A Common Word Sebagai Narasi Toleransi Beragama di Indonesia

This research departs from the rampant narrative of intolerance in Indonesia, both distributed through social media and direct doctrine. A Common Word which is a response in the form of an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI's controversial statement regarding Islam which was agreed upon by 138 Muslim intellectuals and leaders in the world can be applied as a narrative of religious tolerance in Indonesia as a counter to radical doctrine. This study seeks to explore the values ​​contained in the A Common Word document that can be offered as a narrative of religious tolerance in Indonesia. This research is qualitative research based on the study of the text which is then presented descriptively. The findings in this study indicate that the values ​​contained in A Common Word such as clarification of prejudice, peace, justice, and love can be used as references for the tolerance movement, especially applying the Islamic values ​​of rahmatan lil alamin in Indonesia.   Keywords: tolerance, religion, peac

PENGARUH MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS (SIG) PADA MATA PELAJARAN GEOGRAFI TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK KELAS X DI SMAN 22 BANDUNG

Penggunaan media pembelajaran digunakan untuk mempermudah proses penyampaian materi ajar dari guru kepada peserta didik. Pembelajaran geografi di tingkat SMA dianggap membosankan oleh peserta didik karena banyaknya materi hafalan. Pembelajaran menggunakan media pembelajaran berbasis SIG diharapkan dapat membantu peserta didik agar termotivasi untuk mengikuti pembelajaran geografi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis SIG (Storymaps ArcGIS Online), mengidentifikasi motivasi belajar peserta didik sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan pada kelas eksperimen serta kelas kontrol, dan menganalisis pengaruh media pembelajaran berbasis SIG terhadap motivasi belajar peserta didik kelas eksperimen. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMAN 22 Bandung, dengan sampel berjumlah total 72 responden dari masing-masing kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Variabel independent pada penelitian ini adalah media pembelajaran berbasis SIG dan variabel dependent yaitu motivasi belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuasi eksperimen dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, serta menggunakan model penelitian eksperimen kelompok kontrol pretest-posttest berpasangan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan penyebaran kuesioner. Pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis SIG ini menggunakan Storymap ArcGIS Online yang dibuat tampilannya secara sederhana agar peserta didik dapat dengan mudah mengakses dan menggunakan media ini. Hasil uji hipotesis penelitian ini yaitu: 1) tingkat motivasi kelas eksperimen meningkat sebesar 66,29% menjadi 77,07%, 2) tingkat motivasi kelas kontrol meningkat sebesar 66,74% menjadi 68,70%, 3) diperoleh nilai sifnifikansi 0,000<0,05 yang berarti terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan digunakannya media pembelajaran berbasis SIG terhadap motivasi belajar dan nilai R Square yang diperoleh sebesar 0,690 yang artinya media pembelajaran berbasis SIG memiliki pengaruh terhadap motivasi belajar sebesar 69%. ; The use of learning media is used to facilitate the process of delivering teaching material from teachers to students. Learning geography at the senior high school level is considered boring by students because there is a lot of rote material. Learning using GIS-based learning media is expected to help students to be motivated to take part in geography learning. This study aims to analyze the development of GIS-based learning media (Storymaps ArcGIS Online), identify students' learning motivation before and after treatment in the experimental class and control class, and analyze the effect of GIS-based learning media on the learning motivation of students in the experimental class. This research was conducted at SMAN 22 Bandung, with a total sample of 72 respondents from each experimental class and control class. The independent variable in this study is GIS-based learning media and the dependent variable is learning motivation. This study used a quasi-experimental method with a quantitative approach, and used a paired pretest-posttest control group experimental research model. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires. The development of this GIS-based learning media uses the ArcGIS Online Storymap which is made to look simple so that students can easily access and use this media. The results of the research hypothesis test were: 1) the motivation level of the experimental class increased by 66.29% to 77.07%, 2) the control class motivation level increased by 66.74% to 68.70%, 3) a significance value of 0.000 was obtained < 0.05, which means that there is a significant effect of using GIS-based learning media on learning motivation and the R Square value obtained is 0.690, which means that GIS-based learning media has an influence on learning motivation by 69%

Banglalink digital communications Limited- SWOT analysis & customer satisfaction of M-banking service users

This internship report is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration,2014.Cataloged from PDF version of Internship report.Includes bibliographical references (page 47).Banglalink Digital Communications Limited is the second largest telecom brand in Bangladesh. The company started their journey with a vision to spread the mobile phone to all aspects of people. The report covers a broad dimension of topics. At the beginning of the report the author finds out the history of the company in Bangladesh. Under this topic it reveals how they acquire ‘Sheba’ telecom in the starting, the customer base, employees, the management system etc. The second part of the report covers the author’s job responsibilities at Banglalink in the period of Internship program. The functions are discussed elaborately so that anyone interested to go through the report could understand it easily. The final part of the project aims to develop a SWOT analysis on the company. So that people could track down the real picture of the company. In other means it will also help the company to make strategies depending on the internal and external factors of influence. Moreover, the project covers the customers’ satisfaction of Banglalink MFS users. Hereby, the author used extensive tele-survey research to find out the factors influencing customer satisfaction. The analysis and data interpretation is based on excel functions; where pie chart, bar chart etc. are used for better and ease understand.Nafis Mehrab-Al-IslamB. Business Administratio

