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Analysis of Factors Affecting the Behavior of Coffee Shop Consumers in Jambi City
Get PDFThis study aims to analyze the factors that affect the behavior of coffee shop consumers in Jambi City. This research was conducted at a coffee shop in Jambi City. The selection of the location of this study was carried out by purposive sampling method. The data analysis used is primary data with the Structural Equation Partial Least Square Model (SEM-PLS) approach. The results showed the behavior of coffee shop consumers most who visited the coffee shop expressed agreement with the choice and decision in behaving. As many as 57.5% of consumers revealed that they chose the coffee shop because the price offered is affordable, coffee served quality, and it has a good taste, and 55% stated that they buy coffee in the coffee shop because according to their consumption needs, the coffee sold has a strong freshness, and has many flavor variants. Internal factors negatively affect the behavior of coffee shop consumers but not significantly. External factors have a positive effect on consumer behavior. Internal factors and external factors with variable moderation of coffee shop variables have a significant effect on consumer behavior
Divriği Hospital - Medieval Healing Venue and Its Acoustic Characteristics
Get PDFDivriği Great Mosque and Hospital as one of the World heritage monuments on UNESCO’s list was the subject of research. More precisely, the focus was on the architecture and the acoustic characteristics of the hospital built in 1228/1229 by Mengüjeck dynasty, a branch of Anatolian Seljuks. For the analysis purposes, a 3D model of the hospital was created, and the acoustic simulation was conducted. The results of the acoustic analysis show that the architectural characteristics of the hospital fulfill the acoustic standards for the good reception of the sound for the audience, and that it can be concluded that Divriği hospital venue supports the hypothesis of being suitable for the healing purposes. Hospital was designed to support the sound realization and to support the environmental soundscape in conjunction with the sounding makams, which supports the music therapy healing effect. It can be concluded that music therapy had acoustical support in the construction of Anatolian Seljuk hospitals, which have characteristics of concert halls and were built as acoustic (music) venues
The Myth of Eliminating AEG: Revisiting the Literature
Get PDFDuring the past few years, there have been extensive research that investigated the Audit Expectation Gap (AEG) from different perspectives. One of the most common areas of discussion was the importance of narrowing down the gap and harmonizing different opinions of involved parties in this problem. The current research starts by explaining AEG, its reasons, its impacts on both auditors and users of financial statements, and finally how the gap could be eliminated. This is done through extensive review of literature about the topic in both developed and developing countries, where a theoretical construct is presented for AEG and most effective procedures for elimination of AEG are later presented and for different environments
Colloquial Words in Indonesian Social Media
Get PDFColloquial words are usually found in the caption or status of social media users. It sometimes creates a confuse for the readers or society because it is just understood by certain community. This becomes a unique and an interesting one to be explored. This research aims to investigate more about colloquial words in Indonesian social media captions those are mainly utilized by young people. It was conducted by a descriptive qualitative method using the theory of colloquial speech, Yule (2010). The data was taken from the captions made by social media users, then identified and classified based on its types. Furthermore, the data analysis of colloquial words was done contextually and theoretically. The research findings showed that from 66 colloquial words data, Coinage had become the highest rate percentage in which it is used to show the uniqueness and a trend or style in a social media caption or status. The unique things and new trends are easier to follow by young people, especially in Indonesian social media. Whereas backformation and derivation become the most rarely percentage used in the caption of Indonesian social media
Improving Student's Listening Skills through Plays Audiovisual Learning Novel
Get PDFThis study aims to improve the listening skills of students at Cendramata Junior High School Medan by using audiovisual learning novels. The research population is class VII with a total of 15 people. The research method uses Classroom Action Research (CAR) with 2 cycles. The data analyzed qualitatively will describe the quality of students' listening skills in CAR. The study also tested the hypotheses which were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test to determine the significance of improving students' listening skills. The research concludes that students' listening skills can be optimized through audiovisual playback. It appears that 80% of students are able to synthesize the story plot in the novel. Mastery learning outcomes have also reached 86.7% in cycle 2 with an average score of 79.33. The increase in learning outcomes obtained is also significant, namely sig < that is accepted by Ha, namely there are differences in student scores between cycles. Based on the Wilcoxon test, it was known that there were 11 students in cycle 1 whose scores increased in cycle 2 and only 4 students whose scores remained constant. Thus, this study concludes that students experience an increase in listening skills through playing audiovisual learning novels
Discovering the Challenges of Machine Translation from Dari Language into English Language
