COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ON THE MEAT PRODUCTS MARKET

The Hungarian meat-market can be characterised by intensive transitions both in market actors and product-structure. There is a decrease in the consumption of pork and at the same time in this category an increase in the share of processed meat products. There are also increasing differences in the quality and price-level of processed meat products. This transition highlights the importance of relations between the meat production industry and the meat retail trade. In the framework of a field-study we have analysed the opinions of more than two hundred meat trade specialist on supplier-retailer relationships. The responses have been analysed by one- and multivariate statistics. The results of the research confirm that the overwhelming majority of retailers consider a wide choice of products and flexibility to be a necessary precondition of success. The cheap product-line is no longer in itself enough for the achievement of sustainable market development. Retail enterprises attach great importance to marketing activities undertaken in partnership with the meat industry. The competition between meat suppliers is an especially intensive one in larger towns and in the capital. The maintenance of their partnership with the meat industry is regarded as an important success factor among managers of dynamic, growth-oriented firms. As confirmed by our structural mathematical model, the conflict level between meat-processor and retailer is diminishing with increasing levels of competition. The level of co-operation is increasing with the flexibility of meat producers and the sharing of market intelligence. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A magyar húsipari termékek mind a piaci szereplÅ‘k, mind a forgalmazott termékek megoszlása szempontjából mélyreható változások tanúi lehetünk. A sertéshús –fogyasztás erÅ‘teljesen csökken, és ezen belül nÅ‘ a húskészítmények aránya. A felodogozott húsipari termékek között minÅ‘ségben és árban egyre nö-vekvÅ‘ különbségek tapasztalhatók. Az átalakuló helyzet fokozottan állítja elÅ‘-térbe a húsipari-vállalat –élelmiszerkereskedelem közötti kapcsolatrendszer fon-tosságát. Vizsgálataink során több mint kétszáz boltvezetÅ‘ véleményét kérdeztük meg a húskészítmények gyártóival fenntartott kapcsolataikról. A válaszokat egy –és többváltozós matematikai-statisztiaki módszerekkel elemeztük. Kutatásaink azt igazolják, hogy a kereskedelmi vállalkozások meghatározó többsége a siker alapvetÅ‘ feltételének tekinti a széles termékválasztékot és a rugalmas piaci rea-gálást. Önmagában az olcsóságra törekvés már nem elegendÅ‘ a fenntartható pia-ci növekedés eléréséhez. A vállalkozások nagy jelentÅ‘séget tulajdonítanak a hús-iparral közösen végzett piacbefolyásoló tevékenységnek. A megkérdezett keres-kedÅ‘k kedvezÅ‘tlenül értékelték azt a minÅ‘ségcsökkenést, mely az alacsonyabb hozzáadott-érték tartalmú húsipari termékeket jellemezte. A húsipari vállalatok közötti verseny különösen erÅ‘teljes a városokban és a fÅ‘városban. A dinamikus, növekedés-orientált kereskedelmi vállalkozások veze-tÅ‘i fokozott jelentÅ‘séget tulajdonítanak a húsiparral fenntartott, intenzív partneri kapcsolatoknak. Strukturális egyenletekkel igazoltuk, hogy a húsipar-kereskedÅ‘ közötti konf-liktusok szintjét nagymértékben csökkenti a húsipari vállalatok közötti erÅ‘teljes verseny. Az együttműködést hatékonyan javíthatja a húsipari szállítók rugal-massága és a piaci információk megosztása.quality price-value, questionnary, analysis- minÅ‘ség ár-érték, felmérés, együttműködés szerepe, Agribusiness, Livestock Production/Industries, Marketing,

Preface to Seeds of Something Different

The UC Santa Cruz Library announces its publication of a groundbreaking new book, SEEDS OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT: AN ORAL HISTORY OF UC SANTA CRUZ that weaves together first-person accounts of the campus’s evolution, from the origins of an audacious dream through the sea changes of five decades.More than 200 narrators contribute to this two-volume collective chronicle, edited by oral historians Irene Reti, Cameron Vanderscoff, and Sarah Rabkin. Five years in the making, the book draws on the Library Regional History Project’s extensive archive of oral history interviews with students, staff, faculty, community members, and campus leaders. The text is accompanied by some 250 images from the University Library’s Special Collections and Archives.Seeds of Something Different sheds new light on UCSC’s first half-century. In advance praise for this dynamic account, UCSC alumna and noted radio producer Nikki Silva wrote, “I kept marveling, ‘So that's what was happening!’ I could not put it down.”The book offers useful insights not only for readers who know and love the campus, but for anyone who cares about the past and future of public higher education. As University of Pennsylvania Professor of Education and History Jonathan Zimmerman notes in his foreword, “the University of California, Santa Cruz [is] the largest—and, arguably, the most important—educational experiment in the history of American higher education . . . part of a remarkable wave of innovation in the 1960s, when at least forty different alternative colleges and universities sprouted across the United States.”Since its inception, UC Santa Cruz has, like the cultural and political milieu it both reflects and influences, undergone profound transformation. In contrast to tales of either tragic decline or triumphant reinvention that the campus tends to inspire, Seeds of Something Different offers a nuanced telling of UCSC’s complex and sometimes contradictory history. This is a story in multiple acts, featuring multiple perspectives, complete with recurring characters, surprising plot twists, unlikely endings, and new beginnings

