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Pengaruh Distribusi Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen Pada CV Maja Menjangan Kabupaten Majalengka
Authors: Susnita Tia Aprilia
Published: August 2020

Maksud dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengumpulkan informasi yang akan digunakan untuk menganalisis pengaruh distribusi terhadap kepuasan konsumen pada CV Maja Menjangan Kabupaten Majalengka. Dan diharapkan dapat membantu perusahaan dalam menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi sesuai dengan topik yang diambil penulis, dengan cara menganalisis, khususnya informasi dan data mengenai pengaruh distribusi terhadap kepuasan konsumen. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini metode deskriptif dan verivikatif. Adapun yang menjadi populasi penelitian ini adalah konsumen CV Maja Menjangan Kabupaten Majalengka yang tidak diketahui jumlahnya secara pasti. Oleh karena populasi tidak diketahui maka pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan rumus dari Wibisono. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan maka jumlah sampel yang diteliti yaitu sebanyak 96 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data yang penulis gunakan adalah: wawancara, observasi, angket dan studi literature. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan yaitu koefisien korelasi, regresi, determinasi dan uji hipotesis atau uji t. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan sebagai berikut : terdapat pengaruh antara distribusi terhadap kepuasan konsumen karena thitung lebih besar dari ttabel (12,5798 > 1.66123). Nilai korelasi antara distribusi dengan kepuasan konsumen pada CV Maja Menjangan Kabupaten Majalengka berdasarkan data penelitian yang diperoleh adalah sebesar 0,7921 Maka hubungan variabel distribusi dengan kepuasan konsumen pada CV Maja Menjangan Kabupaten Majalengka masuk dalam kategori hubungan yang kuat. Kontribusi distribusi dengan kepuasan konsumen adalah sebesar 62,74% atau dapat dikatakan pula, bahwa varians yang terjadi pada variabel kepuasan konsumen (Y) 62,74% ditentukan oleh varians yang terjadi pada variabel distribusi (X). Sisanya, sebesar 37,26 % ditentukan oleh faktor-faktor diluar penelitian ini. Maka Persamaan Regresinya adalah : Y = 5,12 + 0,74 X. Artinya : b bersifat positif yaitu 5,12 artinya terdapat pengaruh positif X terhadap Y. Koefisien regresi sebesar 0,74 menyatakan bahwa setiap peningkatan (karena b bertanda +) 1 satuan distribusi akan meningkatkan kepuasan konsumen sebesar 0,74 satuan.

Kata kunci : Distribusi dan kepuasan konsumen
Pengaruh Edukasi Dengan Metode Peer Group Terhadap Perubahan Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Tekanan Darah Pada Lansia Di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka
Authors: Komalasari Tresna , Permatasari Tria Astika Endah , Supriyatna Nana
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk pengaruh edukasi dengan metode peer group terhadap perubahan pengetahuan, sikap dan tekanan darah pada lansia di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah penelitian quasy eksperiment (eksperimen semu) dengan desain one group pretest-posttest design. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian  ini adalah 60 lansia di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka. Waktu penelitian ini memerlukan waktu dilaksanakan pada bulan Januari-Juni 2019. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tekanan darah sebelum pelaksanaan edukasi diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 167.1 dan sesudah pelaksanaan edukasi diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 162.3. Pengetahuan sebelum pelaksanaan edukasi diperoleh rata- rata sebesar 64.7 dan setelah pelaksanaan edukasi diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 76.8. Rata-rata sikap sebelum pelaksanaan edukasi sebesar 75.8 dan sikap setelah pelaksanaan edukasi diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 83.9. Ada pengaruh edukasi dengan metode peer group terhadap perubahan pengetahuan lansia di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka. Ada pengaruh edukasi dengan metode peer group terhadap perubahan sikap lansia di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka. Ada pengaruh edukasi dengan metode peer group terhadap perubahan tekanan darah lansia di UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji Kabupaten Majalengka. Pihak UPTD Puskesmas Sukahaji dapat menerapkan edukasi dengan metode peer group tentang hipertensi untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan membangun sikap yang positif agar lansia berperan aktif dalam upaya peningkatan derajat kesehatan pada lansis khususnya untuk mencegah penyakit hipertensi.

Kata kunci : Edukasi, Peer Group, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Hipertensi, Lansia
Analisis Hard Skill Sebagai Pondasi Bisnis Bagi Pelaku Usaha Mikro
Authors: Kamaludin Kamaludin
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran terhadap pemahaman pelaku usaha mikro akan pentingnya hard skill dalam menjaga eksistensi usahanya serta memperoleh kajian mendalam berkaitan dengan pengembangan implementasi hard skill yang dimiliki oleh pelaku usaha mikro dalam rangka peningkatan kualitas manajemen usaha yang dimiliki. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif berdasarkan tujuan dan permasalahan yang diteliti dengan fokus penelitian dalam penelitian yaitu menganalisa hard skill sebagai pondasi dasar dalam menjaga eksistensi usahanya dan pengembangan implementasi kompetensi hard skill dalam rangka peningkatan kualitas manajemen usaha yang dijalankanya. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik observasi, teknik wawancara, dan teknik dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini berupa hipotesis bahwa hard skill memiliki pengaruh terhadap sistem kegiatan usaha mikro,  hard skill merupakan pondasi dasar bagi pelaku usaha mikro dalam menjaga eksistensi kegiatan usaha, serta hard skill pelaku usaha mikro dapat ditingkatkan  melalui pelatihan dasar manajemen.

