bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unter welchen Umständen würden deutsche Landwirte gentechnisch veränderten Raps anbauen? Ein Discrete-Choice-Experiment
Authors: Breustedt Gunnar , Müller-Scheeßel Jörg , Meyer-Schatz Henrika
Published: August 2024

We examine the factors affecting the willingness of German farmers to adopt genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape after the pending commercial release of GM varieties. The analysis is based mainly on a web-based Discrete Choice Experiment with 217 oilseed rape growers in Germany. The determinants of adoption were estimated with the use of a multinomial probit model. Results indicate a significant impact of economic determinants on the adoption willingness: the difference in gross margins between GM and conventional rape, the probability and level of liability for damage caused by cross-pollination, and the length of the waiting period before a farmer can return to conventional rape are all highly significant. Among the farm characteristics, farm size increases the willingness to adopt, while the share of oilseed rape grown has a negative impact. Two social factors decrease the willingness to adopt: negative attitude of neighbouring farmers towards GM oilseed rape and whether at least one of the farmer’s children is younger than 16. Personal characteristics such as degree of innovativeness and the level of education increase the willingness to grow GM rape, while the existence (or otherwise) of a successor, farmer’s age, and his or her degree of cooperativeness are not significant. For a successful market launch of GM oilseed rape, our findings suggest the need to identify strategies for farmers to minimize cross-pollination. A successful market launch should thus not only rely on the availability of profitable GM varieties; it should rather be complemented by a communication offensive to influence farmers’ attitude towards genetic engineering, as well as the provision of technical advice as to how cross pollination can be kept to a minimum.
Distortions in a multi-level co-financing system: the case of the agri-environmental programme of Saxony-Anhalt
Authors: Kirschke Dieter , Häger Astrid , Jechlitschka Kurt , Wegener Stefan
Published: August 2024

In this paper we analyse the impact of the EU multi-level co-financing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental programme of Saxony-Anhalt. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analysed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal how regional choices on agri-environmental measures are influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions.
Der Markt für Gemüse
Authors: Behr Hans-Christoph
Published: August 2024

Dieser Artikel ist nur in deutscher Sprache verfügbar.
The article is only available in German language.
Ulrich Koester zum 70. Geburtstag
Authors: GJAE
Published: August 2024

Dieser Artikel ist nur in deutscher Sprache verfügbar.
The article is only available in German language.
The impact of quota rent and supply elasticity estimates for EU dairy policy evaluation: a comparative analysis
Authors: Jongeneel Roel , Tonini Axel
Published: August 2024

The aim of this paper is to gain better insights in the implications of some of the most important economic assumptions and empirical choices made in partial equilibrium models focusing on dairy. Three partial equilibrium models are considered: the AGricultural Member states MODeling (AGMEMOD) model, the Common Agricultural Policy SIMulation (CAPSIM) model, and the European Dairy Industry Model (EDIM). This paper analyses how quota rent and supply elasticity estimates, as they are used in these models affect milk output and price projections. Sensitivity analysis is also considered in order to take into account uncertainty in quota rent and supply elasticity estimates. Taking into account the considered uncertainty our best estimate is in case of abolishing the quota the EU’s aggregate milk production will expand, with the increase being somewhere in the range between 5 and 15%.
OECD-Seminar am 28. und 29. September in Braunschweig Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Policies
Authors: GJAE
Published: August 2024

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The article is only available in German language.
Der Markt für Getreide und Ölfrüchte
Authors: Chilla Bernhard , Balkhausen Oliver
Published: August 2024

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Editorial
Authors: Banse Martin , Grethe Harald
Published: August 2024

Dieser Artikel ist nur in deutscher Sprache verfügbar.
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The Relationship between Technical Efficiency and Economic Success: The Case of Bavarian Dairy Farms
Authors: Kellermann Magnus , Salhofer Klaus , Wintzer Wolfgang , Stockinger Christian
Published: August 2024

The objective of this article is to reveal the relationship between technical efficiency and the economic success of dairy farms and to determine farm specific factors affecting both. The data set contains observations of more than 2 000 Bavarian dairy farms in an unbalanced panel covering the years 2000 to 2008. We use the stochastic frontier approach to analyze the technical efficiency of farms. Economic success is measured by the performance indicator “Nettorentabilität”, which is the rate of return on farm owned production factors. Findings show an average technical efficiency of 88,2 % and an average “Nettorentabilität” of approximately 57 %. A rank correlation test indicates a strong positive relationship between technical efficiency and economic success. We calculate the marginal effects of possible determinants of technical efficiency and economic success and reveal that both improve with farm mangers education level, full-time farming and soil quality.
The Economic Valuation of Irrigation under Consideration of Risk and Changes in Water Withdrawal Permits
Authors: Kellner Ulla , Mußhoff Oliver , Battermann Henning W.
Published: August 2024

