Pengaruh Current Ratio, Total Debt To Assets Ratio dan Total Assets Turnover terhadap Profitabilitas Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bei Tahun 2009-2012 (Studi Empiris pada Kelompok Industri Otomotif & Komponen)

This study aims to examine and determine the influence of the current ratio, total debt to assets ratio and total assets turnover to company profitability of manufacturing automotive and components industry sectors listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2009-2012. The sampling method in this study using purposive sampling technique with the entire population of the manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2009-2012. Statistical analysis used in this study include the classical assumption and hypothesis testing using multiple linear regression. The results showed that in partial current ratio does not affect the return on assets but the total debt to assets ratio and total assets turnover significantly influence the return on assets. However, simultaneously all independent variables in this study had an influence on the profitability of companies manufacturing automotive and component industry sectors listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2009-2012. The percentage of independent variables in explaining the dependent variable of 46,1% and the rest can be explained by other variables outside the model.Keywords: Current Ratio, Total Debt to Assets Ratio, Total Assets Turnover and Profitability (ROA)

Pengaruh Partisipasi Anggaran terhadap Kinerja Manajerial dengan Persepsi Inovasi sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi pada Pemerintah Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu)

The present study aims to examine the budgetary participation and performance relationship in a public sector organization. It also attempts to examine whether perception of innovation mediate the budgetary participation and performance relationship. To collect data of this study, survey questionnaires are used. From 89 uestionnaires were given to managers in a public sector organization the district indragiri hulu, questionnaires with complete answers were 58 questionnaires (65.16%). A SPSS 17.0 with path analysis was utilized to examine the direct and indirect effects of budgetary participation on managerial performance with a significance level of 0,05 or 5%. The analysis results indicate that budgetary participation and managerial performance have positive relationship and statistically significant. Budgetary participation also directly affects perception of innovation. But budgetary participation did not indirectly affect managerial performance via the intervening variables of perception of innovation

Pengaruh Kompetensi Aparatur Pemerintah, Ketaatan Pada Peraturan Perundangan Dan Kejelasan Sasaran Anggaran Terhadap Akuntabilitas Kinerja Instansi Pemerintah Dengan Komitmen Organisasi Dan Kinerja Manajerial Sebagai Variabel Moderating (Studi Empiris Pad

This study aims to look at the effect of the competence of the government apparatus, adherence to laws and regulations, and budget goal clarity to the accountability of the performance of government agencies with organizational commitment and managerial performance as a moderating variable in the SKPD in Kampar regency. This research was carried out on 33 working units are located in Kampar regency in 2016. The samples were used as respondents drawn using proposive sampling method. Each population is represented by three respondents, chief financial officer, treasurer, and chief of staff of the program. Questionnaires were distributed to 99 respondents, and successfully recovered the complete answer is obtained from 45 respondents. Data collected from 45 respondents further data were analyzed with SPSS version 2.0 using descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression analysis to generate test classic assumptions, data analysis model, the coefficient of determination and prove the hypothesis. The results found that the simultaneous partial or variable competence of the government apparatus, adherence to laws and regulations, and budget goal clarity and organizational commitment and managerial performance as moderating variables affect the performance accountability of government agencies

Uterine Fibroid Embolisation for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: A Survey of Clinical Practice in Europe

Item does not contain fulltextPURPOSE: To assess current uterine fibroid embolisation (UFE) practice in European countries and determine the clinical environment for UFE in different hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In May 2009, an invitation for an online survey was sent by e-mail to all members of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiologic Society of Europe, representing a total number of 1,250 different candidate European treatment centres. The survey covered 21 questions concerning local UFE practice. RESULTS: A total of 282 respondents completed the questionnaire. Fifteen questionnaires were excluded because they were doubles from centres that had already returned a questionnaire. The response rate was 267 of 1,250 centres (21.4%). Ninety-four respondents (33%) did not perform UFE and were excluded, and six centres were excluded because demographic data were missing. The remaining 167 respondents from different UFE centres were included in the study. Twenty-six percent of the respondents were from the United Kingdom (n = 43); 16% were from Germany (n = 27); 11% were from France (n = 18); and the remaining 47% (n = 79) were from other European countries. Most centres (48%, n = 80) had 5 to 10 years experience with UFE and performed 10 to 50 procedures annually (53% [n = 88]) of respondents). Additional demographic data, as well as specific data on referral of patients, UFE techniques used, and periprocedural and postprocedural, care will be provided. CONCLUSION: Although UFE as an alternative treatment for hysterectomy or myomectomy is widespread in Europe, its impact on the management of the patient with symptomatic fibroids seems, according to the overall numbers of UFE procedures, somewhat disappointing. Multiple factors might be responsible for this observation

Stimulus responsive graphene scaffolds for tissue engineering

Tissue engineering (TE) is an emerging area that aims to repair damaged tissues and organs by combining different scaffold materials with living cells. Recently, scientists started to engineer a new generation of nanocomposite scaffolds able to mimic biochemical and biophysical mechanisms to modulate the cellular responses promoting the restoration of tissue structure or function. Due to its unique electrical, topographical and chemical properties, graphene is a material that holds a great potential for TE, being already considered as one of the best candidates for accelerating and guiding stem cell differentiations. Although this is a promising field there are still some challenges to overcome, such as the efficient control of the differentiation of the stem cells, especially in graphene-based microenvironments. Hence, this chapter will review the existing research related to the ability of graphene and its derivatives (graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide) to induce stem cell differentiation into diverse lineages when under the influence of electrical, mechanical, optical and topographic stimulations