Use Of Conventional Systems Research Articles

EXPLORING THE NEW GREEN GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK ON ENERGY COMPANIES' FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: A PILOT STUDY

The COP26 framework focuses on energy transformation and green governance (GG) as its central priorities. This paper critically evaluated the examination of green governance in the context of Nigerian oil and gas companies, exploring its implications on financial performance (FP) measures. Recent years have presented significant hurdles for companies in the energy sector because of the high expense of ecological remediation following spills and the use of conventional systems of operation. The study collected primary data using a well-structured questionnaire. The researchers employed a systematic approach to select fifteen (15) oil and gas companies for inquiry, utilizing a rigorous random sampling method. Subsequently, three executives from the management, accounting, and auditing departments participated based on predetermined criteria. Utilizing direct linear regression analysis, the study explored the relationship between GG and FP. "The regression analysis showed a coefficient for green governance (GG) of 0.391 with p = 0.004."), signifying a statistically significant correlation. The correlation coefficient (R = 0.413) suggests a substantive association between GG and FP, with 17% of FP variance explained by GG (R2 = 0.170). Hypothesis testing via the F-test demonstrates a positive, significant relationship (F = 9.236, p < 0.001) between GG and FP, this suggests that there is a strong and meaningful correlation between GG and FP. The findings of this research can provide significant direction for policymakers in developing relevant legislation, at the same time, industry practitioners can leverage these findings to optimize their operational strategies and augment their organizations' financial performance.

Implementation of School Management Information Systems at Vocational School State I Tomohon

This research discusses the implementation of the School Management Information System (SIMS) at SMK Negeri 1 Tomohon using the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method. School management, as a process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, is carried out by the school principal and his staff to achieve educational goals. The main goal of school management is to create an effective and efficient learning environment. Information systems, as entities with human, hardware, software, procedures, and data components, aim to collect, store, process, manage, and convey relevant information. SMK Negeri 1 Tomohon, as a vocational school in North Sulawesi, faces management challenges due to the use of conventional systems. Processes such as recording grades, registering students, compiling schedules, and collecting data on school fee payments often take time and are difficult. Therefore, this research is focused on implementing a School Management Information System using the programming languages PHP, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, with users consisting of Admin, Teachers, and Students, and using the RAD method. This research identifies problems in data management and school administration which are still manual, resulting in inefficiencies and potential errors. SIMS succeeded in making a positive impact with a structured interface, allowing easy access to information on grades, schedules, and learning activities. SIMS also facilitates systematic monitoring of student and teacher performance. This research concludes that SIMS can be an effective solution to support educational management at SMK Negeri 1 Tomohon with the potential for wider application in other school environments.

APLIKASI MANAJEMEN INVENTARIS BERBASIS MOBILE PADA CV LAFEBY MENGGUNAKAN METODE AGILE

The utilization of technology at this time increasingly encourages businesses or industries to build an efficient work ecosystem. Inventory management is one of the important keys in the company's ecosystem. Inventory management is a process of managing and monitoring raw or finished goods. CV Lafeby is a medium-sized business engaged in textiles. Currently CV Lafeby still uses a conventional system in managing its inventory management such as recording incoming products using paper or making paper notes. The use of conventional systems has many problems such as the absence of up to date product data and the use of paper notes is too risky to be damaged or lost. The impact of incomplete data on incoming goods and outgoing goods will affect CV Lafeby in the future. Therefore, CV Lafeby needs an inventory management system by utilizing technology, namely a mobile application and mysql database. The author uses the agile development method in developing mobile applications. Later, the backend of the mobile application will be built through hosting so that the data can be obtained up to date. Hopefully, the mobile application that the author will develop can solve the problems of the shortcomings caused by conventional systems in inventory management.

Exploratory study on factors influencing the buying behavior of organic food consumers in the Mumbai region

Organic foods are those foods which are produced without the use of conventional systems of using fertilizers, harmful pesticides or any other synthetic methods. Even though the organic food market is growing rapidly in India, due to health and environmental concerns it is still considered to be at its infancy level compared to the overall food market. According to the IBEF report the Indian food and retail industry was estimated to be at USD 482 billion by the year 2020 (IBEF, 2017). Despite growing awareness, the benefits of the organic food market are astonishingly still meagre at USD 820 million (Desai, 2021) compared to the overall food market. This paper explores the factors influencing the buying behavior of Indian consumers of organic food with special reference to the Mumbai region. It also provides recommendations to mitigate the adverse impacts of these factors to accelerate the growth of the organic food market.

Effect of Nanoparticle Deposition on the Thermal Performance of Evaporator in Thermosyphons

Rapid advancements in technology have led to the miniaturization of electronic devices which typically dissipate heat fluxes in the order of 100 W/cm2. This has brought about an unprecedented challenge to develop efficient and reliable thermal management systems. Novel cooling technologies such as Two-Phase Thermosyphons that make use of nanofluids provide a promising alternative to the use of conventional systems. This article analytically estimates the effects caused by nanoparticles that deposit on the evaporator surface and their effect on the heat transfer process.

