Vita Meylani

Siliwangi University · Department of Biology

The improper management of batik wastewater due to inadequate utilization of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is posing threats to environment, aquatic life, and human. The cost effective and eco-friendly microbial approach for mitigating dye pollution has become necessary. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of indigenous B. subtilis a...

Students need the ability to explore, think critically and analyze a problem for a logical and appropriate solution. Problem solving abilities accompanied with a belief in their abilities (self efficacy) will maximize student abilities in and get maximum grades. This research aims to analyze the correlation between self efficacy and students' probl...

The intertidal zone is an important habitat for marine organisms, including sea urchins. One of the potential intertidal zones is located on West Java's Sancang Coast. However, information about suitable habitats for sea urchins in this particular intertidal zone is still limited. Here, the spatial estimation of suitable habitats has been implement...

Suprapto PK, Husna IR, Meylani V, Basukriadi A, Wibowo AA, Nurdin E. 2022. Spatial models of suitable sandy substrates for brittle star community conservation in Sancang Coast, West Java, Indonesia. Indo Pac J Ocean Life 6: 87-93. The brittle star is known as one of the echinoids with the largest members. Currently, brittle star species are threate...

Candida albicans is a polymorphic human microflora species, which caused a candidiasis. This disease frequently occurred in immunocompromised patients with considerable medical outcomes due to the damage from its infections. Secreted Aspartic Proteinase (SAP) 4-6 regulated the virulence of C. albicans. Thus, inhibiting those protenases may useful t...

The local knowledge of indigenous people about traditional vegetables has been well documented. However, there is little conventional plant documentation biodiversity on indigenous vegetables used as lalapan in West Java, Indonesia. The method used in this study was a qualitative method using an exploratory approach. Informants, including tradition...

Bioethanol is an alternative energy source that is increasingly needed along with the depletion of petroleum stocks. Bioethanol can be produced by utilizing various wastes, including jackfruit peel and a mixture of crude cellulose enzymes from Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger as well as fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomo...

Critical thinking ability refers to an individual's capacity for in-depth thought due to the development of diverse thinking talents, including cognitive capabilities, in response to the acquired information. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between critical thinking skills, biology learning outcomes, and the vis...

Vegetable waste, one of which is cabbage waste, has long been recognized as a cause of a significant environmental problems in traditional markets and must be addressed. However, cabbage waste can be used as an alternative energy source through the Microbial Fuel Cell process. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of cabbage wast...

Fungal pathogens are causative agent of pepper diseases that affect the yield loss. At least 10% of food loss in the developing country caused by plant diseases. Clove oil (Syzygium aromaticum L.) was reported to be able to control pathogenic fungi. In order to evaluate the effect of clove oil in inhibiting the growth of the pepper disease, three t...

Fragaria virginiana (strawberries) were discovered in Garut, West Java, Indonesia, and they have a high economic value in the food industry. However, due to the lack of effective natamycin treatment methods, the problem of postharvest disease caused by Rhizopus sp. has yet to be solved. The goal of this study was to examine how different natamycin...

The purpose of this community service is to provide counseling about the introduction of edible plants that can be used and techniques or processing methods as an alternative food. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is used where the community is effectively involved in formulating plans and policies. Data collection is done directly in the form o...

Kemampuan Argumentasi dan Kemampuan Literasi Sains Peserta Didik Kelas XI MIPA Pada Materi Sel. Pendidikan abad 21 menuntut peserta didik untuk mengembangkan kemampuan argumentasi dan literasi sains. Untuk itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui korelasi antara kemampuan argumentasi dan literasi sains pada materi sel di kelas XI MIPA SMA Nege...

Jambi Province possesses mangrove species that grow along the waters of the Kuala Tungkal area, West Tanjung Jabung Regency. One of the species is the mangrove apple (Sonneratia caseolaris), locally known as pedada. The fruit of this plant has a fairly good nutritional content, such as 221.97 IU of vitamin A, 5.04 mg of vitamin B, 7.65 mg of vitami...

ABSTRAKMedia pembelajaran merupakan salah satu komponen proses pembelajaran yang memiliki peran penting dalam mencapai hasil belajar. Media pembelajaran telah banyak dikembangkan baik dalam berbagai bentuk diantaranya pocket book. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media pocket book terhadap hasil belajar peserta didik pada konsep p...

