Bayesian Ridge Algorithm for Brix Prediction in Industrial Tomato

Tomato is one of the most significant vegetables in the world. Specifically, for the industrial tomato cultivation, the product is harvested when °Brix are at their peak. Technological advancements nowadays have made Decision Support Systems, based on Machine Learning Algorithms more applicable in a daily basis. Sustainable agriculture is evolving since farmers could be advised by this technology in order to take the best decision for their crops. Farmers who adopt this kind of technology will be able to know the quality of tomatoes. The implementation of a Decision Support System capable to predict the °Brix was conducted, based on various data from previous years, such as quality characteristics, the tomato hybrid used, weather conditions and soil data from the selected fields. Data came from fields from 6 different regions in Peloponnese, Greece over 3 cultivation periods. 12 different algorithms were tested in order to find which is the best one in terms of efficiency. Results of this research showed that the predicted °Brix were following the same pattern as the actual °Brix. This means that the DSS could advise the farmer about the ideal harvesting period where the °Brix will be maximized. The use of this DSS using real time weather data as an input will be a valuable tool for the farmers.

Monkey Plays Pac-Man with Compositional Strategies and Hierarchical Decision-making

Humans can often handle daunting tasks with ease by developing a set of strategies to reduce decision making into simpler problems. The ability to use heuristic strategies demands an advanced level of intelligence and has not been demonstrated in animals. Here, we trained macaque monkeys to play the classic video game Pac-Man. The monkeys' decision-making may be described with a strategy-based hierarchical decision-making model with over 90% accuracy. The model reveals that the monkeys adopted the take-the-best heuristic by using one dominating strategy for their decision-making at a time and formed compound strategies by assembling the basis strategies to handle particular game situations. With the model, the computationally complex but fully quantifiable Pac-Man behavior paradigm provides a new approach to understanding animals' advanced cognition.

Improving the Quality of Crackers by Integrating the Taguchi Method and Failure Modes and Effects Analyze (Fmea) in Cv. Nobility

CV Budi Luhur is a company that produces onion crackers as their main product. In addition, CV Budi Luhur also produces shrimp juice crackers. The company located in Tulangan Sidoarjo is not missed also with the name of failure. For example, in onion cracker products there are problems with taste and crispness so that there is a decrease in sales. Data processing begins by disseminating questionnaires to consumers, then identifying problems using FMEA methods and conducting interviews with companies so as to provide alternatives to determine the best composition for experiments and take the best level at each pre experiment aimed at consumers to be processed in the minitab19 application and draft proposals to compare consumer interest in old compositions and new compositions.From the results of data processing by using Taguchi in the results of the mean 2 population test conducted showed an increase in taste response and humility response where the taste response got interest by 53% from the initial 18% and the humility response got an interest of 58% from the initial 23%. This shows the similarity of the draft proposal is preferred by consumers in terms of taste and humility.

PARENTING TRAINING ANAK USIA DINI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 BAGI KADER POSYANDU KECAMATAN JATINANGOR KABUPATEN SUMEDANG

ABSTRAK Pengasuhan anak merupakan hal yang menantang untuk dilakukan pada saat keadaan normal, terlebih di masa-masa pandemi covid-19 seperti sekarang ini, sehingga penting bagi orang tua untuk mengambil langkah-langkah terbaik dengan meningkatkan kapasitas mereka dalam membantu diri, anak dan seluruh anggota keluarga untuk menjalani dan melalui situasi pandemi covid-19. Kegiatan parenting training yang dilaksanakan menggunakan metodologi andragogy yaitu dengan menempatkan dan memperlakukan para peserta pelatihan sebagai orang dewasa yang sudah memiliki pengetahuan sebelumnya dan kaya akan pengalaman dalam hal pengasuhan, sehingga para peserta pelatihan merupakan sumber belajar bagi sesama peserta pelatihan lainnya. Hasil yang diperoleh dengan dilaksanakannya parenting training bagi para kader posyandu di lingkungan Kecamatan Jatinangor Kabupaten Sumedang ini adalah (1). tergambarkannya kondisi potensi dan masalah yang dihadapi oleh anak usia dini; (2). dipahami oleh para kader posyandu pentingnya pengasuhan yang dilakukan oleh orang tua atau pengganti orang tua bagi tumbuh kembang anak usia dini; dan (3). tergambarkan kondisi kesehatan anak usia dini di masa pandemi covid-19 di lingkungan Kecamatan Jatinangor. ABSTRACT Parenting is a challenging thing to do in normal situation, especially in times of the Covid-19 pandemic like today, so it is important for parents to take the best steps by increasing their capacity to help themselves, their children and all family members to live and get through the covid-19 pandemic situation. Parenting training activities are carried out using the andragogy methodology, namely by placing and treating training participants as adults who already have prior knowledge and are rich in experience in parenting, so that training participants are a source of learning for other fellow trainees.The results obtained by the implementation of parenting training for posyandu cadres in Jatinangor District, Sumedang Regency are (1). description of the potential conditions and problems faced by early childhood; (2). Posyandu cadres understood the importance of parenting or substitute parents for early childhood development and development; and (3). described the health conditions of early childhood during the Covid-19 pandemic in Jatinangor District.

