A Comparative Study on Webpage Browsing Performance between Proprietary and Open Source Operating Systems on Wireless Networks

This experimental research study determined and compared the webpage browsing performance of proprietary and open source operating systems on wireless networks. It was intended to reveal the significant differences in the webpage browsing performance between proprietary and open source operating systems on wireless networks when classified as to hardware specifications and type’s web content. The researchers used the JavaScript Console of the Google Chrome web browser application to determine the time of the webpage to fully load. Operating system was the independent variable. Hardware specifications which were classified as old system and new system and types of web content which was also classified as static and dynamic webpages were the intervening variables. Webpages browsing performance was the dependent variable. The statistical tools used were arithmetic mean, and t-test. It also revealed that there were significant differences in the webpage browsing performance between proprietary and open source operating system on wireless networks when classified as to hardware specification and web content. The proprietary and open source operating systems were statistically different when classified as to hardware specifications and type of web content.

Profitability of Islamic Rural Banks in West Sumatra: Analysis of the Third Party Funds and Financial Ratios

<div class="WordSection1"><p class="abstrak"><em>This research examines the problem of profitability in </em><em>Islamic Rural Bank (BPRS)</em><em> in West Sumatra Province. The purpose of this study was to analyze </em><em>Third Party Funds </em><em>(DPK), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Non Performing Financing (NPF) as determinants that affect Return on Asset (ROA) at BPRS in West Sumatra Province through the intervening variable Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR) for the 2015-2020 period. The research method uses descriptive quantitative approach with statistical path analysis through Sobel test. This study uses secondary data obtained from the financial statements of the BPRS. The results showed that DPK, CAR and FDR had no direct effect on the ROA of BPRS in West Sumatra Province for the 2015-2020</em><em> </em><em>period, only NPF had a direct effect on ROA. While indirectly through intervening variables, DPK and NPF have no effect on ROA, only CAR can be mediated by FDR on ROA. This research contributes to enriching knowledge about Islamic banking and can be used as consideration for entities in increasing the profitability of Islamic Rural Bank by looking at the factors that can affect profitability with FDR as the mediating variable.</em><em></em></p><p class="abstrak" align="left"> </p><p class="abstrak">Penelitian mengkaji tentang masalah profitabilitas pada BPRS di Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis DPK CAR dan NPF sebagai determinan yang mempengaruhi ROA pada BPRS di Provinsi Sumatera Barat melalui intervening variable FDR periode 2015-2020. Metode penelitian menggunakan kuantitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan statistik <em>path analysis</em> melalui uji sobel. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari laporan keuangan BPRS. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa DPK, CAR dan FDR secara langsung tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap ROA BPRS di Provinsi Sumatera Barat periode 2015-2020, hanya NPF yang berpengaruh langsung terhadap ROA. Sedangkan secara tidak langsung melalui variable intervening, DPK dan NPF tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap ROA, hanya CAR yang mampu dimediasi oleh FDR terhadap ROA. Hasil penelitian ini berkontribusi menambah khazanah ilmu pengetahun tentang perbankan syariah dan dapat digunakan sebagai bahan pertimbangan bagi entitas dalam meningkatkan profitabilitas Bank Pembiayaan Rakyat Syariah dengan memperhatikan fator-faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi profitabilitas dengan FDR sebagai variabel mediasi nya. </p><p class="abstrak"> </p></div>

effect of net trade cycle, firm size, and networking capital on profitability with cash holdings as intervening variables in cement companies in Indonesia

This study aims to examine a model that hypothesizes that the net trade cycle, company size, and net working capital of cement companies in Indonesia impact achieving a return on assets as a proxy for profitability through the company's cash holdings. The sample consists of 45 cement producers in Indonesia that have produced commercially before 2011 and regularly publish company annual reports. The results of the path analysis confirm that the net trade cycle, firm size, and networking capital do not affect the return on assets as a proxy for profitability. Likewise, statistically, it still shows the same results after being mediated with cash holdings. Moreover, found the effect of cash holdings on ROA. These findings can provide a starting point for further research to find a more appropriate formula to increase profitability, especially for companies in the cement sector in Indonesia, where utilization rates tend to be low, and market conditions are becoming very competitive.

