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WACANA ISBAL DALAM MEME HADIS; ANALISIS KONTEN PADA AKUN FACEBOOK @produsensirwal
Authors: Chamimudin Anang
Published: August 2024

Wearing cingkrang pants is a sunnah that can be found in many hadith books. Many scholars have tried to examine the sunnah to get the correct understanding. However, over time the culture has changed. Such as the invitation to wear cingkrang pants and leave Islamic law circulating on social media. Unfortunately there is no detailed explanation to explain the purpose of the sunnah. In order to clarify the understanding of the concept of isbal in the Prophet's hadith, the researcher compiled an article that explored the meaning of isbal in the hadith memes by comparing it with the opinions of the scholars regarding the Prophet's hadith regarding isbal. This type of research includes qualitative research with the object of the Facebook account @produsensirwal. The analytical method used is content analysis. From a search of the Facebook account @produsensirwal, it is known that the concept of isbal in the hadith meme posted by the Facebook account @produsensirwal is that wearing clothes that extend above the ankles is haram. But on the other hand, the Facebook account @produsensirwal also uses the hadith meme about isbal to promote its wares, namely sirwal trousers. Of course, this is unacceptable considering the way the Facebook account @produsensirwal uses a hadith meme that is not accompanied by a detailed explanation. Moreover, the Facebook account @produsensirwal also takes advantage of the hadith meme about isbal as a marketing strategy under the guise of religion.
Strategi Politik Pan-Islamisme Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909 M)
Authors:   Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq, Alawiyah Afifah , Faiz Muhammad ,   Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq, Masruri Muhammad ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: August 2024

Sultan Abdul Hamid II dilantik menjadi Khalifah Negara Uthmaniyyah pada 31 Ogos 1876 Masihi. Zaman kepimpinan sultan-sultan sebelum Abdul Hamid II berkuasa lebih cenderung kepada Barat menyebabkan Negara Uthmaniyyah mengalami pelbagai masalah terutamanya pembaratan dan sekularisasi yang memberi kesan kepada dinamik politik, sosial dan agama. Sultan Abdul Hamid II membawa pendekatan tersendiri terhadap kepimpinan baginda dengan tujuan memulihkan kestabilan Negara Uthmaniyyah dan mengukuhkan umat Islam dengan dasar politik Pan-Islamismee. Visi Pan-Islamismee ini sebagai satu cara untuk menyatukan umat Islam di seluruh dunia, sejajar dengan strateginya yang lebih luas untuk menstabilkan Dinasti Uthmaniyyah semasa tempoh cabaran yang ketara. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kajian kualitatif dengan memfokuskan kepada analisis kritikal yang berkaitan dengan sejarah Empayar Uthmaniyyah, menggabungkan teknik penyelidikan perpustakaan, yang melibatkan pengumpulan rujukan daripada buku, jurnal, artikel, tesis, dan literatur lain yang berkaitan yang berkaitan dengan sejarah Uthmaniyyah Turkiye. Dasar Pan-Islamismee. Hasil kajian ini merumuskan bahawa strategi yang dilakukan oleh Sultan Abdul Hamid II dalam merealisasikan dasar politik Pan-Islamismee baginda termasuklah: a.) Strategi propaganda media massa, b.) Penghantaran konsular ke pelbagai wilayah Islam, c.) Pembangunan sistem pengangkutan, d.) Kempen untuk memajukan pendidikan, dan e.) Strategi untuk memajukan ekonomi.
TINJAUAN UNDANG-UNDANG DAN FATWA MUI TERKAIT EFEKTIVITAS PENGELOLAAN DANA ZAKAT
Authors: Wijaya Rusdiana Priatna , Suwandi Asril
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of the distribution of zakat funds at Baitul Maal Tazkia.  The method used is Mixed Method (qualitative and quantitative), qualitative method in this case the author obtains primary data from field observations, direct documentation, interviews with the Chairman or Staff of Baitul Maal Tazkia and literature studies.  While the quantitative method using the 10th Zakat Core Principle measurement ratio is DCR (Disbursement Collection Ratio)
Based on ZCP, the effectiveness of Baitul Maal Tazkia's distribution of zakat funds for 4 years of operation is 55% or is included in the Fairly Effective category (quite effective) where the Disbursement Collection Ratio (DCR) reaches 50-69 percent, with the amount collected during the 2017 to 2017 period.  2020 amounting to Rp 4,536,153,278.  While the amount of distribution during the period 2017 to 2020 is IDR 2,472,687,990.
TINJAUAN TERKAIT DENDA PADA RESTORAN DENGAN KONSEP ALL YOU CAN EAT DALAM PERSPEKTIF SYARIAH (STUDI KASUS RESTORAN KINTAN BUFFET KOTA KASABLANKA)
Authors: Mughni Abdul , Hanifah Latief Amalia
Published: August 2024

