Effect of Work Environment, Quality of System and Work Culture on Satisfaction of Accounting Information System User

The purpose of this study to explain the empirical evidence of the influence of the work environment, the quality of IT systems and work culture on the satisfaction of users of accounting information systems at PT XYZ. Sampling in this study uses nonprobability sampling methods that use criteria that employees who are sampled are employees using IT systems in his work with saturated sampling techniques, data was collected using a survey method with questionnaire techniques with respondents were employees at PT XYZ by analyzing the data using multiple linear regression. 216 questionnaires were distributed but only 124 questionnaires could be processed. The research results show that the work environment influences the satisfaction of cash system users, IT system quality influences the satisfaction of cash system users and work culture influences the satisfaction of cash system users. The results of hypothesis testing provide a synthesis that the better the work environment, the quality of IT systems and work culture, then the satisfaction of cash system users produced by employees at PT XYZ will be better too

Costing of Community Health Service Packages - The Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) Experience

No Abstract Malawi Medical Journal Vol. 20 (1) 2008 pp. 7-1

Lymphocyte subsets in human immunodeficiency virus-unexposed Brazilian individuals from birth to adulthood

Ethnic origin, genetics, gender and environmental factors have been shown to influence some immunologic indices, so that development of reference values for populations of different backgrounds may be necessary. We have determined the distribution of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Brazilian individuals from birth to adulthood. Lymphocyte subsets were determined using four-colour cytometry in a cross-sectional study of 463 human immunodeficiency virus-unexposed children and adults from birth through 49 years of age. Lymphocyte subsets varied according to age, as previously observed in other studies. However, total CD4+ T cell numbers were lower than what was described in the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group P1009 (PACTG P1009), which assessed an American population of predominantly African and Hispanic backgrounds until the 12-18 year age range, when values were comparable. Naïve percentages and absolute values of CD8+ T cells, as assessed by CD45RA expression, were also lower than the PACTG P1009 data for all analysed age ranges. CD38 expression on both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was lower than the PACTG P1009 values, with a widening gap between the two studies at older age ranges. Different patterns of cell differentiation seem to occur in different settings and may have characteristic expression within each population.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de MedicinaCentro Assistencial Cruz de MaltaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de PediatriaUNIFESP, Depto. de MedicinaUNIFESP, Depto. de PediatriaSciEL

Evidence and perceptions of rainfall change in Malawi: Do maize cultivar choices enhance climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Getting farmers to adopt new cultivars with greater tolerance for coping with climatic extremes and variability is considered as one way of adapting agricultural production to climate change. However, for successful adaptation to occur, an accurate recognition and understanding of the climate signal by key stakeholders (farmers, seed suppliers and agricultural extension services) is an essential precursor. This paper presents evidence based on fieldwork with smallholder maize producers and national seed network stakeholders in Malawi from 2010 to 2011, assessing understandings of rainfall changes and decision-making about maize cultivar choices. Our findings show that preferences for short-season maize cultivars are increasing based on perceptions that season lengths are growing shorter due to climate change and the assumption that growing shorter-season crops represents a good strategy for adapting to drought. However, meteorological records for the two study areas present no evidence for shortening seasons (or any significant change to rainfall characteristics), suggesting that short-season cultivars may not be the most suitable adaptation option for these areas. This demonstrates the dangers of oversimplified climate information in guiding changes in farmer decision-making about cultivar choice

Algorithm To Architecture Mapping Model (ATAMM) multicomputer operating system functional specification

A functional description of the ATAMM Multicomputer Operating System is presented. ATAMM (Algorithm to Architecture Mapping Model) is a marked graph model which describes the implementation of large grained, decomposed algorithms on data flow architectures. AMOS, the ATAMM Multicomputer Operating System, is an operating system which implements the ATAMM rules. A first generation version of AMOS which was developed for the Advanced Development Module (ADM) is described. A second generation version of AMOS being developed for the Generic VHSIC Spaceborne Computer (GVSC) is also presented

Treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the lateral semicircular canal with a shortened forced position

