Judul: Karakteristik Fisik dan Organoleptik serta Mikrobiologis Susu Fermentasi yang Menggunakan Starter Bakteri Asam Laktat Isolat Dangke
Abstrak: Susu fermentasi (yoghurt) umumnya dibuat dengan menggunakan 2 jenis bakteri asam laktat (BAL) yaitu Streptococcus thermophilus dan Lactobacillus bulgaricus sebagai starter. Bakteri Asam Laktat (BAL) mampu meningkatkan kandungan gizi dan masa simpan susu melalui proses fermentasi. Bakteri asam laktat (BAL) adalah kelompok bakteri yang mampu mengubah karbohidrat menjadi asam laktat. Dangke merupakan keju tradisional yang berasal dari Enrekang, Indonesia. Dangke memiliki berbagai macam spesies bakteri, yang sebagian besar termasuk dalam bakteri asam laktat (BAL). Bakteri asam laktat asal dangke berpotensi dijadikan sebagai kultur starter dan probiotik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh penambahan kultur bakteri asam laktat isolat dangke terhadap sifat fisik, organoleptik, dan mikrobiologis dari susu fermentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK), kemudian dilakukan uji One-Way ANOVA dan data non parametrik (organoleptik) menggunakan uji Kruskal Wallis. Karakteristik fisik yang diamati terdiri atas nilai pH, viskositas, dan aktivitas air (aw). Karakteristik organoleptik yang diamati terdiri atas warna, rasa, aroma, dan tekstur. Karakteristik mikrobiologis yang diamati adalah total BAL. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa jenis starter BAL berpengaruh nyata (P<0.05) terhadap nilai pH. Jenis starter tidak berpengaruh nyata (P>0.05) terhadap viskositas, aktivitas air (aw), dan total BAL. Susu fermentasi terbaik yang dihasilkan dengan penambahan starter BAL isolat dangke adalah dengan penambahan starter Lactobacillus fermentum strain A323L.
Keyword: bakteri asam lakta, isolat dangke, L. fermentum, susu fermentasi

Judul: Pembuatan Starter Kering Bakteri Asam Laktat dan Pengaruhnya terhadap Karakteristik Dadih Susu Sapi yang Dihasilkan.
Abstrak: Dadih is a traditional food from West Sumatera resulted from natural fermentation of buffalo milk. This natural fermentation process involves a number of microorganisms, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The presence of gram negative bacteria that are pathogenic can become an obstacle to get safe and healthy food product to consume and easy in the marketing of products, due to the security aspect is less reliable. The processing through a more controlled fermentation process using lactic acid bacteria starter without involving the bacterial pathogens are expected to improve the quality of the resulting dadih. The provision of culture with the preservation in the dry form will facilitate the handling of starter cultures, so that the fermentation is more controlled and the product quality is more assured. Besides that, the availability of dry starter cultures will facilitate the distribution and transportation of starter cultures because dry starter cultures can be sent for long distances without losing the activity of Lactic acid bacteria and have a long storage. Raw materials used in the manufacture of dadih in West Sumatera derived from buffalo milk. The availability of buffalo milk is very limited, that, the alternative used is cow modified with skim milk and jelly therefore it is expected produce Dadih which has the characteristic similar with dadih from buffalo’s milk. This study aimed to verify the making of dry starter of lactic acid bacteria (the combination Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus casei also Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus casei) and its effect towards the characteristic of resulting cow’s milk dadih. Various analytical results indicate that the interaction of combinations of lactic acid bacteria starter and concentration of dried starter powder of lactic acid bacteria significantly affect to the pH value and moisture content of dadih. interaction of a combination of lactic acid bacteria starter and dried starter powder concentration of lactic acid bacteria did not influence significantly to the value of titrable acid total, viscosity, ash content, and the total amount of lactic acid bacteria in dadih. Friedman test results showed that the assessment of panelists for color, aroma, taste, texture, and general acceptance of dadih was not significantly different. Based on weighting method for the determination of the best dadih products, showed that dadih fermented by a combination of starter S. thermophilus: L. casei (1 : 2) as much as three grams of powder has the highest weight value. Thus, the recommendation of the best dadih product is dadih product fermented by a combination of starter S. thermophilus : L. casei (1: 2) as much as three grams of dried starter powder. Microbiological test results showed that the lowest total lactic acid bacteria contained in dadih products, that is 8.4 x 109 CFU/ml. Thus, the dadih is eligible as fermented milk for the minimum amount of total lactic acid bacteria ranged 106-109 CFU/ml (Sari, 2007).
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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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