HUBUNGAN ANTARA MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN KINERJA PEGAWAI LIPI (LEMBAGA ILMU PENGETAHUAN INDONESIA) BANDUNG

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengetahui hubungan motivasi kerja dengan kualitas kerja pegawai di Unit kerja Pusat Penelitian Informatika LIPI Bandung, 2) mengetahui hubungan motivasi kerja dengan kuantitas kerja pegawai di Unit kerja Pusat Penelitian Informatika LIPI Bandung, 3) mengetahui hubungan motivasi kerja dengan penggunaan waku kerja pegawai di Unit kerja Pusat Penelitian Informatika LIPI Bandung, 4) mengetahui hubungan motivasi kerja dengan kerja sama pegawai di Unit kerja Pusat Penelitian Informatika LIPI Bandung. Objek dalam penelitian ini adalah pegawai Unit Kerja Pusat penelitian Informatika LIPI Bandung. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini adalah motivasi kerja sedangkan variabel terikat dalam penelitian ini adalah kinerja pegawai. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan ialah deskriptif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode korelasional dan jumlah sampel 31 responden. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik korelasi Rank Spearman dengan alat bantu software komputer SPSS 17.0. Hasil temuan dalam penelitian ini sebagai berikut: 1) motivasi kerja dengan kinerja pegawai pada indikator kualitas memiliki hubungan yang positif dan signifikan dan berada pada kategori sedang, 2) motivasi kerja dengan kinerja pegawai pada indikator kuantitas memiliki hubungan yang positif dan signifikan dan berada pada kategori sedang., 3) motivasi kerja dengan kinerja pegawai pada indikator penggunaan waktu kerja memiliki hubungan yang positif dan signifikan dan berada pada kategori sedang, dan 4) motivasi kerja dengan kinerja pegawai pada indikator kerja sama memiliki hubungan yang positif dan signifikan dan berada pada ketagori kuat. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini direkomendasikan sebagai dasar untuk dilakukannya penelitian lain mengenai motivasi kerja dengan kinerja pegawai pada indikator dan objek yang berbeda. Kata Kunci : Motivasi Kerja, Kinerja Pegawai The study was purposed for: 1) determine the relationship work motivation and work quality of employees in the Work Unit Informatics Research Center LIPI Bandung, 2) determine the relationship work motivation and work quantity of employees in the Work Unit Informatics Research Center LIPI Bandung, 3) determine the relationship work motivation and the use of working time employees in the Work Unit Informatics Research Center LIPI Bandung, 4) determine the relationship work motivation and coperation of employees in the Work Unit Informatics Research Center LIPI Bandung. Objects in this study were employees in the Work Unit Informatics Research Center LIPI Bandung. The independent variable is the motivation to work while the dependent variable in this study is the performance of employees. Type of research is descriptive. The method use in this study is the correlation method and number of samples of 31 respondents. Data analysis techniques used in this study is the Speraman Rank Correlation Technique with computer software tools SPSS 17.0. The findings in this study as follows: 1) work motivation with officer performance on quality indicators have a positive and significant relationship and in middle category, 2) work motivation with officer performance on quantity indicators have a positive and significant relationship and in middle category, 3) work motivation with officer performance on the use of working time indicators have a positive and significant relationship and in middle category, and 4) work motivation with officer performance on cooperation indicators have a positive and significant relationship and in strong category. Based on the the result of this study recommended as a basis for other studies done on work motivation and employee performance indicators and different object. Keywords : Work Motivation, Employee Performanc

Energy Upgrading of Basement ExteriorWalls: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Most of today’s buildings will still be in use in 2050 and upgrades should therefore contribute to reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint. This paper addresses a challenge for upgrading of basement exterior walls of single-family dwellings, where ordinary retrofit insulation can lead to the basement wall protruding from the existing outer wall. For some, this will be an aesthetic barrier for an energy upgrade (an “ugly” solution). Superinsulation may solve this challenge without compromising the energy performance. This study analyses energy, cost and carbon footprint, to identify under which conditions upgrading with vacuum insulation panels (VIP) can be a preferred solution. Three alternatives are analysed in a parametric model: ordinary upgrade with XPS (the aesthetically “ugly”), upgrade with VIP above ground and XPS below ground (the aesthetically “good”), and iii) no upgrade (the “bad”, as it does not contribute to reducing energy consumption). Results show that using VIP and XPS to perform energy upgrade of a basement exterior wall may lead to an aesthetically more pleasing solution than with only XPS, but that it will lead to higher carbon footprint and higher costs. The least favourable option is to install a drainage system without doing an energy upgrade, which will have negative impact for energy use, carbon footprint and life cycle cost.publishedVersio

