Integrasi Model Analytics dan Performance Dashboard dalam Pengukuran Kinerja Menggunakan Balanced Scorecard

Pengukuran kinerja menggunakan Balanced Scorecard telah banyak dilakukan oleh berbagai organisasi. Banyak kisah sukses yang dihasilkan, namun tidak sedikit pula kisah gagal dilaporkan. Salah satu faktor sukses/gagalnya aplikasi Balanced Scorecard seringkali dikaitkan dengan pemahaman terhadap model yang dipakai. Makalah ini menawarkan pendekatan integratif dari dua konsep, yaitu model analytics dan performance dashboard. Dalam model analytics, pengukuran dilakukan untuk mendapatkan skor agregat kinerja perusahaan secara keseluruhan, sedangkan performance dashboard digunakan untuk menampilkan secara grafis key performance indicator (KPI) yang perlu diperhatikan. Studi kasus dilakukan pada sebuah unit usaha di Surabaya. Pengukuran dilakukan selama empat kuartal pada tahun 2010. Model analytics dengan skala 1-5 digunakan dan hasil pengukuran selama empat periode berturut-turut adalah: 2,641; 2,849; 2,074 dan 3,299. Selanjutnya dilakukan seleksi KPI yang perlu ditampilkan pada dashboard. Dari hasil seleksi berdasarkan proses pembobotan terpilih indikator-indikator berikut: kepuasan pelanggan, terjadinya keterlambatan selama event, peralatan berfungsi dengan baik, profit margin on sales, pelanggan kembali, employee satisfaction, dan event occupancy rate. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa integrasi model analytics dan performance dashboard memberikan informasi yang lebih lengkap dalam kerangka pengukuran dan perbaikan kinerja

Ladder determinantal varieties and their symbolic blowups

In this article we show that the symbolic Rees algebra of a mixed ladder determinantal ideal is strongly $F$-regular. Furthermore, we prove that the symbolic associated graded algebra of a mixed ladder determinantal ideal is $F$-pure. The latter implies that mixed ladder determinantal rings are $F$-pure. We also show that ideals of the poset of minors of a generic matrix give rise to $F$-pure algebras with straightening law.Comment: 19 pages, 2 figure

Effect of unsaturated fatty acid supplementation on performance and milk fatty acid profile in dairy cows fed a high fibre diet.

The influence of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) supplement on productive performance, physiochemical properties and fatty acid (FA) profile of milk, was investigated in lactating dairy cows fed with high fibre diets. According to a cross-over design, twelve cows were assigned to two experimental settings characterized by different FA profiles. Cows received a high fibre diet (~42% NDF on DM basis) supplemented with soybean based mixtures with these FA compositions: 92.0% of saturated FA (SFA), 2.8% of monounsaturated FA (MUFA) and 5.2% of polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) in the control diet (C-diet); 19.1% of SFA, 20.9% of MUFA and 60.0% of PUFA in the experimental diet (E-diet). The E-diet did not affect dry matter intake nor milk yield. Milk composition and coagulation traits resulted similar between treatments, except for the lactose level, which was lower in the E-diet (5.0 vs 4.8%; P<0.05) and the freezing point (-0.546 vs -0.535 °C; P<0.05). As respects the milk FA profile, the E-diet significantly increased the percentage of UFA because of their greater amount in the ration; however the "transfer" of UFA in milk was limited by the high level of FA biohydrogenation (BH) at the ruminal level. UFA showed low values of carry over in milk (67.5 vs 39.7%; P<0.001) due to the saturation process; on the contrary SFA had a threefold increment (124 vs 323%; P<0.001), mostly due to a peak in the production of stearic acid. In this study, the percentage of CLA in milk (0.50 vs 0.62%; P<0.05) was quite low for both diets, if compared with other studies, and this was probably due to a low vaccenic acid supply at duodenal level

Pengaruh Pemberian Infus Kelopak Kering Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Total Serum Darah Tikus Hiperkolesterolemia

Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa) merupakan salah satu tanaman bermanfaat sebagai bahan makanan, minuman maupun bahan obat. Kelopak Rosella berkhasiat sebagai antihipertensi, antidiabetes, antikolesterol, terapi gangguan liver dan asam urat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh yang signifikan dari pemberian infus kelopak kering Rosella dalam menurunkan kadar kolesterol total serum darah tikus hiperkolesterolemia. Penelitian ini menggunakan 25 tikus putih jantan galur Wistar yang diberi propiltiourasil 0,01% dan makanan tinggi kolesterol selama 2 minggu. Kemudian dibagi dalam lima kelompok, yaitu kontrol (PGA 3%), pembanding (Simvastatin 0,9 mg/kgBB) dan 3 kelompok uji yang diberi infus Rosella dosis 125 mg/kgBB, 250 mg/kgBB dan 500 mg/kgBB, secara oral selama 2 minggu. Data dianalisis dengan uji statistik Anova dilanjutkan uji Tukey HSD 5%. Perhitungan korelasi digunakan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara peningkatan dosis dengan penurunan kolesterol total. Tidak ada perbedaan bermakna pada setiap pasangan kelompok dengan signifikansi >0,05 untuk semua kelompok kecuali antara K1 dan K5 (signifikans

Lecithin: a by-product of biodiesel production and a source of choline for dairy cows

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of soy lecithins (L), a by-product of the biodiesel production process, and choline chloride microencapsulated with hydrogenated vegetable oils (C) on dry matter intake, milk yield, milk quality traits, milk choline and haematological profile of dairy cows. A total of 12 mid-lactating Holstein Friesian cows were assigned to one of two experimental groups and fed according to cross-over design (2 diets x 2 periods). Diets were isoenergetic, isofibrous and isonitrogenous and had the same content of choline. Dry matter intake was not affected by the diet, but L led to lower milk choline (P<0.05) and to a significantly higher milk yield (P<0.05), although the 3.5% fat-corrected milk (FCM) did not change owing to the higher content of fat in the milk of the C-diet group (P<0.01). The remaining milk components were unaffected by the supplements, except for the milk urea, which was lower in the L-diet group (P<0.01), reflecting a more effective use of degradable proteins by the micro-organisms present in the rumen. With regard to the haematological profile, L led to lower urea (P<0.001) and to higher values of glucose (P<0.01) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA)/Cholesterol ratio (P< 0.05), but all of the values fell within the physiological range of lactating dairy cows. Results indicated that soy lecithins can be used as an available and cost-effective source of choline in mid-lactating dairy cows

Adolescents' Appraisal of Homophobic Epithets: The Role of Individual and Situational Factors

Homophobic epithets have become commonly-used insults among adolescents. However, evidence suggests that there are differences in how these homophobic epithets are evaluated based on beliefs held by the observer, and by the context in which they are used. In order to examine this, Italian high school students were asked to rate the offensiveness of homophic epithets, as well as to consider how they or others would react to homophobic epithets across various situations. Homophobic beliefs and beliefs about the social acceptability of homophobic epithets were also examined. It was found that greater perceived social acceptability of homophobic epithets was related to dismissive reactions to their use, whereas homophobic beliefs were predictive of negative emotional reactions, but in varying ways depending on the specific context. The results indicate that homophobic epithets may not always be perceived as homophobic by adolescents, and that attempts to alter the social acceptability of these insults may be an effective manner of reducing their use

The 65th Symposium of the Society for General Physiologists: Energizing research in mitochondrial physiology and medicine

The annual Society of General Physiologists (SGP) symposium has a six-decade legacy as the premier and innovative international meeting for physiologists, cell biologists, and biophysicists. During September 7–11th, 2011, more than 130 scientists participated in the 65th SGP symposium entitled “Mitochondrial Physiology and Medicine” at Woods Hole, MA. In a survey distributed at the end of the conference, participants ranked the overall science and quality of discussions very highly (average of 9.5 out of 10), with multiple respondents noting the highly collegial atmosphere, emphasis on unpublished research, and opportunity for younger scientists to interact with leaders in the field. Recent groundbreaking discoveries demonstrating the pivotal role of mitochondria in human physiology and disease have repositioned mitochondria to the center stage of biomedical research. Mitochondria serve as gatekeepers between cell survival and death, as well as regulate proper cell signaling, energy metabolism, redox balance, and ion homeostasis. Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with numerous acute and chronic human diseases, including heart failure, ischemia-reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, stroke, neurodegeneration, diabetes, obesity, cancer, rare diseases, and aging. Clearly, the SGP’s selection of this year’s topic on mitochondrial physiology and disease was timely and fitting