Judul: Suplementasi Panas dengan Bahan Bakar Minyak tanah pada Alat Pengering Kolektor Tenaga Surya
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan prototipe alat pengering yang dapat bekerja siang dan malam dengan energi matahari pada siang hari dan energi dari alat pemanas tambahan pada malam hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa alat pengering kotesa dengan tambahan alat pemanas tambahan dapat bekerja pada malam hari dan pada cuaca hujan.
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Judul: Disain alat pengering energi surya dengan gudang penyimpanan panas
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mendisain dan mempelajari performansi prototipe alat pengering energi surya dengan gudang penyimpan panas, yang merupakan usaha peningkatan pendayagunaan energi surya untuk proses pengeringan hasil pertanian secara lebih baik. Peningkatan pendayagunaan energi surya yang diharapkan meliputi peningkatan efisiensi dan mutu pengeringan, serta perpanjangan waktu kerja alat sampai lewat surya terbenam. Alat pengering energi surya dengan gudang penyimpan panas berkapasitas 30 kg telah dirancang dan dibuat di bengkel Pusat Pengembangan Teknologi Pangan (FTDC), IPB. Alat tersebut memiliki pengumpul panas tipe pelat datar dengan medium udara seluas 2.83 m² dan mengguna kan sirkulasi udara secara paksa. Ukuran alat keseluruhan adalah 3.16 m x 1.20 m x 2.30 m. Pengujian alat dilakukan dengan menggunakan bahan kacang tanah dalam polong pada 4 tingkatan laju aliran udara. Pengamatan dilakukan terhadap efisiensi pengumpulan panas, efek gudang penyimpan panas dalam meredam fluktuasi suhu dan memperpanjang waktu kerja alat, karakteristik suhu bahan selama pengeringan, laju pengeringan, dan efisiensi pengeringan.
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Judul: Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Trait in Categorical Scale
Abstrak: Genes or regions on chromosome underlying a quantitative trait are called Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL). Characterizing genes controlling quantitative trait on their position in chromosome and their effect on trait is through a process called QTL mapping. In estimating the QTL position and its effect, QTL mapping basically utilize the association between QTL and DNA markers. However, many important traits are obtained in categorical scale, such as resistance from certain disease. From a theoretical point of view, QTL mapping method assuming continuous trait could not be applied to categorical trait. This research was focusing on the assessment of the performance of Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Regression (REG) approach employed in QTL mapping as well as the performance of Lander and Botstein (LB) and Piepho method in determining critical value in testing the existence of QTL for binary and ordinal trait by means of simulation study. The simulation study to evaluate the performance of ML and REG approach was conducted by taking into account several factors that may affecting the performance of both approaches. The factors are: (1) marker density; (2) QTL effect; (3) sample size; (4) shape of phenotypic distribution; (5) number of categories; and (6) number of QTL. Moreover, the simulation study for evaluating LB and Piepho method in determining critical value was conducted by generating distribution of the test statistic under null hypothesis. From simulation study, it was obtained that LB and Piepho method showing similar performance in determining critical value in testing the existence of QTL for binary and ordinal trait. The simulation study also indicating that both methods could be used in determining critical value in QTL mapping analysis for binary trait as well as for ordinal trait if the REG approach is used but not if ML approach is used due to their poor performance. In assessing the performance of ML and REG approach in QTL mapping analysis for binary trait, the two approaches showing comparable performance; whereas for ordinal trait REG approach showing poor performance compared with ML approach in estimating thresholds. As a result, in QTL mapping analysis, ML and REG approach could be used when dealing with binary trait, whereas ML approach is suggested when dealing with ordinal trait.
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