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Helene Cixous came up with the idea of “feminine writing” and discussed its relationship with motherhood in The Laugh of The Medusa, in which she view “mother” as an idealistic metaphor. In contrast, Toni Morrison created more complicated mothers and mother-daughter relationships in her novels, especially...

This research investigated the relationship between personality traits and self-esteem among university students in Malaysia. The main objective of this research is to assess the relationship between personality traits and self-esteem among university students. This research examined the predictive value...

This thesis mainly discusses three questions. Firstly, it calls the view that the use of the degree adverb “duo” in questions and exclamations is an omitted and shortened form to the use of “duo shao duo me” in front of adjectives in question. Instead, this thesis believes that the transformation of...

Prefixes {me(N)-} and {nge-} in Indonesian are interesting to study because the prefixes {me (N)-} and {nge-} are allomorphs of two forms that represent a function. Our 4-year-old children are able to differentiate the use of prefix {me(N)-} and {nge}. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe...

Recent years, with our economy sustained and fast development, environmental problems become increasing serious, especially for air pollution problems. Smog problems are intruding more and more big cities. Improving air quality has become an urgent demand of city development. This paper proposed a spatial-temporal...

Translation is the process of transferring messages of the source language text into the target language text. The transfer of messages in the translation process is always characterized by differences in the culture of the source language and the target language. Language is part of culture, and culture...

Mao Zedong’s “Speech at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art” in 1942 and Xi Jinping’s “Speech at the Forum on Literature and Art” (hereinafter referred to as the two “Speeches”) in 2014 are two glorious Marxist literature and art theoretical guidance documents. Under the illumination of the spirit...

This study analyzed arm flexion isometric force, upper extremity movement, and ball toss position toward ball speed in tennis flat serve. Nine tennis players aged 20.78 ± 5.044 years old participated in this study and were chosen as research samples by using the purposive sampling method. The independent...

This paper treats the optimization of the biped walking trajectory that can be used as a reference trajectory for control. The biped robot is modeled as a kinetic chain of 11 links connected by 10 joints. The inverse kinematics of the biped is derived for the specified positions of the hips and feet....

Nostalgic marketing is a stimulus for customers to travel back in the past so that they enjoy nostalgia. Customers as individuals involved in marketing activities have experience. It is interesting to find behaviour of the baby boomers as the first generation. Data obtained through interviews with 30...

The education of linear characters with the aim of educational IPS is to nurture students into good citizens; who have knowledge; skills and social care that is useful for himself; society and the country.To realize these objectives; the process of learning is not limited to knowledge and skills only;...

This paper carried out kinematical analysis for the two-handed backhandmovement of the 2016 ATP Chengdu Tennis Open final men's players Ramos byusing three-dimensional camera analysis, to explore the characteristics of tennis two-handed backhand, hoping to provide the majority of tennis Coaches, athletes...

The essence of the Approach to Translation as Adaptation and Selection is "a translator's adaptation and selection activities in a translational eco-environment", which is called "three-dimensional transformation" and it centers on adaptive selection transformation in linguistic, cultural and communicative...

Questioning as a bridge between individuals in daily life, refers to individuals integrating into groups, not only a simple traditional concept and framework that you ask me to answer, such as “teacher-student” and “leadership-execution”. The article put forward questions first and analyzes the reasons...

The German philosopher Nietzsche once said "People either never dream or dream interestingly", life is like a dream, but weather or not this dream is wonderful need us to work on our own. The Truman show was a kind of criticism to real life, the director wanted to use the Utopian happy life in Truman's...

Obesity, an excessive accumulation of fat in the body tissues, can occur throughout the body or in a certain part of the body, such as in the abdominal area known as central/abdominal obesity. Fat distribution in the body can be measured by using anthropometry conducted by measuring Body Mass Index (BMI),...

