The Impact of Female Directors on Firm Performance: Evidence From Indonesia

This research shows the impact of female directors on firm performance in Indonesia by using as its sample the public companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2011 until 2015. There were 347 companies, with 1,735 samples observed. This research uses the multiple regression method. The model is a modified model from 9 recent articles published between 2012 and 2015. The empirical result shows that a female director has a positive significant effect on firm performance. The control variables, consisting of leverage, firm size and firm age have negative significance for firm performance. This research is conducted across 9 sectors of industrial classification, which support the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in increasing the number of female directors in Indonesia. For managers, this research will promote gender development in the boardroom, female executive training programmes as well as female representation on boards of directors. For regulators, this research may provide a contribution to gender representation in board's policies, rules and regulations. This research can build awareness of women's contributions to firms and encourage a greater female presence in the boardroom

AgandCuloadedonTiO2/graphite as a catalyst for �Escherichia coli- contaminated water disinfection

TiO2 film was synthesized by means of the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method from TiCl4 as a precursor and surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a linking and assem- bling agent of the titanium hydroxide network on a graphite substrate. Ag and Cu were loaded on the TiO2 film by means of electrodeposition at various applied currents. Photoelectrochemical testing on the composite of Ag–TiO2/G and Cu–TiO2/G was used to define the composite for Escherichia coli-contaminated water disinfection. Disinfection efficiency and the rate of disinfection of E. coli-contaminated water with Ag–TiO2/G as a catalyst was higher than that observed for Cu–TiO2/G in all disinfection methods including photocatalysis (PC), electrocatalysis (EC), and photoelectrocatalysis (PEC). The highest rate constant was achieved by the PEC method using Ag–TiO2/G, k was 6.49 × 10−2 CFU mL−1 min−1 . Effective disinfection times of 24 h (EDT24) and 48 h (EDT48) were achieved in all methods except the EC method using Cu–TiO2/G. Keywords: Ag–TiO2/G, Cu–TiO2/G, Escherichia coli, disinfectio

Cognitive Process Dimension in K-13 E-textbooks for 4th Grade Students

Cognitive dimensions development is one of the objective of education. This research aimed to identify the structure, evaluate the focus, analyze the conformity toward the referred adoption standard, and evaluate the emphasis of thinking skill order of cognitive processes in the e-textbook for 4th grade students. Evaluation was carried out for the curriculum 2013 e-textbooks published in 2014, including theme 2, 3 and 4. Identification of cognitive process dimensions was carried out using revised Bloom's taxonomy, while the conformity was anayzed using Alzu'bi's preference. Statistical analysis was carried out with chi-square test. The result showed that the structure of cognitive dimensions in three examined e-textbooks were not consistent one another. Theme 2 emphasized on the high order thinking skill focused on the creating dimension. Theme 3 emphasized on the low order thinking skill focused on the understanding dimension. While theme 3 facilitated both thinking skill orders with a little tendency to the evaluating dimension. There was no conformity of the cognitive dimensions structure of the three themes toward the referred adoption standard. Statistical analysis showed that there was significant difference on the structure of cognitive dimensions between themes, and between each themes and the referred adoption standard

Persepsi Petani terhadap Kinerja dan Profitabilitas USAhatani Jagung Hibrida Bima 2 Bantimurung di Kabupaten Grobogan, Provinsi Jawa Tengah

Farmer Perception towards Bima 2 Bantimurung Hybrid Corn Performance and its Farming Profitability in Grobogan District, Central Java Province. Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) committed to generate superior technologies easily adopted by users. One of the technologies is hybrid maize Bima 2 Bantimurung which has been released in 2007 and has been licensed by a company, namely PT Saprotan Benih Utama (PT SBU) in the same year. The variety has been produced, marketed and adopted by farmers. In order to evaluate the impact of adoption of IAARD innovation in the field, a study was conducted to analyze the farmers' perception on the performance and profitability of hibrid maize Bima 2 Bantimurung. The study was conducted on May 2013 in Central Java Province by interviewing PT SBU, 60 farmers of respondents, and it was supported by secondary data that are relevant to the purpose of the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive method and farming system analysis. The results showed that the hybrid maize Bima 2 Bantimurung that has been marketed under the trademark of Pak Tani-2 was distributed in several provinces, but in terms of productivity it was less competitive than the product of competitors, namely hybrid maize P21 (R/C: 1.35 vs. 2.21). However, Bima 2 Bantimurung has been well adapted on marginal land and the forage can be used to feed animal. The adoption of Bima 2 Bantimurung by farmers was related to the marketing approach applied by the company, such as stock availability, ease of access to innovation, facilitation by the Technical Service of PT SBU, the bonus for the purchase of seeds and crops purchase guarantee. Based on feedback from users, the technology produced by IAARD should be continuously improved to increase its competitiveness and adoption by users

