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Financial Management of Libraries and Information Centers
Authors: Burger Robert H.
Published: February 2024

Covering everything from auditing and budgeting to contracts, revenue and expenditures, forecasting, and ethics in financial management, this book addresses the full spectrum of topics and skills needed by today's library managers.

Many library managers learn financial management on the job, within the framework of a specific organization. The "sink or swim" method of skill acquisition can be effective, but it is inefficient, stressful, and typically leaves one lacking in foundational concepts and principles. This book provides a logical, organized way for library school students, librarians, and others such as library board members to gain the specific knowledge critical to the financial management of libraries and information centers.

This book covers the full spectrum of topics and skills needed by today's managers from the basics of budgeting, accounting, and financial statements to audits, forecasting, risk management, and revenue sources. There are even chapters on ethical considerations and advocacy. The skills readers will learn from this guide are of critical importance in this era of financial constraints and accountability at every level of the organization. Students in management and financial management courses and practicing library managers seeking to improve their financial management skills will find this book an essential tool for success.
The Green Solution to Breast Cancer
Authors: McHenry Kristen Abatsis
Published: February 2024

This unique, research-based investigation of the U.S. breast cancer movement compares the "pink" and "green" efforts within the movement and documents their use of similar citizen-science alliances, despite the contention over the use of consumer-based activism and pink products.

Breast cancer activism is one of the most flourishing research and health advocacy movements in U.S. history. Yet the incidence of breast cancer is continuing to increase. This critical and revealing text investigates breast cancer activism in its two formsâthe "pink movement" that focuses on developing awareness of, coping with, and managing breast cancer; and the "green movement" that strives to determine the possible environmental causes of breast cancerâsuch as pesticides, chemicals, and water and air pollutionâand thereby hopes to prevent breast cancer.

What caused this new green movement to develop? Will it replace or merge with the pink movement? Does either approach offer more promise for a solution? And how do the two movements differ in their positions or methodology towards a similar goal? With information culled from interviews with more than 50 industry stakeholders, The Green Solution to Breast Cancer: A Promise for Prevention argues that key attributes such as strategy, mission, and branding have led to a greater convergence between the pink and green wings of the movement and presents information that enables readers to consider if either approach might be the shorter route to beating breast cancer.
Havens
Authors: Jason Leonard , Perdoux Martin
Published: February 2024

For good reasons, Americans are growing concerned about the cost of health care and housing. There are many reasons why people need care-the addiction of a teenage child or spouse, an elderly relative in need of nursing home care, a psychological disorder, or a chronic medical condition—but even moderately successful institutional solutions for these problems are often too costly to be truly helpful. The cost of healthcare is so high it can result in homelessness. Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux show us a relatively low-cost and effective solution growing in neighborhoods across the country: true community. People are moving in together to meet each other's needs and, in the process, create a much higher quality of life than they would find in an institution. People living together in these healing communities include the elderly, recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, and people suffering from mental illness, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, AIDS, or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. These communities offer them a way to recover the caring, structure, direction, and respect that a strong family can provide. The authors of this work show us how communities created out of necessity by their members constitute a more sustained, natural means to healing.

In his foreword, Thomas Moore points out that the communities described in this book are not only physical homes, but also shelters for the soul, places to find the deepest kind of security. Here you will see concrete ways imaginative leaders help those in trouble find themselves rather than become dependent on institutions. It is a new and promising imagination of how social healing works: not by setting up more programs, but by treating people in trouble as human beings, with certain emotional and social needs. This book teaches how to re-imagine this whole process, and now, in an increasingly technical and lonely world, we need this precious wisdom more than ever.
Head of Household
Authors: Stefan Kara
Published: February 2024

Written by a veteran financial writer who is also a single parent, this practical guide addresses the multiple financial priorities faced by single-parent families.

Now there is specific, practical help for anyone trying to get a handle on their finances while heading a family on their own. Kara Stefan’s Head of Household: Money Management for Single Parents explores a variety of basic financial topics with information and advice geared specifically to the priorities of single-parent households.

Head of Household provides in-depth coverage of 11 issues of primary concern to today’s single parent, including budgeting, childcare, health care, and housing. As a veteran financial writer, Stefan knows how to translate the field’s intricacies into a language we all can understand. As a long-time single parent, she is acutely aware of the difficulties others face in trying to manage money on their own. Combining her two areas of expertise, Stefan has created a resourceful, level-headed, often hilarious guide, filled with stories of real families and a wealth of solid, creative solutions for the financial situations single parents most often face.
Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Authors: Duncan Karen A.
Published: February 2024

The traumatic affects of childhood sexual abuse can remain and recur throughout life for women who have not healed emotionally. This book by a family therapist shares stories from 18 women abused as children, explaining that healing can occur at any stage of life, and that healing, itself, occurs in stages. The author offers guidance to recognize the long-lingering potential affects of childhood sexual abuse including depression, anxiety, dissociation, and chronic shock, and she explains steps to take for recovery. Also presented are letters from women who have healed or are in recovery.

