Kepemilikan Manajerial dan Leverage sebagai Prediktor Profitabilitas dan Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility

Managerial Ownership and Leverage as Profitability Predictor and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure. This study aimed to determine the effect of managerial ownership composition and leverage on profitability and disclosure of CSR. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Sampling was conducted research with purposive sampling method so that the sample of this study as many as 24 companies. The research data is secondary data obtained from the website of the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the Indonesian Capital Market Directory from 2009 until 2013. Testing research hypotheses using path analysis technique (path analysis). The results showed that: (1) managerial ownership and leverage impact positivelly on profitability. (2) managerial ownership effect negativelly on leverage. (3) managerial ownership and leverage do not affect the disclosure of CSR. (4) profitability impact positively on the disclosure of CSR. (5) profitability is able to mediate the relationship managerial ownership and leverage on CSR disclosure. Keywords: Managerial Ownership, Leverage, Profitability and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosur

Landslide susceptibility mapping in North-East Wales

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk on 4th October 2011, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2011.600778In North-East Wales, United Kingdom, slope instability is a known environmental hazard which has caused significant damage to the built environment in the recent past. This paper reports on the creation of a digital landslide inventory for North-East Wales and the use of a Geographical Information System (GIS) to create landslide susceptibility models that are applicable to landslide hazard management in the area. The research undertaken has resulted in the most comprehensive landslide inventory of North-East Wales to date, documenting 430 landslides within the area. Landslide susceptibility models created within a GIS using a statistical (multiple logistic regression) approach, divide the landscape of North-East Wales into areas of ‘low’, ‘moderate’ and ‘high’ landslide susceptibility using calculated probability values. These models indicate that 8% of the surface exposure of drift deposits and 12% of the area of solid geology is of high or very high susceptibility to slope instability. Validation tests have demonstrated the accuracy of these models and their potential value in a predictive sense. The digital landslide database and susceptibility models created are readily available to interested stakeholders, and may be useful tools in land-use planning, development of civil contingency plans and as guidance for the insurance industry

Bridge distress caused by approach embankment settlement

Surtees Bridge, which carries the A66(T) over the River Tees near Thornaby-on-Tees in the UK, has been showing signs of distress that predate its opening in 1981. Subsequent investigations have shown that the bridge distress is related to unexpectedly large settlement of the eastern approach embankment. Recent ground investigations prompted by a proposed widening of the river crossing have produced many new data on the alluvial deposits underlying the site, and explain why embankment settlement was so much larger than originally anticipated. Comparison of the geotechnical parameters obtained from the original and more recent ground investigations suggests that the original investigation significantly underestimated the thickness of an alluvial clay layer underlying the site, and that its coefficient of consolidation was overestimated. Settlement analyses using geotechnical data from the original ground investigations predict moderate embankment settlements occurring principally during construction. Settlement analyses based on all the available data predict far larger embankment settlements occurring over extended time periods. The latter analyses predict an embankment settlement similar to that observed and of sufficient magnitude to cause the observed lateral displacement of the bridge due to lateral loading of its piled foundation

Reference Distorted Prices

I show that when consumers (mis)perceive prices relative to reference prices, budgets turn out to be soft, prices tend to be lower and the average quality of goods sold decreases. These observations provide explanations for decentralized purchase decisions, for people being happy with a purchase even when they have paid their evaluation, and for why trade might affect high quality local firms 'unfairly'

Bangunan tradisional Bali serta fungsinya

Bali dikenal dunia luar adalah karena keunikannya. Unik tidaklah harus berarti lebih baik dari pada yang lain. Dalam penilaian unik terkandung suatu maksud bahwa Bali lain dari pada yang lain, Bali mempunyai suatu nilai-nilai khusus dan di daerah lain tidak dijumpai hal semacam itu. Oleh karena keistimewaan Bali terletak dalam keunikan Budayanya maka seharusnya Bali dikembangkan secara khusus; dalam arti pola-pola dasar masyarakat Hindu di Bali hendaknyalah tetap menjadi pola dasar pengembangan Bali dalam mengikuti modernisasi.lebih lanjut lagi, didalam buku ini berusaha untuk menjelaskan dan memperlengkap penjelasan mengenai bangunan tradisional Bali serta fungsinya untuk meningkatkan wawasan serta pengetahuan tentang budaya daerah

Effect of an edible nanomultilayer coating by electrostatic self-assembly on the shelf life of fresh-cut mangoes

