Judul: Aktivitas dan kapasitas fagositosis sel polimorfonnuklear kambing peranakan etawah berdasarkan umur pada periode laktasi
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui aktivitas dan kapasitas fagositosis sel polimorfonuklear (PMN) kambing peranakan etawah (PE) berdasarkan umur pada periode laktasi. Sepuluh ekor kambing PE betina dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok yaitu kelompok pertama 5 ekor kambing umur 2-3 tahun dan kelompok dua 5 ekor kambing umur 5-6 tahun dengan berat 30-40 kg. Hasil pengamatan diperoleh bahwa kemampuan fagositosis sel PMN pada kambing PE tidak dipengaruhi oleh umur. Pada saat partus aktivitas fagositosis kambing PE umur 2-3 tahun lebih rendah dibanding dengan umur 5-6 tahun dan aktivitas fagositosis kedua kelompok umur stabil pada minggu ke-2 postpartum sampai akhir penelitian. Kapasitas fagositosis kambing PE umur 2-3 tahun pada saat partus sampai 4 minggu postpartum cenderung lebih tinggi dibanding umur 5-6 tahun.
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Judul: Pengaruh pemberian mineral Zn terhadap aktivitas dan kapasitas fagositosis sel polimorfonuklear darah kambing peranakan etawah selama periode akhir kebuntingan sampai waktu laktasi
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas dan kapasitas fagositosis sel polimorfonuklear pada kambing Peranakan Etawah (PE) betina selama periode akhir kebuntingan sampai awal laktasi. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan sepuluh ekor kambing PE yang sehat secara klinis dengan umur 3-5 tahun. Kelompok perlakuan I (5 ekor) yang merupakan kontrol tidak diberi tambahan Zn dalam pakan (Zn 0) dan kelompok perlakuan II (5 ekor) diberi tambahan Zn dalam pakan yang mulai diberikan pada awal kebuntingan sampai akhir pengamatan. Pengambilan darah dilakukan sebelum kebuntingan (kontrol), kemudian pada 4 minggu prepartus (Bt4), partus (P), 4 minggu postpartum (P4) dan 8 minggu postpartum (P8) untuk menganalisa aktivitas dan kapasitas fagositosis sel polimorfonuklear menggunakan uji tantang secara in vitro dengan Staphylococcus aureus. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) faktorial dan dilanjutkan dengan uji wilayah berganda Duncan. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan adanya kecenderungan peningkatan aktivitas fagositosis pada kelompok penambahan Zn walaupun tidak berbeda nyata (P>0,05) yaitu pada akhir kebuntingan dan partus. Kapasitas fagositosis meningkat dengan nyata pada kelompok perlakuan dengan penambahan Zn (P<0,05) yang terlihat pada umur kebuntingan 4 bulan.
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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