 

Kata kunci: Hard Skill, Pondasi Bisnis, Pelaku Usaha Mikro
Illuminating Regulatory Guidance
Authors: Coglianese Cary
Published: August 2020

Administrative agencies issue many guidance documents each year in an effort to provide clarity and direction to the public about important programs, policies, and rules. But these guidance documents are only helpful to the public if they can be readily found by those who they will benefit. Unfortunately, too many agency guidance documents are inaccessible, reaching the point where some observers even worry that guidance has become a form of regulatory “dark matter.” This article identifies a series of measures for agencies to take to bring their guidance documents better into the light. It begins by explaining why, unlike the disclosure requirements for binding agency rules, existing legal requirements have failed to make guidance documents more accessible. The basic problem is that the law on guidance disclosure is not self-enforcing. As a result, guidance availability is ultimately a managerial challenge for agencies—dependent on the adoption of internal disclosure practices—as much as it is a problem with a legal or technological fix. To aid agency leaders in meeting their managerial challenge, this article reviews best practices in guidance disclosure across the federal government. It considers these practices in light of four key criteria for assessing guidance management—comprehensiveness, currency, accessibility, and comprehensibility—and provides a series of practical steps that agencies can take to illuminate their guidance. Given the important role that guidance plays in the modern administrative state, meaningful governmental transparency today dictates that agencies take seriously their responsibility to manage the production and release of their guidance documents in a manner that makes them consistently and readily available to the public.
Koreksi Hukum Islam Terhadap Hukum Jahiliah
Authors: Mukran H. Usman  , Akhmad Hanafi Dain Yunta
Published: August 2020

Islamic law came to bring justice and benefit. The law of jahiliah in some cases were corrected but not removed, so this also strengthened the understanding that the sharia Law of the previous people were originated from Allah who were improved, corrected, and adjusted. This study aimed to provide an explanation and knowledge concerning the law of jahiliah that were corrected by Islamic law without being removed. The research method used was the literature study with normative approach and was supported by a historical approach. The result shows that it is clear that Islamic justice did not necessarily eradicate some of the laws of jahiliah, such as: Polygamy, dowry, and the period of idah. On the contrary, Islam eliminates the technical that are unjust and still consider that law as part of Islamic law.
Studi Komparasi Kesaksian Wanita dalam Hukum Pidana Islam dan Hukum Perdata Islam
Authors: Abdul Rahim  , Kasman Bakry
Published: August 2020

This study explains that in the view of Islamic law on women's testimony in Islamic criminal law is that in Jarimah ḥudūd, kisas and takzir there are two conditions that could have occurred. Therefore, the two legal studies have similarities and differences, the location of the similarities can be seen from their position as well as their role as witnesses, namely in terms of their position as one of the evidences in the process of problem solving and in terms of their roles equally contributing to provide true information in accordance with what women see, hear and / or feel / experience it yourself. Whereas the difference in general is that in Islamic criminal law, jumhur ulama are of the opinion that a woman's testimony is rejected, meaning that a minority is accepted, and even then in a very urgent situation, while in Islamic civil law all ulama are of the opinion that a woman's testimony is accepted meaning that there is not a single ulama who reject it and there are even some cases that prioritize women's testimonies over men's testimonies namely issues that are specifically in the area of women.
Tinjauan Hukum Islam pada Edaran Pemerintah dan MUI dalam Menyikapi Wabah Covid-19
Authors: Alif Jumai Rajab  , Muhamad Saddam Nurdin  , Hayatullah Mubarak
Published: August 2020

The research is talking about a virus spread across the world with her being taken from the government and MUI as the Islamic regime. The government itself has issued a hand-to-hand lockdown system and also a PSBB or social distaff to fight the spread of the virus covid-19, so is the counter measures done by MUI by canceling traditional player in the mosque and by reducing Friday prayer in regular. Even though this circular became a pro and cons for most of society especially at the rings of MUI. The purpose of this research is to help the public understand whether the government’s existence and MUI’s treatment of the plague corresponds to or even contradicts the Islamic regime. Research methods will be used with literature literature review with the normative approarch and supported by the historial approach. Research shows that the rule imposed by the government and MUI in handling the outbreak did not include an investigation into Islam.
Tata Cara Bersuci dan Salat bagi Tenaga Kesehatan (Nakes) yang Menggunakan Alat Pelindung Diri (APD)
Authors: Akhmad Hanafi Dain Yunta  , Hendri Abdullah
Published: August 2020

