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Purpose: Aortic stiffness is predictive of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the gold standard method for assessing aortic stiffness, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is time-consuming and requires a trained operator. An alternative approach could be to derive an arterial stiffness...

Fermetodege is an innovation of fermented feed with a mixture of water hyacinth, corn cobs, and rice bran which was developed in the manufacture of ruminant feed by utilizing the role of microbes. Fungal communities in the feed fermentation process have a role as microbes that can degrade materials containing...

A new three Degree Of Freedom (3-DOF) parallel manipulator has been proposed in this study. Because the parallel manipulator has three Degree Of Freedom (DOF), one translation degree of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom. The model is established by using UG 8.0 and The inverse kinematic analysis...

This research was carried out to investigate the effect of three factors related with cold-pressing technology including pressing temperature, moisture content and shell content on the acid value, moisture and volatile matter content and yield of peanut oil with method of orthogonal experiment of 3 factors...

The solvent extraction of iron ( ) from acidic chloride solutions by decanol in kerosene has been investigated. The solvent extraction results demonstrated that the dissolved iron was present as HFeCl4.2Decanol. Extraction of iron ( ) increased with increased hydrochloric acid concentration in the aqueous...

It is believed that good teaching materials are the ones derived from sufficient need analysis, environment analysis, and supported by the dynamic development of knowledge and technology. This study aims to develop multimedia based teaching materials for Sociolinguistics course of the English Teaching...

Screening for early childhood is very important, because in the life span perspective childhood will determine the next period. Early childhood teachers often feel confused when seeing their student experiencing developmental delays, but find it difficult to do early detection, due to some of the same...

The use of vocabulary items in speaking to other people in daily intercourse reflects the culture of the speakers of that language. The usage of rude-words in a communication with other people is a bad communication. The three main topics to be focused in this study are the lists of rude words, the factors...

The ability to use games as a teaching and learning tool requires two-pronged approach, i.e. playing games or/and developing games. This article introduces findings from a research study that focus on learning by playing games, as a game user research field. The study focuses on lessons learned from...

The Aims of this study to answer how the strategy of corporate social responsibility in keeping the constituents and what obstacles exist in the Election of Regional Head of DKI Jakarta in 2017? This study uses the theory of Political CSR that has emerged in the 2009 democratic election process in Indonesia....

To conduct a survey with 68 supervisors (85% response rate) and 463 subordinates (with 82.68% response rate) in 68 work units in tourism industry across multiple organizations, by using “supervisor and subordinate” questionnaire with convenience sampling and stratified sampling to get data. Using Smart...

Humorous language is everywhere. It is just like the seasoning in our food, making our conversation and life interesting, joyful and colorful. According to Palmer, a mechanism of humor may be concluded as follows: 1) Knowledge that the occasion is ‘entertainment’ which would act both as a humor stimulus...

Chrysanthemum is one of the most important Indonesia flowers, that which has always been developed in various plant breeding studies, including the development of synthetic seed encapsulation methods. Encapsulation is a technology on enclosed any meristematic plant tissue in a protective and nutritive...

Vocational School is one of the institutions which have the responsibility for the preparation of human resources in accordance with their fields. The purpose of this study is to describe the general description of vocational schools in Makassar today. The data collection used questionnaire, whereas...

There's no question that positive discipline has made institutions consider the future of children education in classroom, and many instructors have employed the proven effective strategies of positive discipline to instruct series of learning among young children. The truth is that positive disciple...

The purpose of this study is to express the lingual form and value of the positive and negative sense of the nickname of coastal communities in Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The nickname is a lingual form used to refer to the physical and psychic existence of a given person. The issue of a nickname...

This research is a qualitative descriptive that aims to describe the variation of sentence structure of 5th grade students in Padang (SD Negeri Percobaan, SD IT Adzkia 2, MIN 3, and SD Agnes) based on basic sentence patterns in Indonesian. The data is a sentence that contained in student essays. Before...

This study tries to further look at how local governments use existing technology to develop regional development by creating a digitalization strategy. Local governments can take advantage of technology in development, by designing a policy digitalization strategy to support development excellence in...

The aim of this study is to explore the information regarding the implementation of the physical special allocation funds in education, included: 1) communication; 2) resources; 3) disposition; and 4) bureaucracy. The qualitative method was conducted by collecting data from participant observation, in...

This study aims to determine the literacy skills of elementary school students in Malang. The subjects of this study were 10 elementary school students in Malang with a total of 303 samples. Data were collected using a questionnaire instrument. This research uses a descriptive quantitative approach....

Facing vulnerability of disaster in the coastal area, a disaster risk reduction planning is evolved in Kalianda as the capital of South Lampung regency. These district areas close to Mount Anak Krakatoa which one of the most active volcano in Indonesia and caused the underwater landslide then turn generated...

This study aims to develop a big book media in visualizing the concept of narrative text through reading together on class V mild mentally retarded students. This research and development uses a 4-D development model consisting of four stages, namely definition, design, development, and dissemination;...

The green pigment chlorophyll gives a plant's leaves and stems their color. The process of photosynthesis depends heavily on chlorophyll, which also contains significant amounts of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing compounds. Many green vegetables, including spinach, contain chlorophyll....

Coastal areas in Kupang is one of the places where economic activities between tourists and business units managed by local communities have taken place since the 1990s. However, research on the economic impact using multiplier effect approach has never been done in coastal areas of Kupang. Objective...

The development of digital technology has changed various aspects of governance, including the tax system. In an effort to improve the efficiency and transparency of tax payments, many local governments have begun to adopt online payment systems. One sector that is expected to benefit from these innovations...

