The impact of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) practices on primary timber-based production in Peninsular Malaysia

This paper investigates the impact of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) practices on primary timber-based production in Peninsular Malaysia that is complying with the SFM practice scenarios. The Autoregressive Distributed Lagged (ARDL) Bounds Testing Approach have been used to analyze time series data from 1980 to 2012. Four scenarios were investigated: (i) 24% reduction in the harvested area, (ii) 25%increase in the domestic price of commodities, (iii) 47%increase in input costs, and (iv) a combination of Scenarios i, ii, and iii. The results reveal that sawn timber production is positively affected by the SFM practices; these practices vary between veneer and plywood production. Consequently, the producer can enhance sawn timber production after imposing the SFM practice scenario. The SFM practice scenario would generate the sustainable growth of the timber-based industry and help to enhance Peninsular Malaysia’s forest conservation goals

The pathway toward bioenergy growth: does information and communication technology development make a difference in EU economies?

Information and communication technology has been ascribed a crucial role in raising resource and energy efficiency and thereby contributing to environmental abatement. This study investigates the effect of information and communication technology on bioenergy industry sustainability in twenty-seven European Union members from 1990 through 2019. Using the panel fully modified ordinary least squares, the outcomes demonstrate that bioenergy industry growth inclines with an increase in information and communication technology input. While the bioenergy industry is found to be decreasing carbon dioxide releases. Economic growth, institutional quality, and human capital are seen to improve the bioenergy industry growth. On the other hand, bioenergy industry development is found to be mitigating carbon dioxide and pollution. The result indicates that bioenergy industry sustainability in EU region members can be well inclined by improving the information and communication technology development in production procedures. This will later help in tackling environmental pollution and climate change. The assessed outcome is viewed to be valid as they were confirmed by panel dynamic ordinary least squares and pooled ordinary least squares. The investigation proposes for European state participants to increase the part of information and communication technology input in their bioenergy industry to increase the growth and sustainability levels. Policymakers in the EU region countries should also invest more in information and communication technology of the bioenergy industry to improve its production and availability. The government of the EU region can similarly focus on technical efficacy, productivity, and sustainability of information and communication technology to achieve bioenergy growth, security, and sustainable development

Working and corporate performance: case of Malaysia.

Working capital always being disregard in financial decision making since it involve investment and financing in short term period. However, it is an important component in firm financial management decision. An optimal working capital management is expected to contribute positively to the creation of firm value. To reach optimal working capital management firm manager should control the trade off between profitability and liquidity accurately. The intention of this study is to examine the relationship between working capital management and firm profitability. Cash conversion cycle is used as measure of working capital management. This study is used panel data of 1628 firm-year for the period of 1996-2006 that consist of six different economic sectors which are listed in Bursa Malaysia. The coefficient results of Pooled OLS regression analysis provide a strong negative significant relationship between cash conversion cycle and firm profitability. This reveals that reducing cash conversion period results to profitability increase. Thus, in purpose to create shareholder value, firm manager should concern on shorten of cash conversion cycle till optimal level is achieved

PROFIL MOTIVASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK PADA PELAJARAN BIOLOGI KELAS XI IPA SMAN DI KABUPATEN SINJAI

Students' learning motivation is the driving force they have and provides energy to carry out learning activities so that the continuity of learning can be directed and the desired goals can be realized. The purpose of this study was to describe the learning motivation of students in class XI IPA SMAN in the Sinjai Regency. This type of research is a descriptive survey with a population of 1267 students and a sample of 616 students taken by cluster random sampling technique. The instrument used is a student learning motivation questionnaire that has met the valid and reliable criteria with the measured aspects being diligent in facing tasks, tenacious in facing difficulties, showing interest, and being able to defend their opinions. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical analysis. The results of this study indicate that the learning motivation of students in class XI IPA SMAN in the Sinjai Regency there are 179 (29.1%) students in the medium category and 437 (70.9%) students in the high category. The results of the analysis indicate that the dominant learning motivation of students is in the high category which is certainly influenced by many factors.