Tetting av bygningskroppen ved bruk av teipprodukter

Forord.Denne rapporten oppsummerer resultatene fra kunnskapsprosjektet TightEN – Durable adhesive airtight solutions for energy effective building envelopes (2019–2023). Rapporten er et resultat av omfattende forskningsarbeid og sammenfatter resultater fra forskningsartikler, master- og prosjektoppgaver. Det overordnede målet med TightEN-prosjektet har vært å øke kunnskap om klebeløsninger til bygningsformål og deres bestandighet. God og varig lufttetthet er et viktig bidrag til å oppnå energieffektive bygg, og derfor har man i Norge stadig skjerpet kravet til bygningers lufttetthet. Tradisjonelt har man brukt klemming med klemlekter for å tette overlapp av vind- og dampsperrer og deres overganger til andre bygningsdeler som vinduer, dører, ventilasjonskanaler og gjennomføringer av rør og kabler. Imidlertid viser nyere felt- og laboratoriestudier at disse løsningene kan oppnå forbedret lufttetthet ved bruk av teip. I Norge er det vanlig å fokusere på både dampsperrer og vindsperrer for lufttetting av bygningskroppen. Disse produktene er som regel skjult bak kledning og ikke lett tilgjengelig for utskifting, og derfor må ytelsen opprettholdes over flere tiår. Rapporten fokuserer først og fremst på praktiske aspekter ved bruk av teip for lufttetting, men den gir også bakgrunnsinformasjon om luftlekkasjer i bygninger og en oversikt over produkter, krav og testmetoder. Rapporten er rettet mot prosjekterende og utførende, og viser spesielt hvilke praktiske hensyn som er viktige for å oppnå tilstrekkelig lufttetthet over tid. Vi vil takke alle involverte, forskere og studenter, men spesielt prosjektpartnerne BMI, Isola, Siga og Veidekke for deres bidrag både til finansiering og verdifull input til forskningsarbeidet. Prosjektet ble finansiert av Norges forskningsråd (nr. 294894).publishedVersion10202044

Antiphospholipid syndrome; its implication in cardiovascular diseases: a review

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is a rare syndrome mainly characterized by several hyper-coagulable complications and therefore, implicated in the operated cardiac surgery patient. APLS comprises clinical features such as arterial or venous thromboses, valve disease, coronary artery disease, intracardiac thrombus formation, pulmonary hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy. The most commonly affected valve is the mitral, followed by the aortic and tricuspid valve. For APLS diagnosis essential is the detection of so-called antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) as anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) or lupus anticoagulant (LA). Minor alterations in the anticoagulation, infection, and surgical stress may trigger widespread thrombosis. The incidence of thrombosis is highest during the following perioperative periods: preoperatively during the withdrawal of warfarin, postoperatively during the period of hypercoagulability despite warfarin or heparin therapy, or postoperatively before adequate anticoagulation achievement. Cardiac valvular pathology includes irregular thickening of the valve leaflets due to deposition of immune complexes that may lead to vegetations and valve dysfunction; a significant risk factor for stroke. Patients with APLS are at increased risk for thrombosis and adequate anticoagulation is of vital importance during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). A successful outcome requires multidisciplinary management in order to prevent thrombotic or bleeding complications and to manage perioperative anticoagulation. More work and reporting on anticoagulation management and adjuvant therapy in patients with APLS during extracorporeal circulation are necessary

