Judul: Kajian Preservasi Bakteri Escherichia coli Dengan Empat Metode di PT Sanghiang Perkasa
Abstrak: Komitmen untuk selalu menjaga mutu produk adalah hal yang penting untuk dilakukan. Mutu adalah kesesuaian karakteristik produk dengan standar yang ditetapkan berdasarkan syarat, kebutuhan, dan keinginan konsumen (Muhandri dan Kadarisman 2012). Mutu dari bahan baku, selama proses produksi, hingga produk sampai di tangan konsumen harus selalu dijaga untuk menjamin produk yang dipasarkan aman dan berkualitas. Hal tersebut akan menentukan nilai dari suatu produk pangan.
Keyword: Escherichia coli, preservation

Judul: Homogenitas dan Stabilitas Bakteri Campuran Escherichia coli dan S. Typhimurium serta Konfirmasi Molekuler.
Abstrak: Laboratorium pengujian produk pangan memegang peranan penting dalam menjamin kualitas produk yang dihasilkan oleh industri pangan dan harus memenuhi persyaratan ISO/IEC 17025:2017 tentang Persyaratan Umum Kompetensi Laboratorium Pengujian dan Laboratorium Kalibrasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan jenis krioprotektan yang tepat dalam pembuatan biakan kering beku bakteri campuran E. coli dan S. Typhimurium untuk sampel uji profisiensi, mengevaluasi tingkat homogenitas dan stabilitas biakan kering beku E. coli dan S. Typhimurium, mengonfirmasi molekuler bakteri E. coli menggunakan PCR standar dan bakteri S. Typhimurium dengan menggunakan real-time PCR. Tiga tahapan utama yang dilakukan yaitu uji efektivitas krioprotektan, uji homogenitas dan uji stabilitas pada suhu penyimpanan 4°C selama empat waktu yang berbeda (0, 7, 14, 65 hari), serta uji konfirmasi molekuler. Perlakuan krioprotektan yang terbaik adalah menggunakan 10% trehalosa dengan viabilitas E. coli dan S. Typhimurium masing-masing 5,58±0,25 dan 5,31±0,09 log CFU/mL. Sampel biakan kering beku E. coli dan S. Typhimurium dinyatakan homogen dan stabil berdasarkan perhitungan ISO 13528:2015. Bakteri E. coli terkonfirmasi menggunakan PCR standar dengan primer 16S rRNA, sedangkan bakteri S. Typhimurium terkonfirmasi menggunakan rt-PCR dengan primer invA.
Keyword: E. coli, krioprotektan, S. Typhimurium, real-time PCR, uji profisiensi

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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