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Land Use Pollution Potential of Water Sources Along the Southern Coast of South Africa
Authors: Malherbe Hanlie , Gebel Michael , Pauleit Stephan , Lorz Carsten
Published: September 2018

Since the 1990’s, the groundwater quality along the southern coast of the Western Cape Province of South Africa has been affected by increasing land use activities. Groundwater resources have become increasingly important in terms of providing good quality water. Polluted coastal groundwater as a source of submarine groundwater discharge also affects the quality of coastal water. For this study, land use activities causing groundwater pollution and areas at particular risk were identified. An assessment approach linking land use/land cover, groundwater and submarine groundwater discharge on a meso-scale was developed and the methods applied to two study regions along the southern coastal area. Dryland and irrigated crop cultivation, and urbanized areas are subject to a “high” and “very high” risk of groundwater nitrogen pollution. Application of fertilizer must be revised to ensure minimal effects on groundwater. Practice of agricultural activities at locations which are not suited to the environment’s physical conditions must be reconsidered. Informal urban development may contribute to groundwater nitrogen pollution due to poor waste water disposal. Groundwater monitoring in areas at risk of nitrogen pollution is recommended. Land use activities in the submarine groundwater discharge contribution areas was not found to have major effects on coastal water.
Degree of (L, M)-Fuzzy Semi-Precontinuous and (L, M)-Fuzzy Semi-Preirresolute Functions
Authors: Al-Omeri Wadei F. , Khalil O. H. , Ghareeb A.
Published: September 2018

The aim of this paper is to present the degree of semi-preopenness, semi-precontinuity, and semi-preirresoluteness for functions in (L, M)-fuzzy pretopology with the help of implication operation and (L, M)-fuzzy semi-preopen operator introduced by [Ghareeb A., L-fuzzy semi-preopen operator in L-fuzzy topological spaces, Neural Comput. & Appl., 2012, 21, 87-92]. Further, we generalize the properties of semi-preopenness, semi-precontinuity and semi-preirresoluteness to (L, M)-fuzzy pretopological setting relying on graded concepts. Also, we discuss their relationships with the corresponding degrees of semiprecompactness, semi-preconnectedness and semi-preseparation axioms.
New Challenges in HIV Research: Combining Phylogenetic Cluster Size and Epidemiological Data
Authors: Parveen Nabila , Moodie Erica E. M. , Cox Joseph , Lambert Gilles , Otis Joanne , Roger Michel , Brenner Bluma
Published: September 2018

An exciting new direction in HIV research is centered on using molecular phylogenetics to understand the social and behavioral drivers of HIV transmission. SPOT was an intervention designed to offer HIV point of care testing to men who have sex with men at a community-based site in Montreal, Canada; at the time of testing, a research questionnaire was also deployed to collect data on socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of participating men. The men taking part in SPOT could be viewed, from the research perspective, as having been recruited via a convenience sample. Among men who were found to be HIV positive, phylogenetic cluster size was measured using a large cohort of HIV-positive individuals in the province of Quebec. The cluster size is likely subject to under-estimation. In this paper, we use SPOT data to evaluate the association between HIV transmission cluster size and the number of sex partners for MSM, after adjusting for the SPOT sampling scheme and correcting for measurement error in cluster size by leveraging external data sources. The sampling weights for SPOT participants were calculated from another study of men who have sex with men in Montreal by fitting a weight-adjusted model, whereas measurement error was corrected using the simulation-extrapolation conditional on covariates approach.
Lithological mapping of East Tianshan area using integrated data fused by Chinese GF-1 PAN and ASTER multi-spectral data
Authors: Yang Min , Kang Lei , Chen Huaqing , Zhou Min , Zhang Jianghua
Published: September 2018

The East Tianshan Mountain is one of the most important gold ore forming zones in northwestern China and central Asia. The Chinese GaoFen-1 (GF-1), the first Chinese high resolution satellite, is characterized by its 2-m resolution PAN data. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), the well-known earth observation satellite, is advanced by its finer spectral resolution owing 9 bands in the visible and near infrared (VNIR) to the short-wave infrared (SWIR) region. In this study, we fused the GF-1 PAN and the ASTER multispectral data using the well-known Gram-Schmidt Pan Sharpening (G-S) method to produce a new data with both high spatial and spectral resolution. Then different lithological units were mapped respectively using the fusion data, the ASTER data and the WorldView-3 data by support vector machine (SVM) method. In order to assess this fusion data, a comparison work was executed among the three mapping results. The comparison work indicated that lithological classification using the new fusion data is an efficient, robust and low cost method, and it could replace the WV-3 data in some large sale geological work.
Investigation of Growth Kinetics of Fe2B Layers on AISI 1518 Steel by the Integral Method
Authors: Elias-Espinosa M. , Keddam M. , Ortiz-Domínguez M. , Arenas-Flores A. , Zuno-Silva J. , Cervantes-Sodi F. , Reyes-Retana J. A.
Published: September 2018

