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As it known that Fama and French proposed the five-factor model in 2015 and has been widely discussed by scholars and public. Being an emerging market, studying the Chinese stock market is of crucial importance, and Fama-French 5-factor model can be a very typical and effective tool for stock market...

This study explores junior high school English teachers’ perceptions of implementing Multicultural Instruction (MI) in classroom practices. Using a qualitative case study design, the research investigates how multicultural perspectives are integrated into English teaching, the instructional strategies...

Screen printing is considered a difficult graphic arts technique because it requires the use of special tools. There is a need for media that can make it easier for students to learn graphic arts efficiently at school. So the aim of this research is to test polyflax material and analyze its efficiency...

Backward traveling waves, an important determinant of central haemodynamics, are usually regarded as being due to reflections from discontinuities in the arterial tree. However, consideration of a single tube model of the arterial with a single site of reflection shows that a backward pressure wave may...

This study aims to find and describe the meaning of educational values in Po Pado in the people of Rakalaba village, West Golewa District, Ngada Regency. This study used a qualitative approach. The results of the study proved that Po Pado in the people of Rakalaba Village, West Golewa District, Ngada...

Tomatoes are rich in lycopene; a strong antioxidant and a potential sunscreen agent. The use of tomatoe ‘s extract is limited as functional foods, not much as cosmeceutical raw materials. This study aims to optimize the formulation of sunscreen cream of purified tomato extract and to evaluate the sunscreen...

Objective: To summarize the clinic experience of flexible ureteroscope in diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract disease. Method: From Nov 2013 to Dec 2015, 60 hematuresis cases underwent flexible ureteroscope for diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract. Clinical data was analyzed retrospectively....

It is researched on the magnetostriction of FebacCu1Nb3Si15.5B7 amorphous powder and silicon rubber composite films in which the average particle size is about 20 m with different mass fractions. And also have determined the internal relationship between the composite ratio of powder and silicon rubber...

The effect of lactic acid(C3H6O3 ) and citric acid(C6H8O7•H2O) in Ni-P alloy brushing liquid to Ni-P Alloy Brushing depositing speed and bear to decay ability is studied. Test a certificate, depositing with the increment of the lactic acid content speed to lower after increasing first; With the increment...

The purpose of this research is to find out the effect of teaching models (inquiry and direct instruction) and teaching materials towards situational interest. The sample of the research was Class X students at SMAN 1 Batujaya Karawang which was taken as random cluster sampling from 4 classes. The study...

This paper is aimed at exploring the complexity of fishery resource use of Taka Bonerate coral reef zone from the past to the present when it has become a National Sea Park. The complexity of phenomena comprises dimensions of diversity and variation of technology, change and continuity, types of ideological...

This study was aiming at seeing, 1) the interpersonal communication in Padang Education Authority, 2) employee performance in Padang Education Authority, and 3) the relationship of interpersonal communication and employee performance in Padang Education Authority. This research was correlational, that...

Competent elastic fibers endow central arteries with the compliance and resilience that are fundamental to their primary mechanical function in vertebrates. That is, by enabling elastic energy to be stored in the arterial wall during systole and then to be used to work on the blood during diastole, elastic...

The option to pursue a career as a specialist is the most widely chosen by a general practitioner. Although every specialist education program never required interns to have certain gender, however some courses have their own trend intern registries, such as surgical education programs that are dominated...

Situbondo is one of four remote regencies in East Java. The development in disadvantaged areas requires special handling, including education. The purpose of this research was to identify the educational profile and efforts taken by various parties in the framework of education development in Situbondo...

The aim of this project is to improve are 1) Islamic Student for Early Childhood Education Program mastering in using statistical software program of SPSS. This study is Community-Based Research conducted in The College of Syekh Burhanuddin Pariaman and in Diniyah Putri Padang Panjang. It took four months...

The present study addressed the simulation of conventional and Islamic bank financing systems. This simulation involved 20 small SMEs which were divided into 2 groups: salt farming SMEs (low-risk business) and shrimp farming SMEs (high-risk business). The three principles of experiment design applied...

To discuss the epidemiological characteristics of congenital syphilis. Methods: Retrospective analysed the 183 cases of congenital syphilis from Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2012 in our department, and the gestational age, sex, birth weight, delivery mode, age on admission, onset time, parents’ occupations, medical...

This study aims to determine Effect of Current Ratio, Return On Assets, Net Profit Margin, and Debt to Equity Ratio on Dividend Payout Ratio for companies listed in the LQ45 index on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013-2018. This study uses a quantitative type of descriptive research approach, which...

This study aims to determine the magnitude of the predictive power of intellectual ability test scores on Fine Art students’ learning achievements. Intellectual ability test is part of a psychological test conducted by State Islamic Senior High School MAN 2 Padangsidimpuan as one of the selection instruments...