Deep learning is required to examine biological material, particularly abstract content, either in the laboratory alone or with internet literature. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of learning through practicum versus learning through a combination of practicum (real-world data) and online literature review in terms of the ability to r...

Learning biology is about theory and practice while in the laboratory or environment. Animalia is one of the focuses of Biology and one of the topics that could not practice in the laboratory but should practice in the environment. Learning in an environment would give students any experiences. This study aims to report a case study that explores t...

Sekaa Teruana (ST) sebagai generasi muda penerus adat budaya dan agama Hindu perlu mempunyai pengetahuan tentang tanaman upakara yang banyak digunakan dalam ritual keagamaan Hindu. Tingkat pengetahuan ST dalam mempersiapkan sarana dan mewujudkan bentuk upakara lebih baik. ST juga memiliki kesadaran untuk ikut menjaga kelestarian tanaman upakara. Te...

Population growth is in line with the increasing volume of waste generated, so that it has an impact on the increase in the location of landfills in temporary disposal sites (TPS) and landfills (TPA). Piles of runny rubbish often cause the degradation of groundwater quality. This study aims to determine the biological, physical, and chemical proper...

Microalgal isolates in various habitats have different biocomponents, and isolates found in the swamps of South Sumatra have not been explored deeply. This study was designed to analyse morphologically and isolate microalgae that have potential as biofuel candidates through their lipid content. Results showed that five isolates originating from fou...

Daun cengkeh mengandung senyawa antibakteri, dan komponen utama ekstrak daun cengkeh adalah eugenol yang memiliki aktivitas antibakteri. Berdasarkan efek tersebut, penelitian ini menggunakan ekstrak daun cengkeh untuk membuat hand sanitizer alami. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur efektivitas ekstrak daun cengkeh sebagai hand sanitizer dalam...

p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 18.0pt;"> Ethnozoological study is a study that examines the relationship between humans and animals in traditional studies. People's knowledge in relation to these animals has been passed down from generation to generation to become local wisdom. Th...

The practice of burning and stockpiling to reduce wood waste from the wood processing industry is not in line with the demands of clean production, environmentally friendly and sustainable industries. Pyrolysis technology can be used to produce bioenergy from wood waste. The temperature and the time of the pyrolysis process, the water content of ma...

Gene expression of SAP 4-6 based on the detection of mRNA was observed in Candida albicans isolates from HIV-positive patients with oral candidiasis and commensal from healthy individuals. The species of C. albicans strains were selectively isolated from both sources using CHROMagar Chromogenic Media. The obtained isolates were then induced to expr...

The batik industry in Indonesia has an IKM (Small and Medium Industry) scale so that it does not yet have adequate waste treatment. In the long term, waste is disposed of directly into the environment which can damage aquatic ecosystems and harm human health. Textile wastewater has a complementary picture and has a deep color. One of the most dange...

The purpose of this study was to know the relationship between socio-scientific issues with nature of science students in ecosystem material of the XI Math and science class in one of the High Schools. This research was conducted from September- October 2020. The type of research was correlational with sample of 36 students taken using a purposive...

ABSTRAK Covid 19 telah menjadi pandemik di berbagai wilayah dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Berbagai kebijakan telah diupayakan dan dilakukan terutama pola hidup bersih dan sehat sebagai upaya pencegahan penyebaran Covid 19. Namun, pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat terkadang belum sepenuhnya dipahami dengan jelas. Untuk itu tujuan...

Background: The results of PISA showed that Indonesian students' literacy skills in the field of science are still low. Until now, the cause of the problem is still little information reported. This study was conducted to analyze the language literacy skills of students in biological learning contexts. Methods: the methods used in the research is m...

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil pengetahuan kognitif peserta didik dalam pembelajaran biologi mengenai sub materi vertebrata. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan memberikan instrument hasil belajar mengenai sub materi vertebrata yang dikerjakan oleh 30 peserta...

Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui struktur sampah dan komposisi kimia limbah cair (Leachate) di Tempat Pengolahan Sampah (TPA) Ciangir Kecamatan Tamansari, Kota Tasikmalaya. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat mengetahui potensi pencemaran yang disebabkan oleh limbah padat maupun cair yang ada di TPA Ciangir. Metode yang digunak...

21st century is the industry 4.0 era and called the digital era, it affected the educational system. However, the negative stigma of parents and student skeptics of digitalizing learning, being an obstacle to its. The purpose of this study to learn the influence of learning digitalizing by using Android application as learning media to learning out...