The AISI 1518 steel was pack-borided in the temperature range 1123–1273 K for a treatment ranging from 2 to 8 h. A compact single boride layer (Fe2B) was formed at the surface of the AISI 1518 steel using the mixture of powders composed of 20 % B4C, 10 % KBF4 and 70 % SiC. The following experimental techniques such as scanning electron microscopy coupled with EDS analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis were employed to characterize the pack-borided AISI 1518 steel. An alternative model, based on the integral mass balance equation, was used to estimate the boron diffusion coefficients in the Fe2B layers in the temperature range 1123–1273 K. Finally, the value of activation energy for boron diffusion in the AISI 1518 steel was estimated and compared with the literature data. Furthermore, the present model was validated by comparing the experimental value of Fe2B layer thickness, obtained at 1253 K for 2 h of treatment, with the predicted value.
Better path-finding algorithms in LPS Ramanujan graphs
Authors: Carvalho Pinto Eduardo , Petit Christophe
Published: September 2018

We provide a new heuristic polynomial time algorithm that computes short paths between arbitrary pairs of vertices in Lubotzky–Philipps–Sarnak’s Ramanujan graphs.
The paths returned by our algorithm are shorter by a factor approximately 16/7 compared to previous work, and they are close to optimal for vertices corresponding to diagonal matrices.
Our results also lead to an improved cryptanalysis of the Charles–Goren–Lauter hash function.
𝓜𝓝-convergence and lim-inf𝓜-convergence in partially ordered sets
Authors: Sun Tao , Li Qingguo , Fan Nianbai
Published: September 2018

In this paper, we first introduce the notion of 𝓜𝓝-convergence in posets as an unified form ofO-convergence andO2-convergence. Then, by studying the fundamental properties of 𝓜𝓝-topology which is determined by 𝓜𝓝-convergence according to the standard topological approach, an equivalent characterization to the 𝓜𝓝-convergence being topological is established. Finally, the lim-inf𝓜-convergence in posets is further investigated, and a sufficient and necessary condition for lim-inf𝓜-convergence to be topological is obtained.
Combining Ability and Heterosis of Tolerance to Low Soil Nitrogen in Tropical Maize Cultivars Derived from Two Breeding Eras
Authors: Ige S.A. , Bello O.B. , Alake O.
Published: September 2018

Low soil nitrogen is one of the principal abiotic stresses affecting maize productivity in Sub-saharan Africa. Field studies were conducted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan during the cropping seasons for three years, from 2010 to 2012, with ten open pollinated maize varieties (OPVs) derived from two breeding eras (1 and 2). The ten OPVs and their crosses were evaluated under high-N and low-N conditions. The aim was to identify superior populations that may be useful sources genes for inbred line extraction and hybrid development for grain yield. Under low-N condition, mid and high parent heterosis for grain yield were low indicating the suitability of the hybrids for cultivation only in environments with high productivity index. Hybrid DMR-LSR-W (Era 1) × TZSR-Y-I (Era 2) had greatest mid and high-parent heterosis for grain yield under high-N and across the other four test environments. Parent AMATZBR-WC2B with higher general combining ability effects and mean values for grain yield, and cross combinations DMR-LSR-W (Era 1) x BR9928DMRSR (Era 2) and BR9922DMRSR (Era 2) x TZBRELD-4C0W (Era 2) with higher specific combining ability for grain yield under low-N environment are promising candidates for the development of nitrogen use efficient varieties for cultivation in low-N environments.
Raman microspectroscopy for Cultural Heritage studies
Authors: Caggiani Maria Cristina , Colomban Philippe
Published: September 2018

The Raman effect is at the basis of Raman scattering and microspectrometry: in the first part of the chapter, it is very shortly exposed together with differences with infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and advantages and drawbacks of the technique. The importance of the choice of the excitation wavelength, of the spectrometer (fixed, portable and handheld) and of the optics is underlined, while the information provided by the technique for inorganic and organic materials is considered. The surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) theory and principle applications are also taken into account. In the second part of the chapter, all the different applications of Raman and SERS to cultural heritage materials are contemplated: minerals, gemstones, rocks, patinas and corrosion products, glass, pottery, mortars, dyes, binders, resins, paper, parchment, inks and human remains. For each category of objects, the answers that Raman microspectrometry and SERS can give to the archaeometric and conservation-related questions, the in situ investigations, the search of specific spectral parameters and the use of chemometrics are shown, together with the most recent advances in the field.
Feeling spirits: sharing subjective paranormal experience through embodied talk and action
Authors: Ironside Rachael
Published: September 2018

This article examines how subjective paranormal experiences are shared and understood through embodied talk and action. Paranormal experiences often possess subjective qualities, regularly experienced as “senses” or “feelings”; however, the ability to share these experiences collectively provides the opportunity to validate such events. Drawing upon video data selected from over 100 hours of recorded footage during UK-based paranormal investigations, this study uses conversation analysis to examine how individuals communicate their experiences to others and through this evoke a way of understanding their experience as potentially paranormal. It is argued that embodied talk and action invite others to not only see the subjective paranormal experiences of others, but to understand and become co-experiencers in these events.
Distortion-Free Heat Treatment of Thin Rods in Magnetic Field
Authors: Pustovoit Viktor Nikolaevich , Dolgachev Yuri Vychislavovich
Published: September 2018