This study aimed to elaborate and examine the procedures for purification and prayer for health workers when using personal protective equipment (PPE). This research used a descriptive qualitative approach through content analysis techniques and library research. The results show that: First, it is an emergency condition that PPE is not applied, it will threaten the safety of his or her life in which he or she is vulnerable to infected with the virus; Secondly, before using PPE, health workers should have themselves purified from small hadas (impurity) through ablution or from the big one through bathing; Third, in the state of purity and nothing breaks the ablution, health workers can immediately pray as usual; Fourth, if their ablution is broken and they still must wear PPE while it is feared that time for prayer be over, then they should pray according to their circumstances even though they are obstructed from purification; Fifth, under certain situation, due to the job, health workers cannot perform prayers on time or cannot merge their prayers then they should immediately perform prayers whenever it is possible.
Pelaksanaan Program Dirasah Islamiyah sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas SDM Masyarakat di Desa Sicini
Authors: Chamdar Nur
Published: August 2020

One form of community service conducted by STIBA Makassar Community Service Program (KKN) students in Sicini Village, Parigi District, Gowa Regency, was implementation of Islamic education programs (Dirasah Islamiyah). The objective of this program was to enhance Islamic comprehension and competence of people in Sicini. The details of the Islamic learning program consisted of: (1) Presenting Islamic teacing in schools; (2) Basic teaching of Koran at TKA/TPA; (3) Tajwid learning; (4) Dirosa teaching; (5) Training for funeral; and (6) Tabligh Akbar. Outputs of the programs is a positive contribution in improving the comprehension and competence of human resources in muslim community in Sicini Village.
Sistem Penguburan Masyarakat Desa Pao Kabupaten Gowa
Authors: Syandri Syandri , Akhmad Hanafi Dain Yunta
Published: August 2020

Pao Village is one of the villages where STIBA Makassar Community Service Program (KKN) students were placed, in Bantimurung District. The purpose of this study was to elaborate burial system of caste in Pao community. Data collection in this study was through interviews with several community leaders in Pao village. The strategy employed was to give assignments to all KKN students and gather information that was found, then describe the findings in the form of a written article. The results show that the people of Pao Village are of caste level, those are: 1) Puang, 2) Karaeng, 3) Daeng, and 4) Ata (servant). Each of these levels has its own burial location and may not be mixed with the others because they are considered to have differences in social status while they live.
Potret Dakwah dalam Kegiatan KKN STIBA Makassar di Desa Baruga Kabupaten Maros
Authors: Mukran H Usman
Published: August 2020

Baruga Village is a religious community and still adheres to life character of mutual cooperation which is integrated with the customs that characterize the life of the Baruga Village community. The philosophy of life is based on the principle of achieving prosperity with a high work ethic escorted by a spirit of unity and togetherness, even if the people of Baruga Village are overseas. STIBA Makassar Community Service Program (KKN) III was to practice the higher education tri dharma as a form of community service. The method of community service implementation in Baruga Village was started by analyzing the needs of the community by using instruments that were made independently and SOAR analysis. This was useful for identifying problems and developing work program strategies. STIBA Makassar Community Service Program (KKN) III in Baruga Village was started with a Work Program Seminar (SPK), then Training on Taking Care of a Corpse (PPJ), Hospitality and Health Services (SAPK), Religious Children’s Festival (FAS) and Islamic Signs (RRI). The result of this KKN is that it can be seen in terms of knowledge in the community experiencing the development in Islamic insight, especially in terms of proficiency in recognizing hijaiyah letters, makhraj and tajwid in reading the Koran. In terms of skills, it is especially seen from the side of community skills in taking care of a corpse. In terms of attitude, the community already has a high enthusiasm in learning and practicing Islamic knowledge.
PENGARUH LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK TERHADAP PERILAKU ALTRUISME SISWA
Authors: Mesa Nur Maya Reslia , Aspin Aspin , Rudin Abas
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh layanan bimbingan kelompok dalam meningkatkan perilaku altruisme siswa SMP Negeri 9 Kendari. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pra eksperimendengan desain One Group Pre Test and Post Test. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 8 siswa. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan angket perilaku altruisme. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukan bahwa perilaku altruisme siswa sebelum diberikan perlakuan berupa layanan bimbingan kelompok berada pada kategori rendah. Sedangkan setelah diberi perlakuan mengalami peningkatan 23,05%. Berdasarkan hasil analisis statistik inferensial menggunakan uji Wilcoxon signed rank pada taraf signifikasi  diperoleh  = 0,012.  (0,012  0,05) dengan demikian layanan bimbingan kelompok berpengaruh dalam meningkatkan perilaku altruisme siswa. Dari hasil tersebut disimpulkan bahwa bimbingan kelompok berpengaruh dalam meningkatkan perilaku altruisme siswa SMP Negeri 9 Kendari. Kata Kunci: Perilaku Altruisme, Bimbingan Kelompok
PENGARUH LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KEDISIPLINAN SISWA
Authors: Risma Risma , Suarni Wa Ode , Arifyanto Alber Tigor
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh layanan bimbingan kelompok terhadap peningkatan kedisiplinan siswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pra eksperimen dengan desain one group pre test and post test. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 8 siswa. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan angket kedisiplinan siswa. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa kedisiplinan siswa sebelum diberikan perlakuan berupa layanan bimbingan kelompok berada pada kategori rendah. Sedangkan setelah diberikan perlakuan mengalami peningkatan 16,47%. Berdasarkan hasil analisis statistik inferensial menggunakan uji  Wilcoxon signed rank pada taraf signifikan   0,05 diperoleh   0,027.   dengan demikian layanan bimbingan kelompok berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kedisiplinan siswa. Dari hasil tersebut, disimpulkan bahwa bimbingan kelompok berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kedisiplinan siswa SMP Kesehatan Mandonga Kendari. Kata Kunci: Kedisiplinan, Bimbingan Kelompok
PENGARUH LAYANAN INFORMASI TERHADAP PENYESUAIAN DIRI SISWA
Authors: Kasna Wa Ode , Muharam La Ode , Binasar Sudarmi Suud
Published: August 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan penyesuaian diri siswa SMP Negeri 1 Loghia Kabupaten Muna. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan desain pre eksperimen. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 19 siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Loghia Kabupaten Muna. Metode analisis data menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan layanan informasi dapat meningkatkan penyesuaian diri siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri Loghia, hal ini ditunjukkan dengan nilai sig. = 0,000 pada taraf signifikan 5% atau α = 0,05. Berdasarkan data nilai signifikansi tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa layanan informasi berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan penyesuaian diri siswa SMP Negeri 1 Loghia Kabupaten Muna. Kata Kunci: Layanan Informasi, Penyesuaian Diri Siswa
PENGARUH LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK TERHADAP KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Maladani Aisyah Amini , Binasar Sudarmi Suud
Published: August 2020

