Advances in Biological Sciences Research

Patchouli was one of the industrial plants that has the potential to be developed as a regional superior commodity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the suitability of dry land in Pontang District, Serang Regency, Banten Province for the cultivation of patchouli plants. The research methods were:...

North Aceh District is one of the districts that produces ruminants and has great potential in the agricultural sector which will produce by-product so that it can be used as animal feed. The study was conducted from January to December 2018 in North Aceh district, Aceh Goverment. This study is a descriptive...

Bronchial asthma is a complex respiratory disorder, exhibits several endotypes and phenotypes due to different underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. Globally it affects 300 million individuals, with the prevalence of 2–3% in India, contributing to morbidity and mortality. Over 50 cytokines have...

Animal agriculture is a major contributor to the United States economy. Livestock contributes about 13% of the energy to the world’s diet. Animal-source foods are good sources of high-quality protein and micronutrients that are essential for normal development and good health. Sustainable animal production...

Prediction of splice sites plays a key role in the annotation of genes. SVM with the weighted degree kernel has been proved to achieve a satisfactory performance. However, this kernel did not consider the effect of the position. In this article, we explored the relationship between the weighted degree...

The resistance of Anopheles spp to insecticides is the most important and dangerous problem that affects malaria control programs. One of the methods used to detect insecticide resistance is the bottle bioassay test method from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which can be applied as part of a broader...

Protein feed is an essential nutrient for livestock production, but it is easily spoiled if not appropriately handled. This study aimed to determine the effect storage time aerobically and turmeric (Curcuma longa) addition on chemical and physical properties on fermented, fortified, and protected protein...

The prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) tends to increase in various parts of the world. T2D is characterized by high blood glucose level, and currently among the top diseases affecting millions of people in the world. T2D is a chronic disease that is prone to various complications, one...

This study aims to determine the effect of litter size of ewes and lamb performances under an intensive care management system. The material used was 20 ewes consisting of single and twin litter sizes given the same rations. Ewes were kept in individual cages from four months of gestation to one month...

Carbosulfan is one of the pesticides widely used by farmers of shallot. Excessive use of pesticides has caused controversy, particularly with regard to the environment and health, as pesticide residues can accumulate in agricultural products and pollute rivers. Even though, the use of Carbosulfan pesticide...

As a result of hybridization of species: Prunus domestica L., Prunus salicina Lindl., Prunus rossica Erem., Prunus brigantina Vill., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch., Prunus armeniaca Lin., Prunus pumila L., Prunus spinosa L. crossed between Interspecific hybrids combining genomes of 2 or more species ((Prunus...

Red jungle fowl is one of the important species that has the function of ecology, economy, and aesthetics. The red jungle fowl and their offsprings have an important role for rural communities. The communities in Bengkulu Province had done a domestication of the red jungle fowl. Until now, the conservation...

Mentawai people have a unique agricultural tradition. The traditional agricultural system (mone) is adaptive, using the plants that are suitable for the landscape. Land clearing is carefully done without destroying the entire forest. We conducted ethnobotany studies to explore the composition and the...

In order to study Trf 2 protein function in the sperm production, the Trf2 gene was studied and the protein function was predicted in this paper. Based on blast searches with the mRNA sequence of human Trf 2 and the bovine-EST databases, we used fragment assembly and RT-PCR technology to amplify sequence....

This study investigated effects of 2-month isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO) supplementation on fecal colonic bacterial enzymes, bile acid metabolites, and fecal toxicity in the nursing-home residents. Twelve nursing-home residents (mean age 85.2 1.9 y. o.) participated in the placebo-controlled and diet-controlled...

Irrational use of synthetic insecticides can cause pollution of water, soil, air, and agricultural products; it affects the health of consumers and agricultural workers, as well as pest resistance and resurgence, killing beneficial animals, and pest outbreaks. Therefore it is necessary to find alternative...

