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Review Article
Tocotrienols in Bone Protection: Evidence from Preclinical Studies
Maureen L. Meister, Huanbiao Mo, Xiangming Ji, Chwan-Li Shen
Pages: 217 - 225
Osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disease affecting millions, mostly the aging population. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts maintain the balance in bone resorption and formation. Changes occurring in the differentiation, proliferation and activity of these two cell types result in lower bone mass and microarchitecture...
Proceedings Article
Features of Digitalization of the Economy in the Socio- Economic Development of the Far Eastern Federal District
Luciena E. Piunko, Elena V. Tolkacheva
The article deals with theoretical and statistical assessments of the digitalization of the economy in Russia as a whole and in the Far Eastern Federal District. Calculations of growth rates of objective indicators of the digital economy at the beginning of 2018 are given, as well as an analysis of sociological...
Proceedings Article
Using Digital Technologies for Formation of Oral Speech in Hearing-Impaired Pre-School Children by a Speech Therapist
O.G. Prikhodko, A.V. Pjankova, I.A. Philatova
The article reveals theoretical foundations of formation of oral speech in hard-of-hearing preschool children, which include the study of the nature of the language and its role in human development, features of speech development in children with hearing disorders and normally hearing children, taking...
Proceedings Article
Nurse’s Negligance and Criminal Responsibilty: Case Study of Health Worker in North Lampung Regency
Slamet Haryadi, Irhammudin
Nursing staff in North Lampung Regency are still far from enough, many have voluntary, honorary, and many do not have independent practice licenses, so access to health is vulnerable. Negligence cases that cause patients to die occur. Actions, mistakes, and accountability are discussed. With normative...
Proceedings Article
Design of Industrial Oriented PLC Training Media for Vocational School
E Noviyanto, P Sudira
This paper describes a training media based on a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) which is intended to train vocational school students to have competencies that are oriented to the needs of work competencies in the industry. The design of training media was created based on the results Front End...
Proceedings Article
Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept and the Students’ Academic Performance in Literary Subject
R. Bunga Febriana, Dwi Rukmini, Januarius Mujiyanto, Issy Yuliasri
The article presents the relationship between the academic self-concept and the students’ performance in literary subject. The present study is aimed at investigating the relationship between the academic self-concept and the students’ academic performance in a literary subject. In order to determine...
Proceedings Article
Waiting for the Sound of Postmodern Art (A Historical Study)
Iswahyudi
The shift from modernism to postmodernism remains an interesting discussion. One of the approaches in this notion is to view postmodern in a constructivist or revisionary model. In this case, postmodernism serves as a follow-up of modernism. From a historical perspective, the total historical model may...
Proceedings Article
Central Java Coastal Traditional Games in Improving the Motor Ability Among Early Childhood
Indah Lestari, Richma Hidayati, Anita Dewi Astuti
Traditional games in Indonesia are very diverse, this is based on the background of game existence in Indonesia that was created or developed based on local potentials, such as geographical location, local culture, customs, and the purpose of the game itself. On the other hand, traditional shelter in...
Proceedings Article
Analytical Philosophy to Philosophical Analysis: Arthur C. Danto’s Analytical Approach to the Formation of Aesthetic Thought
Pengju Zhang, Hai Liang
Arthur C. Danto’s analytical aesthetics occupies an important theoretical position in the history of analytical aesthetics. If the “Artworld” theory is a useful attempt by Danto to use analytical philosophical methods to analyze works of art; then “The Transfiguration of the Commonplace” can be said...
Proceedings Article
Dynamic Analysis of Atmospheric Air Quality and its Impact on Public Health
S.V. Kleyn, N.V. Zaitseva, A.M. Andrishunas, S.A. Vekovshinina, N.V. Nikiforova
The article presents the results of the dynamic analysis of the atmospheric air quality in the Russian Federation over the past 20 years and the assessment of additional associated morbidity of the population. The results indicate that air pollution levels capable of forming health disorders are systematically...