This thesis aims to find out how the law for the inclusion of a fine clause in the all-you-can-eat restaurant at the Kintan Buffet Kota Kasablanka restaurant is in accordance with the sharia perspective. Data collection was carried out by observation and conducting interviews and documentation during the research.
The results of this study are that there are two views from the scholars of madzhab regarding the law of the fine clause (syarth jaza'i), namely the opinion that it is not permissible if the inclusion of the fine clause is related to debts and receivables, because the fine in this case is the same as usury so it is forbidden, but if other than that which is not related to debts, fines in this case are allowed and this is a rojih opinion. The second opinion is that it is not allowed to include a fine clause at all.
The practice of applying clauses/provisions of fines at the all-you-can-eat restaurant Kintan Buffet Kota Kasablanka as a whole from the results of the study shows that it does not conflict with sharia principles and is not a fine clause (syarth jaza'i) related to debts and receivables.
El Sistema Integrado de Administración del Talento Humano, un enfoque en el Sector Público Ecuatoriano
Authors: Espinoza Beltran Veronica , Cachipuendo Vasquez María Victoria
Published: August 2024

El artículo analiza el Sistema Integrado de Administración del Talento Humano en el Sector Público Ecuatoriano, explorando su evolución histórica y estructura actual. La investigación involucró la recopilación de datos históricos sobre la gestión de recursos humanos en el servicio público ecuatoriano, revisando documentos y fuentes bibliográficas relevantes. Se examinaron estudios previos y artículos académicos sobre la gestión de personal en el sector público, además de una revisión exhaustiva de la legislación vigente. Se realizó un análisis detallado de los componentes del sistema, como la planificación del talento humano, clasificación de puestos, reclutamiento, capacitación, evaluación del desempeño y salud ocupacional. Este estudio ofrece una visión integral del sistema de gestión de talento humano en el sector público ecuatoriano, crucial para comprender su evolución y funcionamiento, y como base para futuras investigaciones y mejoras.
Learning Media of Sundanese Traditional Games in Early Childhood Education
Authors: Barliana Mokhamad Syaom , Ningsih Mirna Purnama , Susanti Indah
Published: August 2024

This study aims to describe the views of teachers, principals, and school owners regarding the urgency of utilizing the richness of traditional Sundanese games as learning media for early childhood education, as well as their implementation in the curriculum. It also analyzes and synthesizes various learning media based on traditional Sundanese games developed by teachers, which are relevant for learning in early childhood for 4 to 6 years. The quantitative descriptive method is used to answer the problem formulation regarding the urgency and implementation of children’s traditional games as learning media for Early Childhood Education (ECE). Data were collected by indirect interviews using a questionnaire tested for validity and reliability. The result showed that the teachers, principals, and school owners value the use of traditional games in ECE learning. These games are important to be explored and used as learning media to improve and strengthen students’ character. Furthermore, it is remarkable that some teachers have also created new games based on existing traditional games
Evaluating Embedding Models for Clustering Italian Political News: A Comparative Study of Text-Embedding-3-Large and UmBERTo
Authors: Giglietto Fabio
Published: August 2024

In an era where social media platforms have become the battleground for shaping political narratives, understanding the nuances of disseminated political news content is crucial. Reliable unsupervised clustering of datasets containing excerpts from news stories circulated on social media is a central piece of the puzzle. Despite advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, studies led by social scientists that apply fully unsupervised techniques to Italian language content remain rare. While large language models promise to be game-changers, a proper comparison with previously available unsupervised NLP techniques is lacking. This study helps to fill this gap by comparing the performance of OpenAI's text-embedding-3-large model against the BERT-based UmBERTo model. The comparison utilizes two distinct datasets of political news stories circulated on Facebook before the 2018 and 2022 Italian elections. Using K-means and HDBSCAN, we find that text-embedding-3-large consistently outperforms UmBERTo in producing semantically coherent clusters.
Toward a Better Understanding of Target Distinctiveness in Visual Search: How Color, Shape, and Texture Information Combine to Guide Search.
Authors: Xu Zoe (Jing) , Lleras Alejandro , Buetti Simona
Published: August 2024

