Socioeconomic status and its association with childhood development among children 3 and 4 years of age in Sierra Leone

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Medium-scale piped water supply in low-income urban areas in developing countries: the potential for formal participation by the indigenous private sector

Partnerships between developing country governments and the private sector are increasingly being seen as a means of improving water service provision and delivery to rapidly growing urban populations. So far, formal engagement with the private sector has been mainly through international water service companies. The indigenous private sector has generally been involved in small-scale informal provision in low-income urban areas. This research assesses the potential for formal participation by the indigenous private sector, in operating at a scale intermediate between small-scale informal provision and large-scale urban water utility operation, to participate effectively in the provision and delivery of piped water supply. The study is based on a case study of a water supply concession in Central Nigeria in an urban area close to the capital city that has experienced rapid population growth in recent years. [Continues.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN DISIPLIN KERJA PADA PEGAWAI E-WARUNG KOTA MOJOKERTO

Abstrak Disiplin kerja menjadi salah satu perhatian penting dalam penerapannya pada E-Warung Kota Mojokerto. Hal tersebut dikarenakan E-Warung merupakan sebuah organisasi yang memiliki sistem kerja dan peraturan kerja yang jelas dan menerapkan prinsip kerja dalam organisasinya. Dalam rangka untuk meningkatkan disiplin kerja dari para pegawai E-Warung tersebut maka diperlukan motivasi kerja yang dapat mendorong disiplin kerjanya. Maka dari itu penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk melihat keterkaitan antara motivasi kerja dengan disiplin kerja pada pegawai E-Warung Kota Mojokerto. Metode dari penelitian ini menggunakan penghitungan kuantitatif. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah 60 orang yang dibagi menjadi 30 orang subjek try out dan 30 orang subjek untuk pengambilan data penelitian. Instrumen pada penelitian ini menggunakan modifikasi skala likert yang terdiri dari 4 pilihan jawaban. Instrumen tersebut didasarkan pada skala motivasi kerja dan skala disiplin kerja. Teknik analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode penghitungan korelasi pearson product moment dan menggunakan aplikasi SPSS 24.0. Hasil dari penelitian ini ialah didapatkan dari nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,045 (Sig <0,05) yang dapat diartikan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara variabel motivasi kerja dengan disiplin kerja. Kemudian nilai koefisien korelasi didapatkan sebesar 0,243. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa korelasi yang dihasilkan antara motivasi kerja dan disiplin kerja dikategorikan lemah. Kata Kunci : Motivasi Kerja, Disiplin Kerja, Pegawai, E-Warung. Abstract Work discipline is one of the important concerns in its application to the Mojokerto City E-Warung. This is because E-Warung is an organization that has a clear work system and work regulations and applies working principles within its organization. In order to improve the work discipline of the E-Warung employees, work motivation is needed that can encourage work discipline. Therefore, this study aims to see the relationship between work motivation and work discipline in E-Warung employees, Mojokerto City. The method of this study uses quantitative calculations. The subjects of this study were 60 people who were divided into 30 subjects to try out and 30 subjects to collect research data. The instrument in this study uses a modified Likert scale consisting of 4 answer choices. The instrument is based on the work motivation scale and work discipline scale. The data analysis technique in this study uses the Pearson product moment correlation method and uses the SPSS 24.0 application. The results of this study are obtained from a significance value of 0.045 (Sig <0.05), which means that there is a relationship between work motivation and work discipline. Then the correlation coefficient value obtained is 0.243. This shows that the resulting correlation between work motivation and work discipline is categorized as weak. Keywords : Work Motivation, Work Discipline, Employee, E-Warung

PERBANDINGAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN AKTIF STRATEGI THE FIRING LINE DAN INDEX CARD MATCH TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA STANDAR KOMPETENSI MENERAPKAN DASAR-DASAR ELEKTRONIKA DI SMK NEGERI 1 DRIYOREJO GRESIK

