Archive for year: 2024

Indonesia is a maritime and archipelagic country that requires a fleet of ships to support the logistics supply chain throughout Indonesia. The need for the independence of the National Shipping Industry, namely Shipyards, must be developed and maximised so that it can support the reliability of the national shipping fleet. For this reason, Government policies must support the existence and development of the Shipping Industry. PT Adiluhung Saranasegara Indonesia is one of the national shipping industries in East Java which has partnerships with several SMEs (small and medium industries) in the production and operational processes. Researchers conducted research on the Implementation of Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 29 of 2018 concerning Industrial Empowerment, especially in the Shipping Industry in the Scope of Institutional Strengthening and Empowerment of SMEs. This type of research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach which is analysed based on Van Meter and Van Horn’s theory, namely aspects of standards, goals and activities, resource policies, institutional characteristics, communication, performance, economic conditions, social, cultural, political and attitudes of implementers. As well as Milles, Hubermann and Saldana (2014) theoretical guidelines in data processing.

From the results of the research, there are inhibiting and supporting factors for the implementation of this regulation. The inhibiting factor is that there is still no standard in the implementation of this regulation and the supporting factor is that the government has maritime stakeholders to support the implementation of the regulation. And the government is still not optimal in implementing this regulation. The new thing that the author found in the research is that PT Adiluhung Saranasegara Indonesia has implemented institutional strengthening which should be the obligation of the Government. Based on SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) and the results of the Cartesius Strategy Diagram (SO-Strengths Opportunities), the strategies that can be applied are collaboration between shipping industry stakeholders to strengthen SMI institutions, increase Domestic Content Levels (TKDN), Technical Policies to support the implementation of these regulations, and maximise Technical Implementation Units (UPT) related to the National Shipping Industry SMI.

The development of culinary or local food in a tourist destination is very important because it can be a unique strategic resource that characterizes one destination and distinguishes it from other destinations, besides that it can preserve local foods in many regions. However, not all tourist destinations have developed their local food.

Purpose: To analyze the socio-cultural barriers in the development of local food as culinary tourism in tourist destinations

Patients and methods: The research was conducted using a qualitative ethnographic approach, which allows to see and explore culture, including local community initiatives, communal responsibility, participation and local wisdom in developing local food as a tourist attraction.

Results: The research findings show that there are socio-cultural barriers in the development of local food at the Air Manis Beach tourist destination such as: lack of community knowledge of culinary tourism, lack of initiative and communal responsibility, individualistic attitudes, and customary land issues. In addition, there are also psychological barriers where the community is resistant to change, especially changes in the trading business.

Conclusion: This research shows that socio-cultural and psychological barriers experienced by the community can be an obstacle to the development of culinary tourism at Air Manis Beach. The lack of socialization related to food, the lack of socialization related to the importance of developing local food as a tourist attraction, as well as socialization related to food and cooking, makes them resistant to various changes. This research at least finds the root causes of why local food development is difficult in a tourist destination at an early stage. The obstacles that occur can be a guideline for policy makers as input in making policies. Further research is needed that can accommodate a wider sample and more sources of information.

Dengue was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023 as a prominent arthropod-borne viral illness and poses a significant global health threat. This study focuses on Region XI in the Philippines, where dengue is alarmingly prevalent, and in forecasting dengue cases, it employs the ARIMA model. The study, spanning from January 2019 to August 2023, integrates univariate exploratory data analysis and statistical methods to understand the patterns and trends of dengue cases. The ARIMA model, specifically (0,0,1) with a nonzero mean, the candidate model, was identified and utilized from RStudio through coefficient tests of AIC values. The forecasting results predict a decline in dengue cases over the next 16 months. The normality test of residuals and Q-Q plot affirm the model’s reliability. A significant test using the two-sample t-test demonstrates a substantial difference between actual and forecasted values. In conclusion, this study provides crucial insights for public health planning, community intervention, and future research. The ARIMA model’s successful application emphasizes the need for refined dengue control and mitigation strategies in Region XI. The results underscore the urgency of collective efforts to minimize dengue transmission and address the challenges posed by this prevalent and impactful disease.

Traffic congestion has been observed to be one of the biggest and most prevalent problems on the society. With the policies’ implementation of face-to-face classes to the schools, numbers of college students frequently travel and mainly experience traffic congestion. Thus, transportation is one of many potential obstacles that students may experience when attempting to attend class particularly, students in Davao City as they are exposed to traffic and their classes need face-to-face interaction as a requirement to the institution. The study focuses on the significant relationship between traffic congestion and class attendance motivation.  This study utilized a descriptive-correlational approach to research where it was used to describe the levels of traffic congestion and the levels of class attendance motivation, as well as to assess if there is a correlation between these variables. The 378 gathered results from one of the higher educational institutions in Davao City serves as respondents has indicated that the traffic congestion is highly observed, and class attendance motivation is manifested in high level. Furthermore, it was found in the study that motivation to attend class and traffic congestion are significantly and positively correlated.  Hence, the study concluded that there is substantial proof that the motivation of students to attend class is significantly impacted by traffic congestion. The researcher recommend that future researchers widen the scope of the research and use this as a foundation and source of perspective leading as they explore possibilities for enhancing the study and to provide solution to alleviate this concern through implementation of various public and transportation regulations.

Purpose: School leaders are now required to not only administer the school but also to improve teacher effectiveness and student success due to continuing education system reforms. The purpose of this research is to elucidate the correlation between the performance of school heads and instructional leadership.

Methodology: The study employed a descriptive-correlational research method using a questionnaire checklist for data collection. The research sample comprises 53 school principals from the four districts in the municipality of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines. Validated researcher-made questionnaires were distributed to collect data for this investigation.

Findings: The results show that most school administrators conducted up to three LAC sessions, developed up to four instructional supervision plans, observed a maximum of 10 instructors, and created between one and three quality-assured learning assessment methods. The school, under their supervision, received a maximum of two stars in the WINS program. Most of the students who took the PHIL-IRI exam scored 20 points or below. The school conducted three to four earthquake drills, has a maximum of 10 classrooms, provides a student handbook, and conducted at most one orientation before the start of the school year.  School principals demonstrate excellence in their instructional leadership practices across the eight strands of PPSSH-Domain 3. However, most of the calculated chi-square values for the correlations between their performance and practices were below the crucial value when assessed at a significance threshold of.05.

Conclusion: School principals showed impressive results in their performance and displayed exemplary practices in instructional leadership across the eight strands of Domain 3. However, most of their performances were not significantly correlated with their practices in instructional leadership.