The European Union has established the Water Framework Directive (WFD) as a legal framework to protect all aquatic ecological systems including groundwater. This directive is primarily aiming at water protection and may have advantages for the water regime in sensitive areas. Nevertheless, it may also involve economic disadvantages for agricultural enterprises. In this paper we analyze the economic implications of the WFD for farmers using irrigation, i.e., the negative economic consequences for farms resulting from a reduction of water withdrawal permits in the north-east of Lower Saxony. In a whole farm risk programming approach we show how much benefit farmers loose if the amount of water withdrawal permits is reduced. To avoid solutions that would possibly exceed the farmers’ risk tolerance, the apparently accepted standard deviation of the program’s total gross margin is used as an upper bound in the optimization. This should represent an observable reflection of the individual risk attitude of the farmers. The results demonstrate that deterministic approaches do not consider all economic impacts caused by the reduction of water withdrawal permits as well as that risk has to be considered.
The State-Contingent Approach in the Context of Mathematical Optimisation
Authors: Berg Ernst
Published: August 2024

The strong dependence on exogenously determined states of nature (weather, diseases, pests, etc.) is a constituent element of most agricultural production processes. While this state contingency creates uncertainties, it likewise offers various possibilities to react to particular states of nature (e.g. through irrigation or pest management). A concept which in principle accounts for these contexts is the so called state contingent approach originally developed by CHAMBERS and QUIGGIN. This approach comprises the state contingent depiction of the production process under uncertainty as basis for a realistic representation of individual decision making as well as the resulting market reactions. The following article deals with the state contingent approach in the context of mathematical programming. It starts with the description of the conceptual foundations of the approach and subsequently focuses on its implementation in the context of mathematical programming under uncertainty. The comparison with conventional mathematical programming approaches using an example documents the conceptual advantage of the state contingent approach, but also clarifies the methodical challenges which result from its complexity.
Risk Management on Farms: An Analysis of the Acceptance of Weather Insurance using Discrete Choice Experiments
Authors: Liebe Ulf , Maart Syster Christin , Mußhoff Oliver , Stubbe Philipp
Published: August 2024

The question of how the increasing challenges of on-farm risk management – that e.g. result from the global climate change – could be met, has been an important subject of research for a long time. For instance, it has been discussed if index-based insurance are an alternative to classical hedging opportunities of weather risks. While science have mainly focused on the conception, pricing and hedging effectiveness of new weather risk management instruments, a research gap exists regarding the farmers’ subjective perception of weather risks, the analysis of implemented on-farm measures for weather risk reduction as well as regarding the measurement of farmers’ preferences for different risk management instruments. On the basis of survey data, this study investigates which meteorological events farmers perceive as very risky, which measures they already apply to reduce the risk and which costs are involved. Using a discrete choice experiment, beside the demand for weather insurance also the influence of performance defining features of different insurance on their selection probability is determined. Results show that farmers often are not able to quantify the costs of the risk management instruments applied so far. Even given high basis risks, they would, therefore, demand for yield insurance as well as index-based insurance if those are sold at a favorable price. Moreover, results show that the demand for insurance rises with increasing risk involvement of the agricultural enterprises as well as – against all expectations – with decreasing risk aversion of the decision makers.
Property Rights Problems in Agricultural Cooperatives: A Heterodox Institutionalist Perspective
Authors: Valentinov Vladislav , Iliopoulos Constantine
Published: August 2024

New institutional economists have identified a number of property rights problems in agricultural cooperatives. This paper reconsiders these problems from the perspective of heterodox institutionalist economics in the tradition of Veblen and Ayres. The property rights problems of agricultural cooperatives seemingly reinforce the new institutional economics presumption of the superiority of fully delineated private ownership. In contrast, the paper shows these problems to be likewise consistent with the heterodox institutionalist school, which is much more reserved about the societal role of private ownership. Toward this end, the paper elaborates the logical structure of the so-called “institutionalist dichotomy”. The property rights problems of agricultural cooperatives are explained as a particular manifestation of this dichotomy.
Effects of the M&A Wave in the Global Brewing Industry 2000-2010
Authors: Madsen Erik S. , Pedersen Kurt , Lund-Thomsen Lars
Published: August 2024

The brewing industry has experienced massive changes over the last decade. Industry concentration has increased dramatically, and the leading brewing groups have globalised their operations across virtually all continents. Based on a major data base the paper traces some causes and assesses the main effects of the M&A strategies in the global beer industry. The results verify that the 4 large acquiring brewing groups are more efficient than a control group of 200 large breweries but they have not performed significantly better in the period. This gives some evidence for the market power hypothesis which seems to work in the brewing industry in this period.
Is Beer Safer than Spirits? How the Change in Consumption Shares of Alcoholic Beverage Types Affects Traffic Mortality in Young People
Authors: Freeman Donald G.
Published: August 2024