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran aktif dengan strategi The Firing Line terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada standart kopetansi dasar-dasar elektronika kelas X. Pembelajaran aktif dengan strategi The Firing Line diharapkan siswa dapat belajar dengan aktif dan menyenangkan serta dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa Teknik Elektronika Industri di SMK Negeri 1 Driyorejo Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen menggunakan Metode Quasi eksperiment dengan rancangan “Nonequivalen Control Design”, yang terdiri dari 2 kelas yaitu kelas eksperimen yaitu kelas TEI 1 dan kelas control yaitu kelas TEI 2. Kelas eksperimen mendapat perlakuan mengunakan pembelajaran aktif strategi The Firing Line, sedangkan kelas kontrol mendapat perlakuan menggunakanstrategi Indeks Card Macth. Tes dilakukan sebelum(Pre-test) dan sesudah perlakuan (Post-test). Untuk memperoleh data yang diperlukan, maka pada penelitian ini menggunakan  teknik analisis menggunakan Uji T. Dari hasil penelitian di peroleh :. (1) berdasarkan analisis nilai posttest dengan uji-t satu pihak diperoleh Thitung=2,218 >Ttabel=1,67.(α=0,05) menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa pada kelas eksperimen lebih baik daripada kelas kontrol. (2) efektivitas kelas yang di tinjau dari aktivitas kelas menunjukkan pembelajaran menggunakan strategi The Firing Line dengan persentase 74,19% lebih efektif dari pada pembelajaran aktif strategi Indeks Card Macth dengan persentase 56,67%.. Kata Kunci : Pembelajaran Aktif Strategi The Firing line, strategi Indeks Card Macth, hasil belajar, Aktivitas.   Abstract The aim of this research is to know the effect of “The firing Line” learning strategy towards students’ study result based on basic competence Basic Elektrical of the Ninth grader. The Firing Line as a active learning strategy is expected to increase the students’ study result by having active and fun learning towards the students of Teknik Elektronika Industri on SMK Negeri 1 Driyorejo. The research design of this Study is Experimental research which applies Quasi Experimental methodology with Nonequivalent Control Design. The subjects of this research are two different classes;  the first class is TEI 1 as the experimental group and TEI 2 as the control group. The learning strategy used in experimental group is The Firing Line while at the control group the strategy used is Indeks Card Match. To collect the data the writer administered Pre and Post Test which will be analyzed using T-test analysis. The result of the research are: 1. According to the Post-Test score which is analyzed using T-Test it showed that the students’ study result of experimental group is better than control group with  Thitung=9,517>Ttabel=1,67.(α=0,05). 2. The effectiveness of the class based on the activity shows that the learning process using The Firing Line strategy more effective with percentage 74,19% than teaching learning process using Indeks Card Match strategy with percentage 56,67%. Keywords: Active Learning Strategy The Firing Line, Indeks Card Match strategy, Students’ Study Result, effectiveness

INTEGRASI PASAR SAHAM SYARIAH DAN CONTAGION EFFECT DARI GEJOLAK ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN DI TIONGKOK (Studi Empiris pada Indeks Saham Syariah Indonesia, Malaysia, dan Tiongkok dalam Periode 2007-2016)

This study aims to investigate the existence of the islamic stock markets integration among Asian countries and the contagion effect caused by the economic slowdown in China. The three islamic stock markets are chosen as the research variabels represented by the islamic stock price index of Morgan Stanley Capital International, which are the Indonesian islamic stock market (MIID), Malaysia Islamic stock market (MIMY), and China Islamic Stock Market (MICN). Subsequently, the data model used is time series data, while purposive sampling approach is the chosen method of determining the samples. The samples of this study are the daily closing price of islamic stock index in Indonesia (MIID), Malaysia (MIMY), and China (MICN) in the time interval from August 30, 2007, to September 1, 2016. That interval is further divided into two periods, the pre-shock/tranquil period (August 30, 2007 - June 11, 2015) and the period when the shock occured/turmoil period (June 12, 2015 - September 1, 2016). The division of interval is aimed to measure the contagion effect as well as differentiate the level of integration and causality relationships among the islamic stock markets in the time before and during the shock. Furthermore, there are 2351 observed data used in this study. To process those data, the EViews 9 econometrics software is used as the analytical tool, while Johansen Cointegration test, Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), Granger Causality test, Impulse Response Function, and Variance Decomposition analysis are used as the research methods. The results of this study showed that in both periods, which are pre-shock period and turmoil period, the islamic stock market of the three countries are integrated with each other. However, there is no evidence of contagion effect during the economic slowdown in China. In addition, there is a bidirectional causality relationship between the Malaysia and China islamic stock markets

