What factors influence decision-making process in higher education institution? This paper presents the results of a case study of State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia that addressing to the question. The aims of this study were to identify and to analyse factors that influence decision-making process at the State University of Gorontalo. The study used descriptive quantitative method and data was collected using survey method. Sample of the study were 174 participants; consist of 129 lecturers and 45 administration staffs (n = 520). The quota of the sample was 25% from the population. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis. The result indicates that the five variable-factors have significant contribution to influence decision-making process at the State University of Gorontalo. The mean number of these five factors was 68.20%. The state of organization (with diversity value of 75.78%) was the dominant factor, followed by personality and skill of decision maker, which contributes up to 73.67%. Availability of Information provides to 73.30% and external condition to 63.98%. Other factors such as, type of problem within organization; the goal of decision-making and type of decision develop a total contribution of 54.29%.

This study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness and adverse effects of carbamazepine, valproic acid, topiramate, and their combination in Iraqi epileptic patients. Ninety epileptic patients were participated in this study, their age ranged from (1-45) years. Seventy patients were previously diagnosed with epilepsy and received antiepileptic drugs for at least six months before this study (retrospective groups). The remaining patients were newly diagnosed with epilepsy (prospective groups). Twenty healthy subjects were selected to be a normal group for the purpose of comparison. The results showed that 90%, 75%, and 60% of patients in retrospective groups were seizure free after 3 months of treatment with carbamazepine, valproic acid, and topiramate respectively. On the other hand, only 45% of patients on combination therapy were seizure free. Whereas in prospective groups, 80% and 100% of the patients were seizure free after treatment with carbamazepine and valproic acid respectively. Serum levels of carbamazepine and valproic acid within the therapeutic range were found in about half of patients. While the remaining patients had their serum levels either in subtherapeutic or in toxic level. The treatment was associated with a significant elevation in hepatic serum enzyme levels that was usually mild and asymptomatic and less than twice the upper limit of normal in all groups. The adverse effects developed were mild to moderate in nature. In conclusion, carbamazepine was more effective in retrospective groups; while, valproic acid in prospective groups was slightly more effective than carbamazepine in controlling seizures; moreover, mono therapy was more effective than combination therapy. TDM showed a poor correlation between the serum concentration of carbamazepine and valproic acid and their therapeutic and adverse effects.

The paper explores solvation behaviour of Nicotinium, Pyridinium and Quinolinium dichromates at 283K – 313K in ethanol, water and varying compositions (v/v) of water-ethanol mixtures. Analysis of conductance data to obtain Λo is on the lines of Kraus-Bray and Shedlovsky equations. Λo, the limiting molar ,varies with the composition of the solvent mixture. This is used in the interpretation of the preferential / discriminating solvation of cations by ethanol. The influence of mixed solvent composition on the solvation of ions is discussed in tune with the composition dependence of Walden product. The influence of the mixed solvent composition on the solvation of ions has been discussed with the help of ‘R’-factor.

The extrusion of metal powders at room temperature with subsequent sintering allows manufacturing of final products with unique microstructures and therefore with unique mechanical properties. In this study, the experimental results of extrusion of both aluminium and copper powders under laboratory conditions are presented and analysed. The main objective of the work is to demonstrate the various aspects of extrusion of powder preforms, which have been compacted and sintered from atomized powder. An attempt has been made for the determination of the die pressures developed during the extrusion of powder preform by using an Equilibrium approach. The interfacial friction law considered and dealt with in great detail, and also the yield criterion. The results so obtained are discussed critically to illustrate the interaction of various process parameters involved and are presented graphically.

This paper reports the results of the study on the performance of low-cost adsorbent such as NCRH in removing copper. The adsorbent materials adopted were found to be an efficient media for the removal of heavy metals in continuous mode using fixed bed column. The fixed bed column experiment was conducted in a column having a diameter of 2 cm with 10 mg/l Cu(II) solution at a bed depth of 10 cm maintaining a constant flow rate of 10 ml/min. The breakthrough and exhaust time were found to be 3.583 and 10.500 h, respectively. Height of adsorption zone was found to be 10.21 cm and the rate at which the adsorption zone was moving through the bed was 1.48 cm/h. The percentage of the total column saturated at breakthrough was found 44.95%. The value of adsorption rate coefficient (K) and adsorption capacity coefficient (N) were obtained as 0.056 l/(mg h) and 1623 mg/l, respectively.

The objective of this work is to study the quality of countable information before and after the adoption of standards IFRS. Precisely, through the exposure of the positive theory of the accountancy which insists on the importance of information of quality for the investors in order to enable them to make the adequate decisions of investments. We tested over one period being spread out of 1998 to 2008, the relation between the quality of the information measured by Proxy accruals qualityand standards IFRS in the context of the companies of CAC 40. The results obtained show that the adoption of standards IFRS makes improves quality of countable information. In particular, standards IFRS contribute improved quality information to diffuse it with the public and to increase his transparency, which makes it possible to attenuate asymmetries of information and the costs of agency.

Quality of work life is a critical concept with having lots of importance in employee’s life. Quality of work life indicates a proper balance both in work and personal life which also ensure organizational productivity and employee’s job satisfaction. This research study attempted to find out the factors that have an impact and significance influence on quality of work life of employees in private limited companies of Bangladesh. To begin with the factors are identified through literature review and current context of Bangladesh. Seven factors were found and a quantitative research was done. After developing a questionnaire, survey was conducted among 100 employees. The outcome of the research is that six out of seven factors (work load, family life, transportation, compensation policy and benefits, working environment, working condition and career growth) have significant influence on quality of work life. The studyconcluded that an appropriate organization culture, compensation policy, career growth and relative facilities can leads to a satisfied employee mindset which ensure the overall organization productivity.

Value chain analysis is essential to an understanding of markets, their relationships, the Participation of different actors, and the critical constraints that limit the growth of livestock production and consequently the competitiveness of smallholder farmers. These farmers currently receive only a small fraction of the ultimate value of their output, even if, in theory, risk and rewards should be shared down the chain.Objective : Main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the paddy field’s value chain in the karachchi division, Kilinochchi district. And environs with a view to achieving the following broad output, to identify the key value chain actors in the paddy sector; to find out key factors influencing on value chain analysis for paddy sector; to discover the strengths and weakness of each value chain actors; to discover the opportunities and threats of each value chain actors; finally to suggest the value chain actors to strengthening the paddy sector in accordance with benefits of socio and economic point of view.

In this article, we are discussing the Gauss’s law used to determine the width emitter extension region of the solar cell operating in open circuit condition. Taking into account the grain size (g), the grain boundary recombination velocity (Sgb) and the emitter doping density (Nemitter), the Gaussian Law helped us to calculate the width emitter extension region of the solar cell operating in open circuit condition. To determine the width emitter extension region, we first showed that grain size (g), grain boundary recombination velociy (Sgb) are oppesite effects and concluded that best solar cells are characterized by low junction extension region width observed only with high grain size (g) and low grain boundary recombination velocity (Sgb).

In this work we present a 3D modeling of the magnetic field influence on electrical model and electrical parameters (Jph, Vph, Rs, Rsh, C) of a polycrystalline silicon solar cell under intense multispectral illumination. For intense light, the electric field in the base of the solar cell has to be considered; taking into account this electric field and the applied magnetic field in our model lead to two major things: Firstly, new analytical expressions of the continuity equation, the photocurrent and the photovoltage are proposed; secondly an equivalent electrical model of the solar cell under constant magnetic field is proposed and the influence of the magnetic field is pointed out on electrical parameters such as shunt and series resistances and space charge capacitance.