The problem of distortion during the quenching of thin rods (shafts, rollers, sewing needles, etc.) is serious, making vital the need for straightening (often by hand). The device for the heat treatment of thin rods was developed. The use of the device avoids distortion of the rods and improves their structural characteristics. A distinctive feature of the device is the use of a constant magnetic field (intensity up to 800 kA/m). The magnetic field performs an orienting function. When the part is immersed in the hardening liquid, the magnetic field of the solenoid orients the rod vertically. This ensures the magnetic fixation of the part. In addition, the magnetic field controls the heating temperature for quenching. The device was used for heat treatment of sewing needles made of U10A (UNS T72301) steel. The needles are held vertically in the upper part of the tube furnace by means of a magnetic field. When heated to a temperature of 740°C–750°C, the steel parts lose their ferromagnetic properties and fall vertically downwards. During the fall, they are further heated to a quenching temperature of 780°C. For this purpose, the height of the furnace (in this case 1,000 mm) is specially calculated. In the quench tank, the needles are in a strictly vertical position. In addition, the effect of the magnetic field on quenching leads to an enhancement of the martensitic transformation. The dispersity of individual crystals and laths of martensite increases. The volume fraction of lath martensite in alloys with a mixed morphology is increasing. The degree of self-tempering increases. The preferential arrangement of martensite crystals in the direction of the magnetic field lines is present. Thus, the device improves the structural characteristics of thin rods and excludes their distortion.
Jazz Bubble
Authors: Chapman Dale
Published: September 2018

Hailed by corporate, philanthropic, and governmental organizations as a metaphor for democratic interaction and business dynamics, contemporary jazz culture has a story to tell about the relationship between political economy and social practice in the era of neoliberal capitalism. The Jazz Bubble approaches the emergence of the neoclassical jazz aesthetic since the 1980s as a powerful, if unexpected, point of departure for a wide-ranging investigation of important social trends during this period. The emergence of financialization as a key dimension of the global economy shapes a variety of aspects of contemporary jazz culture, and jazz culture comments upon this dimension in turn. During the stateside return of Dexter Gordon in the mid-1970s, the cultural turmoil of the New York fiscal crisis served as a crucial backdrop to understanding the resonance of Gordon’s appearances in the city. The financial markets directly inform the structural upheaval that major label jazz subsidiaries must navigate in the music industry of the early twenty-first century, and they inform the disruptive impact of urban redevelopment in communities that have relied upon jazz as a site of economic vibrancy. In examining these issues, The Jazz Bubble seeks to intensify conversations surrounding music, culture, and political economy.
Gender Effect
Authors: Moeller Kathryn
Published: September 2018

The Girl Effect tells the story of how and why U.S. transnational corporations are investing in poor, racialized girls and women in the Global South as a solution to ending poverty in the pursuit of economic growth. This book fundamentally departs from the prominent individuals and institutions that promote this logic of development. Through a multi-sited ethnography in powerful institutions, including Nike Inc., the Nike Foundation, the World Bank, the Clinton Global Initiative, and international nongovernmental organizations, this book draws on over a decade of research in the United States and Brazil to understand how these corporatized development practices simultaneously position girls and women as instruments of poverty alleviation and as new frontiers for capitalist accumulation. Its ethnographic insights demonstrate how diverse, unequally resourced actors negotiate corporatized development, and reveal its intended and unintended effects for girls and corporations. Moeller illuminates how corporations, in partnership with liberal feminists and development experts, have sought to free capitalism from the constraints of gender inequality without fundamentally transforming the lives of the girls and women that they claim to serve. She concludes that these development practices enable corporations to expand their legitimacy, authority, and reach, while depoliticizing girls’ and women’s demands for a fair global economy.
Through America’s Eyes
Authors: Prime Rebecca
Published: September 2018

This chapter, by Rebecca Prime, unearths the political and ideological dimensions of the widescreen technology of Cinerama. Reinserting Cinerama in its Cold War historical context, this chapter contends that Cinerama was both a domestic cultural phenomenon and a stealth weapon in America’s battle for hearts and minds abroad. Through new archival research into Cinerama’s global exhibition, as sponsored by the U.S. State Department and armed services during the 1950s, this chapter illuminates the mutually beneficial relationship between Hollywood and the U.S. government and military. And by examining how Cinerama and other widescreen technologies were represented and experienced by both producers and spectators, through industry, media, and military discourse, the chapter explores their function within the cultural Cold War and provides a historical framework for today’s urgent debates about cinema, technology, and society.
Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977
Authors: Glick Joshua
Published: September 2018

Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958–1977 explores how documentarians working between the election of John F. Kennedy and the bicentennial created conflicting visions of the recent and more distant American past. Drawing on a wide range of primary documents, this book examines the films of Hollywood documentarians such as David Wolper and Mel Stuart, along with lesser known independents and activists such as Kent Mackenzie, Lynne Littman, and Jesús Salvador Treviño. While the former group reinvigorated a Cold War cultural liberalism, the latter group advocated for social justice in a city plagued by severe class stratification and racial segregation. Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History analyzes how mainstream and alternative filmmakers turned to the archives, civic institutions, and production facilities of Los Angeles in order to both change popular understandings of the city and shape the social consciousness of the nation.
Introduction
Authors: Weiss Naomi A.
Published: September 2018