This paper uses cross-state and cross-regional time series to estimate the effect of the variation in shares of alcohol beverage types on traffic fatalities in young people, with particular emphasis on consumption of beer versus spirits, or “hard liquor”. Depending on the specification, consumption shares matter for traffic fatalities in the 15-19 year age group, but results are not conclusive. Initial state median income is however a strong predictor of lower traffic mortality rates in ensuing years.
What Do We Know about the Influence of Agricultural Support on Agricultural Land Prices?
Authors: Feichtinger Paul , Salhofer Klaus
Published: August 2024

This study gives an overview of the theoretical foundations, the empirical procedures and the derived results of the literature on the determinants of agricultural land prices. A particular interest is given to the effects of government support policies. Almost all empirical studies on the determination of land prices either refer to the net present value method or the hedonic pricing approach. While the two approaches have different theoretical basis, they converge in their empirical implementation. Empirical studies use a broad range of variables to explain land values and we systematise these into six categories. In order to investigate the influence of different measures of government support on land prices, a meta-regression analysis is carried out based on 242 observations from 26 articles. Results indicate that a 10% decrease of agricultural support would decrease land prices by 3.3% to 5%. Therefore, a considerable part of farm subsidies is realized by initial owners of land instead of operating farmers. Results in regard to differences in capitalization for different support measures are ambiguous. Model assumptions, data structure and estimation techniques do have a significant influence on capitalization estimates.
Non-Agricultural and Supra-Regional Investors on the German Agricultural Land Market: An Empirical Analysis of their Significance and Impacts
Authors: Tietz Andreas , Forstner Bernhard , Weingarten Peter
Published: August 2024

Investments in agricultural land have recently gained particular public attention both in the international and national context. In Germany, the recent increase in sale and rental prices for agricultural land has often been linked to the activities of non-agricultural investors. The aim of this study is to take stock of these activities and to explore the relevance of non-agricultural and supra-regional investors. Further, it is aimed at investigating the impact of such activities on the land market, agricultural structures and regional development. Four regional case studies are carried out, three of them in the New Länder (former GDR). In each case study region, structured interviews were conducted with about ten farm managers and ten regional experts. Results show that the group of ‘non-agricultural investors’ is very heterogeneous and cannot be delimited by clear indicators. Thus, the core question about the relevance of their activities can only be answered with respect to the type of inves-tor. Judgements as regards their impact are highly dependent on the selection of regional case studies, the type of interviewees and their respective interests.
Programm der 54. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e. V. 17.-19. September 2014, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Univeristät Kassel
Authors: GJAE
Published: August 2024

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A New Graphical User Interface Generator for Economic Models and its Comparison to Existing Approaches
Authors: Britz Wolfgang
Published: August 2024

The paper discusses the role of Graphical User Inter-faces in economic modelling and specifically the de-velopment of a new Graphical User Interface Genera-tor for applications realized in GAMS (General Alge-braic Modelling System), a widely used Algebraic Modelling Language for (bio-)economic simulation models. It motivates the development of GGIG (Gams Graphical Interface Generator) by reviewing existing approaches. In opposite to frameworks available for environmental and Agent Based Modelling, GUI ge-nerators for more classical economic models seem to be scarce. GGIG aims at a fast development process not requiring programming skills where simple user operable controls are defined in an XML file such that GAMS based projects can add easily a GUI. It com-prises quite versatile exploitation tools for interactive reporting (tables, graphs and maps) including a ma-chine learning package plus useful utilities, e.g. to generate a HTML based GAMS code documentation or batch execution. In opposite to other approaches, GGIG strictly separates the GUI and GAMS code, but does not offer IDE functionality. Applications to CAPRI, a rather complex model, and some smaller projects seem to show that researchers without formal programming training are able to develop and modify a GUI for their models, while model users can be quickly trained in GGIG based GUIs.
Impact of the SO Threshold on the Statistics of Economic Variables for the Swiss Agricultural Sector
Authors: Roesch Andreas
Published: August 2024

In future, standard output (SO) will be the economic variable used to define the target population from which the Swiss FADN sample is drawn. This study assesses the impact of the SO threshold on key economic variables at national level. The analysis demonstrates that raising the SO threshold will lead to higher average values of key economic variables such as work income per family labour unit. This result is confirmed by two entirely different approaches, the first of which takes the FADN data into account, and the second of which considers census data supplemented by imputed economic variables.
Einladung zur Einreichung von Beiträgen 56. Jahrestagung der GEWISOLA, 28.-30. September 2016	Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Authors: GJAE
Published: August 2024

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The article is only available in German language.
Direct Payments in Germany – Income and Distributional Effects of the 2013 CAP Reform
Authors: Hansen Heiko , Offermann Frank
Published: August 2024

