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Background: A viral, bacterial, or fungal infection may cause tonsillitis, which is an inflammation of the palatine tonsils. The McIsaac modified Centor score, which differs from the original Centor score in that it only applied to patients who were at least 15 years old, is a tool for predicting tonsillitis...

This study aims to determine the influence of margin in life (MIL) on readiness for change in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has significant impacts on all aspects of human life, which produce a process of changes in the organization. Each individual has a different experience,...

With the development of the engineering education, quality assessment has received widespread attention. In China, universities adopt deterministic analysis on quality assessment, which regards course exam scores as the assessment metrics and there are very few other assessment models that may cause...

The integrated economic strength evaluation of coastal counties is an important area of study on regional competitiveness, and the research results may help government to make strategic adjustments in the distribution and structure. Based on a brief description of literature review, a method based on...

The dirt on the lens surface of runway lights makes the projective light darker, affecting the aircraft's taking and landing, so it needs to clean runway lights regularly. It analyzed the cleaning efficiency, cleaning effects, environmental performance and operational safety performance of several cleaning...

Recent trend toward the usage of e-governance increases the chance of public participation and engagement through this development. E-governance can be a potential tool and process that improve the effectiveness of the development. This study aims to analyze the discourses of e-governance and the usage...

Hemodialysis is one of the medical treatment methods for the patients with end stage renal disease. It is conducted through the use of artificial kidney, located outside of the human body. During the hemodialysis therapy, small air bubbles may infiltrate the blood tubing and coalesce to perform the larger...

With the development of the Internet, informatization has penetrated into all walks of life. The general-purpose parts manufacturing enterprise is no exception, and its production mode is also undergoing tremendous changes. The main performance is the development of customized production to the network....

Macrovasculature and microvasculature are interrelated, and may influence each other. Microvascular structure is not only the site of vascular resistance but probably also the origin of most of the wave reflections generating increased central systolic blood pressure. Some index of large artery stiffness...

Monitoring of the regional stiffening of the arterial wall may prove important in the diagnosis of various vascular pathologies. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) along the aortic wall has been shown to be dependent on the wall stiffness and has played a fundamental role in a range of diagnostic methods....

The article reveals the idea of forming a Russian national model of conciliatory procedures, based on the development of a private and integrated model of mediation and negotiations. Authors invoke private mediation to be extended for pre-trial stage, following stage of the judicial process, including...

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) already cover a large part of the Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) in Germany. If these are built at locations of conventional power plants, the infrastructure available there may be utilized. In this paper we investigate how the secondary voltages of two medium...

Over the last decade, various studies have contributed to research around Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) tools such as Facebook Group as an alternative method for teaching English writing. In the review of Facebook in the L2 writing process, the study has found that the advent of Facebook integrated...

Organisations and individuals interested in culture and heritage (C&H) preservation works in Malaysia are cognizant of the positive advantages of documenting physical cultural assets in three-dimension (3D). In terms of consumption and accessibility of cultural content in 3D, the collection and preservation...

In the context of global climate initiatives, achieving dual-carbon targets has become a major priority. Green supply chain practices provide an integrated approach to reducing emissions, integrating sustainable development, and optimizing resource use. This paper explores green supply chain practices...

This study investigates the role of communication in developing i-MOVE intervention module for at-risk students at high schools in Malaysia. The validation process of the module involved a mixed method approach, using content validation ratings; and open-ended questions and structured interview to get...

There is an ever-increasing trend of pursuing newer ways through which physical and mental well-being may be maintained through dance and fitness. Along with the growth of online training and home workouts, there is also an ever-pressing need for systems that are intelligent enough to capture and track...

Aims: Flow-mediated vasodilatation of the brachial artery (FMD), a marker of conduit arterial endothelial function, and reactive hyperemia index (RHI), a marker of resistance arterial endothelial function, measured by peripheral arterial tonometry, are known to be weakly associated with each other, however,...

It has been suggested that measurement of “unattended” blood pressure values may provide advantages over conventional BP measurement; some hypertension guidelines now suggest this approach as the preferred one for measuring office BP. Data on the relationship between unattended BP and cardiovascular...

Effective utilization of business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce (e-commerce) in hospitals may lead to many benefits such as increased accessibility to healthcare providers, improved process efficiency, enhanced quality of healthcare services, increased responses to changes, decreased scheduling...

Animals frequently come into contact with the trains that utilize railway lines, which puts them in grave risk. Many fatalities are caused each year by the inability of animals to escape accidents at the high speeds of trains. A smart siren system that employs image processing technology to find animals...

Tourism can experience labor-management conflicts between employers and employees. A collective agreement is one method of resolving industrial relations conflicts. The provisions of a collective agreement may contradict the contents of a work agreement, a collective labor agreement, corporate policies,...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between academic resilience and academic stress among 203 final students who were writing a thesis during the Covid-19 pandemic. The data were collected using the Student-Life Stress Inventory and the Academic Resilience Scale, and analyzed using Spearman...

In the field of industrial control, the dynamic mathematical model of the main equipment or process of the system is established by the field data, which has become the hot spot of system identification at present. Due to various reasons from the industrial production process and means of measuring,...

In 2015, China's mergers and acquisitions (M&As) were in the ascendant, accounting for 15% of global M&A transactions and worth more than 734 billion US dollars. Over 100 individual transactions exceeded 1 billion US dollars. Meanwhile, research on M&A performance and value has become a hot topic in...

