The Development of the Quality of Indonesian Educators through Professional Teachers: A Literature Review

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The government’s efforts to continue to develop the teaching profession as a strong and respected profession in line with other professions can be seen from the issuance of Law No. 14 of 2005 concerning Teachers and Lecturers who seek to develop the teaching profession through legal protection. The government has made efforts to improve the professionalism of teachers, including increasing the qualifications and requirements for higher education levels for teaching staff from the school level to tertiary institutions. Other efforts made by the government are the certification program and the establishment of the PKG (Teacher Activity Center), MGMP (Subject Teacher Consultation) and KKG (Teacher Working Group).The important thing and needs to be done by the government is to build self-reliance among teachers.

Sleeping Disorders as a Symptom of Depression

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Recently, people pay less attention to their sleep since there are a lot of stimulants to keep them awake more than sleeping. According to many reports, the results have shown that many are facing a serious condition, which is sleeping disorder.  This condition is related to sleep and affects the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. It is a serious problem that if left untreated, the condition can lead to many more severe problems. There is a significant correlation between sleeping disorder and depression which is called “bidirectional relationship”. The studies show that sleeping disorders are a “symptom” of almost all types of depression such as Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder and so forth. On the other hand, depression itself can also be a cause of sleeping disorders. In addition, the studies show chronic sleep deprivation can cause the changes in Serotonin, which is the brain’s neurotransmitter, and will have a chance to lead to depression greater than acute sleep deprivation. As a result, people should raise awareness in sleeping and usually examine their sleep. To have less chance of depression, a person requires a healthy sleep period and effective care.

Customer Satisfaction towards Online Shopping

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Online shopping is the biggest part of customer attraction as well as customer satisfaction. In today’s technology environment, most businesses rely on internet purchasing to both please their consumers and attract new ones. The effects of online shopping on improving customer satisfaction are the subject of this study report. The study also sought to determine the effects of online shopping on improving customer satisfaction in retail establishments. The research tasks entailed an ethical construction of a questionnaire keeping in view the research topic and tasks at hand. The construction of the survey was done keeping multiple touch points in consideration. Extensive research was done to identify the most prominent issues in the realm of online shopping. The survey was constructed based on these observations and was then circulated to a group of 100 respondents of varying ages, genders, and from different physical locations. Likert scales were used to gather experience-based data from all respondents. After being working on the research, we have come to learn that customer satisfaction plays a vital role in how the choices of people to shop online. Websites offering online shopping must have good customer services and user-friendly applications or websites to be easily accessible to the public and therefore making them prefer online shopping over in-person shopping. The study also revealed that online shopping has a variety of consequences (age and gender) and according to the analysis, online shopping assists in good quality, access, and comfort, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.

The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure and Sustainability Accounting on Earnings Response Coefficient (ERC)

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The research aimed to analyze the factors which provide earning response coefficient (ERC) received by automotive manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange using indicators of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability accounting from 2013 through 2017. The purposive sampling technique was used to gather data with the criteria, according which 13 companies were obtained as samples, (1) automotive manufacturing companies in 2013 – 2017 listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) (2) automotive manufacturing companies that published the annual reports. Meanwhile, the data were obtained from IDX & published annual reports. The research used a panel data regression panel and data regression model as the analysis technique. The analysis consists of three methods, namely common effect method, fixed-effect and random effect, while the hypothesis testing used t-statistics to test partial regression coefficients and f statistics to test the effect simultaneously at the significance level of 5%. Eventually, the results of the analysis used E-views to show whether: (1) corporate social responsibility (CSR) influences the earnings response coefficient (ERC) and (2) sustainability accounting influences the ERC. The T-test analysis results used E-views to reveal whether CSR and sustainability accounting influence ERC in automotive manufacturing companies listed on the IDX in 2013 – 2017.

Synthesis of Schiff’s Bases from 2-Amino-4H-1, 3-Oxazine / Thiazine and Substituted Aldehydes and their Transition Metal Complexes

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Objective: Many methods can be found in literature for the synthesis a Oxazines and Thiazines. Few are reported for one-pot multi component cyclo-condensation of an alkayane urea / Thiourea and Aldehyde to 2- amino-4H-1, 3-Oxazines or Thiazines. Different catalysts are reported like Trifluoro-acetic acid, glacial acetic acid under reflux condition Mandal and Co-workers have utilized perchloric acid (HClO4) supported on silica gel as catalyst under solvent free condition ytterbium trifluorate [Yb(OTF)3] plays role of Lewis acid. It is also used in several Diel’s-Alder cyclo-addition reactions.
Inspired these observations, development of simple effective synthetic strategy for the synthesis of 2-amino-4H-1, 3-Oxazium & Thiazines was attempted.
Material and Methods: One pot multi-component synthesis of Schiff’s base as new ligand an their complexes with Ni, Fe, Co and Cu and developed using 2-amino-4H-1,3 Oxazines /Thiazines and substituted Aldehydes, different catalyst are used to synthesize of 2-amino 4H-1,3 Oxazines. Its characterization is confirmed by taking IR, NMR spectra.
The Schiff’s base act as ligand is bidentate, when it is treated to metal complexes in 1:1 ratio (metal: ligand) complexes are formed.
Result: By using the bioactive molecules like 2-amino-4H-1, 3 Oxazine / Thiazines, Schiff’s Bases can be synthesized by using different aldehydes. These Schiff’s Bases has antitumor, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory property. And these Schiff’s bases treated with bioactive metals like Co, Fe, Cu, Zn which enhances their bio-activity.
Conclusion: All these synthesized Schiff’ Bases and their metal complexes having bioactive properties.

