Stunting is a major problem in many developing countries, including Indonesia. The stunting rate Indonesia the fifth highest world. For this reason, government committed to handling it an integrated manner. social approach through assistance of Family Hope Program (PKH) and Sembako one efforts reduce stunting. structural-functional theory sociology focused on order used as analytical tool. This...

The discovery of Pinaga javana Blume in Mount Ungaran is new information for the distribution this palm because there was no record on Ungaran. Therefore, to reveal population P. Ungaran, research carried out determine structure and habitat preference javana. study conducted using focused survey method explore all side (northern, southern, western, eastern). total area explored 13 locations. Al...

After more than 50 years of effective management, resurgent malaria threatens residents in the Menoreh Hills and the foothills of the Dieng Plateau of Central Java, Indonesia. The Dieng Plateau dominates the highland center of Central Java. The steep Menoreh Hills, surrounded by rice paddy habitats, cover approximately 500 km2 with no peaks greater than 1,000 m. We studied epidemic malaria in P...

This study assesses the adsorption performance of Java plum leaves and guava fruits based adsorbents as natural products widely available in Aceh, Indonesia. These renewable adsorbents were employed to remove free fatty acids (FFAs) that cause the rancid odor in coconut oil. The adsorption tests were carried out at three different doses (50, 75, 100 g) and seven agitating periods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

The relationships between observed rainfall, El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and sea surface temperature (SST) variations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans were analyzed using a 1° latitude–longitude grid over Indonesia. The Global Summary of the Day rainfall records provide 26 years of rainfall data (January 1985 to August 2010) for 23 stations throughout the Indonesian islands. The ENSO an...

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, KU Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, Biology Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Java, Indonesia, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila, Philipp...

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) has recognised as the most common preventable cause of brain damage. IDD also one of the nutrition problems that influences human growth and development. In Indonesia, about 50-60% of the areas are IDD endemic areas. Prevention of IDD in 10 step should be done every year. The aims of this study was to evaluate IDD prevention program in Central Java, Indonesia. ...

Since Indonesia is a huge archipelago country, the prevalence of hepatitis virus infection highly varies among islands. In average the prevalence of clinical hepatitis in Indonesia was 0.6% in the year 2007. Of 82 clinical acute hepatitis patients treated in hospitals in several cities, acute hepatitis A accounted for 28.0%, acute hepatitis B 13.4%, and acute hepatitis C 1.2%; 35.4% patients we...

Drawing on a large household survey in rural Central Java, Indonesia, we address the functional distinction between formal education and nutrition knowledge. Applying parametric and nonparametric techniques to household data from rural Indonesia the study finds that: 1) Mothers’ nutrition knowledge has a strong, positive impact on child nutrition in the short-term (weight-forheight), controllin...

Who loses and who gains from globalisation is one of the big questions of our time. The people of East and South East Asia were thought be among the winners until the financial crisis hit this region in 1997. Indonesia, it seemed, suffered particularly badly with millions of people sinking into poverty. However, it became clear soon after that some parts of Indonesia had actually benefited from...