Proceedings Article
What are the Factors that Influence OCB in Hospital Nurses in Malang
Ika Ruhana
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) is extra behaviors performed by a person outside the job description determined by the organization. OCB is very necessary because it has an influence on organizational activities. Hospitals as agencies that prioritize services require optimal roles from their...
Proceedings Article
Analysis of Cultural and Creative Products in the Palace Museum
Ran Zhao
In recent years, cultural and creative products from the Palace Museum, located in Beijing, China, have attracted people’s attention. More than 120 million Taobao users follow its shops, and many products, such as stationaries, ornaments, mystery boxes, and cosmetics, are sold out. The elements of the...
Proceedings Article
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Melting of a Spherical Encapsulated Phase Change Material With Variable Material Data
Valerie Pabst, Robert Güttel, Peter Renze
The efficiency of energy applications will gain importance throughout the next years. Development and optimization of future systems, needs to consider power supply, capacity, flexibility of system integrations and economic profitability. Thermal energy storage concepts based on macro-encapsulated phase-change...
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Study of Coal Industry De-Capacity Stickiness Mechanism — Empirical Evidence Based on Listed Companies
Cailing Xu, Xiuqin Zhong
At present, how to effectively resolve overcapacity when the business volume declines has become the biggest problem for coal enterprises. Taking China’s coal listed companies from 2013 to 2018 as samples, this paper studies the mechanism of de-capacity stickiness in the coal industry. The results indicates...
Proceedings Article
Hygiene Factor Analysis and Employee Satisfaction PT. PLN West Flores Area in Ende
Yulita Londa, Santi Permatasari
The purpose of this study was to analyze the Hygiene factors and job satisfaction of employees of PT. PLN West Flores on Eltari Ende road. The results of this analysis are expected to be useful for management in making strategic decisions related to human resource management. The factors analyzed are...
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The Impact of the Epidemic on China’s Real Estate Industry in 2020
Yucheng Li
With the spread of the novel Coronavirus, 2020 is destined to be an extraordinary year. From January to May, Chinese people prevented themselves from virus infection through home isolation. Therefore, almost all industries except the Internet industry have suffered losses. With the decrease in the number...
Proceedings Article
Parent’s Perception on Disaster Education for Early Childhood at Disaster-Prone Areas
Lulu Diyanti Putri, Heny Djoehaeni, Rudiyanto
The background of this research is due to the many cases of natural disasters in Indonesia. In early childhood, both consciously and unconsciously, they often become victims of natural disasters both physically and psychologically. This phenomenon has become commonplace in today’s society. Many parents...
Proceedings Article
Analysis of A Healthy and Hygienic Lifestyle Towards Patients With Leprosy in Sukatani Bekasi District 2020
Anwar H Syaefunnuril, Suanda Saputra, M. Nur Iqbal
Background: Leprosy is a contagious disease that can cause several very complex problems for sufferers and the environment. The problems that occur are not only problems from a medical perspective, but will also extend to problems in the social, economic, cultural, security, and even national resilience...
Proceedings Article
Research on the Teaching of College English Writing
Xin Wang, Xiangyu Jiang, Xianwei Li
Writing ability is one of the most important abilities for college students. But, it has been regarded as the weakest for most Chinese college students. This paper analyzes the problems that most college students have in writing; discusses the challenges that the teaching of college English writing meets;...
Proceedings Article
Application of Statistical Methods in Assessing the Role of Agriculture in the Formation of Regional Income
Yu.N. Romantseva, M.V. Kagirova, D.F. Galyautdinova
In the new conditions of digitalization of the economy, the issue of the operational analysis of economic processes in various spheres of the economy acquires particular relevance. A feature of proposed methodology is taking into account a large number of various factors that affect income in the agricultural...
