Search all articles

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of disease progression and death in multiple sclerosis (MS). Obesity has a negative impact on vascular structure and function, but whether this contributes to worse vascular function similarly in individuals with MS and controls is unknown. Aim:...

This study aims to test; (1) the effect of reward variables on organizational commitment; (2) the influence of leadership variables on organizational commitment; (3) the influence of organizational culture variables on organizational commitment; (4) the effect of reward variables on lecturer performance;...

Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) is a finance institution based on tradition that exists in Bali. These institutions were established in order to accelerate the villages’ development. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, they performed really well and were able to support the economy of the villagers. They...

On the Lombok Island, there are 6 Nature Tourism Park that have a diversity of flora and fauna, and beautiful natural phenomena, which can be used as tourist attractions, culture and history including; Suranadi Nature Park, Kerandangan Nature Park, Gunung Tunak Nature Park, Tanjung Tampa Nature Park,...

In the realm of financial investment, stock investments are categorized as high-risk investments, especially in conditions of economic shocks due to the pandemic. The condition of increasing risk seems contradictory when compared with the fact that the number of individual investors in the capital market...

Carbon trading has emerged as a pivotal market-based instrument linking climate mitigation with ecosystem balance, generating approximately $100 billion annually for environmental budgets by 2024. This paper examines how carbon credit mechanisms contribute to ecosystem equilibrium through nature-based...

Many Muslim-majority nations are amongst the world’s poorest, and it was stressed that more deliberate efforts should be made to encourage entrepreneurship to uplift those who fall under poverty group and increase their life’s quality. Locally, it was indicated there had been an increasing...

The Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) assesses perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, key constructs in the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Despite its widespread use, its psychometric properties vary across populations and cultural contexts. This systematic review evaluates the...

The utilization of interactive web-based learning has gained popularity as an effective tool in the academe. This method combines online platforms, multimedia resources, and interactive activities to enhance the learning experiences of the learners. Interactive web-based learning enables the student...

Six kinds of surface composite with different ingredients had been prepared on steel matrix by traditional cast processing. Impact wear properties of the prepared composites had also been studied by dynamic load abrasive wear testing machine with type of MLD-10. Results indicated the following four points....

With the coming of “Internet +” era, drops a taxi, Uber and other companies rely on mobile Internet software to establish a taxi service platform, and achieve information exchange between the passengers and the drivers. Aiming at this phenomenon, based on in the history data in a certain period at designated...

It is common to select stocks for constructing a portfolio; however, not all investors understand how to evaluate stocks. Investing in a stock requires investors to understand the company by inspecting the company’s financial reports and announcements; also, investors need to be prudent to make a bid....

In order to fulfil all-position amending of weld seam with wall-climbing robot, a permanent magnet adsorbed repairing end effector (REE) is developed. Cutting tool is installed in atwo-dimensional (2D) cutting force mode to decrease the driving force ofthemanipulator. A permanent magnet adsorption supporting...

In this paper, we combined the traditional ISTA approach with deep learning, transferred the application domain from image inverse problem to ECG inverse problem because of its excellent performance to propose a new ISTA-net method to solve the inverse problem of ECG. The proposed method has quick...

This research was motivated by one of the goals of the development of the retail sector in Indonesia. This study aims to collect and analyze published articles about sales promotion, shopping lifestyle, store atmosphere, hedonic shopping motivation and unplanned purchases. Research design is a literature...

Haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haploSCT) has greatly improved access to curative treatment for myeloid malignancies in patients without suitable matched sibling/unrelated donors. We investigated the safety and efficacy of haploSCT after reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) with anti-thymocyte...

This study analyzes the Chinese trade patterns in low-technology manufactures for the period of 1987-2017. We employ H-index, or the difference between net export capability and symmetric revealed comparative advantage, to assess the trade policies in exports and imports. The results reveal that China...

An unbalanced immune system results in reduced ability to protect the body from pathogens. Immune system imbalances can be restored with immunomodulators. One plant that has the potential to be immunomodulatory is the bangle rhizome (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.) Which has curcumin as an immunomodulator....

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Task Assessment Standard (TASk) in the teaching and learning process of Physical and Health Education teachers. Task Assessment Standard (TASk) was constructed based on the Physical and Health Education Content Standard Document (2017)....

Misconception can happen in students because of several factors. The existence of misconception makes students wrong in constructing knowledge that will be continue to the next level of education. One of the factors that can lead misconception is thinking style of students. There are four types of thinking...

In general, a bacterium such as Escherichia coli produces a kind of toxic protein which can disrupt intestinal wall. Livestock reacts to these toxins by pumping lots of water into the intestine in order to rinse or flush these toxins. As a result, the livestocks have diarrhea as a body response to remove...

This paper presents an efficient global routing algorithm for a hierarchical inter-connection architecture of FPGA. What is different from the traditional FPGA rout-ing algorithm is that the proposed algo-rithm takes advantage of the hierarchical structure of this particular FPGA. We use a hierarchical...

Coexisting conditions are relatively common in children with cancer, however, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence of coexisting conditions in children with cancer in South Africa. This cross-sectional study aimed at investigating the common coexisting conditions occurring in children...

The development of student textbooks on children’s education courses in the family has a mission to build student competencies in the Department of Early Childhood Teacher Education in understanding material about children’s education in the family. The use of this textbook can provide systematic direction...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its components with arterial stiffness in general population without cardiovascular diseases. Design and method: Cross-sectional study of general population without cardiovascular diseases. There were...

Greater very short- to mid-term blood pressure variability (BPV) has been associated with an increased CVD risk, especially stroke. However, this link remains incompletely understood. We hypothesized that increased arterial stiffness and maladaptive carotid arterial remodeling may underlie this association....