Pengaruh Beban Kerja Dan Tingkat Stress Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada PT. Kruing Lestari Jaya di Kabupaten Kutai Barat

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Beban Kerja dan Stres Kerja secara simultan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan, menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Beban Kerja dan Stres Kerja secara parsial terhadap kinerja, menguji dan menganalisis variabel mana antara Beban Kerja dan Stres Kerja yang berpengaruh dominan terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT. Kruing Lestari Jaya di Kabupaten Kutai Barat. Metode penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Data penelitian meliputi data primer yang diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan data sekunder yaitu jumlah karyawan PT. Kruing Lestari Jaya. Jumlah sampel adalah 60 orang. Variabel bebas (X) yang digunakan adalah beban kerja (X1) dan stres kerja (X2). Variabelnya adalah kinerja karyawan (Y). Analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji instrumen (validitas dan reliabilitas), uji asumsi klasik, analisis regresi linier berganda, uji t, dan uji F. Hasil regresi diperoleh Y = 8,021 + 0,283X1 + 0,354X2 + e. Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa variabel beban kerja (X1) dan stres kerja (X2) berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan dengan nilai t hitung < t tabel. Koefisien determinasi adalah 0,269. Variabel yang paling dominan mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan adalah stres kerja (X2) karena memiliki nilai koefisien standar yang lebih besar yaitu sebesar 0,325

Analisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi peningkatan pendapatan asli daerah (PAD) Kabupaten Boyolali tahun 1990 – 2009

Penelitian ini berjudul “Analisis Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi peningkatan Pendapatan asli daerah (PAD) Kabupaten Boyolali tahun 1990-2009”. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menguji pengaruh Produk Domestik Regional Bruto, Jumlah penduduk, Inflasi, dan Jumlah pengunjung wisata terhadap peningkatan Pendapatan Asli Daerah Kabupaten Boyolali. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat analisis regresi linier (OLS). Berdasarkan hasil Uji Asumsi Klasik menyatakan bahwa dalam variabel tidak terdapat masalah Multikolinearitas yang serius. Untuk Uji Heteroskedastisitas tidak ditemukan masalah dalam model, Uji Normalitas residual menunjukkan bahwa distribusi Ut normal. Sedangkan Uji Spesifikasi Model dengan uji Ramsey Reset menunjukkan model yang digunakan tidak linier. Hasil uji kelayakan model nilai koefisien determinasi R2 adalah 0,960. Artinya 96% variasi variabel dependen dapat dijelaskan oleh variasi variabel independen. Nilai signifikansi statistik Fhitung sebesar 90,265 lebih besar dari Ftabel (0,05; 5; 15) = 3,06 yang berarti variabel Produk Domestik Regional Bruto, Jumlah penduduk, Inflasi, dan Jumlah pengunjung wisata secara bersama-sama mempengaruhi peningkatan Pendapatan Asli Daerah di Kabupaten Boyolali, sehingga model yang digunakan eksis. Hasil Uji t diketahui bahwa variabel Produk Domestik Regional Bruto memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap peningkatan Pendapatan Asli Daerah Kabupaten Boyolali pada derajat kepercayaan 95%, serta variabel jumlah penduduk memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap peningkatan Pendapatan Asli Daerah Kabupaten Boyolali pada derajat kepercayaan 95%