Greek tragedy was musical theater, but only silent texts remain. The introduction demonstrates the central role of music and dance within this art form, and in doing so, it offers a critical rethinking of Aristotle’s apparent disregard for choral song in the Poetics. Discussing the tendency to link the language of Euripides’s late plays to contemporary musical trends (the “New Music”), it urges a reevaluation of his mousikē, one that both takes more account of the traditional aspects of his lyric compositions and considers them within the dramatic context of the plays themselves. Outlining the different types of evidence available for the analysis of tragedy’s musical element, it also explains the book’s focus on the interplay of text and performance.
Good Quality
Authors: Wahlberg Ayo
Published: September 2018

From crude and uneasy beginnings, sperm banking has become a routine part of China’s pervasive and restrictive reproductive complex within the space of thirty years. It covers the introduction of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) to China to address infertility, the expansion of the use of donor sperm in cases in which the male partner suffers from a genetic disease, and other issues, such as the availability and screening of potential sperm donors.
Sintaxis y semántica de las expresiones vectoriales en español
Authors: González López Laura
Published: September 2018

Este artículo trata de determinar cuáles son las propiedades fundamentales que poseen, en el español europeo, los adverbios locativos (arriba, debajo, ahí, etc.) cuando aparecen en construcciones vectoriales. Dentro de los adverbios locativos, se pondrá especial atención en aquellos que puedan estar modificados por un adverbio de grado (muy, más) o una expresión de medida (dos metros, diez horas). Tras el análisis de estas expresiones, se propondrá que el rasgo de [± Perfectividad] es el que permite distinguir los adverbios graduables ([-Perfectivos]) de los que no lo son ([+Perfectivos]). De esta manera, se demostrará que sólo los Adverbios Locativos Intransitivos (ALI: arriba, abajo) y los Adverbios Locativos Transitivos (ALT) de distancia cerca y lejos podrán aparecer en estas construcciones (muy {arriba/cerca}), mientras que los demás ALT no (encima, debajo) salvo si se insertan dentro de una locución prepositiva encabezada por la preposición por (*muy debajo vs muy por debajo). El análisis presentado, basado en las propuestas de Horno Chéliz (2002) y Romeu Fernández (2014), da cuenta de las propiedades de los elementos señalados.
La tradizione del frammento portoghese del Libro de Buen Amor
Authors: Marcenaro Simone
Published: September 2018

Il contributo offre una riflessione sul frammento di traduzione portoghese del Libro de Buen Amor di Juan Ruiz, focalizzandosi sul suo valore nello studio della tradizione manoscritta del testo castigliano e proponendo nuove ipotesi sulla datazione e la possibile genesi del manoscritto.
La descendencia colectiva, aumentativa e intensiva del sufijo latino -ARIA en las lenguas románicas
Authors: Rainer Franz
Published: September 2018

Mientras las funciones agentiva y locativa del sufijo latino -aria ya han recibido su debida atención en la literatura, los colectivos así como su desarrollo aumentativo e intensivo solo se mencionan de paso en los manuales clásicos. En el presente trabajo se estudia cómo nacieron estas últimas funciones y qué extensión lograron en las diferentes variedades románicas. Se verá que alcanzaron su extensión máxima en la Península Ibérica y que los derivados de este tipo se concentran en un pequeño número de nichos semánticos.
Participación social y potencia transformadora
Authors: Ligarreto Barrientos Laura Maria
Published: September 2018

El presente artículo plantea un análisis del punto uno del Acuerdo Final para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera: “Hacia un nuevo campo colombiano: Reforma Rural Integral”, en relación con la participación social y su potencia transformadora. Este análisis entiende el proceso de implementación como un campo en disputa que puede devenir en la absorción de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (farc) en el sistema político y social vigente o en un ciclo reformista que conlleve la democratización de la vida nacional.La implementación del Acuerdo requiere ampliar transformaciones en la gestión pública, siendo la más importante la inclusión de la participación social, en cuanto este se basa en modificar las relaciones objetivas y subjetivas comunes de tal manera que se aporte a la construcción de Estado y de nación.El artículo incluye una parte introductoria en la que se presentan el tema y su relevancia, un acápite conceptual sobre la participación social; un tercer aparte que describe los mecanismos y espacios de participación planteados y/o fortalecidos en el punto uno del Acuerdo, con base en la reflexión sobre lo que cada uno significa en el contexto nacional; finalmente, en las conclusiones se hace una reflexión que vincula tanto la participación social como la transformación de la gestión pública como ejes de la potencia transformadora del Acuerdo.
Las tierras profundas de la “lucha contra las drogas” en Colombia: la ley y la violencia estatal en la vida de los pobladores rurales del Caquetá
Authors: Ciro Rodríguez Estefania
Published: September 2018

