Analysis Management Of Cash Waqf An Innovative Instrument For Economic Development (A Case Study In Indonesian Waqf Deposit)

Cash waqf is one of the alternative solutions amid the inability of government in providing prosperity for Indonesian society. On the other side, the system of cash waqf return allocation need to be rejuvenated in a professional way (Affandi and Nufus 2010) . Therefore, organization of cash waqf should receive more attention to finance various social projects through empowerment in the form of productive financing (Ahmad, dan Thobieb, 2006). Beside optimizing the cash waqf system, it is also necessary to developing cash waqf distribution programs. This paper aims to analyze management of cash waqf in Indonesia and inhibiting factors organization of cash waqf. This research consists of several steps. The first, to observed the potential of cash waqf. The second is, to information through interviews of academics in sharia and members of indonesian waqf board. The last is, to formulate the strategy to develop the cash waqf. This research conducted Analytic Network Process (ANP). The methodology of this study is presented in descriptive technique and supported by some relevant literatures. The results of the study show that the problems that arise in the development of cash waqf in Indonesia are divided into 3 aspects: Government, Human Resources, and Society. By using the ANP method, it is obtained priority strategies that are considered to solve the problem of collecting money in Indonesia, consisting of the first sequence of training, nadzir certification and making as a profession, optimizing socialization to the community, reporting of waqf funds routinely and the latter providing infrastructure support to accommodate waqf institutions

Smart dynamic traffic monitoring and enforcement system

Enforcement of traffic rules and regulations involves a wide range of complex tasks, many of which demand the use of modern technologies. variable speed limits (VSL) control is to change the current speed limit according to the current traffic situation based on the observed traffic conditions. The aim of this study is to provide a simulation-based methodological framework to evaluate (VSL) as an effective Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) enforcement system. The focus of the study is on measuring the effectiveness of the dynamic traffic control strategy on traffic performance and safety considering various performance indicators such as total travel time, average delay, and average number of stops. United Arab Emirates (UAE) was selected as a case study to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy. A micro simulation software package VISSIM with add-on module VisVAP is used to evaluate the impacts of VSL. It has been observed that VSL control strategy reduced the average delay time per vehicle to around 7%, travel time by 3.2%, and number of stops by 48.5%. Dynamic traffic control strategies also alleviated congestion by increasing the capacity of the bottleneck section and improving safety. Results of this study would act as a guidance for engineers and decision makers to new traffic control system implementation. © 2021 Tech Science Press. All rights reserved

Smart Dynamic Traffic Monitoring and Enforcement System

Enforcement of traffic rules and regulations involves a wide range of complex tasks, many of which demand the use of modern technologies. variable speed limits (VSL) control is to change the current speed limit according to the current traffic situation based on the observed traffic conditions. The aim of this study is to provide a simulation-based methodological framework to evaluate (VSL) as an effective Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) enforcement system. The focus of the study is on measuring the effectiveness of the dynamic traffic control strategy on traffic performance and safety considering various performance indicators such as total travel time, average delay, and average number of stops. United Arab Emirates (UAE) was selected as a case study to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy. A micro simulation software package VISSIM with add-on module VisVAP is used to evaluate the impacts of VSL. It has been observed that VSL control strategy reduced the average delay time per vehicle to around 7%, travel time by 3.2%, and number of stops by 48.5%. Dynamic traffic control strategies also alleviated congestion by increasing the capacity of the bottleneck section and improving safety. Results of this study would act as a guidance for engineers and decision makers to new traffic control system implementation

اليتيم في أشعار الجاهليّين والمخضرمين

حظي بؤس اليتيم باهتمام الشّعراء الجاهليّين والمخضرمين؛ فحضرت صوره المختلفة في سياقاتٍ عدَّةٍ من أشعارهم، لكنه لم يلقَ من أقلام الباحثين الاهتمام الذي لقيه من قرائح الشعراء؛ لذا ينقب هذا البحث عن دوال اليتم وصوره، ويرصد تحوّلها إلى رموز يرسّخها الحضور الطّاغي في سياقاتٍ بعينها، والتّكرار الّذي يحفز إلى استشراف دلالاتها، والكشف عن مرامي الشّعراء في المتح من معينها؛ فيدرس رموز اليتم ودلالاته في مواقف الرّثاء والفخر والمدح والوعيد، ويحلّلها، ويوازن بينها متوخّياً تفسيرها في بعديها الفنّي والفكريّ

