Vol. 35 No. 2 (2003)

There are four trends of geological structures in the region of Pacitan and its closed surrounding, as the result of the tectonic deformation which occured during the Tertiary up to Quaternary. Those trends of geological structures are classified as fault groups in the direction of NW - SE (N3100E - N3300E), N - S (N3500E - N0100E), NE - SW (N0450E - N0500E), and E - W (N0800E). The result of the paleostress reconstruction based on the minor faults and shear fractures, point to three axis direction of principle stress: First, Early Miocene Stress with the 1 direction between 150, N1640E -…

Brick masonries as the infill walls between columns, for some degree of horizontal loading, are capable of resisting the horizontal load as shear walls. The different behavior of the structure due to the existence of the brick masonries in this case will change the stiffness as well as the strength of the structure. Ignoring this contribution of the brick masonries develops a misleading concept and design for the structure. In this study, a mathematical model representing the relationship between uniaxial stress vs. strain and the failure envelope of the infill brick wall masonry is…

Tea is agricultural product containing beneficial substances, especially used for human health. The study of "Tea-cider" fermentation has been conducted using batch culture method. The purposes of the study were to observe mixed microbial culture which were actively involved in the process of "Tea-cider" fermentation, to determine the optimum fermentation conditions, as well as to evaluate the inhibition effect of the product against pathogenic bacteria. The study was carried out in two steps. Firstly, the isolation of microorganisms from "Tea-cider"; secondly producing "Tea-cider" using…

In order to elucidate the thermal properties of Thermus thermophilus 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase, mutant structures with mutations at the C-terminus were compared with each other. The structural movement can be anticipated from the structural changes among mutants in regions of a minor groove and pillar. Our previous studies revealed that the open-close movement of the active site groove antagonizes to that of the minor groove (like a paperclip) and the thermostability of the enzyme increases when the active site groove is closed. In the present study, it is shown that the motion of the…

The core of this research is simulation on a physical model of inclined confined aquifer in laboratory scale. The model dimensions is 79.50 cm long, 78.00 cm wide, and 10.00 cm tall. The aquifer is simulated as single confined aquifer with thickness of 8 cm. The aquifer material is composed of coarse sand with good gradation and has uniformity coefficient of 7.105. The measurements consist of elevation head (z), pressure head (hp), total head (h), and resistivity with Schlumberger configuration. The confined aquifer layer is set up to be horizontal. Then, in order to get the hydraulic…

Bergenin, a dihydroisocoumarin derivative of glucopyranosyl gallic acid had been isolated for the first time from ethyl acetate extracts of the heartwood and tree bark, together with (-)-α-viniferin from the tree bark of Shorea stenoptera. The structure of bergenin was elucidated based on analysis of spectroscopic data UV, IR, MS, 1H and 13C NMR. Bergenin showed weak cytotoxic activity against murine leukemia P-388 cells (IC50 >100 μg/mL), and also weak toxicity against Artemia salina shrimps (LC50 >500 μg/mL).

The properties of polyurethane depend largely on building blocks, especially the kind of polyol. Not only pure synthetic compounds but also various natural substances such as saccharides (glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose) and amylose can be used as possible resources of polyol in polyurethane synthesis. Those natural substances are natural polymeric materials having appropriate reactivity thank to its functional groups such as hydroxyl groups. Natural polymers having more than two hydroxyl groups per molecule can be used as polyols for polyurethane synthesis. In this study, the effect of…