Perancangan Program Administrasi Rawat Jalan Pada Rumah Sakit Ibu Dan Anak Ibnu Sina

It is undeniable that technology is developing very fast. All the activities in the company or agency have shifted to computerization. The hospital is no exception. In providing health services to patients, hospitals are required to be able to do it quickly, precisely, and efficiently by not reducing the quality standard of service. The use of conventional systems makes hospitals hampered in the implementation of service activities. Whereas hospitals have an obligation to create, implement and maintain quality standards of health services in hospitals as a reference in serving patients. At the Ibnu Sina Mother and Child Hospital, in the service of patients for outpatient registration they still use the conventional system so that it is necessary to transition the system from conventional to computerized in order to maintain the quality of service. The system needed, namely registration and management of outpatient data. The system is prepared using the waterfall method as a method of software development and implementing the system in the form of a desktop application using the programming language Codeigniter 3, PHP 7, and Bootstrap 4. It is expected that with this system, hospitals can run better and can improve hospital quality in services so that patients feel satisfied with the services provided by the hospital.

Breeding for organic dairy farming: what types of cows are needed?

Organic farming is believed by many to be an environmentally friendly production system that promotes the use of local forage while strongly limiting the input of chemicals, including allopathic treatments. As organic dairy farming has grown, farmers have realised that many available conventional breeds of cow are not well adapted to the new situations and that more 'robust' cows, able to function well in the constraining organic environment, are needed to yield acceptable longevity and productivity. In this review paper, the current breed diversity in organic dairy farming is analysed with the aim of identifying the types of cow that would best fulfil organic breeding goals. Unlike the conventional sector, organic dairy farming is very heterogeneous and no single type of cow can adapt well to all scenarios. There are advantages and disadvantages to the use of existing breeds (rustic Holstein-Friesian, other rustic breeds and crosses), and strong genotype × environment interactions demand different strategies for very diverse situations. Organic dairy farms producing milk for systems that recompense milk volume would benefit from using higher milk yielding cows, and rustic Holstein-Friesian cows may be the best option in such cases. Although most Holstein-Friesian cows are currently selected for use in conventional systems, this situation could be reversed by the implementation of an organic merit index that includes organic breeding goals. Farms producing milk either for systems that recompense milk solids or for transformation into dairy products would benefit from using breeds other than Holstein-Friesian or their crosses. Organic farmers who focus on rural tourism, farm schools or other businesses in which marketing strategies must be taken into account could benefit from using local breeds (when possible) or other rustic breeds that are highly valued by consumers.

Implementasi Sistem Informasi Penggajian Untuk Membantu Manajemen Keuangan Dalam Pengolahan Usaha

Era globalisasi juga berpengaruh pada lingkungan bisnis dalam pengolahan data berupa transaksi seperti penggajian. Jika proses perhitungan penggajian lambat dan rentan terhadap kesalahan dapat menimbulkan ketidakpuasan antara karyawan dengan manajemen serta penggunaan sistem yang masih konvensional juga menyebabkan keamanan data tidak terjamin maka diperlukan sistem yang mendukung kebutuhan manajemen berupa sistem informasi penggajian untuk meminimalkan kesalahan yang dapat digunakan dalam pengambilan keputusan dan berpengaruh terhadap kelancaran usaha. Metode yang digunakan adalah System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) yang menjadi pedoman dalam merancang dan mengembangkan sistem informasi. Sistem informasi penggajian yang sudah diimplementasikan mampu menghasilkan laporan penggajian yang akurat berupa bukti pinjaman, rekap gaji karyawan sehingga memudahkan dalam mengontrol usaha yang berkaitan dengan keuntungan untuk menciptakan manajemen keuangan yang bagus.

Uplink training for multicell massive multiple‐input–multiple‐output systems: a combination of time‐shifted and time‐aligned pilot approaches

Pilot contamination reduction can improve the achievable uplink and downlink rates in a multicell massive multiple-input–multiple-output system. To this end, this study first proposes two schemes to mitigate the effect of pilot contamination by implementing uplink training with time-aligned and time-shifted pilot transmissions. Accordingly, these techniques enable the system not only to exploit the advantages of time-shifted training but also to benefit from the use of conventional systems that improve the achievable rates. The authors introduce channel estimation in matrix form by estimating from a near minimum mean square error method. Furthermore, linear detector and precoding methods are used for a base station with a finite number of antennas in order to derive the closed-form lower bounds of the achievable rates with two uplink training schemes for both uplink and downlink transmissions. Finally, numerical results are presented to verify the analysis.