Effects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan

Objective Disruptions in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are thought to be key neuroendocrine mechanisms involved in psychopathology and may have intergenerational impacts. Hair-derived HPA hormones offer a measure of long-term HPA axis activity that may be useful in assessing maternal and infant health. Building on a community-based randomized control trial of a perinatal depression intervention in Pakistan, we examine intervention effects on HPA axis activity in a subsample of mothers and infants. Methods HPA axis activity was assessed using hair-derived cortisol, cortisone, and dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA). Hair samples were collected from mother-child dyads at one year postpartum from prenatally depressed women randomized to a cognitive-behavioral intervention (n ​= ​35 dyads) or to enhanced usual care (n ​= ​37 dyads), and from a comparison sample of women who screened negative for depression in pregnancy (n ​= ​35 dyads). Results The intervention group had 38 percent (p=0.01) lower maternal cortisol levels and 45 percent (p ​< ​0.01) lower maternal cortisone compared to the EUC group. Maternal DHEA levels were higher among women in the intervention group compared to the EUC group by 29 percent (p ​= ​0.02). Intergenerational intervention effects show higher DHEA levels in infants by 43% (p ​= ​0.03). Infant cortisol and cortisone did not differ across groups. Conclusions Results suggest that the perinatal depression intervention has effects on HPA axis activity in both mothers and children, providing evidence that treating maternal depression may impact physiological stress system functioning intergenerationally. In addition, utilizing hair-derived biomarkers of HPA-axis activity is a potentially useful clinical indicator of intervention impacts on the neuroendocrine system

Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan

Function is an important marker of health throughout the life course, however, in low-and-middle-income-countries, little is known about the burden of functional impairment as women transition from pregnancy to the first year post-partum. Leveraging longitudinal data from 960 women participating in the Share Child Cohort in Pakistan, this study sought to (1) characterize functional trajectories over time among women in their perinatal period and (2) assess predictors of chronic poor functioning following childbirth. We used a group-based trajectory modeling approach to examine maternal patterns of function from the third trimester of pregnancy through 12 months post-partum. Three trajectory groups were found: persistently well-functioning (51% of women), poor functioning with recovery (39% of women), and chronically poor functioning (10% of women). When compared to mothers in the highest functioning group, psychosocial characteristics (e.g., depression, stress, and serious life events) were significantly associated with sustained poor functioning one-year following child-birth. Mothers living in nuclear households were more likely to experience chronic poor functioning. Higher education independently predicted maternal function recovery, even when controlling for psychosocial characteristics. Education, above and beyond socio-economic assets, appears to play an important protective role in maternal functional trajectories following childbirth. Public health implications related to maternal function and perinatal mental health are discussed

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.

Investment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that have been generated and used to track the pandemic on the continent, a number that now exceeds 100,000 genomes. Our results show an increase in the number of African countries that are able to sequence domestically and highlight that local sequencing enables faster turnaround times and more-regular routine surveillance. Despite limitations of low testing proportions, findings from this genomic surveillance study underscore the heterogeneous nature of the pandemic and illuminate the distinct dispersal dynamics of variants of concern-particularly Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron-on the continent. Sustained investment for diagnostics and genomic surveillance in Africa is needed as the virus continues to evolve while the continent faces many emerging and reemerging infectious disease threats. These investments are crucial for pandemic preparedness and response and will serve the health of the continent well into the 21st century

