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Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran Terhadap Keputusan Menjadi Anggota di BMT Al-Ishlah Kota Jambi

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the marketing mix consisting of product, price, location, and promotion has a significant effect on the decision to become a member of BMT Al-Ishlah Jambi City. The method and type of research used is quantitative influence. The research was conducted at BMT Al-Ishlah Jambi City because it is easy to collect data and obtain research permits, support for academic research and a sufficient population of 564. The sampling method used was simple random sampling, so that 85 samples were obtained. The research instruments used documentation and questionnaires. The data processing and analysis methods used in this study include descriptive analysis, validity and reability tests, data analysis and hypotesis testing. The results showed that the product, location and promotion variables partially had No. significant effect on the decision to become a member of BMT Al-Ishlah Jambi City, while on the price variable partially had a positive and significant effect on the decision to become a member of BMT Al-Ishlah Jambi City. And simultaneously, the variables of product, price, location, and promotion affect the decision to become a member of BMT Al-Ishlah Jambi City.

The resources related to the CPC's heritage of the "Little Long March" are used to raise students' awareness of courses on political philosophy teaching in colleges and universities

Raising students' awareness is an important goal of the teaching reform of courses on political philosophy in colleges and universities. Resources related to the heritage of the Communist Party of China (CPC or Party) have rich revolutionary cultural connotations, carry the spiritual state of firm ideals and beliefs, and show the glorious course of the CPC in leading the Chinese people to continuously realize their aspiration for a better life. Among them, the "Little Long March" resources related to the Party's heritage of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army are a typical representative. Raising students' awareness with the resources related to the Party's heritage of the "Little Long March" has become an important path for the teaching reform of courses on political philosophy in colleges and universities. However, in order to give full play to the role of the "Little Long March" resources related to the Party's heritage in raising students' awareness, it is necessary to have the support of basic conditions such as academic research support, the creation of a suitable spatial environment, and a team of teachers who have firmly faith in science. Ideological and political teachers integrate the resources related to the Party's heritage of the "Little Long March" into the teaching of political philosophy courses in colleges and universities by mastering scientific theories, correctly interpreting the resources related to the Party's heritage of the "Little Long March", guiding students to carry forward our revolutionary traditions in the process of understanding and telling the revolutionary story of the "Little Long March", and nourishing the spiritual "calcium" of teachers and students in the process of field investigation of the historical resources of the "Little Long March".

3rd Annual International Pharmacoeconomic Forum Highlights.

3rd Annual International Pharmacoeconomic Forum Highlights.

МОДЕЛИ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ В СТРАТЕГИЯХ НАУЧНО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ : РОССИЯ И МИР. (АНАЛИТИЧЕСКИЙ ОБЗОР)

The paper presents an interpretation of the development of theories that led to the formation of the science management model reflected in the Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of Russia. The author discovers in the Strategy model the principles, which were proclaimed by W. Bush in his report 75 years ago: giving universities the role of drivers of the country innovative development, team organization and a new social contract. Moreover, the Strategy’s practice embodies the same idea of centralizing support for academic research within a single federal agency. In Russia, the Russian Science Foundation has become such an agency. At the same time, further development of management concepts is influenced by foreign trends, including the desire for convergence of sciences in the US research enterprise, the formation of the 3rd generation of innovation policy in Europe, the transition to humanistic terminology in the «Great Reset» project, etc. These trends stimulate Russia's desire to gain a foothold on the «Science Frontier» and offer an adequate response to the Great Challenges. However, to solve these problems, it is necessary to overcome the looseness of the science management structure, implement a hybrid system of public and private support for science, and ensure coordinated efforts within the framework of «bottom-up» innovation processes, with the participation of all stakeholders and with a thorough diagnosis of the strengths and problems of specific regions.

