Judul: Karakterisasi Biji saga (Adenanthera pavonina Linn)
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah pengkajian terhadap karakteristik dasar biji saga yang meliputi morfologi, mikroskopi, analisa kelarutan pigmen kulit biji, sehingga diharapkan dapat membuka kemungkinan pemanfaatan dan penggunaan biji saga dalam industri, baik sebagai bahan pangan maupun zat warna.
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Judul: Biji Saga Pohon (Adenanthera pavonina L.) Sebagai Bahan Makanan Dalam Ransum Ayam Pedaging
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan di Stasion Percobaan Bahan Makanan Campuran untuk Ternak, Lembaga Kimia Nasional-Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia di Ujung-Berung Bandung. Lamanya penelitian delapan minggu yang dimulai tanggal 18 Mei 1984 sampai dengan 14 Juli 1984. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mempelajari pengaruh penggunaan biji saga pohon mentah dan sangrai dalam ransum ayam pedaging terhadap pertambahan bobot badan, konsumsi ransum, konversi ransum, mortalitas, persentase bobot pankreas, hati, limpa dan rempela, serta untuk mengetahui pa- da tingkat berapa persen biji saga pohon dapat diberikan dalam ransum tanpa menimbulkan pengaruh yang merugikan. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap pola faktorial, yaitu perlakuan biji saga po hon (mentah, sangrai) dan tingkat pemberian dalam ransum (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%). Untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan biji saga dalam ransum ayam pedaging terhadap parameter yang diukur dilakukan analisis sidik ragam dan regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh perlakuan biji saga pohon dan tingkat pemberian dalam ransum terhadap pertambahan bobot badan, konsumsi ransum dan konversi ransum adalah sangat nyata (P<0.01). Pertambahan bobot badan dan konversi ransum terbaik diperoleh dari ayam-ayam yang mengkonsumsi ransum kontrol. Pada tingkat 5% biji saga pohon mentah dan sangrai dalam ransum, tidak nyata mempengaruhi pertambahan bobot badan dan konversi ransum. Peningkatan menjadi 10 %, nyata menekan laju pertambahan bobot badan dan memperbesar angka konversi ransum, demikian juga untuk tingkat penggunaan 15% dan 20%. Hubungan antara tingkat biji saga mentah dalam ransum (X) dengan pertambahan bobot badan ayam membentuk persamaan garis Y = 1771.50- 61.80 X. Sedangkan untuk biji saga sangrai adalah Y 1693.87 22.96 X. Hubungan tingkat biji saga dalam ransum. dengan konversi ransum masing-ma- sing adalah Y 2.066 0.110 X, untuk saga mentah dan Y = 2.261 + 0.040, untuk saga sangrai…dst
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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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