Pregnant Women’s Satisfaction with Antenatal Care (ANC) Services at Puriala Public Health Center, Konawe District

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Background: Quality health services are Public health Center that can provide satisfaction for every user of health services in accordance with the level of satisfaction of the average population, the implementation of which is in accordance with established professional standards and ethical codes. Fulfilling customer expectations for satisfactory quality of health services is one of the biggest challenges in providing health services. This study aims to determine the factors related to the level of satisfaction of pregnant women with Antenatal Care (ANC) services at the Puriala Public Health Center, Konawe Regency, in 2022.

Method: This research is an analytic survey research with a cross sectional study approach. The sample of this research is 68 with the sampling technique that is Accidental Sampling. Data analysis techniques with univariate and bivariate using the Chi-Square test.

Results: The results of the Chi-Square statistical test at the 95% confidence level (0.05) showed that p value = 1,000 so that p value = <0.05, bivariate analysis obtained reliability (p value = 0.001), responsiveness (p value = 0.218), empathy (p value = 0.022), assurance (p value = 0.945), and tangibles (p value = 0.006).

Conclusion: There is no relationship between satisfaction of pregnant women with responsiveness and assurance, while there is a relationship between satisfaction of pregnant women with reliability, empathy, and tangibles.

Determinants of Islamic Banking Going Concern: Effect of Musharakah, Murabaha, Ijara and Profitability on Non-Performing Financing

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The purposes of this research is to analyze the influence of Musharakah, Murabaha, Ijara and ROA of Non Performing Financing in Islamic Banking in simultaneous and partial . The contribution of this research is to provide feedback to banking management on the company’s policy to be taken in connection with the implementation of bad credit. This study uses the design of causality. Methods of analysis using path analysis. Population used is the Islamic Business Banking in Indonesia. Saturated sampling is the technique that is used as a sampling technique. The unit of analysis is annual financial statement. The results of this study is only partially the three variables are found to significantly affect the Non Performing Financing, they are Murabaha contract, Ijara contract, and Return on Assets. As for Musharakah contract proved to be not significantly affected. Simultaneously the results showed the fourth variable fit or match the data. The findings of this study was that going concern business of the company is very risky. The company’s core business is measured from negative ROA. This means that the company is able to extend credit, but unable to convert the financing to be an advantage. It automatically will threaten the company’s existence.

Stature Estimation from Finger Length by Regression Equation

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Background: Estimation of stature from mutilated body parts, as in mass disasters and in many heinous crimes, has always intrigued the Forensic Pathologist and investigating agencies. Every part of human being grows in correlation to each other. Many authors have conducted various studies to find the correlation amongst various body parts and found positive correlation. The present study has correlated the length of all fingers with the stature of the individual.

Methodology: The study was carried out on 150 healthy voluntary subjects (75 male and 75 female) of age 18-25 years. Instruments like Stadiometer and Vernier caliper was used for height and finger length measurements respectively.

Result: Mean values of stature and finger length were larger in males as compared to females. Positive and strong correlation was found between stature and right index finger length in females and left middle finger length in males whereas right and left middle finger length in total subjects showed statistically significant correlation (P-value < 0.05).

Conclusion: The findings of the study can be useful only when an intact finger is examined. As very less information is available related to correlation between finger length and stature of individual, there is need of more research from different geographical locations.

Pedagogical Challenges and Opportunities during Covid-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from the Pre-Service and High School Teachers

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This study aimed to determine the pedagogical challenges and opportunities of the Pre-Service and high school teachers in the new normal education.  The sample size was determined using the slovins formula and 13 pre-service teachers, and 26 High School Teachers were the participants. Descriptive and inferential were used. Findings revealed that most of the respondents were 21-26 years old, female, high school teachers, and situated mostly in urban areas. The conduct of online classes was the major challenge faced by both pre-service and high school teachers for they used to conduct classroom teaching for many years. The online teaching-learning modality was successfully implemented to practice teaching as a mission to facilitate students learning through various online strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Age, sex, type of respondents, and locality did not show a significant degree of variance in the extent of the pedagogical challenges and opportunities they encountered. The locality has a significant degree of variance in terms of teaching-learning engagement and opportunities for teaching-learning platforms. Hence, seminars and workshops on online pedagogies and online assessment tools strategies to facilitate online teaching more engaging was recommended.

