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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial carcinoma originating from the nasopharynx mucosa lining. It is the most common head and necks malignant globally, especially in Asia. NPC is mostly located in Fossa of Rosenmüller, an area that is hard to observe. To diagnose NPC, radiologic imaging and...

During the first six to twenty-four months of a baby’s life, it is common practice to supplement breast milk with an additional meal or drink known as complementary food for breast milk (MP-ASI). Babies’ digestive systems grow at different rates, thus the amount of MP-ASI given to them should be adjusted...

It is of great research significance to study the effects of different gradients of citric acid on the biomass and photosynthetic characteristics of flag leaf of black barley. Using black barley in Longzi as experimental material, a one-way randomized block design was adopted, and five citric acid gradient...

In this paper, a novel mixed matrix forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated by introducing graphene oxide (GO) into the cellulose acetate (CA)-based casting solution using phase inversion methods. The factors---GO content and blending temperature were tested for their effects on pure water flux...

We examined the effect of long-term irrigation on the fertility of meadow-chernozem soil and evaluated its current agroecological state. The humus content stabilized at the average level and varied over the years of the research in the range from 4.95-5.18We examined the effect of long-term irrigation...

Clinical evaluation is one of the most practical evaluations of root canal treatment. The success of root canal treatment can be seen in a period of 6 months to 4 years. The success rate of root canal treatment after clinical and radiographic evaluation ranges from 83% to 96% depending on pulp status...

Background: Our aim was to study the predictive power of integrated central blood pressure-aortic stiffness (ICPS) risk categories on cardiovascular (CV) mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a prospective study of 91 ESRD patients on hemodialysis...

Song & Chissom introduced the concept of fuzzy time series in 1993[1], and many fuzzy time series methods have been proposed, however, the prediction accuracy is not high, among which, Jilani, Burney and Ardil (2007) proposed prediction model has achieved a high accuracy. This paper improves their predicted...

The Minnan-style architecture combines the traditional architectural style of Minnan with Western architectural elements, serving as an outstanding example of the integration of and Western architecture in modern Chinese architectural history, and is of great historical, cultural, and artistic value....

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 objective of this research was to study the effect of replacement of fish meal with maggot meal for growth and survival rate and to determine the best percentage of substitution maggot meal in the diets of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growing. Maggot used was the result of mass culture through...

This research aims to analyze the risk potential and risk management implementation of zakat (Islamic alms) on BAZNAZ (Badan Amil Zakat National/National Zakat Official Institution) DIY. The disparity between the potential and realization of zakat in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta, indicates that...

Land and climate are important land potentials in agricultural ventures. Land other than as a medium also grows water storage for plants. Rainfall is the climate element of the water provider for plants. Clove Plant as one of the main plantation plants that are cultivated on farmland by the people of...

The addition of powdered cream milk to gelatin containing fat is used to improve the quality of the marshmallows. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of adding powdered cream milk on marshmallow. The material used in this research was gelatin marshmallow added with powdered cream milk...

Synbiotic yogurt with purple sweet potatoes as prebiotics and Lactobacillus plantarum Dad 13 isolated from Dadih as probiotic has potential as a functional food, but it requires at low storage temperatures. Freeze-drying technique requires cryoprotectant as a protective product such as yogurt. The aims...

Fuzzy time series forecasting models are created by Song and Chissom in 1993. In 2012, Saxena, Sharma& Easo put forward the forecasting model which more improve the forecasting accuracy. According to this, this paper improve the set SFmBDR of fuzzy time series forecasting model based on differential...

The research aimed to get information about the male students’ physical fitness level in SMA Negeri 1 Bungaraya Siak Regency of Riau. It is descriptive research that involved 40 male students, aged 16-19. Data collecting tool is in the form of a series of tests of physical fitness for ages 16-19 years...

