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Tana Toraja is one area in South Sulawesi-Indonesia that still maintains the cultural customs, which are the heritage of their ancestors since thousands of years ago. This is marked by the validity of customary law, for example, implementing a death ceremony called Rambu Solo’ and a traditional wedding...

Tomatoes are rich in lycopene; a strong antioxidant and a potential sunscreen agent. The use of tomatoe ‘s extract is limited as functional foods, not much as cosmeceutical raw materials. This study aims to optimize the formulation of sunscreen cream of purified tomato extract and to evaluate the sunscreen...

Background: Anemia is a major health problem for the elderly in Indonesia. The ageing process causes physiological changes in almost all body systems in the elderly, causing disruption of various processes absorption of nutrients in the body. Examination of the hematological profile can provide an overview...

The present paper is the description of research on differences in the influence of family aspects on the functioning of family businesses in two cultural contexts: low and high. High-context culture was represented by family businesses from Mexico and low-context by family businesses from Poland. The...

Objective: To summarize the clinic experience of flexible ureteroscope in diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract disease. Method: From Nov 2013 to Dec 2015, 60 hematuresis cases underwent flexible ureteroscope for diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract. Clinical data was analyzed retrospectively....

Bone is a special composite material with excellent performance. This paper carries out numerical simulation of bone growth of femur in Wistar rat based on bone adaptive remodeling theory, integrated into the physiological regulation of bone growth. Proximal femur was scanned by Computed Tomography(CT)...

In order to correct the shortcomings of the former brain storage model, an improved brain storage model was proposed, it consisted of a memory bank and a series of sub-storages. These sub-storages were concluding sub-storage, effective search sub-storage, storing sub-storage, recalls sub-storage and...

Supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle can reduce the power consumption and achieve higher system efficiency with the properties mutation phenomenon of supercritical fluids near the critical point. Turbine is the critical component of the heat-work conversion in cycle which has advantages of compact...

In the native language of Tibet preparatory students, pronunciation assimilation is a very common phenomenon, and if it is brought into Chinese, it will lead to incorrect pronunciation. In order to study and analyze this pronunciation, Chinese learning students carry out the experimental tests in Tibet...

The purpose of this research is to find out the effect of teaching models (inquiry and direct instruction) and teaching materials towards situational interest. The sample of the research was Class X students at SMAN 1 Batujaya Karawang which was taken as random cluster sampling from 4 classes. The study...

By supplement appropriate internal displacement field on the nodal displacement of the element, the complementary of displacement polynomial can be increased, so the accuracy of element can be improved and the element may be more insensitive to mesh distortion. But in order to keep compatibility of source...

This research aims to create a digital contour map coordinates and elevation data obtained with Google Earth Pro, TCX Converter is used to convert the data into a file .xls tables and Spatial analyst Tool installed in ArcGIS used to continue to be a digital contour map. Done taking the coordinate points...

One alternative product innovation made of mulberry leaves is the mulberry leaves tea that served in a ready to drink pack. This alternative innovation is expected to increase the economic value of mulberry leaves. The product of mulberry leaves tea is made by adding 30% sappan wood of the total weight...

The facts there are still have nurses who are not obedient in the performance of hand hygiene. The role performed by the head room is expected to motivate and improve compliance hand hygiene in the implementing by the nurse so the quality and the indicators of the quality of the hospital can be increased....

Tuberculosis (TB) is an inflammatory pulmonary parenchymal disease caused by a bacterial infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which requires a long period of treatment so that it can affect the onset of depression in patients with pulmonary TB. To find out whether there is a correlation between duration...

The rock of Golgotha is situated inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Church itself hasn't kept the initial design (4th c.) by reason of the earthquakes, fires or invasions. After 614, there was no century without demolishing. There are different assumptions concerning history of its construction....

The effect of magnetic field on the nematic-isotropic phase transition of liquid crystal was studied by Monte Carlo simulation. The classical spin lattice model was used to describe the liquid crystal systems and the Lebwohl-Lasher potential model. We calculate the energy per spin, the orientational...

The present paper discusses the significance of the self-consciousness concept for professional and personal growth of the higher education instructor. Theoretical and practical relevance of investigating the self-consciousness of higher education instructors was noted, level of knowledge of this problem...

Development assistance for health (DAH) and foreign aid have been criticized for being poorly associated with health and economic outcomes on a national level. This study is an attempt to examine whether DAH targeted specifically to malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) is associated with changes in malaria,...

The study of the effect of factors in students, namely learning environment, self-regulation and learning discipline on mathematical learning outcomes through Structural Equation Modeling was carried out on the eighth grade of State Junior High Schools in Samarinda Ilir District. Confirmatory factor...

Translating body parts, such as image of women, into target language arises some challenges which, certainly, have different cultural contexts. The challenges lie in the selection of translation techniques from the source language into the target language. This study examines the translation techniques...

Children with autism are children who have communication problems that make them isolated from their environment. Art, has flexibility in the delivery of communication through the symbols that are in it. This makes art appear as one of the media communication options for children with autism. In its...

As an additive manufacturing technology, based on a computerized 3D design model, 3D printing is mainly composed of high-precision mechanical systems, numerical control systems, injection systems, and computer technology. The software is layered discretely and numerically controlled to create a physical...

The study was based on concerns that the low character of students. The research goal is to obtain a picture of the increase in the character of students through group counseling services. The method used Quasi-experimental research design with pretest form Posttest Control Group Design. With a sample...

