Judul: Analisis Pengaruh Ekuitas Merek Mie Samyang terhadap Minat Beli Ulang Konsumen di Wilayah Jabodetabek
Abstrak: Peningkatan jumlah penduduk Indonesia yang semakin tinggi berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kebutuhan pangan, salah satunya mie instan. Mie Samyang merupakan salah satu makanan instan impor yang memasuki pasar Indonesia. Strategi pemasaran yang tepat diperlukan untuk memasuki pasar dengan banyaknya pesaing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi ekuitas merek pada produk mie Samyang, mengidentifikasi minat beli ulang konsumen pada produk mie Samyang, serta menganalisis pengaruh ekuitas merek terhadap minat beli ulang konsumen pada produk mie Samyang. Metode pengambilan sampel adalah non probability sampling dengan teknik purposive sampling. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 100 responden dan data yang diperoleh diolah menggunakan analisis Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) dengan pendekatan Partial Least Squares (PLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekuitas merek memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap minat beli ulang dengan tiga dimensi yang berpengaruh secara signifikan yakni asosiasi merek, persepsi kualitas dan loyalitas merek.
Keyword: Ekuitas Merek, Minat Beli Ulang, SEM-PLS

Judul: Analisis Pengaruh Brand Equity terhadap Repurchase Intention Produk Bakmi Mewah di Kota Bandung
Abstrak: PT. Mayora Indah Tbk. adalah salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang industri fast moving consumer goods sejak tahun 1977. Pada awal tahun 2016, PT. Mayora Indah Tbk. meluncurkan produk mie siap saji dengan merek Bakmi Mewah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi ekuitas merek pada produk Bakmi Mewah, mengidentifikasi minat beli ulang konsumen pada produk Bakmi Mewah, serta menganalisis pengaruh ekuitas merek terhadap minat beli ulang konsumen pada produk Bakmi Mewah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey dengan teknik pengumpulan data kuesioner. Metode pemilihan sampel yang digunakan adalah metode non probability sampling dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif dan structural equation modeling (SEM) menggunakan SmartPLS. Hasil penelitian ini, yaitu: (1) Konsumen didominasi oleh konsumen perempuan dengan usia antara 21-25 tahun dengan status belum menikah dan memiliki pekerjaan sebagai pelajar/mahasiswa dengan pendapatan rata-rata per bulan kurang dari Rp 2.000.000; (2) Tanggapan konsumen mengenai ekuitas merek dan minat beli ulang dapat dikategorikan baik; dan (3) Ekuitas merek mempunyai pengaruh yang positif terhadap minat beli ulang.
Keyword: Bakmi Mewah, brand equity, repurchase intention, SEM

Judul: Development of DNA Vaccine Encoding Glycoprotein of Koi Herpes Virus Using Local Isolate.
Abstrak: The aim of this research was to develop DNA vaccine of Koi Herpesvirus in carp. Glycoprotein gene originated from ORF 25 KHV virus that is 1.8 kbp in size, is a potential gene in DNA vaccine construction. The sequencing and similarity analysis of the gene using BLAST software showed that this gene is a GP25 gene and was found to be very similar (99%) to GP25 of KHV virus from the USA and Israel. When this GP25 gene was ligated with pGEMT Easy (pT, 3 kbp in size) vector, plasmid size was increasing up to 5 kb. Following this, a digestion of pT-GP25 plasmid using Sal I enzyme was applied resulted in a GP25 fragment (1.8 kbp). Subsequently, pAct-D6 with a size of 8.5 kbp was also cut using the same enzyme to eleminate a D6 gene with a size of 1.6 kbp. GP25 gene was then ligated with pAct resulted a pAct-GP25 plasmid with a size of 8.8 kbp. As there was only one restriction site applied, ligation can be occurred in two different directions. Thus, in order to determine the plasmid with the desired direction PCR analysis was carried out, and plasmid with the right direction was the one that sized approximately 2.1 kbp (no. 6, 17 and 20). High level of GFP gene expression was detected in all tissues analyzed, i.e. kidney, gil, spleen, and muscle 24 hours after injection which indicated that β-actin promoter of Japanese medaka could be active in common carp. Although not as high as on 24 hours, expression was still detected until day 7 and disappeared after day 28 post injection indicating that pAct-GFP can be remained and β-actin promoter of Japanese medaka can be active in muscle, gills and kidney at least a week after injection. The result of RT-PCR analysis on pAct-GP25 injected common carp showed that GP25 gene expression can be detected 14 days after injection in all tissues observed. The expression level differences between GFP and GP25 genes possibly related to the primer sensitivity on annealing process to cDNA template and the size of PCR targeted DNA fragment, as smaller PCR targeted product will be easier to be amplified than a bigger one. The length of PCR targeted DNA with GP25 primer was 1.8 kbp whereas GFP gene was 0.6 kbp.The challenge test on common carp results showed that all unvaccinated and negative control (not infected with KHV) was alive until the end of the experiment. Whereas, the survival of fish vaccinated with a dose of 12.5 was ranged from 60.9 and 96.7%. In relation to the activity of β-actin promoter that was used in this DNA vaccine, gene expression was occured 24 hours after vaccination and remained until 2 weeks. The control fish that was not injected by GP25 showed no GP25 expression either in the observed tissues or organs and resulted in a lower survival, i.e. 23.3%. The challenge test results has indicated that the fish vaccinated with GP25 at doses of 7.5 and 12.5 μg/100μL were able to produce KHV glycoprotein in their body which would be
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