The results of a literature content analysis on methods for assessing biomedical data for constructing a model of human adaptive potential are presented. The software tools for collecting anthropometric data for children and youth from 0 to 19 years are determined. For adults, male and female, there...

Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT) explains that every person has innate potentials that can be transformed into talent [1]. The initial construction of Managerial Aptitude Test developed to measure the three dimensions: cognitive, metacognitive, and creativity, using Classical Test...

Background: The arterial system is viscoelastic rather than purely elastic. There exist various methods to characterize the purely elastic nature of arterial compliance, each method yielding different values. The pulse pressure method (CPPM), estimating compliance by matching the pulse pressure (PP)...

The purpose of this study was to determine the anthropometric factors that determine the skills of the tanding category of pencak silat. This study uses a correlational method, with a confirmatory factor analysis design that confirms the relationship of indicator variables with latent variables that...

Cement is one of the main ingredients of civil construction. In addition to Indonesia’s domestic cement production, cement production is also to meet overseas demand. Cement demand which continues to increase in production costs due to rising costs. The relatively high increase in production costs directly...

Repair in Conversation Analysis (CA) refers to the ways participants in a conversation deal with problems or difficulties in speaking, hearing, or understanding. Repair occurs when there’s a breakdown in communication, such as a misunderstanding, mispronunciation, or when a speaker needs to correct themselves....

In this paper, by using q-Volkenborn integral[10], the first author[25] constructed new generating functions of the new twisted (h, q)-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. We define higher-order twisted (h, q)-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. Using these numbers and polynomials, we obtain new approach...

The speed loop of the AC servo system used to apply PI control method, it makes the system vulnerable to the volatile motor parameters and load disturbances. Sliding mode control(SMC) has successfully overcome the above-mentioned defects of PI control method and is expected to be widely used in high-performance...

The concentrations of NH4+-N, NO2--N and NO3--N were measured in batch experiments to study nitrification kinetics in IFAS system with different FR at 0%-50%. The results showed that both of NH4+-N oxidation rate ( ) and NO3--N production rate ( ) increased with FR, which respectively increased from...

Objective: Intestinal anastomosis is among the most commonly performed major abdominal procedures; however, leaks are an ongoing problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) on colonic healing under hypoxia. Methods: Thirty-two Sprague–Dawley male...

The impact of erosion globally shows huge losses in food production. Economic damage due to erosion is related to the total rainfall that falls in an area. High rainfall due to extraordinary climate change will have an effect on soil erosion. Specific planning in various regions will restrain erosion...

The aim of the article is to report the methods of solving the construction of the electric car frame. The electric car is designed for movement in the field. This is a functional model marked generation 0. The electric car should move in the field according to the specified trajectories with a load...

This study determines the optimal substrate-level used by proteolytic acid lactic bacteria to produce a product expressed in substrate affinity constant (Ks). Proteolytic lactic acid bacteria were isolated from cow colostrum, carried out at the Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Faculty of Animal...

Background: Few studies assessed arterial stiffness in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa, where cardiovascular disease reaches epidemic proportions. Methods: The Newer versus Older Antihypertensive Agents in African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial is currently recruiting...

This research ains to determine the potential of athletes who have talent in the gymnastics branch in Soecial region of Yogyakarta (Sleman, Yogyakarta, Kulonprogo, and Bantul) at the age of 7-10 years. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with the survey methods and Data collection techniques...

The crystallographic properties and ferroelectric state of BZT multilayer films which deposited on Si (100) substrate was studied in this work. XRD pattern peaks show that BaZr0.1T0.9O3 and BaZr0.08Ti0.92O3 are found well-crystallized at 800oC for 3 hours corresponding to vary annealed temperature. The...

This research was conducted to evaluate the growth of broiler chickens given bitter leaves (Vernonia amygdalina) in the drink as phytoadditive, potentially antimicrobial agents of lipids and amino acids. Amino acids of bitter leaves were analyzed by HPLC method, the fatty acid and fat content of bitter...

