Pengaruh Family Control Terhadap Profitabilitas Dan Nilai Perusahaan Pada Sektor Properti Dan Real Estate

The majority of companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange are family firms that have advantages and disadvantages that affect the performance of the companies. According to many previous researches about the influence of family control, there were still many unconsistent results. This study aimed to know the influence of family control on profitability and firm\u27s value. Profitability was measured by using ROA and firm\u27s value by using Tobin\u27s Q. The Control variables used were size, sales growth, and leverage. The sample used in this research were firms in the sector of property and real estate industry which fulfilled certain criteria and analysed by using multiple regression analysis.The results proved that the family control had significant affect on profitability but not the firm\u27s value. The size and sales growth variables had significant affect on profitability but not on the firm\u27s value. Meanwhile, leverage variable had no affect on the profitability but had significant positive affect on the firm\u27s value

Designing User-Centric Private Conversation Methods in the Metaverse

The metaverse is an emerging medium for remote interactions, allowing users to engage in immersive experiences with others in virtual environments, such as attending concerts, business meetings, or social gatherings with friends. Private conversation is an important feature that improves the overall experience in the metaverse. This essential element of virtual interactions allows the exchange of sensitive information and promotes self-disclosure, a key factor in building interpersonal relationships. However, current methods for establishing private conversations have several limitations. In Private Talk, floating icons above the users' avatars do not feel natural and break the immersion. Meanwhile, creating private rooms and teleporting to them disrupts the flow of experience. The goal of this thesis is to design private conversations in the metaverse. First, we surveyed existing methods for establishing private conversations by assessing popular applications and online sources. Second, we developed our own application where we implemented two baseline methods for private conversations, Private Talk and private room. Next, we conducted a user study where we invited 12 participants to evaluate the baseline methods and propose their own methods. We employed questionnaires and conducted interviews to gather suggestions and valuable insights. A thematic analysis of the interview transcripts identified six themes; minimizing background noise, isolation for enhanced feeling of privacy, indicators and distinctions of privacy mode, easy and natural methods in virtual environments, and privacy concerns. From our results, we developed design implications for improving private conversation methods in the metaverse. Our findings aim to guide the design of the future metaverse

EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL ON THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS

This study employed a quasi-experimental method of research to determine the effectiveness of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) on the learning outcomes of grade 11 senior high school students. 90 students were taken for the study, 45 per group; control and experimental group. This experimental group was exposed to SIM in physical science while the other 45 students were catered to the conventional/traditional method. Data was gathered through the use of questionnaires and analyzed, employing mean and t-test. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean gain scores of the experimental and the control group by a t-computed of 2.710 with p-value of 0.008. The utilization of SIM can help to increase the learning outcome of the senior high school students than using conventional/traditional way of teaching. The data collected for this study included students’ responses on the pre-test and post-test in physical science from the researcher-made questionnaire. The research findings formed the basis of recommendations for the development of teaching and learning strategies and approaches which will develop students’ learning outcomes, eventually leading to high academic performance.  Article visualizations

Pengaruh Gender dalam Dewan Komisaris terhadap Nilai Perusahaan dengan Family Control sebagai Variabel Moderasi di Indonesia

Gender menjadi perhatian dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir karena perbedaan gender berdampak pada komunikasi dalam perusahaan sehingga dapat berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan. Mayoritas perusahaan yang terdaftar di BEI merupakan perusahaan keluarga dimana akan berdampak pada komposisi dalam pemilihan dewan perusahaan. Hasil penelitian terdahulu mengenai pengaruh gender juga masih tidak konsisten. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh gender pada dewan komisaris terhadap nilai perusahaan dan pengaruh family control dalam memperlemah pengaruh gender dalam dewan komisaris terhadap nilai perusahaan. Pengukuran nilai perusahaan menggunakan Tobin’s Q, PBV dan PER. Penelitian ini juga menggunakan beberapa variabel kontrol yaitu firm size, commissioner size dan leverage. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah semua perusahaan yang terdaftar di BEI kecuali sektor keuangan dan perbankan dan dianalisis menggunakan regresi linier berganda. Hasil dari penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa gender dalam dewan komisaris tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan dan tidak terdapat pengaruh signifikan family control dalam memperlemah pengaruh gender pada dewan komisaris terhadap nilai perusahaan