Get PDFMachine translation involves the use of unnatural computer programs to translate from one language into another language without the involvement of human translators. It is not just about substituting words in one language for those in another. Machine translation involves the use of computational linguistic techniques to recognize and translate whole phrases while also considering the complex structure and figures of speech that are unique to each language.The current paper aims at casting a new light and exploring the problems of Machine Translator as an aid used by the students of translation to render from Dari into the English language. Also, the study aims at finding out such problems encountered by these students who study translation subject. To a achieve the objectives of the study, students who were enrolled in the translation subject in the faculty of language and literature, English department for female students during the academic year 2020/2021 who were randomly selected by the researcher. A questionnaire with multiple choices was administered. The collected data were analyzed properly. The study has come out with spectra of results among them are the followings: The students who were the sample of the study faced various types of problems such as syntactic and semantic problems while using machine translation for rendering their given tasks. The rendition of target language used in the machine translator is inaccurate. And translation some specific cultural terms through a machine translation were out of context
Efforts to Resolve Psychological Conflict in the Novels Odd Even by Almira Bastari and Bad Girl in Pesantren by Intan Zahlia Sari
Get PDFThis study aims to describe the efforts to resolve conflict in the novels Odd Even and Bad Girl in Pesantren. The method used is descriptive qualitative method with an objective approach. The data in this study are in the form of words, sentences, or paragraphs related to narratives, dialogues, and behaviors that indicate conflict resolution efforts. The data sources of this study are taken from the novels Odd Even and Bad Girl in Pesantren. The instrument used in data collection was the researcher herself who acted as the key instrument. The data collection technique in this study was carried out by reading and note-taking techniques with the work steps of reading intensively, careful and repeatedly the novel Odd Even and Bad Girl in Pesantren as a data search process that included conflict resolution efforts, marking data according to research problems and recording data. Data analysis techniques, researchers used the Milles & Huberman model by reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions. The results showed 39 data, consisting of 15 sublimation data, 10 rationalization data in the novel Odd Even, 7 sublimation data, 7 rationalization data in the Bad Girl in Pesantren novel. The conflict resolution efforts contained in the novel can be used as a reflection not to dissolve in sadness and direct ourselves towards positive things
Causes of Water Management Crisis in Afghanistan
Get PDFWater is the common property of all human beings, which must be properly passed on to future generations. Water is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century and its mismanagement can threaten living Creatures’ lives. Afghanistan is one of the countries in the world that has sufficient water resources but unfortunately its water is not properly managed due to the presence of water along its borders which comp cate water management but some Other factors such as lack of capital, lack of skilled manpower and lack of agreements with the neighboring countries on the water are the factors that are causing water management crisis in the country. The purpose of this article is to explore and investigate the causes the of water management crisis in the country and strive to find out the causes that play an important role in the emergence of water management crisis in the country. This article is a descriptive study of the research approach and its methods analytical
Corporate Social Responsibility in Improving the Quality of Public Education
Get PDFSocial responsibility (CSR) is generally defined as how companies meet the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders while balancing social, environmental and economic objectives. The interest of several companies to develop the educational community through CSR activities is very important for the education community. Especially since the Law on PT. 40 of 2007, CSR is getting stronger. PTs that do business or manage natural resources in this area must be responsible for their social and environmental behavior (Article 74:1). Therefore, as part of efforts to achieve transparency and accountability of the government, it is necessary to find an appropriate mechanism to oblige the government to maintain fiscal balance. Data collection in a prescribed legal manner. The results of the study indicate that efforts to create synergies between CSR and the education community are a strategic step for companies, whose benefits are directly felt by the communities in which they are founded. The company's sensitivity to education continues to pay off. The company also has a social responsibility to help solve social, economic and environmental problems facing society
Android Educational Game for Criminology Students
Get PDFThe researcher developed an app for Criminology students; the focus of this project is to provide them with a mobile educational game that could help them boost their mental awareness on topics and knowledge in the field of criminology. Target users are criminology students. Moreover, the user of this game will be addressed by the proponent to develop this system. Thus, it develops an android game application dedicated to criminology students. Promote criminology students’ knowledge and awareness in a more intuitive and enjoyable way and create and establish a 100% functional android-based application. The programming language used was JAVA, which is specialized in mobile game development. The integrated development environment (IDE) used was Eclipse JUNO, a standalone programming environment that is suitable for the coding structure and interface design of the developed system. A graphic editing tool was also utilized to further enhance the objects used in the game. The finished app was tested using the android tablet model Cloud pad 701 TV having Android 4.2.2 version firmware. The Codified Project Management Framework was then used in the development of the project. Based on the result of the Interface of the system obtained, the Android App concept for criminology students is effective and excellent. It was further recommended that the developed app still be reviewed thoroughly in terms of its data content validity. It was also recommended that the system will be developed further for more additional features