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The 4 X 4 Semantic Model: Exploiting Data, Functional, Non-Functional And Execution Semantics Across Business Process, Workflow, Partner Services And Middleware Services Tiers, Amit P. Sheth, Karthik Gomadam

Kno.e.sis Publications

Business processes in the global environment increasingly encompass multiple partners and complex, rapidly changing requirements. In this context it is critical that strategic business objectives align with and map accurately to systems that support flexible and dynamic business processes. To support the demanding requirements of global business processes, we propose a comprehensive, unifying 4 X 4 Semantic Model that uses Semantic Templates to link four tiers of implementation with four types of semantics. The four tiers are the Business Process Tier, the Workflow Enactment Tier, the Partner Services Tier, and the Middleware Services Tier. The four types of semantics are …

Reflections On A Nation At War As We Look To The Beginning Of A New Year, Diether Haenicke

WMU President Diether Haenicke

This column was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo

Toward A Rural Critical Criminology, Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Walter Dekeseredy

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

A review of the extant literature reveals a recent growth in critical criminological analyses of rural crime and societal reactions to it. Nevertheless, rural critical criminology is still in a state of infancy and requires much more development. Thus, heavily influenced by Taylor, Walton, and Young’s(1973) path-breaking book The New Criminology and by research on woman abuse in rural communities, the main objective of this article, then, is twofold: (1) to describe the key reasons for a more fully developed rural critical criminology and (2) to outline some of its key elements. Also included in this article is a brief …

Evaluasi Pemanfaatan Laboratorium Dalam Pembelajaran Biologi Di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Sekabupaten Sleman, Retna Sundari

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi pemanfaatan laboratorium pembelajaran biologi di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri se-Kabupaten Sleman. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian evaluasi model CIPP (Contex, Input, Process, Product). Subjek penelitian meliputi 5 Kepala Madrasah, 12 guru biologi dan 400 siswa kelas X di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri se-Kabupaten Sleman. Data dikumpulkan dengan angket, observasi dan wawancara terstruktur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan (1) dukungan kepala madrasah terhadap program kegiatan laboratorium cukup tinggi, (2) ketersediaan sarana prasarana dalam kategori cukup, (3) pengelolaan laboratorium dalam kategori cukup, (4) pemanfaatan laboratorium dalam kategori cukup, (5) kendala-kendala yang dihadapi guru cukup tinggi, (6) minat siswa terhadap kegiatan laboratorium …

Evaluasi Publik Atas Perolehan Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru, Lina Miftahul Jannah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan Evaluasi Publik atas Perolehan Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru (Studi pada Pelajar SMA Negeri Kelas 1 Tahun Ajaran 2007/2008 di Wilayah Kota Depok). Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada pelajar kelas 1 pada tahun ajaran 2007/2008 SMA Negeri di Kota Depok, dengan teknik penarikan sampel klaster dari kelas yang ada di setiap sekolah di Kota Depok, dengan ukuran 285 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: 1) sebagian besar siswa mengetahui informasi PSB dari guru atau sekolah; 2) masih ada informasi yang belum diketahui siswa yaitu tentang konversi nilai tambahan terhadap nilai UAN bagi siswa yang dianggap berprestasi, …

Penyetaraan Tes Model Campuran Butir Dikotomus Dan Politomus Pada Tes Prestasi Belajar, Kartono Kartono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan signifikansi dan kualifikasi: (1) level pada faktor banyaknya butir anchor, banyaknya kategori butir politomus, ukuran sampel, dan metode transformasi yang digunakan; dan (2) kombinasi level antar-faktor yang mempengaruhi hasil penyetaraan tes model campuran 3PL/GPCM. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian simulasi. Data dibangkitkan berdasarkan data empirik dari tes bentuk campuran yang terdiri atas 30 butir pilihan ganda dan 5 butir uraian. Data bangkitan adalah butir politomus 5 kategori, ukuran sampel 1000, 2000, dan 3000, dan 25 replikasi. Analisis meliputi: analisis butir, konstanta penyetaraan, kriteria evaluasi dengan RMSD, uji signifikansi faktor, uji signifikansi perbedaan level, dan kualifikasi …

Pengaruh Strategi Pembelajaran Dan Kemampuan Analitik Terhadap Keterampilan Pneumatik Mahasiswa Teknik Mesin Uny, M. Bruri Triyono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan keterampilan pneumatik pada mahasiswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran lengkap dan demonstrasi sesuai berdasarkan kemampuan analitiknya pada pembelajaran mata kuliah Pneumatik Hidroulik. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan variabel terikat keterampilan pneumatik, variabel bebas strategi pembelajaran, dan variabel atribut kemampuan analitik mahasiswa. Rancangan eksperimen faktorial 2x2 dengan dua ta-raf kualifikasi variabel bebas yaitu strategi pembelajaran lengkap dan demonstrasi. Dua kelas sebagai subyek penelitian dengan 32 mahasiswa pada masing-masing kelas, sehingga jumlah keseluruhan adalah 64 mahasiswa yang dipilih secara random. Temuan penelitian ini adalah (1) keterampilan pneumatik mahasiswa yang diajar dengan strategi lengkap lebih …

