Judul: Penerapan Metode Dua Tahap Dalam Penggerombolan Data Berskala Campuran (Studi Kasus: Potensi Desa di Provinsi Jawa Barat pada Tahun 2011)
Abstrak: Umumnya metode penggerombolan mengasumsikan data memiliki skala numerik saja atau kategorik saja. Namun pada kenyataan, sering didapatkan data berskala campuran, yaitu memiliki skala kategorik dan juga numerik. Jenis data berskala campuran apabila diterapkan metode penggerombolan klasik menjadi kurang efektif. Salah satu alternatif yang dapat digunakan dalam penanganan data berskala campuran, yaitu dengan pendekatan metode dua tahap. Pendekatan ini merupakan analisis gerombol dua tahap untuk menggerombolkan data yang memiliki peubah campuran. Tahapan dalam pendekatan ini ialah mengubah peubah kategorik menjadi peubah numerik sehingga penerapan analisis gerombol berskala numerik dapat diterapkan. Berdasarkan hasil pengerombolan pada data Podes 2011 wilayah Jawa Barat dihasilkan 2 gerombol sebagai gerombol akhir, yaitu gerombol perkotaan dan gerombol perdesaan. Peubah yang menjadi ciri pada gerombol perkotaan ialah Peubah Jumlah Penduduk, Kepadatan Penduduk, dan Peubah Jumlah Minimarket. Sedangkan peubah yang menjadi ciri pada gerombol perdesaan ialah Peubah Sumber Penghasilan Utama berupa pertanian, tidak adanya pertokoan atau Peubah Pertokoan, dan tidak adanya Bank Umum atau Peubah Bank Umum.
Keyword: clutering analysis, mixed scale data, two-step method

Judul: Penerapan Metodetwo Step Cluster Dalam  Analisis Gerombol  (Studi Kasus : Data Potensi Desa Sensus Ekonomi 2003 Wilayah Jawa Barat)
Abstrak: Clustering is a process of grouping objects based on similarities . Some problems in cluster analysis are the different scale of measurement, large data sets and unspecified number of cluster. One approach to handle this problems is by using Two Step cluster method. The purpose of this research is to applicate Two Step cluster method by clustering villages residing in West Java. The result of Two Step cluster method are pre-cluster which early yielded at first phase counted eight clusters and optimal cluster which yielded at second phase counted three clusters. Members in first cluster are objects which is extreme outliers and cannot be grouped into other clusters. Villages which include into second clusters have rural characteristic. The village has wide farm, many agriculture households, but also has underdeveloped field of industries and also information and communications. So that, to improve village potency for this cluster, the variables which still have low growth level has to be increased. The third cluster has the characteristic of urban status. Village in this cluster has the closest distance to downtown, developed enough in the field of industry, information and communications, but still have the highest number for unemployment citizens.
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Judul: Durability of Specific Immunoglobulin (Ig) Y Againts Influenza and Covid-19 in Sunscreen
Abstrak: The benefit of specific immunoglobulin Y (Ig Y) as an active ingredient in personal care products such as sunscreen has not been properly studied. Our study aims to evaluate the reliability of specific IgY against influenza and the COVID-19 virus in a sample sunscreen product. Specific IgY influenza and COVID-19 viruses were inserted in the sample sunscreen at two concentrations of 0.1% and 0.25%. Three treatments were observed: control (C) sunscreen without IgY, treatment 1 (T1) sunscreen with 0.1% IgY, and treatment 2 (T2) sunscreen with 0.25% IgY. Organoleptic observations were carried out to monitor changes in aroma, color, and texture, and sunscreen sampling was done every week for 6 weeks. The durability of IgY was evaluated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a neutralization assay. Organoleptic observation from weeks 1 to 6 showed consistency in its aroma, color, and texture. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and neutralization assay (NA) results of the T1 and T2 groups showed negative results except for sample T1 at week 5, which showed a positive result in the Influenza A ELISA. Based on the results, it seems that IgY concentrations of 0.1% or 0.25% were not optimal. However, this negative result might be due to low concentration of the IgY and the presence of beeswax, which inhibits IgY and causes it to dissolve in distilled water, thus preventing it from being detected in the assay.
Keyword: Immunoglobulin Y, Sunscreen, Influenza, COVID-19, Biological Activity