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Social media is one of many online platforms on the internet. This research chose Facebook among existing social media sites to analyze its context as a virtual public sphere ahead of the 2019 Indonesian General Election. Democracy requires freedom of expressions from every party. Social media is one...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt almost all economic sectors, including Small, medium enterprises (SME). The significant changes that occurred during the pandemic were the demands for the acceleration of digital transformation, and the mastery of information technology seemed to be an absolute necessity,...

In an effort to build democracy in Indonesia, it was carried out through General Elections. In Indonesia Regional elections (Pilkada) are held simultaneously followed by some of the existing Regencies / Cities and Provinces. One of them is the election of the Governor of North Java Province. Ahead of...

Background: Hypertensive crisis is an extreme phenotype of increased blood pressure that can lead to organs failure and thrombotic complications. Recently, we were able to show an angiotensin II driven FXI-thrombin amplification loop leading to vascular injury in experimental hypertension. Objective:...

A massive use of the internet shows that the internet is able to fulfill people’s needs for various information. Social media on the internet shows a fairly high number of users in Indonesia clurrently. Instagram and Facebook are social media that have many users. The uniqueness on social media to differentiate...

The effects of reaction material ratio and feed order on the composition of the product are investigated by the reaction of zinc sulfate, bismuth nitrate and sodium hydroxide as raw materials in the ultrasonic system. The product is identified as by X-ray fluorescence and chemical titration, and the...

This article studies the up-and-in-barrier option pricing research based on Facebook. With the economic development, more and more people are willing to invest in the stock market or financial products. Among them, barrier option is a very common barrier option. The paper first introduces the characteristics...

Background: The cost of conventional advertising to recruit participants for clinical trials is expensive and can be ineffective. Social media may be a useful tool to improve participant recruitment. This study evaluated the use of Facebook advertising to recruit participants into a clinical trial. Methods:...

Cybersexual harassment is a form of harassment in online media due to the technology, internet, and social media advancement. The global use of social media and networks has risen the forms of harassment on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Some forms of harassment that often occur...

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was considered to be with the severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, which implies a potential therapeutic target for treatment. We aimed to evaluate the safety and initial efficacy of Tocilizumab treatment for COVID-19 patients. Methods: In the retrospective study,...

The growth of social media in terms of features and number of users makes its use broader, including in destination branding. The conventional destination branding model is transformed by utilizing social media, which tends to have a positive impact. This study attempted to find out about the effects...

Fe75Zr25 /Cu64Zr36 multilayers metallic glass thin films have been prepared by magnetron sputtering herein. The magnetic studies shown that the saturation magnetization of this alloys increase after annealing under glass transition temperature (Tg ). The change of the magnetization might be attribute...

The success of the vaccination program is influenced by the presence of social media. Facebook gives vaccine repellents access to share content, express opinions about vaccines, communicate and interact. In revealing their identity, vaccine repellents are inseparable from risk and conflict. The main...

With 2 mol% Al3+ ions and 8 mol% Eu3+ ions co-doping,nano-size[K0.8Y0.63Eu3+0.08Al0.02][Mo0.2W0.8O4] phosphor was synthesized by the sol-gel method. Through XRD, DTA-TG, SEM and photoluminescent analysis, its morphology, crystal structure and luminescent property were discussed and it is found that one...

This paper presents the results of base-line research that aimed to analyze the usage of social media among 55 Government Public Relations (GPR) practitioners in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia. Social networks represent the potential for increased interaction between public administration,...

Purpose: Delirium is a frequent occurrence amongst Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, but studies on its causes are sparse and its risk factors vary from disease to disease. Here, in this study, an attempt was made to investigate the factors associated with the prognosis of delirium in the ICU. Methods:...

Communication media has changed the way the government, private parties or individuals communicate with the public and convey information to the public related to the existing tourism potential. Not only that, not a few tourists share their experiences of traveling through social media such as Facebook,...

In this article, we examine the humorous strategies and mechanism in memetic texts of the Slovak most popular satirical Internet community Zomri, which has more than 700 thousand followers on Facebook and Instagram. When examining the degree of sophistication of humour, its openness in relation to its...