Sexual abuse by men, juveniles, and female perpetrators is discussed, as is how children may act out the abusive behavior taught by perpetrators. The incidence of abuse by family members is also addressed. Duncan explains the dual dilemma—moral and legal—that women face in exposing a sexual perpetrator within the family when not protected by the legal system due to statutes of limitations. She also discusses controversial topics including false memory and disclosure of memory to the perpetrator.
His Change of Life
Authors: Meletis Chris D. , Wood Sara G.
Published: February 2024

From explanations of the roles of hormones to detailed descriptions of testing options and treatment choices, this book is a guide to male hormones: What they do, what goes wrong, and what can be done about it.

Testosterone levels begin to decline in men at the age of 30. But, as this book shows, men can take steps to normalize hormone levels. With the twin goals of education and empowerment, two naturopaths explain the roles of male hormones and why decreasing testosterone levels affect body and mind. His Change of Life: Male Menopause and Healthy Aging with Testosterone offers detailed descriptions of testing options and, most importantly, specific treatment choices offered by both allopathic and alternative models that will enable men of all ages to live life to the fullest.

Symptoms the authors address include night sweats, reduced flexibility, loss of muscle mass, low sex drive, and high blood pressure. Solutions they explain include stress management, exercise, nutrition, dietary supplements, and androgen replacement therapy. Conventional treatments are also covered, as are potential side effects of actions men may take. The authors detail which actions are safe to take on your own, and which need the supervision of a medical expert.
Inspiring Trust
Authors: McLemore Clinton W.
Published: February 2024

What are the secrets of all great leaders—the individuals who effortlessly persuade and gain the confidence of others? This book offers actionable, practical advice, explaining ten pivotal ways for leaders to foster and engender trust.

Trust in the leaders of organizations—whether large or small, for-profit or non-profit, government or private—is of critical importance. Highlighting the centrality of trust to leadership, Inspiring Trust: Strategies for Effective Leadership presents ten proven methods that will enable readers to quickly gain the trust of those they lead. Written by a management consultant who has studied a wide variety of organizations, the book presents the author's findings from observing and working with some of America's best enterprises. The author explains how effective leadership involves enrolling and enfranchising others, which only occurs as a result of trusting the leader's competence and character; and offers specific practical advice on what to do to enhance trust—as well as what not to do.

The chapters outline in detail specific techniques that have proved effective for getting others ""on board"" with a leader's vision, mission, goals, strategies, and tactics. The text also explains the five key drivers of high performance and the five core dimensions of interpersonal effectiveness. Aimed at aspiring managers of any age, this book explains how to move potential followers from superficial compliance to genuine alignment, resulting in internalization of the executive, manager, or supervisor's vision, mission, and goals.
Islam vs. Islamism
Authors: Demant Peter R.
Published: February 2024

Islam vs. Islamism introduces the Islamic world's diversity, conflicts, and dilemmas—its origins, extraordinary creativity, and current crisis, the result of its unhappy encounter with Western modernity. Particular attention is given to Islamism, Islam's radically antimodern and often violent revision that is causing turmoil in the Middle East and beyond.

Islam vs. Islamism introduces the reader to the Islamic world, to its diversity and conflicts, and to possible solutions to those conflicts. Steering clear of either Islamophilia or Muslim-bashing, yet avoiding blandness, Demant explains the origins of Islam, its history, and its position in today's world. After a period of extraordinary expansion and creativity, and a long sequel of decline, the Islamic world is now in deep crisis, caused by Islam's unhappy encounter with the West and its modernity. Islamic societies have tried a variety of approaches to escape from their predicament, but the result has only been to deepen Muslim powerlessness and Muslims' feelings of frustration.

Then came Islamism (Islamic fundamentalism) with its revolutionary but antimodern proposal to refashion Muslim society after the Prophet's original model. Islamism has had unsettling results, first in Islam's heartlands, then along its multiple frontiers, and finally in confrontation with the West itself. Among the outcomes has been an ascending wave of terrorism. But violence is not the whole story. Extremism represents no more than a minority within Islam. Although co-existence with violent fundamentalists is a hopeless task, the questions Islamists raise are serious and evoke echoes in the hearts of many more Muslims. To prevent a war of civilizations, dialogue with the moderate majority of Muslims is more urgent than ever. This book is one step on that long road.
Leading the Common Core Initiative
Authors: Harvey ,   II Carl A. , Mills Linda L.
Published: February 2024

Defining both the Common Core Standards and the school librarian's role in their implementation, this book offers ready-to-use lesson plans and other tools for grades K–5 and identifies opportunities for collaborative teaching. As elementary schools in nearly all 50 states are faced with meeting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), school librarians need to understand the challenges and have lesson plans ready to help. This resource introduces the CCSS in English and mathematics to K–5 librarians and aides, helping them to understand the concepts, analyzing the impact on the school library, and providing lesson plans, resources, and other tools for implementation in integrated instruction with other curricula and collaborative teaching with other elementary teachers. Based upon the authors' own experiences in adopting the CCSS in their school, the included exemplar lesson plans and ideas are designed to support school librarians as they begin to collaborate with teachers in using the Common Core Standards in their daily classroom instruction. The book also discusses the opportunities for advocacy that result from the librarian's instrumental role in implementing the CCSS, both as a staff developer and a collaborative partner teacher.
The Legal Guide to E-Business
Authors: Klosek Jacqueline
Published: February 2024

This concise and current guidebook to the legal issues involved with conducting e-business is a one-stop source for both domestic and cross-border laws and regulations. Any business that conducts commerce via a Web site must deal with these issues with regard to numerous situations. This book addresses the legal ramifications of developing and hosting websites, explains how to minimize liability through the use of website Terms of Use and user agreements, explicates specific international issues arising from the conduct of e-commerce, examines online marketing and advertising, online privacy issues, and online intellectual property rights.