Risk factors, work-related stressors and social support for ambulance personnel in New Zealand : an exploration of organisational and operational stressors and the importance of perceived social support : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Ambulance personnel have one of the most stressful jobs across a wide range of occupations, and frequently experience operational and organisational stressors and are exposed to an increased level of traumatic events. As a result of these work-related stressors, ambulance personnel can experience psychological distress, specifically, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depression. A frequently researched coping strategy used to protect against psychological distress is social support. Thus, this research provides an exploration of work-related stressors, psychological distress and the impact social support can have on psychological distress for New Zealand ambulance personnel. A total of 183 ambulance personnel participated in the current research by completing an online survey. The final sample consisted of 125 ambulance personnel. Results showed that direct traumatic exposure, organisational stressors, male gender, and perceived support significantly associated with psychological distress. Operational stress did not relate to psychological distress, and organisational stress was more strongly related to depression. Perceived social support predicted both depression and PTSS, whereas received support did not predict either type of psychological distress. Perceived support was mildly associated with received support, depression and all three sources of support (spouse/family, colleagues and supervisors). Received support was not associated with either type of psychological distress, although did show a relationship with spouse/family support and supervisor support. Spouse/family support was perceived as the strongest source of support, followed by colleague support and lastly supervisor support. Social support did not impact the relationship between direct traumatic exposure and PTSS. Implications of these results are discussed. This research contributes to the literature focused on work-related stressors, and perceived support, highlighting the important impact both organisational stressors and perceived support can have on ambulance personnel. It is hoped that conclusions drawn from this research will have beneficial implications for ambulance personnel, their families and the organisations in which they work in

Il Trattamento Della Recidiva di Epatite C dopo Trapianto di Fegato con Sofosbuvir e Ribavirina

Introduzione: Sono ancora poco conosciute le variabili cliniche in grado di predire l’insuccesso della terapia antivirale di combinazione con sofosbuvir (SOF) e ribavirina (RIBA) nei pazienti sottoposti a trapianto di fegato (LT) e affetti da recidiva di epatite C (HCV). Materiali e metodi: Presentiamo i risultati di un’analisi retrospettiva condotta su pazienti adulti, in mantenimento dopo LT e arruolati nel programma di uso compassionevole di SOF presso la nostra istituzione. I pazienti sono stati inclusi nell’analisi se: adulti (≥18 anni); presentavano un grado di fibrosi F3-F4 al momento dell’arruolamento; e se avevano ricevuto almeno una dose di SOF+RIBA. L’obiettivo primario dello studio è valutare l’efficacia del trattamento, in termini di risposta end of treatment (EOT) e sustained viral response a 4 (SVR4) e 12 settimane (SVR12). L’obiettivo secondario era l’identificazione di variabili predittive di SVR12 tra tutte quelle derivate dall’analisi della documentazione clinica dei pazienti. Risultati: Tra 176 pazienti sottoposti a LT e arruolati nel programma compassionevole, 163 (maschi 83,5%; età mediana [estremi] 58 [30-75]) sono stati trattati con una schedula di 24 settimane di SOF+RIBA e inclusi nella presente analisi. Il trattamento è stato iniziato a un intervallo mediano di 38 mesi [30-75] dopo il trapianto. Al momento basale, lo stadio medio (DS) di fibrosi era 15,7 (7,8) KPa; la viremia HCV media (DS) era 1.145.288,7 (2.073.664,1) IU/mL, e il genotipo (GT) 1-4 era presente in 123 (75,5%) casi. Lo stato Child-Pugh (C-P) era B/C in 30 (18,4%) pazienti e A in 133 (81,6%), e lo score MELD medio (DS) era 16.2 (3,6). Sei (3,0%) pazienti erano affetti da recidiva fibrosante colestatica del graft epatico. Centosessantadue (99,4%) pazienti hanno completato il trattamento di 24 settimane, e l’EOT, SVR4 e SVR12 sono state rispettivamente del 100% (163/163), 85,2% (138/162) e 83,3% (135/162). La sola variabile clinica associata con la SVR12 si è rivelata essere il livello sierico di albumina (r = 0,41; p=0,0001), mentre la bilirubina totale (r=-0,04; p=0,78), l’INR (r =-0,13; p=0,25), la creatinina sierica (r=0,17; p=0,12), lo status C-P (chi-quadro=1,41; p =0,23), lo score MELD (r=-0,12; p=0,24) e la severità di fibrosi epatica (r=-0,19; p=0,11) non erano significativamente associate. Conclusioni: I risultati della nostra esperienza suggeriscono che l’insuccesso alla terapia antivirale diretta con SOF e RIBA è associato a inferiori livelli di albumina sierica in pazienti sottoposti a LT e affetti da recidiva di epatopatia cronica HCV-correlata

PENGARUH INOKULASI Rhizobium japonicum DAN JENIS BAHAN ORGANIK TERHADAP NODULASI DAN HASIL TANAMAN KEDELAI (Glycine max (L.) Merill) VARIETAS ANJASMORO

