Towards Circular Economy—A Comparative Analysis of the Countries of the European Union

There are many studies which implement and assess existing measurement manners and document the progress of entities towards the circular economy (CE) at various levels, or present or propose new possibilities of measurement. The majority of them refer to the micro level. The aim of this paper is to conduct a multidimensional comparative analysis of the implementation of circular economy by EU countries. After an in-depth critical analysis of the literature, CE indicators which were proposed by the European Commission were adopted as a basis. Owing to the research population-Member States of the European Union (EU-28), focusing on the said indicators was declared reasonable in all aspects. The classification of EU countries according to the level of their advancement in the concept of CE was adopted as a main research task. In order to do so, a relevant index of development of circular economy was created (IDCE). This will allow us, inter alia, to trace changes in the spatial differentiation of advancement of the EU countries in implementing CE over the years, to identify CE implementation leaders as well as countries particularly delayed in this regard. The comparative analysis was conducted by means of statistical methods. On the basis of the analyses, it was concluded that among all EU countries, those of the old EU are the most advanced in terms of CE. The analysis confirmed significant rising trends for IDCE only in the case of Belgium and The Netherlands.

Restyling newspaper industry to profitability amid commercial meltdown: The call for quality journalism in Kenya

<p>Data was collected through one-on-one and telephone semi-structured interviews between March 2018 and March 2019 involving 218 editors and reporters drawn from 15 Kenyan print and online newspapers. The study used simple random sampling where each population member had a fair chance of being considered for the research. Data gathered was organised methodically guided by the research objectives, transcribed and subsequently cleaned and labelled before a suitable framework was identified. It was then coded, themes identified and patterns of the data noticed building to a sequence of events. </p>

Restyling newspaper industry to profitability amid commercial meltdown: The call for quality journalism in Kenya

<p>Data was collected through one-on-one and telephone semi-structured interviews between March 2018 and March 2019 involving 218 editors and reporters drawn from 15 Kenyan print and online newspapers. The study used simple random sampling where each population member had a fair chance of being considered for the research. Data gathered was organised methodically guided by the research objectives, transcribed and subsequently cleaned and labelled before a suitable framework was identified. It was then coded, themes identified and patterns of the data noticed building to a sequence of events. </p>

PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN BERDASARKAN KATEGORI BUKU

The existence of a financial intermediary institution (banking) is very important in a modern economic system. Banking as a business entity engaged in the field of finance or financial needs trust from customers to support and facilitate the activities it does. This study aims to determine the presence or absence of CAR, BOPO, LDR, ROA differences between syariah banks in the book category 1 and book 2.. Population in this research is 11 Syariah Commercial Banks in Indonesia year 2015-2017. Given the number of population is still within the range of research, the sampling is done by census method, that is, the entire population member as the research sample. The analysis technique used is independent-samples t test. The test results indicate that there is a difference of Capital Adequacy Ratio between Book 1 and Book 2 on Sharia Public Bank which go public. So it can be concluded that there is a difference between the average CAR between Book 1 and Book 2 on Sharia Public Bank which go public. There is a difference of Operational Expense to Operational Income between Book 1 and Book 2 at the Public Bank of Sharia which go public. So it can be concluded that there is an average difference between BOPO Book 1 and Book 2 on the Sharia Public Bank which go public. There is a difference of Loan to Deposits Ratio between Book 1 and Book 2 on the Sharia Public Bank which goes public. So it can be concluded that there is a difference between the average LDR between Book 1 and Book 2 on Sharia Public Bank which go public. There is no difference in Return On Assets between Book 1 and Book 2 on Sharia Public Banks that go public. So it can be concluded that there is no difference in average ROA between Book 1 and Book 2 on Sharia Public Bank which go public.Keywords: Capital Adequacy Ratio, Operational Expense to Operating Income, Loan to Deposits Ratio, and Return On Assets

Duración e intensidad de la puesta y su dependencia del tamaño corporal: El caso del bonito Euthynnus alletteratus capturado en el suroeste del Golfo de México

In terms of fish dynamic population, reproduction is a process related with corporal size of each population member, which is tied with the spawning time and number of eggs produced. In order to relate the size of female little tuny (Euthynnus alletteratus), located in the southwest Gulf of Mexico, and its contribution in reproductive process, cycle and reproductive characteristics were analyzed by different size groups. Biological data were obtained by the artisanal fishing fleet of Antón Lizardo Veracruz community (Mexico). A total of 480 fish were caught from December 2009 to November 2012. Size structure, gonadosomatic index and duration and intensity spawning index were determined. The gonadosomatic index showed a decrease in the population after April and July. Nevertheless, this months and the fraction of spawning female may vary depending on size groups. According with the IDI, the individuals with the highest contribution in reproductive process belong to sizes from 44 to 56 cm. Therefore, in order to guarantee the conservation of this species, it is imperative to mainly direct the management measures towards the females from these sizes.