Entrepreneurs, executives, and corporate counsel from enterprises of all sizes and in all industries will benefit from this useful legal roadmap.
Love Is Not Enough
Authors: Kellerman Henry
Published: February 2024

This helpful guide to building lasting relationships focuses on the personalities of the partners and introduces ways to build enduring compatibility.

Love is Not Enough: What It Takes to Make it Work explores why couples fall into the same types of relationship traps time and again and offers sound advice, based on extensive research and real case stories, for recognizing and combating the forces that can sink a promising relationship.

While it is true that opposites can attract, irrevocably opposed personalities and habits cannot sustain a relationship. How can you foresee one partner being the immovable object to the other's irrepressible force? As Love is Not Enough shows, it is all about personality—yours, your potential partner's, and how the two mesh. Thoroughly grounded in the realities of relationships today, the book helps readers recognize and understand interactions among different personality types. Each chapter offers carefully considered wisdom on how to resolve particular differences in a relationship and break through to the kind of awareness and understanding that invariably makes things work.
Make It Here
Authors: Hamilton Matthew , Schmidt Dara Hanke
Published: February 2024

This is an ideal resource for joining the maker movement, no matter the size of your public library or resource level.

Libraries of all sizes and resource levels are finding ways to support community innovation and creativity through maker programming—and successful programs don't require dedicating an entire area of the library to makerspace activities or sophisticated technologies such as 3D printers. Make It Here: Inciting Creativity and Innovation in Your Library provides a complete, step-by-step guide for starting a makerspace program at your library and follows through with instructions for operation and building on your success.

This book takes you step-by-step through starting your maker program—from finding the right "makerspace mix," making a plan, and working with staff to establishing funding and support, launching your makerspace, and evaluating and refining your programs. The authors provide guidance based on their personal experiences in creating and developing maker programs in their libraries as well as feedback and lessons learned from library makers across the country. You'll see how easy it can be to bring their ideas to life in ways that will empower your community, and be encouraged to be bold and think outside of the box when imagining the possibilities.
Next-Generation Wellness at Work
Authors: Overman Stephenie
Published: February 2024

Fact: Wellness programs benefit the bottom line. Motorola, for example, found that each dollar invested in wellness benefits returned $3.93 in health and disability cost savings. Next-Generation Wellness at Work tells how to get in on the action. A nuts-and-bolts, how-to guide for managers, it delivers the latest thinking on how to take full advantage of the benefits that wellness programs can offer both employees and companies. And the effort couldn’t be more important. With the soaring cost of medical care and the increase in obesity and lifestyle-related illnesses, there is growing recognition that companies must build a culture of health and enable employees to become better guardians of their own well being. This book illustrates, in detail, exactly how to accomplish those goals.

Good health saves in ways that go beyond smaller insurance premiums. It also has a direct relationship with employee productivity, making wellness a matter of high-level strategy. However, many workplace wellness programs are not as effective as they could be. They are not comprehensive, not long-term, and not marketed to the people who could benefit most. Wellness expert Stephenie Overman helps managers take practical steps to overcome these deficiencies and build successful workplace wellness programs that result in tangible, bottom-line benefits for organizations. And the book starts from the ground up, first by explaining how to take a company’s temperature, get management buy-in, and design a program that fits a company’s unique needs and situation.

Building a program is one thing, but will they come? That’s where Overman’s expertise is essential: She shows how to motivate workers to take advantage of the program and reap its many benefits. And she explains how to partner with local health providers and integrate methods to promote psychological well being, two key ingredients for success. Not many corporate programs benefit both employees and the company equally, but a well-planned wellness initiative will boost the health and productivity of employees, leading to a happier—and more competitive—workplace.
NextGen Genealogy
Authors: Dowell David R.
Published: February 2024

DNA testing can serve as a powerful tool that unlocks the hidden information within our bodies for family history research. This book explains how genetic genealogy works and answers the questions of genealogists and individuals seeking information on their family trees.

Now that DNA testing for genealogical purposes has existed for nearly a decade and a half—and been refined and improved during that time—it has established its value among family history researchers. It is now becoming accepted as another tool in the kit of well-rounded genealogists. This book covers this fast-growing application of genetics, empowering genealogists to apply this information to further their research. It will also enable general readers to understand how genetic information can be applied to verify or refute documentary research—and to break down frustrating walls that block the discovery of ancestors.

