Role of Environmental Sustainability, Psychological and Managerial Supports for Determining Bankers Green Banking Usage Behavior: An Integrated Framework '

PURPOSE: Green banking, an ethical banking concept, concentrates on environmental protection and encourages social and environmental sustainability, perceived cognitive efforts, and subjective norms ensuring ecologically responsive banking services. Consequently, although there have been considerable green banking attempts in Bangladesh, it is yet unknown how environmental sustainability, perceived cognitive effort, and subjective norms affect usage behavior. The present research aims to uncover this gap, extending the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to examine the determinants of the bankers’ green banking usage behavior during COVID-19. METHODS: Data were collected from 366 bankers in Bangladesh using a purposive sampling technique and analyzed with structural equation modeling (SEM) using SMART PLS 3 software. FINDINGS: The study found management support (0.291, t-statistics = 1.978, p 0.000), environmental sustainability (β = 0.278, t-statistics = 2.752, p < 0.001), perceived cognitive efforts (β = 0.401, t-statistics = 3.549, p < 0.000), and subjective norms (β = 0.309, t-statistics = 4.352, p < 0.000) influence bankers’ attitudes. Whereas environmental sustainability (β = 0.503, t-statistics = 3.726, p < 0.001), perceived cognitive efforts (β = 0.103, t-statistics = 2.020, p < 0.002), subjective norms (β = 0.281, t-statistics = 4.607, p < 0.000), and attitudes (= 0.602, t-statistics = 5.523, p 0.015) influence bankers’ green banking usage behavior. Finally, the mediating role of management supports, environmental sustainability, cognitive efforts and subjective norms on green banking usage behavior through attitudes was significant. CONTRIBUTION/CONCLUSION: The study contributed to existing literature validating the proposed holistic framework applying TRA and three contemporary dimensions explaining bankers’ behavior toward green banking practice. Finally, the implementers should focus on green banking practices as green banking is one of the key strategies to protect the environment, assure social justice, and create economic success

Evaluation of Rice Germplasm under Salt Stress at the Seedling Stage through SSR Markers

Twenty eight rice germplasms were used for identification of salt tolerant rice genotypes at the seedling stage at the experimental farm and Biotechnology laboratory of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh during February 2009 to October 2009. Phenotyping for salinity screening of the rice genotypes was done using salinized (EC level 12 dS m-1) nutrient solution in hydroponic system. Genotypes were evaluated for salinity tolerance on 1-9 scale based on seedling growth parameters following modified Standard Evaluation Scoring (SES) of IRRI. Phenotypically, on the basis of SES and % total dry matter (TDM) reduction of the genotypes viz. PBSAL-614, PBSAL-613, PBSAL-730, Horkuch, S-478/3 Pokkali and PBSAL (STL)-15 were found to be salt tolerant; on the other hand Iratom-24, S-653/32, S-612/32, S-604/32, S-633/32, Charnock (DA6), BINA Dhan-6 and S-608/32 were identified as salt susceptible. For genotyping, ten SSR markers were used for polymorphism, where 3 primers (RM127, RM443 and RM140) were selected for evaluation of salt tolerance. In respect of Primer RM127, 7 lines were found salt tolerant and 11 lines were moderately tolerant and 10 lines were susceptible. Nine tolerant, 9 moderately tolerant and 10 susceptible lines were found when the primer RM140 was used and primer RM443 identified 8 lines as tolerant, 9 lines as moderately tolerant and 11 lines as susceptible. Thus, the salt tolerant lines can be used in further evaluation for salinity tolerance and the SSR markers used in this study are proving valuable for identifying salt tolerant genes in marker assisted breeding. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. &amp; Tech. 3 (1): 52-59, June, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ijarit.v3i1.1609

Mobilitas sosial penduduk terdampak Pembangunan jalan tol solo - ngawi (Studi Kasus di Desa Wonorejo Kecamatan Gondangrejo Kabupaten Karanganyar Tahun 2014 - 2020)