The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the global and national economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) noted that the global economy has fallen into a crisis after around 95 percent of the world’s countries are projected to experience contraction or suffer negative...

To improve learning achievement in statistics education with a focus on quantitative research, which is difficult for some students to understand, the use of mobile learning as a learning media is needed. This study aims to analyze the implementation of mobile learning in statistics education using a...

Applying a favorite semi-efficient method, the influences of a typical silane coupling agent, named aminopropyltriethoxy Silane (APTES), on morphology, hardness, and tensile strength behaviors of the natural rubber/silica composite were examined. As a natural-based rubber, the natural rubber (NR) was...

This study aims to analyze the strengthening of independent learning-based learning to overcome learning loss. Based on the problem formulation and the right type of research is quantitative, the research design is a census. With non-probability sampling techniques, the sample is saturated or equal to...

The aims of this research are (1) to show forms of expressive speech acts in online news comment columns on social media Instagram and YouTube; (2) explain the meaning of expressive speech acts in online news comment columns on social media Instagram and YouTube; (3) describe the polite language used...

Accident prevention and safety assistance using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is becoming increasingly important as road accidents continue to pose a significant threat to human life. This paper proposes an IoT-based system to improve road safety by monitoring drivers’ behavior and detecting risky...

This study aims to develop interactive teaching materials based on Word Wall for Mathematics class VIII SMP Negeri 3 Kota Depok with the aim of increasing student motivation and learning outcomes on the material of linear equations of one variable. The research method used is Research and Development...

At present, nothing seems capable of slowing down the widespread adoption of cash in everyday transactions. According to Bank Al Maghrib, the outstanding amount of currency in circulation, excluding cash held by banks, reached 412.8 billion dirhams. As a result, the share of currency in circulation relative...

The Sharia Mobile Banking application is a mobile banking application launched in 2021 by PT XYZ to facilitate mobile transactions to customers in their business. The features of this application are balance information, transfers, pay-ments, purchases, and more, and it can be accessed for 24 hours....

This iresearch iaimed ito ianalyze ithe iinfluence of the earnings response coefficient based on growth opportunities, earnings persistance and intellectual capital in financial statements of IDX-30 companies on 2017 until 2019. The population in this study was 45 companies, with a purposive sampling...

This study addresses four research questions: 1) Does Innovation orientation become an antecedent of Supply chain integration (SCI)? 2) Does SCI affect on Operational performance (OP)? 3) Does Innovation orientation (IO) directly affect OP? 4) Is the relationship between IO and OP mediated by SCI? Accordingly,...

Background: The Opening Angle (OA) is widely used as an index of the residual stresses and strains present in the arterial wall not subjected to internal pressure. The aim of this work was to quantify regional variation of the layer-specific OA in the bovine descending thoracic aorta. Methods: Descending...

Objectives: In resource-poor settings, aPWV’s prognostic power, independent of blood pressure (BP), has potential as an intervention target against ‘hypertension’ and diabetes (T2DM). We compared simple determinants of aPWV in 3 African-origin settings and British Europeans. Methods: Using methods standardised...

Objectives: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is a validated non-invasive measure of aortic stiffness. Risk factors for cfPWV are well described in adulthood, and furthermore cfPWV is associated with incident cardiovascular disease in adults (1). However, risk factors for arterial stiffness...

Morning blood pressure surge is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, possibly due to its ability to reflect short-term BP variability and/or its link with arterial stiffness. The link between morning BP surge and vascular stiffness is not defined. 689 untreated hypertensives (48±10 years,...

The stages that are passed according to the Riau Malay custom are divided into 3 (three) namely: the pre-wedding procession, the marriage preparation procession and the post-wedding procession. The purpose of this study was to find out the procedures for the Riau Malay Traditional marriage in Tambak...

Major disasters usually impact large area and cause massive damages to variety physical elements resulting into heavy economic losses. Timely and accurate assessment of disaster damages is critical for better understanding the situation and further supporting the emergency response activities. Geo-information...

Abstract. Objective: To observe and explore the new adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer with tumour status, surgical effect and prognosis, the influence of provide a reference for clinical rational design of advanced ovarian cancer treatments. Methods: We select 32 cases in...

This paper uses empirical research methods examines the association between Knowledge Management and competition of Chinese pharmaceutical firms, and reveals the mechanism of innovative and intellectual resources to competitive actions and performance of Chinese high-tech firms. This paper has come out...

This study aims to find out the model of tourism village-based service learning as a strategy in developing tourism potential in the region. Qualitative approach was used in this study. The required data was collected through interview and observation methods. The locations of this research are Bandung...

The research aimed to develop the prototype of Indonesian reading test for the foreign students. The research method applied the research and development (R&D). This research is part of the research in third stage that is product development. The product development is based on the graduates competency...

This paper aims to identify factors influencing the walking speed of evacuees by conducting an evacuation drill in Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. A number of 18 volunteers and 6 observers, were gathered in an evacuation experiment on 3 routes with 5 segments each. The chosen routes are almost equal...

Why would one want to buy expensive popcorn at the cinema, while they could get the same with much lower price in supermarket? Economically speaking, it is a rip off. However, there is an effective psychological technique called the decoy effect that could affect our economical thinking in a way that...

This paper highlights the land disputes that often occurs in the area of PT. Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) IX Kerjo Arum Batujamus Afdeling Kepoh Sambirejo District Sragen Regency with local residents who are members of the Sambirejo Truth and Justice Concern Forum (Forum Peduli Kebenaran dan Keadilan...

This research studied the meaning of Muslim women representation displayed by Indonesian film posters in Islamic nuances. This research limits the object research to posters launched from 2007 to 2019. The formulations of the problem study are 1. What are the visual descriptions of poster elements depicted...