The widespread impact of the coronavirus or COVID pandemic since 2019 has down to classrooms where face-to-face learning happens are held between teachers and students, in terms of delivering learning information. Mostly, face-to-face learning is replaced by virtual learning, by relying on information...

In the growing interest of creating novel technologies to combat the rise of CO2 in the atmosphere, zeolites have emerged as a sustainable solution for carbon sequestration. Zeolites are aluminosilicate-based material that are highly porous, low cost, and highly stable. This research focuses on the production...

Implementing the strong commitment to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, on May 10, 2017, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision No. 622/QD-TTg promulgating the “National Action Plan to Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Accordingly, ensuring the quality of...

Land trusteeship, as a new management mode to realize large-scale and intensive land management, has been paid more and more attention by the government and scholars. This paper develops a model to study the optimal contract of land trusteeship via principal-agent theory which is based on Tirole's...

This study aims to give an overview of the implementation of words gallery conceptual model as ‘a shortcut’ to literacy for illiterate incarcerated adults at PKBM Pengayoman in Gorontalo City Penitentiary. R&D is used to construct the model. Testing model is done to 5 (five) students in preliminary...

Reclaimed concrete may successfully accomplish concrete recycling, cut down on resource waste, and advance environmental and green development. This work studies the impermeability performance of totally recycled coarse aggregate concrete by designing the mix ratio using the coarse aggregate found in...

The alternative biofuel that is inexpensive in terms of production and environmentally friendly is the development of bioethanol from agricultural wastes (biomass) which contains a lot of lignocellulose such as bagasse (solid waste from the sugar industry) and banana peel (waste from markets). One of...

This paper describes an agent-based analysis approach to determine in which way a net zero house can be obtained. In particular, it addresses agent-based simulation to estimate annual energy usage for heating based on an air to water heat pump. Based on the introduced approach house owners will be able...

The adsorption characteristics of gallic acid on fresh calcium phosphate in sucrose solution were discussed. Three kinetic models, including pseudo-first-order model, pseudo-second-order model and intraparticle diffusion model, were selected to follow the adsorption processes. The results which adsorption...

The iso, hypo or hyper intensity, similarity of shape, size and location complicates the identification of brain tumors. Therefore, an adequate Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system is designed for classification of brain tumor for assisting inexperience radiologists in diagnosis process. A multifarious...

This study was undertaken to prove the public perception that bigger banks are more difficult to bankrupt than smaller banks through performance evaluation of Indonesian banks and foreign banks operating in Indonesia related to classification of capital. The study was conducted using secondary data obtained...

This research is to test and analyze Intellectual Capital in influencing the Company's Sustainability through the Practice of Management Accounting and Corporate Performance in Agro-industry-based companies in East Java. The population of this research is Agroindustry companies in East Java, while the...

In this work, a modified solvothermal method has been developed to synthesize few layers of tungsten disulfide-nanosheets(WS2-NS). In order to determine the effect of reaction time on the morphology of the product in the preparation of ultrathin tungsten disulfide nanosheets, we prepared samples at different...

The research aims to analyze the relationship between the working capital and firm performance of manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia stock exchange (IDX). Data were obtained from 33 manufactured from 2014 to 2018 using the Eviews 9.0 multiple regression analysis methods. The outcome showed the...

Chemical injection using Polymer is expected to increase the pressing efficiency and sweeping efficiency so that the oil recovery can increase after the flood of water from the initial oil reserve (OOIP) in the reservoir. This research will carry out the stages of making polymers that are hygroscopic...

This research aims to: (1) develop a teaching material charged with Quran values to improve metacognitive knowledge for high school students. (2) knowing the effectiveness of the developed teaching materials. This research used research and development methodology that using the 4D model, namely (1)...

Palembang City is one of the largest and most populous cities on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The topography of the Palembang City area is mostly lowland, which is one of the causes of frequent flooding, especially when rainfall is high, so the potential for hydrometeorological disasters in the...

Medical imaging is one of the essential technology used today for diagnosis as it provides detailed insight into internal heart structures, facilitates early detection of diseases and guides doctors in making treatment decisions. However, despite advances in technology, cardiac image segmentation remains...

This research is entitled “Illocutionary Act in Football Manager 2023 Video Game News Column: Pragmatics Study”. This study aims to (1) analyze the types of illocutionary speech acts contained in the Football Manager 2023 video game news column and (2) analyze the speech act strategies used in the Football...

Walur had high starch content and was potentially used as an alternative food ingredient. Walur starch was not heat resistant, making it difficult to be used in the food industry which requires high temperatures during processing. These limitations could be overcome by a modification process so that...

Steel slag, a byproduct of steel production, can harm biodiversity and diminish soil fertility when improperly disposed of. However, studies suggest its viability as a pavement material. Given that moisture distress is a major issue in asphalt pavements, this study examines the impact of steel slag on...

Digital workforce transformation is frequently misinterpreted merely as the acquisition of technological hard skills; however, the rapid acceleration of technology adoption paradoxically triggers identity crises, role anxiety, and professional burnout among employees. This article presents an evaluative...

Considering the complexity of system structure and fault mechanism of complex system, a fault diagnosis method based on extended color fuzzy fault Petri net model is proposed (CFFPN) for civil aircraft. In order to increase the fault diagnosis efficiency, the CFFPN is modeled based on fuzzy mathematics...

This paper presents a new structure form of prestressed anchor block with arch-shaped cavity used in spillway pier structures. With the arch-shaped cavity, the problem of excessive tensile stress associated with the rectangular-shaped cavity can be resolved. Five different finite element models with...