Tujuan Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh layanan bimbingan kelompok terhadap kemandirian belajar siswa SMP Negeri 1 Bondoala.  Jenis penelitian ini  adalah Pra eksperimen dengan desain One Group Pre Test and Post Test. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 8 siswa. Tehnik pengumpulan data  menggunakan angket kemandirian belajar. Hasil penelitian sebelum diberikan layanan bimbingan kelompok siswa memiliki kecenderungan kemandirian belajar rendah dengan perolehan rata rata 60,88%. Sedangkan setelah diberi perlakuan kemandirian belajar siswa meningkat sebanyak 17,62% dengan perolehan skor rata-rata 78,5%. Kesimpulan: hasil analisis inferensial dengan menggunakan uji wicolxon signed rank dengan taraf signifikansi  α = 0,05 dan diperoleh Pvalue = 0,005. Oleh karena itu Pvalueα ( 0,005< 0,05) maka  Ho ditolak, sehingga layanan bimbingan kelompok berpengaruh terhadap kemandirian belajar siswa SMP Negeri 1 Bondoala Kata Kunci: Kemandirian Belajar, Bimbingan kelompok
PERBANDINGAN KEMAMPUAN MANAJEMEN WAKTU ANTARA SISWA YANG MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN EKSTRAKURIKULER DENGAN SISWA YANG TIDAK MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN EKSTRAKURIKULER
Authors: Nurjannah Ine , Binasar Sudarmi Suud
Published: August 2020

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan manajemen waktu antara siswa yang mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler dan siswa yang tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian komparatif. Sampel penelitiannya adalah 17 siswa kelas VIII yang mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler dan 17 siswa kelas VIII yang tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler. Metode analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis inferensial uji anova satu jalur.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan skor manajemen waktu siswa yang mengikuti kegiatan ektrakurikuler107 kategori tinggi, sedangkan skor manajemen waktu siswa yang tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler101 kategori rendah. Hasil uji Anova satu jalur diperoleh nilai probabilitas signifikansi sebesar (0,080 > 0,05), makaH0 ditolak. Berarti terdapat perbedaansignifikan kemampuan manajemen waktu antara siswa yang mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler dengan siswa yang tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENYEBAB KEJENUHAN BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Authors: Disman Muhammad , Rudin Abas
Published: August 2020

Penelitian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengetahui  faktor-faktor  penyebab  kejenuhan belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis studi kasus. Informan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 5 orang, 3 orang siswa, 1 orang guru mata pelajaran dan 1 orang wali kelas XI IPS. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan wawancara dan dokumentasi kepada siswa, guru mata pelajaran dan wali kelas XI IPS. Metode analisis data menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif model Mile dan Huberman. Berdasarkan data hasil wawancara faktor-faktor penyebab kejenuhan belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris adalah: lingkungan belajar yang buruk atau tidak mendukung, minat, metode pembelajaran yang tidak bervariasi (monoton), belajar hanya di kelas atau suasana belajar yang tidak berubah-ubah dan kurangnya aktivitas rekreasi atau hiburan.
EFFECT OF SODIUM ARSENITE ON THE KIDNEY AND ITS REMEDY WITH COMBINED EXTRACTS OF ALLIUM SATIVUM AND GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM USING RATS
Authors: Usoh, I. F  , Akwa, N. E
Published: August 2020

