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PENDAHULUANBangsa Indonesia terdiri dari berbagai suku bangsa yang memiliki keanekaragaman obat tradisional yang dibuat dari bahan-bahan alami bumi Indonesia, termasuk tanaman obat (Anonim, 1992). Di Indonesia terdapat sekitar 30.000 jenis tanaman dan 7000 diantaranya memiliki khasiat obat. Keanekaragaman sumberdaya hayati Indonesia diperkirakan menempati urutan kedua setelah Brasil (Fellows, L., 1992). Di dunia internasional, Obat herbal telah diterima secara luas di Negara berkembang dan di Negara maju.Correspondence author : Oom Komalasari Email : okbelongstome@gmail.com Menurut WHO, hingga 65 % dari penduduk negara maju dan 80 % penduduk negara berkembang telah menggunakan obat herbal. Perkembangan obat herbal semakin pesat dengan pemasok terbesar adalah Cina, Eropa, dan Amerika Serikat. Di Afrika, presentase populasi yang menggunakan obat-obat herbal mencapai 60-90 %, di Australia sekitar 40-50 %, Eropa 40-80 %, Amerika 40 %, Kanada 50 % (Sinambela, J.M., 2003). Tumbuhan obat tradisional merupakan ramuan bahan alam yang secara tradisional telah digunakan untuk pengobatan berdasarkan pengalaman dan keanekaragaman tumbuhan obat-obatan dapat menunjangadanya ketersediaan obat-obat tradisional yang siap pakai. Masyarakat suku Muna

BACKGROUND: Globally, the number of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 confirmation cases shows an exponential increase. In South Sumatera province, Indonesia, reported positive confirm cases in March 2020 as many as 5 cases, and within 2 months there was an increase to 196 times (982 cases) confirmation cases in May 2020. Transmission prevention practice is essential to inhibit the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the number of cases. Based on past studies, COVID-19 transmission prevention practice is affected by community characteristics, level of knowledge and attitudes, but there is no study conducted in Indonesia. AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission prevention practice. METHODS: The study was conducted with cross-sectional study approach. The sample is the people lived in South Sumatra who filled out the questionnaire through the Google form application, total 1187 people. Data were collected by snowball method during the period of April 18–30th 2020. Data were analyzed statistically using multiple logistic regression tests. RESULTS: The result of this study found that four variables significantly affected COVID-19 transmission prevention practice. They were occupation (odds ratio [OR]: 1.128; p < 0.01), gender (OR: 1.309; p < 0.05), knowledge (OR: 1.782; p < 0.01), and attitude (OR: 2.059; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The dominant factor affecting COVID-19 transmission prevention practice is attitude and knowledge. Hence, it is necessary to increase community knowledge about COVID-19 better to change people’s attitudes toward COVID-19 transmission prevention so they can implement good COVID-19 transmission prevention practice.

Priming or invigoration is treatments on seeds to enhance and improve the appearance of seeds that germinate. Research on priming was conducted in Indonesian Cereal Research Institute (ICERI) seed laboratory from May 2017 until October 2018 to evaluate the effect of soaking duration in hydropriming on sorghum seed vigor. Seed quality parameters includes germination percentages, germination rate, shoot and primary root length, shoot and root dry weight, electric conductivity of seed leakage. Sorghum seed variety of Numbu and Super1 were used as varieties tested. Results showed that priming treatments significantly effect on increasing germination percentage, germination rate, shoot and root length, shoot and root dry weight. The priming treatment with soaking duration 2 hours has positive significant effect on seed vigor, in terms of germination rate, shoot and root length and shoot and root dry weight, and electrolyte leakage.

This research paper explores the role of business incubators in higher education at a university in West Java, focusing on the review of supporting and barrier factors. The study adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gather comprehensive data. The findings highlight the importance of supporting factors such as access to resources, mentoring and expertise, networking opportunities, and funding support. Conversely, barrier factors include lack of funding and resources, limited access to mentoring and expertise, ineffective networking opportunities, institutional and policy constraints, and cultural and societal factors. The study provides valuable insights into optimizing the role of business incubators in higher education, emphasizing the need for adequate resources, effective mentoring, networking opportunities, supportive policies, and a favorable entrepreneurial culture.