Growth Hack Service Framework for Boleh Dicoba Digital Company Based on Growth Hacking Framework and Value Co-Creation Framework

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BDD growth hack service practice is close to Bohnsack and Liesner (2019) and Kohtamäki & Rajala (2016) growth hack framework but lacking in data analysis and testing. The author suggested a new framework that combines the growth hack framework and the value co-creation framework. New operational instructions include value creation agreements and A/B testing based on comparative analysis. BDD should also remind clients about value creation and discuss value in exchange and value in use assignments. The new framework should increase service quality and resource availability of BDD growth hack service.

Stock Valuation and Business Performances of Indonesia Health Care Provider Company after Post Covid 19 Pandemics (Case Study of PT. Medikaloka Hermina, Tbk.)

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The Covid-19 pandemic caused a contraction in the Indonesian economy, as evidenced by the large number of layoffs, and several companies had to declare bankruptcy, but this did not occur for companies engaged in health services, including hospitals. The large number of Indonesians infected with the Covid-19 virus caused hospitals to experience an increase in inpatient admissions, which accelerated the hospitals’ financial performance in a very short period of time. PT Mediloka Hermina, Tbk (HEAL) is a private hospital with the greatest number of branches in Indonesia, all of which are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is also a positive sentiment among stock investors, as they perceive the health industry sector to have very promising future prospects. Several listed hospital company on the IDX have seen their share prices increase significantly over the past year, including PT. Mediloka Hermina, Tbk, whose share price increased by 197 percent between 23 March 2020 and 23 March 2021. This made the author curious about PT Mediloka Hermina, Tbk’s stock valuation and whether its shares are classified as overvalued or undervalued. This study utilizes secondary data obtained from the annual report of PT. Mediloka Hermina, Tbk as well as idx.co.id and stockbit.com, among others. The data was processed with the absolute valuation method (Discounted Cash Flow) and the relative valuation method (Relative Value) in mind (EV EBITDA and Price Earnings to Ratio). Using the Discounted Cash Flow model, the company’s intrinsic value is IDR 452.80 per share. It has a safety margin of -135 percent relative to the per-share market price of IDR 1,065 as of 31 December 2021. The intrinsic value per share is 688 IDR based on the relative price-to-earnings ratio and relative valuation EV EBITDA of 7.21. Following the evaluation procedure. The author may determine the relationship between HEAL’s fundamental company and its stock price growth.

Analysing Banking Compliance from Maqasid Shariah Perspective: Evidence from Islamic and Conventional Bank in Indonesia

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Using the Shariah (Islamic legal rulings) and its higher ethical objectives namely the maqasid shariah, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the success of Banking in Indonesia. The maqasid shariah index (MSI) and limited maqasid shariah index (LMSI) are emphasizes disclosures regarding education, social justice, and redistribution of wealth. Researchers assess the ethical and social performance of selected banks in Indonesia from its annual reports. Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) technique used to calculate the sample’s MSI score. Empirical evidence suggests that conventional performance measurements do not truly reflect

IBs’ higher ethical objectives and create a deficiency of attaining maqasid shariah performance in these banks. This study extends the previous literature on evaluating the performance of banks beyond the financial return to include their ethical and social identity based on the maqasid shariah scale, particularly over the past five years. The result reveal that there is a financial cost to achieving the maqasid shariah, as in the model generated from the panel data regression which shows a significant negative relationship between MSI and ROA for Islamic banks. Different results were obtained in analyzing conventional banks and mixed banks (Islamic banks and conventional banks) using the Limited MSI (LMSI). LMSI has a significant positive relationship to ROA in both conventional banks and Islamic banks. This happens because the elements used in MSI and LMSI calculations are different.

