Institutional Point Research Articles

Sistem Informasi Geografis Pemetaan Lokasi Sekolah di Wilayah Kecamatan Wewewa Tengah dengan Menggunakan Metode Arcview GIS

The most crucial area that needs to be addressed in order to raise the standard of human resources is education. Wewewa Tengah sub-district has a vast selection of schools, allowing parents and other young kids to pick one that best matches their needs. Many parents are unaware of where to find information about a school's profile and location, which makes it challenging for parents to select a school for their children. The objective of this research is to create a website-based Geographic Information System that allows for the collecting of school data starting in kindergarten and continuing through middle school, high school, and vocational school. This app encourages users to look up local schools and offers details on each institution's point coordination system. This application is intended to make it simpler for the general public to learn where schools are located and when they start in Central Wewewa. A linear-sequential technique (Waterfall) was utilized to construct the system, and a number of components, including HTML, PHP, and MySQL, were utilised. The key advantage of this study is webgis that can provide school locations and start times in the Central Wewewa community. The study's findings suggest that WebGIS makes it simpler to produce maps, that the system can display locations on a map and information about school locations, and that the system can function effectively.Keywords: Geographic information system, Mapping, WebGIS

Review: John McAndrew's Modernist Vision: From the Vassar College Art Library to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, by Mardges Bacon, and Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art: The Arthur Drexler Years, 1951–1986, by Thomas S. Hines

Review: <i>John McAndrew's Modernist Vision: From the Vassar College Art Library to the Museum of Modern Art in New York</i>, by Mardges Bacon, and <i>Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art: The Arthur Drexler Years</i>, 1951–1986, by Thomas S. Hines

DELAYING BEHAVIOR IN INSTITUTIONS: PROCRASTINATION

Human-resource, whose importance cannot be denied for institutions, can contribute to the institution with the knowledge and skills they have. On the other hand, they can punish the institution with different behaviors. Procrastination, interpreted as a coping mechanism (Burka and Yuen, 1983, p.60), is a complex fact that has behavioral, emotional, and cognitive features (Kovylin, 2013, p. 27). In this study, the procrastination term was defined and the factors that cause the procrastination behavior were explained. In addition, the correlated dimensions and the results from the point of institutions were discussed.

The added value of micro-integration: Data on laid-off employees

Micro-integration brings together records from different micro-datasets and subsequently resolves data inconsistencies. From a National Statistical Institute's point of view, micro-integration is a means of improving the quality, compatibility and scope of its datasets. Statistics Netherlands has d eveloped various micro-integration processes. This paper describes the micro-integration process, and development thereof, which underlies a dataset representing jobs which were terminated due to lay-off. The input consists of a dataset representing layoff permits issued by the Employee Insurance Agency. That dataset is not compatible with available datasets on jobs because the statistical unit is person instead of job. Moreover, it is flawed by a substantial representation error in the sense that eight percent of the employees for whom a lay-off permit is obtained are actually not laid off. The micro-integration process transforms the dataset on lay-off permits into a dataset on terminated jobs. The latter is compatible with other datasets containing job characteristics. The debate on flexibilisation of the Dutch labour market as well as the huge increase in lay-offs during the financial crisis have underlined the need for data on involuntary job termination. As such, the dataset on terminated jobs unquestionably adds value to Statistics Netherlands' stock of information.

Smarter Financial Life: Rethinking personal financial planning

An increasingly complex landscape of financial products, in combination with a falling provision of social security, increased life expectancy, and persisting financial illiteracy, calls for a reevaluation of personal financial planning. Currently, personal financial advice is offered predominantly from an institution's point of view, neglecting the personal point of view. We introduce a comprehensive, integrated, and interactive application for financial planning, which defines a person's life in terms of financial items and highlights the interactions among individual financial items and their impact on personal wealth. As individuals make decisions, their financial items interact according to a set of rules. Over time, events occur and global influences determine the growth rates of financial items. Our financial life model, which is accompanied by an interactive visualization and comprehensive analytics, enables financial planning in terms of life choices. Consequently, financial planning will occur from a personal point of view rather than a corporate perspective. This paper introduces our Smarter Financial Life project as well as an early gamified prototype, which has been presented at an Australian conference.

Comparison of Institutional Costs for Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Versus Open Repair and Its Reimbursement in an Ambulatory Surgery Center

To compare institutional costs for open versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and its relationship to reimbursement in an ambulatory surgery center in the United States. Analysis of institutional costs in US$ of 2006 for all nonreusables used in a laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair using a polyester mesh compared with open hernia repair using polypropylene mesh. A comparison of the institution's disposable costs related to reimbursement at an ambulatory surgery center in Southeastern United States was performed to identify the most cost-effective procedure for the outpatient facility. As fixed and indirect costs of the ambulatory surgery center are similar for both procedures, a cost difference can only be found in direct disposable costs with that being US$ 235.57 for the procedure-specific disposables in the laparoscopic hernia repair as compared with US$ 117.15 for the open hernia repair. Cost for identical disposables used in both procedures amounted to US$ 32.57. Laparoscopic TEP hernia repair has a higher cost for procedure related disposables versus the open hernia repair at +US$ 118.42 mainly being due to the more costly polyester mesh. A flat rate reimbursement of US$ 1800 for a laparoscopic procedure compared with only US$ 950 for the open procedure minus all disposable cost results in a higher institutional income of +US&$ 731.58 (US$ 1531.86 vs. US$ 800.28), from which other institutional costs can be paid. Despite marginally higher procedure-related disposable costs for laparoscopic TEP hernia repair, the institutional income is remarkably higher owing to a better reimbursement for this procedure in ambulatory surgery centers. From the institution's point of view, laparoscopic hernia repair is by far the more cost-effective procedure when compared with an open hernia procedure at the present time.

An assessment of NIESR forecast accuracy

The Institute periodically reviews the accuracy of its macroeconomic forecasts. Pain et al. (2001) compare the performance of NIESR output forecasts to a naïve forecast that uses a simple rule to predict growth next year. They find that between 1980 and 2000 the National Institute forecast performed better than a naïve, or random walk, forecast in two years out of three. Poulizac et al. (1996) consider a sequence of quarterly economic forecasts published by NIESR between 1982 and 1995 (beginning with that produced in February for the growth of GDP and inflation in the following year and finishing with the forecast produced in November for growth in the current year). They show how the reliability of the Institute's forecast improves as the forecast horizon approaches and conclude that errors to GDP and inflation forecasts are normally distributed. In a similar vein, Mitchell (2005) shows that the Institute's point forecast of inflation is reliable whilst its measure of uncertainty has been exaggerated.

Electronic banking for the poor – panacea, potential and pitfalls

This article examines what types of electronic banking technology are open to microfinance institutions. It then proceeds to examine how various electronic products might be attractive to poor customers in terms of improved accessibility, affordability and ease of use. From the financial institution's point of view, the functionality of electronic cards, pricing of electronic solutions, the segmentation of different products for different client groups and possible partnerships all need to be considered. The environment can either support or hinder the adoption of electronic banking and the article describes how the evolution of the financial and retail sectors, the extent of financial literacy and the policy and regulatory environment should support these developments. Although developing an extensive e-banking solution is beyond the range of most microfinance programmes at present, a range of options suitable for some microfinance programmes is presented. Finally, the article suggests principles for donor involvement in this sector.