Overview and transparency of non-research payments to healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals from pharmaceutical companies in Japan: Analysis of payment data in 2016

ObjectiveTo provide an overview of non-research pharmaceutical payments to healthcare organizations and professionals in Japan and evaluate data disclosure methods. MethodsWe calculated the aggregated value of each category of non-research payments among all 71 Japanese pharmaceutical companies belonging to the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. Non-research payments were categorized into academic research support expenses (e.g. donations), lecture, manuscript/writing, and consulting/commissioning fees, information provision-related expenses, and other expenses. Data disclosure methods for academic research support and lecturing/writing/consulting fees were evaluated through 11 factors, such as availability of individual payment data, disclosure of characters and figures with machine encoding, and possibility of data download as digital files. ResultsThe total value of non-research payments was US$1 762 119 513, with information provision-related expenses accounting for the largest proportion (US$1 138 049 361, 64.6 %). One company did not disclose individual payment data for academic research support and lecturing/writing/consulting and 31 (44.3%) of the remaining 70 demanded a registration for data access. Of the 70 companies disclosing data, 29 (41.4 %) disclosed characters and figures without machine encoding, and only 27 (38.6 %) allowed data download. ConclusionsJapanese healthcare organizations and professionals received significant amounts of non-research payments from pharmaceutical companies. Data disclosure methods did not provide adequate levels of transparency in these financial relationships.

Awarness And Motivation In Crowdfunding For Islamic Banking And Finance Research

Research in academia is important for universities in Malaysia, as the Ministry of Education aspires to improve the quality of tertiary education and promotes innovation in the country. However, insufficient funding has restrained the activity of university research. To address this situation, the crowdfunding has become a new alternative for academic research support. This study investigates three main issues regarding crowdfunding in Islamic banking and finance research, namely, level of awareness, willingness and motivation to donate. The study employed a qualitative method. Several interview sessions were conducted with religious councils, financial institutions, crowdfunding platforms, and finance scholar. The findings show that 1) the level of crowdfunding is relatively low, 2) most respondents are willing to donate and 3) the motivations for donation are due to non- monetary and social returns. Therefore, the regulators and policy makers should conduct continuous campaign on crowdfunding via social media platforms to spread awareness about the benefits of crowdfunding at various levels of society.

Establishment of a New Platform for the Management of Patients After Cardiac Surgery: Descriptive Study.

BackgroundMedical care for the Chinese population has been focused on first-line treatment, but with little follow-up on treated patients. As an important part of clinical work, follow-up evaluations are of great significance for the long-term survival of patients and for clinical and scientific research. However, the overall follow-up rate of discharged patients after surgery has been low for many years because of the limitations of certain follow-up methods and the presence of objective, practical problems.ObjectiveThis study aimed to construct a new two-way interactive telemedicine follow-up platform to improve the collection of clinical data after cardiac surgery and provide reliable and high-quality follow-up services.MethodsComputer and network technologies were employed in the context of “Internet +” to develop follow-up databases and software compatible with a mobile network. Postoperative follow-up quality data including the follow-up rate and important postoperative indices were used as standards to evaluate the new follow-up management model after cardiac surgery.ResultsThis system has been officially operated for more than 5 years. A total of 5347 patients undergoing cardiac surgery have been enrolled, and the total follow-up rate was 90.22%. In addition, 6349 echocardiographic images, 4717 electrocardiographic images, and 3504 chest radiographic images have been uploaded during follow-up assessments. The international standardized ratio was 20,696 person-times.ConclusionsThis new management follow-up platform can be used to effectively collect clinical data, provide technical support for academic research, extend medical services, and provide more help to patients. It is of great significance for managing patients after cardiac surgery.

Directions for Developing the Efficiency of Scientific Research

The article surprises elements of novelty and needs in the activity of scientific research and communication, identifies the needs and their practical settlement. We identified the needs and behavior of the academic staff involved in research and we analyzed trends in contemporary research. The universities have the opportunity to improve their services for research support in today’s information society using new technologies and different avenue for this move into the future. The effect of libraries using the same, shared hardware, services and data, enhances the both library user’s experience and library staff workflows.Connected data, collaboration, digitization and cloud computing will strongly increase the role of library support for academic research.

The Changing Role of European Documentation Centres and How ‘Brexit’ Might Affect the Network

AbstractEuropean Documentation Centres (EDCs) are neutral collections of official publications of the European Union, open to the public and normally housed in academic institutions throughout the European Union (EU). EDC status entitles the host organisation to receive one copy of the most significant publications and documents of the EU. The EDC network goes back to 1963, and its primary purpose has always been the support of academic research into European integration. The decision to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union clearly raises questions about role of the EDCs in the United Kingdom after ‘Brexit’. This article is written by Margaret Watson.