Background: The Riva-Rocci brachial blood pressure (BP) method purported to measure aortic BP, and this remains the cornerstone thesis of clinical BP measurement. However, few studies have confirmed this thesis with direct BP measurements. This study aimed to determine the true differences in aortic...

Microleakage is a gap between the surface of the tooth and the restoration caused by the failure of the restoration. Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) and Alkasite are materials with good clinical appearance, but the mechanical strength of GIC was lower than Alkasite and the microleakage occurs in both restorations....

Airplanes can fly because of the slightly curved wing shape or usually called an airfoil. The occurrence of flow separation on the part of the flow attached to the wing (boundary layer) can cause a stall. Separation of flow occurs when the angle of attack begins to increase. This can be done by adding...

The research was distributed by duration and extracurricular learning instrument which is still lacking. This research aims to know the technical upgrade play Keroncong music instruments using the drill method in extracurricular Design of this study using the Kurt Lewin model in the second cycle consisting...

Moringa oleifera, which is endemic of Pulau Poteran, Madura, is one of a genetic variation of Moringa. It is native Indonesian germplasm, which must be preserved to maintain the genetic biodiversity of Moringa. Known locally as kelor, the plant has four different color of petiole: red, white, purple,...

The ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) agreement aims to export and import goods with tariffs reduced to 0%. Meanwhile, exports and imports can only be carried out by prominent entrepreneurs. Traders of locally made children’s toys classified as micro, small, and medium enterprises have only been affected...

Cold storage systems are critical for maintaining the quality and safety of temperature-sensitive products in industries such as food and pharmaceuticals. The performance of these systems heavily relies on efficient thermal insulation materials that minimize energy consumption while ensuring product...

Traditional blasting techniques for rock and concrete demolition present environmental pollution and safety risks. Although soundless chemical demolition (SCD) is environmentally friendly, it faces efficiency bottlenecks such as long reaction times and poor low-temperature adaptability. This review aims...

In this paper we study quantum query complexity of exactly (with probability 1) deciding the parity of n-permutations of numbers (from 0 to n-1). We show that for this non-Boolean problem use of quantum complexity techniques gives quite strong results as it does for other, but Boolean problems. We use...

Seabed EM surveys in shallow water environments have a number of specific particularities. Specifically, there is difficulty with hermetical sealing of EM instruments and the necessity of overcoming electromagnetic noise caused by underwater currents and sea surface disturbances. Another problem is the...

Reducing wind speed is the main role of shelterbelt. To reveal wind speed change characteristics in the protected area, establish a simulation model of the average wind speed, height and average wind speed after the forest belt. Established three wind speed variation models respectively by the least...

Background: Nigella Sativa (NS) induced vasorelaxation of aortic rings upon direct exposure has been documented in literature. This study was conducted to determine whether 8 weeks Nigella Sativa supplementation and/or exercise training may alter vascular sensitivity of rat aorta in normal, healthy rats. Methods:...

Song and Chissom first proposed the fuzzy time series forecasting model in 1993. In this paper, we improved the forecasting model proposed by Stevenson and Porter, and dug out the SIFBODR (The Set of Improved Fuzzy Time Series Forecasting Models Based on the Ordered Difference Rate). In the research...

This study aims to determine the level of learning and intelligence enthusiasm relationship with the student learning outcomes and coordination of athletic training. This research is ex post facto, with the second-year student majoring in education courses S1 2013/2014, and the sample size of 62 people....

In this paper, we develop an improved ranking strategy for fuzzy multiple attribute group decision making. First, we introduce a method for multiple attribute group decision making and show that method can not choose the best alternative, when S() = 0 and . We define then a k-order deviation of the fuzzy...

Clitoria ternatea L. commonly known as butterfly pea contain a great variety of bioactive compounds and its flower petals containing anthocyanins thus it has a potential to be a natural food colorant. Butterfly pea flower is still rarely used in food products because the anthocyanins and the other bioactive...