High performance management practices in manufacturing and service-based SMEs. A comparative study

This study reports comparative analysis of high performance management practices (HPMP) in Pakistani SMEs by using data from 436 manufacturing and service-based organisations. The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant difference between manufacturing and service-based SMEs regarding the adoption of HPMP. Service-based SMEs have adopted more formal recruitment, selection, compensation, training, and performance appraisal practices in comparison to manufacturing SMEs. However, consultation practices were found to be associated more with manufacturing SMEs than service-based SMEs

PERANCANGAN ARSITEKTUR DAN UPAYA PERTAHANAN KELUARGA DALAM KOMUNITAS BERMUKIM MASYARAKAT MUSLIM MADURA

Madura dikenal sebagai pulau yang gersang, perekonomian minus, panetrasi Islam yang sangat dominan dalam setiap aspek kehidupan, penduduknya temperamental dan terkesan ekslusif sehingga secara sosial relasi seringkali dibangun atas prasangka dan kewaspadaan terhadap orang lain yang belum dikenalnya, karenanya dalam kosa kata madura didapati istilah oreng dibik (kerabat sendiri) dan oreng laen (orang di luar kerabat) untuk menandai adanya perbedaan perlakuan dalam berhubungan secara sosial. Dalam arsitektur ciri ekslusifitas dan keislaman dapat dilihat dari bagaimana unit-unit ruang bermukim yang disusun secara komunal dengan batas teritori yang tegas berjenjang terikat dalam satu inti tanean lanjheng (halaman yang panjang) dan langghar (surau) yang selalu ada sebagai sumbu utama orientasi ruang. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat bagaimana pola ketersusunan ini terjadi dan bagaimana ia berperan dalam pola pertahanan komunalitas ruang bagi keluarga dan kerabatnya melalui pembinaan nilai-nilai ke-Islaman yang dipahaminya secara fanatis. Pengamatan dilakukan terhadap pola ketersusunan ruang bermukim dan bagaimana relasi kehidupan dilangsungkan. Pengamatan akan dikaitkan dengan bagaimana Islam sebagai sebuah sistem sosial dan budaya, karakteristik masyarakat yang ekslusif dan kondisi lingkungan yang minus sebagai unsur penting yang mempengaruhi bagaimana ruang bermukim itu disusun dan berperan dalam upaya pembinaan keluarga masyarakat Madura. Penelitian dilakukan di desa Prenduan Sumenep Madura dengan menggunakan metoda naturalistik untuk dapat merekam bagaimana arsitektur dan relasi sosial berlangsung dalam kondisi alamiahnya. Sehingga tujuan penelitian untuk memperoleh gambaran yang sesungguhnya dari keterkaitan arsitektur ruang bermukim, agama, sosial dan lingkungan dapat menjelaskan dengan baik terhadap bagaimana tujuan pembinaan keluarga dalam komunitas masyarakat Madura diperankan melalui gagasan perancangan arsitektur yang original

Robust Data Submission Pipeline For AgMIP Global Economics Modelers

Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) is an international effort to improve agricultural models and scientific and technological capabilities for assessing the impacts of climate variability and other driving factors on agriculture, food security, and poverty. The Global Economics (GlobalEcon) team in AgMIP conducts extensive model intercomparison to assess the agricultural effects of climate change, bioenergy policies, and socioeconomic factors. Currently, the preparation and sharing of GlobalEcon model data are done manually, which is time-consuming and error-prone. This project aims to address this problem by designing a robust data submission pipeline capable of harmonizing data from diverse modeling groups within the team. The result is a web application implemented with Jupyter Notebook and hosted on MyGeoHub that can accept, validate, and clean up model data from the GlobalEcon modelers, diagnose the data for errors, and visualize potential outliers in the data. The created tool performs data sanitization and diagnosis based on data format protocols agreed by the modeling team. It also lets individual users request a protocol update should the need arise. In addition, for protocol violations that are easy to fix, the application allows users to correct them on the go. Upon successful submission, the tool stores the uploaded data in a shared repository on MyGeoHub, which an existing data exploration tool can query and access. The creation of this feature-rich data submission tool helps the GlobalEcon team build an accessible and interoperable data repository and streamline their ensemble modeling activities