Banten has abundant fish resources with 499.62 km coastline length. Fish is perishable food with short shelf life. Freezing is alternative process to maintain quality of fish. PT. Agrobisnis Banten Mandiri (PT. ABM) has a mission to be distribution center in Banten Province. One of distributing commodity...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of condensed tannins and myristic acid addition in complete feed on nutrient content and VFA concentrations in vitro. The materials used for this research were maize straw, condensed tannins, myristic acid, coffee husk, rice bran, cassava waste,...

Water salinity and acidity are two water quality parameters that are important for the success of crop cultivation in the Anjir Serapat Lowland Irrigation Area, Central Kalimantan. The interrupted tidal flow between Kapuas Murung River and the irrigation drainage system prevents fresh-saline water exchange....

The increase in greenhouse gases emissions (CH4) in the atmosphere will contribute to an increase in global warming. The increase in methane gas (CH4) is related to the solid and liquid waste of beef cattle which is not used optimally by some farmers, so it tends to contribute to the increase in methane...

1, 3-propanediol (1,3-PD) is an important chemical material, which is wildly used in many fields. Clostridium butyricumis key strain which can transform glycerol into 1,3-PD. In this study, a new strain producing 1,3-PD was isolated from soil. On the basis of morphology, biochemical-physiological characteristics,...

In this paper, the related physical and chemical parameters in the composting were studied through the composting experiment of cephalosporin residue and chicken manure. The changes of odor and traits of composting process were analyzed. The temperature, moisture content, pH, TOC, TN and C/N were analyzed...

The scope of Chinese medicine residue and utilization is relatively narrow, and the harmless processing technology needs to be systematized. Since its feasibility is still being questioned by people, this research discusses the properties of the Chinese medicine residue carbonation characteristics and...

The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of knowledge competencies, attitude competencies and skills competencies of students by using a guided inquiry model. The research subjects were class X MIA MAN 3 Kota Padang Panjang. The data analysis used in this study is qualitative analysis...

One of the causes of the decrease in eggplant production is the attacked of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita). The one of steps to developing eggplant plants resistant to nematode attack is by screening various eggplant accessions which aims to assess the level of resistance between eggplant...

The aim of this study was to determine the decrease in blood glucose levels using Muntingia calabura L. leaf extract in hyperglycemic rats. This study used a completely randomized design with six treatments and four replications. The experimental animal used 24 male rats (Rattus novergicus) aged 3 months,...

The vetiver plant, Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash, yields vetiver oil, which is a fixative for perfumes. It is vital to create improved vetiver plants by in vitro mutagenesis because the low quality of vetiver in Indonesia causes vetiver oil productivity to decline year after year. This study sought...

During the drugs production, one of the most important requirements of good manufacturing practice (GMP) is the equipment cleaning from active pharmaceutical substance residues, which has to be carried out to prevent cross-contamination in case of switching from the production of one drug to another....

Saccharina latissima is one of the potential seaweed sources because of its high carbohydrate content. The interest of farming of macroalgae has increased in European countries. Abundant research results have provided data for the biochemical composition of S. latissimi. This paper collects and summarize...

Rattan manau (Calamus manan Miq.) is one of some commercial rattan species that grow in East Kalimantan forests. Its fruit is edible, similarly to some other species’ fruits, and the local community traditionally uses it as medicine for stomach and toothache. There has not been any research related to...

The enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of lactate to pyruvate is called lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), essential in producing energy present in cells for various tissues, including the liver, heart, and skeletal muscle. Although the increased LDH activity is due to vascular thrombosis, bleeding, and...

A study was conducted to investigate the correlation between coat color scoring and the body weight of local sheep in Indonesia. A total of 469 sheep belong to Tawakkal Farm were used for the study and kept for 70-90 days with diet consisting of natural grasses, tofu by-product and concentrate mixture....

A research has been conducted to analyze the quality of silage feed, determine the eating behavior of Timor deer, Evaluation of the level of consumption and palatability of silage feed of a captive breeding area for Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) at Wosu Village, Bungku Barat District, Morowali District,...