Target distinctiveness is a key determinant of visual search performance: the greater the distinctiveness, the more efficient the search. Previous research has demonstrated that in bidimensional searches, where the target and distractors differ along two feature dimensions (e.g., color and shape), the distinctiveness of the target is the combination of the distinctiveness of the target along each individual feature dimension, according to different rules. Color and shape distinctiveness combine collinearly, while shape and texture combine orthogonally. Here, we examine how signals along color, shape, and texture dimensions combine to guide tridimensional searches, where the target differs from distractors along all three dimensions. Adopting a behavioral-computational approach, we used performance observed in unidimensional searches – where the target differed from distractors along one of the three dimensions – to predict performance in tridimensional searches, where they differed across all three dimensions. Two sets of experiments were conducted, utilizing the same paradigm but different stimuli, varying in the amount of target distinctiveness available across the three dimensions. In Set 1, the distinctiveness along color was more pronounced compared to shape and texture. In Set 2, distinctiveness across the three dimensions was more balanced. Both sets of experiments supported the idea that a weighted combination of distinctiveness along all three dimensions best predicted the tridimensional search performance. Additionally, we observed that participants in Set 1 assigned greater attentional weight to color compared to those in Set 2, indicating that the weighting across the three feature dimensions depends on the usefulness of the relevant dimensions.
Violent Origins and Authoritarian Order: Divergent Trajectories after Successful Rebellions
Authors: Clarke Killian , Meng Anne , Paine Jack
Published: August 2024

Existing research demonstrates that many authoritarian regimes originating in violent rebellion are exceptionally durable. By contrast, conflict scholarship emphasizes the difficulty of reestablishing order after civil war. Using original data on every regime founded by successful rebellion worldwide from 1900–2020, we demonstrate that rebel regimes follow divergent trajectories: the vast majority are either long-lived (20+ years) or short-lived (less than 5 years). The structure of the founding rebellion explains these divergent trajectories by shaping power- sharing dynamics in the new regime and the nature of conflict recurrence. Regimes founded by unified rebellions (single rebel group) become highly durable autocracies because members credibly share power within the same rebel group. By contrast, regimes founded by fractured rebellions (multiple rebel groups) are usually short-lived. Leaders must attempt to share power across armed rivals, many of whom defect and stage subsequent rebellions. Other rebellion characteristics, like social revolution and leftist ideology, cannot explain these differences.
Εισαγωγή στην Στατιστική Ανάλυση με Jamovi και SPSS
Authors: Μπράιλας Αλέξιος
Published: August 2024

Το συγκεκριμένο εγχειρίδιο αποτελεί έναν οδηγό διεξαγωγής βασικών στατιστικών αναλύσεων για τις κοινωνικές επιστήμες με λογισμικό SPSS και Jamovi μέσω ελεύθερα διαθέσιμων βιντεομαθημάτων. Το Jamovi είναι ένα λογισμικό στατιστικής ανάλυσης ανοικτού κώδικα (open source) που σημαίνει ότι αναπτύσσεται δωρεάν από μια κοινότητα εθελοντών και θα προσφέρεται πάντα δωρεάν. Κάθε ενότητα ξεκινάει με μια σύντομη και περιεκτική θεωρητική εισαγωγή. Το εγχειρίδιο έχει ένα σαφή εκπαιδευτικό-παιδαγωγικό προσανατολισμό, αποσκοπώντας στην σταδιακή και εύκολη κατανόηση των σχετικών διαδικασιών από τους φοιτητές διαμέσου της μελέτης των αναλυτικών βίντεο-μαθημάτων που περιλαμβάνονται σε κάθε ενότητα.
The Symbolic Politics of Housing
Authors: Broockman David , Elmendorf Christopher S. , Kalla Joshua
Published: August 2024

Voter support for anti-development policies contributes to America's acute housing shortage. Prevailing theories of support for anti-development policies emphasize NIMBYism (opposition to housing nearby) and homeowners' self-interest. We offer an additional explanation drawing on symbolic politics theory. This theory argues that voters have positive or negative affect towards various symbols, often developed early in life; later, they evaluate policies based on their affect towards relevant symbols. In line with the theory, we show that affect towards salient symbols powerfully explain anti-development preferences. First, homeowner-renter gaps in support for increasing density in cities are negligible, but affect towards cities powerfully predicts support for density. Next, experiments show that affect towards developers, government entities, and new housing's residents also explain anti-development preferences when policies make these symbols visible; homeownership and NIMBYism often fail to predict patterns we find. Finally, consistent with a role for socialization, historical public opinion data suggests that birth cohort helps explain affect towards cities.
Belief in Creation in the Image of God Violates the Individualizing-Binding Dichotomy of Moral Foundations
Authors: VISHKIN ALLON , Bigman Yochanan , Ginges Jeremy
Published: August 2024

Moral foundations theory proposes that there are two types of moral domains: the individualizing domain, which relates to individual welfare (comprised of harm and fairness foundations), and the binding domain, which relates to communal and spiritual welfare (comprised of loyalty, authority, and purity foundations). In this paper, we demonstrate that this distinction is not universal. Specifically, across five studies (total N = 1,211) conducted among Jews in Israel and Christians in the United States, we show that the core religious belief that people are created in the image of God is associated not only with purity/divinity values that are typically considered to be part of the binding domain but also with the individualizing moral domain. In two correlational studies, we find that this belief is highly correlated with religiosity but that it predicts greater endorsement of the individualizing moral domain (Studies 1-2). Two experimental studies further establish that this belief is associated with endorsing the individualizing moral domain and the moral foundation of purity, but not the communal foundations (Studies 3-4). Finally, in Study 5 we demonstrate that these experimental findings are not driven by belief in God. We conclude that the distinction between individualizing and binding moral domains is more culturally contingent than previously believed. We discuss the broader implications of the belief in creation in the image of God for understanding moral judgments pertaining to human dignity.
A Brief Literature Review of Fatigue in Lower-income Countries: Afghanistan
Authors: Khan Ahmad , Tidman Melanie M. , Yussufi Parwana
Published: August 2024