En investigaciones anteriores se ha analizado la vida de hombres y mujeres habitantes de los guetos en los Estados Unidos en el contexto de la economía de las drogas de uso ilícito, ahora se considera necesario indagar por la configuración de esta economía en el otro extremo de la cadena, en la producción, específicamente en los territorios cocaleros del Colombia. Mediante el estudio de las experiencias de violencia de campesinos y campesinas del Caquetá, el artículo se propone mostrar las características de estos espacios rurales donde el Estado colombiano ejerció un tipo específico de violencia en el marco de “la lucha contra las drogas”. También se expone la manera en que estas experiencias determinan la relación de los/as campesinos/as con el Estado colombiano.Se plantea que la política antidrogas construye “tierras profundas”, entendidas como espacios donde la violencia estatal y la política social se ejercen de manera particular, en un ambiente de abandono y falta de Estado. Así, la configuración del conflicto, que va más allá de la guerra regular y de guerrillas, crea un escenario de hostilidad, vigilancia, estigmatización y pobreza generalizada que afectan a las poblaciones rurales del Caquetá y que le resta legitimidad del Estado en la región.En el marco de la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz, es necesario que el Estado colombiano replantee su presencia en las regiones cocaleras, desactive estos espacios de marginalidad y fortalezca las garantías sociales constitucionales para la vida digna de los habitantes rurales del Caquetá. Además del consenso en torno a la necesidad de revisar la política prohibicionista de las drogas, también es urgente exigir una valoración de los daños sociales de esta sobre los/as campesinos/as del Caquetá y los costos sociales que ha tenido que asumir toda la sociedad.
Las formas del olvido, de M. Augé
Authors: López-Guzmán Jorge Alberto
Published: September 2018

En Las formas del olvido, el antropólogo francés Marc Augé reflexiona sobre el papel del olvido en la vivencia del presente y en la construcción de la memoria colectiva de las sociedades. El libro se propone como un tratado sobre la utilización del tiempo en cuatro capítulos. Los tres primeros ofrecen lecciones con las propuestas del autor y el último condensa gran parte de las ideas ya expuestas, a modo de conclusión.
New records of Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from Brazil
Authors: Soares Matheus M. M. , Santiago Aline S. , Ale-Rocha Rosaly
Published: September 2018

Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 has been recorded in several countries of South America, but records in Brazil are few. Here, we record Xanthacrona tuberosa Cresson, 1908, Xanthacrona phyllochaeta Hendel, 1909, and Xanthacrona tripustulata Enderlein, 1921 for the first time from Brazil, and provide new records of Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899 from the states Acre, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Roraima, and São Paulo.
Students’ perceptions on community-based education at Avalon University School of Medicine during the first two years of the program
Authors: Arja Sateesh Babu , Arja Sireesha Bala , Chunchu Venkata Anirudh , Datla Narendra Sai Varma , Bottu Archana
Published: September 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Objectives The socio-cultural learning theory can be divided into a social and cultural process. Learner's learning occurs within the context rather than anticipating and preparing for the future context. It may happen in the workplace through apprenticeship, experiential learning, or community-based learning. Community-based education and community services have always been part of the students' volunteer services at Avalon University School of Medicine. The importance of community-based education has led to its recent integration into the curriculum. The objective of this study is to observe the community services in the field and to record the perceptions of students regarding community-based education at Avalon University School of Medicine.MethodsThis is a qualitative study. The research was conducted in the form of an observational study and framework analysis was done. The community-based education and community services were observed and recorded along with individual interviews. Students from different semesters were selected randomly for the interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed.ResultsAll interviewed students (100%) reported that they are involved in community services. 53.8% of students were not able to recognize the health issues of Curacao. 84.6% of students recognized and acknowledged the local health issues after reminding them of the activities conducted in the community services. 84.6% of students believed community services enhanced their clinical skills and increased their confidence in communication skills.ConclusionCommunity-based education enhances the competency of future physicians in clinical and communication skills.
During data acquisition v8
Authors: Snoek Lukas , Beemsterboer Tinka
Published: September 2018

This protocol lists all the steps necessary to run your MRI experiment/data acquisition safely and in a way that yields high-quality data. Moreover, if you use the centre's QC/preprocessing service, it lists the steps necessary to make sure we can convert the data into BIDS and run them through the QC/preprocessing pipelines.
Pengaruh Sumber Daya dan Kapabilitas Terhadap Keunggulan Posisi
Authors: Solihat Ani
Published: September 2018

Competition is not just university level but at the program of study level, this shows that program of study is a business unit of the university or as a basic unit of analysis in creating a college of excellence. The competition that occurred between programs of study in increasing market share through new admissions, the more has the advantage of the growing number of enthusiasts, so a program of study are required to have a fascination with power so that the positioning advantage program of study in superior universit.The purpose of reasearch was to determine what factors are affecting the position advantage especially program of study management in Bandung, especially tangible resources (physical and technological) and intangible resources (organization, human resources, and reputation) as well as through the capabilities of the program study.Program of study in university which has the position advantage that means resources and capabilitie have a uniqueness that is hard to duplicate. Resources is anything owned or cotroled by program of study, which could br throught of as strength or weakness and capabilities is the management ability to deploy resourcesThe method used in this study is a survey research method explanations (explanatory survey) with a sampling technique was purposive rather nonprobabilistik (purposial sampling) is a technique that sample been intentionally set by the researchers on certain criteria and considerations. Processing data using path analysis with the structure variables of resources, capabilities and position advantages.The results showed program of study management in Bandung University was available of tangible resource and intangible resources are with a good show and capabilities is already well and has shown the positioning advantage.Result of hypothesis test between exogenous and endogenous variables showed that the influence of resources and capabilities to position advantage at 18.521, while partially accepted H0 respectively, indicating the resources and capabilities is partially not significantly influence the position advantage, while the hypothesis II indicates the value of path coefficients (18.219) and hypothesis III 13.955 this valuable resource shows the tangible and intangible resources and capabilities to simultaneously affect the positioning advantage.
Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai
Authors: Rohendi Eek
Published: September 2018