One of the objectives of the 2013 CAP Reform was to improve the distribution of direct income support among farmers by redesigning first pillar payments. In Germany the related discussions led to the political decision to allocate a part of the respective budget to provide extra support for smaller farms. This paper analyses the impacts of the 2013 CAP reform for two scenarios of alternative direct payment schemes, with a specific focus on the distributional effects of the new components of the first pillar. Results on the basis of the farm accountancy data network indicate that overall direct payments reduce income inequality, while the effects differ significantly between the different payment schemes. The redistributive payment (support for the so-called 'first hectares') is almost equally distributed among farms, however due to the small budget allocated the impact on the distribution of income is limited. Compared to the situation before the policy change, the 2013 CAP reform and its national implementation in Germany slightly reduce the inequality of the distribution of direct payments, but do not reduce income inequality. A full utilization of the scope for the redistributive payment could have slightly reduced income inequality, but, due to the limited correlation of land endowment and income level, would not constitute an efficient distributive policy instrument either.
Do High-quality Wines Capture Higher Prices? A Hedonic Price Analysis on DLG Quality Tests
Authors: Schäufele Isabel , Herrmann Roland , Szolnoki Gergely
Published: August 2024

With data from the Quality Tests by Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG) for wine, i.e. Deutsche Bundesweinprämierung, we analyze to what extent quality awards lead to higher wine prices. The empirical analysis reveals that DLG Awards in Silver, Gold and Gold Extra are associated with statistically significant price premia. Apparently, a successful participation in the Quality Tests raises consumers’ marginal willingness to pay for a wine and producers may realize higher net prices. It is crucial here how quality is communicated to buyers in the decision-making process. Price premia due to DLG awards suggest that it is more important to establish a reputation over time than just signaling quality by showing award labels on the bottle. The quantitative results show that quality grades, regional origin, grape variety, wine style and sweetness are further product characteristics that strongly affect wine prices due to their impacts on winegrowers’ marginal costs and/or on consumer preferences.
The Influence of Employer Awards on the Decision Making Process of Prospective Applicants in Medium-Sized Companies: An Empirical Analysis with Special Emphasis on the Food Industry
Authors: Abramovskij Marina , Enneking Ulrich
Published: August 2024

In recent years, the evaluation of the organizational attractiveness by external parties has become an important tool to attract new personnel. This can be clearly observed by the rapid increase of employer awards as part of the external image of many companies. Whilst previous research has described the role of employer in general, this paper provides empirical data on the influence of employer awards on the decision-making process of prospective applicants within the food industry. This has been achieved by conducting a survey based on a choice experiment in which participants were confronted with different job advertisements. The results demonstrate that employer awards significantly influence applicants’ decisions, but their importance is lower compared to other company-specific criteria. This finding, however, remains significant only when the participants are not familiar with the employer award in question. The authors argue in favour of a critical, yet economically sensible usage of employer awards.
Sustainability Assessment of Agribusiness Clusters: A Case Study Based on Regional Sustainability Assessment Methodology
Authors: Smetana Sergiy , Tamásy Christine , Mathys Alexander , Heinz Volker
Published: August 2024

Socioeconomic and environmental sustainability is becoming critical for the evaluation of regional development. Regional planning and policy development depend on accurate sustainability assessment for the estimation of genesis and evolution of agribusiness clusters. The lack of a universal methodology creates challenges for the analysis of regional issues and the role of separate industries in the sustainability of regional development. This research suggests and reviews the application of Regional Sustainability Assessment Methodology (RSAM) by using a case study approach with a special attention to agribusiness clusters. The empirical analyses reveal the importance of resource cycling in the regions, their dependency on external resources and self-sufficiency as indicators of regional sustainability (social, economic and environmental resource use efficiency) in a dynamic perspective, applicable to diverse regions and separate aspects of sustainability. The study areas include three sub-national level regions in Germany: two forming an agribusiness cluster, specialized in livestock-meat production (Vechta Landkreis and Cloppenburg Landkreis) and one control region (Hochsauerlandkreis). The application of RSAM revealed varying rates of resource use efficiency, self-sufficiency and dependency on external resources for both static and dynamic perspectives. The assessment indicated the potential of RSAM application for the static and dynamic assessment of regions with agribusiness clusters. At the same time, static analysis of separate aspects of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) was not informative. RSAM application to the separate types of resource analysis allowed identification of sustainability hotspots (unbalanced development, “weak sustainability” and increased dependency on separate resources).
GEWISOLA-Preis 2017 für Dr. Svetlana Fedoseeva
Authors: Weingarten Peter
Published: August 2024

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The article is only available in German language.
Identifying Agricultural Factor Productivity from Micro-data: A Review of Approaches with an Application to EU Countries
Authors: Petrick Martin , Kloss Mathias
Published: August 2024

We examine the plausibility of four established and innovative identification strategies for agricultural production functions using farm-level panel datasets from five EU countries. Newly suggested proxy and dynamic panel approaches provide attractive conceptual improvements over received Within and duality models. Even so, empirical implementation of such advancements does not always live up to
Der Weltmarkt für Agrarrohstoffe im Wirtschaftsjahr 2017/18
Authors: Elvers Annabelle , Just Niklas , Dehoust Jakob , Albrecht Ernst
Published: August 2024