This work aims at evaluating the effect of an alginate-chitosan nanomultilayer coating, obtained by electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembling, in the quality and shelf life of fresh-cut mangoes. Coated and uncoated fresh-cut mangoes were stored under refrigeration (8 °C) for 14 days. The changes in mass loss, titratable acidity, pH, ascorbic acid content, total soluble solids, malondialdehyde content, browning rate, and microbial count were evaluated during storage. At the end of the storage period, lower values of mass loss, pH, malondialdehyde content, browning rate, soluble solids, microorganisms proliferation, and higher titratable acidity were observed in the coated mangoes. The nanomultilayer coating did not improve the retention of vitamin C during storage of fresh-cut mangoes. Results suggest that chitosan-alginate nanomultilayer edible coating extends the shelf life of fresh-cut mangoes up to 8 days.Author Marthyna Pessoa de Souza thanks Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES/PDEE-Brazil) and Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE, Brazil) for granting her scholarships. The authors thank the Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) Strategic Project PEst-OE/EQB/LA0023/2013 and the Project "BioInd-Biotechnology and Bioengineering for improved Industrial and Agro-Food processes", REF. NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000028, co-funded by the Programa Operacional Regional do Norte (ON.2-O Novo Norte), QREN, and FEDER (Portugal)

Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Customer Service Terhadap Kepuasan Pengguna Kartu Indosat Ooredoo Pada PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas pelayanan customer service terhadap kepuasan pengguna kartu Indosat Ooredoo pada PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar. Jumlah sampel yang diambil sebanyak 99 orang, dengan metode random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara, kuesioner, dan studi pustaka. Regresi linier sederhana, analisis determinasi, dan uji t-test merupakan teknik analisis yang dipergunakan. Dari analisis yang dilakukan, didapat hasil antara lain: dari hasil regresi linier sederhana diperoleh persamaan Y =2,973+0,063X ini menunjukkan bahwa kualitas pelayanan sebesar = 0, maka kepuasan pengguna kartu Indosat Ooredoo pada PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar sebesar 2,973 satuan. Dari regresi linier sederhana tersebut juga dapat dilihat bahwa koefisien sebesar 0,063. Dari hasil analisis determinasi sebesar 18,7%, yang artinya bahwa kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh sebesar 18,7% terhadap kepuasan pengguna kartu Indosat Ooredoo pada PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar, dan sisanya sebesar 81,3% dipengaruhi variabel lain yang tidak diteliti. Dari hasil uji t (t test), menunjukkan t hitung (4,718) > dari t tabel (1,661) yang artinya Ho ditolak dan hipotesis terbukti signifikan. Untuk meningkatkan kepuasan konsumen hendaknya PT. Indosat Ooredoo Gianyar meningkatkan aspek-aspek kualitas pelayanan

Understanding microwave induced sorting of porphyry copper ores

Global demand for minerals and metals is increasing. It has been established that the impact of mining and mineral processing operations must be reduced to sustainably meet the demands of a low grade future. Successful incorporation of ore sorting in flow sheets has the potential to improve energy efficiency by rejecting non-economic material before grinding. Microwave heating combined with infra-red temperature measurement has been shown to distinguish low and high grade ore fragments from each other. In this work, experimentally validated 2-D finite difference models of a theoretical two phase ore, representing typical fragment textures and grades, are constructed. Microwave heating is applied at economically viable energy inputs and the resultant surface thermal profiles analysed up to 2 minutes after microwave heating. It is shown that the size and location of grains can dramatically alter surface temperature rise at short thermal measurement delay times and that the range of temperatures increases with increasing fragment grade. For the first time, it is suggested that increasing the delay time between microwave heating and thermal measurement can reduce the variation seen for fragments of the same grade but different textures, improving overall differentiation between high and low grade fragments

PKM BUDIDAYA LEBAH KELE KELE DI DESA SIBANG KAJA KECAMATAN ABIANSEMAL KABUPATEN BADUNG BALI

Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM)  melalui budidaya lebah madu kele-kele yang berlokasi di Desa Sibang Kaja melibatkan partisipasi mitra kelompok “Blumbung Sari”. Desa Sibang Kaja memiliki potensi sumber daya alam untuk lebah madu berupa ketersediaan bunga dan buah sebagai vegetasi dan pakan lebah. Selain itu, sudah ada kelompok peternak madu kele-kele “Blumbung Sari” yang memiliki anggota 21 orang di lokasi mitra tersebut. Adapun tujuan kegiatan ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan dari anggota kelompok ternak yang ada, sehingga dapat meningkatkan produktivitas lebah madu kele-kele yang telah dimiliki oleh masing-masing anggota. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan yang diawali dengan survey awal, perencanaan, persiapan kegiatan, penyuluhan, pendampingan hingga monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil kegiatan ini berdampak positif, hal ini dapat dilihat dari tingkat partisipasi aktif dari peserta penyuluhan, dan adanya kenaikan hasil pre-test dan post-test dengan rata rata 85%