Judul: Kajian Jenis Kemasan dan Simulasi Pengangkutan terhadap Mutu Fisik Buah Terung (Solanum melongena L.)
Abstrak: Eggplant is one of popular vegetable in Indonesia, commonly consumed in a fresh state or after cooking. The increase of demand of eggplanthas affected the need to improve the variety, quality, and the quantity of eggplant in the market. Proper postharvest handling is needed in order to mantain the quality of eggplant. The objective of this study is to find out the type of packaging and amount of mechanical damage along with the effect of the duration transportation simulation. The parameters observed in this research is based on the physical quality of eggplant such as mechanical damage, weightloss, hardness, total dissolved solids, and color change. The target of this study is a suggestion for type selection of packaging, that is ideal for the transportation of eggplant.
Keyword: transport simulation., physical quality, packaging, eggplant

Judul: Kajian Penggunaan Kemasan Karton dan Peti Kayu terhadap Mutu Buah Tomat dalam Transportasi Darat
Abstrak: Quality of horticultural products after harvest can not be increase but maintaining it is very important. Postharvest handling that appropriate is necessary to maintain product quality one of them is to make the packaging that can keep the fruit quality to be in a good condition during transportation process. The purpose of this research is to study effect of some packaging types and filler materials to decline in tomato fruit quality parameters and the degree of mechanical damage. The observations were conducted based on the physical quality parameters such as mechanical damage, weight loss, hardness, and total soluble solids. Physical quality parameters of tomatoes were observed before and after transportation simulation. Simulations was performed using a simulator table an amplitude of 2 cm and frequency of 2.75 Hz for 1 hours and an amplitude of 2.5 cm and frequency of 2.75 Hz for 3 hours. From the simulation results after transportation, tomatoes have the same quality changes in each treatment, the level of dissolved solids increases, the weight of tomatoes decreases (shrinkage of high weight), hardness decreased. The longer the simulation of transportation is increased the percentage of mechanical damage. The best packaging for the transport of tomatoes during transport is the treatment of packaging cardboard with a sheet of newspaper as filler material because it has the lowest level of mechanical damage, low hardness degradation, and shrinkage is relatively small weights.
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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