INFLUENCE OF SEED SIZE ON GERMINABILITY AND GRAIN YIELD OF WHEAT (Triticum Aestivum L.) VARIETIES

A field study was carried out at the experimental fields of Agronomy Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam during Rabi, 2012-13, to investigate the influence of seed size on germ inability and grain yield of wheat varieties. The effect of two seed sizes (Small and Large) was examined against two commercial wheat varieties (Abadgar-93 and Mehran-89) in a three replicated Randomized Complete Block Design. The results revealed that the effect of seed size on seed germination (%), plant height (cm), number of tillers plant-1, spike length (cm), number of grains spike-1, seed index (1000 grains weight, g) and grain yield (kg ha-1) was significant (P<0.05), while non-significant (P>0.05) on biological yield (kg ha-1); while the effect of varieties was significant (P<0.05) on plant height (cm), spike length (cm), number of grains spike-1, seed index (1000 grains weight, g), biological yield (kg ha-1) and grain yield (kg ha-1) and non-significant (P>0.05) on seed germination (%) and number of tillers plant-1. However, the interactive effect of variety x seed size was significant (P<0.05) for seed index (1000 grains weight, g) and grain yield (kg ha-1) and non-significant (P>0.05) for seed germination (%), plant height (cm), number of tillers plant-1, spike length (cm), number of grains spike-1 and biological yield (kg ha-1). Wheat variety Mehran-89 showed superior agronomic performance over Abadgar-93 with 93.71 (%) germination, 96.75 (cm) plant height, 6.03 tillers plant-1, 11.07 (cm) spike length, 41.96 grains spike-1, 42.99 (g) seed index, 10434 kg ha-1 biological yield and 4956 (kg ha-1 ) grain yield. The crop sown with large size seeds showed remarkably better agronomic performance with 95.29 (%) germination, 96.61 (cm) plant height, 6.40 tillers plant-1, 11.44 (cm) spike length, 42.65 grains spike-1, 42.80 (g) seed index, 10241 (kg ha-1) biological yield and 4857.10 (kg ha-1) grain yield. It was concluded that sowing wheat with large size seeds was remarkably beneficial with most promising agronomic performance (4857.10 kg ha-1 grain yield) as compared to small size seeds (4400.70 kg ha-1 grain yield). The interactive effect of Mehran x large size seed surpassed rest of the interactions with maximum grain yield of 5260 (kg ha-1). Keywords: Wheat, Influence, Seed size, Germinablity and Grain yield.

KEDUDUKAN MOTIF SEBAGAI UNSUR DI DALAM TINDAK PIDANA KORUPSI POSITION MOTIVES AS AN ELEMENT IN CRIMINAL ACTS OF CORRUPTION

Mengenai keabsahan motif dalam seseorang melakukan tindak pidana, ada pakar yang mengatakan perlu adanya motif, ini dilakukan untuk mencari sifat jahat dibalik tindak pidana dan motif bisa buktikan niat dibalik tindakan seseorang serta ada yang mengatakan tidak dalam proses pembuktian. Ini dilihat dari amanat pasal ada yang dikatakan pasal itu harus adanya motif dan ada yang tidak perlu motif. Pembuktian adanya niat dalam tindak pidana korupsi sekaligus perbuatan jahat dari pelaku sangatlah penting, berbeda dengan tindak pidana yang terkait dengan nyawa, di mana motif untuk membuktikan dalam tindak pidana tersebut terdapat sejumlah variasi. Sehingga timbul permasalahan yang perlu dikaji apakah motif merupakan unsur dalam tindak pidana korupsi dan bagaimanakah kedudukan unsur motif dalam pembuktian perkara tindak pidana korupsi.Tujuan penulisan tesis ini untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan motif sebagai unsur dalam tindak pidana korupsi, dan kedudukan unsur motif dalam pembuktian perkara tindak pidana korupsi.Penulisan tesis ini dilakukan dengan metode pendekatan yuridis normatif. Jenis-jenis data dan bahan-bahan hukum yang digunakan berupa bahan hukum primer, sekunder dan tersier. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan penelaahan data yang diperoleh dari peraturan perundang-undangan, buku teks, jurnal, hasil penelitian, ensiklopedi, bibliografi dan lain-lain yang dilakukan melalui pengklasifikasian dan pencatatan yang rinci (dianggap lengkap), sistematis dan terarah mengenai dokumen/kepustakaan.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa memang benar motif serta niat seseorang melakukan perbuatan tindak pidana korupsi dijadikan 1 (satu) alasan pembenar bagi seseorang yang disangkakan atau didakwakan atas perkara pidana korupsi dapat terbebas dari jeratan hukum. Kedudukan unsur motif dalam pembuktian perkara tindak pidana korupsi sangat diperlukan, ini untuk melihat niat jahat seseorang dalam melakukan perbuatan tindak pidana korupsi tersebut, yaitu sejauhmana seseorang yang didakwakan melakukan tindak pidana itu terlibat sebagai pelaku maupun sebagai orang yang terjebak (korban) atau orang yang ikut turut serta dalam suatu perkara tindak pidana korupsi.Diharapkan kepada para penegak hukum terutama Hakim untuk dapat lebih menggali lagi sejauhmana maksud atau niat seseorang yang didakwakan terlibat dalam kasus tindak pidana korupsi, serta Hakim sebaiknya agar melihat seseorang yang tidak memiliki niat jahat walaupun terjadinya kerugian negara agar terlepas dari dakwaan korupsi, ini dilihat dari banyaknya seseorang yang didakwakan dalam persidangan mengakui atau memberikan keterangan bahwa ia juga menjadi korban dalam kasus tersebut, serta diharapkan kepada para pemangku jabatan agar lebih berhati-hati lagi didalam membuat kebijakan atau keputusan yang menggunakan uang negara, karena apa yang menurut kita itu adalah hal yang biasa kita lakukan sebenarnya telah melanggar hukum dalam hubungannya dengan tindak pidana korupsi.Kata kunci : Motif , Unsur, Tindak Pidana Korupsi.Regarding the validity of motives in a person committing a criminal offense, there are experts who say there is a motive, This is done to find the evil nature behind the crime and motive can prove the intention behind one's actions and some say not in the process of proving. This is seen from the mandate of the article there is said that the article must be a motive and some do not need motives. The proof of intention in criminal acts of corruption as well as evil deeds of perpetrators is important, unlike the criminal acts associated with life, Where the motive to prove in the crime is a number of variations. Thus arise problems that need to be examined whether the motive is an element in the Corruption criminal act and how the position of the motive elements in the proof of criminal acts of corruption.The purpose of writing this thesis is to know and explain the motive as an element in corruption crime, and the position of the motive element in the evidence of corruption crime case.The writing of this thesis is done by a normative juridical method of approach. Types of data and legal materials used in the form of primary, secondary and tertiary legal substances. Data collection techniques are conducted with the study of data obtained from laws and regulations, Textbooks, journals, research results, encyclopedias, bibliographies and others conducted through classifications and detailed records (deemed complete), systematic and directed regarding documents/libraries.Based on the results of the research is known that true motive and intention of committing criminal acts of corruption is made 1 (one) reason for the reasons for someone who is denied or is to be accused of criminal corruption matters can be freed from the law. The position of the motive element in the proof of criminal acts of corruption is indispensable, this to see the evil intent of someone in committing the corruption act, that is, a person who is accused of committing criminal acts involved as perpetrators as well as persons who are trapped (victims) or persons who participated in a criminal offence case.It is expected to law enforcement officials, especially the judge to be able to further explore more than the intent or intention of someone to be involved in the case of corruption crimes, as well as the judge should see someone who has no evil intentions despite the loss of the state in order to be detached from the alleged corruption, this is seen from the number of someone who is , and are expected by the stakeholders to be more cautious in making policies or decisions that make use of the state's money, because what we think is what we are used to actually violate the law in conjunction with corruption crimes.Keywords: Motive, Element, Corruption crime