Seed inoculation with plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) is an ideal tool to supply the soil with a high density of beneficial microorganisms. However, viability of microorganisms is a major problem during seed treatment and storage. In this research, seed inoculated by PGPB was conducted to prove...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the meaning contained in the morphology of the tortoise carapace and plastron using an Islamic approach in the Covid pandemic situation and the simultaneous economic and social crisis. The objects in this study include tortoises, the sociological impacts of the...

Soil-water dynamics pattern in a lettuce cropping field under cotton mulch (CM), plastic mulch (PM), and zero mulch (C) coverage was characterized. Three lettuce plots of 300 cm x 100 cm large each were prepared. Soil-water content, electrical conductivity (EC) and temperature at 0–10 and 10–20 cm depth...

The purpose of this research is to analyze internal and external factors in tobacco farming, to determine empowerment strategies in improving the welfare of tobacco farmers in Probolinggo Regency. The analysis method used in this study is SWOT analysis. The results showed that the strategy of maximizing...

The findings of effective targets and the identification of target binding molecules are two key points in drug discovery. The complete human genome and their rapid increase in structural and functional information led to new possibilities for diagnosis and therapy of diseases, using gene-targeted drugs....

Poly (lactic acid) has become a hot topic in biomedical field due to good biocompatibility and biodegradability. As an important method for synthesis of poly lactic acid materials, ring-opening polymerization of lactide catalyzed by metal complexes can achieve the controllable polymerization of lactide...

Nanotechnology is utilized in various fields including agriculture, one of which is in the botanical insecticide formulation. The material used for the formulation of botanical insecticide nano emulsion was tobacco leaf, which was applied to the citrus aphids, Aphis gossypii. This study aimed to determine...

Measurements on physiological responses and blood profile in 60 broiler chickens were conducted to evaluate the effect of red dragon fruit peel supplementations against three-hour road transportation stress. Broiler chickens aged 35 days were distributed into four treatment groups based on levels of...

Deer (Axis axis) are often cultivated in captivity of city park because they can be used to add population in natural habitats, beautifying city parks and as regional tourism objects. The success factors in deer breeding depend on the providing of the type of feed they like with a sufficient quantity...

Tomatoes, which have a limited shelf life must be processed further, one of which will be used as a jelly drink. In Indonesia, tomatoes are relatively inexpensive, but beverage products made from tomatoes are still limited. Jelly drinks are common among the general public, and they also serve as a hunger...

This study aimed to compare the use of gandasil balanced fertilizer with various levels towards the nutrient composition and dry matter digestibility (DMD) and organic matter digestibility (OMD) of butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) by in vitro method. This research used butterfly pea, fertilized at the...

The world of mining, especially coal mining, is an activity that can cause changes in geological, hydrological, morphological and land use conditions. Changes in these conditions also have an impact or influence on the mining and post-mining processes. The location of the research was carried out in...

Fish meal, shrimp head, and crab shell were known as a fishery-by product with enough nutritional value as poultry feed. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of fish, shrimp head, and crab shell meal in different proportions on carcass, liver, and abdominal fat percentage of super native chicken....

The effect of 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid on the monophenolase and diphenolase activity was tested. The experimental results showed that the activation effected of 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid on both monophenolase and diphenolase activity .3-O-caffeoylquinic acid concentration leading 50% activity increase (AC50)...

In this study the microbial composition in the starter (Daqu) of Chinese Gujing Tribute liquor was determined by employing near full length ribosome gene library sequencing approach. Gujing Tribute Daqu has a distinct microbial community structure by comparison with several other important types of Chinese...

In this work, we considered a compressed-sensing (CS)-based framework with the total-variation regularization penalty for image deblurring of high accuracy in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). We implemented the proposed algorithm and performed a systematic simulation to demonstrate its viability for...

This research aims to determine soil fertility in some rubber plantations area. This research is expected to be used as basic information in increasing the production of rubber plants. This research was conducted in Banjar Village, Pandeglang Regency and Wanasalam Village, Lebak Regency, Banten Province....

