PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK OLAHAN IKAN KADORU DI KECAMATAN KATIKUTANA KABUPATEN SUMBA TENGAH, NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

Kecamatan Katikutana adalah salah satu kecamatan di Kabupaten Sumba Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Timur yang memiliki potensi perikanan air tawar sebesar 40%, yang hasil perikanannya masih diolah dalam bentuk olahan tradisional dengan melalui pengasapan selama 1-3 hari dan dimasukkan kedalam buis bambu. Produk ini sering disebut dengan olahan ikan kadoru, dapat disimpan dan bisa bertahan selama satu tahun. Pemasaran produk ini masih bersifat tradisional yaitu barter dan masih tergolong murah. Dengan cara pengolahannya yang masih sederhana dan unik yang juga belum ada informasi untuk mengembangkan produk tersebut. Dengan demikian,kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan kadoru dan menentukan strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan kadoru di Kecamatan Katikutana Kabupaten Sumba Tengah. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif serta Analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis SWOT serta analisis matriks QSP. Dimana, analisis matriks Perencanaan Strategi Kuantitatif (QSP) selalu memperhatikan data yang dianalisis berdasarkan matriks IFE dan EFE yang akan menghasilkan strategi sesuai urutan skor tertinggi ke urutan skor terendah. Strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan kadoru di Kecamatan Katikutana Kabupaten Sumba Tengah adalah strategi progresif, menggunakan kekuatan internal (1,6) serta peluang eksternal (1,1).Peningkatan kualitas produk olahan kadoru tradisional menjadi produk olahan bernilai tambah tinggi dan kompetitif. Oleh karena itu, Strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan tradisional di Kecamatan Katikutana Kabupaten Sumba Tengah adalah strategi progresif, tetapi masih dalam posisi yang cukup sehingga jika aspek ekologi dari tersedianya ikan secara alami maka perlu ada produk alternatif yang dapat dikembangkan.Ikan olahan kadoru merupakan produk olahan ikan tradisional di Kecamatan Katikutana, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah yang diproses melalui proses pengasapan selama 1-3 hari, dimasukkan kedalam bambu yang telah dipotong. Produk ini bisa bertahan selama 1 tahun. Pemasaran produk ini masih bersifat tradisional yaitu barter dan masih tergolong murah. Dengan cara pengolahannya yang masih sederhana dan unik yang juga belum adanya informasi untuk mengembangkan produk tersebut. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan kadoru di Kecamatan Katikutana, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif, dan analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis SWOT dan analisis matriks QSP. Analisis matriks Quantitative Strategic Planning (QSP) memperhatikan data yang dianalisis berdasarkan matriks IFE dan EFE untuk menghasilkan strategi sesuai urutan skor tertinggi ke urutan terendah. Strategi pengembangan produk olahan ikan kadoru di Kecamatan Katikutana Sumba Tengah adalah strategi progresif, menggunakan kekuatan internal (1,6) serta peluang eksternal (1,1). Peningkatan kualitas produk olahan tradisional kadoru menjadi produk olahan bernilai tambah tinggi dan kompetitif. Strategi pengembangan produk olahan tradisional ikan kadoru di Kecamatan Katikutana (Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) adalah strategi progresif, tetapi masih dalam posisi cukup sehingga jika dihubungkan dengan aspek ekologi dari tersedianya ikan secara alami maka perlu ada produk alternatif yang dapat dikembangkan

A rapid and versatile method to determine methanol in biofuels and gasoline by ambient mass spectrometry using a V-EASI source

Methanol is an organic compound commonly used as a solvent in the synthesis of fuel for internal combustion engines. However, the adulteration of fuels (biofuels and gasoline) with methanol is commonly practiced throughout world, and regulations to control the content of methanol in these fuels have been imposed. Although methanol in fuels can be analyzed by numerous analytical techniques, the traditional methods have some disadvantages, such as interferences, incomplete reactions, and lengthy analysis. Thus, the present work proposes a rapid and versatile methanol determination method using a simple derivatization of the sample with nicotinoyl chloride and subsequent fast analysis by ambient mass spectrometry using venturi easy ambient sonic-spray ionization (V-EASI-MS), without preseparation, taking into account all parameters of linearity, limits of detection, quantification, accuracy, and precision based on ISO 5725. We were able to develop a powerful method to quantify methanol in fuels which can be used as an alternative method to detect adulteration by government agencies3444595460

