Judul: Drying analysis of paddy based on cylindrinal-model
Abstrak: Little in-depth basic research has been conducted in INdonesia on drying mechanism and its charateristics. Knowladge on the drying characteristics is useful to design an eficient dryer, where air flow, temperature, humadity and the grain quantity to be dried cab be regulated, and that can be operated using variuos energy soutcess such as kerosene solar and biamass.
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Judul: Study on recirculation dryer of rough rice using Pneumatic Conveyor and blanded kerosene and jatropha curcas oil
Abstrak: Post harvest losses of rice in Indonesia was estimated to reach 20 % in which drying alone accounted for 2.3%. Most farmers in this country use the traditional direct sun drying, although cheap in cost it has the demerit of being dependent on weather conditions, susceptible to damage by rodent and easy being contaminated with dusts and foreign materials which can reduce the quality of products. Any delay in drying due to bad weather conditions will lead to excess in respiration and fungal growth, and sprouting due to re-wetting of products causing great losses in rice quality. The effect of global warming, due to accumulated green house gas (GHG) emissions in our atmosphere has created global climate change and uncertainty in weather conditions. Rainy days may occur during golden harvest making sun drying impossible and consequently drying should be delayed. The use of artificial dryer is facing another problem where fossil fuel as source of hot air generation is becoming scarce and high price. The aim of this study was to design a recirculation dryer of rough rice using pneumatic conveyor and blended fuel between kerosene and jatropha curcas oil to generate hot air for drying. This study comprises of five major components. First, is the study about the feasibility of using jatropha curcas oil as an energy source to produce drying air, second, experiments related to the influence of drying time and tempering durations on head rice yield (HRY) under non-flow static grain conditions, third, performance test of the proposed recirculation dryer, fourth computer simulation on recirculation dryer of rough rice using pneumatic conveyor and lastly, economic benefit of the proposed drying system.
Keyword: Recirculation dryer, Pneumatik conveyor, Head rice yield

Judul: Prevalence of Bird Lice on Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstrak: Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and are used for various purposes such as food and in sports. Rock pigeons may have the potential to be infested with a wide range of ectoparasites, which can have a significant impact on their life cycle. This study aims to measure the prevalence of Columba livia with bird lice in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia in the year 2020 and to ascertain the impact of bird lice on the health of these infested birds. Data were collected from clinical records for the month of January to December in the year 2020 from 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Lice were identified in 42 of the 80 Rock pigeons examined so, the overall prevalence of lice infestations was 52.5%. The prevalence of ectoparasites was found to be higher in young Rock pigeons (60.4%) as compared to adult Rock pigeons (37.4%). Columbicola columbae (wing lice) and Colpocephalum turbinatum (body lice) are two species of lice that have been detected. Body lice were more prevalent in young Columba livia birds at 47.6% whereas wing lice were more prevalent in adult Columba livia birds at 16.7%. Most of the lice were found in the thorax and abdomen area followed by the head and neck area., Merpati Batu (Columba livia) telah hidup berdampingan dengan manusia selama ribuan tahun dan digunakan untuk berbagai keperluan seperti makanan dan olahraga. Merpati batu dapat terinfestasi dengan berbagai ektoparasit, yang dapat berdampak signifikan pada siklus hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi Columba livia dengan kutu burung di 99 Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia pada tahun 2020 dan untuk memastikan dampaknya terhadap kesehatan burung yang terinfestasi. Data dikumpulkan dari catatan klinis dari bulan Januari hingga Desember tahun 2020 dari 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Kutu diidentifikasi pada 42 dari 80 merpati batu yang diperiksa sehingga, prevalensi keseluruhan infestasi kutu adalah 52,5%. Prevalensi ektoparasit ditemukan lebih tinggi pada merpati batu muda (60,4%) dibandingkan dengan merpati batu dewasa (37,4%). Columbicola columbae (kutu sayap) dan Colpocephalum turbinatum (kutu badan) adalah dua spesies kutu yang telah ditemukan. Kutu badan lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia muda sebesar 47,6% sedangkan kutu sayap lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia dewasa sebesar 16,7%. Sebagian besar kutu ditemukan di daerah dada dan abdomen diikuti daerah kepala dan leher.
Keyword: Columba livia, prevalence, ectoparasite, wing lice, body lice, Columba livia, prevalensi, ektoparasit, kutu sayap, kutu badan