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According to the Central Statistics Agency for 2019-2021, the harvested area and area of ​​corn plants according to districts/cities, corn production comes from five districts, namely Bualemo district, Gorontalo district, Pohuwato district, Bone Bolango district, North Gorontalo district and Gorontalo city with a total of 377 432.00 ha in 2019, 304 945.00 ha in 2020, and 334 945.00 ha in 2021. By the end of 2022 it is predicted that 340,500 hectares or 27.38 percent of the entire Gorontalo land area will be planted with hybrid corn with a total harvest estimated at 1.61 million tons. This research uses qualitative methods, with primary data sources and secondary data. Corn productivity affects the net income of corn farmers apart from the selling price, where low productivity causes minimal harvest results, so the farmer's income is also low. Apart from that, fluctuations in corn prices are also an obstacle in increasing net income, when corn prices are high farmers get bigger profits. However, when the price of corn falls, farmers' income will also decrease. To increase the competitiveness of corn commodities in Gorontalo Province, it is necessary to invest in improving agricultural technology, opening wider market access, and providing greater government policy support. In this way, corn commodities in Gorontalo Province can become more competitive in both local and international markets.

The research goal is to analyze the impact of merger which is conducted by Gojek and Tokopedia and their financial performance during 3 years after merger to company’s value. This research use qualitative method description analyzing from various related literature. The  result show that merger have a impact to company’s value. Financial performance in this research use liquidity ratio, solvability ratio, and profitability ratio. Ratio liquidity don’t have impact to company’s value while solvability and profitability have impact to company’s value.

. In today's rapidly evolving digital era, e-commerce has emerged as a cornerstone of global trade. However, the proliferation of online fraud incidents has given rise to significant ethical concerns. This study delves into the ethical ramifications of online fraud profiles and tactics within the cybercrime domain, particularly their impact on the e-commerce ecosystem. Ethical considerations play a pivotal role in shaping behavior within e-commerce, safeguarding consumers, and guiding the formulation of effective policies by both e-commerce entities and governments. This research scrutinizes the phenomenon of online fraud in e-commerce transactions through a survey involving two respondent groups: Information Systems students at ITS and students from other departments. The survey results reveal that online fraud inflicts substantial emotional distress on victims, including feelings of panic, anger, and sadness. Financial losses and the potential exposure of sensitive data are prevalent repercussions of online fraud, eroding consumer trust and prompting questions about the ethical conduct of fraudsters. To address these issues, recommendations encompass heightened awareness of online fraud risks, increased transparency among e-commerce sellers, streamlining fraud reporting procedures, and a commitment to upholding higher standards of business ethics. The overarching objective is to foster a more ethical, secure, and sustainable e-commerce environment. In summary, this research offers comprehensive insights into how respondents perceive and experience online fraud in Indonesian e-commerce transactions, providing valuable guidance for more effective mitigation.

This study aims to find out the effect of harvest time done on corn fodder hydroponic system on the content analysis of ash content, moisture content, coarse protein content, coarse fat content, coarse fiber content, and optimal energy content to be given as animal feed. This study used a Complete Randomized Design (RAL) with 4 treatments and 5 replays where the treatment is P0 = Grass odot harvest age 40 days, P1 = hydroponic corn fodder harvest age 7 days, P2 = corn fodder hydroponic harvest age 9 days, P3 = corn fodder hydroponic harvest age 11 days. The observed parameters are analysis of ash content, moisture content, coarse protein content, coarse fat content, coarse fiber content, and energy content. The results showed that the analysis of the highest ash levels was P0 with an average ash content of 15.36% and differed very noticeablely against P1 with an average low ash content of 7.08%. The highest water content analysis is P3 with an average water content of 87.29% and differs greatly and differs very noticeablely against the P0 with an average water content of 80.86%. The highest rough protein content analysis was P1 with an average rough protein content of 16.04% and differed unreally against P3 with the lowest coarse protein content of 12.63%. The highest rough fat content analysis was P2 with an average rough fat content of 2.33% and differed very noticeablely against P0 with the lowest coarse fat content of 0.44%. The highest rough fiber content analysis was P0 with an average rough fiber content of 22.29% and differed very noticeablely against P0 with the lowest coarse fiber content of 9.82%. The highest energy level analysis is P0 with an average energy content of 3971 kcal and differs very noticeably against P0 with the lowest energy content of 3571 kcal.

