Judul: Persepsi Konsumen terhadap Aspek Gizi dan Kesehatan Pangan Organik
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji karakteristik, alasan membeli dan persepsi konsumen terhadap aspek gizi dan kesehatan pangan organik. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional dengan total subjek 120, dimana 100 subjek bukan anggota komunitas konsumen organik dan 20 subjek anggota komunitas konsumen organik. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner dengan wawancara langsung dan menggunakan email pada bulan Juli – Agustus 2016. Sebagian besar konsumen pangan organik telah menempuh pendidikan sarjana. Rata-rata pendapatan keluarga konsumen anggota komunitas lebih tinggi dibandingkan bukan anggota komunitas. Sebagian besar bukan anggota komunitas bekerja sebagai PNS dan anggota komunitas bekerja sebagai ibu rumah tangga. Alasan utama pembelian pangan organik ialah kepedulian terhadap kesehatan. Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan (p<0.05) pada tingkat pendidikan, tingkat pendapatan, pengeluaran pangan, pengeluaran pangan organik, tingkat pengetahuan pangan organik, perilaku pembelian, dan motivasi antara dua kelompok dan uji korelasi menunjukkan terdapat hubungan tingkat pendapatan, pengeluaran pangan organik dan lama konsumsi dengan persepsi terhadap aspek gizi dan kesehatan pangan organik (p<0.05). Persepsi konsumen ialah kurang terkait pernyataan positif terhadap aspek gizi dan kesehatan pangan organik.
Keyword: gizi, pangan, pangan organik, persepsi

Judul: Analisis Hubungan Motivasi, Pengetahuan, dan Persepsi dengan Preferensi terhadap Makanan Organik
Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan motivasi, pengetahuan, dan persepsi contoh terhadap preferensi makanan organik. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional study dengan metode survei menggunakan kuesioner. Pemilihan lokasi dilakukan secara purposive di Serambi Botani dan All Fresh Kota Bogor. Pengambilan data dilakukan pada bulan April 2012 dengan jumlah contoh 100 responden menggunakan convenience sampling. Analisis data menggunakan analisis Konjoin dan Anova untuk mengukur preferensi makanan organik. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pengetahuan dan persepsi berhubungan signifikan positif (r=0,359, p=0,000). Persepsi dan preferensi berhubungan signifikan positif (r=0,261, p=0,009). Motivasi dan pengetahuan berhubungan sangat signifikan positif (r=0,277, p=0,005). Motivasi dan persepsi berhubungan sangat signifikan positif (r=0,435, p=0,000). Motivasi dan preferensi memiliki hubungan signifikan positif (r=0,206, p=0,040). Terdapat pengaruh signifikan positif antara persepsi terhadap preferensi makanan organik (β=0,250, sig.=0,035).
Keyword: Consumer behavior, Knowledge, Motivation, Organic food, Perception, Preference

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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