Critical success factors & risks in property investment in China

This paper attempts to provide some insights toward critical success factors, risks encountered and suggestions by foreign investors in property investment in Xiamen (Special Economic Zone), China. The economic prospects of Xiamen as a whole were introduced. The objectives of the study and methodology used were then described, followed by the explanation of data collection and data analysis and results derived thereof were discussed, coupled with related statistics and suggestions by respondents. As a result, this paper has come out with a list of factors and risks affecting the success of property investment from the foreign investors' perspectives in Xiamen, Chin

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Production Planning and Machine Maintenance Schedule of Dragon Green Energy Company, Limited

This research has led to the problem of Dragon Green Energy Co., Ltd., a factory that produces tapioca starch with a production capacity is about 25-50 tons per day. The company has encountered problems in total production planning and scheduling maintenance. The research, therefore, developed a mathematical schedule modeling method to solve problems and the development of integrated applications using scheduling rules, Heuristics Genetics Algorithms (GA), and Local Search (L) becoming Integrated Methods (GA+L). The research found that the total production planning in 2022 was close to the actual production measured from (GAP) which was equal to 2.3 tons, with a margin of error of 0.307 percent. The researchers obtained the value of the company's maintenance scheduling with problems of various sizes, which the program can schedule maintenance using the scheduling rules Heuristic method (GA) and combination method. In scheduling results, the lowest makespan value was measured by the good comparison gap (Gap) together with the comparison of the percentage of time when the machine crashed before and after the research. It was found that the mean value between machine failures (MTBF) increased by 25.332% and the average machine downtime was reduced after the research, accounting for 43.928 percent. This research was therefore by the objectives

A modification in the methodology of mathematics teaching and learning based on an algorithmic approach.

Countries in all stages of development have long expressed concern over what they perceive to be a low level of achievement attained by students of mathematics. The concern over mathematical deficiencies has general educational import viz. application of the mathematics that has been learnt. "They can do a thing in mathematics but cannot do the same thing in physics". Through consideration of this situation, I formulated my research problem: the search for a feasible improvement, however partial, in this achivement through modifying the current methodology of mathematics teaching-learning situations. I have confined this study to secondary school mathematics in Kuwait. This notwithstanding, if this study appears to be convincing, then implications could be drawn for curriculum design, methods of teaching and the setting of tests and examinations as well. This is at both secondary school and university levels of education. In satisfying the research problem, it was indicated that, if the construct 'achievement' is assigned a numerical value A, then A is a function of the independent variable R consisting of the variant component of the 'contents' of a teaching-learning task. Nevertheless, it was viewed that a true change in R is due to a change in the 'structure' S underlying R. However, a modification may result from the interaction of S with another structure H or some part, U, of H in underlying the methodology of mathematics teaching-learning situations. S was identified as a set of instances which do not explicitly make use of a constant of implicit form, 'a' say, other than the variables if any: H on the other hand contains only such instances that make use of one or more of such constants. Empirical studies showed that behaviour is not necessarily consistent in two instances - governed by a unique behavioural objective - one in S and the other in H. In this context a concept of space of knowledge (W,0) was introduced consisting of a set W of structured knowledge - identified by a finite set of rules - which is expected to diffuse a particular piece of knowledge through a certain normal population 0. It was also noted that a space of knowledge (S,0) - the learning space of current methodologies - is influential but insufficient for diffusing the required knowledge either in achievement or application. However, it was argued that a part U (of H) - identified by instances in H which include a unique constant - could feasibly contribute, with S, to a modification in the methodology. Furthermore, it was viewed that learnability in U should be subject to certain conditions that make U 'docile' i.e. applicable. Finally, a modification in the methodology of teaching-learning situations was proposed which relied on S + U as a learning space in the form of a model based on an algorithm. Evidence based on experimentation supports the notion that the achievement of students in mathematics under a tehcnique based on S + U is superior to the conventional based on S

Analisis Distribusi Pendapatan Dan Tingkat Kemiskinan Nelayan Di Kecamatan Sibolga Selatan Kota Sibolga Sumatera Utara