The purpose of this study was to know the effect of addition green spinach flour (Amaranthus tricolor) to chicken liver nuggets in terms of yield quality, oraganoleptic, and color using a color reader. The materials in this research are broiler chicken liver and green spinach flour (Amaranthus tricolor)....

The fabrication of microbeads at submillimter-scale has been focused on as the scientific research topic since they have been widely applied in various kinds of industries, such as pharmacology, cosmetics as well as food industry. The development of applied mathematics, material technology and information...

scientific work is devoted to the study of the biological activity spacerized complex bis(2-Pyridyl) -3- (1,2,4-Triazolyl) Propane And 11-Hydroxy-1,1-Ethylidenediphosphonic Acid in the dose range from 5 to 200 mg / kg. The results of the study of acute toxicity showed that spacering of the HDA+BTP complex...

Escherichia coli Serotype O157 (hereafter, E. coli O157) is known as a very important food-borne pathogen and the case spread world-wide in human. This study was aimed to isolate the bacteria of E. coli O157 from faecal sample of rectal swabs in aceh cattle. A number of 85 rectal swab samples were collected...

Glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide in agriculture. However, glyphosate finds its way into the environment after application as it leaches or runs off into water bodies. Hybrid constructed wetland mesocosms consisting of surface flow wetland planted with duckweed and subsurface flow wetland planted...

Yogyakarta Special Region is one of the regions with many historical relics and strong cultural exposure. These assets are widely used as a tourism attraction as well as education. One of the relics, widely known as Pundong Japanese Cave, is one of the mentioned historical tourism attractions in which...

‘GMP’ melon is a breeding cultivar that has a bitter taste and fragrant aroma. The bitter taste character indicates the presence of potential natural compounds that can be used as anti-cancer. This study aims to reveal the natural compounds of ‘GMP’ melon and its use as an anti-cancer computationally....

The post-COVID-19 pandemic shifted public perception to a healthier lifestyle, such as the consumption of herbal tea daily. Herbal tea refers to an infusion of grounded dried parts of the plant, either singular or mixed materials which are reported to contain a beneficial compound that improves human...

This research aims to know the effect of indigenous microorganisms (MOL) from fermentation products of the maja fruit and bamboo shoot mixture on the characteristics and quality of rabbit manure composting. Physical parameters from fermented maja fruit and the bamboo shoots, the observation of growth...

Pest management plays big role in chili production. Most chili farmer in Indonesia uses chemical pesticide, among various pesticide active substances, Carbosulfan is one of the pesticides widely used by farmers. Even though there are some controversial issues related to health and environment, the use...

Freezing of bovine sperm has a critical point at the time of equilibration and freezing. Therefore, the equilibration duration and concentration of cryoprotectants that can maintain sperm during freezing and storage become determining factors for the success of bovine sperm freezing. This study aims...

Food is a basic necessity that is private and has the protection of the state regarding its availability, security, and distribution so that consumers get good food access. Indonesia’s protection regulated in civil laws, namely the Act of consumer protection and halal product assurance. Muslim consumer...

This study aimed to determine the symptoms and signs of diseases on the shoot, stem, root, the causal agent, and the disease’s incidence and severity. The most resistant families and the most detrimental pathogen were also discussed. The study was conducted at Surya Hutani Jaya Concession, Sebulu in...

Achieving each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda depends on gender equality in scientific research and STEM fields. A considerable increase in the number of girls and women entering and continuing in STEM jobs is possible because sustainable development also demands more...

In therapeutic plants, phytochemicals are found in abundance. A family of verbena known as vervain (verbenaceae) consists of over 100 genera and nearly 2600 species. Among the Verbenaceae family is Stachytarpheta, a green perennial herb. The species is being examined in this study for its phytochemical,...

Bligon goats in Bantul Regency are found in various agro-ecological zones, consisting of lowland and hilly areas, affecting reproductive performances. This study aimed to investigate the reproductive performances of the Bligon goats in different agro-ecological zones in the Bantul Regency. A total of...