Hadrah’s dance in textually is one of Lampung folk dance which is still seen as mere entertainment, whereas Hadrah’s dance has contain of values in contextually. The objective of writing this article is to explain the educational values contained in Lampung’s Hadrah dance. This qualitative research using...

This study aims to express the attitude of students of Civil Engineering Program of Building Engineering Education Studies toward AEC. This research was conducted at Civil Engineering Department of State University of Padang with quantitative descriptive research type. Sampling technique used Total sampling....

The government and other institutions are trying to improve the competitiveness of entrepreneurs engaged in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by making an effort to conduct training for entrepreneurs, so that they proactively develop their businesses by implementing good business practices....

This study was aiming at seeing, 1) the interpersonal communication in Padang Education Authority, 2) employee performance in Padang Education Authority, and 3) the relationship of interpersonal communication and employee performance in Padang Education Authority. This research was correlational, that...

The purpose of this study was to compile an audio-based concentration test and measurement instrument for blind students in the city of Bandung, due to the lack of valid and reliable test and concentration measurement instruments for blind students. This research uses Research & Development (R & D) method....

Collaborative management of supply chain refers to the coordination and mutual efforts made by each node in the supply chain in order to improve the overall competitiveness of the supply chain. Each node in the supply chain forms a network consortium by means of enterprise agreement or syndication. It...

If the author wants to explore the connotation and logic of Marxist theory, Marxist classic text is its foundation and origin. By comparing contemporary social science books with Marxist classic texts, we can more clearly recognize the era significance of Marxist classic texts. The "Das Kapital" is an...

In early adolescence, children experience significant changes in several aspects of their lives, including changes in social relationship, whether in relationship with family or friends. Those changes may cause adolescents to encounter adaptation problems. Adolescents need a positive relational self-esteem...

The people of Sidoarjo who are doing the activities at Surabaya need a mode of transportation that can serve their mobility from home to their office and vice versa. To meet those need, it is necessary to provide a better transportation and quality that includes security, comfort, timely, efficient and...

This study aimed to explain the reaction of the capital market against event (Event study) 212 demonstrations peaceful protest events against the share price of PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk in December 2016. It also aimed to analyze the level of Indonesian capital market. PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo...

Research to prove the influence of regional wealth, natural resources revenue funds and general allocation fund to regional financial independence was carried out on the districts/cities in South Sumatra Province. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analysis data from the Budget Realization...

The purpose of the study is to monitor the psychophysiological status of highly skilled athletes from aerobics in preparation for the main competitions of the season. Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 2017 with the participation of members of the Russian national team in sports aerobics....

Background: Affective temperaments (depressive, anxious, cyclothymic, irritable and hyperthymic) have important role in psychopathology, but cumulating data support their involvement in vascular pathology, especially in hypertension as well. The aim of our study was to evaluate their associations with...

The aim of this research was to study the association between the gut microbiota composition and arterial wall properties. The study included 92 participants, men and women aged 25–76 years old without clinical manifestation of chronic diseases but with the possible presence of cardiovascular risk factors....

The article covers the international legal status of the Caspian Sea. For more than 20 years, the international legal status of the Caspian Sea has been an important aspect of the foreign policy of the Caspian states and not only that, due to the preservation of peace, mutually beneficial cooperation...

The study aimed to describe rice farm income, its contribution, food security and the welfare of farm households in sub urban. Data were collected by direct interviews with 47 respondents in the sub urban district of Bantul. Technical analysis used was cost and revenue analysis for rice farming, income...

This study aims to improve students' learning activities in mathematics regarding the nature of waking space using the problem-posing model combination group investigation and 3D media. This research was carried out at SDN Benua Anyar 4 Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Subjects in this study were 12th-grade students....

Situbondo is one of four remote regencies in East Java. The development in disadvantaged areas requires special handling, including education. The purpose of this research was to identify the educational profile and efforts taken by various parties in the framework of education development in Situbondo...

Having transferable skills is very important in the 21-st century. However, there is limited information about the perceptions of which transferable skills are needed in the workplace. This study aims to explore the transferable skills among students and lecturers in universities in Indonesia. Transferable...

Surface is very critical from quality point of view which affecting the life and the performance of products. Surface properties can be improved by number of methods, but electroplating is preferred because of its enhanced results at lower cost. In this work nickel chrome is selected for experimentation...

The aim of this paper is to understand the developing situation of the construction industry in Sichuan province. In this study, the annual construction industry output and labor productivity of 21 cities in Sichuan province were chosen as basic indicators from 2004 to 2014. Based on the two indicators,...

The Islamic cultural heritage of China, as the historical mark of the spread of Islam in China, not only holds historical-cultural, scientific, and artistic value but also serves modern functions such as patriotic education and tourism. This research on the temporal-spatial distribution of the Islamic...

This research is based on the teaching experience of EFL students in Batam where almost of them are workers from industrial sector. They have little time to read the material and study for the subject since they have to manage their time for both studying and working. By seeing the fact, the researchers...

In this work, different weight percentages of Nano-ZnO were added to epoxy resin to enhance its strength and the water aging property. Meanwhile, the wear testing was using to evaluate the adhesive strength between the Nano-ZnO and epoxy resin. The composites were placed in a water bath at 80 for more...

A family is a primary institution in the society which has dynamic system, and it frequently proceeds especially when its members face a crisis situation. The family's efforts and success to rise from crisis situations are known as family resilience. The purpose of writing this article is to get better...

The present study addressed the simulation of conventional and Islamic bank financing systems. This simulation involved 20 small SMEs which were divided into 2 groups: salt farming SMEs (low-risk business) and shrimp farming SMEs (high-risk business). The three principles of experiment design applied...