Fatigue does not have a universal definition. In multiple medical literature, fatigue is described as a feeling of tiredness, weakness, and lack of energy. Fatigue has various types, and it is classified into multiple forms based on duration, nature, and cause. For example, fatigue can be defined as physical manifestations, mental fatigue, or a combination of physical and mental fatigue. People with fatigue may have different symptoms, including physical exhaustion, cognitive impairment, emotional instability, decreased motivation, and difficulties concentrating or performing daily tasks adequately. It is essential to manage fatigue appropriately. In lower-income countries like Afghanistan, fatigue can be caused by various factors, including inadequate sleep, excessive physical or mental exertion, stress, poor nutrition, medical conditions, medications, or lifestyle habits. Effective fatigue management involves addressing underlying causes, maintaining healthy lifestyle habits, prioritizing self-care, and seeking professional help to improve overall well-being and energy levels so people can function appropriately. The purpose of this review is to highlight the etiology, common types, and management of fatigue in lower-income countries like Afghanistan.
Investigating lived ostracism: Valid causal inference requires articulating the causal estimand
Authors: Ren Dongning , Stavrova Olga , van Beest Ilja , van Dijk Eric , Loh Wen Wei
Published: August 2024

Our field is witnessing a surging interest in understanding lived experiences of ostracism outside of the laboratory context. How do researchers draw valid causal conclusions about naturally occurring experiences of ostracism without relying on experimental designs? In this article, we put forth that a critical first step is to clearly state the causal question and the causal quantity researchers aim to estimate (known as the causal estimand). This step should precede any data analysis. Using an intuitive example, we illustrate why the default causal estimand (average treatment effect) does not necessarily align with the causal effect of substantive interest pertaining to lived ostracism. We further review a selection of causal estimands which are more suited to answer causal queries of lived ostracism. We believe that selecting a causal estimand carefully tailored to the research question enhances the rigor and precision of research studying ostracism as a naturally occurring phenomenon.
Predicting clusters of physical activity based on individual characteristics: an event-based ecological momentary assessment study
Authors: Braun Maya , Crombez Geert , Debeer Dries , De Paepe Annick
Published: August 2024

Planning can help bride the physical activity intention behaviour gap, but creating plans has proven burdensome for individuals. Personalized plan recommendations can alleviate this burden and improve plan quality. For this, we need to know the types of physical activities individuals perform. This study aimed to identify clusters of physical activities and predict these clusters based on static and dynamic person variables.In a 14-day ecological momentary (EMA) assessment study, 52 participants completed diaries, and questionnaires after the performance of a physical activity of at least 5 minutes. Clusters of physical activities were identified. Clusters, activity domain and location were predicted using conditional random forest algorithms based on static and dynamic person variables. A six-cluster solution was identified. Identified clusters were ‘active transport activities’, ‘work-related activities’, ‘household activities’, ‘organised sport activities’, ‘in the city activities’ and ‘in nature activities’. We were able to predict up to 63% of clusters, exceeding a baseline comparison. Predictions were largely based on static characteristics, most notably sociodemographic information. Clusters of physical activity were identified and could be predicted, primarily by static characteristics. We discuss the added value of clusters of physical activity, implications for intervention development and suggestions for future research.
Active Inference and Cognitive Control: Balancing Deliberation and Habits through Precision Optimization
Authors: Proietti Riccardo , Parr Thomas , Tessari Alessia , Friston Karl , Pezzulo Giovanni
Published: August 2024

We advance a novel formulation of cognitive control within the active inference framework. The theory proposes that cognitive control amounts to optimising a precision parameter, which acts as a control signal and balances the contributions of deliberative and habitual components of action selection. To illustrate the theory, we simulate a driving scenario in which the driver follows a well-known route, but encounters unexpected challenges. Our simulations show that a standard active inference model can form adaptive habits; i.e., can pass from deliberative to habitual control when the context is stable, but generally fails to revert to deliberative control, when the context changes. To address this failure of context-sensitivity, we introduce a novel type of hierarchical active inference, in which a lower level is responsible for behavioural control and the higher (or meta-cognitive) level observes the belief updating of the lower level below and is responsible for cognitive control. Crucially, the meta-cognitive level can both form habits and suspend them, by controlling the (precision) parameter that prioritizes deliberative choices at the behavioural level. Furthermore, we show that several processes linked to cognitive control — such as surprise detection, cognitive conflict monitoring, control signal regulation and specification, the simulation of future outcomes and the assessment of the costs of control and mental effort — stem coherently from the free energy minimization scheme that underpins active inference. Finally, we discuss the putative neurobiology of cognitive control by simulating brain dynamics in the mesolimbic and mesocortical pathways of the dopamine system, the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the locus coeruleus.
Poverty In the Global South: Liberating psychological inquiry through cultural psychology
Authors: Carriere Kevin R , Tuli Mila , Chaudhary Nandita , Trindade Pedro
Published: August 2024

