PENGARUH ROTASI KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN DI PT CITRA KENCANA INDUSTRI

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh rotasi kerja (X1) terhadap kinerja karyawan (Y). Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan produksi  Citra Kencana Industri dengan jumlah 150 karyawan. Sampel yang digunakan sebagai objek dalam penelitian ini sejumlah 42 karyawan. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah yaitu teknik sampling yang memberikan peluang yang sama bagi seluruh anggota populasi untuk dipilih menjadi anggota sampel. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan angket/kuesioner. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah uji statistik melalui uji ttest, spss Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh persamaan regresi linear berganda Y= 3.3612.021+0.05. Hasil uji t-test menunjukkan bahwa variabel rotasi kerja mempunyai pengaruh positif dan signifika terhadap kinerja karyawan, variabel motivasi kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan dan variabel kepuasan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan Hasil kinerja karyawan. Hasil uji F-test menunjukkan bahwa rotasi kerja, motivasi kerja dan kepuasan kerja secara bersama-sama berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan. Sedangkan hasil koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 87,8%ini berarti kontribusi variabel independen (rotasi ke) mempengaruhi variabel dependen (kinerja karyawan)  sedangkan sisanya 12,2 % dipengaruhi variabel lain di luar model penelitian

Excitatory versus inhibitory feedback in Bayesian formulations of scene construction

The selective attention for identification model (SAIM) is an established model of selective visual attention. SAIM implements translation-invariant object recognition, in scenes with multiple objects, using the parallel distributed processing (PDP) paradigm. Here, we show that SAIM can be formulated as Bayesian inference. Crucially, SAIM uses excitatory feedback to combine top-down information (i.e. object knowledge) with bottom-up sensory information. By contrast, predictive coding implementations of Bayesian inference use inhibitory feedback. By formulating SAIM as a predictive coding scheme, we created a new version of SAIM that uses inhibitory feedback. Simulation studies showed that both types of architectures can reproduce the response time costs induced by multiple objects—as found in visual search experiments. However, due to the different nature of the feedback, the two SAIM schemes make distinct predictions about the motifs of microcircuits mediating the effects of top-down afferents. We discuss empirical (neuroimaging) methods to test the predictions of the two inference architectures

Anomalous elastic and optical behaviours of mixed electronic-ionic of xAg<inf>2</inf>O-(35-x)[0.5MoO<inf>3</inf>-0.5V<inf>2</inf>O5] -65TeO<inf>2</inf> conductor glasses

Ag2O addition to quaternary xAg2O-(35-x)[0.5MoO3-0.5V2O5]-65TeO2 (x = 0-25 mol%) glasses resulted in nonlinear behaviours with maxima at x = 10 mol% for ultrasonic velocities, independent elastic moduli and transition glass temperature (Tg). These results coincided with the electronic-to-ionic transition region as previously reported. A large decrease in elastic moduli beyond x ≤ 10 mol% indicated a decrease in stiffness, thereby enabling ionic conductivity. Although Ag2O addition weakened the glass network, the presence of MoO3 played an important role as an additional glass former at x = 10 mol% apart from V2O5. Analysis of bulk compression and ring deformation models showed a large decrease in the ratio of theoretical to experimental bulk moduli (Kbc/Ke) at x ≤ 10 mol% followed by near constancy with increased Ag2O content. These results showed that ring deformation was reduced in the electronic region, but limited ring deformation took place in the ionic region, and that the main compression mechanism was mainly isotropic ring compression. Meanwhile, the optical energy gap (Eopt) and refractive index (n) showed a slope change at x = 10 mol% which confirmed the effect of mixed electronicionic conductivity on optical properties

The Sandwich Shack / Ak Mohd Khairulikhwan… [et al.]

The Sandwich Shack is a company that aims to produce a steady supply of healthy fast foods and beverages to our health-conscious customers all around Sabah with the potential of expanding not just in Malaysia, but on a global scale. Our product menu varies from several types of healthy yet delicious sandwiches, salads, and freshly made juices which are sold at a reasonable price. Our customers would range from the toddlers, tweens, teens, adults and even the elderly. The company name originates from our mam product in the menu which are the sandwiches. We planned to start of our business in a kiosk in which resembles a shack that sells sandwiches. Therefore, the name "The Sandwich Shack" became our official company name. In our business partnership, the distribution of position consists of the General manager, marketing manager, Financial manager, Operation manager and last but not least the Administration manager. Our business operates seven days a week

Utilisation of an operative difficulty grading scale for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Background A reliable system for grading operative difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy would standardise description of findings and reporting of outcomes. The aim of this study was to validate a difficulty grading system (Nassar scale), testing its applicability and consistency in two large prospective datasets. Methods Patient and disease-related variables and 30-day outcomes were identified in two prospective cholecystectomy databases: the multi-centre prospective cohort of 8820 patients from the recent CholeS Study and the single-surgeon series containing 4089 patients. Operative data and patient outcomes were correlated with Nassar operative difficultly scale, using Kendall’s tau for dichotomous variables, or Jonckheere–Terpstra tests for continuous variables. A ROC curve analysis was performed, to quantify the predictive accuracy of the scale for each outcome, with continuous outcomes dichotomised, prior to analysis. Results A higher operative difficulty grade was consistently associated with worse outcomes for the patients in both the reference and CholeS cohorts. The median length of stay increased from 0 to 4 days, and the 30-day complication rate from 7.6 to 24.4% as the difficulty grade increased from 1 to 4/5 (both p < 0.001). In the CholeS cohort, a higher difficulty grade was found to be most strongly associated with conversion to open and 30-day mortality (AUROC = 0.903, 0.822, respectively). On multivariable analysis, the Nassar operative difficultly scale was found to be a significant independent predictor of operative duration, conversion to open surgery, 30-day complications and 30-day reintervention (all p < 0.001). Conclusion We have shown that an operative difficulty scale can standardise the description of operative findings by multiple grades of surgeons to facilitate audit, training assessment and research. It provides a tool for reporting operative findings, disease severity and technical difficulty and can be utilised in future research to reliably compare outcomes according to case mix and intra-operative difficulty