This research was conducted based on the low reading culture of class VI students being a serious symptom for the continuity of learning in the classroom. Improving reading culture in students must be nurtured and nurtured from an early age and is a continuous process so that their reading culture grows and develops by utilizing reading corners. The aim of this research is to determine the increase in reading culture of class VI students by using a reading corner. The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative with research methods in the form of observation and literature study. The research subjects were class VI students and the research object was the use of reading corners. The aim of using a reading corner is to stimulate students to be more fond of reading, to bring books closer to students, at any time students can read books without having to visit the library, as part of learning activities, to condition the class so that it is not noisy, to support independent learning activities, to provide opportunities to students to improve reading culture, develop thinking power, and enrich students' learning experiences.    

This research was conducted based on the low reading culture of class VI students being a serious symptom for the continuity of learning in the classroom. Improving reading culture in students must be nurtured and nurtured from an early age and is a continuous process so that their reading culture grows and develops by utilizing reading corners. The aim of this research is to determine the increase in reading culture of class VI students by using a reading corner. The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative with research methods in the form of observation and literature study. The research subjects were class VI students and the research object was the use of reading corners. The aim of using a reading corner is to stimulate students to be more fond of reading, to bring books closer to students, at any time students can read books without having to visit the library, as part of learning activities, to condition the class so that it is not noisy, to support independent learning activities, to provide opportunities to students to improve reading culture, develop thinking power, and enrich students' learning experiences.    

Roads are infrastructure that really supports people's living needs. In a broader dimension, the road network has a very important role in regional development, both national, regional and district/city areas according to the function of the road network. The condition of the road damage that occurred on a number of roads in the Makassar city area is increasingly worrying. The reason is that the condition of the road, which was initially slightly damaged due to being abandoned, is now getting worse with deep potholes. As a result, the smoothness of traffic and the safety and comfort of road users are disrupted. This research is intended to provide information regarding the types of road damage that occur, factors causing road damage and mitigation efforts carried out on the Tanjung Bunga metro road, Makassar city. The data collection method is in the form of a visual survey of types of road damage carried out directly in the field and data analysis using the Bina Marga method. The results of research in the field show that the greatest road damage on rigid pavement is grain release with a percentage of 0.076 percent on the left section and 0.089 percent on the right section, while the smallest type of road damage is corner cracking with a percentage of 0.0035 percent on the left section. and 0.0027 percent on the right side. The biggest type of road damage on flexible pavement is grain shedding with a percentage of 0.121 percent on the left section and 0.088 percent on the right section, while the smallest type of damage on the left section is edge cracking with a percentage of 0.003 percent and the type of damage sinking on the right section with a percentage 0.002 percent. Among the most dominant types of damage is grain release.