Poverty is identified as a condition of disadvantage and instantly raises images of homelessness, hunger, and distress. This multidimensional phenomenon, characterised by the scarcity of resources to fulfill basic needs, affects individuals, families, and communities worldwide. To understand poverty, a range of factors need to be considered, like social, structural, ideological, and historical diversity. Assumptions about the antecedents of poverty guide policy and programmes in poverty alleviation, thereby necessitating a constant update of the science of social disadvantage to ensure accurate understanding and appropriate action. One of the prominent assumptions on which global poverty alleviation endeavours are based relates to psychological factors and the intergenerational transfer of poverty. Taking a cultural psychological approach, this chapter will focus on carefully examining poverty in the Global South, with prominent examples from India and Brazil, to demonstrate how such attributions can potentially create a further disadvantage by blaming the poor for poverty. There is a need to keep principles of ethics and social justice in focus in studying social disadvantage so that our scholarship does not lead to further disadvantaged people living in poverty.
Smart segmentation supports transfer learning
Authors: Jafarpour Anna , Knight Robert , Buffalo Elizabeth A.
Published: August 2024

Speeded learning based on previous experience, referred to as transfer learning, is thought to depend upon identification of a stable task structure. However, many common tasks contain a hierarchical or nested stable structure, in which subtasks vary in behavioral relevance. How we identify a nested stable task structure and the extent to which transfer learning is linked to task segmentation is currently unknown. We examined learning of a fixed sequence of tasks in which some subtasks acted as distractors and other subtasks determined the outcome of successful goal-oriented navigation. The relationship between subsequent memory, as a marker of task segmentation, and reaction time during learning, together with computational modeling of learning and segmentation, revealed that participants who demonstrated transfer learning adopted a smart task segmentation strategy including separation of distracting subtasks.
Speech Categorization Consistency Predicts Overall Language Abilities
Authors: Kim Hyoju , Tomblin Bruce , McMurray Bob
Published: August 2024

Studies on speech categorization have shown that trial-by-trial response variability is a crucial factor in characterizing speech categorization profiles over the mean slope of response functions. However, the relationship between this categorization consistency and general language function remains unknown. In Experiment 1, English-speaking adults (n=57) completed a Visual Analog Scaling (VAS) task, rating a speech continuum on a continuous scale, and two language assessments. Results showed that categorization consistency robustly predicted language scores, whereas slope did not. Experiment 2 (n=76) added a visual VAS task, rating images along a visual continuum, to examine whether speech VAS reflects broader differences in categorization. Results replicated Experiment 1, showing an even larger effect of speech categorization consistency. Commonality regression revealed that a large amount of the variance in language is uniquely due to speech categorization consistency. This suggests the robust association between speech categorization consistency and general language function.
Cybersecurity in Onion Routing Environments: Strategies to Thwart Cyber Threats
Authors: Kareem Karwan Mustafa
Published: August 2024

Onion routing networks, or darknets, enable anonymous communication, protecting user privacy and attracting cybercriminals. This paper analyzes cybercrime in these networks, including drug trafficking, fraud, and hacking. The challenges seen in the detection and mitigation of these crimes arising as the result of strong anonymity and explore countermeasures such as law enforcement, technological solutions, and policy interventions have been discussed, as also highlighting of the limitations of current measures and proposals for future research, with emphasis on the need for interdisciplinary approaches combining technical, legal, and social perspectives.
Heritability of children’s Secure Base Script Knowledge in middle childhood: A twin study with the Attachment Script Assessment
Authors: Runze Jana , Witte Annemieke , van IJzendoorn Marinus H. , Bakermans-Kranenburg Marian
Published: August 2024

