Do State Fiscal Constraints Affect Implementation of Highway Public-Private Partnerships? A Panel Fixed Logit Assessment

Infrastructure public-private partnerships (“P3s”) have gained considerable recognition as useful policy tools for state and local governments to deliver critically needed infrastructure projects. The objective of this study is to empirically test one of the claims often made regarding states’ motivations for employing this procurement mechanism: P3s can help overcome fiscal constraints on state infrastructure investment. In addition, this study empirically analyzes how state P3 enabling legislation affects the behavior of both the public and private sectors. A regular logit model and a fixed effects logit panel model are employed to test the hypothesis that states with more severe fiscal constraints are more likely to seek P3s for highway infrastructure construction and finance. After controlling for such factors as state economic condition, legislative political affiliation, and highway travel demand, the empirical results indicate that states’ fiscal constraints are not associated with the propensity to use highway P3 projects

Rapid determination of anionic surfactants in an aqueous medium by the ionassociation titration method coupled with a streaming potential detector

An ion-association titration method coupled with a streaming potential detector was developed for the determination of anionic surfactants in a one-phase aqueous system. The titrant, benzethonium chloride (Hyamine) ion, was added to an anionic surfactant solution. The potential then changed from negative to positive along with an increase in the added titrant. The end point was read from an inflection point of a diffrential curve. The usual samples were titrated within 10 min. Anionic surfactants at concentrations from 10(-5)10(-3) mol dm(-3) could be determined by the proposed method. The relative standard deviations of various anionic surfactants were 0.20.6%. The proposed method was applied to the determination of various anionic surfactants and anionic surfactants in commercial detergents. The results obtained for practical samples were in good agreement with those of the JIS titration method (Epton method).新しい流動電位検出器を用いたイオン会合滴定法による陰イオン界面活性剤の迅速定量法を開発した.陰イオン界面活性剤を陽イオン界面活性剤で滴定すると, 流動電位が負から正に変化することを用いて終点検出を行うという非常に簡単なもので, 更にクロロホルム溶媒を用いない水溶液系という特徴を有する.測定条件の最適化を行い, 10(-5)～10(-3)Mの濃度範囲の陰イオン界面活性剤を相対標準偏差0.2～0.5%と高精度で, 迅速自動定量 (10分/件) できることが分かった.陰イオン界面活性剤の各種標準及び実際試料について応用した結果, 定量値はJIS法 (Epton法) と非常に良い一致を示した

Stress and related factors experienced by nurses working in a university hospital dealing with COVID-19 patients

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the current stress experienced by nurses working at a university hospital that accepts COVID-19 patients and the factors associated with it, and to obtain suggestions on how to provide effective support to them. METHODS: An online, anonymous, self-administered survey was conducted among 845 nurses. The number of “yes” responses to 25 questions on the “Stress Checklist for COVID-19 Responders” was used as the subject’s stress level. RESULTS: The median stress level was 3, and the most common type of stress was “anxiety about infection”． Comparison between factors showed that nurses with “direct patient care experience”, “more than 10 years of experience”, and “certified as a response nurse” had higher stress levels. These three attributes were also significantly associated with stress levels in the multivariate analysis. Nurses were working to maintain their mental health by taking measures such as “enjoying activities at home”, and “getting enough sleep”, but at the same time, “a sense of mission as a nurse”, “sense of social obligation”, “benefits” etc. were the driving forces for continuing work. CONCLUSION: In order for nurses to fulfill their job responsibilities with satisfaction, they need not only the encouragement of their supervisors, but also an ongoing support system in the hospital organization, including emotional support, work adjustment, and financial rewards

KESINONIMAN VERBA BERAFIKS DALAM BERITA POLITIK DI SURAT KABAR SUARA MERDEKA EDISI DESEMBER 2018 DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA DI SMA

