Perancangan Aplikasi Sistem Pengambilan Keputusan dalam Penerimaan Anggota Baru pada UKM IT Cybernetix Menggunakan Metode Analytic Hierarchy Process dengan Bahasa Pemrograman Php & Mysql

Perencanaan dan USAha pemenuhan kebutuhan Sumber Daya Manusia, yang dilakukan dalam seleksi, bila dikelola secara profesional akan sangat menentukan mutu dan kesuksesan organisasi. Dengan kata lain seleksi yang efektif akan memperoleh sumber daya yang baik untuk jangka waktu yang lebih panjang. Dalam penelitian ini akan dibuat sebuah sistem pendukung keputusan untuk memudahkan pihak panitia penerimaan dalam proses seleksi calon anggota baru, khususnya pada proses penilaian dari beberapa tes yang telah dilaksanakan. Tes yang dilakukan secara umum akan menunjukkan keadaan emosional seseorang, walaupun tidak selalu demikian. Ini menunjukkan bahwa seorang calon anggota juga akan berhasil jika di dalam diri mereka terbentuk nilai-nilai yang tinggi. Penilaian dan pertimbangan dari hasil tes harus dilakukan secara berhati-hati dan dengan metode yang tepat. Laporan ini memanfaatkan Analytical Hierarchi Process (AHP) sebagai model Sistem Pendukung Keputusan (SPK). Dalam aplikasi ini, pengguna diijinkan untuk menentukan kriteria apa saja yang dipakai beserta bobot dari kriteria-kriteria tersebut. Dengan perpaduan antara data kriteria serta bobot yang dimasukkan pengguna dengan data mahasiswa yang telah ada pada panitia penerimaan, aplikasi akan mampu menghasilkan rangking masing-masing calon anggota berdasarkan besarnya nilai akhir. Semakin besar nilai seorang calon anggota maka semakin bagus rangking yang diberikan berarti pula semakin sesuai dengan kriteria yang diharapkan oleh organisasi. Proses penilaian akan dilakukan dengan menggunakan aplikasi berbasis web yang menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP serta tempat penyimpananan segala data yang berkaitan dengan data penerimaa

The “Commercial Offer for Sale” Standard After Minnesota Mining v. Chemque

The Supreme Court established a two-part test for determining when an invention is on sale under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) in Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. For the on-sale bar to be triggered, the invention must be ready for patenting and subject of a commercial offer for sale. In Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing v. Chemque, Inc., the Federal Circuit expounded on what constitutes a commercial offer for sale. This iBrief explores what is considered a commercial offer for sale

The “Commercial Offer for Sale” Standard After Minnesota Mining v. Chemque

The Supreme Court established a two-part test for determining when an invention is on sale under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) in Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. For the on-sale bar to be triggered, the invention must be ready for patenting and subject of a commercial offer for sale. In Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing v. Chemque, Inc., the Federal Circuit expounded on what constitutes a commercial offer for sale. This iBrief explores what is considered a commercial offer for sale

Tax Systems and tax reforms in Latin America, Part I : country studies, Colombia

This paper is a part of a wider research concerning taxation in the main world economic areas, carried on at the Department of Public economic on the University of Pvia, Italy, directed by L. Bernardi and P. Profeta, under the supervision of Vito Tanzi. The paper illustrates and discusses the Colombian tax ssystems with respect to its structure, developments and reforms until the last chenges of 2007, December.Tax Systems Tax Reforms Colombia

Performance of <i>Pseudapanteles dignus</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Natural Enemy of <i>Tuta absoluta</i> (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Eggplant

Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck; Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an American endoparasitoid that attacks the South American tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick; Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). The interaction between P. dignus and T. absoluta in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.; Solanales: Solanaceae) crops has demonstrated that this enemy exhibits some desirable ecological traits as an effective biological control agent of this pest. With the aim of extending the use of P. dignus to other solanaceous crops, laboratory experiments were carried out to assess some life history traits and the parasitism efficiency when parasitizing T. absoluta larvae fed on eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; Solanales: Solanaceae). Rearings and experiments were conducted at 25 ± 2°C, ≈70% RH, and 14:10 (L:D) h photoperiod, and T. absoluta was fed with eggplant. P. dignus developmental times of immature stages were lower (~ 5 d) on S. melongena than on S. lycopersicum. The female did not exhibit a pre-reproductive period, and its oviposition period lasted longer (~ 4 d) than that determined in tomato plants. Adult longevity was ca. 24 d for both sexes. Females produced ca. 61 cocoons during their lives and the maximum daily percentage of parasitism was 50% at the first day of adult emergence. Functional response of P. dignus on eggplant was density-independent of the host density offered, as in tomato plant, and the instantaneous attack rate (a′) was 0.24 attacked larvae/ available larvae, in 24 h. Our results indicate that although there are differences, P. dignus would have a similar performance in eggplant and tomato in terms of its efficacy in the control of T. absoluta.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y MuseoCentro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore