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The article is only available in German language.
Determinants of Capital Structure: Evidence from Polish Food Manufacturing Industry
Authors: Jaworski Jacek , Czerwonka Leszek , Mądra-Sawicka Magdalena
Published: August 2024

The aim of this paper is to identify factors influenc-ing the capital structure of Polish food manufacturing companies. In the first part of the paper, the most probable determinants of the capital structure have been identified on the basis of literature review and the current research conducted in this field. The second part of the paper presents an empirical verification of the relationship between capital structure and its fundamental determinants. The study was made using panel models. The scope of the survey covered Polish food companies between 2012 and 2015. Key determinants of total debt in the food manufacturing companies include: share of fixed assets in total assets, liquidity, profitability and non-debt tax shield with negative relationship. These factors also include: business size and growth with a positive relationship. For the long-term debt, the following factors are important: share of fixed assets in total assets, size of the business and liquidity (positive relationship). A negative relationship has been diagnosed for profitability and non-debt tax shield. The identified factors and the direction of dependence are similar to those previously diagnosed in the Czech Republic and Italy. However, they differ significantly from those of the US and Turkey. The capital structure of Polish food enterprises, measured by the total debt ratio, is best explained by the pecking order theory, while the share of long-term debt in the capital structure can be explained by static trade-off theory.
A Meta-Analysis of the Price and Income Elasticities of Food Demand
Authors: Femenia Fabienne
Published: August 2024

Food demand elasticities are crucial parameters in the calibration of simulation models used to assess the impacts of political reforms or to analyse long-term projections, notably in agricultural sectors. Numerous estimates of these parameters are now available in the economic literature. The main objectives of this work are twofold: we seek first to identify general patterns characterizing the
The Impact of Size on Exiting from Livestock Production - an Empirical Analysis of Dairy and Sow Farms in Germany
Authors: Thiermann Insa , Breustedt Gunnar , Rosenau Carolin
Published: August 2024

We study the exit from livestock production of 35,000 German farms. By means of regression analysis we identify the factors affecting farmers' decisions either to quit farming altogether or to abandon certain livestock enterprises (sows and dairy cows). For our data, results from binomial probit estimations are either valid for quitting farming altogether or exiting from livestock production only. The determinants for these two decisions are different. Consequently, for analyzing the decision to exit from livestock production a multinomial probit model is preferred over a binomial model since a livestock farmer has three options to choose from: continuing livestock production, exiting from farming, or exiting from livestock production while keeping arable farming. For both dairy farms and sow farms we find that larger herd sizes make the abandonment of the respective livestock enterprises less likely. By contrast, the decision to quit farming altogether is not affected by herd size. We thus find no evidence in support of the much cited conjecture that the size of a farm's livestock enterprise increases the probability of its survival.
The Role of Cooperations in Water Protection from the Water Suppliers’ Perspective
Authors: Beck Katja , Knierim Andrea
Published: August 2024

With their cooperations in Germany, farmers and water supply companies have a special role in securing the drinking water supply and in reducing the nitrate content. Farmers contribute to environmental protection by reducing the amount of fertiliser used, but despite the fact that less mineral fertiliser is used, they have no financial disadvantage due to the compensation payments. Water supply companies thus have less expenses for water treatment and can use these financial savings for compensation payments. Changing political framework conditions such as the amendment of the Fertiliser Ordinance and the Nitrate Report 2016, published in January 2017, gave rise to the investigation of such cooperations between farmers and water supply companies. This study focuses on the challenges and success factors of cooperations from the point of view of the water supply companies. For this purpose, a qualitative empirical study was carried out with experts from the water industry. The interview partners were selected according to the snowball sampling and convenience sampling. The data collection took place in the form of guided expert interviews. The data evaluation was performed on the basis of the qualitative content analysis according to Mayring with category formation. As a result, it can be summarised that the political framework conditions and their changes have a major influence on cooperations in water management. Due to the voluntary nature of cooperations, not all farmers working in water protection areas are involved in a cooperation. Successful communication among all participants is both a framework condition and a success factor, without which cooperations cannot function in the long term. The heterogeneous organisational forms of coopera­tions at the national level can be regarded as advantages and disadvantages in that, on the one hand, site specifics can be taken into account in the design of cooperations and, on the other hand, a guideline for general cooperation standards and financing is lacking.
Der Markt für Obst und Gemüse
Authors: Knoop Mira , Otter Verena
Published: August 2024

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Analisis Kebutuhan Pengembangan e-Modul Ajar Berbasis PjBL Terintegrasi Etnoekologi untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis dan Kreatif Materi Perubahan Lingkungan
Authors: Fitriani Ida , Hidayat Saleh
Published: August 2024