Abstrak Indonesia is the sixth country with the highest number of Diabetes Mellitus sufferers in the world. One way to control blood sugar levels is to regulate a DM diet by consuming foods high in fiber and antioxidants. Snack bars are very suitable as a snack for DM sufferers. This research aims to obtain a formulation and determine the effect of adding corn flour on the antioxidant activity and dietary fiber of snack bars with the best substitutes for corn flour and spirulina flour. Research Method: This research is an experimental type of research using a completely randomized design (CRD) with independent variables in the form of a comparison of the composition of corn flour, namely F1 = corn flour 33.3% and spirulina flour 8.3%; F2= 50% corn flour and 8.3% spirulina flour and 8.3% spirulina flour; F3= 66.67% corn flour and 8.3% spirulina flour. The snack bar formulation uses wheat flour, corn flour, spirulina flour, eggs, margarine, Diabetasol powdered milk and Tropicana sugar. The steps in the procedure for making a snack bar are the preparation process, mixing process, forming or molding process, oven process, then letting it sit and serving. The analyzes used are organoleptic, antioxidant analysis, dietary fiber analysis, proximate analysis. The formulation that was acceptable to the panelists was the F3 formulation with the addition of 66.67% corn flour and 8.3% spirulina flour. The use of corn flour and the addition of spirulina flour in snack bars can increase the content of dietary fiber (9%) and antioxidants (36.16%). Comparison with the standard quality of snack bars for diets, F3 snack bars contain protein (7.89%), carbohydrates (50.38%), ash (1.2%), fat (15.20%), and energy (365 .35). The fat, carbohydrate, dietary fiber and mineral content meets the SNI 014216-1996 and USDA 5048 quality standards, while the protein content is still lacking.

East Nusa Tenggara (ENT) is a province in Indonesia with diverse flora, including the diversity of local legumes. It has been extensively explored and reported in various scientific publications, especially the types of legumes, their nutritional composition, and their uses in local communities. However, few literature studies still comprehensively review the types of legumes, their nutritional composition, and their utilization in the local community of ENT. So, this literature review aims to briefly review the diversity, chemical composition, and use of local legumes from the dry lands of ENT. Various studies reported that Glycine max, Arachis hypogaea, Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek, Cajanus cajan, Vigna unguiculata, Phaseolus lunatus, Vigna umbellata, Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC, Phaseolus vulgaris L, Psopocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC, and Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Pradeep nuts are commonly found in the ENT region, either cultivated by the local community or grown wild. Generally, local legumes in ENT have a relatively complete nutritional composition, which varies depending on the type of bean. The ENT's local people use local beans as a mixture of rice/corn and function as sources of protein. Future research is needed to explore the functional characteristics of each ENT local bean. In addition, it is necessary to develop formulations and other food products to utilize ENT's local legumes to diversify legume-based local food.

Entrepreneurship in the digital era has become a fundamental cornerstone in facing rapid global changes. The purpose of this study visit program is to fortify students' mindsets in cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit. Moreover, this program prepares the emerging young generation to be self-reliant, possessing the mental readiness and cognitive framework necessary to skillfully merge entrepreneurial competencies with technology insights in the digital age. Research outcomes indicate that through the study visit program, students can broaden their perspectives on entrepreneurship in the digital era. Additionally, from these activities, students can correlate theoretical concepts with real-world practices in the realm of digital business, thereby enabling educational institutions to enhance their graduates into relevant entrepreneurs aligned with the demands of the time.

This study aims to analyze the corn agribusiness supply chain in Sigi Regency, precisely in Sidondo Village. The paradigm in this study is the constructivism paradigm. A qualitative descriptive approach is used in this study. This research requires 15 informants consisting of Farmers, Fertilizer Providers, Seed Providers, Collectors, Wholesalers, Small Traders, Consumers. The data collection process was carried out by direct field interviews with informants. The data analysis method used is the Nvivo 12 Plus software. The results of this study indicate that the sweet corn agribusiness supply chain in Sidondo Village is included in the Upstream Supply Chain, Internal Supply Chain, and Downstream Supply Chain routes. The results of this study indicate that the upstream supply chain is related to the activity of providing corn seeds and the provision of corn fertilizer to corn farmers, the internal supply chain is related to the corn production process from planting to post-harvest, and the downstream supply chain is related to the distribution of crops up to the end consumers. The effectiveness and efficiency of the sweet corn agribusiness supply chain in Sidondo Village has been running well and smoothly. There is already coordination, information sharing, communication, and flexibility in corn agribusiness in Sigi District, Sidondo Village.

