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Dewan Syariah Nasional - Majelis Ulama Indonesia (The National Sharia Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council) has set regulations regarding the provisions that must be fulfilled by Islamic hotels in Fatwa Number 108 of 2016 about Islamic Tourism, but the fatwa has not regulated the phenomenon of Islamic...

A study has been conducted to investigate the relationships between the risk of developing various pathogenetic subtypes of ischemic stroke (IS) and its outcomes with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A retrospective study was conducted in the group of IS patients (n=1070): with CKD (n=343) and without CKD...

Objectives: It is noted that not only arterial stiffness but also abnormal pressure wave reflection are risks for the development of hypertension. However, the association between arterial stiffness and pressure wave reflection in the development of hypertension has not been fully clarified. The present...

Background: Men and women differ in the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. We examined possible sex-related differences in supine and upright cardiovascular regulation. Methods: Hemodynamics were recorded from 167 men and 167 women of matching...

Hypertension is a condition in which the blood vessels increase in systolic blood pressure 140 mmHg and / or diastolic 90 mmHg. Hypertension is known as the silent killer, because it has no obvious signs or symptoms. This thesis aims to describe the general characteristics of sex, nutritional intake...

The recent HBO series Big Little Lies has received much popular and critical acclaim for its exploration of several socially relevant themes including domestic violence. Achieving a nuanced portrayal of domestic violence, this television series grapples with the complex issue but does not quite expose...

Background Microtia is a congenital disorder in which the ears are smaller than normal. The incidence of microtia varies from every 1200 births, up to 5000-7000 births, unfortunately the number in Indonesia is not known because there is no collection of data specifically on microtia....

This study is motivated by curiosity about the term 'pelakor' which is developing in Indonesia. Previously, the term affair and another desirable woman are commonly known, but now the term ‘pelakor’ is attached to the women who seize men from their female partners. One of the agents who participate in...

Indonesia is one of the countries with ethnic and cultural diversity that must always be preserved. Because of the diversity of tribes in Indonesia, it has special characteristics in the manufacture and use of traditional clothing and also has a diversity of languages – local languages. Traditional clothing...

This study examined Social Media Engagement (SME) could mediate the relationship between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and self-esteem. The 101 respondents of this study are those actively use social media with age range 15–23 years old (women and men). The instrument used are 11 items of Social Media Engagement...

Work and family problems are important in the life of a nurse that causes conflict between work and family. This work-family conflict requires satisfaction in marriage and satisfaction in work. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between work-family conflict with marital satiction...

This study to analyze and describe the types of sarcasm used by male netizens in the comments column of Detik.com’s youtube about Sukmawati Soekarnoputri’s speech. This type of research is a qualitative research using descriptive method. The data of this research is the speech of male netizens in the...

Reog dance is a cultural product from Ponorogo, a district located in the southern part of East Java. Female Reog is the art dance of reog where all the dancers are women. Female Reog in Ponorogo are rarely found. The emergence of Female reog, raises the pros and cons in society. The object of this research...

Inpatient care requires far more resources than outpatient care. In this regard, prognosing its needs is a more important component of the resource management of health organizations and the health system as a whole. It is relevant to create demand models for strategic regional planning. The purpose...

In Bord & Pillar (B&P) depillaring, there are redistributions of mining-induced stresses on acontinual basis, primarily with apronounced effect on the natural supports - ribs and stooks. A rib need to be stable on temporary time-frame such that (a) it should provide adequate safety to men and machines...

This research aims to see whether there are differences in the code of ethics for professional accountants in term of gender and educational level. Data obtained by collecting questionnaires as many as 250 accounting student consisting of 120 undergraduate student and 130 bachelor degree student. Measurements...

Objective: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) currently represents the gold standard of treatment for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI). Nevertheless, there is an ongoing debate surrounding its safety and efficacy and its subsequent CV effects. The present study is aimed at assessing heart...

Entrepreneurship is one part of economic aspect in achieving a strong economic growth in a country. Therefore, the government encourages the involvement of its people to participate in entrepreneurship program. Yet, the representation of women in entrepreneurial world has not reached the same level as...

The purpose of this study was to determine: the program formulation, execution management, and constraints faced by the head of the hall in the running manaje men and improve the professional instructor. This study uses descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques: Observation,...

This article explores the complex interrelationship between climate change and gender inequality. The study reveals that climate change does not affect women and men equally; due to social, economic, and institutional factors, women are more vulnerable to its impacts. Natural disasters, food and water...

Background: Age and blood pressure (BP) are known to be the main determinants of large artery stiffness. However other factors may lead to an inappropriately high pulse wave velocity (PWV). We investigated the determinants of inappropriately high PWV in hypertensive patients and their possible role in...

Background: Arterial stiffness (AS), as pulse wave velocity (PWV), is a powerful independent predictor of cardiovascular events and commonly complicates type 2 diabetes (T2D). This trial aims to test if AS, measured by the VaSera machine as cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and by Arteriograph measuring...

The beginning of the 20th century was the opening of Dutch European schools to Javanese nobles. It allowed the Javanese priyayi children to receive a European education. Education allows the transformation of European ideas to spread to the east. Freedom and independence are one of Europe's most influential...

This research aims to explain the profile and problems of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bandung. The research method used is qualitative with explorative research type. Primary data sources were obtained through in-depth interviews and direct field observation. The secondary data sources...

This article aims to discuss an interesting phenomenon described in literacy media, the parts of fathers or man’s image in the narrative or story of the novel Sabtu Bersama Bapak (Saturday Together with Father) by Adhitya Mulya. This article uses the critical discourse analysis method from Norman Fairclough,...