Essays on Financial Inclusion, Food Security and Nutrition in Developing Countries

This dissertation is focused on two main issues that continue to attract huge attention In the development economics discourse: Food security and nutrition and financial inclusion. These two issues are studied in three chapters. Thus, food security and nutrition is covered in chapter one and financial inclusion is covered in chapter two and three

Monitoring sustainability within a regional WASH project: emerging lessons from West and Central Africa

This paper describes the implementation of a sustainability monitoring framework within an ongoing regional WASH project in nine countries in West and Central Africa. The paper describes and draws lessons in relation to implementation processes such as development of a common monitoring framework and the procurement of independent parties to conduct sustainability checks of project outputs and outcomes. The paper goes on to describe how based on these lessons and the wider discussion about the role of project monitoring systems in developing countries, project stakeholders have decided to move towards an approach that seeks to strengthen and use country monitoring systems, forge stronger links to other regional and global monitoring processes and develop an advocacy strategy aimed at leveraging increased financial contributions by government

Environmental Racism and Work in a Warming World Part II

Presentation by Chris Wilson and Jawara Gairey, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, at ACW All Team Meeting Researcher’s Workshop. Toronto, November 2017Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Chang

Artesunate reduces but does not prevent posttreatment transmission of Plasmodium falciparum to Anopheles gambiae.

Combination therapy that includes artemisinin derivatives cures most falciparum malaria infections. Lowering transmission by reducing gametocyte infectivity would be an additional benefit. To examine the effect of such therapy on transmission, Gambian children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria were treated with standard regimens of chloroquine or pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine alone or in combination with 1 or 3 doses of artesunate. The infectivity to mosquitoes of gametocytes in peripheral blood was determined 4 or 7 days after treatment. Infection of mosquitoes was observed in all treatment groups and was positively associated with gametocyte density. The probability of transmission was lowest in those who received pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine and 3 doses of artesunate, and it was 8-fold higher in the group that received pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine alone. Artesunate reduced posttreatment infectivity dramatically but did not abolish it completely. The study raises questions about any policy to use pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine alone as the first-line treatment for malaria

Pembangunan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Akademik Sekolah Dasar (Studi Pada SDN Wates Kabupaten Kediri)

Sekolah sebagai instansi pendidikan formal yang merupakan tempat untuk mencari ilmu, dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar. Sistem pendidikan nasional di Indonesia juga diatur dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 20, yang menyatakan bahwa pendidikan dasar merupakan prasyarat dasar untuk jenjang pendidikan yang lebih tinggi. SDN Wates merupakan sekolah dasar negeri yang berada di Kecamatan Wates Kabupaten Kediri. Namun terdapat beberapa masalah seperti penyebarluasan tentang informasi yang dilakukan secara konvensional, proses pendaftaran dan seleksi murid yang masih dilakukan secara manual, proses evaluasi murid yang lama untuk melihat seluruh nilai mata pelajaran, serta pendataan alumni juga sulit dilakukan. Maka dari itu diperlukannya suatu sistem informasi yang dapat membantu menangani masalah tersebut. Proses pendaftaran dan seleksi murid, serta pengisian nilai dapat dipermudah dengan menggunakan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Akademik Sekolah Dasar Negeri Wates Kabupaten Kediri yang dibangun dengan metode agile dan diimplementasikan pada website, berdasarkan hasil pengujian User Acceptance Testing yang diberikan kepada pihak orang tua calon murid selaku pendaftar (nilai persentase UAT sebesar 85%), dan pihak guru selaku penyeleksi calon murid (nilai persentase UAT sebesar 80%), serta pihak guru selaku penilai murid (nilai persentase UAT sebesar 90%)