The Behavior of Consumer Satisfaction in The Process of Purchasing Decisions in the Umkm Culinary Bogor North Bogor City

The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the consumers’ behavior and satisfaction in purchasing decisions at North Bogor UMKM. Populations of this study are consumers who have shopped UMKM culinary products in North Bogor. The research method used was Non Probability sampling method, where not all the population member have the same opportunity to be a sample (prospective respondents), but respondents who are making purchases at UMKM in North Bogor District. The data source used is primary data obtained by using a questionnaire with a sample of 70 respondents who visited culinary UMKM in North Bogor. Data analysis in this study used three approaches: descriptive analysis, IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) analysis, and CSI analysis (Customer Satisfaction Index). The conclusions from the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) test was the attributes that need to be considered and become the main priority for improvement are quadrant I (food hygiene, affordable price, and “harga sesuai dengan kualitas”). The results of the CSI method (Customer Satisfaction Index) show the level of customer satisfaction at 81.86%. This value is in the range of 80-100%, thus overall consumers feel very satisfied with the purchasing decisions at North Bogor UMKM. The output of this study is publications in accredited national journals/proceeding.

Design of Digital Filter by Differential Evolution

This methodology for stable and robust design of FIR filters. Differential evolution (DE) is taken as a global search technique and it uses local search algorithm to find the optimal solution for the design. DE is implemented here to design low pass, band pass as well as high order filters and results which are obtained can also be applied to higher order filters. The recombination approach involves the creation of new candidate solution components based on the weighted difference between two randomly selected population members added to a third population member. This perturbs population members relative to the spread of the broader population. In conjunction with selection, the perturbation effect self-organizes the sampling of the problem space, bounding it to known areas of interest

Hubungan Persepsi Keterampilan Mengajar Guru dengan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Akselerasi di Sekolah Menengah Atas Al-Azhar Medan

<h1>The purpose of this research is to know the correlation between perception of teacher teaching skills and students motivation to learn Sociology at acceleration class of SMA Swasta Al-Azhar Medan. Method used in this research is descriptive correlation and the population is all of acceleration class students at SMA Swasta Al-Azhar Medan in 2009/2010, that is 34 students. Sampling method which is used in this research is total sampling (all of population member used as sample). Data collected by using the questionnaire with Likert Scale. The reliability of each instruments are 0,941 for perception of teacher teaching skills, and 0,864 for students motivation to learn. Method of data analyze is Pearson correlation test (Pearson Product Moment).The result of this research indicate that there is a significant correlation between perception of teacher teaching skills and students motivation to learn (r = 0,352). The conclusion indicate that the perception of teacher teaching skills relate to students motivation to learn Sociology at acceleration class of SMA Swasta Al-Azhar Medan.</h1>

HUBUNGAN ANTARA KECERDASAN SPIRITUAL (SI) DENGAN HASIL BELAJAR KOGNITIF SISWA KELAS VIII SMPK KALAM KUDUS YOGYAKARTA PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA [THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE (SI) AND COGNITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS SMPK KALAM KUDUS YOGYAKARTA IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS]

<p>Spiritual intelligence is intelligence that motivates human beings to discover the meaning and purpose of life and encourages growth in creativity, morals and character. One factor that affects learning outcomes is spiritual intelligence. This research aims to see the correlation between spiritual intelligence (SI) and students’ cognitive learning outcomes. The research method used was a quantitative causal correlational with a saturated sampling technique (sample member is the same as population member). The data was collected by using a questionnaire to measure students’ spiritual intelligence and a test to measure students’ cognitive learning outcomes. Product Moment Correlation was used to test the instrument’s validity while Alpha Cronbach and Guttman Split Half was used to test the instrument’s reliability. Rank Spearman was used to calculate the coefficient correlation. All the data was analyzed using SPSS 20. The research showed that there is positive correlation between students’ spiritual intelligence and their cognitive learning outcomes (r = 0.2317).</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: </strong>Kecerdasan spiritual (SI) merupakan kecerdasan yang mendorong manusia menemukan makna dan tujuan hidup serta mendorong bertumbuh dalam kreativitas, moral, maupun karakter. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi hasil belajar adalah kecerdasan spiritual. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan antara kecerdasan spiritual dengan hasil belajar kognitif siswa pada pembelajaran Matematika. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif kausal korelasional.Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah sampling jenuh, yaitu seluruh populasi dijadikan sampel penelitian. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan angket untuk mengukur variabel kecerdasan spiritual dan tes untuk mengukur variabel hasil belajar kognitif siswa. Uji validitas instrumen menggunakan korelasi product moment dan reliabilitas instrumen menggunakan alpha cronbach’s serta guttman split half. Uji koefisien korelasi menggunakan rumus rank spearman dan menggunakan SPSS 20 untuk menganalisis data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara kecerdasan spiritual dengan hasil belajar kognitif siswa (r = 0.2317)</p>