Judul: Exploration of Crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the East Coast, North Sumatera
Abstrak: Crustacea merupakan hewan invertebrata yang memiliki tingkat migrasi yang tinggi. Kemampuan migrasi ini terjadi pada fase larvanya yang mengikuti arus dan akan menetap pada habitat yang cocok. Pantai Timur Sumatera yang berada di antara Selat Malaka dan Sungai Deli diprediksi memiliki keanekaragaman kepiting yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi dan mendeskripsikan keanekaragaman kepiting di kawasan Pantai Timur, Sumatera Utara. Metode yang digunakan adalah convenience sampling yaitu teknik pengambilan sampel didasarkan pada ketersediaan dan kemudahan mendapatkan sumber data. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 4 stasiun penelitian dan sampel difiksasi pada alkohol 70% selama satu 24 jam, selanjutnya disimpan menggunakan alkohol 96% dan satu bulan kemudian alkohol 96% diganti yang baru. Kepiting diidentifikasi menggunakan FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purpose. Hasil sampling didapatkan sebanyak 192 individu, terbagi kedalam 6 famili dan 21 spesies. Famili tersebut terdiri dari Sesarmidae (7 spesies), Ocypodidae (7 spesies), Portunidae (4 spesies) , Macrophthalmidae (1 Spesies), Varunidae (1 spesies) , dan Camptandriidae (1 spesies). Kata kunci : belawan, convenience sampling, larva, selat malaka, Crustaceans are invertebrate animals that have a high migration rate. This migratory ability occurs in the larval phase, which follows the current and will settle in a suitable habitat. The East Coast of Sumatra, which lies between the Strait of Malacca and the Deli river, is predicted to have a high diversity of crabs. This study aims to explore and describe the diversity of crustaceans in the Belawan International Port area, North Sumatra. The method used is convenience sampling, the sampling technique is based on the availability and ease of obtaining data sources. This study was conducted at 4 research stations and samples were fixed in 70% alcohol for one 24 hours, then stored within 96% alcohol relaced with new one. Samples identified using the FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Sampling results obtained as many as 192 individuals, divided into 6 families and 21 species. The family consists of Sesarmidae (7 species), Ocypodidae (7 species), Portunidae (4 species), Macrophthalmidae (1 species), Varunidae (1 species), and Camptandriidae (1 species). Keywords: belawan, convenience sampling, larva, strait of malacca
Keyword: belawan, convenience sampling, larva, strait of malacca

Judul: Keanekaragaman Crustacea (Decapoda: Brachyura, Caridea, dan Anomura) Perairan Laut Provinsi Kalimantan Timur
Abstrak: Crustacea yang ada sekarang dibagi dalam 6 kelas, 13 subkelas, 38 ordo, dan 652 famili. Sementara itu, estimasi jumlah spesiesnya lebih dari 52.000 dan keberadaan anggota ordo Decapoda dapat ditemukan di berbagai tipe habitat, mulai dari laut dalam, laut dangkal, pasir pantai, pantai berlumpur, dan daerah terestrial. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengelompokkan dan mendeskripsikan keanekaragaman Crustacea (Decapoda: Brachyura, Caridea, dan Anomura) perairan laut Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada lima stasiun di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur dengan metode convenience sampling. Setiap sampel difoto dan disimpan dalam alkohol 70% untuk selanjutnya diidentifikasi dengan buku identifikasi FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Hasil sampling didapatkan sebanyak 80 individu, terbagi ke dalam 9 superfamili dan 19 spesies. Sebanyak 11 spesies tergolong ke dalam kelompok kepiting, 3 spesies kelompok udang, dan 5 spesies kelompok hermit crabs. Distribusi global semua spesies ada di semua wilayah Indo-Pasifik.
Keyword: convenience sampling, hermit crabs, kepiting, udang

Judul: The Dynamic of HIV Virus Infection as a Result of Protease Inhibitor Therapy.
Abstrak: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined as symptoms of deterioration human immune system caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus damages the leucocytes; therefore, once a person infected by the HIV, his/her immune system will be paralyzed and eventually will not be able to survive from any disease. HIV is transmitted in many ways, such as having unsafe sex, using unsterilized syringe, blood transfusion, and many more. So far, there has not been discovered yet a way or a medicine that can totally cure this disease. However, reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy, protease inhibitor, or combination of those two can decline the growth of virus inside the body of the infected person. Therefore, the immune system will be enhanced back to normal phase. In this paper, will analyze the effect of protease inhibitor therapy on the dynamics of virus inside the blood with different value of effectiveness. There are two mathematical models of protease inhibitor therapy to consider, i.e. perfect and imperfect protease inhibitor. The perfect protease inhibitor therapy hinders the virus to grow well and not to infect healthy leucocytes. On the other hand, the imperfect one cannot completely detained the virus growth.
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