Banana tuber meal has good potential as hybrid duck feed, its nutritional content in banana tuber meal needs to be increased through processing technology. The purpose of this study was to determine the nutritional content of banana tuber meal resulting from the rebinding process (cellulose enzyme +...

The crystal morphology, growth faces as well as the structures of important facets of -L-arabinose were simulated by BFDH, growth morphology(GM) and equilibrium morphology(EM) methods in this paper. By measuring the attachment energy and lattice energy of the crystal, the relative growth rates and morphology...

Purpose: This study was conducted to illustrate that pulse diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was useful in the assessment of coronary artery lesions in patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Methods: By using phase-space reconstruction, one-dimensional pulse signals of participants...

In the range of 23 years, from 1992 to 2015, there has been a drastic decrease in the number of individual tamed Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847) at the Seblat Elephant Training Center (PLG) from 40 individuals to 18 individuals. Decreasing the size of the tamed elephant...

The environmental carrying capacity of water is a factor that contributes to community welfare. Determining the carrying capacity is generally done by the ecosystem services approach. In this case, the provision of water by the environment is considered an ecosystem service. The environmental carrying...

Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) known as San Jose scale is one of the most destructive apple pests in the world. San Jose scale damage all parts of the apple crop throughout the year. The research was conducted to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of High-Pressure Water (HPW) to manage...

This study aimed to determine the types of gastrointestinal protozoa that infested long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in Sabang Municipality. This study could be used as a basis of consideration for controlling zoonotic diseases caused by gastrointestinal protozoa. This research was conducted...

Oligosaccharide compounds (FOS, GOS) have gained huge commercial interest due to their beneficial properties in human health as prebiotics. This study aims to isolate the oligosaccharides compounds and investigate the prebiotic potential of Indonesian local honey from Apis spp. (KR) and Trigona spp....

Food is a basic need that is fundamental and its fulfillment of human rights. In the Constitution 1945, said that the fullfillment of food as a basic component to increasing of human resources quality. Development of food and nutrition security is focused on strengthening food sovereignty. One of the...

Watermelon is a horticultural plant liked by many people. Limited land and the conversion of optimal land use make the cultivation activities expand to marginal land. It will undoubtedly affect the quality of the watermelon produced. Mycorrhizal application in sub-optimum land is one way to improve soil...

Purposes:to investigate the effects of tonifying kidney and spleen, detoxification of throat for Th1 /Th2 of IgA nephropathy model rats.Methods : 72 rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, Tripterygium wilfordii multi glycoside tablet group (control group), tonifying kidney and spleen,...

The prevalence of asthma and allergies among children has increased in the last decades. Obviously genetic predisposition is the main factor, and also lifestyle factors, dietary habits and indoor environments are related to their high prevalence in many studies. A cross-sectional questionnaire study...

The article presents the developed methodological approach to the technology of conducting a multi-aspect examination of the range of pharmaceutical products. This approach may be of interest for optimizing the prescription of pharmaceutical products by doctors in medical organizations during the pharmacotherapy...

Infectious diseases in reptiles are one of the biggest causes of morbidity and mortality, related to immunosuppressive factors. Disease in Olive Ridley Sea Turtle arise because ineligible ecosystem in the sea, like bacterial infection. In the world, there are seven species of Sea Turtles, such as: Chelonia...

The main factor influencing catfish farming activities is the use of feed. Catfish feed in the form of fish pellets has a relatively expensive price, thereby reducing profits in catfish farming, so alternative feeds are needed. An alternative feed that has the potential to be used in catfish farming...

The location of this research was conducted at SMPN 02 Koto Baru. This research uses descriptive quantitative research. The population in this study were students of SMPN 02 Koto Baru, and the sampling technique was using all populations was 32 students. The data collection technique is done through...

The productivity of local goats is strongly influenced by various factors including the nutritional content and availability of feed and internal factors (livestock) such as gender and management are also very decisive. Theoretically, differences in livestock sex and castration treatment can contribute...

In order to accelerate the speed of titanium implant osseointegration, titanium substrates were polished by silicon carbide abrasive papers and treated by sodium hydroxide solution. The treated titanium substrates were immersed in simulated body fluid at 37 C for several days, through bio-simulated mineralization,...