Modul ajar merupakan implementasi konkret dari perencanaan kurikulum merdeka. Tujuan modul ajar adalah mengarahkan perkembangan keterampilan abad ke-21, termasuk kemampuan berpikir kritis dan kreatif. Hal ini menjadi dasar penelitian untuk menganalisis kebutuhan guru terhadap modul pembelajaran berbasis PjBL terintegrasi etnoekologi materi perubahan lingkungan guna meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kreatif peserta didik. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket yang diberikan kepada empat guru biologi dan 20  peserta didik kelas X. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) guru masih mengalami kesulitan dalam mengimplementasikan kurikulum merdeka terutama penyusunan modul ajar, 2) pendekatan yang diinginkan  terintegrasi etnoekologi, 3) model pembelajaran yang disukai bebrbasis projek 4) Kendala peserta didik dalam pemahaman materi pembelajaran terkait dominasi metode ceramah, meskipun guru telah mencoba menggunakan model pembelajaran, namun masih ada ketidakpahaman terhadap sintaks model pembelajaran, (4) Materi yang dinggap sulit adalah perubahan lingkungang, dan 5) kompetensi yang diinginkan adalah berpikir kritis dan kreatif 6). Bahan ajar yang diinginkan siswa berbentuk elektronik. Kesimpulan dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa guru membutuhkan pengembangan modul pembelajaran elektronik perubahan lingkungan berbasis PjBL terintegrasi etnoekologi yang mudah dipahami, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kreatif.
Laboratorio Aéreo Inteligente para muestreos hídricos en la Amazonía del Ecuador
Authors: Martínez León Andres Santiago , Mosquera Morocho Luis , Heras Heras Mayra , Guerra Masson Julio , López López Andrea
Published: August 2024

En este artículo se presenta una breve investigación relacionada a la problemática ambiental de monitoreo preventivo de fuentes hídricas en la región Amazónica del Ecuador. En tal virtud, se realiza la presentación de una propuesta de estrategia operativa a través de la implementación de un Laboratorio Aéreo Inteligente LAI, conformado por un Vehículo Aéreo no Tripulado RPA y un sistema de recolección de muestras de agua. A fin de garantizar un monitoreo remoto autónomo de ambientes acuáticos, el LAI integra una interfaz Ser Humano-Máquina HMI que permite al operador en Tierra interactuar través de protocolos de comunicación de largo alcance con el LAI, el cual cumple con su funcionalidad por medio una arquitectura de hardware y software integrada a bordo. En el trabajo se muestra el prototipo de LAI ensamblado, resultados de su explotación en campo para evaluación de propiedades fisicoquímicas, así como una reflexión hacia trabajos futuros en esta temática.
Revisión sistemática del proceso de teñido de algodón con colorantes reactivos para optimizar la cinética tintórea en fase de adsorción
Authors: Godoy Omar
Published: August 2024

La fase de adsorción y la cinética tintórea como elementos correlacionados en un proceso de teñido con colorantes reactivos sobre fibra de algodón son de vital importancia, no solo para el proceso tintóreo como tal, sino que además, un adecuado y consciente uso de los elementos que intervienen en la receta de tintura, la curva de procesos ajustada a las realidades del equipo, maquinaria y procesos, así como una adecuada elección de los colorantes y auxiliares, permitirá tener el mayor aprovechamiento del color sobre la fibra. Es por ello por lo que tras la revisión sistemática de literatura, varios autores abordan estas dos temáticas como elementos fundamentales para ser revisados en un proceso, mismos que aportan en la reducción del tiempo de teñido, la correcta igualación del color sobre la fibra y por sobre todo, permiten tener el mayor aprovechamiento de colorantes y auxiliares, y con ello minimizar la cantidad de desperdicios; y, posteriormente, realizar procesos de recuperación de agua más eficientes, ecológicos y naturales.
Impacto Económico del Árbol de Navidad más Grande del Ecuador en los Emprendimientos - Cuenca 2022
Authors: Astudillo Astudillo Ruth Catalina , Parra Silva Juan Pablo , Villafuerte Pucha María Elena
Published: August 2024

Los atractivos turísticos de temporada se convirtieron en una fuente de trabajo y desarrollo económico, por ello, se crean espacios de entretenimiento en la época navideña. El objetivo del estudio es analizar el impacto económico del Árbol de Navidad más Grande del Ecuador en los emprendimientos ubicados en el parque Miraflores de la ciudad de Cuenca 2022. La metodología fue cuantitativa y cualitativa con alcance descriptivo y fenomenológico, con diseño de investigación no experimental de corte transversal, para recopilar información se empleó un cuestionario aplicado a una población de 43 emprendedores y una muestra aleatoria simple de 28 involucrados. Los resultados revelan que, el promedio de ingreso diario de los emprendedores está comprendido en menos de $300, mientras que, mensualmente tienen el mismo ingreso, pero devengan valores de pago de servicios básicos e impuestos. En conclusión, las actividades generadas en los atractivos temporales potencian el turismo interno y los emprendedores se benefician porque se fortalecen sus ingresos económicos en el evento del árbol de navidad más grande del Ecuador.
E-Commerce as a Business Opportunity for Entrepreneurs
Authors: Vacarciuc Ana
Published: August 2024

