Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) is one of the most productive commodity crops in Indonesia. Oil palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) are a collection of fibers left after separating the fruit from sterilized fresh fruit bunches. Dr. Ihak Sumardi and colleagues investigated the possibility of EFB becoming pulp raw material in the future by measure […]
Integrated farming system offers better opportunities to be implemented in smallholder agriculture because it ensures productivity and profitability for sustainable livelihoods. However, the evaluation of this practice has not been clearly identified. Dr. Mia Rosmiati and colleagues evaluated the ecological, economic, social, institutional, and technological aspects of sustainability on existing dairy-horticulture farming systems at local […]
Luminous vibriosis outbreaks are one of the major constraints that cause large economic losses in the culture of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Several studies have confirmed the protective effect of PHB against a variety of bacterial diseases in farmed aquatic animals. In this study, Dr. Magdalena L. Situmorang and colleagues investigated the effect of […]
Diabetes is the most prevalent chronic disease worldwide. In type 2 diabetes, target tissues decrease their sensitivity to insulin. In prediabetes and diabetes patients, the retinol-binding protein (RBP4) concentration is high in the blood plasma. Dr. Marselina Irasonia Tan and her team observed free RBP4 and exosomal RBP4 in the blood plasma as well as […]
SITH ITB pada Rabu, 3 Maret 2021 mengadakan pemilihan Mahasiswa Berprestasi Tingkat SITH ITB yang diikuti oleh enam perwakilan Mahasiswa Berprestasi dari setiap Prodi. Melalui proses penjurian yang ketat, Mahasiswa Berprestasi SITH ITB 2021 berhasil diraih oleh Angelica Wiliana (11218004) dari Prodi Rekayasa Hayati yang mengangkat konsep “Algaetaria” sebagai solusi permasalahan pangan dan efisiensi energi. […]
Excessive nitrogen and phosphorus are pollutants to water environments. Aquatic plants have been widely used for nutrient removal from wastewaters. In this study, Dr. Sartika Sudiarto and colleagues investigated the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from the effluent of treated swine wastewater by Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Limnobium laevigatum, and Lemna sp. The result showed […]
The application of nitrate-mediated souring control has been proposed as a promising tool. However, the efficiency of this method remains controversial due to several unresolved issues, such as the determination of effective nitrate concentration, the optimal injection period, etc. In this study, Dr. Eng. Kamarisima and colleagues investigated the bacteria community as well as the […]
The loss of crops primarily takes place in the postharvest process, especially in developing countries with limited access to high-quality technology. The elevated Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) content in fresh commodities, a consequence of poor postharvest management, removes the advantage of a good antioxidant supply required to maintain a healthy body. In this article, Dr. […]
Subfamily Rasborinae is the most diversified group of freshwater fishes in Sundaland, one of the largest and most threatened biodiversity hotspots in Southeast Asia. However, uncertainties in their taxonomy and systematics had constrained its use as a model in evolutionary studies. In this report, Dr. Arni Sholihah and colleagues established a DNA barcode reference library […]
Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) as a tertiary oil recovery technique is a biology-based method in which microbial metabolites and activities are used to improve the recovery of residual oil from depleted and marginal reservoirs. Biosurfactant is a microbial bioproduct that plays an important role in MEOR applications. In this study, Dr. Isty Adhitya Purwasena […]
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