Judul: Suplementasi piruvat dan laktat dalam medium kultur modifikasi m-16 guna meningkatkan perkembangan embrio mencit (Mus musculus albinus) in vitro
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April 1997 hingga bulan Februari 1998 di laboratorium Embriologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Institut Pertanian Bogor. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui suplementasi piruvat dan laktat dalam medium kultur modifikasi M-16 guna meningkatkan perkembangan embrio mencit (Mus musculus albinus) in vitro. Manfaat penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh medium modifikasi yang ideal dengan konsentrasi yang lebih baik untuk meningkatkan perkembangan embrio mencit in vitro.
Keyword: Mus musculus albinus, Reproduction, Mouse

Judul: Viabilitas Embrio Mencit (Mus musculus albinus) setelah Vitrifikasi dan Kultur In Vitro.
Abstrak: Vitrifikasi merupakan proses kriopreservasi tanpa pembentukan kristal es. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui viabilitas embrio mencit setelah vitrifikasi dan dikultur in vitro. Superovulasi mencit dilakukan dengan penyuntikan PMSG (5 IU / ekor) dan hCG (5 IU / ekor) secara intraperitoneal dengan interval 48 jam. Embrio dikoleksi pada hari ketiga kebuntingan untuk divitrifikasi, dan embrio tanpa perlakuan digunakan sebagai kontrol. Embrio diekuilibrasi pada phosphate buffer saline (PBS) 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) + 10% ethylene glycol (EG) kemudian dimasukkan ke dalam PBS 20% FBS + 15% EG + 15% dimethyl sulfoxide + 0.5 M sukrosa. Penghangatan dengan menggunakan PBS 20% FBS dan sukrosa 0.5 M, sukrosa 0.25 M dan sukrosa 0.1 M. Pewarnaan Hoesct dan propidium iodide (PI) dilakukan pada embrio setelah 2 hari kultur in vitro. Perkembangan blastosis embrio pasca vitrifikasi dan kontrol yaitu 73.91% dan 85.42%. Total sel embrio pasca vitrifikasi dan kontrol yaitu 99.91±15.87 dan 73.14±9.61 dimana persentase sel hidup yaitu 96.61% dan 97.65%. Tidak ada perbedaan pada perkembangan embrio dan persentase sel hidup. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode vitrifikasi tidak mempengaruhi viabilitas embrio mencit dan dapat berkembang pada kultur in vitro.
Keyword: embrio, mencit, viabilitas, vitrifikasi, kultur in vitro

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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