The Effect of Accounting Information System on the Decision-Making Process of Addis Ababa City Electric Utility’s

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One of the supporting information systems utilized in performing managerial tasks including planning, organizing, controlling, and decision-making for the better utilization of the resources available is Accounting Information Systems.  The main objective of this study was to determine the effect of Accounting Information Systems on the decision-making process in the case of Addis Ababa City Electric Utility related to inventory management, Internal control system, bill collection (sales,) and financial statements. The researcher used both primary and secondary data and used explanatory research methods. The researcher used a random sampling technique and distribute questionnaires to the Addis Ababa City Electric Utility staff and used Pearson correlation and linear multiple regression to check the relationship and effect between the variables respectively. The finding of this study showed that accounting information systems have a positive and significant effect on inventory management, financial statement, bill collection, and internal control system in the decision-making process. As a result, the researcher came to the conclusion that the accounting information system significantly and favorably influences the decision-making process. For better decision-making, the study recommends businesses employ accounting information systems.

Proposed Gamification Concept to Increase Donor Engagement for Green Fund Digital Philanthropy Platform Case Study: Greeneration Foundation

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Humans and the environment are two natural elements that can never be separated. The environment provides all human needs for survival and humans have also used the environment from 2.5 million years ago to this moment. Currently, the environmental damage that is accelerating cannot be separated from human intervention itself, and the solution should also start from human hands as well. One of the solutions that the government can do is to provide a space for cross-stakeholder collaboration such as the community, non-profit organizations, youth communities in Indonesia with the same enthusiasm to present solutions for environmental restoration, it is hoped that this can accelerate solutions to environmental damage. From this problem, the Greeneration Foundation is trying to be present to offer a concrete solution by inviting the public to donate a minimum of Rp. 10,000 for a sustainable environmental solution by adapting technological developments that are implemented on an online Green Fund Digital Philanthropy donation platform. As a new institution that operates as a fundraiser, the Greeneration Foundation has quite a tough challenge to be able to improve aspects of donor involvement so that they can continue to donate to the Green Fund Digital Philanthropy platform.

One way that can be done to increase donor involvement is to implement a gamification scheme on the donation platform, but in its implementation it requires a big commitment from the Greeneration Foundation and must pay attention to the needs of donors. To answer these problems, the methodology used uses a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative). In-depth interview data is used as qualitative data as an internal consideration for the gamification scheme development process, and survey data is used as quantitative data to illustrate user/donor awareness of the gamification scheme that will be implemented on the donation platform. The results will be calculated using several tools such as the value proportion canvas.

Social Capital; Case of Stakeholder Approach in Cimaragas Village

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This article examines the community of Cimaragas Village and the role of stakeholders in efforts to maintain social capital in Chiamis District, Cimaragas District, and Cimaragas Village. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data. The procedures performed were a literature review, in-depth interviews, and FGD (focus group discussion) methods/structured questionnaires. Next, the data analysis model used to test the hypotheses in this study is a prospective analysis approach using the MACTOR analysis tool. The result show converging power of actors that strengthen the process of dealing with COVID19 will strengthen the process of dealing with COVID19 and vice versa.

Implementation Reserve Geocoding on Mobile Application

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Reverse geocoding is the conversion of coordinates into an address that allows you to find an address. In this study, the coordinates in question are latitude and longitude points on a mobile device that uses an Android-based operating system. The default feature of Android devices for obtaining latitude and longitude data is Assisted – GPS (Global Positioning System) while the tool for processing latitude and longitude data in order to obtain location and place names from the Assisted – GPS (Global Positioning System) data that has been obtained is the nominal API. .org. the stages of work in the research are making a flow system, designing a system with use case diagrams, designing a database, coding, implementing it on android based and web based. The results of this study are that using Cordova can be an alternative for making Android-based mobile applications without the need for the relatively heavy Android Studio program if it is run on standard or low specification hardware, 2). With this mobile absence application, it is able to make it easier for employees to take attendance when outside the office with information about working or out of town service, 3). With this application it can be a means of facilitating superiors in assessing employee performance, 4). With this application can handle the problem solved.

Proposed Marketing Strategy to Increase Purchase Intention on Tokopedia Package Subscription

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Tokopedia is offering merchants a new feature called packaged subscriptions. However, there is evidence of low sales for these paid features. This study creates a marketing proposition to solve this problem with low-purchase packages. The purpose of this study is to identify the top reasons for unwillingness to pay, identify the key factors that motivate sellers to purchase, and identify appropriate strategies to motivate sellers to pay for packaged subscriptions. This research utilizes Triangulation method consisting of internal, external and qualitative analysis to determine that the main drivers of sellers’ purchase intention were price and information quality factors. The study uses the company’s industry environment, competitors, company capabilities, and the user’s analysis to generate recommendations using the QSPM matrix. The most pertinent recommendation is to offer a free trial program and scheduled in-app notifications to boost the seller’s intent to purchase the subscription package.

Empowerment of Women’s Creativity at Dians Songket and Endek Housein the Village of Gelgel, Klungkung: A Perspective of Presidential Instruction

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This study focuses on empowering the creativity of the women of the Songket and Endek House Dians based on the perspective of Presidential Instruction No. 9 year 2000. The formulation of the problem is as follows: (1) Why does the empowerment of the Songket and Endek House Dians women’s creativity still exist? (2) What are the implications for improving the quality of life of the population, especially women, in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. 9 year 2000? The research method is qualitative in nature supported by bibliographical data sources to sharpen the conceptual, theoretical, and analytical framework. Gender analysis is used as an alternative tool to integrate the aspirations, interests, and roles of the population, especially women who are gender responsive. The findings show that the empowerment of Dians Rumah Songket and Endek has continued to exist through the pandemic period. This is inseparable from internal factors, namely the role of business actors, and external, namely the role of development actors (government, community, BUMN). In accordance with the business vision of Dians Rumah Songket and Endek, which is to develop businesses with positive aims to improve the quality of life of residents, especially women and realize gender equality. This has directly supported the targets that must be achieved in accordance with those set out in the MDGs guidelines, including alleviating poverty and promoting gender equality.