Acest articol analizează rolul semnificativ pe care îl joacă comerțul electronic în relațiile comerciale internaționale și potențialul acestuia de a facilita creșterea economică. Odată cu utilizarea tehnologiei moderne pentru comunicare, utilizarea rețelelor și transmiterea electronică a datelor, comerțul electronic a deschis oportunități semnificative atât pentru țările dezvoltate, cât și pentru cele în curs de dezvoltare. Întreprinderile mari și mici beneficiază de creșterea comerțului internațional, care le-a permis să depășească barierele geografice și să acceseze noi piețe. În ciuda provocărilor reprezentate de pandemia COVID-19, se așteaptă ca dezvoltarea comerțului electronic să continue, vânzările de comerț electronic urmând să crească cu 10,4% în 2023. Articolul oferă, de asemenea, informații privind comerțul electronic în Republica Moldova, precum și provocările și oportunitățile întreprinzătorilor care doresc să se implice în sfera dată.
Utilizarea inteligenței articifiale (AI) în administrarea afacerii
Authors: Erhan Dorin
Published: August 2024

This paper addresses the possibilities and impact of artificial intelligence in managing a business in 2023. A set of relevant tools programmed through artificial intelligence in the process of opening, managing, and scaling a business will be analyzed. The topic is current, as it is a newly emerged technology with enormous potential. The research aims to demonstrate that most of the tasks and challenges faced by an entrepreneur can be overcome with the help of artificial intelligence. The research method is observation.
Riscul cibernetic - provocarea companiilor secolului XXI. Impact şi forme de manifestare
Authors: Gînu Diana
Published: August 2024

It's not easy to keep up with new technologies, cyber security trends and all information about information threats. In this article I will present as broad and concise a picture as possible of the most common types of cyber attacks, their mode of action and the impact they can create.
Digital communication for sustainable local development in the brazilian Judiciary
Authors: Vasconcelos Filho Oton de Albuquerque , Costa Luciano Pereira
Published: August 2024

This article explores how digital communication has contributed to the advancement of sustainable development, integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and guided by Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) No. 16 of the 2030 Agenda. The research will use the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methodology, using the PRISMA guidelines. The objectives include the analysis of the relevant legislation, namely that of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), regarding communication and sustainable development. The rapid expansion of digital platforms as a means of communication was noted, which has provided opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between public and private institutions, governments and civil society. In addition, the adoption of ESG practices has benefited from the transparency and accountability facilitated by digital communication, allowing institutions to report and monitor their performance in key areas of the 2030 Agenda. The research indicated that digital communication enables a two-way movement, and that it can boost sustainable local development. It also indicated an intention to create a new SDG focused on communication.
Software for estimating the parameters of the ore breakage function
Authors: Alves Vladmir Kronemberger , Puperi Fernando Barros
Published: August 2024

Throughout the years, the comminution team at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) has been developing tools with the aim of making life easier for process engineers working in the area of size reduction. This work presents a software for estimating the parameters of the ore breakage function (Austin & Luckie, 1971) (Austin et al, 1984).
Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Rekam Medis Pasien Rawat Jalan (Studi Kasus Praktek Dokter Spesialis Apotek Cipta Pontianak)
Authors: Rusmiani Rusmiani , Hidayati Awanis
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa dan menghasilkan sebuah sistem informasi yang dapat digunakan untuk melakukan pengolahan data rekam medis pasien dalam jumlah yang besar. Sistem ini memudahkan proses pengolahan data untuk pembuatan laporan rekam medis pasien yang saat ini masih menggunakan pencatatan manual. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kombinasi, berdasarkan data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer didapat dari hasil wawancara, kuisioner terhadap responden dan dokumentasi di lokasi penelitian, sedangkan data sekunder didapat dari literatur berupa buku dan artikel yang dipublikasikan berkaitan dengan penelitian. Metode Waterfall dipilih dalam pengembangan sistem. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa Sistem Informasi Rekam Medis Pasien Rawat Jalan, studi kasus poli praktek dokter spesialis THT di Apotek Cipta Pontianak berbasis web, berhasil dibuat dengan uji coba yang dilakukan menggunakan blackbox testing, dan usability testing. Pengukuran usability testing ditinjau dari variabel learnability, memorability, efficiency, error dan satisfaction. Hasil ujicoba menyatakan bahwa sistem informasi mendapatkan skor rata-rata keseluruhan 3,45 dan masuk dalam kategori kelas interval sangat baik.
Level of Awareness of Transport Externalities on Noise Pollution in Akure, Nigeria
Authors: Oluwasanya T. , Enyinda C. A. , Olisa B. S. , Stephens M. S.
Published: August 2024