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel motivasi kerja dan lingkungan kerja terhadap kinerja pegawai. Dalam penelitian ini ditentukan responden sebanyak 61 orang yaitu para pegawai di Lingkungan kantor Dinas Pendidikan Kota Cimahi. Selanjutnya analisis data dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda dan uji hipotesis melalui analisis ujiF dan ujit.Berdasarkan hasil analisis dan pembahasan diketahui motivasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai dan lingkungan kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai serta antara motivasi dan lingkungan kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja.
Analisa Komposisi Portofolio Kredit pada Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil Bandung dengan Menggunakan Kurva Efficient Frontier
Authors: Ilham Muhammad
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komposisi portofolio kredit saat ini pada Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil (SKC) Bandung, menentukan komposisi portofolio kredit yang optimal dan pengaruh komposisi portofolio kredit terhadap return dan risiko kredit.Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini bersumber dari data perkreditan yang dimiliki Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil (SKC) Bandung. Jenis data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder, mencakup data bulanan posisi kredit yang diklasifikasikan dalam beberapa sektor ekonomi. Pada penelitian ini penulis mengambil data perkreditan sejak bulan Januari 2010 s/d Maret 2011. Data penelitian yang diambil selama kurun waktu tersebut karena ingin mengetahui komposisi portofolio kredit terkini pada Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil (SKC) Bandung. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode Markowitz. Metode ini didasarkan pada teorema sederhana yang disebut dengan efficient set theorem yaitu investor akan memilih portofolio yang optimal dari sekumpulan portofolio yang memberikan expected return yang paling maksimum pada berbagai tingkat risiko dan/atau yang memberikan risiko yang minimum pada berbagai tingkat expected return. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan portofolio kredit yang dilakukan oleh Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil (SKC) Bandung masih jauh dari komposisi portofolio kredit yang optimal. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari hasil return yang rendah dan risiko yang tinggi. Berdasarkankurva efficient frontier yang terbentuk, dapat diketahui bahwa komposisi portofolio kredit yang paling optimal bagi Bank BNI Sentra Kredit Kecil (SKC) Bandung yaitu komposisi portofolio kredit yang menghasilkan expected return 0,450% dengan standar deviasi 0,000112. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa komposisi portofolio kredit yang optimal akan menghasilkan risiko yang minimal dan return yang maksimal.
Pengaruh Manajemen Pengetahuan dan Manajemen Bakat Terhadap Kinerja Organisasi dan Dampaknya pada Citra Organisasi Perguruan Tinggi Swasta
Authors: Priansa Donni Juni
Published: September 2018

Kemajuan PTS yang sangat pesat dari segi kuantitas tidak diimbangi dengan peningkatan kualitasnya, sehingga kondisi PTS menjadi tidak sehat. Harian Kompas memberitakan bahwa lebih dari 30% PTS terancam bangkrut atau ditutup akibat pertumbuhan jumlah PTS yang tidak terkendali, penyebab lainnya adalah PTN kini cenderung membuka jalur penerimaan mahasiswa secara khusus dan melebihi kuota sehingga kondisi PTS menjadi semakin terhimpit. Saat ini, rata-rata mahasiswa yang kuliah di tiap PTS kurang dan 600 orang, padahal PTS baru dapat dikatakan sehat jika memiliki minimal 2.000 mahasiswa. Kondisi tersebut menyebabkan daya saing PTS lemah, selain juga dikontribusi oleh lemahnya kinerja PTS dan pencitraan PTS sebagai lembaga pendidikan tinggi yang berkualitas. Manajemen pengetahuan dan manajemen bakat sebagai praktik manajemen moderen merupakan solusi bagi PTS di Kota Bandung untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan pencitraan PTS. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis bagaimana manajemen pengetahuan, manajemen bakat, kinerja organisasi, dan citra organisasi PTS di Kota Bandung, dan pengaruh diantara variabel-variabel tersebut.Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif d an eksplanatori survei terhadap unit sampel sebesar 300 dosen yang didistribusikan secara proporsional ke Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (UNPAR), Universitas Kristen Maranatha (UKM), dan Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM). Instrumen penelitian menggunakan angket. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui penyebaran kuesioner, wawancara terbatas, dan observasi, yang disertai studi dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis jalur dengan bantuan program SPSS 18.0 Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan adanya hubungan yang positif antara manajemen pengetahuan, manajemen bakat, kinerja organisasi, dan citra organisasi. Manajemen pengetahuan dan manajemen bakat berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi sebesar 67,62%; Manajemen pengetahuan dan manajemen bakat berpengaruh signifikan terhadap citra organisasi sebesar 91,12%; dan Kinerja organisasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap citra organisasi sebesar 74,48%. Dengan demikian, apabila manajemen pengetahuan dan manajemen bakat mampu diimplementasikan dengan optimal, maka kinerja organisasi dan citra organisasi PTS di Kota Bandung akan semakin optimal.
Pengaruh Kemampuan Kerja dan Kualitas Layanan Pegawai Terhadap Kepuasan Nasabah BNI Cabang UPI
Authors: Susanty Gina Aprilita
Published: September 2018