Proceedings Article
The Role of “Mantri” in Reporting the Feasibility Data of the Prospective Debtor and Its Effect on the Number of Bad Loans
Marwah, Nurfaidah Said, Fildanasari
People’s Business Credit (KUR) is one of the government programs in increasing access to financing for Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises. The role of Mantri is very important in the distribution of KUR at PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, to the public. Mantri is one of the positions assigned...
Proceedings Article
Livestream Marketing and Digital Transformation of Enterprise Marketing Mode
Liubo Sang
Under the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, countless enterprises save themselves through livestream e-commerce, so that livestream into the public view. In order to explore the relationship between livestream marketing and enterprise digital transformation, this paper analyzes livestream marketing...
Proceedings Article
Anxiety Management for New Normal Era: Hermeneutic Studies of Kitab Kuning
Maya Tsuroya Alfadla, Husni Hanafi, Diniy Hidayatur Rahman, Khuzaimah, Andi Mappiare-AT
The Covid-19 pandemic still give various problems, including in the education sector, especially in Pondok Pesantren which are a form of Islamic religious and boarding educational institutions. Problems in the form of anxiety symptoms are often experienced by santri, the students of pondok pesantren,...
Proceedings Article
Research on the Reconstruction of Governance System in Secondary College under the Background of University Management Decentralization
Qi Cheng, Hongxun Wang
With the continuous expansion of the university, the focus of university management is constantly moving down, and the governance of secondary colleges has gradually taken place. Based on the analysis of the current situation and development trend of the internal management of colleges and universities,...
Research Article
Playware Ball – Development of an Intelligent Ball
Morten Roed Frederiksen, Massimiliano Leggieri, Henrik Hautop Lund
Pages: 217 - 221
For developing a novel kind of entertaining football and football training, we developed a playware ball prototype. The ball contains a microprocessor with WiFi connection and uses barometric pressure sensors and accelerometer data to track the ball movement in fast-paced football training games. The...
Proceedings Article
The Influence of Personal Growth Initiative and Self-Regulated Learning on Victims of Bullying and the Differences in Terms of Parental Educational Background
Putri Saraswati
Bullying victims have greater desire to develop themselves into a better person than the bully. In psychological terms, efforts to become a better person are called Personal Growth Initiatives (PGI). Individuals with good PGI will continue to strive to develop themselves. In this context, the PGI is...
Proceedings Article
Emojis in Indonesian Intergenerational Family WhatsApp Group
Ihsan Nur Iman Faris, Dian Budiarti, Andrian Permadi
This study aims to investigate the use of emojis in an Indonesian Intergenerational family WhatsApp group to reveal the types and functions of emojis used in the setting where members from various gender and age groups communicate online. The participants were 26 male and 16 female WhatsApp users aged...
Proceedings Article
Analysis on the Construction of Applied Talents Training System for Environmental Design Based on Studio System
Hongli Zhu
Establishing a perfect studio system is an important way to train environmental design professionals and one of the important platforms for the construction of environmental design professional theory and practice. The society’s demand for environmental design majors is mainly based on practical application...
Proceedings Article
Analysis of Budget Management Performance in the Directorate of Prevention and Control of Vector and Zoonotic Disease (P2PTVZ Directorate), Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
Sri Cahyaningrum
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia created a web-based SMART application to facilitate work units in monitoring and evaluating budget implementation. The scores on the implementation aspect of the Directorate of Vector Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Control (P2PTVZ Directorate)...
Proceedings Article
Information-Conneted Approach in Identifying Capital Market Crime at Information Technology Era
Suwinto Johan, Ariawan Ariawan
Digital development has inferences for financial transactions, especially in capital market. Digital development creates stock transactions exceed cross-national. Digital development has few side positive and negative effects. One of the effects is insider information. Insider information is considered...
Proceedings Article
Study on Innovation Cultivation Model and Practice for Engineering Talents in Transnational Higher Education
Yu Liu, Boshuai Ye, Jing Liu, Chao Dong
Higher education institutions are the driving force of the country’s development because of the innovations bred in higher education. Creativity is the key to innovation and the essential feature of innovative talents. At present, China’s higher engineering education reform is standing at an important...
