Judul: Characteristics of Fish Glue Catfish Skin
Abstrak: Lem ikan atau fish glue merupakan polimer alami yang dapat digunakan sebagai perekat. Fish glue memiliki kelemahan, yaitu adanya kontaminasi mikroorganisme selama masa penyimpanan terutama kontaminasi jamur. Agen antimikroba atau pengawet dapat menjadikan fish glue menjadi lebih lama dalam penyimpanan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh penambahan pengawet boraks dengan konsentrasi yang berbeda terhadap karakteristik fish glue berbahan kulit ikan patin dan efektivitasnya terhadap pertumbuhan mikroba. Boraks ditambahkan ke dalam fish glue dengan konsentrasi 0,3%; 0,7% dan 1% (perbandingan boraks dan fish glue) serta kontrol. Tahapan penelitian terdiri dari preparasi kulit ikan patin, ekstraksi, produksi fish glue, pengujian karakteristik kimia dan fisik fish glue, kemampuan pertumbuhan mikroorganisme selama 10 hari dan pengamatan mikroskop. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, bahwa penambahan boraks berpengaruh terhadap karakteristik kimianya, dan tidak berpengaruh terhadap karakteristik fisiknya. Kemunculan mikroorganisme tercepat yaitu pada hari ke-3 dengan perlakuan kontrol dan kemunculan mikroorganisme terlambat yaitu hingga hari ke-10 tidak ada tanda kemunculannya pada perlakuan 1% boraks., Fish glue is a natural polymer that can be used as an adhesive. Fish glue has a weakness, namely the presence of microorganism contamination during the storage period, especially fungal contamination. Antimicrobial agents or preservatives can make fish glue last longer in storage. This study aims to evaluate the effect of adding borax preservatives with different concentrations on the characteristics of fish glue made from catfish skin and its effectiveness on microbial growth. Borax was added to fish glue with a concentration of 0.3%; 0.7% and 1% (comparison of borax and fish glue) and controls. The research stages consisted of preparation of catfish skin, extraction, production of fish glue, testing of the chemical and physical characteristics of fish glue, the ability to grow microorganisms for 10 days and microscopic observation. The results showed that the addition of borax had an effect on its chemical characteristics, and had no effect on its physical characteristics. The fastest emergence of microorganisms was on the 3rd day with control treatment and the late appearance of microorganisms was until the 10th day there was no sign of their appearance in the 1% borax treatment.
Keyword: fish glue, gelatin, kapang, pengawet, stratum compactum

Judul: The Effect Of The Addition Of Sodium Biborate On The Characteristics Of Fish Glue Made From The Skin Of Catfish (Pangasius sp.)
Abstrak: Lem ikan merupakan perekat alami yang berbahan dasar tulang, kulit, dan sisik ikan dengan penambahan bahan aditif maupun tidak. Lem ikan memiliki kelemahan, yaitu kontaminasi kapang selama masa penyimpanan. Natrium biborat memperpanjang masa simpan lem ikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh penambahan natrium biborat dengan konsentrasi yang berbeda terhadap karakteristik lem ikan berbahan kulit ikan patin dan efektivitasnya terhadap pertumbuhan kapang. Natrium biborat ditambahkan ke dalam lem ikan dengan konsentrasi 0,5%; 1% dan 1,5% (perbandingan natrium biborat dan lem ikan serta kontrol). Prosedur penelitian terdiri dari preparasi kulit ikan patin, ekstraksi, produksi lem ikan, pengujian karakteristik kimia dan fisik lem ikan, kemampuan pertumbuhan kapang selama 14 hari dan pengamatan mikroskop. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penambahan natrium biborat berpengaruh terhadap karakteristik fisik dan kimianya. Kemunculan kapang tercepat yaitu pada hari ke-5 dengan perlakuan kontrol dan kemunculan kapang terlama yaitu hingga hari ke-14 tidak ada tanda kemunculannya pada perlakuan 1,5% natrium biborat.
Keyword: fish glue, histology, mold, natrium biborat

Judul: Utilization of terra/MODIS L1B data for analysis of horizontal wind profile in the troposphere
Abstrak: This study was concerned with horizontal wind derived from data collected with the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the NASA’s Earth Observation System (EOS)-Terra satellite. The aim of this study is to develop a method for the estimation of horizontal wind movement in the troposphere based on Navier-Stokes equation. The method was applied to a calibrated and geolocated Terra/MODIS L1B 1 km data set. The data inputs to estimate surface temperature are retrieved from TIR (Thermal Infrared) bands 31 (10.780 μm to 11.280 μm) and 32 (11.770 μm to 12.270 μm). The obtained surface temperatures were later used to approximate geopotential height on a constant-pressure surface by using the modified Poisson equation. The main assumptions used are the hydrostatic equilibrium, ideal gas law, constant lapse rate and constant acceleration of gravity. Based on the distribution of geopotential height, the pressure gradient force is measured by the gradient of geopotential on an isobaric coordinate to present the horizontal wind profile. For certain topographic areas especially in the mountain ranges, there was a disadvantage of using pressure as a vertical coordinate which lead to inaccuracy. In spite of that, Terra/MODIS L1B data with 1 km spatial resolution can be used to estimate the horizontal wind movement in the troposphere.
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