Keefektifan Pemanfaatan Laboratorium Di Madrasah Aliyah Yogyakarta, Sri Rahmiyati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan keefektifan pemanfaatan laboratorium di Madrasah Aliyah di kota Yogyakarta. Variabel penelitian adalah kelengkapan sarana prasarana laboratorium, kemampuan guru dan teknis pengelolaan laboratorium. Subjek penelitian ini adalah empat Madrasah Aliyah di kota Yogyakarta yang memiliki laboratorium. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket, observasi, dan wawancara. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kelengkapan sarana prasarana laboratorium berada pada kategori baik. Kemampuan guru pada kategori baik. Teknis pengelolaan laboratorium pada kategori baik. Supervisi/evaluasi yang dilakukan oleh kepala madrasah pada kategori cukup. Sikap siswa terhadap pembelajaran kimia menggunakan laboratorium pada kategori sangat baik. Faktor-faktor determinan pembelajaran kimia menggunakan laboratorium …

Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Pengambilan Kebijakan Publik Bidang Pendidikan Di Kota Surakarta, Muhammad Munadi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembuatan kebijakan publik bidang pendidikan di Kota Surakarta selama kurun 2005-2006. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Subjek penelitian adalah anggota Komisi IV DPRD Kota Surakarta, Dewan Pendidikan Kota Surakarta, dan lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM). Informan adalah Dinas Pendidikan Pemuda dan Olahraga Kota Surakarta, Badan Perencanaan Daerah (BAPEDA), organisasi profesi guru, media massa, dan lembaga pendidikan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Pemerikasaan keabsahan data menggunakan teknik triangulasi metode dan sumber. Analisis data dilakukan secara interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam membuat kebijakan publik bidang pendidikan masih berdasarkan pada …

Peningkatan Keaktifan Dan Hasil Belajar Mata Kuliah Pendidikan Kesegaran Jasmani, Suharjana Suharjana

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keaktifan mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran, mengurangi kesalahan penguasaan konsep pembelajaran dan meningkatkan hasil belajar mahasiswa. Penelitian tindakan kelas pendekatan problem based learning berlangsung selama tiga siklus. Penelitian dilakukan pada mata kuliah Pendidikan Kesegaran Jasmani Program Studi D2-PGSD Penjaskes, Jurusan POR FIK-UNY, pada semester genap tahun ajaran 2007/2008. Disimpulkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran problem based learning dapat meningkatkan keaktifan, pemahaman materi, prestasi belajar, dan kemampuan mahasiswa untuk menyelesaikan tugas individu.

Kata kunci: problem based learning, diskusi kelompok

Peningkatan Pembelajaran Geometri Dengan Soal Open Ended Menantang Siswa Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi, Endah Ekowati, Kukuh Guntoro

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk mengetahui minat atau motivasi belajar siswa kelas 6 SD Buin Batu dalam pembelajaran Geometri dengan soal Open Ended menantang siswa berpikir tingkat tinggi (2) untuk mengetahui bagaimana tingkat prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas 6 SD Buin Batu dalam pembelajaran Geometri dengan soal Open Ended menantang siswa berpikir tingkat tinggi. Adapun tempat penelitian di dalam kelas 6 SD Buin Batu untuk penelitian peningkatan prestasi belajar. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan model Kemmis dan Tanggart dengan tahapan perencanaan, tindakan dan pengamatan serta refleksi untuk setiap siklus dan penelitian ini bersifat kolaboratif dengan Kepala sekolah sebagai observer …

Mengembangkan Kreativitas Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Di Smp Bilingual, Endang Listyani, Marsigit Marsigit, Kana Hidayati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika di SMP bilingual yang mengembangkan kreativitas siswa. Pembelajaran yang dimaksud adalah pembelajaran yang mengembangkan metode yang mendorong siswa meningkat keaktifannya, memenuhi berbagai macam kebutuhan akademik siswa, mendorong siswa meningkat kemampuan penalaran Matematika dan strategi belajarnya, serta mengembangkan penggunaan alat peraga dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dalam bentuk studi lanjutan (follow up study). Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan diawali memilih 3 SMP Bilingual yang masing-masing mewakili 3 kabupaten atau kotamadya yang berbeda yaitu Bantul (SMP N I Bantul), Yogyakarta (SMP N 5 Yogyakarta), dan Kulonprogo (SMP N I Galur), kemudian tim …

Making Methamphetamine, Ralph Weisheit

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In many parts of the U.S. methamphetamine production remains a serious problem despite efforts to restrict access to precursor chemicals. Methamphetamine laboratories are a particular issue in rural areas, where many essential chemicals are available and where a lower population density means that noxious fumes are less likely to be noticed. This paper shows how the problem emerged and changed over time and includes: Early production in the U.S., the spread of meth production, the process of making meth, precursor control efforts, superlabs versus small local operations, health risks, contaminated lab sites, and children found in methamphetamine lab sites.