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the peripheral vestibular disorder that is most frequently encountered in routine neuro-otological practice. Among the three semicircular canals, the lateral semicircular canal (LSC) is the second most frequently interested in the pathological process. In most cases, LSC BPPV is attributable to a canalithiasis or cupulolithiasis mechanism. The clinical picture of LSC BPPV is that of positional nystagmus and vertigo evoked by turning the head from the supine to the side lateral position. With such a movement, a horizontal positional (and often also paroxysmal) direction-changing nystagmus is generated. Depending on whether the pathogenetic mechanism is that of canalithiasis or cupulolithiasis and depending on where the dense particles are located, LSC BPPV direction-changing positional nystagmus is geotropic or apogeotropic on both lateral sides. Due to its mechanical nature, BPPV is effectively treated by means of physical therapy. In the case of a LSC BPPV, one of the most effective therapies is the forced prolonged position (FPP), in which the patient is invited to lie for 12 h on the lateral side on which vertigo and nystagmus are less intense, to move the canaliths out from the canal (or to shift them inside of the canal from one tract to another) exploiting the force of gravity. Despite its efficacy, FPP is not always well tolerated by every patient, and it cannot be done during the diagnostic session because of its duration. The present study aimed to verify the efficacy of a different forced position, shortened forced position (SFP), with respect to the original FPP. SFP treatment would allow patients to more easily bear the forced position and physicians to control the outcome almost immediately, possibly enabling them to dismiss patients without vertigo. After 1 h of lying on the side where vertigo and nystagmus are the less intense, 38 out of 53 (71.7%) patients treated with SFP were either healed or improved. Although the outcomes are not as satisfying as those of the original FPP, SFP should be considered as a therapeutic prospect, especially by those physicians who work in collaboration with emergency departments or otherwise encounter acute patients to cure them of vertigo as soon as possible

Editorial: African women's struggles in a gender perspective

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PENENTUAN DAERAH PENANGKAPAN POTENSIAL IKAN TONGKOL (Euthynnus sp.) BERDASARKAN CITRA SATELIT KLOROFIL-A DI PALABUHANRATU, JAWA BARAT

Sumberdaya ikan tongkol (Euthynnus sp.) adalah salah satu sumberdaya perikanan paling dominan dan bernilai ekonomis yang cukup tinggi dan juga merupakan hasil perikanan yang menjadi target tangkapan nelayan. Salah satu parameter osenografis yang dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui informasi tersebut adalah klorofil-a. Pengukuran klorofil-a di suatu perairan dapat dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode langsung maupun metode tidak langsung (dengan menggunakan citra satelit). Salah satu satelit penginderaan jauh yang dapat mendeteksi dan menunjukkan klorofil-a adalah satelit Aqua-MODIS. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan hubungan antara sebaran klorofil-a dengan hasil tangkapan dan menentukan daerah penangkapan potensial ikan tongkol di perairan Palabuhanratu. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu dengan metode analisis spasial. Data spasial primer di perairan Palabuhanratu berupa data klorofil-a, dan data produksi penangkapan ikan tongkol selama 5 tahun terakhir. Data primer tersebut diolah dengan menggunakan software dan dianalisis spasial secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan tingkat hubungan korelasi sangat lemah dengan nilai koefisien korelasi (r) yaitu 0,0811 dengan koefisien determinasinya sebesar 0,066. Berdasarkan dari hasil penilaian kategori DPI, terdapat dua titik koordinat yang termasuk kedalam kategori DPI potensial. Kata kunci: citra satelit, daerah penangkapan potensial, ikan tongkol, klorofil-AMackarel Tuna resources (Euthynnus sp) are one of the most dominant and high economic value fishery resources which are fishery products that are targeted for fishing catches. One of the oceanographic parameters that can be used is sea surface temperature. Measurement of chlorophyll-a can be done using the direct method or indirect. One of the remote sensing satellites that can detect and show chlorophyll-a is the Aqua - MODIS satellite. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlations between the distribution of chlorophyll-a with mackerel tuna catches and determine the potential catch areas of mackerel tuna on the Palabuhanratu. The research method used is the spatial analysis method. Primary spatial data on the Palabuhanratu consists of chlorophyll-a data, and production data on mackarel tuna for the last 5 years. The primary data is processed using software and analyzed spatially descriptively. The results of this study indicate that the level of correlation is very weak with the value of the correlation coefficient (r) is 0.0811 with a determination coefficient is 0.066. Based on the assessment of fishing area, there are 2 coordinate points of mackarel tuna fishing that can be categorized as potential fishing ground. Key words: chlorophyll-A, mackarel tuna, potential catching areas, satellite imager