Proceedings Article
Tegal City: Re-embroidering Maritime Identity with Cultural Threads
Astria Melanira, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Suzanna Ratih Sari
The city of Tegal today is experiencing a degradation of its maritime identity, while Tome Pires notes that in the 17th century the city of Tegal became an important port in transit and export-import activities. Gradually, the forces of globalization have contributed to the erosion of Tegal City’s maritime...
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The XGBoost Approach Tuned by TLB Metaheuristics for Fraud Detection
Aleksandar Petrovic, Milos Antonijevic, Ivana Strumberger, Luka Jovanovic, Nikola Savanovic, Stefana Janicijevic
The recent pandemic had a major impact on online transactions. With this trend, credit card fraud increased. For the solution to this problem the authors explore existing solutions and propose an optimized solution. The solution is based on an extreme gradient boosting algorithm (XGBoost) and a teaching-learning-based-optimization...
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Exploring Highway Construction Delay Factors in Malaysia: A Quantitative Analysis
Shanisah Shaban Shah, Muzalifah Monil, Zahir Osman
Building new highways is important for a nation’s infrastructure development, particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia. The construction of highways not only increases accessibility and stimulates growth, but most importantly, it boosts economic growth via the connection of towns, cities,...
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To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is Divine. Abusive Bosses and Turnover Intention: The Moderating Effect of Employee Forgiveness
Teh Hong-Leong, Ng Shwu-Shing, Norhayati Md Isa, Farhana Hanim, Shanthi Nadarajah, Hatijah Md Salleh, Norharyani Adrus
Abusive leaders are a nightmare to work under. As expected, employees who are unwilling to face this nightmare anymore resign as soon as the opportunity presents itself. This is a growing concern because despite the good intentions of shareholders and top management to retain high performing employees,...
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Behind Closed Doors: Unravelling Job Stress and Satisfaction in Hotel Housekeeping
Garima Jain, Vinay Punia, Neeraj Verma, Sumit Tripathi, Himanshu Mehra
This study investigated the factors contributing to job-related stress among hotel housekeepers and explored their influence on both job stress and job satisfaction within this specific occupational context. A conceptual model was empirically tested using sample data of 550 hotel housekeeping employees....
Proceedings Article
Influence of Thixotropic Behavior on Extrusion-Based 3D Printing
Aiswarya A. Satheesan, Anjan R. Nair, Nevin Nelson, Joy Varghese
Thixotropy, a time-dependent shear-thinning behavior, contributes to the flow and shape retention characteristics of inks used in extrusion-based 3D printing. This study investigates the effect of the thixotropic behavior of sodium Carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC) solutions at varying concentrations...
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Carbon Accounting and Emission Disclosure Practices in the Energy Sector: Pathways Toward Regulatory Convergence
Vishal Paul, Renu Rathi, Uma Maheswari
As the call for climate accountability grows, carbon accounting will likely become increasingly significant for green governance, especially in sectors of high-emissions such as energy. This study examined how much of a priority carbon accounting and emissions disclosure were to major Indian energy firms....
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An Investigation of Planters Insights for Alternative Worker Deployment Models of Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka
K. W. N. Nadeeshani, H. W. Shyamalie
Tea industry remains a vital component of the national economy of Sri Lanka. However, worker shortage is one of the critical issues in this sector. Consequently, in recent years, changes have been occurred in the method of worker deployment from conventional estate practices to Alternative Worker Deployment...
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Agri-Machinery and Mechanization: Boosting High-Value and Crop-Specific Agriculture
Shivangi Vyas, Riya Kumari
The mechanization of agriculture is, in a very real sense, a key to yet better production and perhaps profitability. This research looks into how agricultural machinery and mechanization fit into different crop-specific farming methods, concentrating on how these practices are adopted, their effects,...