The Decline of Indonesia’s Leadership Role in ASEAN: Systemic and Domestic Constraints of Jokowi’s Foreign Policy Alterations

This article addresses how systemic stimuli and domestic constraints, specifically on the perception of foreign policy executives, influence Indonesia’s leadership decline in ASEAN under Joko Widodo’s first presidential term. Through the lens of neoclassical realism, it is concluded that Indonesia’s leadership decline in ASEAN is attributed to the changing geopolitical landscape of Asia, with the assertive rise of China and the need to find other models of grand strategies in facing the regional hegemon. Furthermore, there is a unified perception of the irrelevance of maintaining a leadership role in ASEAN, and how the foreign policy executives of the Indonesian President and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have concluded to this approach. Implementation of this research is the contribution to the foreign policy framework in facing certain systemic stimuli in the region of Asia, and to understand the role of a unified perspective among foreign policy executives to the actual output of foreign policy. This article contributes to the discourses of; (1) neoclassical realism, specifically on the role of systemic stimuli and elite perceptions as intervening variables in understanding alterations in foreign policy behavior, and (2) empirical analysis of Indonesia’s leadership role in ASEAN during the presidency of Joko Widodo. Received: 16 August 2021 / Accepted: 25 October 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

effect of accountability, transparency and operational efficiency on decisions to pay zakat with ability as intervening variables

This study focuses on the effect of accountability, transparency, and operational efficiency on the decision to pay zakat with ability as a moderating variable at the national amil zakat institution in Surabaya. The population used in this study was 105.644 people. The sample in the study was 399 people determined by the non-probability sampling method. In this study, a questionnaire research instrument was used, namely, a set of questions addressed to respondents to obtain written information related to research variables and using Partial Least Square (PLS)analysis techniques. The results show the ability to intervene the effect of the variables of accountability, transparency, and efficiency positively and significantly on the decision to pay zakat at the national amil zakat institution in Surabaya.

PENGARUH KOMPETENSI DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA DENGAN KOMITMEN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA KANTOR PDAM KOTABARU KALIMANTAN SELATAN

To achieve job satisfaction, competence and compensation are very influential. In addition, commitment is also an important aspect, because it can have an impact on a job satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of competence, compensation and commitment on job satisfaction. The population in this study were all employees at PDAM Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, amounting to 70 people. The researcher uses a saturated sampling technique, meaning that all populations can be used as samples in this study. The data analysis in this study used the path analysis model, because of the intervening variables this is a research model. The results of this study indicate that competence and compensation have a significant positive effect on commitment. competence, compensation and commitment are proven to have a significant positive effect on employee job satisfaction. Keywords: Competence, Compensation, Commitment and Job Satisfaction Abstrak : Untuk mencapai kepuasan kerja, kompetensi dan kompensasi sangat mempengaruhi. Selain itu, komitmen juga menjadi aspek yang penting, karena dapat berdampak pada kepuasan kerja . Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompetensi, kompensasi dan komitmen terhadap kepuasan kerja. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh pegawai di PDAM Kotabaru Kalimantan Selatan yang berjumlah 70 orang. Peneliti menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel jenuh, artinya semua populasi bisa dijadikan sebagai sampel pada penelitian ini. Anailisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan model path analisis, karena adanya variabel intervening dalam model penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi dan kompensasi terbukti secara signifikan berpengaruh positif terhadap komitmen. kompetensi, kompensasi dan komitmen terbukti secara signifikan berpengaruh positif terhadap kepuasan kerja pegawai. Kata kunci: Kompetensi, Kompensasi, Komitmen dan Kepuasan Kerja

