 3 times and each experiment unit used 5 cuttings. The growth of sungkai cuttings in the treatment of two buds had a total dry weight of 170.04 grams, while the treatment of one bud had a total dry weight of 98.30 grams. The results of this study indicated that the more the number of latent buds, the more root and bud growth of cuttings.Keywords: Coppice; Latent buds; Cuttings; Sungkai

The research aimed to analyze the growth response of belangeran (Shorea balangeran) seedlings on the water of palm oil empty bunches and dolomite lime. The research used a method of a completely randomized design, with the treatments: dolomite lime water, oil palm empty bunch water, and peat swamp water as a control. Based on the ANOVA, the treatment had a very significant effect on the increase of height and diameter of the seedlings. The dolomite lime water increased the seedling height of 9.434 cm, followed by oil palm empty bunches with height increase of 6.800 cm, and peat swamp water/control  with the increase of 5.434 cm. Based on the LSD test, the height increase by dolomite lime water treatment was very significantly different from the height increase by oil palm empty bunches water and the height increase by peat swamp water. The water treatment of empty oil palm bunches increased diameter of 0.156 cm, followed by dolomite lime water with the increase  of 0.147 cm, and peat swamp water with the increase of 0.128 cm. Based on the LSD test, the increase in diameter by the oil palm empty bunches was very significantly different from the diameter increase by the control, but was not significantly different from the increase diameter by the dolomite lime water. It is advisable to mix peat swamp water with dolomite lime with a concentration of 100 grams/200 liters or oil palm empty bunches with a concentration of 5 empty bunches/200 liters of water before using it to water the belangeran seedlings.

This research aimed to improve the students’ motivation by using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Method in teaching English at the Third Semester of Dental Nurse Department Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar. The teaching material was English for Specific Purposes and the subjects of the research consisted of two classes, they were class A as a control class and class B as an experimental class. This research used quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group design.  The research indicated significant increasing of the students’ English learning motivation by using Communicative Language Teaching method for experimental class than applying Grammar Translation Method in control class.  The score of Intrinsic, Integrative and Instrumental motivation, indicated it. The mean scores of students before treatment was 47.05 and after treatment was 81.78 in experimental, while in control class mean scores of students was 51.16 and after treatment was 51.89. The results of the research showed that Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) was effectively improving the students’ English Learning Motivation than using Grammar Translation Method (GTM). The table shows the different students’ mean score for both two Classes. For Experimental class, the students’ mean score improved significantly from 47.05 with standard deviation 7.491 to 81.78 with standard deviation 6.386. For Control class, the mean score of the students increase from 51.16, standard deviation 10.602 to 51.89, standard deviation 10.671.