Optimizing nutrient management for farm systems

Increasing the inputs of nutrients has played a major role in increasing the supply of food to a continually growing world population. However, focusing attention on the most important nutrients, such as nitrogen (N), has in some cases led to nutrient imbalances, some excess applications especially of N, inefficient use and large losses to the environment with impacts on air and water quality, biodiversity and human health. In contrast, food exports from the developing to the developed world are depleting soils of nutrients in some countries. Better management of all essential nutrients is required that delivers sustainable agriculture and maintains the necessary increases in food production while minimizing waste, economic loss and environmental impacts. More extensive production systems typified by 'organic farming' may prove to be sustainable. However, for most of the developed world, and in the developing world where an ever-growing population demands more food, it will be essential to increase the efficiency of nutrient use in conventional systems. Nutrient management on farms is under the control of the land manger, the most effective of whom will already use various decision supports for calculating rates of application to achieve various production targets. Increasingly, land managers will need to conform to good practice to achieve production targets and to conform to environmental targets as well.

Peripherally inserted veno-venous ultrafiltration for rapid treatment of volume overloaded patients

Background: Veno-venous ultrafiltration may benefit patients with acute or chronic circulatory volume overload. Use of conventional systems, however, may be cumbersome, requiring physician placement of a double-lumen central venous catheter and use of a dedicated dialysis technician and apparatus. Methods: A simplified peripheral ultrafiltration system including a miniaturized disposable circuit was evaluated in patients with volume-overload states. Separate intravenous catheters (16-18 G) for withdrawal and return of blood (blood flow ≤ 40 mL/min, ultrafiltrate ≤ 500 mL/h) were placed by nonphysician personnel in upper extremity veins. Twenty-five treatments of up to 8 hours were performed in 21 patients. Results: The primary endpoint of greater than 1 L fluid removal in less than 8 hours was achieved in 23 of 25 treatments. On average, 2611 ± 1002 mL (maximum 3,725 mL) of ultrafiltrate was removed per treatment (treatment period 6:43 ± 1:47 hours:minutes). Patient weight decreased from 91.9 ± 17.5 to 89.3 ± 17.3 kg (P <.0001) after ultrafiltration. No major adverse events occurred. Conclusions: Rapid removal of extracellular and intravascular fluid volume excess can be safely achieved via peripherally inserted ultrafiltration without the need for central venous catheter placement.

THE EVOLUTION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE GRAND RIVER WATERSHED

In the last two and a half decades, stormwater management (SWM) techniques used in the Grand River Basin have become more sophisticated. While the use of conventional systems, swales and existing watercourses, has remained fairly consistent, a number of innovative techniques have emerged since 1985. In the early 1990s water managers began using a greater range of available SWM techniques. In addition, special SWM measures were put in place to maintain the integrity of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA). Two important factors impeding the implementation of SWM techniques were a lack of guidelines and conflicting requirements and practices of the different regulatory agencies. Significant uncertainty exists among municipalities and consultants as to which organization constitutes the lead agency to review SWM plans. Two major deficiencies noted in SWM plans were a lack of maintenance agreements and formal monitoring programs.

Use of a superconductive gradiometer in an ultrasensitive electromagnetic metal detector

The authors present an electromagnetic gradiometer that uses a SQUID (superconductor quantum interference device) sensor as the receiver in an active, electromagnetic detector of nonferrous as well as ferrous objects. The gradiometer pickup loops sit in the center of magnetic coils that generate a time-varying magnetic field inducing eddy currents in conductive bodies. The gradiometer measures the secondary magnetic field of the eddy currents. The SQUID's sensitivity at frequencies below 1 kHz makes electromagnetic metal detectors practical in the marine environment, where the electrical conductivity of seawater precludes the use of conventional systems. The authors describe a prototype system that attains a detection range of 10 m in seawater for targets 50 cm in diameter. It operates at frequencies from 1 Hz to a few hundred Hz. Uses of the electromagnetic gradiometer include locating naval mines buried in sea bottom sediments and hunting undersea treasure. The system's response to the seawater itself enables application to airborne electromagnetic bathymetry. Over land, its sensitivity to crustal conductivity contrasts makes it suitable for airborne mineral exploration. >

Stochastic modeling of facility security-systems for analytical solutions

In this paper the author presents a modeling approach which makes use of conventional systems engineering techniques; namely, system block diagrams and networks where the transfer functions are expressed in the complex domain using Laplace transforms. Transit times, and times for the intruders and the responding guard force to overcome barriers, are both static and dynamic; the times are either deterministic or probabilistic variables obeying different and mixed probability laws. The solution methods are analytical, yielding measures of effectiveness of the security system. Modeling and solutions are presented for two cases. One case is for the simplified scenario where the reliability, sensitivity and response times of the sensors are assumed to be independent of time. The other is for the generalized case where sensor response times are time dependent and where the guard force encounters multiple barriers when attempting to intercept the intruders.