Judul: Analisis Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Volume Impor Indonesia dari ASEAN+6 melalui Moda Transportasi Laut
Abstrak: During period of 2007-2011, volumes of the Indonesian import were dominated by the raws material/goods from the ASEAN+6 countries carried through sea transport mode. However, Indonesia’s sea transport mode in the international trade were inefficient due to poor port infrastructure and logistics service thus it affect the time and cost to import . This research analyze the factors that influences volumes of the Indonesian import by sea transport mode from the ASEAN+6. The variables used in this research are GDP per capita of ASEAN+6, Indonesia’s GDP per capita, economic distance, real exchange rate, also non-economic variables such as Indonesia’s quality of port, political stability and government effectiveness. The gravity model used in this research shows that the variables of Indonesia’s GDP per capita and Indonesia’s quality of port are significantly having positive influence, while the variables of economic distance, real exchange rate, political stability and government effectiveness are significantly having negative influence.
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Judul: Analisi Port Efficiency Terhadap Perdagangan Bilateral Indonesia di Kawasan ASEAN+6
Abstrak: During the period 2007-2012 Indonesian trade flows from and to the ASEAN +6 countries predominantly transported via sea transport modes so that ports efficiency can increase the volume of trade between Indonesia and ASEAN +6 countries. Gravity model are used to estimate the relationship of panel data port efficiency variable against Indonesian total bilateral trade. The variables used in this study are the per capita GDP of ASEAN +6, per capita GDP of Indonesia, economic distance, port efficiency is proxied by QPI and connectivity and LPI. LPI consists of six constituent components, namely, customs, infrastructure, priced shipment, timeliness, logistik, and trackingtrace. The estimation results of the gravity model of approach shows that the variables significantly positively influence the trade are Indonesia's per capita GDP, per capita GDP of ASEAN +6, QPI, Connectivity, Customs, Timeliness and Infrastructure. While the economic distance variables and priced shipment significantly negatively influence the trade.
Keyword: the gravity model of bilateral trade., port efficiency, ASEAN+6, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Judul: Synthesis of Apatite - Chitosan Composite Using Duck Eggshell and Chitosan with Temperature and pH Control
Abstrak: Composite of apatite-chitosan was prepared by using chitosan as polymer matrix. Calcium phosphate was prepared from CaO and (NH4)2HPO4, which the ratio Ca : P had to be 1.67. Chitosan is produced by deacetilase from biopolymer chitin. Duck eggshell (95% CaCO3) as starting material was converted to be calcium oxide (CaO) through calcinations with temperature 1000oC for 5 hours. In-situ and ex-situ methods were prepared from apatite and chitosan (dissolved with acetate acid 2%). Calcium phosphate prepared for bone implantation, but it is too fragile and brittle to be implant into the body. So addition of chitosan can decrease crystalinity and increase mechanic characteristic (tougher). Composite apatite-chitosan was resulted by fast precipitation. Fast precipitation was held in a breaker glass with nitrogen atmosphere, under controlled temperature at 37oC and pH 7, in order to increase amount of hydroxyapatite. Precipitation with CaO which was dropped by (NH4)2HPO4. Hydroxyapatite and chitosan were appearing at samples with in-situ and ex-situ methods which indicating by peak matching of XRD (closed lattice parameter, crystal size), overlapping at FTIR spectra and supporting by SEM picture (homogenous and agglomerated particle). However, it still needs further research to examine biocompatibility osteoconductive degree of sample by in-vivo and in-vitro test.
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