Fuel savings, cooking time and user satisfaction with improved biomass cookstoves: Evidence from controlled cooking tests in Ethiopia

The use of Accounting Information System (AIS) is very helpful in accommodating all the information needed to make an accurate decision. Indicators in determining the good and bad performance of an information system can be seen through AIS user satisfaction and usage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of top management support, system quality and information quality on AIS user satisfaction. The sample selection method used was purposive sampling. The research sample was 147 people consisting of administrators, loan officers and savings at 29 Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) in Ubud Subdistrict. The data in this study is primary data which is the answer from the questionnaire. The regression results show that all variables have a significance of 0,000. It shows that top management support, system quality and information quality have positive influences on Accounting Information System user satisfaction.

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Organic material dissolved during oxygen-alkali pulping of hot water extracted birch sawdust

TAPPI Journal ◽

10.32964/tj14.4.237 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 237-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JONI LEHTO ◽

RAIMO ALÉN

Keyword(s):

Acetic Acid ◽

Betula Pendula ◽

Cooking Time ◽

Hot Water ◽

Partial Hydrolysis ◽

Chemical Pulping ◽

Black Liquors ◽

Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids ◽

Hydrolysis Of ◽

Cooking Conditions

Untreated and hot water-treated birch (Betula pendula) sawdust were cooked by the oxygen-alkali method under the same cooking conditions (temperature = 170°C, liquor-to-wood ratio = 5 L/kg, and 19% sodium hydroxide charge on the ovendry sawdust). The pretreatment of feedstock clearly facilitated delignification. After a cooking time of 90 min, the kappa numbers were 47.6 for the untreated birch and 10.3 for the hot water-treated birch. Additionally, the amounts of hydroxy acids in black liquors based on the pretreated sawdust were higher (19.5-22.5g/L) than those in the untreated sawdust black liquors (14.8-15.5 g/L). In contrast, in the former case, the amounts of acetic acid were lower in the pretreated sawdust (13.3-14.8 g/L vs. 16.9-19.1 g/L) because the partial hydrolysis of the acetyl groups in xylan already took place during the hot water extraction of feedstock. The sulfur-free fractions in the pretreatment hydrolysates (mainly carbohydrates and acetic acid) and in black liquors (mainly lignin and aliphatic carboxylic acids) were considered as attractive novel byproducts of chemical pulping.

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A Study of the Impact of Personality Traits on Social Networking Service Attitude and User Satisfaction

The e-Business Studies ◽

10.15719/geba.13.3.201209.281 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 281-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

김인섭 ◽

Jongbeom Moon

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Personality Traits ◽

User Satisfaction ◽

Social Networking Service ◽

The Impact

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A Commented Synopsis of the Report of the Committee for the National Tire Efficiency Study4

Tire Science and Technology ◽

10.2346/1.2737554 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 70-93

Author(s):

Marion G. Pottinger ◽

Joseph D. Walter ◽

John D. Eagleburger

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Rolling Resistance ◽

The United States ◽

Final Report ◽

Highway Traffic ◽

National Academy Of Sciences ◽

Scrap Tire ◽

National Highway Traffic Safety ◽

Fuel Savings ◽

Time Required

Abstract The Congress of the United States petitioned the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to study replacement passenger car tire rolling resistance in 2005 with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study was initiated to assess the potential for reduction in replacement tire rolling resistance to yield fuel savings. The time required to realize these savings is less than the time required for automotive and light truck fleet replacement. Congress recognized that other factors besides fuel savings had to be considered if the committee’s advice was to be a reasonable guide for public policy. Therefore, the study simultaneously considered the effect of potential rolling resistance reductions in replacement tires on fuel consumption, wear life, scrap tire generation, traffic safety, and consumer spending for tires and fuel. This paper summarizes the committee’s report issued in 2006. The authors, who were members of the multidisciplinary committee, also provide comments regarding technical difficulties encountered in the committee’s work and ideas for alleviating these difficulties in further studies of this kind. The authors’ comments are clearly differentiated so that these comments will not be confused with findings, conclusions, and recommendations developed by the committee and contained in its final report.

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THE EFFECT OF LOCATION AND FACILITIES SERVICES USER SATISFACTION CONTAINER LOADING AND UNLOADING IN PORT OF INDONESIA IV (Persero) BRANCH MERAUKE

International Journal of Social Science and Business ◽

10.23887/ijssb.v2i1.11900 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tarsisius Kana

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

User Satisfaction ◽

Service User ◽

Hypothesis Test ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Service Users ◽

Significance Level ◽

Loading And Unloading

The Influence of Location and Facilities Against Satisfaction of Container Unloading Service User at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) Merauke Branch.This study aims to determine how much influence the location and facilities to the satisfaction of service users. Locations have indicators: access, visibility, traffic and facilities have indicators: organizational characteristics and objectives, land availability and space and space requirements, flexibility, aesthetic factors, communities and the environment, construction and operation costs while service user satisfaction has indicators: customer satisfaction , dimensions of customer satisfaction, confirmation of expectations, repurchase interest, willingness to recommend, customer dissatisfaction.The method used in this research is quantitative method by using the technique of processing descriptive data, data collecting technique with interviews, questionnaires and literature study. Sampling technique used incidental sampling. The measurement using likert scale and processed using SPSS version 23 program to calculate the validity and reliability test, calculate hypothesis test that is t test, f test and coefficient of determination. The result of research shows that location and facility variables together have a positive influence on service user satisfaction at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) Merauke Branch. This can be proven from the result of F count 39.984> 3.11 with significance level 0.000 ≤ 0.05, then Ho is rejected Ha accepted. Itcan be concluded there is a positive and significant relationship between location and facility to the satisfaction of service users of loading and unloading of containers at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) Merauke Branch.The result of research shows that location and facility variables together have a positive influence on service user satisfaction at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) Merauke Branch. This can be proven from the result of F count 39.984> 3.11 with significance level 0.000 ≤ 0.05, then Ho is rejected Ha accepted. It can be concluded there is a positive and significant relationship between location and facility to the satisfaction of service users of loading and unloading of containers at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) Merauke Branch.

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