The Hybrid-Agile Design of Experiments Methodology

A DOE (Design of Experiments) is the laying out of a detailed experimental plan in advance of doing the experiment. Optimal DOEs maximize the amount of information that can be obtained for a given amount of experimental effort. The traditional DOE methodology is waterfall-type methodology implying a sequential and linear life-cycle process. The success of the experiment and usefulness of the results are highly dependent on the initial experimental setup and assumptions, and does not allow to go back and change something that was not well-documented or thought upon in the design stage. The fast-changing software development industry have made it understandable that the traditional waterfall methodology for developing systems, which follows similar patters to the traditional DOE, lacks the agility required for developing robust systems. These limitations have triggered the development of agile: a type of incremental model of software development based on principles that focuses more on flexible responses to change, instead of in-depth planning at the design stage. This paper proposes the hybrid-agile DOE methodology – a methodology that incorporates agile principles in traditional waterfall DOE methodologies – to design effective experimental layouts that allow for improvement during the experimental trial process. The methodology is applied to the natural ageing of adhesives tapes for building applications. This methodology can overcome traditional DOE, by adding agility in the whole process, especially in cases where the investigated products lack prior information and are characterised by large variability.publishedVersio

The Hybrid-Agile Design of Experiments Methodology

A DOE (Design of Experiments) is the laying out of a detailed experimental plan in advance of doing the experiment. Optimal DOEs maximize the amount of information that can be obtained for a given amount of experimental effort. The traditional DOE methodology is waterfall-type methodology implying a sequential and linear life-cycle process. The success of the experiment and usefulness of the results are highly dependent on the initial experimental setup and assumptions, and does not allow to go back and change something that was not well-documented or thought upon in the design stage. The fast-changing software development industry have made it understandable that the traditional waterfall methodology for developing systems, which follows similar patters to the traditional DOE, lacks the agility required for developing robust systems. These limitations have triggered the development of agile: a type of incremental model of software development based on principles that focuses more on flexible responses to change, instead of in-depth planning at the design stage. This paper proposes the hybrid-agile DOE methodology – a methodology that incorporates agile principles in traditional waterfall DOE methodologies – to design effective experimental layouts that allow for improvement during the experimental trial process. The methodology is applied to the natural ageing of adhesives tapes for building applications. This methodology can overcome traditional DOE, by adding agility in the whole process, especially in cases where the investigated products lack prior information and are characterised by large variability.publishedVersio

A parametric study of the energy performance and carbon footprint of super-insulation in terrace constructions

Energy requirements for buildings are continually tightened, as seen in the ambitions to introduce near zero-energy building (nZEB) requirements in Norwegian and European building codes from 2020. One consequence of this is an increased use of insulation. However, standard insulation may cause challenges in many circumstances, for example where increased wall dimensions lead to reduced daylight levels or where increased insulation leads to increased floor height. Super-insulation materials are a possible solution to these challenges. Although several super-insulation products exist on the market, there is still a need for proven system solutions that provide the required level of insulation, along with reduced thickness in the constructions. An additional challenge is that these solutions should also be cost-effective and carbon-effective. The economic benefits should outweigh the costs and the carbon footprint should ideally be reduced, but at least not significantly increased. To analyse the potential of super-insulation, we have performed a parametric case study of terrace constructions based on super-insulation and compared these with a baseline solution. The terrace construction uses vacuum insulation panels (VIP) as the main insulation. The top plate insulation is tapered mineral wool, aerogel is used in the edges and on top of the construction there are wood tiles. The parameters that have been varied are i) terrace dimensions, ii) width of the edge with non-combustible aerogel, iii) the thickness of the VIP layer, iii) the slope of the tapering, and iv) the heat conductivity of the VIP panels. To evaluate the benefits of the super-insulation an analysis of energy performance in the use phase has been done. As the energy efficiency of the super-insulation solution is improved, this gain can be used either to reduce thickness or to increase energy performance. Both these will have an impact on the costs. To evaluate the environmental performance of the solution a screening LCA has been performed, with focus on the carbon footprint. The results of the case study show under which circumstances the super-insulation solution has better performance than the baseline, and vice versa. Key parameters that drive energy performance and carbon footprint are identified, providing suggestions for further research.publishedVersio