Genomic Analysis of Factors Associated with Low Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Sequence Type 95 Strains

Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains belonging to multilocus sequence type 95 (ST95) are globally distributed and a common cause of infections in humans and domestic fowl. ST95 isolates generally show a lower prevalence of acquired antimicrobial resistance than other pandemic ExPEC lineages. We took a genomic approach to identify factors that may underlie reduced resistance. We fully assembled genomes for four ST95 isolates representing the four major fimH-based lineages within ST95 and also analyzed draft-level genomes from another 82 ST95 isolates, largely from the western United States. The fully assembled genomes of antibiotic-resistant isolates carried resistance genes exclusively on large (\u3e90-kb) IncFIB/IncFII plasmids. These replicons were common in the draft genomes as well, particularly in antibiotic-resistant isolates, but we also observed multiple instances of a smaller (8.3-kb) ampicillin resistance plasmid that had been previously identified in Salmonella enterica. Among ST95 isolates, pansusceptibility to antibiotics was significantly associated with the fimH6 lineage and the presence of homologs of the previously identified 114-kb IncFIB/IncFII plasmid pUTI89, both of which were also associated with reduced carriage of other plasmids. Potential mechanistic explanations for lineage- and plasmid-specific effects on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance within the ST95 group are discussed

Carbapenemase-producing organisms: a global scourge

The dramatic increase in the prevalence and clinical impact of infections caused by bacteria producing carbapenemases is a global health concern. Carbapenemase production is especially problematic when encountered in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Due to their ability to readily spread and colonize patients in healthcare environments, preventing the transmission of these organisms is a major public health initiative and coordinated international effort are needed. Central to the treatment and control of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) are phenotypic (growth-/biochemical-dependent) and nucleic acid–based carbapenemase detection tests that identify carbapenemase activity directly or their associated molecular determinants. Importantly, bacterial isolates harboring carbapenemases are often resistant to multiple antibiotic classes, resulting in limited therapy options. Emerging agents, novel antibiotic combinations and treatment regimens offer promise for management of these infections. This review highlights our current understanding of CPOs with emphasis on their epidemiology, detection, treatment, and control

Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007

Clostridium difficile, the most commonly recognized diarrheagenic pathogen among hospitalized persons, can cause outpatient diarrhea. Of 1,091 outpatients with diarrhea, we found 43 (3.9%) who were positive for C. difficile toxin. Only 7 had no recognized risk factors, and 3 had neither risk factors nor co-infection with another enteric pathogen

Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007

To determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate that food products may play a role in interspecies C. difficile transmission

Impact of target site distribution for Type I restriction enzymes on the evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) populations.

A limited number of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones are responsible for MRSA infections worldwide, and those of different lineages carry unique Type I restriction-modification (RM) variants. We have identified the specific DNA sequence targets for the dominant MRSA lineages CC1, CC5, CC8 and ST239. We experimentally demonstrate that this RM system is sufficient to block horizontal gene transfer between clinically important MRSA, confirming the bioinformatic evidence that each lineage is evolving independently. Target sites are distributed randomly in S. aureus genomes, except in a set of large conjugative plasmids encoding resistance genes that show evidence of spreading between two successful MRSA lineages. This analysis of the identification and distribution of target sites explains evolutionary patterns in a pathogenic bacterium. We show that a lack of specific target sites enables plasmids to evade the Type I RM system thereby contributing to the evolution of increasingly resistant community and hospital MRSA

Possible Seasonality of Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat, Canada

We previously reported Clostridium difficile in 20% of retail meat in Canada, which raised concerns about potential foodborne transmissibility. Here, we studied the genetic diversity of C. difficile in retail meats, using a broad Canadian sampling infrastructure and 3 culture methods. We found 6.1% prevalence and indications of possible seasonality (highest prevalence in winter)