Judul: Seleksi Bakteri Asam Laktat Indigenus sebagai Galur Probiotik dengan  Kemampuan Mempertahankan Keseimbangan hlikroflora Feses dan Mereduksi Kolesterol Serum Darah Tikus
Abstrak: Sebanyak 18 galur bakteri asam laktat yang diisolasi dari makanan fermentasi Indonesia diuji potensinya sebagai galur probiotik yang meliputi ketahanan terhadap asam dan garam empedu, kemampuan mengasimilasi kolesterol dan menghambat bakteri patogen yaitu Bacilltrs cereus, Staphy1ococctr.s aurerrs dan Escherrchia coli. Semua galur yang diuji menunjukkan toleransi yang tinggi untuk tumbuh pada lingkungan asam, sedangkan ketahanannya terhadap garam empedu beragam untuk masing-masing galur.
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Judul: Potensi bakteri asam laktat probiotik indigenus sebagai antidiare dan imunomodulator pada tikus percobaan
Abstrak: Diare akut merupakan penyebab utama kematian bayi di negara-negara berkembang, termasuk Indonesia. Beberapa bakteri patogen penyebab diare yaitu Escherichia coli, Shigella sp., Salmonella sp., dan Helicobacter pylori (Lestari, 2009). WHO menyatakan ada sekitar 4 milyar kasus diare infeksi setiap tahun dengan tingkat mortalitas 3-4 juta per tahun (Zein et. al., 2004). Arief (2008) telah berhasil mengisolasi 10 BAL indigenus dari daging sapi yang berasal dari beberapa pasar tradisional di daerah Bogor. Ke-10 BAL tersebut memiliki karakteristik sebagai bakteri probiotik dan menghasilkan senyawa antimikroba yang menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri enteropatogenik seperti Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Staphylococcus aureus, dan Salmonella typhimurium. Secara in vitro, ke-10 BAL tersebut diuji aktivitas antimikrobanya terhadap Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). Berdasarkan hasil identifikasi diketahui bahwa Lactobacillus plantarum 2C12 dan Lactobacillus fermentum 2B4 memiliki penghambatan terbaik terhadap EPEC (Arief, 2008). Berdasarkan beberapa fakta tersebut, dalam penelitian ini akan diteliti lebih lanjut mengenai potensi BAL, terutama L. plantarum 2C12 dan L. fermentum 2B4, sebagai antidiare dan imunomodulator. Penelitian ini dilakunan secara in vivo menggunakan tikus percobaan.
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Judul: Characteristic of Overshooting Top (OT) Based on  Himawari  8  Satellite  as  a  Convective  Cloud  Feature  that  Generates  Extreme Weather in the Java Island Region
Abstrak: Overshooting Top (OT) is a feature at the top of a convective cloud that is associated with extreme weather. Research on OT in tropical Indonesia is still very limited. The existence of geostationary satellites with wide area coverage and fast frequency observations is useful for observing the fast dynamics of the OT life cycle. Therefore, this study intends to analyze the relationship between OT and extreme weather, updraft and thermodynamic conditions of OT when extreme weather occurs, the best objective method for detecting OT in the day time and night time, and the spatiotemporal distribution of OT in the tropical region of Java Island during the 2018-2021 period. Based on visual analysis using visible channel and Himawari 8 sandwich products, 87% of extreme weather events in Java were accompanied by the appearance of OT. It indicates that the presence of the OT pattern is a convection cloud pattern or feature that is closely related to extreme weather events for the Java Island region. The existence of a time lag between the appearance of OT and extreme weather events on Java Island indicates that the OT of convection cloud can be used as a precursor or nowcasting for the appearance of extreme weather. Most of the convective cloud OT features during extreme weather events on Java Island have altitude that were only able to exceed the altitude of the equilibrium level and few were able to exceed the tropopause level of 9 km – 16 km. The difference in atmospheric conditions during extreme weather events on Java Island, which is in the tropics and subtropics, is a strong and unstable convective energy condition characterized by a larger CAPE, as well as unstable KI, LI, SI and TTI values. It is offset by kinematic factors in the form of a weak vertical wind shear (bulk wind shear 0-6 km) and a higher freezing point height. The difference between extreme weather events in the Java Island region and other tropical regions compared to subtropical regions is the strong updraft speed of convection clouds. The IRW Texture COMB algorithm based on the IRW-Texture Gradient modification and the COMB algorithm shows a significant increase in quality for detecting OT and non-OT pixels in Java. Rainy days with rainfall > 50 mm/day are very common in areas with an altitude of > 500 m. On the other hand, the level of convection activity which is indicated by the presence of OT and lightning is significantly reduced in this area. OT of convective clouds appear more frequently during the DJF season and less frequently during the JJA season. OT often appears during the day time and rarely at night time. Most OTs appear in the central part, away from the south and north coasts of Java Island during the day, while OTs that appear near the south and north coasts of Java Island can appear in the morning or afternoon.
Keyword: convective clouds, extreme weather, Overshooting Tops, Himawari 8 Satellite