Sodium arsenite is a toxicant with nephrotoxic potential. This study proves that combined extracts of Gongronema latifolium and Allium sativum can protect the kidney from this toxicity. Fifty male Wistar rats (115 - 280g) were obtained for this experiment. They were sustained with commercial rat’s feed pellets and water. The rats were grouped into ten groups of five rats each. Group1 rats were the normal control, Groups 2, 3 and 4 were administered with 10mg/kg bw of sodium arsenite intraperitoneally on day 1only, day 1 - 7 and day 7 only, respectively. Groups 5 and 6 rats were administered with 200mg/kg bw of Gongronema latifolium and Allium sativum respectively through oral gavaging from day 1 - 6, and 10mg/kg bw of sodium arsenite intraperitoneally on day 7, respectively. Group 7 rats were administered with 100mg/kgbw each of Gongronema latifolium and Allium sativum through oral gavaging from day 1 – 6, and 10mg/kgbw of sodium arsenite intraperitoneally on day 7. Groups 8 and 9 rats were administered with 200mg/kg bw of Gongronema latifolium only and Allium sativum only, respectively through oral gavaging. Group 10 rats were treated with 100mg/kg bw each of Gongronema latifolium and Allium sativum through oral gavaging from day 1 to 7. The rats were sacrificed 24 hours after the last administration and blood sample was collected for kidney function tests, and also the kidney for histological analysis. The results showed that the rats treated with sodium arsenite only, for different durations, had different degrees of nephrotic damage while those treated with single extracts and the toxicant showed moderate damage. The group treated with combined extracts and the toxicant was completely protected from all forms of nephrotic damage as evidently observed.
KEYWORDS: Allium sativum; Gongronema latifolium; kidney; nephrotoxicity; rats; sodium arsenite..
LIFE IN A BHUMIJ VILLAGE DURING LOCKDOWN: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY
Authors: Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed  , Biswajit Goswami  , Swami Tattwasarananda
Published: August 2020

Since midnight of March 25, 2020, India's 1.3 billion people had gone under total lockdown to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and this prolonged countrywide lockdown has a serious impact on the life of the Indian tribes like their income, occupation, social life, personal life etc., as they are the most vulnerable and poor marginalized people of India, having neglected through the ages in every aspect of their life and livelihood. Bhumij tribe is one of them. They mainly reside in the Indian state of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. Lutia is a typical Bhumij concentrated village in the area of Simlabandh under Hirbandh community development block of Khatra sub-division in the district of Bankura of the Indian state of West Bengal. By maintaining proper social distance and wearing face mask we have taken in-depth interview of 25 villagers of different age group and gender belong to Bhumij tribal community in this village on the various aspects of their day to day life, their education, their health awareness especially about the awareness regarding COVID-19, their culture, religious and supernatural beliefs, etc. by adopting purposive sampling technique method along with tried to know their opinion and views regarding the impact of countrywide lockdown to their daily life. Therefore, in this paper, an attempt has been made to explore their life during the lockdown.
KEY WORDS: Bhumij tribe, Life of Bhumij, Lockdown, Covid-19, Lutia Village of Bankura district.
Past Performance Information: Analysis of the Optimization of a Performance Evaluation Criteria
Authors: Sullivan Kenneth , Savicky John
Published: August 2020

Performance information has been defined as “the set of metrics used to quantify both the efficiency and effectiveness of actions (Neely 1995).” From this definition, past performance information can be extrapolated to entail those metrics that consider the effectiveness of past or previous actions. Within value-based procurement methodologies, the use of past performance information as an evaluation criteria is common; however, the optimal use, method, specific criteria, and collection techniques vary widely across clients and buyers. This paper presents a history and evolution of the use of past performance information within a specific procurement and project delivery process called the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS). It also includes an analysis of the modifications made, an analysis of the effort required for the inclusion of past performance information as a selection criteria as calculated from the procurer’s perspective, and an analysis of a new methodology of a vendor driven collection process as compared to a buyer driven collection process.
Legal Perspective: Is Best Value Procurement achievable within the framework of the ARW 2005?
Authors: Apostol Ramona
Published: August 2020

This paper discusses the legal implications of using the elements of the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) procedure in the Netherlands. The article proposes the pros and cons of the potential compliance of these elements, in the form adopted in a test case with the municipality of ‘s-Hertogenbosch who attempted to meet the requirements of Aanbestedingsreglement Werken1 (hereafter: ARW) 2005. The author proposes that the national restricted procurement with pre-selection prescribed by the ARW 2005 may raise potential issues of interpretation and may therefore be too strict for the efficient application of the elements of the American methodology. Based on the legal discussion of the test case, the author is proposing to choose a more flexible policy for the public works contracts, which can benefit from the application of the American methodology.
Tender Environmental Impact Assessment Extra Discharge Capacity Afsluitdijk
Authors: Van Veenendaal Stan , Witteveen Wiebe
Published: August 2020

The project Extra Discharge Capacity Afsluitdijk (EDCA) of Rijkswaterstaat aims to enlarge the capacity of the discharge sluices by building new sluices, necessary because of the climate change. Rijkswaterstaat has decided to outsource the responsibility to write the Environmental Impact Report to an engineering firm. Specific problems in the outsourcing of engineering jobs involve the limited liability of the engineering firms as well as how they receive little or no feedback from the design and build phase. This paper tests the hypothesis that BVP can also be successful in the area of engineering services. The result shows that BVP can be successful in the procurement of engineering services. The application of BVP at EDCA was very distinguishing in selecting the best value vendor. It identified a vendor at a lower cost, shorter time schedule, and with more innovative ideas than the Rijkswaterstaat project team.
A Cross-Purchasing Portfolio Application of Best Value Procurement: Lessons Learned from Six Cases at Ballast Nedam
Authors: Koreman Guido
Published: August 2020