This study aimed to evaluate the metabolizable energy (ME) value of beef cattle rations using the in vitro gas production technique. Rumen fluid samples were collected from a slaughterhouse in Malang City and analyzed at the Animal Nutrition and Feed Laboratory, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas...

Folded plate structure is a dimensional one which is composed of a plurality of the strip plate. It is not only a bearing but also can support, material-saving and larger stiffness of thin-walled structure. It can be used as workshops, warehouses, stations, shops, schools, dwellings, pavilions, stadiums...

The association rule mining (ARM) is an important method to solve personalized recommendation problem in e-commerce. However, when applied in personalized recommendation system in mobile ecommerce(MEC), traditional ARMs are with low mining efficiency and accuracy. To enhance the efficiency in obtaining...

Objective: This work aimed to investigate the accumulation of total triterpenoids, individual ganoderic acid (GA) content and expression of four important biosynthetic genes during fruiting body development in Ganoderma lucidum. Methods: Individual GA content was determined by high performance liquid...

This study aimed to identify the DNA variants located in one of IGF1 gene region and to investigate the association between those variants with body conformation traits in Madura bulls. There were 58 Madura bulls used for this study and chest width; chest girth; body length; body height; hip width and...

This talk will address the ways in which democracy has impacted civil society and sexual citizenship. When Indonesia became a democracy in 1998, after many decades of authoritarian rule, many in the country and beyond hoped that civil society and sexual citizenship would be given the opportunity to flourish....

The aim of this paper is to explore the philosophical cultural tradition of the Javanese people related to their relationship with the world or nature, namely Hamemayu Hayuning Bawono (“to beautify the beauty of the world” or “to harmonize the harmony of the world). In the Javanese culture, beauty is...

In rural areas where weighing scales are not easily accessible in the farms to monitor cattle performance, live weight is often predicted by using less accurate visual approaches which is highly subjective. This research was conducted to provide an easy method to estimate life weight using body measurements...

The patients of artificial hip joint are recommended to limit the extreme movements that could cause damage of the device, such as salat movement. As many studies performed the simulation by neglecting the presence of synovial fluid, in this study, we examined the performance of artificial hip joint...

In my experience as a flute teacher, the other things that students do besides their weekly instrumental lessons are practice and reflection after the class. Many students do not improve before and after practice but spent much time on it. What is the reason for this inefficiency? In order to explore...

Women have been battling for so many things in their lives. The journey of their lives constituting vibrant roles as daughters, wives, mothers and grandmothers has numerous challenges to be met. The way they deal with these is highly commendable. They make use of all their assets—be it background, culture,...

This article discussed about the local wisdom that was found in the Kuantan Singingi community based of Riau-Malay especially Kuantan Singingi dialect. The purpose of this research is to analyze the form and field of meaning of local wisdom based on Malay language in Kuantan Singingi Regency. The method...

English teacher at schools must be seen as a person who can speak English well. The students believe that they are the source of the target language. Thus, it is quite interesting to investigate the language used by teachers in the immersion school to interact with the students in the classroom. This...

Islamic boarding, which are Islamic boarding institutions, occupy significant positions of importance in Indonesia with regard to both education and culture. Due to “Beleidsregel,” which are administrative bodies’ imposed policy regulations, these institutions have recently experienced difficulties....

The practice of racial discrimination in America is still taking place today. Until now, Black still has to fight for justice in America. The awful fact is that the scourge of racism is so deeply entrenched in society; and it is not only experienced by adult black men and women, but also by black children....

In general sense or human destiny community sense, the "first principle" of perceptual life and the decisiveness of perceptual power makes modern aesthetic which is core of real life and represented by visual art. By means of cultural negotiation and disguise of the landscape society, history unifies...

In the information high speed development today, the rhythm of the social information change faster and faster. Theory teaching, practice teaching is complementary of traditional teaching method, has been difficult to arouse the study enthusiasm of contemporary college students, and it is not conducive...