Wedang uwuh spiced nastar made from mocaf is a dry cake made from mocaf flour, eggs, powdered sugar, butter, cornstarch, and wedang uwuh spice powder. This experiment aims to determine, 1) the hedonic quality of wedang uwuh spiced nastar made from mocaf; 2) knowing the nutritional value, include color, shape, aroma, taste, texture, and overall level of preference; 3) the selling price of the wedang uwuh spiced nastar made from mocaf. This experiment was carried out 4 times to find out the best formula for the wedang uwuh spiced nastar based on mocaf according to the criteria. Based on the experimental results of the wedang uwuh spiced nastar are 1) the product of the wedang uwuh spiced nastar had the criteria, namely: light brown in color, yellowish top, hemispherical in shape, smells of spices, has a sweet taste, tastes of spices, has a fine crumb texture; 2) the nutritional content of wedang uwuh spiced nastar made from mocaf per 100 grams were carbohydrates 61.18%, protein 9.16%, fat 5.62%, water content 21.05%, calories 314.5 kcal, antioxidants 96 .81 mg, and a shelf life of 28.5 days band on microbial growth method at a certain time using a temperature of 28oC; 3) the selling price of wedang uwuh spiced nastar made from mocaf is was IDR 24,437 / 250 grams.

Healthy skin is necessary for the body to provide active protection against changes in the environment. In order to preserve skin moisture and give protection from ultraviolet (UV) light, a healthy stratum corneum is mandatory. Several skin disease, including atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, ichthiosis, and psoriasis, are associated with anomalies in stratum corneum hydration. Meanwhile, erythema, photosensitivity, and skin cancer can all result from prolonged exposure to UV radiation. This study were done withis a cross sectional with non-random consecutive sampling. The parameters taken in this study include demographic (age and gender), skin moisture / moist (%) and sun damage / UV Damage (%). Thirty adolescents between 12-18 years were included in the study (20 male (66,7%), vs 10 female (33,3%). The mean facial moisture was 63.6 (± 14.72)%, and sun damage was 31.53 (±14.47)%. These data suggest that dry skin and UV skin damage can happen to anyone including teenagers. Therefore it is essential to maintain the skin moisture and protect it from UV radiation, to obtain healthy skin and prevent associated skin problems.    

Almond crispy is one of the flat-shaped pastries and crunchy texture that is quite popular in Indonesia. As an effort to innovate the almond crispy almond crispy ingredients are diversified with mocaf flour and given a sprinkling of ketapang seeds. The purpose of this study is 1) to determine the public's acceptance of almond flour crispy Mocaf with Ketapang seed sprinkles; 2) to determine the composition of materials used in the manufacture of almond flour crispy ketapang seed sprinkles mocaf the most preferred community. The research methods used are library methods, experiments, documentation, questionnaires and sensory tests. The results showed that almond crispy mocaf flour with a sprinkling of ketapang seeds using 100% mocaf flour is the most preferred product. The composition of the ingredients used in the manufacture of almond crispy mocaf flour with Ketapang seed sprinkles consists of 100 g of mocaf flour, 80 g margarine, 80 g refined sugar, 30 g egg white, 20 g cornstarch, 20 g butter, 10 g Ketapang seeds, and 1 g salt.

: Cupak Village is a village that has tremendous potential that can be developed. In addition to the cool air, there are several potentials, including (1) religious tourism at Dewi Kilisuci's hermitage site, (2) Sendang Widodaren, Sendang Drajad, and Mount Pucangan; (3) Agricultural tourism which produces Porang as a flour ingredient, Gadung for chips, Corn as food security; (4) accompanied by the manufacture of handicrafts from local raw materials such as woven pandanus. (5) Production of charcoal which can be developed into Carkol as an export commodity. (6) Camping ground. However, the problem faced is the lack of awareness of local residents in the use of tourism. Cupak Village also has abundant agricultural income but its income level can still be developed through socialization so it is hoped that this activity can immediately encourage tourism in Cupak Village and it is hoped that it can also increase Cupak Village's agricultural income. The purpose of this activity is to get an overview of the qualifications of Cupak Village Human Resources in utilizing tourism potential, processing agricultural products, managing businesses, and overcoming existing problems. To determine activities in HR development that will be carried out appropriately based on the results of HR mapping Cupak Village, Potential, Tourism, Religion, Development  

In order to investigate the impact of digital marketing, service quality, and product on purchasing decisions at PT. Alunicorn, 249 people were questioned. Customer satisfaction was used as an intermediary variable. retrieval method based on the sample's evaluation of the target population. The analytical technique used in this work was SEM AMOS 23. The hypothesis states that whereas service quality has no impact on purchasing decisions through satisfaction, digital marketing and product quality have a positive impact on consumer satisfaction and purchasing decisions.    

