234 research outputs found

    Pengaruh Kemudahan Serta Kualitas Informasi Terhadap Minat Dan Penggunaan Situs Jual Beli Online (Studi Pada Pegguna Situs Jual Beli Berniaga.com)

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    This study aims to determine the effect of Information Quality And Ease Of Interest and Use of Online Market Place (Case study Berniaga.com User Market Place). This type of research used in this research is explanatory research with quantitative approach. Sources of data in this study are primary data and secondary data, primary data used is by distributing online questionnaires to the respondents, and secondary data used were derived from reports, journals and archives relevant literature-literature. For measure and research data reveal precisely this study using validity and reliability test. Data analysis using descriptive analysis and path analysis. The results showed that significantly influence the ease of consumer interest, information quality significantly influence consumer interest, consumer interest significant effect on the use of buying and selling sites Berniaga.com, ease ofuse significantly influence the buying and selling sites in Berniaga. com, information quality significantly influence use Berniaga.com selling sites

    Satellite-matrix-switched, time-division-multiple-access network simulator

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    A versatile experimental Ka-band network simulator has been implemented at the NASA Lewis Research Center to demonstrate and evaluate a satellite-matrix-switched, time-division-multiple-access (SMS-TDMA) network and to evaluate future digital ground terminals and radiofrequency (RF) components. The simulator was implemented by using proof-of-concept RF components developed under NASA contracts and digital ground terminal and link simulation hardware developed at Lewis. This simulator provides many unique capabilities such as satellite range delay and variation simulation and rain fade simulation. All network parameters (e.g., signal-to-noise ratio, satellite range variation rate, burst density, and rain fade) are controlled and monitored by a central computer. The simulator is presently configured as a three-ground-terminal SMS-TDMA network

    The Dynamical Mean Field Theory phase space extension and critical properties of the finite temperature Mott transition

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    We consider the finite temperature metal-insulator transition in the half filled paramagnetic Hubbard model on the infinite dimensional Bethe lattice. A new method for calculating the Dynamical Mean Field Theory fixpoint surface in the phase diagram is presented and shown to be free from the convergence problems of standard forward recursion. The fixpoint equation is then analyzed using dynamical systems methods. On the fixpoint surface the eigenspectra of its Jacobian is used to characterize the hysteresis boundaries of the first order transition line and its second order critical end point. The critical point is shown to be a cusp catastrophe in the parameter space, opening a pitchfork bifurcation along the first order transition line, while the hysteresis boundaries are shown to be saddle-node bifurcations of two merging fixpoints. Using Landau theory the properties of the critical end point is determined and related to the critical eigenmode of the Jacobian. Our findings provide new insights into basic properties of this intensively studied transition.Comment: 11 pages, 12 figures, 1 tabl

    Global-in-time solutions for the isothermal Matovich-Pearson equations

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    In this paper we study the Matovich-Pearson equations describing the process of glass fiber drawing. These equations may be viewed as a 1D-reduction of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations including free boundary, valid for the drawing of a long and thin glass fiber. We concentrate on the isothermal case without surface tension. Then the Matovich-Pearson equations represent a nonlinearly coupled system of an elliptic equation for the axial velocity and a hyperbolic transport equation for the fluid cross-sectional area. We first prove existence of a local solution, and, after constructing appropriate barrier functions, we deduce that the fluid radius is always strictly positive and that the local solution remains in the same regularity class. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first global existence and uniqueness result for this important system of equations

    Customer Decision Making in Selecting Futsal Court in Manado in Terms of Perceived Quality: as Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (Ahp)

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    Sports is a necessity for everyone and become a lifestyle in society. No exception for this sport type, Futsal. In order to keep existing customers and for attracting new ones, every futsal court needs to identify the criteria on which customers determine their futsal selection decision. Therefore the writer conducted to analyze the criteria of Futsal court that influence customer and analyze the most preferred futsal court by customer in Manado. Writer used Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to compare each futsal court as the alternative. The sample of this research is the customers of My Futzal, Champion Futsal, and Marina Futsal as many as 40 respondents of purposive sampling. As the result, there are top three criteria that have the highest influence on customer in selecting futsal court in Manado. Access to the stadium gets the highest score. Second highest score goes to aesthetics and cleanliness of facilities, and then parking criteria in third place. Therefore, every futsal courts particularly in Manado has to pay attention toward these three factors in order to maintain and attract customers. My Futzal is the most preferred Futsal court by the customer. Followed by Champion Futsal and then Marina Futsal. Keywords: customer decision making, perceived quality, futsal selection

    Geographic variation and factors associated with female genital mutilation among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: A national population based survey

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    Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common traditional practice in developing nations including Ethiopia. It poses complex and serious long-term health risks for women and girls and can lead to death. In Ethiopia, the geographic distribution and factors associated with FGM practices are poorly understood. Therefore, we assessed the spatial distribution and factors associated with FGM among reproductive age women in the country. Method: We used population based national representative surveys. Data from two (2000 and 2005) Ethiopian demographic and health surveys (EDHS) were used in this analysis. Briefly, EDHS used a stratified, two-stage cluster sampling design. A total of 15,367 (from EDHS 2000) and 14,070 (from EDHS 2005) women of reproductive age (15-49 years) were included in the analysis. Three outcome variables were used (prevalence of FGM among women, prevalence of FGM among daughters and support for the continuation of FGM). The data were weighted and descriptive statistics (percentage change), bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out. Multicollinearity of variables was assessed using variance inflation factors (VIF) with a reference value of 10 before interpreting the final output. The geographic variation and clustering of weighted FGM prevalence were analyzed and visualized on maps using ArcGIS. Z-scores were used to assess the statistical difference of geographic clustering of FGM prevalence spots. Result: The trend of FGM weighted prevalence has been decreasing. Being wealthy, Muslim and in higher age categories are associated with increased odds of FGM among women. Similarly, daughters from Muslim women have increased odds of experiencing FGM. Women in the higher age categories have increased odds of having daughters who experience FGM. The odds of FGM among daughters decrease with increased maternal education. Mass media exposure, being wealthy and higher paternal and maternal education are associated with decreased odds of women's support of FGM continuation. FGM prevalence and geographic clustering showed variation across regions in Ethiopia. Conclusion: Individual, economic, socio-demographic, religious and cultural factors played major roles in the existing practice and continuation of FGM. The significant geographic clustering of FGM was observed across regions in Ethiopia. Therefore, targeted and integrated interventions involving religious leaders in high FGM prevalence spot clusters and addressing the socio-economic and geographic inequalities are recommended to eliminate FGM. © 2016 Setegn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited

    Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?

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    Our planet is changing, and one of the most pressing challenges facing the scientific community revolves around understanding how ecological communities respond to global changes. From coastal to deep-sea ecosystems, ecologists are exploring new areas of research to find model organisms that help predict the future of life on our planet. Among the different categories of organisms, meiofauna offer several advantages for the study of marine benthic ecosystems. This paper reviews the advances in the study of meiofauna with regard to climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Four taxonomic groups are valuable for predicting global changes: foraminifers (especially calcareous forms), nematodes, copepods and ostracods. Environmental variables are fundamental in the interpretation of meiofaunal patterns and multistressor experiments are more informative than single stressor ones, revealing complex ecological and biological interactions. Global change has a general negative effect on meiofauna, with important consequences on benthic food webs. However, some meiofaunal species can be favoured by the extreme conditions induced by global change, as they can exhibit remarkable physiological adaptations. This review highlights the need to incorporate studies on taxonomy, genetics and function of meiofaunal taxa into global change impact research
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