The Implementation of Analytical Hierarchy Process to Choose the Best Solution to Increase Mould Maker Profit

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Mould Maker is a company that buy and sell machine for their main business activity. Mould maker have long time machine waiting time to be sold and have low profit margin. The longer the time taken by a machine to be sold, the higher the maintenance cost for the machine. Besides, Mould Maker always purchase machines for their stock in every offer that comes to Mould Maker, so they have overstocked machine in their workshop. With many and vary type of machines that they have, Mould Maker can utilize the machines to increase their profit margin.

Mould Maker have good business environment from the external factor analysis. As for internal analysis, Mould Maker still have room for improvement, some of them are the number of their stock and the number for decision maker. Caused by their low profit margin, Mould Maker cannot hire high value employee to be one of the decision makers. The problem that Mould Maker face is how to improve their profit by utilizing the machines that they have.

Further analysis needed to solve this problem. The SWOT analysis used to find some strategies and need to be fit with the problem faced by Mould maker. The strategies that able to be implemented are rent their machine, accepting manufacture order, improving stock policy, boost marketing strategy, and purchasing car to help Mould Maker to sell their product.

From the strategy alternatives, AHP method is used to choose the best strategy. With AHP method, the best solution can be chosen by considering the value from each consideration criteria. For this research, the best solution proposed by AHP method is to accept manufacture order.

Optimizing Investment Portfolio of a State-Owned Company Pension Fund

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The Pension Fund of PT Pos Indonesia (Dapenpos) is considering cutting off all its stock from the portfolio and trying to find the optimal portfolio to increase the funding ratio level. This research is using Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) by Markowitz to solve the current issue faced by the company by optimizing company’s current portfolio, company’s stock universe, and optimizing modified portfolio of company. Portfolio optimization of the company is complying to the OJK regulation as well as company’s investment direction with constant government bond proportion of 30% and unchanged proportion of both direct investment and property assets. The historical existing portfolio of Dapenpos from 2017 to 2021 has an expected return of 8.83% with standard deviation of 3.45%, so it is suggested that both mutual fund and stock portfolio should be emptied and reallocated to time deposit and corporate bond. The efficient frontier from current portfolio optimization indicated that Dapenpos could get a higher return of 9.31% by choosing portfolio above the optimal frontier. The optimal LQ45 index has a range of return from 6.90% as its Global Minimum Variance (GMV) to 27.46% as its optimal portfolio suggestion. GMV LQ45 is the preferable portfolio to modify the existing portfolio, with an optimal modified portfolio expected retrurn’s range of 7.37% to 9.28%. The decision of the fund manager to cut all the stock from its portfolio is validated by MPT tools with strategic reallocation to time deposit and corporate bond in gaining potential higher return with similar risk.

 

Capacity Planning of New Product in PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII (Oolong Tea)

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In early 2021 PTPN VIII began producing a new product based on consumer demand, namely oolong tea, within an estimated contract worth IDR 6.000.000.000 of 150 tons. Thus, the firm should be prepared related to the garden and the factory to produce the oolong tea. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method by analyzing the capacity of the garden to provide the raw material for oolong tea; in the process of oolong tea production, the garden can provide 2.5 tons per day, exceeding the calculation of 1.9 tons. However, the machine used for the production process is inadequate. The machine’s capacity is only available to produce 106.78 tons per year, which is below consumer demand. It requires the firm to add three rotary dryer machines. Adding three machines meant oolong tea production reached 150 tons only in 13 hours and 25 minutes. Adding these machines also requires the firm to invest as much as IDR 540,000,000; by this investment value of the machine, the payback period will return in 4,4 years with the machine durability more than 25 years.