One of the limiting factors of utilization sugar cane top as animal feed was it’s lower digestibility and feed consumption compared to grasses. Sugar cane top can be consumed by cows as much as less than 1% dry matter based on live weight. This due to high lignin content of sugar cane top and difficult...

Bligon goat is one of the goat breeds that is widely raised in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This study was conducted to determine the qualitative morphology characteristics of Bligon goat in different sexes and agroecological zones. Observations were conducted on Bligon goats from the hilly areas (45 males...

This study analyze the distribution margin of cayenne pepper in each distribution channel, profit and measure the level of distribution efficiency of cayenne pepper in Banyumas Regency. The type of research used is a quantitative type with primary data obtained through interviews using a questionnaire....

Strong-aroma type liquor occupies over 70% of Chinese liquor market, but the namelist of key microbes responsible for liquor flavor is still vague. Lots of data indicate that the interface between the bottom pit mud and Zaopei (fermented grains) plays an important role for aroma molecule production,...

Sate bandeng is indigenous food from Banten Province and produced by SMEs (small and medium enterprises). The market of sate bandeng is not yet wide because it has short shelf life about two days only. The short shelf life of sate bandeng because it is made from coconut milk and their standard processing...

In this study, we propose an automatic classification of three common types of lymphoma: (1) lymphoma, (2) benign lesion, and (3) carcinoma using lymphoma cell images magnified by 100x and by 400x. A comparative study was performed to find the best architecture to classify lymphoma cell images using...

This study aimed to determine peanut crop/plant (Arachis hypogaea) productivities in exs Merapi pyroclastic land with different fertilizers. Peanut seeds planted on land of exs Merapi eruption Kepuharjo village, Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta with an area of 13 x 10 m2 divided in three blocks with 3...

This study aims to assess the occurrence of pests of zoological specimen collections at natural history museums, management of the specimens with climate change patterns in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to determine the causes that damaged zoological specimens and the effectiveness of the...

Anthocyanins of red colored leaves of Cercis canadensis L. were found to be 3-glucosides of five common anthocyanidins - of delphinidin, cyaniding, petunidin, peonidin and malvidin with overall accumulation more than 350 mg per 100 g of FW in early summer. The content of anthocyanins gradually drops...

The Sewu Temple area, which is located in Prambanan Yogyakarta, is a tourism site that has unique environment conditions where stone temple piles are humid and an open area. These conditions make it possible for Bryophyte to grow surrounding the area. This research aims to identify the species of Bryophyte...

Melittin is the main toxic component in the the honey bee venom. It is a cationic, lytic peptide constituted by 26 amino acid residues. This peptide is an amphoteric molecule which the carboxy-terminal region is hydrophilic and the amino-terminal region is hydrophobic due to the presence of a series...

The mangrove ecosystem in Kutai National Park (KNP) has an essential and strategic role. Maintaining mangroves’ integrity as a conservation area needs to be improved, one of which is by recognizing floristic potential. The study was carried out on TNK mangrove forests in the East Kutai Regency to find...

This study was conducted to determine the population performance of the kacang goats as natural resources in Talawi District, Sawahlunto Regency. This study was carried out on 628 small farmers in Talawi district in Sawahlunto for approximately two months, from June to August 2022. The selection of the...

A novel fungus which produced lipase extracellularly was isolated from soil. The strain was named after Candida tropicalis SD7 based on morphological features and ITS1-5.8S–ITS4 region sequences of ribosomal RNA. The fermentation conditions were optimized in order to improve lipase production of the...

The effect of the visitor on animal behavior in captivity has been widely reported. However, whether this visitor-effect also influences stress for captive animals is still limited and absent for captive Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor). Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the effect of...

This research aimed to determine factors affecting beef cattle adoption of Artificial Insemination (AI) in smallholder farmers in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. The sample was chosen through random sampling, from 4 districts in Bengkulu Province. The total sample was 80 beef cattle smallholder farmers....