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Background: Early stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by loss of the terminal bronchioles and ‘air trapping’ often before overt emphysema manifests (1). COPD patients are also at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), therefore, we hypothesized that the degree of...

Rational: Cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world (1). Arterial stiffness has shown to be an important predictor of cardiovascular events, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a marker of subclinical organ damage which can be measured by different...

This study aims to determine the effect of cooperative culture, discipline culture, and classroom management skills on the achievement of strengthening 21st-century literacy in Senior High School (SMA/K) PE learning in Southeast Sulawesi Province. This research is a type of correlational research with...

[Objective] To describe the psychological well-being and analyze relevant factors among the left-behind elderly in ethnic Miao villages. [Methods] A cross sectional survey was conducted with a structured questionnaire among the 192 left-behind elderly at the age of 60 or older in July 2011 in three Miao...

The main motive of this study is to describe the Indonesian subject learning especially news writing in junior high school, develop news writing module teaching materials with mind mapping techniques for VIII grade junior high school/madrasa tsanawiya (MTs) students, and describe the feasibility of news...

This article describes the main approaches to the evaluation of scientific-research works, proposes the basic position of the scientific and technical evaluation of the effectiveness of the results of Research and Development works at the initial stage.

Technology has benefitted human lives a lot by making it better, easy, and possible. But, it is also a product of human from his creative and critical thinking in the form of the applications of equations. This illustrates how important is to discover those equations and its uses in real – life situations....

This study aims to describe the process of developing an electronic module based on discovery learning for writing explanation text theory that is valid, practical, and effective. The type of study is Research and Development (R&D). The development model used in this research is the 4D model, which...

Known to that MPC (Model Predictive Control) for MPL (Max Plus Linear System) is a practical approach to design optimal input sequences for a specific class of discrete event systems. Discrete event systems (DES) are dynamical which evolve in time by the occurrence of events at possibly irregular time...

This paper explores the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of eating disorders, looking at the findings of the past three years by examining Western and Asian studies. Eating disorders (EDs), as a global health problem, cover a range of serious mental health conditions...

The implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept can support the implementation of the Business Intelligence information system in a company. The advancement in information technology, especially in wireless networks, must be utilized as optimally as possible to improve a company’s operations....

Currently, the country that excels in mathematics is China based on PISA results. This caused researchers to be moved to find out more about the Chinese mathematics curriculum. The purpose of this study is to compare the Chinese mathematics education curriculum with the Indonesian mathematics education...

As global environmental issues become increasingly severe, countries have introduced a series of environmental regulation policies to promote environmental protection. Using data from Chinese listed companies, this paper explores whether environmental regulation policies enhance corporate ESG performance....

The old Brahmaputra, Dasani, Jinjiram, Alaikhal, and some other distributary channels of Jamuna flow through Jamalpur. Old Brahmaputra and Dasani rivers are hydro-morphologically dynamic, erodible, and meandering. There is a precedent of two rivers meeting in the Jamalpur district. In 2009 near Sherpur...

As the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation with ambitions to become a global halal hub, Indonesia has introduced a self-declared halal certification scheme to expand market access for micro and small enterprises, yet its implementation raises critical legal, institutional, and credibility challenges...

The Swan Goose (Anser cygnoid) is a large, long-necked species typically inhabiting wetlands, lakes, and agricultural fields. It is characterized by a distinctly bicolored head and neck, dark brown above and tan below, and dark bill. Formerly listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List since 1988, the...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) levels are modestly but significantly associated with increased risk of total cardiovascular events. Aortic stiffness and wave reflections are also important predictors of cardiovascular events. The aim of this pilot...

Background and objectives: From the literature it is evident that increased oxidative stress is integral in the development of cardiovascular disease. We therefore aimed to compare glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) activity between black and white Africans, and to investigate...

Background: Recent studies suggests cerebrovascular dysfunction precedes amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, if functional impairments in the hippocampus, as evidenced by reduced hippocampal cerebral blood flow (CBF) during memory stimulation and cerebrovascular...

With the expansion of robot applications,the task done by the robot is more complicated. In order to meet the needs of special groups such as the elderly and children, we combine the mobile voice software development kit (SDK) of Xunfei platform with Google's software development Tool to create a voice...

Mobile applications have become one of the primary ways people communicate, shop, organize their lives, play, and even work. About 40% of the world’s Android users are in China. There are many kinds of tourism and travel related app both available in the Apple App Store and various Android app stores...

The Government of Lima Puluh Kota has established Mungka subdistrict as Agrocity area for laying chicken, however its development looks sluggish due to some obstacles. This study aims to examine the sustainability of the area development using multidimensional scaling method, viewed from 5 dimensions...

Pakistan is a long term strategic partner and long time friend of China. Under the background of B&R Initiative and China Pakistan Economic Corridor, it is critical to improve the economic cooperation and investment cooperation between two countries. This paper will summarize the status quo of China’s...

The concept of stochastic dominance provides a more general evaluation criterion for expected utility under uncertainty. This paper discusses the investment choice of index funds in light of the concept of stochastic dominance. It is found that small and medium-sized board index funds provide greater...

Tooth extraction is always followed by wound healing process. Macrophage plays role as a phagocytosis cells, inducing granulation tissue formation, re-epitelisation and angiogenesis process. Avocado (Persea americana) is a tropical fruits due to flavonoids contained has many benefits like provide immunostimulatory...