BackgroundAre individual differences in attachment security inborn or shaped by the social environment? In infancy and early childhood the evidence points to a substantial role of the environment but a large twin study in early adolescence (Fearon et al., 2014) showed considerable heritability. Here we examined the twin heritability of attachment in middle childhood. We hypothesized that in middle childhood some heritability would emerge. Furthermore, we expected a role for cognitive and language abilities in explaining variance in attachment in middle childhood, partly related to the measurement of attachment, and we therefore examined associations with IQ.MethodsThis pre-registered study included 415 same-sex twin pairs (52% girls, 58% monozygotic) between 8 and 11 years old (M = 9.59, SD = 0.79). Participants were recruited from an experimental cohort-sequential study including two age-overlapping longitudinal cohorts. Secure base script knowledge was assessed with the Middle Childhood Attachment Script Assessment (T. E. A. Waters et al., 2015, 2019). Zygosity of the twins was determined using DNA samples. In the younger cohort cognitive development was assessed with the Dutch version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (Wechsler, 1967). In the older cohort the Dutch version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children was used (Wechsler, 1991). ResultsSignificant additive heritability (38%) was found in the absence of a common environment component. This result diverges from findings in infancy and early childhood and aligns with the results in early adolescence.ConclusionsThe gene-environment correlation hypothesis suggesting that older children more actively shape their experiences in social contexts may offer a plausible explanation for heritability of attachment in middle childhood. In middle childhood this mechanism might tip the balance toward a larger role for additive genetics. Larger longitudinal twin studies are needed to replicate the heritability of attachment after preschool age.
The Factors That Influence Student’s Interest in Continuing Higher Education
Authors: Khadijah Siti , Indrawati Henny , Suarman Suarman
Published: August 2024

This study aims to determine the factors that have influence to the interests of the students to continue their education to the higher level. This study population is SMA Negeri 2 Tambang in Kampar Regency. Samples were taken with proportional Stratified Random Sampling as many as 185 people. Analysis of data using mean scores and multiple linear regression.The results of this research show us that motivation, aspirations, wishes, school and family environment are have influence on the interests of students to continue the higher education. The most significant influence variable is the motivation because high motivation will foster a strong interest in the students to pursue the higher education. Meanwhile, the lowest significant influence variable is the school environment because alumni and peers have no influence to students’ interest about higher education. For the students who have the motivation, ambition, willingness expected to improve their achievement and add interest to continue their education to the college, and try to find the complete information about the college that match with their interest and talent. Besides that, the school should give extra motivation to the students to continue their education in the higher level and also provide the complete information about the college that their student want to know about.
The Role of Training and Employee Performance in Department of Public Work and Spatial Planning in Pelalawan Regency with Discipline and Work Motivation as Intervening Variable
Authors: Saputra Remon
Published: August 2024

The role training and on employee performance in Departement of Public Works and Spatial Planning in Pelalawan Regency with discipline and work motivation as intervening variable. This research was conducted on Departement of Public Works and Spatial Planning of Pelalawan Regency which aims to know the effect of training, discipline and work motivation variable on employee performance. The population of this research is using cencus technique, which is taken from all employees both civil servants and non civil servants who have attended training for the last 5 (five) years. The analysis used in this research is using WarpPLS analysis technique.The results showed that the training has a significant effect on work discipline and employee work motivation (H1 and H2 are accepted). And While based on the results of testing the effect of training on performance has not significant (H3 is rejected). Thus it can be said that the training does not affect the employee performance through work discipline (H4 is accepted). And indirect testing of training is not proven to have an effect on improving performance through work motivation (H5 is rejected)
Comparative Analysis of The Industrial Estate Development in Riau
Authors: Jahrizal Jahrizal , Topani Heru
Published: August 2024

Industrial estate in Riau has been developed on four (4) districts and cities. It turned out that only two districts become a national strategic program. This study analizes potential resources industrial estatein Riau; What advantages industrial estatedistricts of the city in the Riau; and the potential for industrial relations in the municipal district in Riau on development of industrial estates.The method used is quantitative research with the Resources Based Theory which discusses the variables of human resources, natural resources, infrastructure, technology, and finance the development of industrial estates. The population of this region is 4 (four) regions.The study results showed that the growing industrial estate are Siak and Dumai. Those regions are more developed because of their variable institution / organization, availability of land, and Tenans.
The Factors That Influence Social Science Student Achievement of Class VII of State Junior High School in Subdistrict Tampan Pekanbaru
Authors: Mard Hosnilawati , Sumarno Sumarno , Gimin Gimin
Published: August 2024

This study aims to analyze the factors that influence student learning achievement. The population of this study is students of class VII State Junior High School in the Sub district of Tampan, Pekanbaru City as many as 1,091. Sampling using Proportional Random Sampling to obtain 296 students. Data collection using questionnaires and documents with a Likert scale both for exogenous variables namely learning achievement and for endogenous variables namely self-concept, learning facilities, and discipline of learning, as well as intervening variables that are motivational learning. The data analysis technique used is path analysis. The analysis showed that self-concept, learning facilities, learning discipline had direct and significant influence on learning motivation. Self concept, learning facility, learning discipline and learning motivation have direct and significant effect on learning achievement. Self concept, learning facility, learning discipline have indirect effect on learning achievement through learning motivation. This shows that learning achievement can be improved if the quality of self-concept, learning discipline, learning facilities and learning motivation are improved.
The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning Model of NHT Type Assistance in Teaching Materials in Improving Student Learning Outcomes in Social Science Students at State Junior High School 4 Pekanbaru
Authors: Hanifah Hanifah , Caska Caska , Kartikowati Sri
Published: August 2024