Proceedings Article
generAtIon – Exploring Generational Differences in Perception and Use of Artificial Intelligence
Gabor Keresztes, Nikoletta Nemeth, Katalin Meszaros
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping everyday life, the economy, and society. Generational differences strongly influence how people relate to AI, shaped by their technological experiences, trust levels and ethical considerations. While younger generations—especially Generation...
Proceedings Article
The Perception of a Juvenile Delinquency for Junior High School Students in Blitar City
Kusnul Khotimah, Sarmini, Agus Suprijono, Ali Imron, Riyadi
SMP Negeri 5 Blitar City is a complex school which is located close to SMP Negeri 3, 5, and 6 schools that often commit deviant actions every day. Deviant actions referred to here are actions that violate the rules or regulations in schools such as smoking, truancy during class hours, and fighting every...
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The Effectiveness of Picture Word Inductive Learning Model in Improving Literacy Ability in Early Childhood
Kartika Fajriani, Syamsul Bachri Thalib, Darman Manda
Learning literacy for early childhood is very important. It aims to improve reading and understand a word and even a text from an early age. Therefore, various learning models are significant to support students’ literacy skills at an early age. To discover the need for an appropriate learning model...
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Design and Build Role Play Game Application - Business Simulator (Simbiz-Rpg) as a Life-Based Business Learning Media
Suryo Hadi Wira Prabowo, Achmad Murdiono, Jefry Aulia Martha, Ika Zutiasari, Nik Mohd Hazrul Nik Hashim
Learning media in an educational perspective is a very strategic instrument and helps determine the implication of the teaching and learning activity. This is due to the limitations that humans have in capturing and responding to things that are abstract or that have never been recorded in their memory....
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Readiness of Tourism Digitalization in Alas Sumur Bondowoso Tourism Village
Nabila Ayu Ramadhany, Windri Saifudin, Ahmad Fahri Huzain
The COVID-19 pandemic that is still happening today has had various impacts in various sectors, one of which is the tourism sector. The government has taken various ways to minimize the impact of the pandemic in the tourism sector, such as the use of health protocols, and limiting the number of visitors...
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Effectiveness of the SMM Communications Strategy of the Educational Center “Beauty Events”
Anastasia Vozmilova, Ivan Vozmilov
Social media are becoming one of the most important tools for promoting businesses. The scientific problem of the research lies in the fact that there are specific peculiarities in developing an SMM communications strategy in the field of business education in the beauty industry. The authors set the...
Research Article
Stochastic Comparisons of Extreme Order Statistics in the Heterogeneous Exponentiated Scale Model
Esmaeil Bashkar, Hamzeh Torabi, Rasool Roozegar
Pages: 219 - 238
The effect of heterogeneity on order statistics has attracted much attention in recent decades. In this paper, first, we discuss stochastic comparisons of extreme order statistics from independent heterogeneous exponentiated scale samples. These comparisons are made with respect to usual stochastic,...
Research Article
Parameter Identification of A Four-dimensional Chaotic System Using Real-valued Immune Algorithms
Wei-Der Chang
Pages: 219 - 225
This paper presents a new immune algorithm to solve the parameters identification problem of the four-dimensional chaotic system. The proposed algorithm is directly to utilize the real-value operation to fulfill the numerical optimization, which is quite different from the traditional immune algorithm...
Research Article
Similarity Solutions for a Nonlinear Model of the Heat Equation
Effat A. Saied, Magdy M. Hussein
Pages: 219 - 225
We apply the similarity method based on a Lie group to a nonlinear model of the heat equation and find its Lie algebra.The optimal system of the model is contructed from the Lie algebra. New classes of similarity solutions are obtained.
Research Article
An Alternative Ranking Approach and Its Usage in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Cengiz Kahraman, A. Cagri Tolga
Pages: 219 - 235
In the process of fuzzy decision-making, ranking of fuzzy numbers is a necessity. The types of fuzzy numbers are triangular, trapezoidal, and L-R type. In the literature, there are many methods developed for ranking fuzzy numbers. These methods may produce different ranking results. Many of these methods...