Tangential beam IMRT versus tangential beam 3D-CRT of the chest wall in postmastectomy breast cancer patients: A dosimetric comparison

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study evaluates the dose distribution of reversed planned tangential beam intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) compared to standard wedged tangential beam three-dimensionally planned conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) of the chest wall in unselected postmastectomy breast cancer patients</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>For 20 unselected subsequent postmastectomy breast cancer patients tangential beam IMRT and tangential beam 3D-CRT plans were generated for the radiotherapy of the chest wall. The prescribed dose was 50 Gy in 25 fractions. Dose-volume histograms were evaluated for the PTV and organs at risk. Parameters of the dose distribution were compared using the Wilcoxon matched pairs test.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Tangential beam IMRT statistically significantly reduced the ipsilateral mean lung dose by an average of 21% (1129 cGy versus 1437 cGy). In all patients treated on the left side, the heart volume encompassed by the 70% isodose line (V70%; 35 Gy) was reduced by an average of 43% (5.7% versus 10.6%), and the mean heart dose by an average of 20% (704 cGy versus 877 cGy). The PTV showed a significantly better conformity index with IMRT; the homogeneity index was not significantly different.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Tangential beam IMRT significantly reduced the dose-volume of the ipsilateral lung and heart in unselected postmastectomy breast cancer patients.</p

Justified Concern or Exaggerated Fear: The Risk of Anaphylaxis in Percutaneous Treatment of Cystic Echinococcosis—A Systematic Literature Review

Percutaneous treatment (PT) emerged in the mid-1980s as an alternative to surgery for selected cases of abdominal cystic echinococcosis (CE). Despite its efficacy and widespread use, the puncture of echinococcal cysts is still far from being universally accepted. One of the main reasons for this reluctance is the perceived risk of anaphylaxis linked to PTs. To quantify the risk of anaphylactic reactions and lethal anaphylaxis with PT, we systematically searched MEDLINE for publications on PT of CE and reviewed the PT-related complications. After including 124 publications published between 1980 and 2010, we collected a total number of 5943 PT procedures on 5517 hepatic and non-hepatic echinococcal cysts. Overall, two cases of lethal anaphylaxis and 99 reversible anaphylactic reactions were reported. Lethal anaphylaxis occurred in 0.03% of PT procedures, corresponding to 0.04% of treated cysts, while reversible allergic reactions complicated 1.7% of PTs, corresponding to 1.8% of treated echinococcal cysts. Analysis of the literature shows that lethal anaphylaxis related to percutaneous treatment of CE is an extremely rare event and is observed no more frequently than drug-related anaphylactic side effects

Medicinal plants used by women in Mecca: urban, Muslim and gendered knowledge

Background: This study explores medicinal plant knowledge and use among Muslim women in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ethnobotanical research in the region has focused on rural populations and male herbal healers in cities, and based on these few studies, it is suggested that medicinal plant knowledge may be eroding. Here, we document lay, female knowledge of medicinal plants in an urban centre, interpreting findings in the light of the growing field of urban ethnobotany and gendered knowledge and in an Islamic context. Methods: Free-listing, structured and semi-structured interviews were used to document the extent of medicinal plant knowledge among 32 Meccan women. Vernacular names, modes of preparation and application, intended therapeutic use and emic toxicological remarks were recorded. Women were asked where they learnt about medicinal plants and if and when they preferred using medicinal plants over biomedical resources. Prior informed consent was always obtained. We compared the list of medicinal plants used by these Meccan women with medicinal plants previously documented in published literature. Results: One hundred eighteen vernacular names were collected, corresponding to approximately 110 plants, including one algae. Of these, 95 were identified at the species level and 39 (41%) had not been previously cited in Saudi Arabian medicinal plant literature. Almost one half of the plants cited are food and flavouring plants. Meccan women interviewed learn about medicinal plants from their social network, mass media and written sources, and combine biomedical and medicinal plant health care. However, younger women more often prefer biomedical resources and learn from written sources and mass media. Conclusions: The fairly small number of interviews conducted in this study was sufficient to reveal the singular body of medicinal plant knowledge held by women in Mecca and applied to treat common ailments. Plant availability in local shops and markets and inclusion in religious texts seem to shape the botanical diversity used by the Meccan women interviewed, and the use of foods and spices medicinally could be a global feature of urban ethnobotany. Ethnobotanical knowledge among women in Islamic communities may be changing due to access to mass media and biomedicine. We recognise the lack of documentation of the diversity of medicinal plant knowledge in the Arabian Peninsula and an opportunity to better understand gendered urban and rural knowledge