Impact of Women Empowered through Community Savings Groups on the Wellbeing of their Families: A Study from Mgubwe, Tanzania

This study explores the impact of economic empowerment among women and the well-being of their families and their communities through a community savings and loans association model. The research, conducted in Mgubwe, Tanzania, consists of 83 respondents from four villages, representing 12 Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using Focus Group Discussions (FGD), survey questionnaires and key in-depth interview methodologies. The findings indicated women who participate in community-based micro-lending associations have positive impacts on their children’s education, health, and livelihoods. The findings also revealed members of community savings and loans groups do not collectively participate in community-based projects. The study provides evidence-based information that could motivate development practitioners in promoting and improving the community based savings group model as one of the key interventions for poverty eradication. [AUTHOR ABSTRACT

PEMBUATAN APLIKASI PEMBANTU PEMANDU WISATA BERBASIS ANDROID

“Aplikasi Pembantu Pemandu Wisata” is an application that created to help the work of tour guides in explaining the travel guides. Refer to their difficulty of giving an explanation, especially in crowded conditions, is the main concept of this application. With voice broadcasting feature that is captured from a cell phone guides and sent to all mobile phone participants can relieve guide jobs. The sound will be sent through a wifi connection-direct connected with the guide. In addition to the voice broadcasting feature, also a feature to send notification that serves to remind the participants if the time has come to gather. User interface implemented on the concept of one-handed operation that allows the user to operate easily with one hand. After implementing and testing with survey and observation, the result showed that the tour guide helper application is made to facilitate the tour guides and tour participants

PEMBUATAN APLIKASI PEMBANTU PEMANDU WISATA BERBASIS ANDROID

“Aplikasi Pembantu Pemandu Wisata” is an application that created to help the work of tour guides in explaining the travel guides. Refer to their difficulty of giving an explanation, especially in crowded conditions, is the main concept of this application. With voice broadcasting feature that is captured from a cell phone guides and sent to all mobile phone participants can relieve guide jobs. The sound will be sent through a wifi connection-direct connected with the guide. In addition to the voice broadcasting feature, also a feature to send notification that serves to remind the participants if the time has come to gather. User interface implemented on the concept of one-handed operation that allows the user to operate easily with one hand. After implementing and testing with survey and observation, the result showed that the tour guide helper application is made to facilitate the tour guides and tour participants

PEMBUATAN APLIKASI PEMBANTU PEMANDU WISATA BERBASIS ANDROID

“Aplikasi Pembantu Pemandu Wisata” is an application that created to help the work of tour guides in explaining the travel guides. Refer to their difficulty of giving an explanation, especially in crowded conditions, is the main concept of this application. With voice broadcasting feature that is captured from a cell phone guides and sent to all mobile phone participants can relieve guide jobs. The sound will be sent through a wifi connection-direct connected with the guide. In addition to the voice broadcasting feature, also a feature to send notification that serves to remind the participants if the time has come to gather. User interface implemented on the concept of one-handed operation that allows the user to operate easily with one hand. After implementing and testing with survey and observation, the result showed that the tour guide helper application is made to facilitate the tour guides and tour participants

Sediment removal activities of the sea cucumbers Pearsonothuria graeffei and Actinopyga echinites in Tambisan, Siquijor Island, Central Philippines

Teripang terkenal mengkonsumsi sejumlah besar sedimen dan dalam proses meminimalkan jumlah lumpur yang negatif dapat mempengaruhi organisme benthic, termasuk karang. Kegiatan pengukuran kuantitas pelepasan sedimen dua spesies holothurians (Pearsonuthuria graeffei dan Actinophyga echites) ini dilakukan di area yang didominasi oleh ganggang dan terumbu terumbu karang di Pulau Siquijor, Filipina. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa P. graeffei  melepaskan sedimen sebanyak 12.5±2.07% sementara pelepasan sedimen untuk A. echinites sebanyak 10.4±3.79%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua spesies ini lebih memilih substrat yang didominasi oleh macroalgae, diikuti oleh substrat berpasir dan coralline alg

Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Inventory Berbasis Website dengan Metode FEFO (Studi Kasus: PT Mecosin Indonesia)