The Management of Process of the Budget Area

The budget area, of the Technical University of Manabí, has an organizational structure that is not coupled with the planning, because it has an organizational complexity according to its technical-administrative dimension, although it complies with all the organizational processes that involve the execution of the institutional budget taking into account the importance of human, material and technological resources, there are links in the budget execution program that are still weak. The research deals with the need to manage the budgetary processes, according to the activities that are planned within the Budget Area, with the objective of fulfilling the institution's priorities and strategies through the amounts assigned to its income and expenses, knowing that the budget planning and execution process is a fundamental tool to fulfill the mission and vision of Higher Education Institutions. The objective of the research is to look for alternatives that allow to solve the insufficiencies that exist in the management of the budgetary processes that affect the development of the activity, difficulties that appear both in income and in expenses; having as a result of these problems: rejections in the budgetary modifications, delays in the execution of the payment processes, actions that are fundamental for the execution of the institutional budget, which may affect the vision of the university

Hubungan Dukungan Sosial Dan Kecemasan Dalam Menghadapi Persalinan Pada Ibu Hamil Trimester Ketiga

The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between social support and anxiety in pregnant women toward giving birth. Participants of this research are 100 pregnant women whom already toward giving birth with 28 until 28 weeks pregnant period. The result shows that the level of social support felt by the participants is in moderate toward high, and the anxiety is moderate toward low. There is also negative correlation between social support and anxiety toward giving birth. It is mean that the higher social support felt by the participants, the lower anxiety they faced

Dukungan Suami Dan Kepuasan Kerja Yang Dimediasi Oleh Konflik Pekerjaan-Keluarga Pada Ibu Yang Bekerja

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dukungan suami terhadap kepuasan kerja dengan dimediasi oleh konflik pekerjaan-keluarga pada ibu yang bekerja. Karakteristik partisipan penelitian dalam penelitian ini: (1) partisipan tinggal dengan pasangan dan mempunyai anak yang berusia dibawah 12 tahun dan tinggal dengan partisipan, (2) bekerja penuh waktu. Penelitian ini melibatkan empat variabel: kepuasan kerja, dukungan suami, konflik pekerjaan-keluarga, konflik keluarga-pekerjaan. Tehnik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis model persamaan struktural. Berdasarkan hasil analisis model persamaan struktural untuk model dukungan suami, konflik pekerjaan-keluarga, konflik keluarga-pekerjaan dan kepuasan kerja diperoleh nilai chi-square sebesar 0,070, p=0,791, Berdasarkan kriteria yang telah ditetapkan yaitu nilai kai-kuadrat dengan p>0,05; nilai GFI≥0,90; nilai AGFI≥0,90, hasil analisis dari model menunjukkan hasil uji fit telah memenuhi kriteria. Berdasarkan hasil maka dapat disimpulkan hipotesis yang diajukan dalam penelitian ini diterima. Hasil menunjukkan ada pengaruh dukungan suami terhadap kepuasan kerja yang dimediasi konflik pekerjaan-keluarga pada ibu yang bekerja