Ballast Nedam like any other business in the industry encounters failure due to purchasing based on low cost. Research shows that these tend to arise because of poor planning, non-compliance to agreements and incomplete project evaluations among others. Taken into account the effort put into the purchasing process one wonders why this kind of purchasing approach is still practiced. Best Value Procurement uses the expertise of subcontractors to streamline the total value chain by making the potential values and risks explicit and the management of each accountable to one party in the chain. The question is whether this kind of purchasing approach could and should be the approach to any given purchase done. In this paper lessons learned from six cases at construction company Ballast Nedam are described. Successful and less successful implementations are shown, as well as lessons learned on each of the PIPS filters. Conclusion is that the BVP/PIPS can be used in both construction and non-construction purchasing and in onetime projects as well as with IDIQ contracts.
Individual Business Travel at Boehringer Ingelheim: A Best Value Procurement Pilot
Authors: Van der Heijden Marco , Van de Rijt Jeroen
Published: August 2020

Problems in the delivery of construction are supply chain issues in the procurement area, and not caused by the complexity of the construction industry. In order to prove this, Best Value Procurement has been applied in procuring travel services within pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. In this paper the authors propose that there are similarities in the procurement of services at BI and the procurement of construction services. It is proposed that the best value PIPS process makes a procurement officer a professional, able to deliver any service. The BVP PIPS test to deliver travel services increased value and performance and minimized the cost of the service. The conclusion is that the best value PIPS process has great potential to increase the value and performance in the delivery of other services.
Informal Projects Management with Volunteers Participation
Authors: Wirkus Marek
Published: August 2020

The article briefly presents some experiences and results of research which has been conducted in order to identify key elements influencing the success of projects managed in informal way with volunteers’ participation. These  experiences were collected during the realization of several “soft” projects. The general aims of these projects were sports  competitions’ organisation, cultural events and charity projects for big groups of people. Within research of projectmanagement, the following issues were discussed: the project area of activity and function possible to make by volunteers, the rules of volunteers employment in project, factors describing key elements influencing the success of projects including: the trust as the base of informal projects management, wide-understand communication, cooperation and team work. Project risk, reporting and controls of project execution and the role and element of project culture as elements influenced on project success are also discussed.
Project Management Methodologies: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Chin C. , Spowage A. , Yap E.
Published: August 2020

Across all industrial sectors, project management has become an essential element in the successful delivery of projects. Regardless of the industrial sector or size of project, project management methodologies (PMM) can be applied to improve the probability of meeting the project goals. In an earlier published work, we had classified PMM in five distinct but interdependent levels. In this paper, our objective is to further extend the discussion on the characteristics of L3 methodologies by comparing the PMM currently being applied in three distinct sectors: (1) academic institutions; (2) industry organizations and (3) government linked organizations. Each of the PMM across the three sectors will be compared and discussed against a list of elements to elicit a common set of requirements.
Education and Simulation of Best Value in an International Academic Setting: A Case Study
Authors: Barlish Kristen , Sullivan Kenneth , De Marco Alberto
Published: August 2020

An innovative education and simulation of the Best Value (BV) business model was carried out in a Project Management (PM) course at an International Engineering University in Italy. The BV model has been applied in a variety of organizations and projects to minimize risk and increase performance; however, its use in education at the University level is less explored. The BV educational sessions held in the PM course revealed that BV is instructive because it educates students regarding PM concepts via an industry-applied model, and is transformational as it promotes a change in perspectives of the students and the instructors. The simulation was a course group project that utilized the BV concepts and tools, which revealed that BV is flexible because students realized their increased knowledge via the project, the project was easier to administer as compared to previous years, and it was multicultural as it was easily used in a course with individuals from numerous cultural backgrounds. The performance information of the course revealed that, compared to previous years, the project was clearer, evaluations saved time and limited subjectivity, and the students’ performance increased overall. The BV business model contributed to positive transformative learning experiences.
HERBAGE PLANTS ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM RESPONSE TO CELLS DAMAGE IN CONDITIONS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION
Authors: Petukhov A. S. , Khritokhin N. A. , Petukhova G. A. , Kremleva T. A
Published: August 2020

In this study lipid peroxidation products, carotenoids, phenols, flavonoids and catalase activity were analyzed in herbage from various anthropogenic zones of Tyumen. Red clover (Trifolium rubens) and coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) were collected near a highway, metallurgical plant, engine building plant, oil refinery, battery manufacturing plant as well as in relatively unpolluted site. Heavy metal concentration in soils was analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

