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Rationale: Bronchiectasis is characterised by inflammation and airways injury, which lead to loss of airways function, factors which are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in various populations. Central arterial stiffness (AS) a predictor of CVD risk has not been studied...

To date, regional aortic stiffness can be evaluated by the reference tonometric technique via the pulse wave velocity (PWV) measured in two points: the carotid and the femoral arteries. Based on a similar intersecting tangent algorithm, we have developed a new method for the determination of carotid-femoral...

In the digital era, BIM (Building Information Modelling) has enriched and transformed Architectural pedagogy, particularly in the architectural design studio. It has challenged students during design activity, either it helps or limits their design. We review students’ achievements that employ BIM as...

Small and medium-sized enterprises should take innovation activities if they will get development well, at the same time, making collaboration with other firms is the key for their innovation. This paper discusses several different motivations for SEMs supply chain to make innovative collaboration: (1)...

Why is the representation of women fewer than men in the top academic positions in Indonesia? To answer this question, the researcher did an empirical study using qualitative method to explore any possible barriers that have been encountered or faced by women. Twenty-five participants consisted of 19...

A new quasi-elliptical cylindrical (QEC) fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) for petroleum logging is proposed for the special condition of the borehole diameter limitation in inclinometer while drilling (IWD). Due to the thermally induced nonreciprocal phase shift in fiber coil, the three-dimensional (3-D)...

The results of damage on the GaAs solar cells surface irradiated by femtosecond laser show that: the anti-reflective layer irradiated by laser is damaged when the laser energy is more than 1 uJ; and when the energy is increased to 5uJ, the anti-reflective layer is completely damaged. The comparison between...

The aim of this research is study of Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow by discharge corona generator with electrodes configuration of Pin- Dual Ring Concentric. We measured the velocity of EHD flow with electrodes configuration of Pin- Dual Ring Concentric and compare the result to Pin-Single Ring electrodes....

Early childhood education for children Kindergarten group B are in the age range of 5-6 years with the golden age period is very sensitive to any stimulus from outside, so that the maximum stimulation will be very big influence on children's development, especially on cognitive development and Speaking.Early...

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,...

Islamic banking is a financial institution that offer the management of transactions and financial needs based on the universival Islamic priciples. Particularly in Indonesia, with predominantly moslem population, Islamic banking is expected to grow rapidly, just like in several neighboring countries,...

Numerous natural compounds including Nigella sativa (N. sativa) demonstrate anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic antiangiogenic properties. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) mediated inflammation is regarded as an important contributor to the inflammation that is associated with the development of arteriosclerosis....

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 aims of this article are: (1) to explore how is blending learning from the perspective of accounting education in the Indonesian VHE based on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) concept; (2) to examine the weakness and the advantage of blending learning at accounting education in the VHE. The research...

The results of observations obtained in VIII classes of SMP Negeri 5 Bukittinggi City showed that the students’ affective competence was still low. The efforts that can be made to overcome these problems are to use Sheet PowerPoint on Mind Map in learning. This research aims at determining the effect...

The background of this research comprises; (1) demands to improve public services in the digital era are increasing, (2) the government launches digital services as an adjustment to the behavior of modern people who always rely on the internet in their daily lives, (3) easy access to the government through...

This study aims to find out how the communication strategy was carried out by managing the Pentingsari tourism village in Sleman Regency during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is motivated by the absence of tourism activities, which results in no economic turnover in the tourist village so that it affects...

This research aims to study the influence of the Quality of Work Life on Job Performance of Statistic Bureau of Yogyakarta Special Province with Job Satisfaction and Work Discipline as an intervening variable. The data collection is by distributing questionnaires to all Statistic Bureau of Yogyakarta...

Bloom classifies comprehension (Comprehension) into a second cognitive level that describes an understanding, so that students are expected to be able to understand geological material if they can use some relevant rules. In understanding not only understanding an information but also the objectivity,...

Media literacy of OU and UB e-learning users is very important because in the learning process through e-learning system demands independency from the students who are fostered directly by the lecturers or tutors. E-learning system of OU and UB both use Moodle application. In using of Moodle application,...

Teacher performance is a measure of the quality teaching and learning process in schools. Efforts to support teacher performance are continuously carried out, such as strategies by applying spiritual leadership and supervision to improve teacher performance or performance. This study aims to determine:...

Post-certification teacher performance management is a strategy for improving the quality of teachers in the learning process. The professional allowance needed by the teacher must be a good facilitator in developing teaching materials so that educational goals can be achieved. The purpose of this study...

This study is purposed to determine the student’s conceptual understanding and learning self-reliance in New Normal era assisted by Photomath on SLETV materials. This study implements quantitative approach of quasi-experimental design and One Group Pre test-Post test Design. The population of this study...

There would be long efforts done by the government to eliminate gender inequality in education. These efforts emphasize on building positive images on female and male representations, particularly on the textbook. However, this paper examined that in the ELT textbooks are still inculcated with the representation...

Each language differs in pronunciation, grammar, and intonation from one another. Mongolian sounds are pretty different from other languages in that they require the flexibility and muscle development of speech organs. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of children's pronunciation...

Study to investigate the digestibility of feed NDF and ADF components in Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) and its daily activities (eating, drinking, resting, sleeping, and chewing activities) in Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) receiving an additional feed of oil palm meal at different levels was carried...

