Judul: Analisa Harga, Brand Image Dan Diferensiasi Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Oleh-Oleh Pempek Pak Raden
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh harga, brand image dan diferensiasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian Pempek Pak Raden. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode accidental sampling dengan sampel penelitian berjumlah 100 orang yang merupakan konsumen pada toko Pempek Pak Raden. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan bahwa persamaan regresi yang terbentuk adalah Y = -1,271 + 0,604 X1 + 0,203 X2 + 0,301 X3. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa harga mempunyai pengaruh yang paling besar dibandingkan dengan variabel brand image dan diferensiasi produk terhadap keputusan pembelian. Hasil penelitian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa variabel harga, brand image dan keputusan pembelian berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian.
Keyword: Brand image, diferensiasi produk, harga dan keputusan pembelian

Judul: Pengaruh Citra Merek (Brand Image) Terhadap Pengambilan Keputusan Pembelian Dodol Picnic Di Kota Garut
Abstrak: Brand Image produk yang baik akan berdampak positif pada keputusan pembelian oleh konsumen. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh citra merek (Brand Image) dodol picnic terhadap keputusan pembelian dodol di kota Garut dan mengetahui variabel citra merek (Brand Image) yang paling dominan dalam pengambilan keputusan pembelian dodol picnic. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis regresi linier berganda, dengan menggunakan uji hipotesis, yaitu uji f dan uji t. Hasil perhitungan didapatkan bahwa seluruh variabel independen berpengaruh terhadap variabel dependen. Variabel independen yang berpengaruh dominan terhadap variabel dependen adalah keunggulan asosiasi merek. Sedangkan variabel keunikan asosiasi merek memiliki pengaruh yang tidak signifikan.
Keyword: Analisis Linier Berganda, Citra Merek, Dodol Picnic, Pengambilan Keputusan

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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