Masalah yang menjadi kajian pada penelitian ini adalah mengenai ketidakpuasan nasabah. Adapun variabel yang mempengaruhi kepuasan nasabah dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan cara peningkatan kemampuan kerja dan kualitas layanan pegawai. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, analisis dalam penelitian ini mengungkap “apakah terdapat pengaruh antara kemampuan kerja dan kualitas layanan pegawai terhadap kepuasan nasabah.” Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Explanatory Survey Method, dengan teknik pengumpulan data kuesioner skala lima. Sumber data diperoleh dari sampel nasabah BNI cabang UPI Bandung, yaitu pada pegawai di lingkungan Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Kampus Bumi Siliwangi. Teknik pengolahan data yang digunakan adalah regresi ganda. Teknik ini digunakan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh yang disebabkan dari variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat. Variabel kemampuan kerja diukur melalui indikator pengetahuan dan keterampilan, dan variabel kualitas layanan diukur melalui indikator reliabilitas, daya tanggap, jaminan, empati, dan bukti fisik. Kedua variabel bebas tersebut diukur berdasarkan persepsi nasabah. Adapun variabel kepuasan nasabah diukur melalui indikator kesetiaan, menggunakan produk/jasa kembali, dan rekomendasi yang diukur berdasarkan kondisi riil tingkat kepuasan nasabah BNI cabang UPI. Hasil penelitian secara deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kemampuan kerja dan kualitas layanan pegawai BNI cabang UPI termasuk dalam kategori cukup, sedangkan tingkat kepuasan nasabah masih rendah. Oleh karena itu, BNI cabang UPI harus memaksimalkan kemampuan kerja pegawainya untuk meningkatkan kepuasan nasabah dengan cara memberikan layanan berdasarkan perspektif nasabah melalui pendidikan, pelatihan, dan pengembangan karir terhadap para pegawainya yang bersifat inovatif dan berorientasi kepada nasabah. Kemudian kualitas layanan pegawai BNI cabang UPI perlu ditingkatkan lagi untuk meningkatkan kepuasan dan memelihara loyalitas nasabah yaitu dengan cara pelayanan yang lebih berorientasi terhadap kepuasan nasabah daripada produk.
PENGARUH FASHION CLOTHING INVOLVEMENT TERHADAP RECREATIONAL SHOPPER IDENTITY DENGAN GENDER SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI
Authors: Margaretha Yolla , Lisan S Henky
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini lebih menekankan pada bagaimana pengaruh Fashion Clothing Involvement terhadap Recreational ShopperIdentity dengan gender sebagai variabel moderasi. Metode analisis data yang digunakan untuk menguji keakuratan dan kekonsistenaninstrumen penelitian adalah uji pendahuluan (validitas dan reliabilitas). Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi dengan model mediasi serta menggunakan bantuan program SPSS 11.5 for Windows. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, maka kesimpulan akhir yang dapat ditarik adalah: Terdapat pengaruh Fashion Clothing Involvement terhadap Recreational Shopper Identity, sebesar adalah 9,6%. Sedangkan sisanya 90,4% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain.Hasil penelitian ini mendukung teori yang mengatakan terdapat peranan Fashion Clothing Involvement dalam meningkatkanRecreational Shopper Identity dalam diri responden dan mendukung teori yang mengatakan bahwa terdapat perbedaan antara laki-lakidan wanita dalam hal Fashion Clothing Involvement dan Recreational Shopper Identity. Campbell (1997b) menjelaskan bahwa perempuan jauh lebih memiliki keterlibatan penuh dalam belanja dibanding laki-laki. Solomon (2004) menjelaskan bahwa pakaianmerupakan bagian dari fashion adalah kategori produk yang dikenal dapat mencerminkan kehidupan sosial konsumen, fantasi, dankeanggotaannya.
PENGEMBANGAN KONSEP TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Authors: Soemantri Roebiandini
Published: September 2018

This research was aimed to develop TQM concept for State Owner’s Financial Service Company Bandung City Branch by determining which elements stated important for developing TQM for State Owner’s Financial Service Company Bandung City Branch and this study was willing to know the adoption of those elements at State Owner’s Financial Service Company Bandung City Branch. Number of respondent companies involved in this study is 21 branch offices. The respondents who participate in this study are branch managers and head of department from each of branch office. The study was conducted to determine the perception of respondent managers and head of departments as to the critical strategy that should define a particular TQM. The validation TQM is done by conducting Factor Analysis. The result from the survey is that the original of 72 elements of TQM is remain 45 elements which are grouped into 6 (six) factors. Those factors are Education and Analysis Tools Supporting, Facility Management, Management Commitment and Quality Leadership, Customer Focus, Mesurement and Benchmarking.
KETERIKATAN KARYAWAN DAN KONTRIBUSINYA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Tahir Rusdin
Published: September 2018

