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Georgia has one of the highest perinatal mortality rates (i.e., stillbirths and early neonatal deaths combined) in Europe. The Georgian Birth Registry was started in 2016 to provide data for preventive measures of maternal and child health. In this study, we aim to determine the incidence of perinatal...

This study aims to describe the process of the storied needs of the main figures in achieving self-actualization in the novel Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam. Dian Purnomo’s work is seen from Maslow’s humanistic psychology. This type of research is qualitative research with descriptive methods....

The aim is to find out the habits of career women who have a high BMI. The method used is a survey with IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) analysis. The IPA analysis itself is used to conduct an in-depth examination of the direct experience experienced by a person. The essence of IPA itself...

Objectives. The BPGUIDE study was a prospective, blinded-endpoint study in 286 hypertensive patients randomised to treatment decisions guided by best-practice usual care (n = 142) or in addition by central BP measurement (n = 144; using SphygmoCor) over twelve months. This study aimed to undertake a...

This study aims to analyze to have the influence of investment knowledge and technological advances on the investment interest of Generation Z in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, by financial self-efficacy as a mediator and financial literacy as a moderator. The research subjects were Generation Z in...

One of human rights is the right to health which is an element of welfare must be realized as stated in the mandate of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, the state has the responsibility to fulfil the right to health for all citizens without exception. This...

The purpose of` the present study was to reduce the losses caused by flood and to prevent them in advance, by taking Laoshan District,Qingdao City as an object. on the basis of COM GIS and the spatial analysis functions of GIS, we designed an evaluation model to develop flood risk evaluation system for...

Stunting has an impact on delayed physical development and low levels of intelligence, increased risk of infection and increased child morbidity and mortality. Three hundred and eighty-seven of the 3168 toddlers in the Silo I subdistrict and 1269 of 4620 toddlers in the Silo II subdistrict were stunted...

Aims. We compared associations between common carotid intima-media thickness(IMT)) and coronary artery calcification(CAC)) and measures of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in 3 ethnic groups. Methods. A community-based sample of 1331 men and women (47%White European (WE), 36% South Asian (SA) and 16% African...

Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measured by B-mode ultrasound is a sensitive and non-invasive method for detection of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is often used as primary outcome measure in clinical trials as a surrogate marker of CVD. The purpose of the present study...

The submerge, float, and glide ability are first or basic factor that can determine a person is able to swim naturally and can also be easier when learning swimming skills. The aim of study was to investigated contribution of submerge, floating, glade as basic swimming ability on swimming distance ability....

Background: The exact mechanism by which electrical carotid baroreceptor activation (CBA) lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension has yet to be fully elucidated. Given the central role of the kidneys in blood pressure regulation, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of CBA on renal...

The as-cast microstructure of niobium-containing slab was observed and characterized by metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the as-cast microstructure of the niobium-containing silicon steel slab is ferrite and a small amount of pearlite. There is no obvious...

Purpose: To study the injury difference of the un-aggregated and aggregated calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) on human kidney proximal tubular epithelial (HKC) cells, and to discuss the molecular and cellular mechanism of kidney stone formation. Methods: The cell injure by crystals was evaluated by measuring...

This study aims to determine how high the level of understanding of productive teachers at SMK regarding the implementation of the new National Education Standards (SNP) curriculum, namely the independent curriculum, especially on process standards and assessment standards. This research is a quantitative...

Students’ lifestyle is more likely to follow emerging trends in the present era of globalization such as consuming junk food, spending time social media, playing online games until midnight. This study was therefore aimed to describe a dataset of students’ healthy life style acquired with GPAQ, BMI,...

The module aims at guiding and directing activities in a learning process as well as helping students in learning and mastering certain competencies. In addition, the module is also a type of assessment tool to evaluate learning achievement. The purpose of the study was to find out the influence of local...

Subgrade strength is the main factor in determining the required thickness of any pavement. Therefore, the properties of a pavement subgrade materials must be determined, as they can predict the service life of a pavement. This paper examines the deviation of strength attained by sawdust and lime stabilized...

The objective of this article is to evaluate the Gezi Park incident which started on 28 May 2013 and continued until the end of June in terms of crisis management. The reasons why a civil opposition act that started against the decision taken by the government regarding the environment transformed into...

In component-based system design, one need to obtain from a given set of com-ponents an integrated system which is correct in the sense that the system is live, bounded and reversible. In this paper, based on the composition of augmented marked graphs, we propose a method for verifying correctness of...

This research is intended to describe the application of STAD model in Art, Culture and Skill subject (SBK subject) at grade V students, SDN 1 Dulupi, Boalemo Regency. This research employed a qualitative descriptive method. The result indicates that there are 23 students out of 28 are successful by...

Objectives: Increased cardiovascular risk in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis, not explained by exposure to traditional factors alone, have prompted investigation into the role of chronic inflammation. This study aimed to determine early cardiovascular risk profiles...

In this paper, we present nonparametric tests for the two-sample scale problem. The proposed tests include as special case the B.V. Sukhatme, Ann. Math. Stat. 28 (1957), 188–194, and J.V. Deshpande, K. Kusum, Aust. J. Stat. 26 (1984), 16–24 tests. The asymptotic distribution of the test statistics is...

This paper presents the results of the study of the difficulties and opportunities of online education. COVID19 has accelerated technological advances in higher education and has opened up a number of challenges. The solution of these problems is necessary for the effective development of key competencies...

To reduce fluctuations in the supply and price of shallots, the release of shallot varieties is necessary because shallots are an important vegetable crop in Indonesia and as an effort to increase the productivity of shallots in Indonesia. The availability of high-yielding and disease-resistant shallot...