#BritainBreathing: Codesigned citizen science to map seasonal allergy symptoms across the UK

ABSTRACTObjectivesSeasonal allergies, hay fever and asthma affect approximately one in four people and the incidence is increasing. Whilst the causes are unknown, hypotheses propose associations with environmental changes, exposure to pollutants and decreased exposure to childhood infections. High resolution datasets on pollen count and pollution are available; however there is no equivalent for incidence of seasonal allergy symptoms. We planned a national citizen science project using smartphones to gather data from the general population on seasonal allergy symptoms, and where and when they occur. The resulting dataset will be linked with other publicly available data, enabling better understanding of allergy triggers. This is a joint project between the Royal Society of Biology, the British Society for Immunology, and The University of Manchester.
 ApproachIn spring 2015, two codesign workshops were held for members of the public with seasonal allergies and/or asthma (n=33). Guided by researchers, attendees used paper prototyping techniques to illustrate the functionalities of a mobile application. They also prioritised functions for inclusion within the app, discussed data sharing options and suggested material for the accompanying project website (www.britainbreathing.org). Following codesign workshops, designs and requirements were collated, refined and used to build the first version of the application in Android.
 ResultsWorkshop feedback indicated that potential users prioritised simple, personal tracking. They also valued the ability to access information about symptom frequencies among other users locally. Support for academic research was high, although most wanted some control over data sharing. People were comfortable with GPS data being collected, provided it did not impinge on privacy. We agreed to make data openly available via an interactive widget on the project website. The resulting first version of the application enables personal symptom tracking and will be released in March 2016 via the Google Play store (free of charge). A national media campaign will drive recruitment, alongside inclusion in the European City of Science 2016 programme in Manchester. Emerging data on the incidence of allergy symptoms by location will be presented.
 ConclusionCitizen science can be more than simply crowdsourcing data. We demonstrated that paper prototyping was a feasible and useful technique for codesigning an application with members of the public. Furthermore, workshop feedback indicated a high level of support for citizen science, provided users gained simple, personalised feedback. Further research is required to determine how codesign processes influence subsequent participant recruitment and engagement in citizen science projects.

The Domino Effects of Federal Research Funding.

The extent to which federal investment in research crowds out or decreases incentives for investment from other funding sources remains an open question. Scholarship on research funding has focused on the relationship between federal and industry or, more comprehensively, non-federal funding without disentangling the other sources of research support that include nonprofit organizations and state and local governments. This paper extends our understanding of academic research support by considering the relationships between federal and non-federal funding sources provided by the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey. We examine whether federal research investment serves as a complement or substitute for state and local government, nonprofit, and industry research investment using the population of research-active academic science fields at U.S. doctoral granting institutions. We use a system of two equations that instruments with prior levels of both federal and non-federal funding sources and accounts for time-invariant academic institution-field effects through first differencing. We estimate that a 1% increase in federal research funding is associated with a 0.411% increase in nonprofit research funding, a 0.217% increase in state and local research funding, and a 0.468% increase in industry research funding, respectively. Results indicate that federal funding plays a fundamental role in inducing complementary investments from other funding sources, with impacts varying across academic division, research capacity, and institutional control.

Does Recent Academic Research Support Changes to Audit Reporting Standards?

SYNOPSIS The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), and the U.K. Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have proposed or approved standards that significantly change the independent auditor's report. These initiatives require the auditor to make additional disclosures intended to close the information gap; that is, the gap between the information users desire and the information available through the audited financial statements, other corporate disclosures, and the auditor's report. They are also intended to improve the relevancy of the auditor's report. We augment prior academic research by providing standard setters with an updated synthesis of relevant research. More importantly, we provide an assessment of whether the changes are likely to close the information gap, which is important to financial market participants and other stakeholders in the audit reporting process. Also, we identify areas where there seems to be a lack of sufficient research. These results are of interest to all stakeholders in the audit reporting process, as the changes to the auditor's report are fundamental. Additionally, our summaries of research on the auditor's report highlight where there is limited research or inconsistent results, which will help academics identify important opportunities for future research.