Design of learning development now is much more motivated by the importance of student-centered learning. In other words, students must be active in learning. Learning activity according to [8] consists of two parts: active cognitively and active behaviorally. The combination of both will affect the...

In the two previous papers of this series, the main results on the asymptotic behaviors of empirical divergence measures based on wavelets theory have been established and particularized for important families of divergence measures like Rényi and Tsallis families and for the Kullback-Leibler measures....

Dwarfism or Short Stature has a physical difference from normal conditions which makes it has different psychological dynamics with normal people related to their life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to find out the life satisfaction experienced by individuals who experience dwarfism in young...

Increasing the pension age above the usual threshold of 65 years is very often recommended to ensure financial sustainability of old-age pension systems, especially of those based on the PAYG principle. At the same time, a closer and clearer relation between the pension age threshold and the level of...

The economic globalization produced the new international division system of the global value chain. Under the broad background of the economic globalization, the global value chain has undoubtedly become the key chain in the cycling and interaction of the world economy. The countries who obtain the...

Buli language belongs to one of Austronesian languages, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, the Subgroup of South Halmahera. As a member of Austronesian languages, this article intends to present linguistic evidence, phonological aspects which may clarify and highlight the issues. The explanation to the...

The present paper attempts to investigate students' beliefs about college English teachers' role in developing learner autonomy by putting forward three research questions. The answers were explored through the designed questionnaire. This paper reports the results of a comprehensive investigation into...

This paper proposes a modified copula approach to defining correlation dependence used for pricing credit derivatives. For both single-name and multiname products, how default correlations react to common shocks should be appropriately measured. The copula approach is an effective method for this purpose....

Vitamin D deficiency may increase arterial stiffness, a sub-clinical symptom of Target Organ Damage (TOD). This study aimed to investigate the associations between total serum vitamin D level and arterial stiffness assessed by brachial-ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV) and atherosclerosis assessed by...

Curcumin has historically been used in anti-cancer therapies. However, the anti-metastatic effect and molecular mechanism of curcumin in endometrial carcinoma (EC) are still poorly understood. In this case, the patient administrated with 1,000 mg curcumin as an alternative medicine after completed operation...

The roles of women have been more recognized as vital within organizations or companies. Companies that have more women in managerial positions have been able to handle risks more effectively; to do better in managing relationship with customers, employees, shareholders and local communities. However,...

English speaking is highly important for people nowadays due to the fact that English is recognized as a global language that is used all around the world. Additionally, it has a significant role to assist people in communicating with others in many aspects of life, including Indonesia. Universitas Negeri...

Maternal mortality is closely related to anemia. The results of RISKESDAS 2018 regarding anemia in pregnant women showed a score of 48.9%. Besides anemia, another indicator to predict risk in pregnancy is weight gain. One of the solutions to improve maternal health and prevent complications is through...

Research on the characteristics of distribution of phosphate, nitrate and Chlorophyll-a have been carried out in Pulau Pasaran waters Lampung from May to July 2017. The aim of this research was to determine the nutrient distribution and tropic status of Pulau Pasaran waters by chlorophyll-a, nitrate,...

Hospital-acquired Respiratory-Tract Infections (HARTIs) are identified as the most frequent type of hospital-acquired infections. They can engender significant morbidity and mortality rates, generating a heavy economic burden, especially in the limited resources countries. In this perspective, this study...

East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) is an “International Ramsar Site”, famous for broad biodiversity and insightful use of sewage for aquaculture. Native nitrifying bacteria of EKW play a significant role in maintaining water quality and controlling environmental pollution by converting ammonia into nitrate in...

This conceptual paper examines the potential impact of digital business transformation on the economic outcomes of Bumiputera B40 entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Positioned within the bottom 40% of household income earners, this group faces structural challenges such as limited access to capital, inadequate...

Background: Although Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is associated with retinal vascular disease, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are unclear. Reduced retinal arteriolar diameter has been linked to high clinic blood pressure (BP) but the role of more sensitive measures of BP control have never been...

Background: Vascular age may be a more reasonable conception to the patient than the information about the percentage of risk. Objective: To compare degrees of correlation between biological and vascular age with subclinical evidence of arterial disease in treated hypertensive patients. Methods: Subjects...

Purpose of the article: to identify and compare career orientations and professional responsibility peculiarities in women with different sexual orientations to determine whether members of sexual minorities (SM) in Ukraine are less adapted to professional activity than members of the heterosexual majority....

This paper analyzes systemic vulnerabilities in stablecoins through a comparative event study of the May 2022 TerraUSD (UST) collapse and the March 2023 USDC–Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) de-pegging. Peg deviation, trading volume, and volatility measures are combined with DeFi total value locked (TVL) and...

Metadiscourse is used to negotiate interactional meanings in a text, assisting the writer to express a viewpoint and engage with readers as members of a particular community. It is classified into interactive and interactional resources. Inadequacy of metadiscourse devices may cause students’ low grades...

A new concept is often the result of practice requires. On the basis of the concept of modal, this paper puts forward the concept of Extreme Mode. The Extreme Mode not only contains the total number of units in the most sign values, also contains various units of the number of times many sign values,...

Participant modeling may be the optimal approach in health education with the rational, modeling, guided participation, and reinforcement. Multisensory stimulation is very important for the growth and development of the baby, so the mother's knowledge and skills are indispensable to maximize baby's multisensory...

Leaders’ emotions affect followers’ task performance and peripheral performance, which is crucial to the organization’s survival and success. However, the mechanisms for effect are not clear and the existing research results are quite different. Based on emotions as social information model, this paper...