Various aspects of life have undergone major changes in line with the rapid advancement of information and communication technology (ICT). This transformation has been driven by the popularity of social media platforms, such as X or twitter, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, which have now become...

Padang city is located in a disaster-prone area. The earthquake that hit the city of Padang on September 30, 2009, recorded 383 people who died due to the quake. Since then, the local government strives to reduce the death rate during a disaster by providing disaster information to the public. This study...

Knowledge and technology that are developing rapidly have become the government’s attention in all aspects, one of which is overcoming the unemployment problem. The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) launched the Talent Hub program for young people. Simpul Talenta has been present in several cities in Indonesia,...

The Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1)/Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs), have become a hot spot in the field of cancer research and treatment, and bring new hope to patients with advanced tumors. But, in addition to enhancing the anti-tumor effect of T cells, PD-1/PD-L1...

In this study, we focus on the importance of entrepreneurship to mediate social capital and innovation, thus improving the marketing performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). We took the research sample from exporting SMEs members of the East Java SMEs Facebook group with a total number of...

This paper adopts the melt blending method for organic silicon resin/nano Al2O3 and PF. The organic silicon resin in the blending resin cures and forms interpenetrating network structures to improve the heat resistance of PF plastics. TG, DSC and FESEM analysis characterize the changes in heat resistance...

China’s assertiveness in the East and South China Sea (ESCS), complemented with paradoxical behavior on promoting international maritime cooperation, has left many to conclude that Beijing uses a dual strategy. To expand China’s foreign policy’s interpretation, we present an alternative approach with...

Abstract. Objective: To observe and analyze the application value in clinical diagnosis of the diabetes patients with blood lipid inspection. Methods: From June 2013 to June 2014 we select 50 patients with diabetes and 50 healthy people in physical examination as the research object, they can be divided...

Gandang Tasa is a percussion folk music that developed in rural areas in West Sumatra, such as in Padang Pariaman Regency, Pariaman City, and in Maninjau, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The most development occurred in Padang Pariaman Regency. The distribution of gandang tasa is done traditionally from...

The adsorption and binding mechanisms of chloride ion in sea sand mortars were investigated through measuring the water-soluble chloride ion content in this paper. In addition,the microstructure of Friedel's salt were characterized by three approaches : X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analysis method...

Photocatalysis is a green technology that plays a vital role in achieving sustainable development goals and ensuring a clean environment. Metal oxide materials, in particular, have gained tremendous attention for their versatility in fields such as catalysis, semiconductors, ceramics, sensors, and energy...

The purpose of this research project is to identify best practices for a cross-institutional social media framework for the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada. Many individual schools, divisions and departments within the college actively deploy social media,...

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host response to infection, and is the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Although the pathogenesis of sepsis has made substantial progress, the current clinical treatment of sepsis is basically symptomatic treatment,...

The article considers the influence of satellite television on the Internet and on the development of tourism culture (quality of intangible services). The development of modern tourism is closely connected to the fact that today the world community cannot be imagined without a variety of portable technical...

The use of social media in general election campaign in the third world countries, especially in Indonesia, becomes more common but the relationship between social media existence in political campaign and the final vote result still need to be scrutinized. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse with...

With social media user numbers reaching billions, firms seek to partake in the benefits of investing into social media activities. Existing literature, however, provides little insight as to whether investment in social media adds value for corporations. In particular, it remains difficult to quantify...

Weibo is a Chinese invented social media platform integrating key features of Facebook and Twitter, which make it a seemingly freer channel for individual to individual communication, so bypassing the gaze of authority. It has been extolled by its supporters as offering a vital public sphere, as a space...

Perovskite-type cube structure LaMnO3 nanofibers of approximately 50~100 nm in diameter were synthesized via Sol-Gel processing and electrospinning technology after calcined at 900 by using polyvinypyrrolidone (10 wt %PVP) as complexing agents. The nanofibers was characterized by means of scanning electron...