scholarly journals Analisis Kualitas Layanan, Kemampuan Dan Kinerja Pengurus Pokjar Terhadap Kepuasan Mahasiswa di UPBJJ-UT Palangka Raya

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
Rahmaddian Rahmaddian ◽  
Stefani Made Ayu A.K ◽  
Deni Surapto
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
University Education ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Attainment Gap ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up

Open University of Palangka Raya (UPBJJ-UT of Palangka Raya) has acknowledged the education-attainment gap between rural and urban areas, and officials have determined ways to connect with students in the far corners of Central Kalimantan. UPBJJ-UT of Palangka Raya has set up study groups (PokJar) through which non urban students acquire university education. Due to its wide range of locations and heterogeneous student populations, PokJar is established through management partnership that constitutes a governing body that oversees the district-wide operation and the delivery of the continuing education programs. On this optimistic basis, the service provided by PokJar administrators becomes central to optimizing quality education in a learning environment where the administrators and students are physically separated. However, the complexity of PokJar service and administrator performance may link to negative perceptions among students. Recognizing the nature of challenges facing PokJar management is expected to usher in the planning of improvement crucial to organizational development that is effective, efficient, accountable, responsive and transparent. This study taps into the quality service, the competence and performance of PokJar administrators of UPBJJ-UT of Palangka Raya in terms of student-perceived values using PLS-SEM method. The overall results address favorable responses, strongly suggesting a good measure of how PokJar administrators� service, competence and performance meet student expectation.

scholarly journals Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Luís Catarino ◽  
Maria M. Romeiras
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Ecosystem Diversity ◽  
Endemic Plant Species ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

African ecosystems comprise a wealthy repository of biodiversity with a high proportion of native and endemic plant species, which makes them biologically unique and providers of a wide range of ecosystem services. A large part of African populations, in both rural and urban areas, depends on plants for their survival and welfare, but many ecosystems are being degraded, mostly due to the growing impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic actions and environmental problems. Loss of habitat and biodiversity affects livelihoods, water supply and food security, and reduces the resilience of ecosystems in the African continent. Knowledge of the huge African plant and ecosystem diversity, and on the structure, composition and processes involved in vegetation dynamics, is crucial to promote their sustainable use and to preserve one of the most understudied regions in the world. This Special Issue aimed to gather contributions that update and improve such knowledge.

scholarly journals A Methodology for the Identification and Assessment of the Conditions for the Practice of Outdoor and Sport Tourism-Related Activities: The Case of Northern Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7343
Author(s):  
Goretti Silva ◽  
Alexandra Correia ◽  
Susana Rachão ◽  
Alcina Nunes ◽  
Elvira Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Northern Portugal ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Assessment Matrix ◽  
And Performance

Tourists’ demand for outdoor sport-related activities has been growing in the last decade, leading to the recognition of the outdoor tourism potential of the development of rural and urban areas where the activities could take place. While the literature has recognized this potential, its features and the existing conditions for its practice are often not fully comprehended, mainly due to the lack of measurement systems and performance indicators. This study addresses this gap by proposing a wide-ranging assessment matrix of nine outdoor-related activities, employing northern Portugal as a study area. Based on an exploratory qualitative analysis employing semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders (public, private and third sector), the main contribution of this study lies in the development of the outdoor tourism assessment matrix (OTAM) to collect data. The OTAM matrix aims to identify and assess the conditions, namely the infrastructure and resources, for the practice of outdoor and sport tourism-related activities within the sustainable development pillars. The nine matrices comprising the OTAM allow the identification of the places where the outdoor activities can be practiced, and the conditions under which they can contribute to the definition of the development strategies of outdoor tourism.

scholarly journals Prevalence Of Refractive Errors In School Going Children In Rural And Urban Areas -A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Dr. Chimata Triveni ◽  
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Dr. Tirumuru Divya ◽  
Dr. Ponna Rama Devi ◽  
Dr. N. Lakshmi Chowdary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Error ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Refractive Errors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

Introduction: Visual impairment affects students’ routine schoolwork and day-to-day activities.Hence, the aim is to study the prevalence of various refractive errors and their comparison amongschool children of 5-15 years in rural and urban areas. Methods: This cross-sectional studyexamined 998 students from both rural and urban schools. After obtaining ethical clearance andinformed consent, students were examined for refractive errors. The students with the refractiveerror were given a socio-demographic questionnaire and questionnaire regarding their usage oftelevision, computer, and family history of refractive errors. A Chi-square test was used to test thestatistical significance of proportions. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant, anddata were analyzed by using coGuide software, V.1.03 Results: The prevalence of refractive errorwas found to be 6.41 %, with a prevalence of 7.61% in urban and 5.21% in rural areas. Thedifference in the type of refractive error between the study groups was found to be insignificant,with P= 0.897. Conclusion: Prevalence of refractive errors was more in urban school children thanrural. Refractive error was more prevalent in 13-15 years age group in both rural and urban schoolchildren. The most common refractive error was myopia, followed by astigmatism andhypermetropia.