Risk Information Sources for Snow Disaster Risk Preparedness in Scotland

Heavy snow disruptions are common and costly occurrences in the UK, including Scotland. Yet, heavy snow remains an underresearched aspect of disaster risks in Scotland. This study critically examined the 2018 heavy snow event in Scotland referred to as the “Beast from the East” (BfE) in order to explore the different sources of information used by the public in preparation for and response to heavy snow emergencies. Our study also examined the effectiveness of BfE risk communication between authorities and the public and sought to determine if there is a relationship between risk information received and the intention to mitigate risk. Data were collected through a semistructured survey from (n = 180) residents of the Annandale and Eskdale region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Our analysis shows that public authority information sources were the most sought-after information sources, followed by online and web sources. We found statistically significant differences between groups (such as age, gender, and mobility/disability) in terms of using risk information sources. Further analysis shows that the relationship between information received and the intention to mitigate risks is not linear but influenced by intervening variables such as work pressures, financial commitment, and stakeholders’ expectations. We argue that where full adherence to official risk advice is required, policymakers should carefully consider issues around these three factors.

The Effect of Islamic Self Esteem and Islamic Self Efficacy on Job Satisfaction with Productivity as Intervening Variables

This study aims to determine the effect of Islamic self-esteem and Islamic self-efficacy on job satisfaction through productivity at Kampoeng Kopi Banaran Bawen. This study uses quantitative methods by processing primary data through several questionnaires given to employees of Kampoeng Kopi Banaran. The sample in the study was 40 respondents (saturated sample). The data obtained were processed with SPSS version 26. Based on the results of processing a questionnaire from 40 respondents. The results of the study show that: [1] Islamic self-esteem has a negative and significant effect on job satisfaction, [2] Islamic self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect [3] productivity has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, [4] Islamic self-esteem has a positive and significant impact on job satisfaction. significant effect on productivity, [5] Islamic self-efficacy has a negative and significant effect on productivity [6] productivity can mediate Islamic self-esteem on job satisfaction, [7] productivity can mediate Islamic self-efficacy on job satisfaction.

How to Expand Repurchase Intention? Intervention Impact of Customer Satisfaction

This study aims to determine the effect of halal lifestyle, halal awareness, price on repurchase intention with consumer satisfaction as an intervening variable at the Kedu Susu shop in Temanggung, Central Java. Researchers used quantitative data with a population of all visitors to the Temanggung Kedu Susu shop and used a sample of 100 respondents using purposive random sampling technique. The method used by the researcher is by distributing questionnaires through an online method. The researcher conducted an analysis using validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, statistical test, and path analysis to test the intervening variables. The results of this study indicate that the halal lifestyle variable has no significant positive effect, halal awareness has no effect while price has a significant positive effect on repurchase interest. Consumer satisfaction has a significant positive effect on repurchase intention. The results of the path analysis test showed that consumer satisfaction was not able to mediate the effect of halal lifestyle on repurchase intention, while consumer satisfaction was able to mediate the effect of halal awareness and price on repurchase interest.

DESIGN OF MSMEs DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PROFIT SHARING SCHEMES

The purpose of this study is to find the design of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) development through profit-sharing schemes seen from the perspective of MSMEs actors in East Java - Indonesia. This research was conducted in East Java, Indonesia, selecting research locations carried out randomly and then determining the respondents proportionally. Respondents in this study were 220 MSMEs actors using the proportional random sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is warped partial least square to look for the design partially and through intervening. This study uses mudarabah financing and musharakah financing as exogenous variables, principles of profit-sharing distribution as intervening variables, and development of MSMEs as endogenous variables. The findings in this study are the contribution of profit-sharing distribution as an intervening variable in the development of MSMEs through the mudarabah financing scheme and the musharakah financing with the dominance of the musharakah financing. The ideal design of the development of MSMEs is the use of mudarabah financing and musharakah financing by applying the profit-sharing distribution principle following the principles of Islamic Sharia.