Conversando di bioetica. Questioni sull'inizio e la fine della vita

Le nuove possibilit\ue0 offerte dal progresso delle scienze biologiche e biomediche non solo possono mettere a rischio la garanzia dei diritti fondamentali degli individui, ma contribuiscono anche a rimodellare e a ridefinire il significato di quei diritti che sembravano essere, solo qualche anno fa, acquisiti e consolidati. Proprio per questo, da pi\uf9 parti, si afferma la necessit\ue0 di formulare veri e propri "nuovi diritti" che siano in grado di offrire delle tutele reali ai cittadini. Per poter comprendere quali siano i problemi reali e quali le possibili risposte \ue8 necessario innanzitutto che si crei un dialogo tra le differenti discipline e che i vari punti di vista scientifico, etico, filosofico, giuridico, medico e della comunicazione trovino luoghi in cui si possano confrontare liberamente e senza pregiudizi

Management of Hypertensive Crisis in the Emergency Department, An Italian Epidemiological Study. Preliminary Data

Introduction: Aim of our experimental epidemiological study was to improve the understanding of the clinical condition of acute, severe hypertension managed in the Emergency Department (ED). We evaluated epidemiological data of the in-hospital mortality, end-organ damage, time to achieve controlled blood pressure. We show preliminary data collected in the period October-December 2009. Patients and Methods: 48 patients were studied until now (28F,20 M,mean age 68.6yrs) arriving in ED with elevated blood pressure (BP). We recorded anamnestic data, physical examination, blood tests, levels of BP leading to initiation of treatment, antihypertensive medications used, time required to achieve blood pressure control, in-hospital outcomes. Results: mean Sistolic BP/Diastolic BP(SBP/DBP) at admission was 212.3/105.8 mmHg(mean BP 141.3mmHg), and at pressure control (after mean 5.5 hours) was 143.7/76.5 mmHg(mean BP 98.9mmHg). Medications used for BP control were in 93.7% of cases intravenous drugs (iv), and in a short percentage of cases oral drugs (6.3%). Patients presented history of hypertension 70.8%, diabetes 20.8%, cardiac ischemic disease 25%, chronic cerebro-vascular disease 6.2%, chronic kidney failure 2%. The in-hospital outcomes consist mainly in hospitalization (66.7%) for complications, or for those cases of poor pressure control after more than 24 hours of stay in ED (8 patients). No patients died in ED. 29/48 patients completed a 30-days follow-up, and no events have been recorded until now. Conclusions: Preliminary data, show that hypertensive crisis is 1% of the total visits in our ED in a period of 3 months. In ED it is treated mainly with iv drugs, but also oral drugs are used. This indicates that ED physician's decision making for hypertension therapy is not standardized yet. The time required in pressure control is 5.5 hours, and this mirrors the different behaviours of ED physicians based on individual skill and experience. We are continuing the study to achieve a larger number of data useful to build a sort of “standardized protocol” for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertensive crisis in ED

Prevalence and virulence properties of non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from seafood and clinical samples collected in Italy

Seafood and clinical samples collected in Italy during 2006 were analyzed to evaluate prevalence, serological and virulence properties of non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae (NCV) isolates. Biochemical and serological characterization of the strains was performed by standardized procedures while virulence properties of NCVs were assayed by molecular, in vivo and in vitro toxicological methods. Of the 300 seafood samples examined, including mussel, cod, mackerel, anchovy, clam, prawn and cuttle-fish, 5.6% were positive for NCVs: 4.7% and 8.5% from local and imported seafood, respectively. The prevalence of NCVs was highest in prawn (16.6%) and mussel (7.7%). Of 58 hospitalized patients that presented acute diarrhea, 3.4% eliminated NCVs in stools 24– 48 h after consumption of seafood. All NCVs had ToxR and hlyAET genes but lacked ctxA, zot, and tcpA genes. One isolate from prawn had stn/sto gene. All strains were hemolytic, cytotoxic, and able to induce intestinal and extraintestinal effects on the suckling mouse model. Our results confirm that non-toxigenic NCVs that express the gene encoding El Tor-like hemolysin can be isolated from patients suffering a cholera-like syndrome after consumption of seafood. This evidence along with the virulence and enteropathogenicity of all the ctxA− tcpA− zot- stn/sto− hlyAET+ NCV isolates in the experimental model, suggest that El Tor-like hemolysin may play an important role in human pathogenesis. Moreover, the isolates from seafood showed molecular, biological and enzymatic patterns similar to those isolated from clinical samples, underlining that environmental NCVs are potentially able to induce human infections and confirming the important role of seafood as a vehicle of V. cholerae diseases