The book describes the three major categories of DNA testing for family history research: Y-chromosome tests for investigating paternal (surname) lines, mitochondrial tests for investigating maternal (umbilical) lines, and autosomal tests for exploring close relationships. Expert genealogist David Dowell provides guidance on deciding which test to take and identifying which members of your family should be tested to answer your most important genealogical questions. Readers will also learn how to interpret the results of tests and methods for further analysis to get additional value from them.
The Pain Detective, Every Ache Tells a Story
Authors: Finestone Hillel M.
Published: February 2024

Sure to be welcomed by the thousands suffering persistent pain, this volume explores what physicians often ignore—how psychological and social issues can influence health, illness, pain, and recovery.

"Pain is everywhere and everyone is talking about it," says Dr. Hillel Finestone, M.D., a researcher and rehabilitation specialist whose work has been featured in publications as diverse as The Lancet, and USA Today. The key to understanding causes and solutions for many apparently mysterious, recurring aches, he explains, lies in understanding the mind-body relationship and the ""real meaning"" behind symptoms with no immediately obvious cause.

Taking the reader into several diagnostic sessions to illustrate what he sees as a ""detective"" process to find the source of pain, Finestone explains how psychological and social issues can influence health and healing, for better or worse. Low back and neck pain, fibromyalgia and even work related pains are delved into.In addition to vignettes that illustrate the ideas discussed and show dramatic incidences of how healing the mind can also heal the body, Finestone uses unique and useful diagrams which explain how mind and body are physiologically connected and reactive to each other.

In these pages, readers can follow Dr, Finestone through patient sessions and understand, step by step, how the ""pain detective"" works to help his patients—and perhaps his readers, too—find lasting relief.
Peddling Poison
Authors: Snell Clete
Published: February 2024

The social acceptance of tobacco use obscures the fact that it is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the U.S., and approximately 80% of those who use tobacco products began using them before the age of 18. Indeed, tobacco companies in the past routinely targeted youth in their marketing and advertising, hoping to hook kids young and keep them with their original brand. Snell explores the tobacco industry's campaign to attract youth smokers and provides an overview of the FDA's investigation of the tobacco industry and how those investigations revealed the industry's deceptions and their specific intent to target youth. As a result, many anti-smoking advocacy groups and youth-led programs have sprung up to educate other youths about the deadly nature of tobacco addiction and the industry's marketing strategies. Parents, teens, teachers, and community and policy leaders here find an engaging, thoughtful, and informative discussion of a problem that has vexed this country for decades.

As a result of the Master Settlement with the tobacco industry, many states have developed comprehensive programs that have resulted in a substantial decline in youth tobacco use. While national efforts at tobacco regulation have largely failed, local tobacco control efforts have mostly been successful. Snell shows that the future of youth tobacco policy depends on the continued funding of tobacco prevention programs at the state and local level and illustrates that there is considerable evidence that the tobacco industry is shifting its marketing approach to minority populations and developing nations.
Analysis of tracheal, bronchial, and lung cancer attributable to respiratory system-related risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019
Authors: Yu Shiwen , Yang Liangwei , Xu Weiwen , Zhao Tian , Han Liyuan , Zhao Guofang , Cai Ting
Published: February 2024

Introduction

We analyzed trends in the tracheal, bronchial, and lung (TBL) cancer disease burdens attributable to respiratory system-related risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019.

Material and methods

Based on the results of the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study, we calculated and analyzed the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) in the age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates and death rates of TBL cancer attributable to total and four individual risk factors globally, regionally, and nationally.

Results

From 1990 to 2019, the age-standardized DALY rate and death rate of TBL cancer only attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution increased globally, and in all Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) quintiles, except for high SDI quintiles. Among regions, the most significant increases in those attributable to smoking were seen in East Asia, while those attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution and secondhand smoke were observed in Western Sub-Saharan Africa. Among countries, the most significant increases in those attributable to smoking were observed in São Tomé and Príncipe (EAPC = 1.76) and Bulgaria (EAPC = 1.90), those attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution were observed in Equatorial Guinea, those attributable to secondhand smoke were found in Lesotho (EAPC = 2.01) and Lebanon (EAPC = 2.13), and those attributable to household air pollution from solid fuels were seen in Mozambique.

Conclusions

The burden attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution is increasing, especially in regions such as Western Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, and countries such as Equatorial Guinea and Bhutan.
Global, regional, and national burdens of rheumatoid arthritis in young adults from 1990 to 2019
Authors: Zhang Minghua , Li Miaozhong , Hu Haoliang , Li Xueyuan , Tian Mintao
Published: February 2024

Introduction

Our aim was to analyze the regional and national levels of the global burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among young adults (aged 15–49) in order to identify long-term trends.

Material and methods

The data for this study were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019, which assessed 369 diseases and injuries as well as 87 risk factors in 204 countries and 21 regions. To evaluate a nation’s level of development, a composite statistic called the socio-demographic index (SDI) was utilized. We analyzed the age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) related to RA in individuals in young adults. Additionally, we estimated the annual percentage changes (EAPCs) for the aforementioned parameters.