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh inokulasi Rhizobium japonicum dan jenis bahan organik terhadap nodulasi dan hasil tanaman kedelai varietas Anjasmoro. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kebun Percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Juni 2017 sampai dengan September 2017. Penelitian ini merupakan percobaan factorial yang terdiri atas dua faktor dan disusun dalam Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Faktor pertama adalah inokulasi Rhizobium japonicum, terdiri atas dua aras yaitu tanpa inokulasi Rhizobium dan dengan inokulasi Rhizobium. Faktor kedua adalah jenis bahan organic yaitu tanpa bahan organik, pupuk kandang kotoran kambing, pupuk kandang kotoran sapi dan pupuk kascing.Variabel yang diamati yaitu jumlah bintil akar, bobot kering bintil akar, panjang akar, tinggi tanaman, luas daun, bobot segar tanaman, bobot kering tanaman, LAB, jumlah polong per tanaman, bobot biji kering per tanaman dan indeks panen. Data dianalisis menggunakan Sidik Ragam pada taraf 5%. Untuk mengetahui beda nyata antar perlakuan dilakukan uji DMRT. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa inokulasi Rhizobium japonicum dan jenis bahan organik berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan vegetatif tanaman, tetapi tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap nodulasi dan hasil tanaman kedelai

For a More Humane World: A Family Oral History of Professor Jasper Rose

For many people, Jasper Rose embodied the spirit and dream of the young University of California, Santa Cruz campus. UCSC first opened its doors in 1965, and Jasper Rose was one of its founding faculty members and a senior preceptor at Cowell College. For Jasper, it meant the inauguration of a powerful shared venture, a space and a time where, as he put it, “it was as though we were a complete society.” He was passionate about that society and his place in it as an educator; animated by a reformer’s vision for change in education, he saw Santa Cruz as a place where something new and remarkable could be realized. In these pages, Jasper Rose recounts his own life journey to that place and to that vision, and shares his convictions and critiques about what has happened in the decades since at UCSC. While this oral history is Jasper’s story, it is also fundamentally a shared effort by the Rose family. Three different family members—his wife Jean Rose and sons Inigo and William Rose—joined our sessions in at various times to support him in telling his life history.Jasper Rose was born in London in 1930 to family of scholars and thinkers. His family was also “adequately Jewish,” as he put it, and the rising tide of anti-Semitism during World War II left an acute impression on Jasper as a child. His parents took in a string of Jewish refugees fleeing fascism, including leading intellectuals like Stefan Zweig, and his father worked as a prominent German language expert in the British war effort. In our interview more than seventy years after the end of the war, Jasper felt that a part of his vision for UCSC had come from his hope for “a humane postwar world”; in Santa Cruz, it mattered deeply to him that young people would have the opportunity to learn in a beautiful, peaceful, and creative environment.After the war Jasper ultimately attended King’s College, Cambridge, where he met his soon-to-be wife Jean, also a gifted artist, and studied history. He studied under some of the great minds there, such as Christopher Morris and Noel Annan, and moved in a social set that included luminaries like E.M. Forster. He went on to become a fellow at Cambridge, and wrote a celebrated study of Oxford and Cambridge, Camford Observed: An Investigation of the Ancient English Universities in the Modern World. It was at once a caring and irreverent text. Jasper was already then a passionate advocate for undergraduate education and institutional reform—the very word “Camford” was a playful inversion of the more conventional “Oxbridge”—who believed in the residential college as a dynamic learning environment.            This oral history goes on to document how Jasper took these convictions with him to the United States, where the growing family moved after he secured a job at Rice University in Texas. Soon thereafter he was brought on as founding faculty at UCSC, where campus originators like Page Smith were impressed by Camford Observed and his approach to education. Jasper recounts how he threw himself wholeheartedly into the UCSC experiment. The new campus, which had a collegiate system, narrative evaluations instead of letter grades, an enthusiasm for reinventing curriculum, and which prized undergraduate education, was an ideal setting for Jasper. He left an indelible and outsize mark as a teacher, administrator, and artist. He believed in students and their ideas, and he encouraged them; he also believed in the power of education to transform outlooks and lives. Simply put, UCSC was a special place—a kind of California pastoral—where a “new vision” was possible.This oral history goes on to document what happened when UCSC then began to change. Jasper, always known for the intensity of his convictions, became an increasingly fierce critic as the more radical 60s receded into the 70s and then 80s. In these pages, he assails what he saw as an increasing “narrowness of curiosity about what education meant” as UCSC moved away from its original collegiate model towards a more mainstream research university model. Eventually Jasper, feeling like he was fighting a rearguard action, moved from Cowell to Porter College to focus on the arts from there. He retired from UCSC in 1986, when he was still in his mid-50s. This oral history concludes with a reflection on change and continuity at UCSC, and on Jasper’s life as of the time of these interviews in 2019