The Contribution of Sugarcane Partnership for the Livelihood Structure and the Development of Rural Areas in Lampung Province of Indonesia

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Sugarcane is a mainstay commodity crop as raw materials for sugar. Therefore, increasing domestic production through partnerships is an effort to suppress the high value of imports. The purposes of this study are to identify the farmer’s household land use, to analyze the income structure and livelihood strategies, and then to conduct an economic dependency analysis on the sugarcane industry in relation to rural area development. The research method used a survey approach of 131 households and interviews with the head of village and the heads of farmer groups. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and analysis of farm income were used. The results show that farmers use land for sugarcane partnership with a choice of Kerjasama Operasional (KSO) or operational cooperation, the Independence (Mandiri), and Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI) or industrial forest plantation partnership. The sources of livelihood structure of farmers are from non-sugarcane agriculture, sugarcane farming, Non-Timber Forest Products (HHNK), and non-farm. Engaging in sugarcane partnership is a new livelihood strategy for the rural communities surrounding the plantations with benefits that are affected by the area of owned land. While farmers who do not own land, they earn a living by becoming plantation laborers. Farmer involvement in sugarcane partnership contributes to the household income, the existence of uneven welfare, and the emergence of household economic dependence on sugarcane plantations. The sugarcane partnership is a source of income and an engine of rural economic growth; however, the realization of sustainable rural development has not yet emerged.

Study on Comparative Analysis of Polymerization of Pyrrole Using Electrochemical Method and UV Photo Irradiation

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Polymerization of pyrrole using various methods like pyrrole using electrochemical method and UV Photo irradiation has been investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were used to study the internal structure, material morphology, chemical nature of conducting polymers. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the Polypyrrole, Their behavior resemble the metallic conductors.

The UTAUT Model Analysis in the Technology Use of Generation-Z Users in Cambodia during COVID-19 Situation

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Due to the widespread infection of the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the world, people were forced to stay at home, and technology has been increasingly used in communication, entertainment, and work. This research emphasized the study on the technology usage of Generation Z who are ready and highly skilled in using technology. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of key factors affecting the intended use and practical application of Generation Z technology in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researcher chose to use the UTAUT Model to test the research hypothesis. A questionnaire is a research tool used to collect data online. It was found that the sample size was 212 respondents. Descriptive analysis and the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) evaluation were performed. The results revealed that (1) most of the respondents were male, had under a bachelor’s degree, and monthly income was equal to or more than 312 US dollars, (2) the performance expectancy significantly influenced the behavioral intention, but effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions did not affect the behavioral intention of technology use, and (3) the behavioral intention to use technologies significantly influenced the actual use behavior during the covid-19 situation. This study suggests that technology organizations or businesses should pay attention to the potential benefits of technology for spurring the technology adoption and use of Generation Z people in Cambodia.

Corporate Social Responsibility Awareness of Selected Private School Teachers in Camarines Norte

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This study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility of selected private school teachers in Camarines Norte, 176 teachers provided the necessary data to accomplish this feat and were done through the administration of questionnaire and interviews to get additional information. The study employed a descriptive survey method of research.
The study revealed the following: (1) there are more female respondents than males, 52 percent and 48 percent respectively, 62 percent are 30 years old and younger, which gained the largest concentration. All the respondents have completed tertiary education and 63 percent of the respondents have tenures of 10 years or less. (2) The level of awareness on CSR is highly aware in terms of both ethical and philanthropic areas. (3) The measure that may be formulated in order to still improve and maintain the knowledge, awareness and involvement of corporate social responsibility of the teachers are to keeping purposeful track of the teacher’s core CSR values orientation and regular seminars and workshops aimed to improve the understanding of corporate social responsibility. Based on the findings of the study, it may be concluded that the respondents have ample awareness in corporate social responsibility.

A Case Study on Re-Cyclastic – A Move towards a Sustainable Future Develop a Corporate Plan

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The objective of the study was to develop a making a corporate plan which was sustainable and profitable. This involved study of what industry would be best which not only will be a good business opportunity but also support and preserve the environment in the process. Through the findings and study on various industries the report included a study of those companies which could be converted in producing less carbon or no carbon at all.