MIAKARA SOLECHA PUTERI, DAITO. 2020. “Kesinoniman Verba Berafiks dalam Berita Politik di Surat Kabar Suara Merdeka edisi Desember 2018 dan Implikasinya Terhadap Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia SMA”. Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Pancasakti Tegal. Pembimbing I Dr. Burhan Eko Purwanto, M.Hum. Pembimbing II Agus Riyanto, M.Pd. Kata Kunci : Jenis Afiks, Kesinoniman Verba Berafiks, dan Implikasi Pembelajaran Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui makna dan fungsi kesinoniman verba berafiks dalam berita politik edisi Desember 2018, serta mendeskripsikan implikasi pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Data yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini bersumber pada surat kabar Suara Merdeka edisi Desember 2018. Dalam penelitian ini identifikasi yang dilakukan dengan menyimak setiap penggalan tuturan atau kalimat pada wacana berita politik dalam surat kabar Suara Merdeka . Teknik yang digunakan yaitu teknik simak dan catat. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan teknik deskriptif. Dalam penelitian ini dideskripsikan makna dan fungsi kesinoniman verba berafiks dalam berita politik di surat kabar Suara Merdeka edisi Desember 2018 dan implikasinya terhadap pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di SMA. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan kesinoniman verba berafiks dalam berita politik di surat kabar Suara Merdeka edisi Desember 2018, prefiks terdapat 26 data dari 30 wacana yang diteliti, sementara sufiks terdapat 1 data dan konfiks 3 data. Hasil penelitian ini dapat diimplikasikan pada siswa SMA kelas XII semester ganjil KD 4.1. Menginterpretasi makna teks berita baik secara lisan maupun tulisan. Berdasarkan simpulan di atas, maka disarankan penelitian ini dapat bermanfaat bagi siswa untuk belajar tentang jenis afiks, makna dan fungsi kesinoniman verba berafiks. Bagi guru sebagai referensi dalam pembelajaran makna teks berita

Agent-based modeling for understanding mental factors on fire evacuation and the effect of evacuation guidance

本研究では、地下街からの避難行動について、煙による環境の変化と歩行者の心理的な要因をマルチエージェントシミュレーションのモデルに組み込んで、環境や歩行者の心理的な要因が避難行動に与える影響について検討する。これまでに避難行動をとる際に、初動には個人差があること、他者の行動に同調すること、煙の中では視界が損なわれ歩行速度が遅くなることなどが報告されている。これらの知見から人々の避難行動の特徴を抽出し、避難行動を起こすタイミング、歩行速度、煙の中での視野に着目したモデルを作成する。次に、人々の相互作用に着目し、煙に気づいた歩行者が避難行動を起こす際に、周囲の歩行者に避難するよう喚起した場合にはどのような結果が得られるのかについてもモデルを作成してその効果を検討する。さらに、他者の行動に同調するモデルを作成して、同調した結果が避難完了の時間に与える影響について検討する。最後に、これらのモデルRFIE（Radio Frequency Identification)と携帯電話を用いて避難誘導を行った場合にどの程度避難効率が向上するのかについてマルチエージェントシミュレーションを用いてその効果について検討する

NETWORKING ANALYSIS, ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH CORPORATE STRATEGY AS MODERATING VARIABLES

Small and medium industry (IKM) is a business that produces various types of products needed by various types of living things such as humans, animals and plants. The purpose of this study was conducted to develop variables that Networking Analysis, Adoption of Accounting Information Technology, Dynamic Capabilities on Organizational Performance with Corporate Strategy as Moderating Variables. The research method uses the quantitative to determine the relationships and influences between variables, with 205 respondents. Selection of the sample using hair method and data collection using a questionnaire. Data is processed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SMART-PLS. The results showed that the networking, information technology adoption, dynamic capabilities and business strategy affect the performance of SMEs. The moderating role of business strategy is able to strengthen the effect of networking and dynamic capabilities on IKM performance, but weakens the influence of adoption of accounting information technology on IKM performanc

A platform for analyzing access-friendly transportations for elderly people using GIS on agent-based model

In this research, we construct a platform for analyzing access-friendly transportation for elderly people using GIS on agent-based model. Our interest is related to an aging world population and well-being of elderly people. We use GIS data of Ibaraki city Japan and study the outing rate of elderly people. We defined the number of times of outing per seven days as outing rate. The simulation is performed 63 times. It is comparable to 63days (nine weeks). As the results of simulation showed that the utility of experience from reaching destination and achieving their aim was more effective for next decision of old-old than that of young-old

建国期におけるウイルミントンの製粉業について

英国からの独立により、アメリカの輸出品に大きな変化が生じた。植民地時代のタバコに代わって小麦粉が最大の輸出品目となった。その小麦粉の生産にウイルミントン製粉業が重要な役割を果たした。原料小麦の入手可能性、動力源の確保、市場へのアクセスのいずれについても、この町は製粉業にとって優れた立地条件を備えていた。そこに企業者的な機会を見出した一群の企業家精神に富んだクエーカー教徒によって、植民地時代の末期には既に製粉業の産業集積が形成されていた。その生産能力は1790年頃にエバンスの革新的な技術をして飛躍的に向上し、建国期のアメリカ経済の対外均衡の維持に貢献した