Salah satu unsur penting dalam kinerja operasional BUMN adalah Peningkatan Kualitas Perencanaan, SDM, dan Pengelolaan Keuangan yang dapat berperan sebagai alat pengawasan sekaligus performance driver. Karenanya, melalui penelitian ini telah ditelaah sejauhmana kontribusi keterikatan karyawan, seperti keterikatan kognisi, keterikatan emosional, dan keterikatan perilaku dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam meningkatkan kinerja BUMN di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survei terhadap 429 orang Manajer Madya pada 141 perusahaan BUMN di Indonesia. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik komunikasi tidak langsung melalui instrumen berupa angket dan teknik komunikasi langsung melalui wawancara terbatas dan studi dokumentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari Bulan Januari 2011 yang berakhir 31 Desember 2012. Teknik pengolahan data dilakukan dengan Analisis Deskriptif, yaitu rata-rata terbobot, dan Analisis inferensial yaitu Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: Keterikatan karyawan pada BUMN di Indonesia menunjukkan kondisi yang baik, namun belum optimal. Demikian halnya kinerja perusahaan berbasis total performance scorecard. Keterikatan karyawan meliputi keterikatan kognisi, emosional, dan perilaku secara parsial dan simultan berkontribusi positif dan bermakna dalam meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan berbasis total performance scorecard.
Pengaruh Kepuasan Kerja dan Komitmen Organisasional terhadap Perilaku Kewargaan Organisasional serta implikasinya terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Administrasi Politeknik Komputer Niaga LPKIA Bandung Survei terhadap Akuntan yang bekerja sebagai Auditor pada KAP
Authors: Purnami Rahayu S
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai Pengaruh Kepuasan Kerja dan Komitmen Organisasional terhadap Perilaku Kewargaan Organisasional dan Implikasinya terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Administrasi Politeknik Komputer Niaga LPKIA (PKN-LPKIA) Bandung, yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan memperoleh gambaran empiris mengenai pengaruh tingkat kepuasan kerja pegawai terhadap perilaku kewargaan organisasional (OCB), pengaruh tingkat komitmen organisasional terhadap perilaku kewargaan organisasional (OCB), pengaruh tingkat kepuasan kerja pegawai terhadap kinerja, pengaruh tingkat komitmen organisasional terhadap kinerja, pengaruh tingkat perilaku kewargaan organisasional (OCB) terhadap kinerja.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis metode penelitian eksplanatori atau explanatory research atau penelitian pengujian hipotesis. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner, wawancara dan observasi di Politeknik Komputer Niaga LPKIA. Hasil pengumpulan data dengan sumber data primer, dengan sampel sebanyak 40 responden dan metode analisis yang digunakan adalah dengan analisis jalur menggunakan Partial Least Square.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat pengaruh positif dari kepuasan kerja terhadap perilaku kewargaan organisasional, terdapat pengaruh positif dari komitmen organisasional terhadap perilaku kewargaan organisasional, tidak terdapat pengaruh positif dari kepuasan kerja terhadap kinerja pegawai, tidak terdapat pengaruh positif dari komitmen organisasional terhadap kinerja pegawai, terdapat pengaruh positif dari perilaku kewargaan organisasional terhadap kinerja pegawai.
Analisis Nilai Pengalaman Berbelanja Online Melalui Experiential Marketing
Authors: Rahayu Agus , Wibowo Lili Adi , Christianingrum Christianingrum
Published: September 2018

Kondisi ekonomi global Dunia sedang mengalami penurunan. Penurunan kondisi global tidak membawa perubahan besar bagi Indonesia. BPS menyatakan bahwa perekonomian Indonesia tumbuh dan akan terus meningkat selama Tahun 2012. Perkembangan kondisi global Indonesia ini mengakibatkan negara-negara maju mulai tertarik untuk melakukan investasi di Indonesia. Alasannya ialah pertumbuhan ekonomi yang baik dan lanskap penggunaan internet di Indonesia sedang mengalami perkembangan yang baik, sehingga mengembangkan dan menginvestasikan dana yang dimiliki akan memungkinkan pertumbuhan ekonomi negaranya menjadi lebih baik. Meningkatnya penggunaan internet membuat perubahan besar, banyak industri offline mulai beralih ke online. Ini menimbulkan permasalahan tersendiri bagi situs-situs perdagangan yang ada. Situs yang sedang berkembang adalah Tokobagus dan Tokopedia. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk menciptakan keputusan pembelian adalah dengan memberikan penawaran terbaik bagi konsumen dengan memberikan pengalaman yang unik dan berkesan. Pengalaman pelanggan dapat diciptakan dengan experiential marketing. Schmitt(1999) mengemukakan bahwa experiential marketing akan bisa menciptakan experience. Experience yang positif akan mampu menciptakan keputusan pembelian. Responden dalampenelitian ini adalah pembeli di situs Tokobagus dan Tokopedia. Metode yang digunakan adalah explanatory survey dan deskriftif survey. Hipotesis dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh positif antara penciptaan nilai pengalaman berbelanja online melalui experiential marketing terhadap keputusan pembelian, Untuk mengukur pengaruh variabel tersebut digunakan metode partial least square. Dari hasil penelitian experiential marketing yang dilaksanakan melalui dimensi sense, feel, think, actdan relate memiliki pengaruh yang positif untuk menciptakan nilai pelanggan dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian. Hal yang perlu ditingkatkan Tokobagus dan Tokopedia yaitu dengan memperbaiki design dan tampilan situs supaya lebih menarik perhatian, sehingga bisa merangsang emosi seseorang dan menimbulkan keinginan untuk membeli produk. Tampilan sebaiknya di design dengan unik agar mampu dengan mudah di ingat pembeli.