Transport conveys substantial socioeconomic benefits. It is a vital sector that facilitates progressive developments in economy of a nation. Advantages derived from transportation sector are vital in the integration of various regions and sectors of the economy of nations. Despite this advantage, one of the negative externalities it exhibits is noise pollution ‘an unwanted and undesirable sound’. Excessive noise in an environment is identified to constitute the most disturbing among the city pollutants and this is a serious urban crisis in Akure. This study ascertains the level of awareness of the users of transport services on the impact of transportation on the environment in Akure South LGA. and determines the effects of Noise pollution on the residents in the study area. Noise level measurement was done using a PCE-322A sound level meter and direct interview was conducted with residents and other road users. Noise data were collected at different time intervals to find out the variation of sound levels. Based on the findings, respondents reported that the most disturbing period of the day was evening (peak period) between 3 pm and 5.00 pm. The findings revealed that the level of awareness of negative effects of noise pollution is significantly low. The study recommended that pubic needs to be sensitized on the negative externalities of vehicular noise pollution and the need to curtail it.
Public Service Motivation and Employees’ Performance in a Nigerian Public Higher Institution
Authors: Folayan Funmilayo , Alabi Aanuoluwapo
Published: August 2024

With constant strike actions and salaries considered to be insufficient to live a meaningful life, the general conclusion is that employees in the Nigerian public sectors are becoming unsatisfied and by implication unhappy. The dimensions of Public Service Motivation (PSM) proposed by Perry & Wise (1990) are considered a possible catalyst to manage the situation. This study seeks to examine the possible link between Public Service Motivation (PSM) mechanisms and employees’ performance using a Nigerian public Higher Institution (the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti) as a case study. A sample size of 460 was drawn from the academic and non-academic Staff of the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti. The study used questionnaire as the research instrument and analysed the data with statistical tool of SPSS version 22.0 to extract means and standard deviation of the variables. Out of the 460 administered questionnaires, 426 were retrieved while 34 were not returned. Out of the retrieved 426 questionnaires, 408 were valid while 18 were invalid. The respond rate of the respondents to the study questionnaires was 88.69% representing an excellent grade. The mean score 2.41, 1.61, and 1.78 were accepted as a positive relationship in hypotheses testing since they are less than the set bench marked of 2.5. Consequently results of the study revealed that PSM – dimensions will have significant effect on employees’ performance if genuinely deployed. Therefore, to salvage citizens dwindling interest in the public service, and to get the best out of the present crop of employees, PSM dimensions is proposed to be inculcated into the motivation policy of the public service guide/policy.
UPAYA BAGIAN PELAYANAN DALAM MEMBENTUK CITRA POSITIF PASIEN PADA KLINIK HARMY MEDIKA
Authors: Aprilliana Mayang Ika , Alfisyafrin Zulkarnain , Novia Reni
Published: August 2024

This research aims to determine the efforts of the service department in forming a positiveimage of patients at the Harmy Medika Bekasi Clinic. This research involves an interviewprocess and data collection techniques using qualitative methods. Excellent service is caringfor customers by providing the best service to facilitate the ease of fulfilling their needs andrealizing their satisfaction, so that they are always generous to the Company, therefore thisresearch is to identify problems involving the theory of excellent service in the A6 concept.The results of this research provide more in-depth knowledge regarding the conditions ofhealth services that occur around the researcher. And becomes a reference for experience andapplication of knowledge gained during studies that is accepted by researchers both in theoryand practice.
Potencialidades do uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TICs) no ensino de contabilidade pública
Authors: Santos Silvana Maria Aparecida Viana , Franqueira Alberto da Silva , Garcia Denilson Aparecido , Santos Eliana dos , Costa Francisco de Sousa , Freitas José Cristiano Lima de , Silva Rodolfo Gonçalves da , Viana Silvanete Cristo
Published: August 2024

Esta pesquisa investiga as potencialidades das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) no ensino de contabilidade pública. O estudo aborda como as TICs podem apoiar e melhorar a qualidade do ensino dessa disciplina. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica de artigos, teses, dissertações e outras fontes relevantes sobre o tema. Os resultados mostram que as TICs enriquecem o ensino ao oferecer recursos audiovisuais e interativos, além de simulações e softwares específicos de contabilidade pública. Essas tecnologias também promovem o aprendizado ativo através de metodologias como a aprendizagem baseada em problemas e o estudo de casos. Apesar das inúmeras vantagens, são destacadas barreiras tecnológicas, resistência à mudança e a necessidade de capacitação contínua. A pesquisa conclui que investimentos em infraestrutura tecnológica e na formação de docentes são cruciais para maximizar os benefícios das TICs no ensino de contabilidade pública. Conclui-se que as TICs possuem um potencial significativo para aprimorar o ensino, tornando-o mais eficiente e relevante para os desafios contemporâneos.