Judul: Analisis Penerimaan Pengguna Layanan PopBox di Jabodetabek Dengan Pendekatan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Abstrak: PopBox merupakan layanan loker otomatis untuk pengiriman dan penerimaan barang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik pengguna PopBox yang terdapat di Jabodetabek serta menganalisis penerimaan pengguna layanan PopBox yang terdapat di Jabodetabek. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Data dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada responden. Metode yang digunakan untuk pengambilan sampel ialah Purposive Sampling. Analisis data menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) dengan pendekatan Partial Least Squares (PLS). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pengguna layanan PopBox di Jabodetabek memiliki persepsi bahwa terdapat kemudahaan dan kegunaan pada layanan PopBox yang memengaruhi penerimaan pengguna layanan PopBox yang terdapat di Jabodetabek.
Keyword: penerimaan pengguna, PopBox, purposive sampling, SEM-PLS, TAM

Judul: Analysis of Perceived Ease of Use and Attitudes of  Paylater Users in Jabodetabek Based on Consumer Characteristics
Abstrak: Paylater merupakan salah satu tren financial technology yang menawarkan layanan pembayaran secara mencicil. Semakin bertambahnya pengguna paylater dan tawaran kemudahan membuat paylater disukai penggunanya. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis hubungan dan pengaruh karakteristik konsumen dan persepsi kemudahan terhadap sikap pengguna paylater di Jabodetabek. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional dan non probability sampling sebagai teknik penentuan contoh. Jumlah responden pada penelitian ini yaitu 278 orang yang merupakan pengguna paylater dengan domisili Jabodetabek dan berusia minimal 17 tahun. Pengolahan data dilakukan menggunakan Microsoft Excel, SPSS 26, dan SmartPLS. Responden penelitian ini didominasi oleh usia Generasi Z, berjenis kelamin perempuan, berstatus lajang, pelajar, dan berpendapatan kurang dari Rp2.000.000. Ditemukan bahwa jenis kelamin, pendidikan, status pernikahan, dan pendapatan berhubungan dengan persepsi kemudahan. Terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan pendapatan terhadap persepsi kemudahan dan kemudian persepsi kemudahan terhadap sikap., Paylater is one of the financial technology trends that offers payment services in installments. The increasing number of paylater users and the offer of convenience make paylater favored by its users. This study aims to analyze the relationship and influence of consumer characteristics and perceived ease of use (PEOU) on the attitudes of paylater users in Jabodetabek. This study uses a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design and non-probability sampling as the sample determination technique. The total of respondents was 278 people who were paylater users that lived in Jabodetabek and at least 17 years old. Data processing was carried out using Microsoft Excel, SPSS 26, and SmartPLS. Respondents were dominated by Z Generation, female, single, student, and had an income of less than IDR2.000.000. It was found that sex, education, marital status, and income were correlated with PEOU. The PLS test shows that income is positively correlated to PEOU.
Keyword: attitude, consumer behavior, financial technology, paylater, perceived ease of use

Judul: Gene Editing  of Two Cyanide Synthesis-related Genes in Cassava using CRISPR/Cas9
Abstrak: Cassava (Manihot esculenta) contain toxic quantities of cyanogenic glucoside. Reducing the potentially toxic cyanogenic glucoside levels in cassava could be achieved by gene editing through Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats – CRISPR associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9), a high- precision genome editing technique in plants. Two cassava UDP- glucosyltransferase (UGT) paralogs, UGT85K4 and UGT85K5, are the genes catalyzing the synthesis of cyanogenic glucosides in plants. The study aimed to construct the CRISPR/Cas9 recombinant vector carrying single guide RNA (sgRNA) to edit UGT85K4 and UGT85K5 genes, and transform sgRNA CRISPR/Cas9 construct into KU50 cassava calli. Five sgRNAs were designed, considering the on/off target efficiency score and GC content. Those sgRNAs were ligated into pRGEB32 plasmid and introduced to competent Escherichia coli DH5a. The PCR colony and DNA sequencing were performed to verify the sgRNA insert. The amplicons showed the expected band size of recombinant vector (180 bp). Based on sequencing results, only one sgRNA was successfully ligated into the plasmid that will be used to edit the UGT85K5 gene. The sgRNA CRISPR/Cas9 construct in pRGEB32 plasmid was successfully transformed into Agrobacterium tumefaciens and introduced into KU50 cassava calli through co-cultivation. The overgrowth of Agrobacterium occurred after the co-cultivation phase.
Keyword: CRISPR/Cas9, Cyanogenic glucoside, Gene editing, sgRNA