Reproducing laboratory earthquakes with a discrete-continuum model

We present a novel numerical model allowing to take the best part of continuum-based and discrete modelling in a single framework. This model is applied to the reproduction of laboratory earthquakes in a high-pressure triaxial cell. It allows to represent most of the relevant phenomena at stake, including elastic stress build-up during loading, fast and slow sliding events, seismic waves emission in the surrounding elastic medium and evolution of fault gouge on the sliding interface. We review here some illustrative results obtained with this model and propose further research avenues.

Tools als Problemlöser in der Verzahnungsherstellung

„Save costs – take the best“ – nach diesem Motto bewältigt ein schwäbischer Spezialist mit bestem Erfolg die unterschiedlichsten Aufgabenstellungen und liefert Lösungen für handgeführte und teilautomatisierte Handlingsysteme. Immer mit dabei sind Werkzeugsysteme der Tübinger Firma Horn, die sich als Problemlöser bewährt haben.

Improve Marketing Mix for Marketing Plan Strategic in Coffeeshop Business

This research aims to establish a strategic marketing strategy for the Medan City coffee shop company. The methodology used in this study was descriptive qualitative research through the method of the marketing combination 4Ps and Porters five strategic forces theory. The outcome of the analysis provided strategic marketing strategy for all facets of the 4Ps marketing mix, such as product, price, venue, and promotion. As five competitive forces are generated based on Porters, the resulting strategic marketing strategy becomes more oriented. This analysis will be useful for the company owner to take the best strategic marketing approach in particular.

Applying Simplifying Heuristics when Making Judgment under Uncertainty – A Field Study

This paper studies the so-called Take the Best (TTB) and the other two related heuristics which are Take the last (TTL) and the Minimalist heuristics to collect more evidence on these heuristics and then make comparison on performance of these heuristics’ potential users who have different degree of knowledge. People actually adhere to the recognition heuristics (RH) so often when facing inferential choice between a recognized object and a novel one. It is a main purpose of our empirical field study to look for evidence on what decision makers really do to arrive at their final choice in cases where both objects in the choice task are recognized. Will they still stick to recognition cue, or will they follow TTB or TTL or the Minimalist heuristic or will they resort to other type of strategies? Our results are somehow ambiguous. In sum, the cues the participants really picked up from their minds when taking the task and revealed by themselves in the interviews are more diverse and complicated than the anticipated ones.

Islamic Managers and The Role Of Emotional Maturity In Decision-Making (Review of al-Qur’an and Science)

<p><em>The role of managers in a company has a very strategic position, be it a large, medium or small scale company, although in each company the problems faced have different complexity and risk. This is where managers must be able to analyze problems or problems, choose and sort out various alternatives in solving a problem, take the best decisions and have the lowest risk, and be able to analyze the potential problems that arise in the future.</em><em> </em><em>A manager is required not only to have extensive knowledge and insight, but also emotional maturity. Like two sides of a coin, these two things must be utilized simultaneously in decision making so that the right decision is taken. Science and insights are physiological (brain) obtained from schools and their environments. While emotional maturity through religious approaches. Managers who practice religion well (Islamic Managers) then the maturity of their souls is more stable and secure. The manager who is close to God will get the happiness that comes from the endhorpin hormone that is present in humans that has been provided by God.</em></p>