A pluralistic society is one of the factors in the emergence of ethical and moral friction which is a benchmark standard to determine whether a person’s attitude and actions are seen in terms of good or bad as a human being. This study aims to describe empirically the representation of the power of the...

Bestiality is a sexual act between human and an animal. It is an immoral and illegal act. The legality of this act lies on the basis of consent as animals are incapable of giving consent. Bestiality in many countries is a punishable offence. India also considers it an illegal and criminal act. Earlier...

This article aims to examine the responsibility of the Notary who embezzled entrusted money owned the agreement parties in the District Court Decision No. 29/PID.B/2020/PN PWK. The Notary who received the entrusted money has violated Article 52 Paragraph (1) of the UUJN, because the Notary is indirectly...

This study aims to determine: (1) The Effect of Human Resource Competence on Village Financial Reports, (2) Internal Control Systems on Village Financial Reports, and (3) Utilization of Information Technology on the Quality of Village Financial Reports. The research problem includes a corruption case...

Background: Although blood pressure (BP) ‘tracks’ from early life in humans, little is known of how arterial stiffness develops over time in early childhood. Methods: UK born European (n=208) and South Asian (SA, n=99) origin infants had standardised measures of anthropometry, BP (Dynamap Critikon)...

Background: Type-B aortic dissections (TBADs) show a high morbidity and mortality in the long-term follow up. The role of and interaction between haemodynamics (pressure and flows), mechanics (wall compliance) and morphology (communication between false lumen (FL) and true lumen (TL)) is poorly understood,...

Biodiesel is a substitute for diesel fuel which is produced from the synthesis of various plant or animal oils. Waste cooking oil is an example of plant oil that can be used as raw material to make biodiesel. To prevent saponification at the trans-esterification stage it use Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES)...

This paper describes the split measure algorithm about tracks data. In accordance with the needs of the project, the algorithm can be used to measure the two parts, the three parts and the five parts of the data and then combine them together. The algorithm is based on the overlap area of each measurement....

Basing on TG-DTG-FTIR technology, researching about kinetic activation energy E about eucalyptus and absorption bands and characteristic peaks of volatile product under the heating rate 10 min-1, 30 min-1, 60 min-1respectively. The experimental results show that eucalyptus pyrolysis process can be divided...

The globalization era has led to a new paradigm in the utilization of information technology as a catalyst in improving the quality of public services. The quality of relevant information will lead to proper decision making and provide information dynamically. Because the output of the Management Information...

Competency requirements of the Indonesian engineers expertise in the field of Civil Engineering Construction services industry, is conducted through research and development by exploring the needs of expertise competence which exists in construction services development agencies, the corporate world...

This research aims at producing a design of an analog electronics practice instruction as an effort to improve the professionalism of prospective vocational teachers. This research is a development research employing the modified instructional development model of Thiagarajan. The results are as: Firstly,...

Writing skill in English is considered to be a difficult skill for most students especially for elementary school students. The results of observations on 10 elementary schools in Bali confirmed the phenomenon that writing is a difficult skill for the students. For that reason a strategy is needed in...

The purpose of this research was to develop beach volleyball learning product using blended learning model integrated with E-learning of State University of Malang (UM). The research method used was the research and development method (R&D), with the following steps (a) needs analysis, (b) initial product...

The study is about the writing skill competence of the Grade 8 students of The University of Saint Anthony, The Philipine. It is aimmed at finding out the level of writing skill competence in terms of grammar such as organization, content, mechanic, and style; common errors in grammar and mechanic in...

Influence of sand and dust weather on air pollution in Lanzhou is discussed by using the particulate matter monitoring data and the ground conventional meteorological observation data during 2001 to 2010. The results are shown as: ?Sand and dust weather in Lanzhou mainly happens in spring. It presents...

The purpose of this research is the formulation of the vision, the stage of establishing a vision by the principal, the approach taken by the principal in implementing visionary leadership in developing the character of students. The method in this study uses qualitative methods, which intends to understand...

This research aims to analyze how Melayu aesthetic approach in implementing Tortor dance for the students in Indonesian School in Bangkok. Tortor Sihutar Sanggul dance was from North Sumatera that has six motions. This dance was accompanying by the music instruments, such as Gordang Sambilan, Gong, Suling,...

The aim of this study was to examine the antioxidant capacity of Trypsin-hydrolyzed corn silk proteins, specifically radical scavenging, ferric reducing and anti-lipid peroxidation activities, as well as stability after heating and simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Among the 1–5-h hydrolysates, the...

Priority Brand equity is very important especially in the college service business. Continuity of the life cycle Brand equity must be continually improved so that the effectiveness of the brand’s existence and brand recognition continues to form a positive image for customers and prospective customers....

This study aimed to determine the effect of weight training to increase the ability of style swimming 50-meter butterfly swimming student specialization FIK UNP. This research is quasi-experimental. The population in this study are all students of specialization pool July-December semester of 2014/2015,...

This study aimed at describing the integration of character education programs into the learning of Basic Mathematics in the digital age. This research is a qualitative descriptive type that follows the model introduced by Miles & Huberman. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The process...

DF Inc. is a company provided in port services. One of its activities is the loading and unloading of food commodities such as soybeans, corn, wheat, and so on. There are around 500 trucks that want to carry out the loading and unloading process at DF Inc. so that there is a queuing of trucks in the...

Based on the result, most of the teachers still using the speech method so that the student less enthusiastic in the teaching-learning process of geography. The availability of learning facilities and then the media variation that is used by teachers yet not maximal so that the achievement still low....