Judul: Penapisan bakteri penggumpal lateks (Hevea brasiliensis) dan deproteinasi koagulum karet
Abstrak: Penggunaan bakteri penghasil asam asetat dan asam laktat dari makanan fermentasi tradisional dapat dijadikan alternatif untuk mempercepat penggumpalan lateks yang aman, mudah dibuat dan murah. Penggunaan bakteri proteolitik juga dapat dijadikan alternatif untuk deproteinasi koagulum karet. Enzim protease yang dihasilkan dari bakteri proteolitik perlu diuji aktivitasnya melalui uji secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengukur aktivitas bakteri dari makanan fermentasi tradisional dan penggunaannya untuk mempercepat penggumpalan dan deproteinasi lateks karet (Hevea). Isolat bakteri asam asetat dan asam laktat diisolasi dari berbagai macam asinan bogor, kemudian diseleksi berdasarkan perubahan pH dan laju pertumbuhan. Isolat bakteri proteolitik diisolasi diuji secara kualitatif melalui pembentukan zona bening pada medium skim milk agar. Ekstrak kasar enzim proteolitik digunakan untuk deproteinasi koagulum karet. Hasil terbaik bakteri asam asetat yaitu isolat Drm dan bakteri asam laktat yaitu isolat AS pada inkubasi hari ketiga. Bakteri proteolitik yang terpilih untuk deproteinasi saat aplikasi yaitu Pts karena memiliki indeks proteolitik yang lebih besar dan memiliki aktivitas proteolitik yang lebih tinggi. Waktu terbaik untuk mengurangi kadar N yaitu pada inkubasi selama 4 jam dihasilkan koagulum karet dengan kadar protein 2.96%.
Keyword: Acetic acid bacteria, Coagulation of latex, Deproteination, Lactic acid bacteria, Proteolytic bacteria, Proteolitic bacteria, Piotease enzyme, Qualitative test, Fermeted foods

Judul: Isolasi Bakteri Proteolitik Dari Limbah Lateks dan Pemanfaatannya Untuk Penurunan Kadar Protein Karet Alam
Abstrak: Barang jadi asal lateks alam Hevea brasiliensis seperti sarung tangan mengandung protein alergen yang dapat menyebabkan reaksi alergi bagi pengguna. Salah satu cara yang dapat ditempuh untuk penurunan kadar protein alergen lateks adalah dengan penambahan enzim protease penghidrolisis protein residu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan isolasi proteolitik dari Iimbah lateks pekat Cikumpay dan Pasirwaringin PTPN VIII serta mempelajari kondisi optimum untuk pertumbuhan dan produksi protease.
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Judul: Characteristic of Overshooting Top (OT) Based on  Himawari  8  Satellite  as  a  Convective  Cloud  Feature  that  Generates  Extreme Weather in the Java Island Region
Abstrak: Overshooting Top (OT) is a feature at the top of a convective cloud that is associated with extreme weather. Research on OT in tropical Indonesia is still very limited. The existence of geostationary satellites with wide area coverage and fast frequency observations is useful for observing the fast dynamics of the OT life cycle. Therefore, this study intends to analyze the relationship between OT and extreme weather, updraft and thermodynamic conditions of OT when extreme weather occurs, the best objective method for detecting OT in the day time and night time, and the spatiotemporal distribution of OT in the tropical region of Java Island during the 2018-2021 period. Based on visual analysis using visible channel and Himawari 8 sandwich products, 87% of extreme weather events in Java were accompanied by the appearance of OT. It indicates that the presence of the OT pattern is a convection cloud pattern or feature that is closely related to extreme weather events for the Java Island region. The existence of a time lag between the appearance of OT and extreme weather events on Java Island indicates that the OT of convection cloud can be used as a precursor or nowcasting for the appearance of extreme weather. Most of the convective cloud OT features during extreme weather events on Java Island have altitude that were only able to exceed the altitude of the equilibrium level and few were able to exceed the tropopause level of 9 km – 16 km. The difference in atmospheric conditions during extreme weather events on Java Island, which is in the tropics and subtropics, is a strong and unstable convective energy condition characterized by a larger CAPE, as well as unstable KI, LI, SI and TTI values. It is offset by kinematic factors in the form of a weak vertical wind shear (bulk wind shear 0-6 km) and a higher freezing point height. The difference between extreme weather events in the Java Island region and other tropical regions compared to subtropical regions is the strong updraft speed of convection clouds. The IRW Texture COMB algorithm based on the IRW-Texture Gradient modification and the COMB algorithm shows a significant increase in quality for detecting OT and non-OT pixels in Java. Rainy days with rainfall > 50 mm/day are very common in areas with an altitude of > 500 m. On the other hand, the level of convection activity which is indicated by the presence of OT and lightning is significantly reduced in this area. OT of convective clouds appear more frequently during the DJF season and less frequently during the JJA season. OT often appears during the day time and rarely at night time. Most OTs appear in the central part, away from the south and north coasts of Java Island during the day, while OTs that appear near the south and north coasts of Java Island can appear in the morning or afternoon.
Keyword: convective clouds, extreme weather, Overshooting Tops, Himawari 8 Satellite