Amish Victimization And Offending: A Rural Subculture's Experiences And Responses To Crime And Justice, Bryan D. Byers

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article addresses several areas as applied to the rural subculture of the Amish. First, the Old Order Amish will be introduced to the reader. Distinctions will be made between the Old Order Amish and other, cousin, groups. Second, discussion will center on the victimization of Old Order Amish. Several illustrations will be offered along with theories that attempt to explain these phenomena. Third, attention will be given to offending and deviant behavior among the Old Order Amish. Particular focus is placed on Amish youth. Fourth, discussion will turn to the restorative justice model as an effective manner of dealing …

Rural Crime And Policing In American Indian Communities, L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

While people in rural places generally have less crime, American Indians and communities are an anomaly, by sufferingfrom unusually high rates of criminal victimization despite being predominantly rural.One element with thisheightened vulnerability to crime is the historic under-policing of Indian reservations and communities. This paper examines the policing of Indian communities, first by tracing the historical development of Indian tribal police in the United States overthe past two centuries, which shapes the legal-social context for presentday Indian police agencies. Next the paper identifies three major factorslimiting the implementation of effective police forces by Indian communities: (1) legal limitations on the …

Efektivitas Strategi Pembelajaran "K-W-L Teaching Model" Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Memahami Teks, Harun Rasyid, M. Asrori

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Fenomena secara umum menunjukkan bahwa siswa Sekolah Dasar pada umumnya belum memiliki kemampuan membaca dan memahami teks secara komprehensif. Kemampuan membaca dan memahami teks pada anak-anak Sekolah Dasar merupakan sarana yang sangat mendasar dan penting bagi perkembangan di masa mendatang untuk memburu, menyerap, dan memanfaatkan informasi guna pengembangan ilmu dan teknologi ketika kelak mereka mencapai tingkat pendidikan yang lebih tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas model pembelajaran "K-W-L" untuk menambah kapasitas dan kemampuan siswa sekolah dasar dalam memahami teks secara komprehensif. Disain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah disain eksperimen dengan pendekatan pretest-posttest control group design. Penetapan sampel …

Letter From The Ceo, Wayne Pacelle

HSUS Annual Reports 2005-18

No abstract provided.

Our Goals For 2009

HSUS Annual Reports 2005-18

No abstract provided.

Illegal Dumping: Large And Small Scale Littering In Rural Kentucky, Kenneth D. Tunnell

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Illegal dumping, a social problem greatly affecting some rural states, occurs at both the large and small scale as open dump sites and roadside trash. Focusing on Kentucky, a rural state without mandatory trash pickup and a per capita income below and a poverty rate above the national average, this photo essay describes the dumping and littering problem. As is shown, legislative and executive initiatives have made some inroads in large-scale clean up. Some local governments, however, appear apathetic about addressing illegal dumping in their own communities. Kentucky’s litter problem is showing few signs of improvement and roadside littering seemingly …

Theoretical Predictors Of Delinquency In And Out Of School Among A Sample Of Rural Public School Youth, Preston Elrod, Irina R. Soderstrom, David C. May

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper compares predictors of in-school and out-of-school delinquency and is based on data collected from 2,011 subjects at two elementary, one middle, and one high school in a rural school district. Predictors were derived from a variety of theoretical perspectives including social organization and social control; interactionist theory; differential association and social learning; strain, culture conflict, and critical theory. In addition, several demographic variables were included in the analysis. Regression results revealed that negative peer influence, victimization experience, attachment to school, gender, general strain, alienation, and the student’s self-reported response to a weapon at school were significant predictors of …

The Collected Letters Of Robinson Jeffers With Selected Letters Of Una Jeffers, Volume One, 1890-1930, Gere Dizerega, M.D.

Jeffers Studies

No abstract provided.