Results

From 1990 to 2019, there was a positive trend in the ASIR of and age-standardized DALY rate due to RA in young adults. The high-SDI region experienced the highest ASIR and age-standardized DALY rates due to RA, with significant increases in these parameters during the same period (EAPC = 0.46 and 0.41, respectively). The region that witnessed the largest increase in the ASIR of RA in young adults was Andean Latin America (EAPC = 1.48), while Qatar had the largest increase among countries (EAPC = 2.30). Similarly, Andean Latin America recorded the largest increase in the age-standardized DALY rate due to RA (EAPC = 0.98), with Qatar having the largest increase among countries (EAPC = 2.01).

Conclusions

From 1990 to 2019, there was a notable increase in both the age-standardized DALY rates and ASIRs associated with RA in young adults. This positive trend was particularly evident in high-SDI regions. However, it is worth noting that the impact of RA on young adults in low-income areas of Andean Latin America was also substantial.
Healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence
Authors: Dixon Corinne
Published: February 2024

Focus neutral discussions on safety and education.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Southard Erik P.
Published: February 2024

A thorough family medical history reveals an important risk.
Leadership style matters
Authors: Kennedy Kay
Published: February 2024

When you ask the right questions, you can learn a lot about an organization and a potential new boss.
What Is the Relation Between the Corporate Governance and The Shareholders in Germany? – A Brief Literary Overview
Authors: GOGOLL Nina K.
Published: February 2024

Sustained corporate scandals are not in the interests of the shareholders. Corporate governance structures are supposed to reduce agency problems. The impression arises that the role of the shareholder(s) within corporate governance are too ambitious. Thus, the research question arises, what is the relation between corporate governance and its shareholder(s) in Germany.
Application of Controlling Instruments for Strategic Planning in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Authors: SUDARIC Zeljko , VINSALEK STIPIC Valentina
Published: February 2024

This paper attempts to find an answer to the question of what are the possibilities and limitations of using controlling instruments in the function of strategic planning in small and medium-sized enterprises. It is pointed out that such instruments, which are most often used in large companies, should find their application in small and medium-sized companies, as indispensable advisory help to managers. The paper additionally explains the specifics of strategic planning in small and medium-sized enterprises, and investigates the relevant factors that influence the success of strategic planning in these smaller economic systems, where the application of strategic instruments is insufficient, and controlling is only one of many limiting circumstances. The specificity of this paper is that it investigates the hitherto rarely analyzed role of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a strategic planning instrument in small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of this paper is to investigate the application of BSC in strategic business planning of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Republic of Croatia. Accordingly, the following research hypotheses were set: H 1 – Controlling instruments for strategic planning are rarely applied in small and medium-sized enterprises; and H 2 – There are numerous limiting factors for the application of controlling instruments and definition of business strategy in small and medium-sized enterprises. As a result of the research, on a sample of 136 small and medium-sized companies operating in the Republic of Croatia, both research hypotheses were confirmed.
PENINGKATAN KOMPETENSI SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DALAM PENGEMBANGAN SEKTOR PARIWISATA
Authors: YADISAR A.M.
Published: February 2024

Salah satu aspek penting dalam mengembangkan pertumbuhan sector pariwisata adalahketersediaan aparatur. Pemerintah Kabupaten Sintang dalam hal ini Dinas Pemuda, Olah Raga danPariwisata menghadapi kendala minimnya ketersediaan apataur yang mempunyai kemampuan yangmemadai dalam mengembangkan potensi kepariwisataan yang ada. Rancangan penelititian yangdigunakan adalah penelitian deskriftif kualitatif, Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah Kepala DinasPemuda, Olah Raga dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Sintang, Kepala Bidang Pariwisata Dinas Pemuda,Olah Raga dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Sintang, Aparatur di Dinas Pemuda, Olah Raga dan PariwisataKabupaten Sintang. Dilihat dari aspek kompetensi pimpinan diketahui bahwa kemampuan pemikiranstrategis, kemampuan menghadapi berbagai perubahan yang terjadi serta kemampuan manajemenhubungan yang dimiliki belum mempunyai motivasi yang tinggi untuk memenangkan persaingan melaluipenemuan jasa-jasa, produk dan proses produksi yang baru. Upaya peningkatan kompetensi aparaturseperti pendidikan dan latihan yang berhubungan dengan sector kepariwisataan sudah cukup baikwalaupun masih belum optimal dilakukan hal ini disebabkan dampak dari pamdemi Covid-19. Faktorinternal yang mempengaruhi peningkatan kompetensi aparatur, yaitu ketersediaan dana, sikap pimpinan,motivasi pegawai serta ketersediaan sarana dan prasarana pendukung.
PENGARUH MOTIVASI DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP SEMANGAT KERJA KARYAWAN
Authors: - Hermansyah
Published: February 2024

