Judul: Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Spatial Memory Performance and Neuron Complexity
Abstrak: Alcoholic beverages have always been a common drink all around the globe. The ethanol that is contained inside these alcoholic beverages have been known to have various negative side effects to the brain if consumed excessively. Other articles have claimed a certain moderate amount of alcohol consumption could have beneficial effects on the brain, but no exact concentration limit of consumption has been elaborated to cause damage in the hippocampal area. The objective of this research is examining the effects of alcohol towards neuron complexity and spatial memory performance. Four groups of mice were used as test subjects and were given the solution pre-orally. The first group is the control group which is given water, the second group was given 5% alcohol, the third group was given 15% alcohol, and the fourth group was given commercially sold alcoholic beverage. The mice were given said solutions in the span of 30 days. Spatial memory performance is observed by how a mice scores inside a Y-maze in the span of 5 minutes after 30 days of treatment. Neuron complexity is determined by the number of intersections of dendrites and the maximum angle of neurons inside the Dentate Gyrus (DG) and Cornu Ammonis (CA) region of the hippocampus which is observed by Golgi-Cox staining, photographed with optilab and then analyzed using the ImageJ application. alcohol consumption does not have any significant effect on spatial memory performance nor neuron complexity in the hippocampal area. These findings are not significantly different than the control group, possibly because the treatment is not chronic enough to trigger a significant physiological change.
Keyword: Ethanol, spatial memory, complexity, hippocampus

Judul: Effect of Eucheuma cottonii extract on alcohol-induced spatial memory of DDY mice (Mus musculus) strain
Abstrak: Memori spasial digunakan untuk mengenal ruang, bentuk, arah, jarak, luas dan posisi. Konsumsi alkohol dapat menurunkan fungsi memori dengan meningkatkan pembentukan Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Eucheuma cottonii mengandung senyawa antioksidan yang dapat melawan serangan radikal bebas. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh pemberian ekstrak alga E. cottonii terhadap memori spasial dan neurogenesis pada hipokampus mencit yang diinduksi alkohol. Mencit dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok. Perlakuan pertama selama tujuh hari mencit kelompok K diberi air, sedangkan kelompok lainnya diberi etanol 50%. Perlakuan kedua selama 14 hari mencit kelompok K dan K- diberi air, kelompok K+ diberi ekstrak Centella asiatica 300 mg/kg BB, kelompok P1 dan P2 diberi ekstrak E. cottonii dengan dosis 250 dan 150 mg/kgBB. Y-maze Alternation Test dan Novel Object Recognition Test digunakan untuk menguji memori spasial. Pengamatan histologi otak dilakukan dengan menghitung densitas sel pada hipokampus berdasarkan morfologinya. Analisis fitokimia menggunakan GC-MS menunjukkan bahwa senyawa aktif yang terkandung dalam ekstrak E. cottonii didominasi oleh senyawa ester, organosilikon, alkana, asam lemak, fenol, alkohol, lakton, terpenoid, keton, alkena, oxaspiro dan organofosforus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan setelah pemberian ekstrak E. cottonii terjadi peningkatan pada persentase kinerja memori spasial dan neural progenitor cell serta penurunan persentase sel apoptosis yang tidak signifikan., Spatial memory used to recognize space,shape, direction, distance, area and position. Alcohol consumption can reduce memory function by increasing Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Eucheuma cottonii contains antioxidant compounds that can fight free radical attacks. This study aims to determine the effect of E. cottonii algae extract on spatial memory and neurogenesis in the hippocampus of alcohol induced mice. Mice were divided into 5 groups. The first treatment in seven days, group K receiving water, the other subjected ethanol 50%. The second treatment in 14 days, involved water for K and K-, Centella asiatica extract 300 mg/kg BW for K+, E. cottonii extract 250 and 150 mg/kg BW for P1 and P2. Y-maze Alternation Test and Novel Object Recognition Test used to test spatial memory. Brain histology observations were carried out by calculating cell density in the hippocampus based on its morphology. The results of GC-MS analysis show that the active compounds contained in the E. cottonii extract are dominated by esters, organosilicons, alkanes, fatty acids, phenols, alcohols, lactones, terpenoids, ketones, alkenes, oxaspiro and organophosphorus. Results indicate an enhancement in spatial memory performance and neural progenitor cell percentage after E. cottonii extract administration, accompanied by a non-significant reduction in apoptotic cells.
Keyword: Alga, Antioksidan, Hipokampus, Novel Object Recognition Test, Y  Maze Alteration Test

Judul: Pemanenan Energi Listrik dari Kincir Angin Vertikal
Abstrak: Usaha pemanenan energi angin di Indonesia masih sedikit. Sampai Tahun 2016 hanya 3.54 MW alat pemanenan energi angin yang sudah terpasang. Kendala utamanya ialah dibutuhkan investasi yang besar untuk membuatnya. Pembuatan kincir angin dengan ukuran yang lebih kecil dengan bahan yang dapat dibeli di pasar lokal menjadi solusi agar pembuatan kincir angin lebih ekonomis. Pembuatan kincir vertikal tipe Savonius dapat menjadi solusinya. Kincir vertikal Savonius dapat beroperasi pada kecepatan < 3 m/s dan ketinggian < 50 m. Kincir angin ini terdiri dari tiga sistem, yaitu generator, rotor kincir dan transmisi pulley-belt. Generator dibuat dari modifikasi motor AC dan magnet neodymium. Rotor kincir dibuat dari pipa PVC 4”, pipa alumunium ¾”, dan papan polikarbonat. Transmisi pulley-belt dibuat dari plastik dan karet. Kincir ini membutuhkan gaya minimal 3 N untuk dapat berputar atau torsi minimalnya 0.75 Nm. Kecepatan angin yang dibutuhkan untuk merotasikannya sebesar 1.9 m/s. Daya maksimal yang dapat dihasilkan ialah 5.76 watt berupa tegangan sebesar 36 volt dan arus 160 mA.
Keyword: energi terbarukan, generator, motor AC, sudu Savonius