PENGARUH DIVIDEN DAN STATUS PEMBAYARAN DIVIDEN TUNAI TERHADAP KUALITAS LABA PERUSAHAAN (Studi Empiris Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2010-2014)

The objectives of this study are to obtain empirical proof and analyze dividends’ effect views from several dividends proxies. The dividends proxies are from dividends payment status, size of dividends, the increase of dividends size, and the persistence of dividends distribution towards company’s earnings quality. The population of this study are manufacturing companies listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) from 2010 - 2014. Total sample used in this study are 72 companies based on predetermined criteria (purposive sampling). Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis, classic assumption test, multicoloniarity test, and hypothesis testing with multiple regression analysis. Results of this analytical study indicate that cash dividends payment status has a significant positive effect on the companies’ earnings quality, the dividends size and the increase of dividends size also have a significant positive effect on the earnings quality, however persistence of dividend distribution has no significant effect on the company’s earnings quality

Pengaruh Dividen dan Status Pembayaran Dividen Tunai terhadap Kualitas Laba Perusahaan (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada Tahun 2010-2014)

The objectives of this study are to obtain empirical proof and analyze dividends\u27 effect views from several dividends proxies. The dividends proxies are from dividends payment status, size of dividends, the increase of dividends size, and the persistence of dividends distribution towards company\u27s earnings quality.The population of this study are manufacturing companies listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) from 2010 - 2014. Total sample used in this study are 72 companies based on predetermined criteria (purposive sampling). Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis, classic assumption test, multicoloniarity test, and hypothesis testing with multiple regression analysis.Results of this analytical study indicate that cash dividends payment status has a significant positive effect on the companies\u27 earnings quality, the dividends size and the increase of dividends size also have a significant positive effect on the earnings quality, however persistence of dividend distribution has no significant effect on the company\u27s earnings quality

Discrete events model for dual mode transport system simulation and evaluation

Full text also available at http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/MT-ITS2011/downloads/Abstracts/042,%20A.%20de%20La%20Fortelle%20et%20al.,%20Discrete%20Events%20Model%20for%20Dual%20Mode%20Transport%20System%20Simulation%20and%20Evaluation.pdfInternational audienceThe European project CATS --- City Alternative Transport System --- is developing and evaluating a new vehicle system using a single type of vehicle for two different usages: individual use or collective transport. Real experiments will necessarily take place with a limited number of vehicles and stations. Hence there is a need for evaluation using simulations. INRIA is developing a discrete events simulator for that purpose, based on a previous work done for collective taxis. We present in this paper the model we use for the CATS project. This model rely on an adapted events/decision graph that extends previous graphs. The new feature of this model is the way we deal with two modes that can be extended to many other modes. This work therefore shows on a concrete example a method to efficiently merge multiple modes into one model

Hubungan Intensitas Menonton Tayangan Yuk Keep Smile dan Bentuk Parental Mediation dengan Perilaku Kekerasan yang Dilakukan Anak

Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah didasarkan pada tingginya kekerasan yang dilakukan anak, salah satu faktor anak melakukan kekerasan itu adalah karena dampak dari televisi. Anak menonton tayangan dan mengadopsi perilaku yang mereka lihat dalam adegan tayangan tersebut. disini, tayangan Yuk Keep Smile merupakan tayangan yang memberikan dampak negatif. Yuk Keep Smile merupakan acara hiburan, namun di dalam adegannya sering ditemukan kekerasan verbal dan kekerasan fisik. Orang tua haruslah memberikan mediasi antara anak dengan televisi, sehingga anak tidak serta merta menirukan apa yang mereka lihat. Bentuk parental mediation manakah yang berhubungan dengan adopsi perilaku anak dari tayangan yang mereka tonton.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan intensitas menonton tayangan Yuk Keep Smile dan bentuk parental mediation dengan perilaku kekerasan yang dilakukan anak. Teori yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah teori belajar sosial dari Bandura dan diperkuat dengan teori Powerfull Berdasarkan data dari lapangan didapatkan hasil bahwa intensitas menonton tayangan Yuk Keep Smile cukup tinggi dan 61persen responden mendapatkan coviewing mediation. Anak yang mendapatkan coviewing mediation kecenderungan melakukan kekerasan cukup tinggi, anak yang mendapatkan active mediation kecenderungan melakukan kekerasan rendah dan anak yang mendapatkan restrictive mediation kecenderungan melakukan kekerasan cukup rendah. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah anak-anak yang berdomisili di Semarang yang berusia 6 - 12 tahun dan pernah menonton tayangan Yuk Keep Smile. Sampel yang digunakan non random dengan tekhnik accidental sampling dikarenakan jumlah populasi yang tidak diketahui dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 60 responden. Untuk menguji hubungan variabel X1 dengan Y dan variabel X2 dengan Y maka digunakan uji analisis Korelasi Pearson, dan uji formula dengan Chi Square, sedangkan untuk menguji variabel X1 dan X2 dengan Y, digunakan uji analisis Korelasi Konkordansi Rank Kendall (Kendall's W Test). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian maka semakin tingginya intensitas menonton tayangan Yuk Keep Smile dan mendapatkan coviewing mediation semakin tinggi kecenderungan perilaku kekerasan yang dilakukan anak

Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release from Cordia Africana Lam. and Croton Macrostachyus Del. Tree Species

The objective of this study was to investigate the nutrient content of abscised leaves of Cordia africana Lam. and Croton macrostachyus Del. tree species and the extent to which they decompose to release these nutrients. Abscised leaves were collected from trees of these species and were evaluated by litter-bag technique for a period of 3 months. Nutrient return from each selected species showed that leaf of C. macrostachyus had significantly higher (P < 0.05) P but lower C compared with the leaf of C. africana. N concentration in the leaf of the study species did not show significant variation. Leaves of C. africana had significantly (P < 0.05) higher concentration of lignin and significantly higher lignin:N and C:N than C. macrostachyus. C. macrostachyus showed more rapid mass loss and nutrient release than C. africana. 50% of the biomass applied was lost during the first 6-7 weeks in C. macrostachyus and 9-10 weeks in C. africana. The half lives of N and P were 6-7 and 8-9 weeks, respectively, in C. macrostachyus. In C. africana, however, the half-lives were 13-14 and about 19 weeks for N and P, respectively. Generally, leaves with higher initial lignin, lignin:N and C:N ratios had lower decomposition and mineralization rates. Key words: Cordia africana, Croton macrostachyus, litter, decomposition, nutrient

Factors Affecting Survival of Tree Seedlings in the Drylands of Northern Ethiopia

The major factors that affect the survival of tree seedlings in the drylands of Northern Ethiopia were studied using questionnaire which was administered to a total of 225 randomly selected farmers. Drought and moisture stress problem was perceived by 78.3% of the respondents; 58.6% of the respondents noted that low soil fertility as the main factor; 42.5% of the respondents acknowledge that termites are most importantly affecting the survival of tree seedlings. In addition, 25.2% of the respondents observed that livestock affected survival of tree seedlings mainly because of grazing and trampling. These results indicate that drought and moisture stress, low soil fertility, termites and grazing by livestock can significantly hinder the survival of tree seedlings on degraded lands of the study area. Therefore, proper allocation of species into the site is needed to address the problem and improve the forest development. Keywords: Seedlings, growth, survival, moisture stres

Ideas for Capacity Building and Educational Empowerment of Female Children in Rural Butaleja, Uganda: Applying the Central Human Capability Approach

Building upon the concepts of Capability Approach, this paper discusses how these ideas can be effectively utilized within the setting of a small rural village in Uganda, Africa to empower female children to create a valuable life that affects positive social change. Colonization left a devastating blow to the socioeconomic conditions among many ethnic communities in Uganda. However, Uganda’s political outlays and social constructs further deepened the inequity gap between female and male children. This paper explores ways in which female children may be given the capacity to create agency for themselves as a stepping stone towards building a life they value in Butaleja, Uganda

Native And Indigenous Women Of Hawai\u27i: Exploring The Importance Of Indigenous Narratives And Storytelling To Understand Ancestral Knowledge Systems

This dissertation contains three articles. The research for these articles was conducted through many interviews and working directly in the communities from around the Island of O ‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Each article addresses a research topic that is connected to ancestral stories and historical events brought forward by women through stories and storytelling. These stories embed rich ancestral knowledge from a specific time and a specific place and space. In reading these articles, the reader is exposed to the power of story and storytelling, and how that in turn, reconnects people to places to learn from ancestral knowledge, and apply these important leanings to current practices. Although all articles are tied together from the perspective of stories and storytelling, each article is representative of its own research, data collection, and analysis

Cow Milk Handling Practices and Factors Contributing to Quality Deterioration in Ethiopia

Milk, being a wholesome food with high nutritive value is often prone to early contamination and spoilage if not handled properly. Most losses of dairy products occur as a result of a combination of poor production and /or handling practices and lack of technical knowledge. Among others, lack of knowledge on clean milk production, use of unclean milking equipment coupled with lack of potable water for cleaning purpose probably contributed to the poor hygienic quality of dairy products produced in Ethiopia. The basic consideration during milk handling practices are: Housing and cleaning practices, milking practices, Milking Equipment and Milk hygienic practices. Factors that will contributes to the quality deteriorations of raw milk are Physical, chemical and biological contaminations. In addition to this the way identifying whether  milks deteriorate or not by using various techniques such as Methylene blue reduction and resazurine reduction, Alcohol test, Standard plate count, Somatic cell count and etc. Other methods of milk quality tests are: - Organoleptic test, Clot-on-boiling test, Lactometer test. Losses of dairy products occur as a result of a combination of poor production and /or handling practices and lack of technical knowledge. In order to prevent raw milk deterioration, training and awareness creation should be given to all farm communities concerning on  milk handling, personal hygienic , use of equipments, storage and transportation of milk. This paper cover milk handling practice in detail, factors that will contributes to deterioration and ways testing and method of controlling raw milk deterioration Keywords: milk handling, milk quality, milk deterioratio