Kualitas demokrasi Indonesia pasca reformasi semakin mengkhawatirkan. Terlihat dari betapa marak praktik destruktif dan eksklusif yang mengisi wahana kontestasi elektoral dan proses demokratisasi di era kontemporer saat ini. Salah satu penyebabnya karena oligarki yang semakin kuat hingga menggagalkan proses reformasi mengonsolidasi demokrasi. Padahal, akselerasi konsolidasi demokrasi merupakan salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan iklim demokrasi yang sehat dan berkualitas. Untuk itu, tulisan ini akan berusaha menjelaskan: a) penguatan institusionalisasi partai politik sebagai kunci keberhasilan akselerasi konsolidasi demokrasi, dan b) urgensi penguatan institusionalisasi partai politik melalui revisi Undang-Undang Partai Politik. Penelitian dilakukan secara normatif dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan, teoretis atau konseptual, dan perbandingan. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa terdapat beberapa kelemahan dalam ketentuan Undang-Undang Partai Politik terkait institusionalisasi partai sehingga DPR harus segera melakukan perbaikan atau revisi terhadap undang-undang tersebut.

Sweet corn (Zea mays saccharate) di Indonesia dikenal dengan nama jagung manis semakin popular dan banyak dikonsumsi karena memiliki rasa yang manis serta umurnya yang lebih singkat (genjah). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perubahan kandungan gula jagung manis (kadar air, kadar gula reduksi, kadar gula total, dan kadar pati) setelah lepas panen dalam penyimpanan suhu ruang 32°C, 16°C, 6°C pada 1,2,3,5,7,12 dan 48 jam penyimpanan. Penelitian ini menggunakan data series data hasil pengamatan kemudian akan dianalisis dengan regresi non linier yang dianalisis dengan software Microsoft Excel dan Sigmaplot versi 12.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penyimpanan suhu 6°C memberikan hasil kadar gula yang tinggi mendekati kadar gula pada kondisi awal dengan persentase penurunan sebesar 6,98 % dari kadar gula 6,6409 % menjadi 6,1773 % dan dengan  konstanta laju penurunan KG sebesar 0,049753/jam. Demikian pula untuk kadar pati pada penyimpanan suhu 6°C mengalami persentase penurunan sebesar 16,72 % dari kadar pati 12,4506 % menjadi 10,3693 % dengan konstanta laju penurunan sebesar 0,061697/jam. Semakin rendah suhu penyimpanan, maka laju penurunan kadar gula dan kadar pati makin rendah.

This research used a qualitative method. The data were utterances uttered by characters in the Paranorman movie, whereas the contexts were dialogues. The research used the Paranorman movie script and movie as sources. The researcher was the primary instrument, with the data sheet as a secondary. The researcher collected data through analyzing documents by note-taking. The data were analyzed using a reference. The results of the research are as follows. First, other characters in Paranorman use four types of impoliteness strategies. They are bald on record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, and sarcasm. Second, each impoliteness strategy has its own representation. Direct, clear, and unambiguous statements are used to express impoliteness. Positive impoliteness occurs as disassociating from others, calling the other names, and using of taboo words. Negative impoliteness occurs as condescending, scorning, or ridiculing the other. Sarcasm or mock politeness is only performed by using insincere politeness. This is the most representation. Third, the movie shows three responses: no response, accepting, and countering the face attack. Countering a face attack has two parts: offensive and defensive.