Novice, Portfolio, and Serial Founders in Rural and Urban Areas

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Westhead ◽  
Mike Wright
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Development Policy ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Rural Firms ◽  
Level Of Analysis

To encourage economic development policy makers and practitioners need to understand the backgrounds and objectives of entrepreneurs who own businesses in rural as well as urban areas. In this study rural firms owned by novice, portfolio, and serial founders were compared. In addition, urban firms owned by novice, portfolio, and serial founders were compared. At the founder level of analysis, similarities as well as differences in the personal background, work experiences, reasons leading to the start-up of businesses, and personal attitudes to entrepreneurship of these three types of founders were explored. At the organizational level of analysis, finance, employment and performance differences between the businesses owned by the three types of founders were analyzed. Implications for policy makers and researchers studying entrepreneurial careers and independent businesses over time are discussed.

Studies in the Ottoman Archives—I.

1954 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
First Century ◽  
General Study ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arabic Speaking

The following studies are all based on the registers of land, population, and revenue contained in the Ottoman archives in Istanbul. They will be limited to the Arabic-speaking provinces of the Ottoman Empire, and to the first century of Ottoman rule. It is not my purpose to attempt a general study of the history of these areas in this period, nor to correlate the information derived from the archives with that obtained from other sources in a comprehensive historical monograph. My aim is rather to offer a series of studies in detail in a certain class of documents and on a few special topics; that is, to make a number of soundings in depth at selected points, rather than a surface survey of this material. The topics have, as far as possible, been chosen so as to give a wide range of variety, dealing with town and country, inland and coastal areas, mountain and plain. The first two studies deal with Palestine, which of all the countries under consideration has by far the richest documentation in outside.sources, and therefore offered the most promising field for a first experimental study. This study presents in outline the picture of Palestine in the early Ottoman period that emerges from the registers, and is intended as an introduction to the material as a whole. It will be followed by a documentary study of the quarters, population, and taxation of the towns of Palestine, and then by further studies on selected rural and urban areas in Syria and Iraq.1

scholarly journals CONTINUOUS TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN ROMANIAN PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DURING THE PANDEMIC. SUCCESS FACTORS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Roxana Constanța ENACHE ◽  
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Ana-Maria Aurelia PETRESCU ◽  
Mihaela PREDOI
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
University Education ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Training Of Trainers

This paper presents the issue of continuous teacher training in pre-university education in the context of online school, as dictated by the current pandemic. Through this study, we wanted to highlight the importance of training and refresher courses for teachers with a view to online teaching during the pandemic, as well as to identify the success factors of continuous training programs in the perception of Romanian teacher. This research is carried out on a sample of 70 teachers in Romanian pre-university education, from rural and urban areas, using the questionnaire as a research tool. As a result of this research, we concluded the following: • Teachers do not feel very well prepared for online teaching; • Teachers need IT skills and time management skills when teaching online; • 53% of the respondents have attended a training course to acquire online teaching skills, the rest managed to assimilate these skills with the help of other sources; • More than half of the respondents consider the experience of trainers in continuous training courses very important; • A disadvantage highlighted by most respondents is the amount of the participation fee. This study has highlighted important issues concerning the preparation of teachers in pre-university education and the criteria they follow when choosing a course or continuous training programme. At the same time, the study led to the identification of some success factors associated with continuous training programmes, in relation to: training of trainers, teaching strategies - methods, means, forms of organisation used

scholarly journals EMERGING TRENDS FROM INDIGENOUS MUSIC AND DANCE PRACTICES: A GLIMPSE INTO CONTEMPORARY MALENDE AND TSHIGOMBELA

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
N G Mugovhani
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Past Research ◽  
State Function ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Indigenous Music ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
And Performance