An Empirical Analysis for Technical Efficiency of Bioenergy Industry in EU28 Region Based on Data Envelopment Analysis Method

Over the last few years concerns have enhanced about the bioenergy industry as main source for renewable and sustainable energy in many countries. These concerns have been major magnitude for countries with joint green energy legislation such as European Union (EU) member states. A significant aspect to be considered when selecting a provided bioenergy is the efficiency involved in its production. In this context, the current study analyzes the technical efficiency components in bioenergy industry in EU28 region between 1990 and 2013. To this end, parametric and non-parametric frontier models are applied, where both are particularly appropriate in this special context due to their treatment of undesirable outputs. Results are presenting higher means for technical efficiency and pure technical efficiency in developing countries in compare with developed countries. In the other hand, scale efficiency mean presenting high value in developed countries in compare with developing ones. Keywords: Bioenergy industry; technical efficiency; EU28 Region JEL Classifications: Q4, D6

Mapping of faults in the Libyan Sirte Basin by magnetic surveys

Magnetic surveys were carried out in Farigh area which is located in the eastern part of the Libyan Sirte basin. Interpretation of the onshore magnetic anomaly of this area, suggests that the high total magnetization may be caused by an intrusive body. Analysis of the magnetic power spectra indicates the presence of four sub-anomalies at depths of 340 m, 1400 m, and 2525 m which is probably related to the igneous rocks. The presence of igneous rock as basement at depth of 4740 m was confirmed by drilling. Assuming that all rock magnetization in the area is caused by induction in the present geomagnetic field, it strongly suggests that the causative structure has a remnant magnetization of declination (D) = −16° and inclination (I) = 23°. Based on pseudogravity data, the total horizontal derivative map shows high gradient values in NW-SW trends related to the structures in the eastern part of the Sirte basin. The 3D Euler deconvolution map derived from gravity data clearly indicates the location of igneous body in the study area as well as its tectonic trends and depth, which is estimated at 350 m to 1400 m below the surface. Depth of gravity anomalies at 1400 m to 2525 m is considered as anomalies in between shallow and deep. Anomaly at depth of approximately 4740 m below the surface is interpreted as basement rock. Geologically, the magnetic survey shows that the source of anomaly is a mafic igneous rock of Early Cretaceous age. The study also discovered a left-lateral sheared fault zone along the NW-SE of Hercynian age which was believed to be reactivated during Early Cretaceou

The Impact of Wood Fuel Energy on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Dynamic Macro-Panel Approach

This study estimates the impact of wood fuel consumption on economic growth in 19 sub-Saharan African countries over the 1979-2017 period. The study employs dynamic macro-panel estimators, which comprises pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effects (DFE). The estimated result reveals that PMG is the most efficient estimator among the three estimators based on the Hausman h-test. The results from PMG model reveal that wood fuel consumption has significant negative impact on economic growth. Also, when an interaction term between labor and wood fuel consumption was included in the model and estimated, the coefficient of wood fuel consumption yields negative and significant coefficient. This suggests that the interaction term has a negative and significant effect on economic growth. These results unveil that wood fuel consumption negatively and significantly affect economic growth, both directly and indirectly. The policy recommendations from this study are as follows: (1) Governments of these countries should provide adequate and affordable modern fuels to the populace; especially rural dwellers to decrease the use of wood fuel for cooking and heating (2) policy makers should intensify awareness campaign on the risk and danger wood fuel poses to economic growth so as to discourage its use and (3) policy makers should provide adequate solar powered stoves and solar-powered room heaters as cheap substitutes to the use of wood fuel for cooking and heating. These recommendations will assist in negating the negative effects of wood fuel consumption on economic growth of the region

The pathway toward pollution mitigation in EU28 region: does hydropower growth make a difference?

This research examines the impact of hydropower industry growth on carbon dioxide releases in twenty-eight nations under the European Union (EU 28) dated from 1990 to 2018. Utilizing panel fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS), the outcomes show that carbon dioxide releases decreased and growth in hydropower production and good governance. While fossil-fuel, economic growth, and urbanization discovered carbon dioxide releases were fluctuating. The results show carbon dioxide releases in EU28 nations can be efficiently lessened thru expanding the quantity of hydropower output in resource sustainability and security agenda. In time, it will add to discussing environmental pollution and climate change. The assessed outcomes were regards as strong as they were authenticated by the panel's dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) and pooled ordinary least square (pooled OLS). This report endorses for EU28 nations to escalate the part of hydropower dynamics combination towards carbon dioxide release reduction. Politicians and governors under EU28 nations must increase investment in producing hydropower output to boost renewable energy sources and availability. The EU28 nation's government will be able to stress in usefulness and continuity of hydropower output and good governance to attain power assurance, sustainability, and lessened reliance on conventional oil

Tourism, Health and Income in Malaysia

This study employed the ARDL bounds test and Granger causality test to investigate long- and the short-run relationships among economic development, tourism sector development, and health care sector development in Malaysia. Annual time series data from 1981–2011 also were employed in this study. Based on our tests, there is a long-run relationship from economic development to health care sector development and from tourism development to health care sector development