Artificial Intelligence Assisted Consumer Privacy and Electrical Energy Management

Smart metering infrastructure brings unique benefits for Utility Companies as well as consumers, however, massive consumer data collected and transmitted by the smart meters have raised consumers2019; privacy concerns. This paper presents a novel solution that is based on Artificial Intelligence Agent that continuously computes the gap between 201C;Average Daily Demand201D; and 201C;Instantaneous Demand201D; of a consumer, and allows the Battery Banks to discharge just enough to fill the gaps and eliminate kinks in the energy usage graph to mask the energy usage. This novel approach offers several benefits, such as, it conceals the utility usage patterns and thus ensures privacy, eliminates excessive discharging and charging of batteries that lifts operational constraints of the batteries, employs scheduling that renders utility bill reduction as an add-on

Effect of The Sweet Potato Against Mice on Blood Glucose of Diabetes Mellitus

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of the sweet potato to the levels of blood glucose on diabetic mellitus mice. This study had been carried out with a sample of 25 mice which were divided into 5 groups. The levels of blood glucose on mice before treating with rice flour and sweet potato flour on the negative control group (KN) was 76.2 ± SD, on the positive control group (KP) was 159.4 ± SD, on the 1st treatment group (P1) was 159.4 ± SD, on the 2nd treatment group (P2) was 166.6 ± SD and 3rd treatment group (P3) was 161.2 ± SD. The average blood glucose levels on the 2nd treatment group (P2) before treatment was 166.6 ± SD and after treatment was 109.0 ± SD. The result showed a significant difference based on the statistical data (p 0.05) between 4 test groups of mice. There was a big difference on the average blood glucose levels before and after treatment o P2 and P3. It is concluded that the treatment of sweet potatoes gives a positive effects on the blood glucose levels of diabetic mellitus mice

THE INFLUENCE OF ARABIC AND PERSIAN LANGUAGES ON MULLA FAZIL'S POETRY

Mulla Fazil is considered to be one of the pioneer poets of the nineteenth century, whose poetry has many linguistic twists and turns.  Arabic and Persian vocabularies dominate his poetry to the extent that Balochi becomes a secondary language. By the way, it is not Fazil alone, Arabic and Persian left drastic imprints on the Balochi poetry composed during the era. These impacts have occurred at both academic and religious levels because most of the poets were studying at seminaries where Persian and Arabic were taught. The Arabic and Persian words and themes appear in a majority of his poems, at the same time, in each of his poems. Some stanzas are entirely in Arabic or Persian language. Most of the poets of the “Balochi Middle Age” were well versed in the Arabic and Persian languages. Consequently, a wide chunk of Arabic and Persian words entered Mulla Fazil's poetry, which has been demonstratively discussed in the following article