Statistical basis for pharmacometrics: random variables and their distribution functions, expected values, and correlation coefficient

+This work was supported by the 2016 Hongik University Academic Research Support Fund. For pharmacometricians, probability theory is the very first obstacle to wards the statistics since it is solely founded on mathematics. The purpose of this tutorial is to provide a simple version of

Research Universities and The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Competition, Resource Concentration, and the ‘Great Recession’ in the United States

This paper conceptualizes the US federal government’s response to the ‘Great Recession’ as a ‘natural experiment’ whose broad emphasis on counter-cyclical spending contrasts with the tendency towards stratification within the quasi-market for academic research support. Regression results indicate that resources tended to flow towards a few already-advantaged universities, but also supported universities with lower levels of investment in research equipment and smaller bases of support from business and industry. Because the extent to which these results describe quasi-market mechanisms generally or merely reflect the peculiarities of the US system is unclear, the paper concludes with propositions that could be critiqued and refined through studies in other national contexts.

Development and testing of a m-learning system for the professional development of academics through design-based action research

<p>In the present study, a mobile learning system for the professional development of academics was developed by design based action research, and the perceptions and experiences of the academics using this system were examined. In the first phase of this design-based action research, the research question was defined. In the second phase, a m-learning system called “Mobile Academic Research Support” (MARS) was designed as a solution to the problem, and the IOS mobile application for this design was developed. In the third phase of the study, the MARS application was regularly tested and evaluated by the academics over eight weeks. At the end of the research process, the results were reflected upon. It was found that the primary and important professional development needs of the academics were at the scientific research level. It was also observed that the m-learning system developed for the professional development of the academics regarding scientific research was appropriate to the overall purpose, accessible, adaptable and appealing; that it served both as a m-learning and as an academic support system; that its content was satisfactory; and that the tools used in the system were useful. In addition, it was observed that the academics were able to use mobile technologies for learning. Also, it was stated that such a system could provide positive contributions to the professional development of academics. </p>

Biomonitoring and Environmental Public Health Tracking: Making the Link

Background: The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network) is a web-based information system of standardized health and environmental data established in 23 states and New York City. State and national partners work together with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide data that informs public health action, and furthers our understanding of the impacts of environmental contaminants on public health. The Tracking Program’s Biomonitoring Task Force is assessing state/community-level biomonitoring data for use on the Tracking Network. Methods: In 2012, we evaluated information provided by funded Tracking states to assess available biomonitoring data maintained in state and local agencies from projects or program activities completed over the past 10 years. Data were assessed in 5 categories: mandatory reports (under state law), population-based surveillance, targeted investigations, support of academic research, and rapid response. Results: Results showed that 13 of 21 Tracking states collect mandatory reports of exposure (poisonings) for one or more chemicals (in addition to children’s blood lead), most commonly for metals. Population-based statewide surveillance data are currently available in 5 states, 4 of these with sample sizes exceeding 1,000 participants and 93% funded by federal grants. Most available data are from targeted investigations with sample size less than 500, using non-probability based sampling designs. Seventy percent of these targeted investigations relied on state public health laboratories for analyses. Conclusions: While most Tracking states have limited data available, many have established laboratory and epidemiological capacity for biomonitoring. Biomonitoring in state and local public health agencies has demonstrated utility for tracking vulnerable community exposures and disparities that can supplement data collected in large national surveys for informing local public health action.

Beveridge and the Brief Life of ‘Social Biology’ at the LSE

Sir William Beveridge, 1879-1963, was a distinguished figure in the history of public policy. His 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services widely known as the Beveridge Report played a key role in the development of the British welfare state. He was earlier the Director (equivalent to a Vice Chancellor of a British or Australian university) of the London School of Economics. This role throws interesting light both on Beveridge himself, and on issues relating to the financial support of academic research in Britain in the 1930s.

Library and Information Science Doctoral Research Appears to be Showing Less and Less Interest in Library Topics, and Concern among Practitioners May be Justified

Library and Information Science Doctoral Research Appears to be Showing Less and Less Interest in Library Topics, and Concern among Practitioners May be Justified

NSF Goes Back to Basics to Preserve Basic Research

NSF launches initiatives designed to make its dollars go further without weakening support for academic research. But is it too much of a stretch?

Investing in Support for Academic Research

AbstractAlissa Sputore from the Melbourne Law School describes the ground-breaking Law Research Service which the Law Library runs for its staff and students as part of an effort to improve the quality of research and publication in the Law School.