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisi tentang pengaruh motivasi dankompensasi terhadap semangat kerja karyawan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah explanatory dengan populasiberjumlah 92 orang karyawan tetap yang berkerja pada PT. Bonti Permai Jaya Raya (BPJR). BesarnyaSampel dalam penelitian ditetapkan dengan menggunakan rumus Slovin berjumlah 48 Orang Responden,teknik pengambilan sampel dengan cara Random sampling. Hasil penelitian diperoleh kesimpulan (1).Regresi Linear berganda yang memprediksikan pengaru Motivasi dan Kompensasi terhadap SemangatKerja Y = -0,181 + 0,286 X1 + 0,369 X2.; (2). Secara parsial dan secara simultan VariabelMotivasi (X1) dan Variabel Kompensasi (X2) memiliki hubungan positif yang sangat kuat dengan VariabelSemangat Kerja (Y); (3). Secara parsial dan secara simultan Variabel Motivasi (X1) dan VariabelKompensasi (X2) berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap Variabel Semangat Kerja (Y)dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% atau á = 0,05; (4). Variabel Motivasi (X1) dan Variabel Kompensasi(X2) memberikan kontibusi terhadap Variabel Semangat Kerja (Y) 97,8% sisanya sebesar 2,2%ditentukan oleh faktor lain (epsilon) atau random error.
UJI PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL ENAM VARIETAS TANAMAN TERUNG (Solanum melongena, L.) PADA TANAH PODSOLIK MERAH KUNING
Authors: Sinaga Markus , Mangardi Mangardi , Husein Nikodemus
Published: February 2024

Produksi terung di Kabupaten Sintang masih rendah hanya 0,66 ton/Ha, penyebabnya karena beberapa faktor diantaranya adalah tanah yang kurang subur karena didominasi oleh tanah Podsolik Merah Kuning. Upaya meningkatkan produksi tanaman dapat dilakukan dengan beberapa langkah salah satunya adalah pemilihan varietas yang sesuai dengan kondisi lingkungan tumbuh terutama tanah dan iklim. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pertumbuhan dan hasil enam varietas terung pada tanah Podsolik Merah Kuning. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode percobaan lapangan dan menggunakan Rancangan Kelompok Lengkap Teracak (RKLT) faktor tunggal dengan empat ulangan. Perlakuan penelitian terdiri dari Varietas Terung Mustang (V1), Milano (V2), Bungo (V3), Lezata (V4), Turangga (V5) dan Raos (V6). Data hasil pengamatan dianalisis dengan uji F, jika menunjukkan ada pengaruh nyata pada selang kepercayaan 0,05 kemudian dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari enam varietas tanaman terung dengan pertumbuhan dan hasil tertinggi adalah Lezata, rata-rata pertambahan tinggi tanaman 44,04 cm,  persentase bunga menjadi buah (5,76%), jumlah buah (2,47 buah), dan berat buah tertinggi 20,71 g.
INVENTARISASI ANGGREK (Orchidaceae) DI KAWASAN HUTAN LINDUNG BUKIT BETUNG KENEPAI SINTANG KALIMANTAN BARAT
Authors: Antonius Antonius
Published: February 2024

Kawasan Hutan Lindung Bukit Betung Kenepai merupakan kawasan hutan dengan tutupan hutan masih asli, sehingga masih kaya akan flora dan fauna endemik kawasan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis anggrek (Orchidaceae) epifit dan teresterial. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Bulan Mei 2023, menggunakan metode eksplorasi sepanjang jalur pendakian. Hasil penelitian ditemukan 16 jenis anggrek, yang terdiri dari 10 jenis anggrek epifit (Apendicula sp, Bulbophyllum auratum, Coelogyne sp, Cymbidium  finlaysonianum, Cymbidium sp, Dendrobium crumenatum, Dendrobium secundum, Dendrobium Smithianum, Dendrobium sp dan Grammotophylum speciosum) dan 6 jenis anggrek teresterial (Arundina graminifolia Ascocentrum miniatum, Bromheadia finlaysoniana, Vanda sp, Vanda tricolor dan sp.).
PENGARUH JENIS DAN DOSIS BIOCHAR TERHADAP PENCUCIAN DAN SERAPAN NITROGEN PADA TANAMAN CABAI (Capsicum annuum L.)
Authors: Mangardi Mangardi , Sinaga Markus
Published: February 2024

Nitrogen merupakan unsur hara essensial yang berperan penting dalam pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tanaman. Nitrogen bersifat mobile di dalam tanah, mudah bergerak mengikuti aliran air dan keluar dari zona perakaran. Kondisi demikian mengakibatkan pemupukan nitrogen menjadi tidak efisien karena banyak tidak diserap oleh akar tanaman. Salah satu penyebap kehilangan hara nitrogen adalah pencucian akibat curah hujan maupun pengairan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh jenis dan dosis biochar terhadap pencucian dan serapan nitrogen pada tanaman cabai. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di rumah kaca Universitas Kapuas, Sintang, Indonesia, dilaksanakan dari April-Juli 2023. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) faktorial yang terdiri dari dua faktor, yaitu jenis biochar dan dosis biochar. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan ANOVA, apabila ada pengaruh nyata maka dilanjutkan dengan uji beda nyata terkecil (BNT) 5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa biochar tempurung kelapa mampu mengurangi volume air tercuci dibandingkan biochar sekam padi. Pemberian biochar dengan berbagai dosis secara nyata mampu meningkatkan jumlah daun, meningkatkan berat kering tanaman, mengurangi volume air tercuci, mengurangi kadar nitrat tercuci, meningkatkan kadar nitrat dalam daun serta meningkatkan serapan nitrogen. Secara keseluruhan terlihat bahwa biochar tempurung kelapa memiliki daya untuk mengurangi pencucian nitrat dan meningkatkan daya serap nitrogen yang relatif lebih tinggi dari biochar sekam padi.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR D.I GROW TERHADAP HASIL KACANG TANAH (Arachis hypogea, L.)
Authors: Kurniawati Herlina , Melki Natalia Feronika
Published: February 2024

