Judul: Isolasi Bakteri Proteolitik Dari Limbah Lateks dan Pemanfaatannya Untuk Penurunan Kadar Protein Karet Alam
Abstrak: Barang jadi asal lateks alam Hevea brasiliensis seperti sarung tangan mengandung protein alergen yang dapat menyebabkan reaksi alergi bagi pengguna. Salah satu cara yang dapat ditempuh untuk penurunan kadar protein alergen lateks adalah dengan penambahan enzim protease penghidrolisis protein residu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan isolasi proteolitik dari Iimbah lateks pekat Cikumpay dan Pasirwaringin PTPN VIII serta mempelajari kondisi optimum untuk pertumbuhan dan produksi protease.
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Judul: Penapisan bakteri penggumpal lateks (Hevea brasiliensis) dan deproteinasi koagulum karet
Abstrak: Penggunaan bakteri penghasil asam asetat dan asam laktat dari makanan fermentasi tradisional dapat dijadikan alternatif untuk mempercepat penggumpalan lateks yang aman, mudah dibuat dan murah. Penggunaan bakteri proteolitik juga dapat dijadikan alternatif untuk deproteinasi koagulum karet. Enzim protease yang dihasilkan dari bakteri proteolitik perlu diuji aktivitasnya melalui uji secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengukur aktivitas bakteri dari makanan fermentasi tradisional dan penggunaannya untuk mempercepat penggumpalan dan deproteinasi lateks karet (Hevea). Isolat bakteri asam asetat dan asam laktat diisolasi dari berbagai macam asinan bogor, kemudian diseleksi berdasarkan perubahan pH dan laju pertumbuhan. Isolat bakteri proteolitik diisolasi diuji secara kualitatif melalui pembentukan zona bening pada medium skim milk agar. Ekstrak kasar enzim proteolitik digunakan untuk deproteinasi koagulum karet. Hasil terbaik bakteri asam asetat yaitu isolat Drm dan bakteri asam laktat yaitu isolat AS pada inkubasi hari ketiga. Bakteri proteolitik yang terpilih untuk deproteinasi saat aplikasi yaitu Pts karena memiliki indeks proteolitik yang lebih besar dan memiliki aktivitas proteolitik yang lebih tinggi. Waktu terbaik untuk mengurangi kadar N yaitu pada inkubasi selama 4 jam dihasilkan koagulum karet dengan kadar protein 2.96%.
Keyword: Acetic acid bacteria, Coagulation of latex, Deproteination, Lactic acid bacteria, Proteolytic bacteria, Proteolitic bacteria, Piotease enzyme, Qualitative test, Fermeted foods

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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