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Numbered Head Together (NHT) type of cooperative learning model assisted with teaching materials in improving student learning outcomes in social studies subjects at State Junior High School (SMPN) 4 Pekanbaru. The sampling technique using cluster random sampling techniques, namely class VII.3 as the experimental class, and VII.4 as the control class. Data were analyzed using randomized control group pretest-posttest design through the results of the T Test (Different Test). Based on the results of the study showed the results of pre-test 73.95 and post-test of 85.19 with a difference of 11.24. In the pre-test control class was 73.84 and the post-test results were 79.78 with a difference of 5.94. From the results of this difference can be seen that there is an increase in learning outcomes, especially in the experimental class where there are differences in completeness of learning outcomes between the control class and the experimental class. This is also supported by students' learning attitudes in the experimental class (VII.3) which are categorized as "good" (68%) in the learning process. Whereas in the control class, students have the category "quite good" (45.94%) in being following the learning process. The level of learning effectiveness is 5.30. Overall it can be concluded that the NHT learning model is assisted with effective teaching materials significantly in improving student learning outcomes.
Blue Economy Concept in Extension Waste of Fish Baung Into Fish Oil in Sungai Paku Village Kampar Kiri, Kampar Regency, Riau Province
Authors: Ilza Mirna , Ikhsan Ikhsan , Buchori Buchori
Published: August 2024

Service to the public entitled "Guidance processing of fish waste baung into fish oil in Sei Paku Village, Kampar Kiri, Kampar District, Riau Province "has been carried out for 4 months in order to: 1) provide understanding and insight to the participants extension that baung fish waste can be processed into fish oil. 2) Giving briefing to the participants on the techniques of fish waste processing into fish oil. 3) To motivate participants to conduct business based processed fish waste products to supplement the family income. 4) Maintaining the quality and quantity of fish oil products produced in order to penetrate the wider market. 5) Provide new jobs. 6) Realize blue economy. Blue Economy is an economic concept that will be developed in Sei Paku to the challenging of environmentally destructive economic system, the damage caused by the presence of fish processing waste baung released into the environment. Interest extension with the motto of  Blue Economy is no waste is wasted, meaning that all fishery products including waste can be utilized to improve the welfare of the community. Method of activities undertaken to achieve the goal of community service are lectures, discussions, consultations and practical demonstrations directly manufacture baung fish waste into fish oil. Counseling is done four stages starting with preparation for the month of August 2016, the implementation in September 2016, the establishment of a business group in October 2016, evaluation and monitoring in November 2016. As a result, at the end of public education can already take advantage of the technology is taught and business groups has been formed to start a business based on fish waste to increase the family income at the same time realizing the BlueEconomy
Blue Economy Approachtoward Sustainability Of Riau Marine And Coastal Ecosystem
Authors: Siregar Yusni Ikhwan , Joneri Romi
Published: August 2024

The increase pressure on marine capture fisheries due to rising demand for seafood, growing population, and a rapid increase in fisheries exploitation, brought about a decline in productivity of many fisheries.Last issues of ocean degradation were related to; overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction (coral reef). FAO (2008) reported that 32% of fish stocks are ove-rexploitated, depleted or recovering from depletion, and this figure is rising every year.This unsustainability of marine and coastal ecosystem were related to overfishing, pollution and waste, habitat destruction (coral reef), climate change, and loss of habitat and biodiversity. Aware of those issues and threats the productive and valuable ocean area lies at risk. Therefore, a concept of Ecosystem Based-Management (EBM) was introduced. The approach lays out a series of principles to guide management toward long-term sustainability of marine and coastal management. Further beyond the sustainability,the term “blue economy” has been used by the Pacific Small Island Developing States Perspective (PSIDS). in effort to highlight the importance of conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.
The Effect of Electronic Word of Mouth on Brand Image and Purchase Intention of Youth Customers in Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Shahi Gajendra , Sah Puja
Published: August 2024

