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The world of education does not fully discuss the preservation of Indonesia’s marine wealth although the Indonesia Minister of Marine Affairs emphasizes that the sea biota have to be protected. Through art education, innovation in the batik motive can be lessons for students at school. The purpose of...

This study explores the thrust modulation capability of a hybrid rocket motor (HRM) using a novel multilayer tubular (MLT) fuel grain configuration. The fuel design integrates two distinct fuel materials paraffin wax as a booster and polylactic acid (PLA) as a sustainer arranged in concentric layers...

Foreign words or in Japanese called Gairaigo (外来語) is words that taken from foreign languages, and adapted to Japanese word formation. The purpose of this research is to get to know about the formation of Gairaigo in Japanese commercial advertisements that appeared in the period 2016 to 2020, the types...

This research addresses the challenge of training intravenous (IV) insertion skills in Pakistan, where reliance on expensive silicone-based arm simulators or less realistic plastic manikins’ limits access. It introduces a cost-effective artificial skin patch made from gelatin, gel wax, glycerin, a small...

Japanese manga has been known for its representation of Japanese daily life through its genre of slice of live. However, while not too related to depiction of everyday life, the manga stories based on imaginative and fantasy worlds have managed to relate to the condition of contemporary Japan. Attack...

Humans experience three phases in life, namely birth, marriage, and death. Nativity symbolizes the beginning of life, the moment when a new human being begins to breathe the air of the world. It is an event that brings great joy to the family and community, a symbol of hope and the future. Marriage as...

The black swan event has the characteristics of rarity and serious consequences. At present, the analysis of black swan events is generally preconceived (that is, the event is assumed to be a black swan event, and then the influence of the event is discussed), or whether it is a black swan event is directly...

The formation of Islam in the 7th century marked the beginning of a rising era for the Arabic-speaking communities. Among the unique cultural values that significantly contributed to shaping Arab identity is The Perfumed Garden (الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر) by Sheikh Nefzawi. Whereas the Kama Sutra of...

Batik Sidomulyo Batu City is one of the hand-crafted batik Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that uses synthetic dyes. The use of dyeing technology in batik making process generates a large amount of wastewater, which can lead a harmful effect to the environment. To date, Batik Sidomulyo SME uses two...

Traditional news reports use text more as the only transmission carrier, and use images (图像) less as a means of visual creation and information transmission. With the advent of the era of picture-reading, images as a communication medium that directly appeals to human visual perception have further triggered...

Karo ornament is one of the ornaments in North Sumatra. Karo or- ornaments have various motifs. Many researchers have not used these motifs as a reference when making batik. This research aims to implement them in the written batik technique. The search for Karo ornamental motifs was carried out by observing...

Mangrove swamp forests in Malaysia can reach maturity up to over 70 years and have 100 mangrove swamps that cannot sin other countries. Mangrove swamps are coastal wetlands that cannot find around the tropics and subtropics. The characterized Mangrove plants as halophyte trees live in high salt content...

Batik is a noble culture belonging to the Indonesian nation which has been recognized by UNESCO in 2009, since then batik has been increasingly loved and known in the world. However, pride and love are not accompanied by an understanding about the real batik, because most people do not know that the...

The cinnamon essential oil micro-capsules was prepared by β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) embedding technology, the commercially available fruit wax was used as substrate and cinnamon oil micro-capsule was added as antibacterial agent. The concentration of fruit wax, micro-capsules addition, dissolution temperature,...

The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...

Mealybugs were recorded on dragon fruit, Hylocereus undatus (Family: Cactaceae) in Indonesia. The present of certain mealybug species on dragon fruit has become quarantine concern in country where the mealybugs species is absent. The objective of this study was to identify mealybugs species associated...

Emulsion type lubricants made from mineral oil, animal oil, plant oil and surfactant with its good comprehensive lubrication performances commonly used in water-based drilling fluids. However, the stable preparation techniques and the stability improvement techniques of the emulsions have been the two...

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,...

This study aims to evaluate the thermal performance of Phase Change Material (PCM) composites based on paraffin wax. However, the use of paraffin alone as PCM has a drawback in terms of low thermal conductivity. To enhance the thermal conductivity of the PCM, additional elements need to be incorporated...

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:...

This development research aims to develop Chinese digital teaching material for 10th-grade topic 个人 信息 [gèrén xìnxī] (self-introduction) based on flipbook. The research method in this development is the Research and Development (R & D) method using the DDD-E model. Following the development model...

The artistic creation of modern painting artist Marc Chagall is full of absurdity and his strong artistic emotion is displayed in his works with unique aesthetic characteristics. On the basis of a comprehensive understanding of Chagall’s art, this article takes his representative work “Lovers Under the...

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...

The term stratagem [The western term strategem (from Greek stratēgēma), closely related to strategy and usually considered as a small strategy. In Ancient China and later in East Asia the following hieroglyph 計 was used to express idea of planning the trap.] (計), let alone strategematics—the science...

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,...

To better understand the molecular mechanisms of cuticle wax formation in blackberry, the waxy synthetic related gene HTH was cloned from blackberry. The open reading frame of this gene was 1785 bp, encoding 594 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 64.6 kD and a theoretical isoelectric point...