Judul: Identifikasi Bakteri Selulolitik Asal Tanah Situ Gede dengan Teknik Genetika Molekuler.
Abstrak: Cellulose is a biopolymer in nature which is dominant agricultural waste. Many practices degrade cellulose into glucose molecules by using cellulase enzyme. This research aim to identify the cellulolytic bacteria and to test cellulase activities. The methods are platting isolates, halo zone testing, DNA isolation, visualization of DNA fragmen by electrophoresis, 16S rDNA gene amplification by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), 16S rDNA gene divesity analysis with restriction enzymes, DNA sequensing analysis, and enzymatic assay using CMC selective media. Six isolates were analyzed by restriction enzyme and showed three diversity of based, its differences by size. The size of the bases are 1500 bp, 850 bp, and <850 bp. Sequensing DNA by GeneBank in NCBI web are 85% indentical between Cellvibrio fibrivorans to isolate D714 and then 81% identical to Cellvibrio gandavensis to isolate J531. Enzyme activities of isolates D714, D533, J731, and J531 has been tested enzyme to get the highest activity on seventh day is 0.1054 IU/mL, 0.0996 IU/mL, 0.101 IU/mL, and 0.9689 IU/mL.
Keyword: cellulolytic bacteria, cellulase enzyme, gene 16S rDNA

Judul: Isolasi dan Identifikasi Bakteri Termofilik Penghasil Selulase dari Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis guineensis)
Abstrak: Cellulase is an enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of cellulose which usually consists of endoglucanases (EC.3.2.1.4), exoglucanases (EC.3.2.1.91) and β-glucosidases (EC.3.2.1.21). Cellulase is a very important enzyme due to its numerous industrial applications. The aim of this research were to isolate and identify cellulase-producing thermophilic bacteria that can be used to increase value added in oil palm industries. Samples of soil, empty fruit bunch compost and palm kernel meal were collected from oil palm plantation for obtained thermophilic bacteria. The samples were screened of cellulase-producing thermophilic bacteria by using a Congo Red method were made on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) agar plates. The bacterial cultures were incubated in a shaking incubator (140 rpm) at 50oC for 24 hours. The assay for the enzymatic activity was based on the release of glucose that was detected using 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS). In this research, 19 isolates of bacteria were isolated. It was found that 11 isolates of bacteria showed positive results with clear zone around the cultures by using Congo Red method. The result showed that isolates for CK1, EM4 and CK3 possesed the highest enzyme activity of 13.56, 12.50 and 10.49 U mL-1 for cellulase was detected at pH 7, respectively. The results of strain identification based on 16S rRNA showed that strain CK1, EM4 and CK3 were identified as Bacillus subtilis.
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Judul: Peramalan Kurs Rupiah terhadap Dolar dengan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan  Propagasi Balik
Abstrak: Perubahan nilai mata uang bisa berubah setiap waktu semenjak diberlakukannya sistem nilai tukar mengambang penuh (freely floating system) pada Agustus 1997. Posisi nilai mata uang Rupiah terhadap mata uang asing ditentukan oleh mekanisme pasar. Dolar Amerika Serikat merupakan salah satu mata uang yang paling banyak diperdagangkan di banyak negara. Mata uang ini juga merupakan indikator penting dalam penyusunan rancangan APBN Indonesia. Selain itu, beberapa penelitian mengenai peramalan dalam bidang finansial menggunakan jaringan syaraf tiruan telah banyak dilakukan. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini dikembangkan model peramalan nilai mata uang dengan studi kasus mata uang Rupiah terhadap Dolar menggunakan jaringan syaraf tiruan.Data didapatkan dari http://www.bi.go.id dan http://www.tradingeconomics.com/economics dengan periode waktu 1 Januari 2003 - 31 Desember 2007
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