Economic development is an activity carried out by a country in the framework of developing economic activities and a standard of living for the community. The purpose of this study was to analyze the socio-economic characteristics and socio-economic mobility of the population affected by the construction of the Solo - Ngawi toll road (a case study in Wonorejo Village, Karanganyar Regency). The method used in this research is the in-depth interview method by means of taking information directly in the field using interview guidelines. Respondents of this study are residents whose land is affected by the construction of the Solo - ngawi toll road. This study uses the method of selecting informants based on the census who still live or are in Wonorejo Village with a total of 10 respondents. Based on the research results it can be concluded that: 1). The socio-economic characteristics that farmers in Wonorejo Village, Gondangrejo Subdistrict, with the construction of the Solo - Ngawi toll road, are an increase in the economy of the residents because they receive large compensation money from the toll road construction implementer. Farmers take advantage of the compensation money by building or renovating houses, buying electronic goods, buying motorbikes and using the remaining compensation money for business capital and savings. 2). Social mobility shows that job changes have changed because most of the respondents work as a side job of 10 respondents who experienced a change in work, the remaining 7 respondents did not change, the change in income of 10 respondents experienced a significant change because the loss of a side job determined that reduced income was reduced or changed , change of residence from 10 respondent has changed because 50% of the compensation for land acquisition or toll road construction is used to build houses or renovate houses, the addition of ownership assets from compensation for additional assets has changed greatly because the community or respondent is affected by toll road construction and compensation money is used to build houses, renovate houses, buy motorized units, buy electronic goods and for future savings, and changes in environmental conditions can be seen from the loss of trees, pa population data, vehicle noise and pollution due to its direct proximity to the toll road this is very influential or problems like this will be fel

Dampak Wabah COVID-19 Terhadap Wisata Budaya Di Kota Surakarta

The tourism sector affects the economy of the national tourism industry. Activities in the tourism industry play a direct role in the development process of an area or region including The City of Solo that can contribute to increase the income of the community and the region. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit Indonesia since the beginning of 2020. The purpose of this study is (1) Analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on cultural tourism in Surakarta. (2) Analyzing the adaptation strategy of cultural tourism stakeholders in Surakarta during the Covid-19 outbreak. This research method is Stratified Quota Sampling. Stratified Qouta Sampling is a method of determining the number of sampe based on different characteristics (Yunus,2010). The data analysis method used by this study is qualitative descriptive of the data that has been obtained with questionnaires. In this study, researchers used Spatial approach to determine the specific influence/impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the socioeconomic surrounding community and this study also used SWOT analysis to find out adaptation strategies conducted by stakeholders. The results of this study include the impact on tourism objects in Surakarta city experiencing delays in the schedule of performance and temporary closure until an indefinite time. Then, stakeholders also experience impacts such as declining revenues, doing new things such as making businesses and others. The strategy used on stakeholders of tourism objects there are closing and increasing admission and staging tickets online. Service providers implement the relocation of workplaces, traders reduce the amount of production. Meanwhile, artists who choose to do new things such as selling online and making art crafts

Coverage maximization for a poisson field of drone cells

The use of drone base stations to provide wireless connectivity for ground terminals is becoming a promising part of future technologies. The design of such aerial networks is however different compared to cellular 2D networks, as antennas from the drones are looking down, and the channel model becomes height-dependent. In this paper, we study the effect of antenna patterns and height-dependent shadowing. We consider a random network topology to capture the effect of dynamic changes of the flying base stations. First we characterize the aggregate interference imposed by the co-channel neighboring drones. Then we derive the link coverage probability between a ground user and its associated drone base station. The result is used to obtain the optimum system parameters in terms of drones antenna beamwidth, density and altitude. We also derive the average LoS probability of the associated drone and show that it is a good approximation and simplification of the coverage probability in low altitudes up to 500 m according to the required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR)

Evaluasi Penerapan Indikator Mutu Pelayanan Unit Gawat Darurat Rumah Sakit PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar

This study aims to determine: 1) evaluation of the implementation of quality service indicators of emergency unit established by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar; 2) influence of response time to quality of service in Emergency Unit of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar; 3) the influence of perception between doctor-patient communication on the quality of service in Emergency Unit of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar. The sample in this research is patient of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar in last one month which amounted to 140 people. The research instrument used observation sheet and questionnaire. The analysis technique used is regression analysis (multiple regression). Based on the results of analysis: 1) there is a significant influence of response time (X1) and perception between doctor-patient communication (X2) on the quality of service (Y); 2) there is influence of response time (X1) on the quality of service (Y); 3) there is a significant influence perceptions between doctor-patient communication (X2) on the quality of service (Y). Conclusions: 1) The response time of the patients in the Emergency Room of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar majority is relatively fast; 2) Perception about communicates the doctor - patient in Emergency Room PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar majority classified as less good; 3) The quality of service in Emergency Room PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar mostly classified as quite good; 4) There is influence of response time and perception of communication between doctor - patient to the quality of service at Emergency Room of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar; 5) perception variable about doctor-patient communication is the most dominant factor influence on the quality of service in Emergency Room of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Karanganyar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: 1) evaluasi penerapan indikator mutu pelayanan unit gawat darurat yang ditetapkan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan RI di RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar; 2) pengaruh waktu tanggap terhadap mutu pelayanan di Unit Gawat Darurat RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar; 3) pengaruh persepsi tentang komunikasi dokter – pasien terhadap mutu pelayanan di Unit Gawat Darurat RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah pasien RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar pada satu bulan terakhir yang berjumlah 140 orang. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan lembar observasi dan kuesioner. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi (multiple regression). Berdasarkan hasil analisis diketahui: 1)terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan waktu tanggap (X1) dan persepsi tentang komunikasi dokter-pasien (X2) terhadap mutu pelayanan (Y); 2) terdapat pengaruh waktu tanggap (X1) terhadap mutu pelayanan (Y); 3) terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan persepsi tentang komunikasi dokter-pasien (X2) terhadap mutu pelayanan (Y). Kesimpulan: 1) Waktu tanggap pasien di UGD RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar mayoritas tergolong cepat; 2) Persepsi tentang komuniksi dokter – pasien di UGD RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar mayoritas tergolong kurang baik; 3) Mutu pelayanan di UGD RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar mayoritas tergolong cukup baik; 4) Terdapat pengaruh waktu tanggap dan persepsi tentang komunikasi dokter – pasien terhadap mutu pelayanan di UGD RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar; 5) variabel persepsi tentang komunikasi dokter-pasien merupakan faktor yang paling dominan pengaruhnya terhadap mutu pelayanan di UGD RS PKU Muhammadiyah Karanganyar