This study examines the effect of electronic word of mouth on brand image and purchase intention of youth customers in Kathmandu Valley. Brand purchase of customer is the dependable variable. The independent variables are brand image, price, information usefulness, source credibility and purchase intention. The primary source of data is used to assess the opinions of the respondents regarding the electronic word of mouth on brand image and purchase intention of youth customers in Kathmandu Valley. The study is based on primary data of 135 respondents. To achieve the purpose of the study, structured questionnaire is prepared. The correlation coefficients and regression models are estimated to test the significance and importance of different factors influencing brand image and purchase intention of youth customers during in Kathmandu Valley.
The study showed that brand image and information usefulness have positive impact on brand purchase of customer. It indicates that increase in brand image and information usefulness leads to increase in brand purchase of customer. Likewise, source credibility has a positive impact on brand purchase of customer. It indicates that increase in source credibility leads to increase in brand purchase of customer. Similarly, purchase intention has a positive impact on brand purchase of customer. It means that increase in purchase intention leads to increase in brand purchase of customer. Moreover, price has a negative impact on brand purchase of customer. It indicates that increase in price leads to decrease in brand purchase of customer.
Study of the Customer Behavior in Buying Groceries Online after the Global Pandemic in Nepal
Authors: Parajuli Nancy
Published: August 2024

This study examines customer behavior in buying groceries online after the global pandemic in Nepal. Customer satisfaction/decision is the dependent variable. The independent variables are perceived ease of use, perceived service quality, perceived security, online payment process, trust and interest and consumer purchase behavior. The primary source of data is used to assess the opinions of the respondents regarding customer behavior in buying groceries online after the global pandemic in Nepal. The study is based on primary data from 122 respondents. To achieve the purpose of the study, structured questionnaire is prepared. The correlation coefficients and regression models are estimated to test the significance and factors affecting customer satisfaction/decision in buying groceries online after the global pandemic in Nepal.
The study showed that perceived ease of use has a positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision. It indicates that ease of use provided by OGS platform leads to the customer satisfaction/decision in OGS. Likewise, perceived service quality has a positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision. It implies that quality of service provided by OGS platform leads to customer satisfaction/decision in OGS. Similarly, perceived security has a positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision. It indicates that the security provided by OGS platform would result in customer satisfaction/decision in OGS. Similarly, the online payment process has a positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision indicating that that good online payment process leads to the customer satisfaction/decision in OGS. Further, trust and interest have positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision. This indicates that that trust and interest on OGS service provider would result in customer satisfaction/decision in OGS. Furthermore, consumer purchase behavior has a positive impact on the customer satisfaction/decision. This implies that positive consumer purchase behavior leads to customer satisfaction/decision in OGS.
Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Financial Reporting Quality of Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Gomdem Sushma Tamang , Choudhari Sushmita , Koirala Susmita , Acharya Usha , Ojha Yubraj , Pradhan Sumit
Published: August 2024

The study examines the effect of corporate governance mechanism on financial reporting quality of Nepalese commercial banks. Audit delay and accruals are selected as the dependent variables. Likewise, board size, audit committee, foreign ownership, board independence, number of board meeting and female board director are selected as the independent variables. The study is based on secondary data of 17 commercial banks with 101 observations for the study period from 2016/17 to 2021/22. The data were collected from Banking and Financial Statistics published by Nepal Rastra Bank and annual report of respective banks. The correlation coefficients and regression models are estimated to test the significance and importance of corporate governance mechanisms on financial reporting quality in the context of Nepalese commercial banks.
The study showed that board size has a negative impact on audit delay and accruals. It means that increase in board size leads to decrease in audit delay and accruals. Similarly, female board member has a negative impact on audit delay and accruals. It means that increase in gender board diversity leads to decrease in audit delay and accruals. Moreover, number of independent directors has a negative impact on audit delay and accruals. It shows that increase in number of independent directors leads to decrease in audit delay and accruals. Furthermore, audit committee has a negative impact on audit delay and accruals. It indicates that increase in audit committee size leads to decrease in audit delay and accruals. Likewise, number of board meetings, lower would be the audit delay and accruals. In addition, foreign ownership has a positive impact on audit delay and accruals. It shows that higher the proportion of foreign ownership, higher would be the audit delay and accruals.
Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Trust in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Chand Srijana
Published: August 2024

This study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CRS) on consumer trust in Nepalese commercial banks. Customer trust is the dependent variable. The selected independent variables are service quality, organization identification, employee commitment, organization attractiveness, and organization morality. The primary source of data is used to assess the opinions of the respondents regarding the perception of service quality, organization identification, employee commitment, organization attractiveness, and organization morality. The study is based on primary data of 20 commercial banks with 125 respondents. To achieve the purpose of the study, structured questionnaire is designed. The regression models are estimated to test the significance and importance of impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer trust in Nepalese commercial banks.
The result showed that service quality has a positive impact on consumer trust. It implies that better the service quality, better would be the customer trust. Similarly, organization identification has a positive impact on customer trust. It indicates that specific organization identification leads to increase customer trust. Likewise, employee commitment has a positive impact on customer trust. It indicates that the influence of committed employee drives positive impact on customer trust. Further, organization attractiveness has a positive impact on customer trust. It indicates that organization attractiveness stimulates the positive customer trust. Moreover, the result also shows that organization morality has a positive impact on customer trust. It indicates that higher the organization morality, higher would be the customer trust.