Cu, Mn, Fe, Pb and Zn concentration in soils from the urban area turned out to be elevated compared to the background level Exceeding maximum permitted concentration was revealed by Pb content in soil near battery manufacturing plant. The percentage of heavy metals mobile form decreased in the order: Mn>Zn>Cu>Fe. Negative correlation between heavy metal content in soils and lipid peroxidation products, carotenoids and phenols in plants was established. The concentration of lipid peroxidation products (Schiff bases and diene conjugates) in plants at industrial sites was decreased by 40–70 %. Pollutants from metallurgical plant influenced lipid peroxidation the most among all other examined sited Carotenoids concentration in plants decreased at all examined sites by
5–40 %. Carotenoids turned out to be the most vulnerable antioxidant among examined. Concentration of phenols and flavonoids both increased and decreased, depending on the examined site. Probably, this is related to chelation of phenols and flavonoids by heavy metals, but at the same time with synthesis of these antioxidants to block lipid peroxidation. Change in phenols and flavonoids level turned out to be species-specific, which is stipulated by plants different persistence to pollutants. Phenols and flavonoids concentration in plants negatively correlated with lipid peroxidation products in coltsfoot, which indicates its antioxidant role. Catalase activity depended on the examined site and plant species, its change was not unilateral. An increase in catalase activity, likely, provided reduce in diene conjugates and Schiff bases concentration.
THE INDICATORS OF THE CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF RATS UNDER THE ACTION OF ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID IN DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS
Authors: Ravaeva M. Yu. , Chuyan E. N. , Mironyuk I. S. , Cheretaev I. V. , Pivovarchuk A. V. , Kolesnik V. V. , Grishina T. V.
Published: August 2020

The present study is devoted to revealing the peculiarities of the reaction of tissue microhemodynamics and cardiorespiratory system of animals the action acetylsalicylic acid in different concentrations on in rats. The study was carried out on the basis of the Center for collective use of scientific equipment «Experimental Physiology and Biophysics» of the Department of Human and Animal Physiology and Biophysics of the V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University.

The animals were divided into six groups of 10 animals. The first group was biological control; in the animals of this group, the microcirculation parameters were recorded by the laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) method. The second-sixth group of animals was registered parameters of microcirculation and cardiorespiratory system. The LDF-metry was performed with the help of the laser analyzer of the blood flow «LAZMA-MC».

It was researched the action of 5, 10, 40, 80, and 120 mg/kg doses acetylsalicylic acid on cardiorespiratory parameters in rats. It was found that the effect of acetylsalicylic acid in all doses significantly decreased only heart rate. The maximum decrease in this indicator was registered in animals when acetylsalicylic acid was administered at a dose of 120 mg/kg by 24.4 % (p≤0.05) relative to the values in the control group of animals.

When acetylsalicylic acid was administered in isolated doses, there was a significant change in the activity of almost all components of microvascular tone regulation. These changes were most pronounced when animals were administered acetylsalicylic acid at a dose of 80 mg/kg.

Thus, the action of acetylsalicylic acid it was increased the endothelium-dependent vasodilation, blood flow to the nutritive microvasculars, improvement in venular outflow and decreased in peripheral resistance.

The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 20-33-70142.
Vipengele vya Fasihi Simulizi Vinavyooana na Hali Katika Taaluma ya Sheria
Authors: Wekesa Winnie Musailo , Simiyu Fred Wanjala , Opande Nilson Isaac
Published: August 2020

Utafiti ulilenga kubainisha vipengele maalum vya Fasihi Simulizi vinavyooana na hali katika taaluma ya Sheria. Utafiti uliegemea uendeshaji wa kesi kitamaduni miongoni mwa jamii ya Babukusu. Ili kuafikia lengo hili utafiti ulitumia mbinu ya kithamano ya utafiti. Idadi lengwa ya utafiti ilikuwa jumla ya kesi za kitamaduni tulizohudhuria na kuzirekodi. Utafiti ulijumuisha michakato miwili ya uteuzi wa sampuli; ikiwa ni uteuzi sampuli kimaksudi na kinasibu. Uteuzi wa sampuli kimaksudi ulitumiwa kuchagua Chifu, naibu wa Chifu, mwenyekiti wa baraza la wazee na makala maalum yaliyoandikwa kuhusu Fasihi Simulizi na Sheria. Nao uteuzi wa sampuli kinasibu ulitumiwa kuteua mabaraza ya wazee na ya Chifu tulioyahudhuria. Waaidha, uchunguzi ulihusisha mbinu za uchambuzi wa yaliyomo, usaili na uchunzaji-shiriki. Njia hizi zilitumika kukusanya data nyanjani na maktabani. Matokeo ya utafiti yalichanganuliwa kithamano. Hii ni mbinu ya kuchanganua data ambayo mtafiti anaeleza na kufafanua matokeo ya utafiti wake kimaelezo. Kwa mujibu wa kesi tulizohudhuria, utafiti ulibaini kuwa kuna vipengele vya Fasihi Simulizi ambavyo vinaoana na hali ilivyo katika taaluma ya Sheria wakati wa uendeshaji kesi kitamaduni miongoni mwa jamii ya Babukusu. Kwa hivyo ni muhali kusema kuwa matini za Kifasihi Simulizi huwa zinachota, kunukuu, kugeuza, kuiga kwa namna ya kufumba, kubeza au kurejelea kwa njia moja ama nyingine matini za Kisheria. Hali kadhalika tanzu zenyewe za Fasihi Simulizi zinaingiliana na kuchangiana katika kutimiza mahitaji ya jamii kupitia shughuli mbalimbali.
Česká vojenská příručka z roku 1618
Authors: Andresová Klára
Published: August 2020