Research Objective:This study aims at exploring the psycho-social factors inducing hypertension in children and adolescents, so as to provide reference for the intervention and treatment of hypertension in the young generation. Method: This article measures the blood pressure level, mental health status...

We live in the time when collective enti-ties of all kind are being crashed, when they go through invisible substantial transformation. The dominant social par-adigm is moving focus from collective to an individual. This paper analyses the influence of changing social paradigm on education system. Why...

Global warming has become an environmental problem that has received much attention. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that the increase in the earth’s surface temperature increases where global warming is related to the high accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere....

Phanerochaete chrysosporium is a well-known fungus that can be used as a heavy metal biosorbent. Its application as an inoculant requires a suitable carrier material. This study aims to obtain formula of solid carrier material which maintains the viability and quality of this fungus as biosorbent of...

The purpose of this study is as an effort to improve sports performance by implementing and conducting a sports development program suited to the characteristics and potential of the region. So that efforts to identify superior sports are based on careful analysis of the potential, characteristics and...

The information about COVID-19 prevalence, symptoms, and treatment among Indonesian college students has been limited. This study aims to discover the epidemiological characteristic and clinical phenomenon of COVID-19 infection among university students in Indonesia to provide valuable references for...

Background: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare severe genetic disease which results from mutations in the gene encoding type III procollagen (COL3A1), characterized by vascular and/or hollow organic ruptures. No treatment is yet validated. We tested the ability of celiprolol, a beta1-adrenoceptor...

An engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company is challenged to compete in a cut-throat industry with many competitors and slim profit margin. Previous studies revealed that 70% of activities in a construction project are non-value adding which diminish productivity and profitability. As...

Several reports have alleged that Indonesian democracy is declining due to unjustified suppression of freedom of expression. One of that suppression is done by conviction based on hate speech under Article 28(2) of Law Number 11 of 2008 as amended by Law Number 19 of 2016 on Electronic Information and...

The purpose of our study is to investigate the application of Modern portfolio Theory in the stock markets and design an investment strategy for risk-averse investors. The principle of the Modern portfolio theory is mean-variance analysis, that is we use mean and variance to measure the expected return...

Adolescence is a period of change, or transition from childhood to adulthood with an age range of 12–21 years. Menstruation is the process of the uterine wall (endometrium) experiencing repeated bleeding secretions every month. The type and severity of pain varies from mild to severe, dysmenorrhea is...

This study aims to determine respondents’ views on controversial-based integrated science learning tools. This research is a survey method involving 28 students. The collected data is processed using descriptive statistics. Conclusion: There are 13 points of respondents’ views on controversial-based...

Objectives: To examine the role of physical activity in vascular stiffness and markers of adiposity and inflammation in “healthy” subjects. Methods: Seventy-nine (51 male & 28 female) healthy subjects were recruited. All were lifelong non-smokers, normotensive, normolipidaemic and normoglycaemic....

the existing economic system in the world can be mapped into two categories. The first is the secular group separating economic matters and transcendental religious values as shown by the capitalism and socialism. Its fundamental source is from human thinking products. The second is the spiritual group...

The purpose of this study was to determine how much contribution leg muscle strength and speed against the long jump students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, State University of Padang. This type of research is correlational research that involved 28 male students. To obtain data, the instruments used...

Background: Diurnal variations of brachial blood pressure have important prognostic implications. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in day- and night-time values of brachial and central hemodynamic parameters in two groups of borderline and resistant hypertensives. Methods: We performed...

Purpose: The retina provides a non-invasive window to monitor microvascular circulation. Carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (cfPWV) is an indicator of large artery stiffness and is associated with systemic cardiovascular diseases. This study investigates whether Retinal artery PWV (rPWV) reflects cfPWV...

An integrated palm-cow management system has been introduced to increase population and production of beef cattle in Indonesia. The objective of the study was to assess the helminth infections on beef cattle in the palm-cow integration in East Kalimantan and Riau provinces under smallholder farming system....

This study analyzes the ideal cost service claims for reimbursement of hospitalized COVID-19. The variable used in this study is the dependent variable which is divided into claim rates consisting of cost-per-day rates and INA-CBG’s rates. The independent variables were divided into accurate rates and...

Background: Timing errors during Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) support can be detrimental when interfering with cardiac function. In vivo hemodynamics and left ventricular (LV) function were monitored during premature IAB inflation, and the associated mechanisms investigated with Wave Intensity Analysis. Methods:...

Cultural protection in Yogyakarta is very important due to its various cultures as well as source of local income, especially in culture-based tourism sector which becomes a leading sector in Yogyakarta. However ownership of these cultures has potency to be utilized and claimed without legitimate rights...

Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) forms S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and arginine by transferring methyl of SAM(S-adenosyl-L-methionine) to the substrate arginine, and then various effects in vivo occur. Our research group designed and synthesized 28 PRMT1 inhibitors which take furan ring...

Aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-fatigue properties of icariin in mice. The animals were divided into four groups, namely the control, low-dose icariin treated, medium-dose icariin treated, and high-dose icariin treated groups, which received distilled water and 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg icariin,...

Complementary Therapy is medication which uses method, equipment, or ingredients which are not included in modern therapy standard (conventional); it is used complementary therapy. The use of complementary therapy by people throughout the world (including Indonesia) is increasing each year. In coping...

Induction by high-fat diet (HFD) is frequently performed for research on hypercholesterolemia in experimental animals. In general, HFD is obtained by combining various components, but only few studies have investigated the potential of each component to induce hypercholesterolemia in experimental animals....