Study of the Properties of the Composition Obtained Based on Mixtures of Polyvinyl Chloride and Ethylene-Propylene Copolymers

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The properties of mixtures and vulcanizates of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and ethylene-propylene elastomers (SKEPT-40) with functional group polymers have been studied and it appears that the effectiveness of the application of functional group polymers (FQP) is characterized by the improvement of the complex properties of vulcanizates. As shown, among the FQP, the industrial scale production of PVC and the low cost of its use in the purchase of rubber mixtures based on SKEPT have been developed. In this regard, new composition mixtures were obtained by replacing the main polymers in rubber mixtures with 5÷30 mass parts of PVC based on SKEPT. The physical and mechanical properties of their technological and vulcanizates were studied. Experiments show that the sol-fraction and durability of vulcanizate in gasoline, gasoline-benzene (3:1) mixture, and metaxylol decrease with the increase of PVC content.

The reduction of the sol-fraction of the vulcanizate can be explained by the low swelling of PVC in the above-mentioned solvents. Therefore, the vulcanizate based on the SKEPT PVC mixture has a higher resistance to oil and gasoline than the vulcanizate based on unmodified SKEPT. It is learned that 10 mass. h to SKEPT. When PVC is included, the degree of swelling of the vulcanizate is reduced by 20% in gasoline, in the mixture of gasoline-benzene (3:1), M-xylene, and “, Avtol” oil, compared to the vulcanizate based on SKEPT. 30 c.h. and when included, the degree of swelling of the vulcanizate decreases by 2.7 times in gasoline, 2.3 times in gasoline-benzene (3:1) mixture, and 3.2 times in “Avtol-10” oil.

Proposed Marketing Strategy to Increase Brand Awareness of Inagri

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The technological developments, population growth and the food needs of the Indonesian people in consuming food. Online grocery stores are growing to meet people’s needs in the digital era. That is what makes INAGRI as an online grocery sales company continue to innovate in agriculture. Starting to change online shopping behavior can be a huge potential market, but INAGRI faces many people who don’t know the INAGRI brand as an online grocery store company, so INAGRI’s sales have not reached the target. Therefore, what factors influence someone to know brand awareness really needs to be known. To create a successful marketing strategy, companies must analyze business problems with internal and external environmental analysis. External environment analysis consisting of; PESTEL (Politics, Economics, Social and Technology, Environment, Law), Porter 5 strengths, competitor analysis and consumer analysis using questionnaires and internal focus analysis on the marketing mix known as the 4P marketing mix and STP (Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning). The root cause of the problem says that brand awareness is not high enough, so purchase intention is also not high enough. This research is a quantitative study using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) data analysis with the help of Smart PLS 4.0 software. Primary data was obtained from distributing questionnaires to 220 respondents. The results of data processing show that the variables Sales promotion, advertising, brand interactivity have a positive effect on brand awareness. Only content quality has no effect, then brand awareness also has a positive effect on purchase intention. Recommended marketing strategy recommendations are Providing product promotions with brand interactivity and creative advertising, collaborating with influencers, optimizing and making Video TikTok and Instagram sales marketing through social media, participating in marketing events to increase brand awareness and improve the quality of human resources by attending training digital marketing for INAGRI employees.

Comparison Study between Orlistat and Moringa Oleifera as an Appetite Suppressant in Case of Obese Patients

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Obesity is a disease in which excess accumulation of fat occurs in the adipose tissues of the body. Obesity is the main cause of many diseases such as type- 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health disorders such as depression.  In recent studies, Moringa oleifera have been found to have antilipidemic activity by reducing the levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein. This review compares the therapeutic effect of herbal drug to orlistat, a lipase inhibitor. The mechanism of action of Orlistat is to prevent the intestinal absorption of fat present in food resulting into excretion of the unabsorbed fat from the body in the stool.

Agroecological Business Model: A Pillar Stone for Women’s Entrepreneurship in Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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The current challenges facing agriculture and food systems demand innovations in system design that potentially empower the weakest component in social, economic, and environmental contexts. Recognizing women’s importance in agriculture and food systems, the agroecological business model is one solution for women to gain access to resources (land, finance, credit, etc.), empower their capacity, become entrepreneurs, and improve organic agriculture production and market. This paper focuses on agroecological business models and women’s entrepreneurship in agroecology and sustainable food systems through a scoping review through Google Scholar, Science Direct, and the FAO website. The findings highlight how the co-creation of knowledge between organic producers and female entrepreneurs can increase the efficiency of organic agriculture production. However, women’s entrepreneurship in eco-efficient organic production reinforces participatory guarantee systems, which are crucial for agroecology and sustainable food systems. The conceptual model shows the interdependence between women’s entrepreneurship, organic agriculture production, and food systems through an agroecological business model, which is a key driver for women’s access to resources and guarantees a resilient market for organic agricultural crops. This is a challenging entry point that provides opportunities for co-learning in sustainable food systems that can be shaped for significant positive change. Addressing co-learning food systems through women’s entrepreneurship is an opportunity for all stakeholders to achieve sustainability in food systems. This is critical for those involved in the agroecological transition and the achievement of sustainable development goals.