Predictors of Daily Activity Performance of Children with Autism and its Association to Autism Characteristics

Background: The daily activity performance of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a central focus of occupational therapists. Yet, the existing performance-based assessments of basic and instrumental daily activities in children are limited and their application on children with ASD is scarce. The purpose of this study is to examine if daily activity performance of children with ASD is impaired as compared to children with typical development (TD), and to examine possible predictors of daily activity performance in children with ASD. Method: The participants included 39 children with ASD and 40 children with TD, 6–10 years of age, who performed the Do-Eat, a performance based assessment of daily activities. The parents of children with ASD completed the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST), the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R), and the Sensory Experience Questionnaire (SEQ). Results: Differences were found between activity performance of children with ASD and children with TD, who achieved significantly better (t (40.3) = -8.92, p \u3c .001. Conclusion: Children with ASD present difficulties in performance of daily activities and may benefit from occupational therapists\u27 input concerning the impact of sensory features, specifically hyper-responsiveness, on daily function

Let\u27s Make a Deal: Negotiating Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes Through Mandatory Mediation at the Federal Circuit, 6 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 365 (2007)

In 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit implemented a mandatory mediation program for parties in all counseled cases, including intellectual property disputes. This program offers the parties incentives to settle, such as providing neutral mediators with intellectual property expertise at no cost to the litigants. This article explains how the Federal Circuit’s Mediation Program works and provides an overview of the Guidelines. This article concludes that the Federal Circuit firmly stands behind the mandatory mediation program for intellectual property disputes and believes the process can only serve to benefit all parties involved

Diamagnetic shift of the A free exciton in CuGaSe2 single crystals

Single crystals of CuGaSe2 were studied using magnetophotoluminescence inmagnetic fields up to 20 T at 4.2 K. The rate of the diamagnetic shift in the A free exciton peak was determined to be 9.82 x 10(-6) eV/T-2. This rate was used to calculate the reduced mass as 0.115m(0), the binding energy as 12.9 meV, the Bohr radius as 5.1 nm and an effective hole mass of 0.64m(0) (m(0) is the free electron mass) of the free A exciton using a low-field perturbation approach and the hydrogenic model

The cognitive and emotional effects of cognitive bias modification in interpretations in behaviorally inhibited youth

Cognitive bias modification (CBM) procedures follow from the view that interpretive biases play an important role in the development and maintenance of anxiety. As such, understanding the link between interpretive biases and anxiety in youth at risk for anxiety (e.g., behaviorally inhibited children) could elucidate the mechanisms involved in the development of pediatric anxiety. However, to date, the majority of CBM-I work only studies adult populations. The present article presents the results of a CBM study examining effects of positive interpretive bias modification on mood, stress vulnerability, and threat-related attention bias in a group of behaviorally inhibited children (n = 45). Despite successful modification of interpretive bias in the at-risk youth, minimal effects on stress vulnerability or threat-related attention bias were found. The current findings highlight the need for continued research on cognitive biases in anxiety

Investigating the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness, flow-mediated dilatation in brachial artery and nuclear heart scan in patients with rheumatoid arthritis for evaluation of asymptomatic cardiac ischemia and atherosclerotic changes

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide. In order to prevent and treat heart diseases, we need to estimate the trend of non-cardiac diseases with the cardiovascular system. Arthritis Rheumatoid is a chronic immune/inflammatory process which leads to subclinical atherosclerosis and increases cardiovascular disease. We examined the patients who referred to our nuclear medicine center for MPI and correlated their findings with flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in arthritis rheumatoid patients. Material and methods: A total 30 known cases with arthritis rheumatoid were referred to our department for MPI and the single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging were visually and quantitatively evaluated by two nuclear medicine physicians and the correlation of the measured FMD and CIMT were evaluated and compared with ultrasonography data. Demographic information such as gender, age and sex and medical history (risk factors, cardiovascular sign and symptoms, lab findings, medication etc…) were recorded in questionnaire sheets and were analyzed by SPSS.20. Chi-square and student t-test were used for further analysis. Results: The mean CIMT (R = 0.452 ± 0.07, L = 0.447 ± 0.08) and %FMD (R = 7.22 ± 8.66, L = 6.42 ± 11.88) were measured for all subjects. Age was the only parameter correlated with both right and left CIMT (P = 0.033 and P = 0.024, respectively). Among the patients, 26.7% had mild ischemia (SSS &lt; 8) and 3 of them suffered from active arthritis rheumatoid. All patients with RA showed normal ventricular ejection fraction and normal volumes and among them, 93.3% had normal functional performance (normal wall motion…). Moreover, the mean CIMT and %FMD were not significantly different in ischemic and non-ischemic patients. Among ischemic patients, just the course of the disease was associated with CIMT and none of the parameters was correlated with FMD. Conclusions: There is no significant statistical difference between ischemic and non-ischemic patients and also the functional performance with values of CIMT and FMD. Among all populations, the parameter of age, and in ischemic group, the course of disease were found as the only variable correlated with CIMT