Produksi kacang tanah di Kabupaten Melawi masih rendah yaitu 12,24 kuintal per ha per tahun, dengan luas 136 hektar. Rendahnya produksi ini disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan rendahnya produksi adalah kurang tepatnya pengolahan tanah dan nutrisi tanaman, diantaranya pemupukan  yang harus diberikan seperti pupuk organik cair D.I Grow. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pupuk organik cair D.I Grow terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman kacang tanah; dan mengetahui dosis pupuk organik cair DI Grow yang memberikan pertumbuhan dan hasil kacang tanah. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) dengan lima ulangan, perlakuan dalam penelitian ini adalah pemberian pupuk DI Grow yang terdiri dari enam taraf perlakuan. D0 = tidak diberi D.I Grow; D1 = 2,5 ml D.I Grow per liter air; D2= 5 ml DI Grow per liter air; D3 = 7,5 ml D.I Grow per liter air; D4 = 10 ml D.I Grow per liter air; dan D5 = 12,5 ml D.I Grow per liter air. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis sidik ragam dan uji BNJ pada taraf 95% dan 99%.Hasil pengamatan dan analisis data diketahui bahwa pupuk organik cair D.I Grow berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman kacang tanah, dan pemberian pupuk organik cair D.I Grow 7,5 ml per liter air memberikan pengaruh yang nyata terhadap berat polong isi dan berat biji per tanaman dengan rata-rata 73,00 gram dan 26,25 gram.
JENIS DAN MORFOLOGI KURA-KURA AIR TAWAR DI SUNGAI METIAN DESA KORONG DASO KABUPATEN SINTANG
Authors: Syukur Muhammad
Published: February 2024

Abstrak: Sungai Metian desa Korong Daso Kabupaten Sintang merupakan salah satu habitat Kura-kura air tawar. Sungai Metian memiliki kondisi yang cukup baik, airnya jernih, substrat tanah berpasir, pepohonan rindang dan terdapat bebatuan, yang cocok untuk tumbuh dan berkembangnya Kura-Kura. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis dan morfologi Kura-Kura air tawar pada Sungai Metian. Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode Visual Encounter Survei (VES) dan  dikombinasikan dengan sistem jalur. Pengumpulan data dilakukan pada malam hari pukul 19:00-22:00 WIB dan pagi hari 08:00-12:00 WIB melalui pengamatan langsung, pemasangan pancing, bubu dan penyelaman. Hasil penelitian ditemukan 3 jenis Kura-Kura air tawar yaitu Kahpos (Dogania subplana ) sebanyak 3 individu, Jolabik Hinut (Amyda cartilaginea) sebanyak 2 invidu dan  Kolop Pohkang (Notochelys platynota) sebanyak 5 individu. Secara morfologis jenis Dogania subplana memiliki karapas atau cangkang lunak, berbentuk jorong atau memanjang, pipih datar, plastron tidak menutupi semua areal bagian perut serta dapat digerakan. Lehernya panjang sehingga kepalanya dapat menjangkau sekurangnya setengah dari karapas atau cangkangnya, tungkai depan dan belakang dengan selaput penuh, berkuku runcing. Jenis Amyda cartilaginea memiliki tonjolan menyerupai spiral berjumlah satu baris, pada perisai punggung terdapat bintil-bintil kecil membentuk garis-garis yang terputus-putus dari depan ke belakang. Kepala bewarana hitam memiliki bintik-bintik bewarna kuning. Tungkai depan dan belakang mempunyai selaput penuh dan jari-jari kaki mempunyai cakar yang relatif kuat dan berujung lancip. Kura-kura jenis Notochelys platynota memiliki karapas datar memanjang, punggung bewarna coklat, vetral scute berjumlah enam dan costal berjumlah empat keeping. Plastron tidak dapat digerakan. Pada masing-masing scute. gular, humeral, pectoral, abdominal, femoral, dan anal masing- masing berjumlah 2 keping. Tungkai depan dan belakang berselaput penuh.
Towards a real-time modeling of global ocean waves by the fully GPU-accelerated spectral wave model WAM6-GPU
Authors: Yuan Ye , Yu Fujiang , Chen Zhi , Li Xueding , Hou Fang , Gao Yuanyong , Gao Zhiyi , Pang Renbo
Published: February 2024