Pengelasan Flux Core Arc Welding untuk Aplikasi Pengelasan Pelat Lambung Kapal

Masalah timbul ketika dilakukan pengelasan pada lambung kapal berbahan material Baja SS400. Proses pengelasan dilakukan di lingkungan pantai. Pengelasan dengan menggunakan metoda flux core arc welding ini menghasilkan porositas lasan yang berukuran relatif besar diatas 20% tebal sampel. Pada penelitian ini mencoba memvariasikan arus dan gas pelindung dengan tujuan menjaga busur agar busur las lebih stabil dan porositas dapat diminimalisasi. Arus pengelasan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah 230, 250 dan 270 A dan dengan laju gas pelindung 12, 18, dan 24 liter/menit. Untuk mengamati cacat porositas di dalam lasan digunakan metoda radiografi. Struktur yang terbentuk akan diamati dengan mikroskop optik. Hasil Pengamatan menunjukkan porositas terjadi pada kuat arus 230 dan 250 A dengan aliran gas pelindung berturut-turut 12 dan 18 liter/menit, tetapi kondisi kedua menghasilkan porositas yang berukuran >1 mm diluar kriteria diterima. Pengamatan metalografi menunjukkan daerah las atas didominasi oleh fasa acicular ferrite dan daerah las tengah didominasi ferrite dan perlite, sedangkan HAZ yang dibagi dua daerah yaitu, coarse grain (CG) dan fine grain (FG) yang masing-masing didominasi oleh bainite, perlite, dan ferrite, sedangkan FG HAZ memiliki fasa ferrite dan perlite. Pengaruh kuat arus menunjukkan peningkatan fasa AF dari 45,002% menjadi 50,534% terhadap matriks. Pengaruh laju alir gas terhadap struktur mikro terlihat pada peningkatan inklusi yang semakin banyak dengan semakin meningkatnya laju gas

Fuzzy Parametric Sample Selection Models of Married Women for Non-participation by Mle : Case Study the Mpfs-1994

Models with sample-selection biases are widely used in various fields of economics such as labour economics (see Maddala, Amemiya, and Mroz). The models are usually estimated by Heckman's two-step estimator. However, Heckman's two-step estimator often performs poorly (see Wales and Woodland, Nelson, Paarsch, and Nawata). The data used in this study originated from the survey was conducted by the National Population and Family Development Board of Malaysia under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development of Malaysia, called the Malaysian Population and Family Survey 1994 (MPFS, 1994). The survey was conducted through a questionnaire, were randomly and specifically for married women. The data set focus on married women which provides information on wages, educational attainment, household composition and other socioeconomic characteristic. The Original sample data based on Mroz (1987), there are 4444 records married women. It is necessary to use the maximum likelihood method to estimate the models in such cases. For solving uncertainty data of a parametric sample selection model, in this paper needs to consider the models estimation using fuzzy modeling approach, called Fuzzy Parametric Sample Selection Model (FPSSM). Fuzzy Parametric sample selection model (FPSSM) is builds as a hybrid to the conventional parametric sample selection model. Finally, the result showed, FPSSM by Maximum Likelihood Estimator (MLE) estimates of the mean, Standard Deviation (SD)

Upaya Pencegahan Penularan Penyakit Menular Seksual (PMS) HIV/AIDS oleh Mahasiswa Pelaku Seks Bebas di Surabaya

A research conducted at Surabaya East Java reveal that 40% man and 7% woman of the college students had done premarital intercourse. In this case 10% of them ever got Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD). Meanwhile, there is increasing data of AIDS and positively HIV in East Java year 1985 to 2002 about 48% and 45% irrespectivelly. Based on these data, the study will learn free sex behavior on college students and their attempt to prevent Sexually Transmitted Disease-HIV/AIDS in Surabaya. In otherwise, these were expected to recommend to the Public Health Service to prevent spread of Sexually Transmitted Disease-HIV/AIDS. This study was a descriptive which used a qualitative approach. The observing population take by purposive sampling technique with inclussion criteria such as free sex behavior and students whose college at Surabaya. Some variables, which be analyzed were: demographic characteristic, sexually behavior, knowledge about STD-HIV/AIDS, perception to STD-HIV/AIDS, cues to action, and reinforcing factor from the public health providers. The result showed that effort to prevent spread of Sexually Transmitted DiseaseHIV/AIDS by most free sex college students not maximally yet. It might be caused by their believed that their couple was free from Sexually Transmitted Disease-HIV/AIDS. They enjoy the moment, without thinking on their behavior effect such as Sexually Transmitted DiseaseHIV/AIDS.Key words: prevention, STD, HIV/AIDS, college student