Natural resources utilization by the Aweer in Boni-lungi and Dodori national reserves, Kenya

A study was conducted to record the utilization of Boni-Lungi and Dodori National Reserves by the Aweer community. Results indicate the procuring of a wide gamut of provisional, regulatory, cultural and supportive services from these reserves by the community ranging from wood forest products utilized in construction to their use in expression of religious beliefs to non-wood products. In addition, 16 wildlife species were found to be utilized as primary source of protein, with eggs (guinea fowls and ostrich), fish and honey were utilized as secondary products, while various fungi and algae were consumed as vegetables. Resource extraction occurred with a seasonal dissimilitude.  This study underscores the need for appreciation of Aweer ethnobiology input on native forest conservation.Keywords: Aweer community, Boni-Lungi and Dodori National Reserves, Indigenous Knowledge, Natural Resources Utilizatio

Kajian Spasio-Temporal Ketimpangan Wilayah di Pulau Jawa (2013-2022)

Economic growth in a region will result in inequality if the distribution or processing is uneven. Regional disparities between provinces in Java Island are a major concern in efforts to optimize sustainable economic development. This study aims to: 1.) Analyze economic growth over the last 10 years (2013-2022) Spatio-temporally, 2.) Analyze the classification of regional inequality levels in Java Island on a Spatio-temporal basis from 2013 to 2022, and 3.) Identify the relationship among economic growth and regional disparity in Java. To determine the economic growth that has occurred in regions in Java, this study uses the Klassen Typology method. Furthermore, the Williamson Index method is used to determine the classification of the level of regional inequality that occurs in the regions of Java Island in a spatial-temporal manner. Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis was also used to assist researchers in identifying the relationship among economic growth and regional disparity in Java. Based on the Klassen Typology, the most dominant economic growth in the Java Island region is occupied by DKI Jakarta Province which is a developed and fast-growing region (Quadrant I) and rapidly developing region (Quadrant III) and is followed by other provinces in developed but depressed regions. (Quadrant II) and disadvantaged areas (Quadrant IV). Meanwhile, based on the Williamson Index, East Java Province showed the highest inequality results with an average IW of 0.965 and DKI Jakarta Province with the lowest inequality with an average IW of 0.500. The relationship among economic growth and regional disparity in Java over the past decade has shown a negative or non-unidirectional relationship because the Pearson correlation shows -0.71 with a significance of 0.048

Dampak Program Kota Tanpa Kumuh (KOTAKU) Terhadap Kesejahteraan Masyarakat (Studi Komparasi Antara Kota Surakarta Dan Kabupaten Sukoharjo)

Cities all over the world must have slums or poor settlements. The government is making efforts to overcome slum areas, the effort being made is the City Without Slums (KOTAKU) program. The aims of this study are (1) to analyze the impact of the KOTAKU program on environmental quality in Surakarta City and Sukoharjo Regency. (2) To analyze the impact of the KOTAKU program on the welfare of residents in Surakarta City and Sukoharjo Regency. The research method used is a survey method, with respondents living in slum areas, with random data collection (probability sampling). The results of this study are (1) The impact of the KOTAKU program on environmental conditions has changed from the two regions, namely there are more changes in Surakarta City, one of which is from road conditions and environmental hygiene systems. The changes in Sukoharjo Regency tend to be less, this is because the research location points used are in suburban areas (2) The impact of the KOTAKU program on people's welfare in the slum area of Surakarta City is more visible due to increased income so that children's education is also getting better. This is because the residents of the Surakarta City slum area work outside their area of residence so that their income is not affected by the program