On the contrary, Hariharan’s The Feast is a provocative and symbolic reading in which women secretly get together to dine and exchange stories, providing them with a voice and an identity in a society wherein they are frequently ostracized by men. This study analyzes how female characters in the story...

Background: The heart ejects in the central elastic arteries. No previous study addressed the question whether ECG voltages are more closely associated with central than with peripheral blood pressure (BP). Methods: Using the oscillometric Mobil-O-Graph 24 h PWA monitor, we measured brachial, central...

Purpose: Erectile dysfunction (ED) confers an independent risk for cardiovascular events and total mortality. Central pressures and wave reflection indices independently predict cardiovascular events. Aim of this study is to investigate whether central haemodynamics predict major adverse cardiovascular...

Background: Relative (represented by pulsatility) as well as absolute (pulse pressure) changes of central blood pressure (BP) were shown to predict cardiovascular (CV) complications in coronary patients. However, the influence of diabetes (a major CV risk factor) on the values of BP-derived indices is...

Does this study raise the problem of how to improve children's language skills by telling stories in PAUD Dahlia Kota Bengkulu? And the child's response to storytelling activities? This study aims to improve children's language skills through storytelling in PAUD Dahlia Kota Bengkulu. This study uses...

In this study, we utilize data from the World Values Survey to provide empirical evidence for variations in levels of happiness and financial satisfaction according on gender. While it is generally observed that women tend to report higher levels of happiness than men on a global scale, the distribution...

Silat village is a village upstream of the Kapuas River, which is the longest river in Indonesia. One of the tributaries of the Kapuas River is the Silat River. The history of population distribution on the island of Kalimantan, especially West Kalimantan is through water transportation, this condition...

Enterprise-to-government data sharing is a crucial link in enhancing national governance capability, yet the incentive effects of existing policy tools often fall significantly short of expected targets. This study introduces a dual-policy framework combining reputation-based incentives and fiscal subsidies...

Religion and science are two discourses that compete and negotiate in the history of the debates of sexuality and gender, including the determination of the criteria whether a person can engage in sexual activity and marriage or not. The scientific discourse gives guidelines regarding the minimum age...

The contribution of arterial functional and structural changes to left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction has been the area of latest research. There are some studies on the relationship of arterial stiffness (a.s.) and left atrial (LA) remodeling as a marker of diastolic burden. Little is known...

This study investigated the associations of socio- demographic and socio-culture factors with attitudes toward homosexuality. Using convenience sampling, students were recruited from 5 social work programs at 5 (five) different universities in provinces of West Java, Yogyakarta, East Java and Maluku...

Various studies have noted a recent shift in the representation of masculinity in war movies, in which the image of the traditional, ideal masculine soldier has gradually been replaced by a more feminine image. One recent war film, The Yellow Birds (2017), challenges the notion of hegemonic military...

This study aims at investigating gender differences in accepting Covid-19 vaccination shot. Data were collected through a self-administered survey participated by adults who have never been vaccinated. We used Structural Equation Model analysis to examine the relationships between variables in the research...

Until this time, most women’s roles have been constructed by the community and subsequently socialized through literary works. In a patriarchal society, the roles of women are constructed only according to the patriarchal point of view. This study described how the roles of women were constructed in...

Background: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is the stable local dilatation of abdominal aorta. AAA is an inflammatory condition in which cytokines may play a pathogenic role. Methods: Peripheral Blood Mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from 5 men, with confirmed diagnosis of AAA and aortic dilation...

Increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure is a result of the process of blood vessel degeneration that often occurs in the elderly. A number of previous studies have shown that cystatin C is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and mortality risk in elderly individuals though the mechanism remains...

Batam is the growing industrial island in the province of Kepulauan Riau, its advancing improvement technology especially in the welding industry causes more structural steel and shipyard companies are struggling to get more welders or welding operators in this region. Currently workers with welding...

Objective: The use of different devices and methods still hampers the widespread clinical use of the reference values for arterial stiffness. The aim of this work was therefore to create a web-based application that allows easy assessment - for different methodological approaches - of a given measured...

Background: The reason for the particularly increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic women remains unclear. The purpose of our study was to prospectively investigate sex difference in carotid stiffness in elder Chinese patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: 109 T2DM...

Aim: Type 2 diabetes (DM2) causes microvascular dysfunction (MVD). In addition, MVD can contribute to insulin resistance, predisposing to DM2. This hypothesis predicts that MVD should be present in impaired glucose metabolism (IGM; prediabetes). However, population-based studies of MVD and glucose metabolism...

Background: Anemia is a major health problem for the elderly in Indonesia. The ageing process causes physiological changes in almost all body systems in the elderly, causing disruption of various processes absorption of nutrients in the body. Examination of the hematological profile can provide an overview...

During the 2000s and 2010s, Russian Federation is undergoing significant socio-economic transformations that entail changes in all spheres of public life, including in the sphere of leadership. There is a tendency to expand the gender roles of women in many areas. Women increasingly claim their rights...

Background: Affective temperaments (depressive, anxious, cyclothymic, irritable and hyperthymic) have important role in psychopathology, but cumulating data support their involvement in vascular pathology, especially in hypertension as well. The aim of our study was to evaluate their associations with...

The aim of this research was to study the association between the gut microbiota composition and arterial wall properties. The study included 92 participants, men and women aged 25–76 years old without clinical manifestation of chronic diseases but with the possible presence of cardiovascular risk factors....