VISUALIZATION AND COMPREHENSION: Corroborating children’s reading ability

This study aimed at finding out the influence of visualization on students’ reading comprehension ability. Quantitative approach was employed in carrying out this research. The data were collected through test as it was the main instrument of this study. The data analysis was carried out using manual statistics calculation to find out the mean score before and after the treatment. From the result, it was obtained that the most effect that visualization has is on the inferring; second, it is on details; then it is followed by main idea. The smallest influence is made on vocabulary. Thus, it can be concluded that visualization while reading can help students a lot in terms of inferring, details, and main idea

Loyalty of m-wallet user from a service-dominant logic perspective

This study aimed to examine the effect of customer perceived value on the loyalty of mobile wallet (m-wallet) users. Payment using mobile wallet offers several benefits for consumer in terms of functional, social, and economic value. Meanwhile, Service-Dominant Logic was used to explain consumer’s experience in utilizing mobile wallet for payment. Furthermore, a quantitativeapproach with questionnaire was used for data collection, and a total of 325 users participated as the respondents. A purposivesampling technique was used to determine the sample criteria i.e. active m-wallet users with a minimum usage of 1 year. The result showed that all the hypotheses are supported. This indicated that customer perceived value consist of functional, economic, and social value, which have positive and significant impact on satisfaction that leads to customer loyalty. Meanwhile, satisfactionis the most salient predictor of customer loyalty. Therefore, financial technology provider needs to pay more attention to customer perceived value, especially in terms of functional, economic and social aspect

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT DAN CITRA PRODUK HALAL DALAM MEMBANGUN LOYALITAS MEREK: STUDI PADA KOSMETIK WARDAH

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membangun model loyalitas konsumen pada produk halal khususnya kosmetik. Berdasarkan source credibility theory, penelitian ini menguji pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung kredibilitas merek dalam memediasi pengaruh celebrity endorsement dan citra produk halal terhadap loyalitas konsumen. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menyebarkan kuesioner secara online dan offline. Purposive sampling digunakan dalam memilih responden. Penelitian ini dilakukan di wilayah Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi). Secara keseluruhan, 156 responden berpartisipasi sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini. Data diolah dengan menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan selebriti tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung terhadap loyalitas konsumen. Sedangkan Citra Produk Halal tidak berpengaruh secara langsung terhadap loyalitas merek. Namun, Citra Produk Halal menunjukkan pengaruh yang signifikan melalui kredibilitas merek

Identitas Sosial dan Hedonisme di Laman Pribadi Selebgram

Social media users tend to be "the center of attention". One of the social media that is widely used in Indonesia is Instagram and people who are popular on Instagram are called celebrities. Karin, through her Instagram account @awkarin, is one of the celebrities who appeared in 2018 with a controversial and hedonistic lifestyle. This research is qualitative research using the virtual ethnography method. The research object analyzed was the upload on the @awkarin page during 2019 which contained elements of hedonism. The theory used is the theory of identity presented by Tajfel and the theory of hedonism. The results showed that Karin through the @awkarin Instagram account has formed a virtual social identity by displaying personal orientation, individual values, and self-expression. The form of hedonism that refers to Awkarin on Instagram includes three things, namely: Activities, Interests, and Opinions. Hedonistic activities are shown by hangout, owning luxury items, and going with friends or partners to a cafe or fancy place. Karin's interest is shown by the items used and gathered in a special place for the middle and upper social classes. Karin's opinion is shown with comments to netizens who are pro and contra

Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Generasi Milenial dan Pemerintah Terkait Covid-19 di Media Online

This study aims to identify the coverage of the Covid-19 Task Force in the three online editions of March 20-23, 2020. The four stages of Framing Entmant include: Define Problem, Diagnose Cause, Make moral judgment, and Treatment recommendations. This research uses Robert N. Entman's framing analysis method with a qualitative approach. The results showed that Define Problem in reporting related to government policy in cooperating with influencers was considered not the right choice, the diagnosis cause was shown in the form of indifference to millennials in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Make a moral judgment in the form of an assertion that influencers were not paid in this program as a form of their contribution to the country, and the treatment recommendations offered are that the government equip influencers with a strong understanding of COVID-19 before becoming a mediator in delivering messages to millennials. Online media is a public space that is considered important as a reference in increasing general information literacy so that the news is expected to be objective and educational.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pemberitaan mengenai Gugus Tugas penanganan Covid-19 di ketiga media online edisi 20-23 Maret 2020. Empat tahap Framing Entmant mencakup: Define Problem, Diagnose Cause, Make moral judgment dan Treatment recommendation. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis framing Robert N. Entman dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Define Problem dalam pemberitaan berkaitan dengan kebijakan pemerintah dalam menggandeng para influencer dinilai bukan pilihan yang tepat, Diagnose cause ditunjukkan dalam bentuk sikap acuh para generasi milenial dalam menanggapi pandemi Covid-19, Make moral judgment dalam bentuk penegasan bahwa para influencer tidak dibayar dalam program ini sebagai bentuk kontribusi mereka kepada negara, dan treatment recommendation yang ditawarkan adalah pemerintah membekali influencer pemahaman yang kuat terkait covid-19 sebelum menjadi mediator penyampai pesan bagi milenial. Media online merupakan ruang publik yang dianggap penting sebagai rujukan dalam meningkatkan literasi informasi masyarakat, sehingga pemberitaannya diharapkan bisa objektif dan mendidik

Carrier RNA (cRNA) Enhances dsDNA Recovery Extracted from Small Volume Spent Embryo Culture Medium

Embryo spent culture medium has been intensively investigated, considering its promising feature for non-invasive bioanalytical techniques in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Despite, isolating DNA from such samples is quite challenging due to its small volume. Carrier RNA is reported to exhibit DNA retrieval effects and commonly employed in various limited biological samples, but there are no reports regarding its benefit on embryo media. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the competence of cRNA on isolated DNA from embryo medium and analyzed its optimal volume as there are also no records respecting its ideal volume to obtain decent outcomes. Results showed that cRNA significantly increases DNA amounts in the cRNA treated group (p<0.001), but the D-4/D-5 medium yielded similar (p=0.684). Pearson test demonstrated no correlation between cRNA volume vs. total retrieved DNA (r=0.760, p=0.80), and Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) was shown to increase DNA in the treated group (p=0.022), but not in the untreated group (p=0.128). Additionally, electrophoresis successfully resulting in a thick and thin band of TH01 locus signifies the cRNA competence. In conclusion, our study suggests that cRNA addition is essential in embryo medium extraction as it increases initial DNA that crucial for downstream application. However, the optimal volume could not be determined in the current study since the initial amount of DNA in the medium is unknown. Obtained findings are expected to be a new input for subsequent research on DNA extraction