Abstract. The spectral wave model WAM (Cycle 6) is a commonly-used code package for ocean wave modeling. However, it is still a challenge to include it into the long-term earth system modeling due to huge computing requirement. In this study we have successfully developed a GPU-accelerated version of the WAM model that can run all its computing-demanding components on GPUs, with a significant performance increase compared with its original CPU version. The power of GPU computing has been unleashed through substantial efforts of code refactoring, which reduces the computing time of a 7-day global 1/10° wave modeling to 7.6 minutes in a revolutionary way. The study provides an approach to energy-efficient computing for ocean wave modeling. A preliminary evaluation suggests that approximately 90 % of power can be saved.
Four decades of global surface albedo estimates in the third edition of the CM SAF cLoud, Albedo and surface Radiation (CLARA) climate data record
Authors: Riihelä Aku , Jääskeläinen Emmihenna , Kallio-Myers Viivi
Published: February 2024

Abstract. We present the surface albedo data in the third edition of the CM SAF cLoud, Albedo and surface Radiation (CLARA) data record family. The temporal coverage of this edition is extended from 1979 until the near-present day. The core algorithms and data format remain unchanged from previous editions, but now white- and blue-sky albedo estimates are also available for the first time in CLARA data. We present an overview of the retrieval, followed by an assessment of the accuracy and stability of the data record, based on collocated comparisons with reference surface albedo measurements and intercomparisons with preceding satellite-based albedo data records. Specific attention is paid to addressing the spatial representativeness problem inherent in the “point-to-pixel” validation of satellite-based coarse surface albedo estimates against in situ measurements. We find the CLARA-A3 albedo data to match or improve upon the accuracy and robustness of the predecessor record (CLARA-A2), with good agreement found when compared to in situ measurements. In cases of a large bias, the spatial representativeness of the measurement site typically explains most of the increase. We conclude with a summarizing discussion on the observed strengths and weaknesses of the new data record, including guidance for potential users. The data are available at https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/CLARA_AVHRR/V003 (Karlsson et al., 2023b).
On optimizing the sensor spacing for pressure measurements on wind turbine airfoils
Authors: Fritz Erik , Kelley Christopher , Brown Kenneth
Published: February 2024

Abstract. This research article presents a robust approach to optimizing the layout of pressure sensors around an airfoil. A genetic algorithm and a sequential quadratic programming algorithm are employed to derive a sensor layout best suited to represent the expected pressure distribution and, thus, the lift force. The fact that both optimization routines converge to almost identical sensor layouts suggests that an optimum exists and is reached. By comparing against a cosine-spaced sensor layout, it is demonstrated that the underlying pressure distribution can be captured more accurately with the presented layout optimization approach. Conversely, a 39–55 % reduction in the number of sensors compared to cosine spacing is achievable without loss in lift prediction accuracy. Given these benefits, an optimized sensor layout improves the data quality, reduces unnecessary equipment and saves cost in experimental setups. While the optimization routine is demonstrated based on the generic example of the IEA 15 MW reference wind turbine, it is suitable for a wide range of applications requiring pressure measurements around airfoils.
FEATURES OF THE USE OF ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS-BIOLOGISTS
Authors:   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Ibadullayeva S.Zh. , Erik Sh. ,   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Tazhenova S.K. ,   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Azhmoldaeva K.B. ,   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Republic of Kazakhstan
Published: February 2024

Болашақ биолог мұғалімдерінің дамыта оқыту технологиясын қолданудың ұсынылып отырған моделі мазмұнының жаңалығы дамыта оқыту бойынша түсініктерін қалыптастыруды көздейді, кәсіптік білім беруде олардың практикалық дағдылары мен білімдерін бекітеді; білім, білік дағдыларын жетілдіру мазмұнын меңгерумен қатар, бұл келешекте білікті мұғалім болып қалыптасуына бағытталған. Болашақ биолог-мұғалімдері дамыта оқыту әдістемесінде білім алушылардың дамуы, олардың ақыл-ой белсенділігі, практикалық дағдылардын қалыптастыру үшін арнайы әзірленген оқу тапсырмалары бар тапсырмалар жүйесін пайдаланады. Осыған байланысты мұғалімдер өздерінің әдістемелік құралдарын кеңейту және жаңарту қажеттілігін сезінеді. Білім берудің мақсаты – жеке тұлғаны процесс ретінде де, нәтиже ретінде де дамыту. Дамыта оқыту – бұл студенттердің оқу-танымдық қабілеттерін қалыптастыру үшін қажетті жалпы және пәндік құзыреттіліктерін дамыту. Білім алушының ойын жоғары деңгейге көтеріп өз бетінше ізденуге, шешім қабылдауға, тұлғалық ұшқыр ойлы, белгілі бір шешімге келіп оны дәлелдей білуге, өз ой пікірін айтуға мүмкіндік жасау, сондай-ақ қазіргі талапқа сай білім алуына қол жеткізе алу. Қазіргі таңда құзіреттіліктер – бұл студент жақсы түсінетін және модельдеу тәжірибесін жинақтай отырып, белсенді, өз бетінше қолдана алатын сұрақтар шеңбері. Эксперименттік диагностикалық тесттер, жобалау, тапсырмалар жүйесі қолданды, айқындаушы эксперимент нәтижелері көрсетілді. Жоғары мектептің болашақ мұғалімдерін әдістемелік даярлау процесінде әдістемелік тапсырмаларды мақсатты пайдалану жүзеге асырылды.