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) has become a concern for scientists and practitioners in an effort to improve the competitiveness of SMEs. High performance through competitive advantage is the goal of all Medium Enterprises (ME) that will be achieved in a dynamic and unpredictable business...

Although advanced technology and computerized systems have improved the field of medicine, we still see medication errors. Globally, respiratory disorders and their associated drug related problems have a significant impact, A study found that medication non adherence in asthma patients resulted in additional...

In learning German listening skills through songs, difficulties may arise due to singers’ diverse pronunciation, referred to as a phonetic phenomenon. This study discusses phonetic phenomena in German songs using phonological processes theory of Assimilation (assimilation), vokalische Auslӧsung des [r]...

For large, permanently-installed ME (medical electrical) equipment and ME systems, the EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility) on-site test items and the attentions for each test item are introduced. By analyzing the requirements of CISPR 11 and IEC60601-1-2, the On-site test of electromagnetic radiation...

In recent years, with the rapid development of society, more and more urban women are working harder and harder. In addition to work, in order to relieve stress and maintain health, many urban white-collar women choose yoga to exercise. In this paper, 20 white-collar women in Jinhang Fitness Club were...

Formulas for body fat percentage such as the Siri and U.S. Navy methods require multiple measurements or assumptions about body density, making them less practical in everyday settings. Therefore, Body Mass Index (BMI) has been widely used to estimate obesity and body fat pacentage; however BMI’s accuracy...

The animal writing in Life and death Are Wearing Me out is representative in Mo Yan’s works. The novel reveals the madness of human society and the ugliness of human nature through the animal perspective, and also records the development and changes of rural life in China over more than 50 years, from...

“Time” magazine once featured an article about “Me” Generation (Elegant, 2007), which refers it to the after 80’s Generation in China. In the “Government China Statistics” published in 2000 by China Population and Development Research Center, the group has roughly 300 million adults either in school...

The Invisible Circus, Jennifer Egan's first novel published in 1995, has started her novel-writing career. It focuses on an eighteen-year-old girl Phoebe who has always been haunted by the mysterious death of her hippie older sister and was attracted by the 1960s generation, searching for her own identity....

This article will discuss the transformation of marriage guidance practices at the KUA throughout East Lampung, where this marriage guidance initially only contained general marriage materials such as rights and obligations and family planning, then there was a transformation of materials and products...

As a kind of hip-hop culture, rap culture has become a trendsetter of Chinese pop music and has increasingly become the focus of public attention. In the network variety shows, the rap programs such as “The Rap of China” on iQIYI platform and “Rap for Youth” on bilibili have been widely sought after...

Developing proof-of-concept solutions for new integrated rescue support systems is challenging, due to the different restrictions and procedures at different installation sites. One way of dealing with this conflict is the provision of one prototype for a mininum- and one for the maximum number of functions....

Article 3 of Law Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System states that: "National education functions to develop capabilities and manifestations of national character and civilization that are dignified in order to educate the nation's life, which aims to develop students' potential...

Background: Fisherwomen contribute significantly to the coastal economy of Eastern India; however, data about their physical fitness and weight status are scant. Objectives: The present cross-sectional study was designed to investigate cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status of fisherwomen, which...

Paitan (Tithonia diversifolia) and kelor (Moringa oleifera) leaves contain high crude protein, which can increase the protein content of the feed. This study aims to determine the role of pain leaf (Tithonia diversifolia) and kelor (Moringa oleifera) as a concentrate in vitro. Another feed ingredient...

My 15 year research of the star-shaped towers of the Tibetan-Qiang-Yi Corridor has lead me to study and research, in ancient Chinese texts, the clues about an ancient matriarchal society, the “Dong Nuguo”, documented until the Tang Dynasty. Surprisingly the matriarchal quality of this ancient society...

School dropped-out students have attracted educators and policy makers. A number of studies have investigated factors and number of the dropped out students. However, albeit of these studies, dropped out students’ voice was reported. Thus, this paper is aimed at portraying dropped out student’ voice....