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

INTRODUCTION Investment in Africa over the past year with regard to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing has led to a massive increase in the number of sequences, which, to date, exceeds 100,000 sequences generated to track the pandemic on the continent. These sequences have profoundly affected how public health officials in Africa have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. RATIONALE We demonstrate how the first 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 sequences from Africa have helped monitor the epidemic on the continent, how genomic surveillance expanded over the course of the pandemic, and how we adapted our sequencing methods to deal with an evolving virus. Finally, we also examine how viral lineages have spread across the continent in a phylogeographic framework to gain insights into the underlying temporal and spatial transmission dynamics for several variants of concern (VOCs). RESULTS Our results indicate that the number of countries in Africa that can sequence the virus within their own borders is growing and that this is coupled with a shorter turnaround time from the time of sampling to sequence submission. Ongoing evolution necessitated the continual updating of primer sets, and, as a result, eight primer sets were designed in tandem with viral evolution and used to ensure effective sequencing of the virus. The pandemic unfolded through multiple waves of infection that were each driven by distinct genetic lineages, with B.1-like ancestral strains associated with the first pandemic wave of infections in 2020. Successive waves on the continent were fueled by different VOCs, with Alpha and Beta cocirculating in distinct spatial patterns during the second wave and Delta and Omicron affecting the whole continent during the third and fourth waves, respectively. Phylogeographic reconstruction points toward distinct differences in viral importation and exportation patterns associated with the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron variants and subvariants, when considering both Africa versus the rest of the world and viral dissemination within the continent. Our epidemiological and phylogenetic inferences therefore underscore the heterogeneous nature of the pandemic on the continent and highlight key insights and challenges, for instance, recognizing the limitations of low testing proportions. We also highlight the early warning capacity that genomic surveillance in Africa has had for the rest of the world with the detection of new lineages and variants, the most recent being the characterization of various Omicron subvariants. CONCLUSION Sustained investment for diagnostics and genomic surveillance in Africa is needed as the virus continues to evolve. This is important not only to help combat SARS-CoV-2 on the continent but also because it can be used as a platform to help address the many emerging and reemerging infectious disease threats in Africa. In particular, capacity building for local sequencing within countries or within the continent should be prioritized because this is generally associated with shorter turnaround times, providing the most benefit to local public health authorities tasked with pandemic response and mitigation and allowing for the fastest reaction to localized outbreaks. These investments are crucial for pandemic preparedness and response and will serve the health of the continent well into the 21st century

Analysis of the Effect of Growth, Profitability, Interest Rates, Inflation and Asset Structure on Firm Value With Dividend Policy as an Intervening Variable

This research is to analyze the effect of growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure on firm value. On the other hand, this research also analyzes dividend value as an intervening variable. used path analysis to analyze the data in this study. Of the 30 populations in this study, the samples that came out after using purposive sampling were from 7 companies. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation and asset structure on dividend policy and firm value. The results of this study indicate that growth and profitability have a significant effect on dividend policy; however, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on dividend policy. Growth and profitability have a significant effect on firm value, but interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on firm value. Dividend policy has a significant effect on firm value. Growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on firm value through dividend policy. Abstrak Penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aktiva terhadap nilai perusahaan. Di sisi lain, penelitian ini juga menganalisis nilai dividen sebagai variabel intervening. menggunakan analisis jalur untuk menganalisis data dalam penelitian ini. Dari 30 populasi dalam penelitian ini, sampel yang keluar setelah menggunakan purposive sampling adalah sebanyak 7 perusahaan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi dan struktur aset terhadap kebijakan dividen dan nilai perusahaan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebijakan dividen; namun suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebijakan dividen. Pertumbuhan dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, tetapi suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Kebijakan dividen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan melalui kebijakan dividen. Keywords: Pertumbuhan; Profitabilitas; Suku Bunga; Inflasi; Struktur Aset; Nilai Perusahaan; Kebijakan dividen

Analysis of the Effect of Growth, Profitability, Interest Rates, Inflation and Asset Structure on Firm Value With Dividend Policy as an Intervening Variable

This research is to analyze the effect of growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure on firm value. On the other hand, this research also analyzes dividend value as an intervening variable. used path analysis to analyze the data in this study. Of the 30 populations in this study, the samples that came out after using purposive sampling were from 7 companies. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation and asset structure on dividend policy and firm value. The results of this study indicate that growth and profitability have a significant effect on dividend policy; however, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on dividend policy. Growth and profitability have a significant effect on firm value, but interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on firm value. Dividend policy has a significant effect on firm value. Growth, profitability, interest rates, inflation, and asset structure have no significant effect on firm value through dividend policy. Abstrak Penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aktiva terhadap nilai perusahaan. Di sisi lain, penelitian ini juga menganalisis nilai dividen sebagai variabel intervening. menggunakan analisis jalur untuk menganalisis data dalam penelitian ini. Dari 30 populasi dalam penelitian ini, sampel yang keluar setelah menggunakan purposive sampling adalah sebanyak 7 perusahaan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi dan struktur aset terhadap kebijakan dividen dan nilai perusahaan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebijakan dividen; namun suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebijakan dividen. Pertumbuhan dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, tetapi suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Kebijakan dividen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Pertumbuhan, profitabilitas, suku bunga, inflasi, dan struktur aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan melalui kebijakan dividen. Keywords: Pertumbuhan; Profitabilitas; Suku Bunga; Inflasi; Struktur Aset; Nilai Perusahaan; Kebijakan dividen