Past research into the history, state, function and performance contexts of indigenous African musical practices yielded a number of disturbing observations: there was no hope that the practitioners of this genre would ever begin deriving a living out of their art; there was the fear that some indigenous musical practices were nearing extinction because the few indigenous music practitioners still alive were on the brink of death, and there was therefore a need to capture the heritage before it was irretrievably lost. Lately the world of indigenous African music has undergone an evolution. South Africa’s rapidly changing postcolonial terrain has recently witnessed an upsurge of new stylistic trajectories  in  indigenous  musical  practices  –  nowadays  it  is  arranged  and performed by modern musical ensembles. Popular music which incorporates traditional genres has begun functioning within the socio-cultural and religious lives of Africans today, and it is no longer regarded as ‘foreign’ or alien to concert halls. It is now also frequently encountered in music stores, both in rural and urban areas. the current article traces this new, exciting and rewarding trajectory.

scholarly journals Explaining status and scope of pomegranate production in India: An economic analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
Prem Narayan ◽  
Subhash Chand
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Medicinal Value ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

The pomegranate was found very profitable crop as compared to others traditional food and oilseeds crops. Laying the route map to double the farmer’s income has decided to double farmers’ income by 2022 by improving technology and policy, increasing milk production and high value crops production like; fruits and vegetable. It will require annual growth rate 10.4 per cent (Ramesh Chand, 2017). The area and production of the pomegranate was recorded 124 thousand hectares, 884 thousand tons and productivity 71.3 quintals, respectively during 2007-08. There was seen quantum jump in both area and production from 113 to 216 thousand hectares about twice and 745 to 2613 thousand tons almost 3.5 times, respectively, during 2012-13 to 2016-17. The highest share of major importing countries like; United Arab Emirates 42.82 per cent, Bangladesh 24.49 per cent, Nepal 8.03 per cent, Saudi Arabia 5.87, Kuwait 2.57 per cent, Netherland 2.53 and the other like Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bahrain and Malaysia below 2 per cent during (TE) 2016-17. A basket of the pomegranate has embedded in human history and its utilization was associated with several ancient cultures for its fruit, nutritional and medicinal value of pharmaceutical industries. In the recent past, its wide range of significance in human health, malnutrition and provide better livelihood security in rural and urban areas. Therefore, production of pomegranate not only will boost the income of the farmers but also ensure the social security in India.

scholarly journals Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 7359
Author(s):  
Annalisa Liccardo ◽  
Francesco Bonavolontà ◽  
Ignazio Romano ◽  
Rosario Schiano Lo Moriello
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Transmission Protocol ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Optimization And Performance

Ensuring service continuity has become a fundamental issue for companies involved in electricity distribution; in particular, isolating the smallest possible portion of the network as a result of faults has long been a primary objective. To this aim, solutions based on logic selectivity have been defined and implemented for an efficient search for the network branch affected by the fault and its subsequent isolation. The authors have recently presented a proposal for the implementation of logic selectivity that exploits the LoRa transmission protocol, an ideal solution in the case of areas not reachable by the currently exploited communication technologies. The present paper, instead, deals with the optimization of some LoRa parameters, which made it possible to exploit network configurations in terms of coverage range, sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio. The performance of the new configuration has been assessed through a number of tests conducted in the laboratory and on-field, highlighting promising results in terms of both intervention times and reliability. In particular, tests conducted in both rural and urban areas have assured fault isolation times as low as 33 ms (fully compliant with the current regulations) in the presence of the most challenging fault condition.

scholarly journals Sources of Airborne Endotoxins in Ambient Air and Exposure of Nearby Communities—A Review

Atmosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Rolph ◽  
Ceri Gwyther ◽  
Sean Tyrrel ◽  
Zaheer Nasir ◽  
Gillian Drew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Airborne Endotoxins ◽  
The Impact

Endotoxin is a bioaerosol component that is known to cause respiratory effects in exposed populations. To date, most research focused on occupational exposure, whilst much less is known about the impact of emissions from industrial operations on downwind endotoxin concentrations. A review of the literature was undertaken, identifying studies that reported endotoxin concentrations in both ambient environments and around sources with high endotoxin emissions. Ambient endotoxin concentrations in both rural and urban areas are generally below 10 endotoxin units (EU) m−3; however, around significant sources such as compost facilities, farms, and wastewater treatment plants, endotoxin concentrations regularly exceeded 100 EU m−3. However, this is affected by a range of factors including sampling approach, equipment, and duration. Reported downwind measurements of endotoxin demonstrate that endotoxin concentrations can remain above upwind concentrations. The evaluation of reported data is complicated due to a wide range of different parameters including sampling approaches, temperature, and site activity, demonstrating the need for a standardised methodology and improved guidance. Thorough characterisation of ambient endotoxin levels and modelling of endotoxin from pollution sources is needed to help inform future policy and support a robust health-based risk assessment process.

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