Dalam era digital yang semakin berkembang, kehadiran sistem informasi inventory menjadi penting dalam mendukung proses pengelolaan inventaris perusahaan yang lebih efisien. Penggunaan sistem informasi inventory pada perusahaan industri manufaktur obat dapat membantu perusahaan dalam meminimalisir berbagai permasalahan inventaris yang muncul. Permasalahan inventaris yang umumnya muncul pada perusahaan yang bergerak dalam industri manufaktur obat antara lain, keterbatasan informasi mengenai stok obat yang akan segera kedaluwarsa, kehilangan stok obat, dan keterbatasan informasi mengenai lokasi penyimpanan stok obat. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan pengembangan sistem informasi inventory berbasis website dengan studi kasus PT Mecosin Indonesia, sebagai salah satu perusahaan industri manufaktur obat. Perancangan fitur dari sistem informasi inventory dilakukan berdasarkan permasalahan inventaris pada PT Mecosin Indonesia. Pengembangan fitur sistem informasi inventory dilakukan dengan mengadaptasi teori Inventory Management, yang penerapannya berfokus pada Inventory Monitoring. Metode FEFO digunakan pada sistem informasi inventory dalam proses pemilihan produk yang akan dijual, sehingga dapat membantu dalam proses pengelolaan stok obat kedaluwarsa. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan adalah metode Waterfall, dan dibuat dengan menggunakan framework Laravel. Pengembangan sistem informasi inventory dilakukan dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman HTML, CSS, dan PHP karena sistem informasi dirancang berbasis website. Dengan perancangan sistem informasi inventory berbasis website pada penelitian ini, dapat membantu menyelesaikan permasalahan inventaris dalam perusahaan industri manufaktur obat, yaitu dapat meningkatkan pengelolaan stok obat kedaluwarsa, mencegah inventory fraud, dan menciptakan proses pengelolaan inventaris yang lebih efektif dan efisien

Penggunaan COBIT 4.1 Dengan Domain ME Pada Sistem Informasi Absensi (Studi Kasus: Universitas XYZ)

Berkembangnya teknologi informasi dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan manusia membuat teknologi informasi menjadi kunci penting dalam sebuah perusahaan dan lembaga. Penggunaan layanan informasi tersebut dapat dilihat salah satunya pada proses absensi. Universitas XYZ merupakan salah satu lembaga yang menggunakan layanan teknologi informasi dalam proses absensi. Proses absensi Universitas XYZ dilakukan dengan cara fingerprint dan telah diterapkan dalam jangka waktu yang lama. Dalam penelitian kali ini, peneliti akan melakukan audit terhadap proses pengawasan dan evaluasi yang dilakukan Universitas XYZ terhadap proses kinerja absensi fingerprint tersebut apakah telah berjalan secara baik dan efektif dengan menggunakan framework COBIT 4.1 pada domain ME (Monitoring and Evaluation) sehingga semua analisis audit yang dilakukan sesuai dengan standar yang ada pada framework tersebut. Hasil penelitian akan menunjukkan tingkat pengawasan dan evaluasi serta kesimpulan yang didapatkan terhadap absensi yang berada di Universitas XYZ telah sesuai dengan standar framework COBIT 4.1

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Book 2018

(Abridged) This is the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer 2018 book. It is intended as a concise reference guide to all aspects of the scientific and technical design of MSE, for the international astronomy and engineering communities, and related agencies. The current version is a status report of MSE's science goals and their practical implementation, following the System Conceptual Design Review, held in January 2018. MSE is a planned 10-m class, wide-field, optical and near-infrared facility, designed to enable transformative science, while filling a critical missing gap in the emerging international network of large-scale astronomical facilities. MSE is completely dedicated to multi-object spectroscopy of samples of between thousands and millions of astrophysical objects. It will lead the world in this arena, due to its unique design capabilities: it will boast a large (11.25 m) aperture and wide (1.52 sq. degree) field of view; it will have the capabilities to observe at a wide range of spectral resolutions, from R2500 to R40,000, with massive multiplexing (4332 spectra per exposure, with all spectral resolutions available at all times), and an on-target observing efficiency of more than 80%. MSE will unveil the composition and dynamics of the faint Universe and is designed to excel at precision studies of faint astrophysical phenomena. It will also provide critical follow-up for multi-wavelength imaging surveys, such as those of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Gaia, Euclid, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, the Square Kilometre Array, and the Next Generation Very Large Array.Comment: 5 chapters, 160 pages, 107 figure

Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25·4% (95% CI 19·1-31·8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7·8%, 4·8-10·7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27·2%, 17·6-36·8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33·0%, 18·3-47·6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6·6%, 1·8-11·3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33·1%, 11·1-55·1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24·3%, 16·1-32·6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London