This paper presents a chronological review of the research carried out on antennas in low-temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) technology over the last ten years or so. Major breakthroughs in LTCC technologies and its shortcomings are highlighted. The current state of the art of LTCC-technology-based antennas is then evaluated. All realizable features of the LTCC-based antennas, which are compact and of light weight and offer high-speed functionality for portable electronic devices, are illustrated. Different techniques used by researchers for broadbanding, multiband designs, and fabrication of LTCC-based antennas are also presented. This paper ends with some recommendations and concluding remarks.

Communication is the process of delivering messages by someone to other people to tell, change attitudes, opinions or behavior either directly orally or indirectly through the media. In this communication requires a reciprocal relationship between the delivery of messages and recipients namely communicators and communicants. The purpose of Islamic communication is to give good news with the shadow of the multiplication of fahala and the recompense of heaven, giving news of fear of the threat of doom, and the reward of hell. And invite the people to understand and forbid from evil deeds, and remind those who are negligent, and teach and guide those who are ignorant. The type of research contained in this dissertation is qualitative. Qualitative research is a study that aims to understand the phenomena or social realities that arise in society which are subject to holistic research, and by describing in the form of words and languages in a special context that is natural by utilizing various natural methods. The approach that the researchers used in this study was case studies. In this study, researchers explored the patterns of communication carried out by members and institutions of the Wilayatul Hisbah in implementing amar ma'ruf nahi munkar in Lhokseumawe City.

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Media pendidikan karakter tidak hanya terbatas pada buku teks, karya sastra, maupun ungkapan hikmah. Media pendidikan yang dapat digunakan selain yang telah disebutkan adalah acara televisi sebagai media pendidikan karakter. Artikel ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter yang terdapat dalam program acara televisi yang diminati anak-anak Sekolah Dasar (SD) kelas rendah (usia 6-8 tahun). Menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian ini adalah nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter yang terdapat dalam program acara yang diminati anak-anak SD. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah program acara televisi yang diminati anak-anak SD. Data-data penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan metode kuesioner, observasi dan dilanjutkan dengan teknik catat. Analis data penelitian ini menggunakan metode padan referensial atau analisis isi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat sepuluh nilai pendidikan karakter dalam program acara televisi yang diminati anak-anak SD. Hal tersebut didasarkan pada nilai pendidikan karakter dan nilai sosial budaya yang terkandung dalam acara tersebut.

This study aimed to describe major learning styles and learning strategies used by a research subject from four years of a college student of English Education Study Program. It was a qualitative study and conducted through a case study design. The subject was a successful four years college student. The data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documents. Two questionnaires were administered, Perceptual Learning Style Preferences Questionnaire (PLSPQ) to determine the student learning style preferences, whereas, Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) to determine the student learning strategies. A semi-structured interview was applied to gain the primary data, while, the document was provided to support it. The results revealed that the successful language learner performed two major learning styles proposed by Reid (1984), i.e. visual, in which the subject learns best by reading and taking notes; and the individual, in which the subject learns better individually. Subsequently, the subject uses two major learning strategies proposed by Oxford (1990). The first learning strategy is the cognitive strategy includes practicing along with receiving and sending messages. The second strategy is the compensation strategy includes guessing intelligently in listening and reading and overcoming limitations in speaking and writing.

Melalui pendekatan kajian normatif, ditemukan bahwa pemerintah daerah mendalilkan kebijakan Refocusing anggaran berdasarkan pada ketentuan dalam Instruksi Presiden tentang Refocusing Kegiatan, Realokasi Anggaran, serta Pengadaan Barang dan Jasa Dalam Rangka Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19. Pengaturan demikian tentunya tidaklah terlalu kuat malah akan berpotensi menjadi celah terjadinya mensrea (niat jahat) bagi pelaksana kebijakan pemerintahan utamanya baik pengguna anggaran/kuasa pengguna anggaran. Hal yang seharusnya diatur dalam kebijakan penganggaran terkait kebijakan Refocusing anggaran adalah melalui diterbitkannya Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti Undang-Undang yang menjadi dasar pengganti dalam Undang-Undang tentang Pemerintah Daerah yang selama ini merupakan dasar legalitas proses kebijakan keuangan daerah di samping juga peraturan lain.

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) filled with hydroxyapatite (HA) filler has been widely used in biomaterial application. Acrylic denture base material was prepared from PMMA filled with HA. This research work attempted to investigate the effects of hydroxyapatite (HA) on the flexural properties of poly(methyl methacrylate). PMMA powder was mixed with a monomer of methyl methacrylate (MMA) stabilized with hydroquinone. Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were used as initiator and crosslinking agent, respectively. The PMMA/HA composites were prepared by using heat-processing polymers powder and liquid method. The flexural modulus of PMMA was increased by the addition of HA. This is attributed to the reinforcement effects of HA. However, the flexural strength and strain was decreased in the presence of HA. Experimental data of flexural modulus for PMMA/HA composites was compared with several theoretical models and equations. It was found that the experimental data could be relatively predicted by Hirsch's model.

This study investigates the determinant factors of technology adoption by connecting Technology Organizational Environment (TOE) with the dynamic capability factors. Using 518 respondents representing 222 business units of Indonesia's electricity company, the study found that only the absorptive capability has a positively significant effect on technology adoption. Practically, the study emphasizes that without the absorptive capability for managing the resource, the core competence of a firm will not occur and the adoption of technology will be less effective. Another finding is the absorptive capability's typology mapping the eight technology adoption statuses in an organization, based on three of the determinant factors: the externalities, entrepreneurial leadership and slack resources. Abstrak: Penelitian ini menguji berbagai faktor penentu pengadopsian teknologi dengan menghubungkan lingkungan organisasional teknologi dengan faktor kapabilitas dinamis. Dengan menggunakan 518 responden yang mewakili 222 unit bisnis Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), studi ini menemukan bahwa hanya kapabilitas absorptif yang mempunyai