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Analisis Kinerja Sosial dan Kinerja Keuangan Lembaga Keuangan Mikro (Lkm) USAha Ekonomi Desa-simpan Pinjam (Ued-sp) Sejahtera Desa Teluk Merbau Kecamatan Dayun Kabupaten Siak

Poverty is one of the most important issue in the development of economy of Indonesia. The village empowerment program (Program Pemberdayaan Desa) through Usaha Ekonomi Desa Simpan Pinjam has been established to reduce poverty in the village. The aim of this study is to analyse social performance, economic performance, and to formulate strategy of LKM UED-SP Sejahtera. This research uses outreached analysis to asses social performance, and PEARLS analysis to assess financial performance. The results show that the social performance measured by social objective and mission, dimension activities and internal system, and the output & outcome of the mission has improved significantly. Financial performance that measured through six indicators is ideal while using eleven indicators shows that it is not ideal. The social performance improvement is shown through the improvement of saving volume, development of product innovation, and staff incentives while financial performance imply in asset improvement, risked reserve fund, and saving improvement

California\u27s Foul Strike: A Single Act Punished With Two Strikes

This Note first provides an overview of the Three Strikes law, and explains how a court determines sentence enhancement under the Three Strikes law. Sections III, IV, and V describe the facts, procedural history, and the California Supreme Court\u27s rationale for upholding the appellate court\u27s decision. Section VI of this Note critiques People v. Benson, and the majority\u27s conclusion that the language of the Three Strikes law is sufficiently explicit to allow enhancement of a sentence based on a conviction stayed pursuant to a statutory prohibition against punishing an act or omission under more than one penal provision. Section VI also compares the Supreme Court\u27s holding in People v. Benson with its holding in People v. Romero, and critiques the amount of discretion awarded to the trial court. Finally, Sections VII and VIII conclude that danger lies in relinquishing discretion to the trial court, as it remains unclear whether voters intended that an act that may only be punished once could generate two strikes

California\u27s Foul Strike: A Single Act Punished With Two Strikes

This Note first provides an overview of the Three Strikes law, and explains how a court determines sentence enhancement under the Three Strikes law. Sections III, IV, and V describe the facts, procedural history, and the California Supreme Court\u27s rationale for upholding the appellate court\u27s decision. Section VI of this Note critiques People v. Benson, and the majority\u27s conclusion that the language of the Three Strikes law is sufficiently explicit to allow enhancement of a sentence based on a conviction stayed pursuant to a statutory prohibition against punishing an act or omission under more than one penal provision. Section VI also compares the Supreme Court\u27s holding in People v. Benson with its holding in People v. Romero, and critiques the amount of discretion awarded to the trial court. Finally, Sections VII and VIII conclude that danger lies in relinquishing discretion to the trial court, as it remains unclear whether voters intended that an act that may only be punished once could generate two strikes

Autonomous Weapon Systems In International Humanitarian Law – Simply Just Another Weapon System

This paper reviews the arguments made by the opponents of the utilization at all of so called autonomous weapons (killer robots), on the basis of alleged inherent non compliance with certain cardinal principles of IHL, against the argument that said weapons or systems, and their use, can be satisfactorily accommodated under existing IHL. It gives an overview of the issues identified by the opponents and the main arguments made in favour of banning autonomous weapons. The author looks at the characteristics of two weapon systems and concludes there are already fully autonomous weapon systems in non contentious use. The author submits that the concerns of the banning authors are not rational, the purported distinctions made between certain weapon systems cannot factually and consistently be maintained and are based on the averred existence of categories of weapons that do not exist. Finally, the author argues that the opponents’ concerns and arguments are in the main and based on the normal uncertainties, inherent in all factually to be determined situations and also on slippery slope reasoning. The author emphasises the established rules of IHL and opines that the same are adequate to regulate the so called autonomous weapons and weapon systems and any liability arising from their use

Philippi Cyprii, Protonotarii Constantinopolitani, Chronicon Ecclesiae Graecae

Nicolaus Blancardus e manuscripto Byzantino primus vulgavit, & Latine reddiditVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Franeqverae, Ex officinâ Johannis Gyselaer, Illustrium Firsiae Ordinum & eorundum Academiae Typographi ordinarii. MDCLXXIX

Feasibility study of a screening method for plutonium in urine by Q-ICP-MS

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science. Johannesburg, 2017The monitoring of personnel for exposure to radioactive elements is a regulatory requirement for any nuclear installation and due to the nature of the research, the need for a non-invasive procedure for the monitoring for exposure to plutonium has been identified at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA). Historically, analyses of short-lived radioactive elements were performed by α-spectrometry. But due to the well documented drawbacks of the older generation of α-spectrometer analysis, Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS) was suggested as an alternative technique. A feasibility study was undertaken to determine whether sub-trace concentrations of plutonium in urine can be determined using a modern, standard Q-ICP-MS. A simplified One Variable at a Time (OVAT) approach was used to establish optimal analytical conditions starting from instrument setup and ending in sample preparation. The optimum sample preparation determined required 50 mL urine which underwent co-precipitation, wet-ashing and solid phase extraction using Tetra Valent Actinide (TEVA)-resin. Calibration standards ranged from 5 to 100 pg L-1 and the optimised method produced LOD’s of 0.2 pg L-1 and LOQ’s of 0.5 pg L-1. Sample intra-assay precision at 0.5- and 15 pg L-1 were 11.3% and 4.43% respectively, in the urine matrix. The bias was 8% and 0% at the same concentrations. The method was evaluated using samples from an international proficiency study and two out of the three tests that could be quantified passed specification. According to ISO 13528 a method is acceptable if two out of three tests pass. The method has been verified and a modern, standard Q-ICP-MS has been proven to be a suitable alternative to α-spectrometry with respect to sub-trace plutonium analysis.MT 201