THE INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND SOCIAL MEDIA FINANCIAL PLATFORMS ON STUDENT INVESTMENT INTEREST

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an influence of motivation, financial literacy, and social media financial platforms on student investment interest. This research uses quantitative research with a descriptive analysis approach. The types of data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. The population of this study was all students majoring in management at the University in Bandung. At the same time, the sample in this study consisted of 50 students using purposive sampling—data collection techniques using the questionnaire method. The type of questionnaire used is a closed and structured questionnaire. The questions or statements do not give freedom to the respondents to provide answers and opinions according to their wishes because the responses have been provided—analysis of research data using Descriptive Analysis, Validity Test, Reliability Test, and Partial Hypothesis Testing. Based on the research and data analysis results, it can be concluded that Extrinsic Motivation, Financial Literacy, and Financial Platforms on social media have a positive and significant effect on the investment interest of students majoring in university management in the city of Bandung

Schiff Base-Pd II Complexes Containing Pyridine and Thiophene Rings: Synthesis, Characterization, Suzuki-Miyaura C-C Coupling Reactions

N ew Schiff base-palladium II complexes 1a-d were synthesized with the reaction of Schiff base ligand and [PdCl2 CH3CN 2]. Pd II complexes 1a-d were solid and stable to moisture and air. Their structures were characterized through the spectroscopic techniques including microanalysis, FT-IR, UV-Vis, proton 1H and carbon 13C NMR, mass spectrometry. The data obtained from the spectroscopic techniques showed that Schiff base-Pd II complexes 1a, 1b and 1c were formed through the coordination of azomethine nitrogen and carbonyl/hydroxyl oxygen atoms, while 1d complex coordinated only azomethine nitrogen atom of the Schiff base. All complexes were found to have square plane. In addition, Pd II complexes 1a-d were investigated in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions of different aryl bromides using phenylboronic acid. The reactions were carried out in a mixed aqueous EtOH/H2O 1/3 at room temperature with K2CO3 as the base for 1 hour. The Pd II complexes 1a-d used as catalysts exhibited perfect catalytic activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura reactio

The war in Ukraine: Why knowing the country of origin of tech components is vital

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the significance of knowing the Country of Origin (COO) of technology product components. A single Iranian drone was found to contain parts made by more than a dozen US and western companies, and digital products can contain hardware components, software elements, and embedded systems and data from a range of countries and computing environments. How can this conundrum best be addressed to support national security? How can the end-consumer be better informed about the origin of digital products he/she is buying? And what are the implications for sustainability and the recyclability of these products

Cybersecurity and Country of Origin: Towards a New Framework for Assessing Digital Product Domesticity

Recent events concerning the Kaspersky anti-virus software in the UK and the Android operating system in the US have highlighted the significance of the domesticity of digital products for national cybersecurity, and the importance of establishing the origin of digital products has been further brought into focus by the war in Ukraine and China’s military activities around Taiwan. Digital products can contain hardware components, software elements, embedded systems, and data, and determining the country of origin (COO) in these circumstances is problematic. The aim of this research, and its main contribution, is to provide an operational framework for the application of the COO concept to address this problem. Using an inductive research methodology based on semi-structured interviews and an online survey, a 19-parameter framework for assessing the COO of digital products is developed and then applied to the case example of a mobile phone import in Turkey. This article concludes that new processes and policies are urgently required to enhance the cyber and information security for digital products, aid domestic digital technology production, and support the transition to recyclable technologies. Such developments are of significance not only for western nations concerned with data and security issues, but also for developing world countries trying to develop their own domestic digital product manufacturing capabilities. This is also of relevance to the computer end-user, who would benefit from greater clarity on the origin of digital products ahead of a purchase decision

Diploid brachypodium distachyon of Turkey: molecular and morphological analysis

Brachypodium distachyon is a model species for the grass family, Poaceae, which includes major cereal crops such as wheat and barley. The aim of this study were to assess morphological and phylogenetic relationships among diploid accessions of Brachypodium representing diverse geographic regions of Turkey based on Sequence related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) analyses. The similarity matrix indicated close relation among species used in the section using SRAP primer combinations, produced 156 fragment bands, of which 120 were polymorphic. Genetic distance ranged from 0.03 to 0.62. Plant genotypes were grouped into two major clusters based on SRAP analysis. There was a high level of diversity among the native diploid Brachypodium genotypes. These genotypes can be used for a better understanding of grass genomics

Use of autologous fascia in midurethral sling surgeries; comparison of transobtrator and retropubic ways

Objectives: To compare autologous transobturator-tape (A-TOT) and autologous transvaginal tape (A-TVT) surgeries in terms of effectivity and complications. Material and methods: Preoperative data, duration of the operation, complications and postoperative visual analogue scores were noted. Patients were assessed 12 months after surgery. An objective cure was defined as a negative CST and no need for reoperation due to SUI. Subjective cure was defined as a PGI-I score ≤ 2. Symptom severity and QoL were measured using the total score and the total QoL score of the ICIQ-FLUTS. Results: Retrospectively 44 patients (A-TOT:29, A-TVT:15) were enrolled in this study. Mean follow-18 months. Preoperative parameters were similar. The VAS score at the 8th hour postoperatively was higher in the A-TOT group and similar at the 24th h (p = 0.007 and p = 0.587, respectively). Grade 3 complications according to clavien dindo were only observed in the A-TOT group. At 12 month the objective cure rates according to CST were 96.5% and 100 the subjective cure rates according to PGI-I veew 96.5% and 100%. A positive CST finding was recorded in one patient (3.3%) in the A-TOT group. Total score and total quality of life (QoL) scores on the ICIQ-FLUTS were found to be significantly improved in both groups (p = 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively) (Tab. 4). Similar improvements were found in both groups in the overall and quality of life subscores of the ICIQ-FLUTS filling and voiding sections (p = 0.476, p = 0.315, p = 0.520, and p = 0.448, respectively). Conclusions: The A-TOT technique has objective, subjective cure, and overall complication rates comparable to those of the A-TVT technique. The use of autologous fascia provides an opportunity to avoid mesh-related complications

Congenital Agenesis of Right Internal Carotid Artery: A Report of Two Cases

Congenital unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare anomaly. Due to proper sufficient collateral circulation via the circle of Willis most cases are asymptomatic, but patients can also present with ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular insults. The absence of the bony carotid canal is essential to differentiate this anomaly from chronic ICA occlusion. Awareness of this situation by clinicians and radiologists is essential because these patients have an increased incidence of various intracranial pathologies. We report two cases of this rare developmental congenital abnormality occurring in two young patients and describe the presentation, diagnosis, determined developmental causes, imaging findings, and complications