Judul: Uji aktivitas antibakteri patogen dan penggandaan skala pada minuman asam laktat bervitamin B12 dari sari wortel
Abstrak: Selama ini bahan nabati, terutama wortel, lebih banayk dikonsumsi dalam bentuk segar sehingga mempunyai nilai ekonomis yang lebih rendah di banding dengan bahan hewani. Melalui proses pengolahan diharapkan mampu meningkatkan nilai ekonomis wortel. Salah satu proses pengolahan dilakukan dengan fermentasi asam laktat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memproduksi minuman sehat bervitamin B12 dari sari wortel yang mempunyai kemampuan sebagi antibakteri patogen, terutama penyebab diare.
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Judul: Pemanfaatan ekstrak ubi jalar (Ipomoea batatas) sebagai minuman asam laktat bervitamin B 12 melalui proses fermentasi
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan memanfaatkan ekstrak ubi jalar untuk produksi minuman asam laktat dengan penambahan Propionibacterium freudenreichii sebagai penghasil vitamin B₁₂ melalui proses fermentasi. Penelitian pendahuluan terbagi menjadi dua tahap yaitu tahap pertama mencari pengenceran terbaik dengan perbandingan bahan dan air adalah 1: 1 dan 1: 2, serta menurunkan kadar pati dari ekstrak ubi jalar dengan perlakuan dekantasi selama 0, 2, dan 4 jam pada suhu 10°C dan 25°C. Dari tahap ini diperoleh pengenceran terbaik 1:1 dengan total padatan 3,50 persen; pH 5,73 dan viskositas 1,0440 Cps. Sedangkan dekantasi terbaik dilakukan pada suhu 25°C selama 4 jam dengan kadar pati 2,7969 persen. Pada tahap kedua dilakukan adaptasi media pada ekstrak ubi jalar dengan membuat kultur induk, kultur antara dan kultur kerja dengan cara menambahkan skim 10 persen dan glukosa 3 persen pada ekstrak ubi jalar dan diinokulasikan dengan bakteri Lactobacillus bulgaricus (Lb) dan Streptococcus thermophillus (St) serta Lactobacillus casei galur rhamnosus (Lc). Setelah itu dilakukan pembuatan minuman fermentasi dengan penambahan bakteri LbSt dan Lc dengan perlakuan penambahan skim 7 dan 10 persen serta glukosa 0, 2 dan 3 persen. Dari hasil uji organoleptik didapatkan produk yang paling disukai untuk LbSt adalah penambahan skim 7 persen dan glukosa 3 persen sedangkan produk Lc penambahan skim 10 persen dan glukosa 3 persen....
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Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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