Judul: Pengaruh Kemasan Terhadap Mutu Fisik Baby Corn (Zea mays L.) Selama Simulasi Transportasi
Abstrak: Distribution of baby corn from farmers to distributors in the market is generally transported using polyethylene plastic (25 kg/pack) with less consideration of its quality during the transportation. This condition causes baby corn often suffer from physical damages, such as broken and cracked. The purpose of this research was to study the influences of packaging materials on the mechanical damage and physical properties of baby corn during simulated transportation with addition of 8 days storage. Within this study, packaging materials chosen (considered as treatments) were: (i) combination between crates and polyethylene plastic, (ii) cardboard and polyethylene plastic, (iii) solely crates, and (iv) cardboard. Simulation was carried out at 2 hours transportation. The use of polyethylene plastic is capable of pressed the mechanical damage and reduced weight. The quantified physical parameters were mechanical damage, reduced weight, hardness, total dissolved solids and moisture content. Therefore, based on the reduced weight test and in combination with analysis of variance, the suitable packaging material for transporting baby corn was the one which combined from cardboard and polyethylene plastic.
Keyword: packaging, transportation, simulation, Baby corn

Judul: Rancangan Kemasan Karton Bergelombang dengan Bahan Pengisi untuk Transportasi Jagung Semi (Baby corn)
Abstrak: Baby corn packaging usually use crate during transportation whereas it could make mechanical damages to the product like scratch, bruised, broke, and ripen rapidly. The purpose of this research was to design a proper packaging using carton material and filled material that could maintain the quality of baby corn during the transportation. In this research, C flute and BC flute, that has dimension (31x23x9)cm, (46.5x23.5x9)cm, (32x24x10)cm, (47.5x24.5x10)cm, were used as the outer packaging, B flute as inner, PE plastic as primary packaging, and pieces of paper as filling material. K4C and K6C were selected because those more adaptable in cold storage, those has good compression strength, and lower cost. Transportation conversion simulation result during two hours is similar to 169.553 km out of town length or 2.83 hours with 60 km/hour speed. Mechanical damage of the K4C is 17% meanwhile the K6C 15.9%, this is caused by the pieces of paper which used as the filling material around the product. The treatment of packaging directly influent to the parameter reduced of weight, hardness, and total dissolved solids of baby corn. On the other hand, the treatment of packaging indirectly influent the water content in the baby corn.
Keyword: simulation transportation, corrugated flute, packaging, baby corn, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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