Republic of Indonesia has conducted tax reforms repeatedly through government policies issuance, either by law or government regulations. This research aims to identify factors affecting the government to issue the policies in taxation fields. The factors observed and tested include Government Spending,...

The relationship between flow and performance of employees is the focus of research. The research subject is employees who have worked for more than one year at the headquarters of PT. Pelindo IV (Persero) Makassar and they are in class positions 10 to 16, about as 149 employees. The researcher used...

Basic motion learning is the main aspect that students must master. The pu rpose of this study was to determine the basic motion learning model of pu nches and kicks with games for junior high school students. To determine the feasibility of learning models of basic movements of strokes and kicks of...

The purposes of this research were: a) to explore the current state, problems, and needs of Thai language teaching for ethnic groups students; b) create an Area-based Multicultural Learning (AML) model; and c) to examine the effects of AML on Grade 7 ethnic groups students’ learning achievement, creative...

This research aims to describe the implementation of the kaulinan barudak application as a numeracy learning medium. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative where the researcher conducts an in-depth study of the process of research activities carried out to get a picture of student responses...

Social forestry is a sustainable forest management system in Indonesia that is implemented in forest areas managed by the community to improve their welfare and maintain environmental balance. In Indonesia, especially South Sulawesi Province, there is a unit of the Bialo Forest Management Unit, which...

Natural disasters pose a serious threat to society and people’s lives, and the timely dispatch of emergency supplies has become a key link in mitigating the impact of disasters and safeguarding the basic livelihood of affected people. However, the diversity, uncertainty and infrastructure destruction...

Critical thinking skills are important skills to have, especially for students. This research was carried out based on the limited evaluation instruments to measure digital-based critical thinking skills. The goal is to produce an evaluation instrument with the level of Higher Order Thingking Skills...

Multilingual language models such as mBERT and XLM-R have revolutionized natural language processing by extending coverage across hundreds of languages. Yet for typologically distinct, low-resource languages like Khasi, these models often fail to capture even basic morphosyntactic structure. In this...

In most of the cases sustainability is associated with environment. Since the era of digitalization has started, the world is getting transformed digitally on each and every moment. The transformation of digitalization has characterized by the technology which helps to increase the speed and vastness...

With the rapid development of modern advanced science and technology, advanced science and technology affects our life style and production mode in various ways, and the rapid development of new media forms the new media era of the digital feature such as Internet and mobile terminal, it continues to...

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine associations between deaths owing to terrorism, civil war, and one-sided violence from 1994–2000 and substance use disorder disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Methods: The relationship between terrorism, and related violence and substance use...

This study was to determine (1) the Feasibility of Discovery Learning-Based Sewing Technology Basic Learning E-Module in Class X Fashion Design Vocational High School Students Citra Harapan. Citra Harapan Vocational High School Clothing. This type of research is an R & D research research using the...

This research and development aims to develop massage therapy learning media based on the articulate storyline application which can later be used in learning in the PJKR FIK UM department and can make it easier for students to understand massage therapy material. The method used is the Research and...

The development of AKARD learning media is one of the efforts to prevent corruption in the community through education. AKARD designed by adopting the UNO Card game system. The research aims to develop AKARD as an anti-corruption learning media for Class VII State Junior High School Students in Kapanewon...

The rapid development of technology has triggered the era of disruption. The impact of technological disruption including communication and information technology must be faced by all age groups. The adult age group that begins to decline physiologically needs to be accompanied. Mentoring for them needs...

Based on 30 provinces in China as research samples, this paper selects the panel data from 2013 to 2023, and effectively analyzes the relationship between scientific and technological innovation and industrial structure upgrading and high-quality economic development through the construction of benchmark...

Dramatic price changes in pharmaceutical equities reflect unexpected scientific information gained throughout the pharmaceutical R&D process, such as clinical trial results, recalls and withdrawals, and the approval of new treatments. During the Covid19 shutdown, major pharmaceutical firms were studying...

Recognizing emotions plays a vital role in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with applications in improving student engagement in education and patient monitoring in healthcare. While traditional systems rely on single-modal inputs, human emotions are inherently multimodal, combining facial expressions...

This study aims to analyze digital ecoliteracy capabilities. Students with case study learning based on Questioning, Answering, Sharing and Evaluation (QASE) on peat ecosystem material, was implemented in the PMIPA FKIP Universitas Riau Department in the even semester of the 2023/2024 academic year....

Research purpose: This study investigates the influence of economic factors on Vietnam’s Balance of Payments (BOP) from 2008 to 2023. The economic indicators in the study include interest rates, trade balance, foreign direct investment (FDI), and consumer price index (CPI), which are used to determine...

Background: Impaired angiogenesis may be amongst the possible mechanism underlining the development of peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients.(1) Angiogenesis is regulated by circulating vascular growth factor, notably, angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2 and vascular endothelial...

Background: Diabetic hypertensives patients present different hemodynamic pattern than only hypertensive patients. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the diastolic function and the pulse pressure amplification (PPA), an index combining both arterial stiffness and wave reflexion, in diabetic...

Objectives: It is widely thought that excess pulsatile pressure energy from increased stiffness of large central arteries (macro-vasculature) is transmitted to capillary networks (micro-vasculature) and causes end-organ damage (i.e. kidneys). However, this hypothesis has never been tested, and we sought...