Proses pembelajaran seharusnya memberikan sebuah pengalaman untuk mendukung proses pengetahuan dalam mencerna pembelajaran. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pengaruh model pembelajaran argument-driven inquiry terhadap kemampuan kognitif dan literasi sains siswa pada materi jaringan tumbuhan di kelas XI SMA Bekasi tahun pelajaran 2019/...

Applications based on the current living creatures are already a lot on the internet, but there are still few who utilize the application as a source of learning. This research aims to know the response of prospective biological teachers and effectiveness of iNaturalist applications. The research method used is qualitative descriptive. The populati...

Drinking water is the main need of humans as living things. Over time, humans are more practical so that for drinking needs they prefer to use bottled drinking water or refill drinking water. The high demand for bottled water raises the number of drinking water companies that issue bottled drinking water products. However, the quality of bottled wa...

p>Banyaknya eksploitasi dan perburuan terhadap flora dan fauna yang ada, termasuk di wilayah konservasi, merupakan suatu masalah di Indonesia. Salah satu hal yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengatasi hal tersebut adalah dengan mengembangkan konsep pariwisata yaitu wisata berkelanjutan atau ekowisata. Untuk mencapai tujuan pengabdian pada masyarakat tent...

Development and construction of regional economy based on ecotourism is one of the efforts to develop the region through the tourism sector, which not only presents natural tourist charm that still natural but also contributes to environmental conservation. Malaganti is one of the hamlets located in Sukaharja Village, Sariwangi District, Tasikmalay...

Cinderamata merupakan suatu hal yang harus ada di sebuah tempat wisata. Pantai Madasari sebagai tempat wisata baru memiliki sumber daya hayati yang melimpah namun belum memiliki cinderamata sehingga perlu dikembangkan sumber daya hayati menjadi suatu cinderamata. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah melatih pemuda Karang Taruna Fajar Desa Masawah membua...

ABTRACT: Digitalization is the main characteristic of 21 st century, today is knowns as information society. Distribution of information more rapidly and affecting social life, it also affects education system. Digitalization of Education growth rapidly, and it does affect student as well. This research applied survey research method with design th...

em>Sangkuriang catfish (Clarias gariepinus var Sangkuriang) is the main commodity that widely cultivated in Tasikmalaya City. However, farmers have difficulty because of the disease which causes death in fish. High mortality is suspected as a vibriosis disease by genus Vibrio because redness wounds on dead fish. The purpose of this study is to know...

ABSTRAK Cinderamata merupakan suatu hal yang harus ada di sebuah tempat wisata. Pantai Madasari sebagai tempat wisata baru memiliki sumber daya hayati yang melimpah namun belum memiliki cinderamata sehingga perlu dikembangkan sumber daya hayati menjadi suatu cinderamata. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah melatih pemuda Karang Taruna Samudra Desa Lego...

Abstract Indonesia with the level of diversity of fish species is a potential resource that has high productivity value. The production capability of fish resources determines the availability of stock for fisheries. This research is aimed to know the potential of catch and the abundance of fish resources at Karangsong Indramayu landings. Methods...

shark and rays in pangandaran

ABSTRAK Penangkapan ikan hiu dan pari masih terus terjadi sampai saat ini di Indonesia terutama wilayah Pangandaran, Provinisi Jawa Barat. Hal ini dikarenakan kebutuhan akan konsumsi ikan hiu dan pari masih ada meskipun berbagai aturan dan peraturan sudah disosialisasikan kepada masyarakat terutama nelayan untuk jenis ikan yang dilindungi. Peneliti...

Bryophyte in Mount Galunggung, Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pre-test terhadap tingkat pemahaman guru siswa di Materi Biologi Praktikum Gram Mikrobiologi. Lima kelas populasi dari tiga kelas sampel diambil secara acak, dua kelas menjadi satu kelas kelas eksperimen dan kontrol. Dua kelas eksperimen diobati dengan pretest sbelum mengikuti studi mikrobiologi pa...

Pembelajaran Zoologi Vertebrata yang dilakukan selama ini kurang memberikan hasil yang memuaskan. Selama ini, mahasiswa hanya membuktikan teori namun kurang memahami konsep Zoologi Vertebrata dengan baik. Hal ini terbukti dari rata-rata hasil belajar mahasiswa hanya mencapai skor 62 (data tahun 2013) dan skor 65 (tahun 2014). Penelitian ini bertuju...