Fishermen are a group of people whose lives depend directly on sea products. Most of them are dominated by the profession of fishermen and are still in poverty. The poverty of fishermen as measured by the lack of wages income for the distribution of clothing, food and boards in the family's responsibility. This study aims to analyze the income distribution of fishermen, the poverty level of fishermen and analyze the factors that influence fishermen's expenditure in Sibolga Selatan District. The research method uses an analysis of the inequality indicator Gini coefficient (Gini Ratio) adjusted to the Lorenz Curve and World Bank criteria, BPS poverty line criteria (2020), Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results of the research show that the level of inequality in the distribution of fishermen's income according to the Gini coefficient value indicator is in the low category, while according to World Bank indicators it is in the low inequality category, namely 69 fishermen in the lower middle category and 5 fishermen in the low income category. Apart from that, according to the BPS poverty line criteria (2020), the proportion of poor fishermen is 3 fishermen. The results of this research also show that fishermen's expenses are influenced by the income and number of fishermen's dependents.Nelayan adalah sekelompok masyarakat yang hidupnya bergantung langsung pada hasil laut. Sebagian besar didomiinasi berprofesii sebagai nelayan hingga kiini masih berada dalam kemiiskinan. Kemiskinan nelayan yang diukur dari kurangnya hasil upah pendapatan untuk pendistribuan sandang, pangan dan papan dalam tanggungan keluarga. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis distribusi pendapatan nelayan, tingkat kemiskinan nelayan dan menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengeluaran nelayan  di Kecamatan Sibolga Selatan. Metode penelitian menggunakan analisis indikator ketimpangan Koefisien gini (Gini Ratio) disesuaikan dengan Kurva Lorenz dan kriteria Bank Dunia, kriteria garis kemiskinan BPS (2020), Analisis Regresi Linier Berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat ketimpangan distribusi pendapatan nelayan menurut indikator nilai koefisien Gini berada dalam kategori rendah, menurut indikator Bank Dunia berada dalam kategori ketimpangan rendah, menurut kriteria garis kemiskinan BPS (2020) proporsi nelayan miskin sebanyak 3 nelayan menurut kriteria World Bank sebanyak 69 nelayan berada pada kategori menengah ke bawah dan 5 nelayan berpendapatan rendah, pengeluaran nelayan dipengaruhi oleh pendapatan dan jumlah tangggungan

Sumber pengetahuan beragama dan tahap kefahaman muallaf di bahagian Pantai Barat Sabah

Kajian ini merupakan kajian terhadap sumber pengetahuan dan tahap kefahaman mualaf terhadap beberapa istilah fiqh. Persoalan yang diketengahkan ialah dari manakah mualaf memperolehi pengetahuan mengenai agama Islam dan sejauh manakah kefahaman mereka terhadap beberapa istilah fiqh. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sumber mualaf memahami ajaran Islam dan kefahaman mualaf terhadap beberapa istilah fiqh. Kajian ini berbentuk kuantitatif menggunakan kaedah persampelan dan soal selidik. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan pakej Statistik SPSS versi 21. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriftif. Kajian ini mendapati masih terdapat mualaf yang belum pernah menghadirkan diri ke mana-mana kelas bimbingan agama secara rasmi. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan kefahaman mualaf mengenai istilah fiqh adalah rendah walaupun istilah tersebut masyhur dalam kalangan umat Islam

Solvent extraction of oleoresins from vanilla plant (vanilla planifolia andrews) bu using soxhlet extractor

In this study, Soxhlet Extraction method is one of the extraction technique can be used to extract a soluble fraction from solid medium into an organic solvent such n-hexane and ethanol. In this research, the soxhlet extraction method used to extract the vanilla plant (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) and the product is oleoresin of vanilla. To make sure a good quality of oleoresin, parameters that affect the performance of the soxhlet extraction method were investigated. The examined parameters were vanilla surface area and the solvent ratio. The yield of vanillin was observed. Ground vanilla produced higher yield compared to cut vanilla. In addition, ethanol was found to be better than hexane. Both extraction using ethanol and hexane consisted vanilla component such as vanillin