Maqashid Sharia Progressive: Anatomical and Transformational of Halal Institutions in UIN KHAS Jember

The research discussed the Audit Institutions Halal (LPH) at the State Islamic University Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember (UIN KHAS Jember) regarding the halal industry movement. However, the existence of a halal institution for the halal certification movement is still not effective in implementing local social and customary communities since the LPH, in substance, mostly does not work properly. Meanwhile, the university only acts as a tool. The research aimed to analyze the anatomical and transformational importance of halal institutions at UIN KHAS Jember which is studied using maqashid sharia progressive. It used an empirical legal research method with a descriptive qualitative data approach. The research shows that the existence of LPH, which is affiliated with universities, especially UIN KHAS Jember, provides space for good dissemination of information in the community, supported by academics in halal genealogy in Indonesia. LPH contributes positively to the institutional dimension and outreach to the community. However, the dimensions of the law of Halal Product Certification still provide room for polemics, for example, halal localities in indigenous communities in Indonesia, which should receive legal recognition. The aim is to avoid the statement of Jasser Auda that worried things about maqashid sharia, namely a feature about the absence of a halal monopoly, which is only in the hands of the government but also exists within existing customary institutions

Reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide with aqueous solutions of l-Arginine, Glycine & Sarcosine using the stopped flow technique

The use of amino acids as potential solvents for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture has been considered by a number of researchers. However, very little is known about the kinetics and mechanism of amino acids-CO2 reactions. In this work, we investigate the reactions of three amino acids (l-Arginine, Glycine and Sarcosine) with CO2 in aqueous media using stopped-flow conductivity technique. The experiments were performed at temperatures between 293 and 313K and amino acids concentrations were in the range of 0.05–0.2 molar. The overall rate constants (kov) was found to increase with increased amino acid concentration and solution temperature. Both zwitterion and termolecular mechanisms were used to model and interpret the data. However, the Zwitterion mechanism was found to be the preferred one. From the stopped-flow results at pH around 6, we found that neutral l-Arginine, Glycine and Sarcosine react with CO2(aq) with k(M−1s−1)=2.81×1010exp(−4482.9T(K)), k(M−1s−1)=3.29×1013exp(−8143.7T(K)) and k(M−1s−1)=3.90×1013exp(−7991.0T(K)) respectively. The corresponding activation energies are 37.28kJmol−1, 67.71kJmol−1 And 66.44kJmol−1 respectively. A comparison between the kinetics of the three amino acids showed that Arginine exhibits highest reaction rate with CO2 followed by Sarcosine and then Glycine. The technique and results obtained from this work can be used as strong tools in the development of efficient new solvents for the removal of CO2 from flue and industrial gases.This paper was made possible by an NPRP Grant # 7-1154-2-433 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation)

Expanding access to integrated family planning intervention packages for married adolescent girls in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

This research report describes an intervention study conducted among married adolescent girls aged 15–19 years in four urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Objectives of the study were to examine the acceptability and feasibility of forming married adolescent girls’ clubs, and involving community health volunteers (Shasthya Skebikas) and marriage registrars to increase access to family planning (FP) information and services, to promote the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, and to provide FP information to newlywed couples at the time of marriage registration. The study findings revealed that a noteworthy number of married adolescent girls received FP-related information, mostly from the married adolescent girls’ clubs and Shasthya Skebikas, that had significant effects in their reproductive lives. Results indicated that the capability of the married adolescent girls that was developed through the study interventions can assist them to overcome family planning and unintended pregnancy-related knowledge and service gaps in the future

Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries

Child growth failure (CGF), manifested as stunting, wasting, and underweight, is associated with high 5 mortality and increased risks of cognitive, physical, and metabolic impairments. Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face the highest levels of CGF globally. Here we illustrate national and subnational variation of under-5 CGF indicators across LMICs, providing 2000–2017 annual estimates mapped at a high spatial resolution and aggregated to policy-relevant administrative units and national levels. Despite remarkable declines over the study period, many LMICs remain far from the World Health 10 Organization’s ambitious Global Nutrition Targets to reduce stunting by 40% and wasting to less than 5% by 2025. Large disparities in prevalence and rates of progress exist across regions, countries, and within countries; our maps identify areas where high prevalence persists even within nations otherwise succeeding in reducing overall CGF prevalence. By highlighting where subnational disparities exist and the highest-need populations reside, these geospatial estimates can support policy-makers in planning locally 15 tailored interventions and efficient directing of resources to accelerate progress in reducing CGF and its health implications