In the early modern period, only a few military handbooks were printed in the Czech language in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The first of them was a translation of Kriegs Discurs written by Lazarus von Schwendi, which was published by Daniel Carolides in Prague in 1618 as Discurs o běhu válečném [A Discourse on the Course of War]. The book was translated from German by Bartoloměj Havlík of Varvažov and edited by his son Jan Havlík of Varvažov. It was published only six months after the beginning of the Bohemian Revolt, which started the Thirty Years’ War. It is possible that this handbook was printed because its originators wanted to support the Bohemian Revolt. The book was dedicated to one of the main figures of the revolt – Albrecht Jan Smiřický, who however died only a few
days after the publication of the title. Discurs o běhu válečném presented military thoughts from the 1550s together with some later ideas from the 1570s. The publication discussed the military organisation, various military ranks and offices and the obligations of soldiers. The book has been published in Czech only once, but there are at least four editions in German.
The Pleuranthodium (Zingiberaceae) of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea
Authors: Lofthus Ø , Newman M.F. , Jimbo T. , Poulsen A.D.
Published: August 2020

Three species of Pleuranthodium were encountered and collected during a survey of gingers at Mount Wilhelm, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Based on new material, the only previously known Pleuranthodium from this area, P. piundaundense, is described in more
detail highlighting new diagnostic characters and its known distribution range is expanded based on identification of older specimens at Edinburgh from two other provinces. Two species so far only known from Mount Wilhelm could not be identified after studying all protologues, types and material
from several herbaria. These are here described as new species, P. corniculatum and P. sagittatum. A key with both floral and vegetative characters is provided to all three species. Pleuranthodium corniculatum is distinct in having apical appendages on the calyx, and
P. sagittatum has a wrinkled calyx. All species are described and illustrated, and conservation assessments are made.
Comparative analysis of the level of situational and personal anxiety of medical workers and other population groups in a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection - covid-19
Authors: Odarushenko O.I. , Kuzyukova A.A. , Eremushkina S.M.
Published: August 2020

During a pandemic, threats and risks to people's mental health are growing. However, to date, there is insufficient scientific data on the characteristics of the emotional sphere and attitude to the changing living conditions of various population groups. The data on anxiety, depressive conditions in the context of a new coronavirus infection are especially relevant for providing timely psychological assistance to medical workers, both working directly with the infected and not directly interacting with them.
The paper describes and presents the results of online monitoring of the manifestations of anxiety and persistent emotional states in medical workers who are not at the forefront with Covid-19 patients and other populations in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. 102 people took part in the monitoring (the average age of the subjects was 38.91±11.07 (from 23 years to 70 years), 32 men, 70 women. According to the results of the survey of four groups: medical workers who do not directly interact with patients with Covid-19 (group I, n = 55 people), who work in other areas (group II, n = 47 people), it is determined that the highest level of stress is in the groups of medical workers and residents receiving higher professional medical education (the results are statistically significant, the significance level is p ≤ 0,01). At the time of the examination, these subjects expressed relatively stable individual experiences of the anxiety-depressive complex. They experience anxiety, are prone to fears, and experience psycho-emotional stress. The study allows us to attribute to the risk group not only medical workers directly working with patients, but also medical workers who do not directly interact with them, and also confirms the need for timely clinical and psychological assistance to these groups.
Functional electrical stimulation of permanently denervated muscles, updated 2020
Authors: Carraro U. , Kern H. , Albertin G. G. , Masiero S. , Pond A. , Gargiulo P.
Published: August 2020

Spinal cord injury produces muscle wasting, which is especially severe after the complete and permanent damage of lower motor neurons that occurs in complete Cauda Equina Syndrome. Even in this worst-case scenario, we have shown that permanently denervated Quadriceps muscle can be rescued by surface Functional Electrical Stimulation and a purpose designed home-based rehabilitation regime. Here, our aim is to show that the effects are extended to both antagonist muscles and the skin of the thighs. Before and after 2 years of electrical stimulation, mass and structure of Quadriceps and Hamstrings muscles were quantitated by force measurements. Muscle gross cross section were evaluated using color computed tomography, muscle and skin biopsies by quantitative histology and immunohistochemistry. The treatment produced: a) an increase in cross-sectional area of stimulated muscles; b) an increase in muscle fiber mean diameter; c) improvements in ultrastructural organization; and d) increased force output during electrical stimulation. The recovery of Quadriceps muscle force was sufficient to allow 25% of the compliant subjects to perform stand-up and step-in place trainings. Improvements are extended to hamstring muscles and skin. Indeed, the cushioning effect provided by recovered tissues is a major clinical benefit. It is our hope that, with or without our advice, trials may start soon in Europe and Russia to provide persons-in-need the help they deserve.