Isinglass River Conservation Corridor Project, Daniel E. Kern

PREP Reports & Publications

The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) provided a $9,075 grant to Bear-Paw Regional Greenways to support the Isinglass River Conservation Corridor Project. The grant helped fund some of the transaction costs associated with the project that protected high-value conservation land along the Isinglass River and in other areas of the watershed in Strafford, New Hampshire. The $2.9 million project was a collaboration of Bear-Paw, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), and the Town of Strafford that protected five properties and 868 acres of forest, over one mile of road frontage, more than three miles of frontage on streams and rivers …

Pride, Prejudice, And Japan's Unified State, Suzanne M. Sable

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Japan is undoubtedly one of the foremost economic powers in the world and is internationally recognized as a democratic leader among modern nations. The economy's rapid growth in the mid-twentieth century has been attributed to its booming technical industries, including its electronic and automobile industries. However, Japan is unique in that it has retained traditions associated with typically less advanced nations-namely, a regressive human rights agenda. Although cultural, ethnic, and social minorities continue to exist on Japanese soil today, Japan's social policy of Nihonjinron allows the majority of the population to disregard such minorities and perpetuate the government's vision of …

Pengaruh Persuasi Atas Preferensi Klien Dan Pengalaman Audit Terhadap Pertimbangan Auditor Dalam Mengevaluasi Bukti Audit, Enggar Diah Puspa Arum

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The purpose o f this research is to analyze whether the persuasiveness o f client preferences and audit experiences have effect toward the auditors judgem ent in evaluating audit evidences both partially and simultaneously Survey in this study is applied on 62 auditors who work at public accounting firm s in Bandung by using a multiple linier regression analysis. The result indicates that the persuasiveness o f client preferences and audit experiences have a significant positive effect to the auditor s judgem ent in evaluating audit evidences both partially and simultaneously. The future research is suggested to examine other variables, …

Pengaruh Struktur Audit, Konflik Peran, Dan Ketidakjelasan Peran Terhadap Kinerja Auditor, Zaenal Fanani, Rheni Afriana Hanif, Bambang Subroto

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research was aimed to examine and to obtain empirical evidence on audit structure, role conflict, and unclarity role toward auditor performance. This research was done in East Java. Retrieval o f sample was done by using proportionate stratified random sampling based on two strata (partner and audit staff). Data collecting was carried out with questionnaire submitted directly and by airmail. Number o f questionnaires distributed was 120 copies, but only 49 questionnaires returned (40,83%). Results show that audit structure and role conflict have significant effect on auditor performance, but unclarity role does not have significant effect on auditor performance.

Penghitungan Value At Risk Portofolio Optimum Saham Perusahaan Berbasis Syariah Dengan Pendekatan Ewma, Agung D. Buchdadi

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The objective of this research is to examine maximum losses when investor invests on syariah based stock. Markowitz model is used for constructing the optimal portfolio. Value at Risk Model is also used for calculating the expected losses. The research indicates that volatility seems to cluster in a predictable fashion. Therefore the research forecasts variances used exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) model. This research also aims to evaluate whether the EWMA model can predict variances reasonably well. The data used in this research are syariah based stock which had been included in Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) during the year 2005—2006. …

Pengaruh Reputasi Manajemen Puncak Dan Dewan Komisaris Terhadap Penilaian Investor Pada Perusahaan Yang Melakukan Ipo, Rias Aini Sumiyana

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research empirically examines the influence of reputation of top management and board ofcommissioner (BOC) on firm value. Top management has a primary role as a strategic decision maker in a firm. Its actions and characteristics specifically influence the organization ’s outcomes. The main duty of BOC is to ensure that managerial decisions are consistent with shareholders goals. One indicator of top management and BOC ’s competency and skill is reputation. The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of reputation of top management and BOC on firm value at the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Its effect is …

Determinan Tingkat Hutang Serta Hubungan Tingkat Hutang Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan: Perspektif Pecking Order Theory, Mirna Amirya, Sari Atmini

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Based on Pecking Order Theory, the objective of this study is to examine the effect of dividend policy, profitability, sales growth, and total assets growth towards financial leverage and the effect of financial leverage as an intervening variable towards firm value. The sampling method is purposive sampling method and there are 33 firms that fulfil the criteria. Data are analyzed using path analysis method. The results show that dividend policy and profitability have negative influence on financial leverage, while total assets growth has positive influence on financial leverage. Financial leverage has negative relation on firm value.

Annual Report 2008, Banco Central De Reserva Del Perº / Central Reserve Bank Of Peru

Documents

No abstract provided.

Loan And Security Agreement Between Chrysler And U.S Department Of The Treasury, U. S. Department Of The Treasury, Chrysler Group, Llc.

Documents

Loan and Security Agreement By and Between The Borrower Listed on Appendix A as Borrower and The United States Department of the Treasury as Lender. This is also known as the Chrysler Original Loan and Security Agreement (with amendments) (December 31, 2008) (Chrysler LSA 2008). These were agreements (including amendments) to execute lending to Chrysler by Treasury under the bridge loans on January 2, 2009.