The background of this research were: (1) optimizing the learning subject potential and optimize the use of technology to support learning; (2) discipline students in collecting assignments; (3) directing students to get a relevance of references to supporting their assignments; (4) improve student literacy...

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 aim of this study was to find out the correlation between the students’ listening comprehension strategy and their TOEIC listening score. Correlational study was used as the research design in this study. The samples were 77 students of the 6th semester at English Department of Sriwijaya State Polytechnic...

The problem of this research is the low achievement of swimming athletes. This study aims to determine the level of physical condition of swimming athlete. The research design used is descriptive research. The population was swimmers of Golden Black Swimming Club, amounting to as many as 30 people. The...

A series of Polyaniline (PANI) nanoparticles doped with citric acid were synthesized by situ polymerization. It is interesting that uniform nanofibers with the diameter of 50 nm formed under a proper mass ratio (aniline:citric acid) of 5:4, which forms 3D conductive networks. XRD patterns show the nanofibers...

Clinics of Class I Correctional Institutions (Lapas) in Lowokwaru, Malang City, are currently prisons with the most populous residents in East Java. In the prison, the capacity has exceeded 200 percent. Improvement of assisted residents in First Class Prison Lowokwaru Malang, must be balanced with the...

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...

This paper summarizes the methods for considering the uncertainty of the upper magnitude limit in several domestic and foreign studies on seismic hazard and mapping, analyzes the influence of the uncertainty of the upper limit of magnitude in the potential source area on the earthquake hazard, and provides...

The purpose of this study is to test the indicators used in a model to confirm whether it is true that it can define a construct (variable). The measurement model is carried out by means of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on tax compliance, tax attitude, tax knowledge, tax system fairness and tax...

Ambulance is a transport service for patients to the hospital. In order to minimize the risk level for patients, the ambulance should arrive at the incident site within the targeted time. This is why a mathematical method application can solve the issue by selecting the rigth route. The Bellman-Ford...

This paper is divided into 4 parts. 1. The embryo of “pragmatism” taking actual operation and practical as purpose formed under the Chinese traditional cultural thoughts. This paper gives examples to introduce the thinking model of pragmatic first in the ancient China and the impressive idea of “pragmatism”,...

Based on the key technology problems of the tunnel intelligent detection system, this paper proposes a method of using multi-axes adjustment platform to solve the problem of image acquisition. The design method of multi-axes adjustment platform is proposed and a new type of 3-DOF parallel mechanism is...

Financialization is a process whereby financial markets, financial institutions, and financial elites gain greater influence over economic policy and economic outcomes. Financialization transforms the functioning of economic systems at both the macro and micro levels. Financialization operates through...

Chemokine receptor CCR5, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), has been shown as a viable target in drug discovery due to its involvement in HIV entry and cancer. In HIV pathogenesis, CCR5 acts as an essential co-receptor for HIV invasion into host cells; whereas in cancer, it provides a pro-inflammatory...

This study aims to describe the impact differences among STAD, NHT and conventional cooperative learning models on students' social skills and the effectiveness of cooperative learning approach with Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) and Numbered Head Together (NHT) in performing Social Skills....

The phenomenon of the proliferation of political practices of kinship networking in Indonesia in the reform era has attracted the authors to conduct the research. It, theoretically, has the potential to endanger democracy due to the different treatment for competing political actors' opportunities, as...

Selection of specialization or who is often called in vocational majors at the start of class X. Junior High Graduates who choose to continue to vocational school, will be faced with several choices of specialization in vocational school. The package selection expertise on Building Engineering program...

The purpose of this research is to explain the social studies in understanding concept of material and to describe learning activity in selling and buying material by using story telling method with shopping game model. This research used classroom action research and conducted in two cycles. Every cycles...

This study aims to examine the effect of Investor's "baper (highly sensitive)" character on purchasing behavior in Indonesia. This study used a quantitative approach with respondents who have “baper” character and never invested in IDX shares. The data source used was primary data by spreading the questionnaire....

Permanent physical disability due to acquired factors have a major impact on individual psychological conditions. This study aims to determine (1) the relationship between family social support and self-disclosure with resilience, (2) the relationship between family social support and resilience, (3)...

This study aims to investigate the constructs and format of schedules, built by local television media in compiling the pattern of religious program aired, using a qualitative descriptive approach, where data was collected by interviewing and documenting. The location used includes, Banyumas TV, Semarang...

The transformation of backward-students small groups in junior high school is very important to teaching, management and healthy growth of students. In view of the present situation and dilemma of a junior high school class, the transformation strategies of the backward-students are explored and summarized:...

Brief counseling by Pharmacist (BCP) and self-evaluation drug use sheet (SEDUS) may improve patients' behavioral changes, thereby improve blood pressure levels. The study aims to determine the effect of BCP and self-SEDUS on blood pressure and blood glucose level of outpatients with diabetes mellitus...

The aims of this study were to find out: (1) the effects of visual mapping on students’ problem solving skills, (2) the effects of science-related attitudes on students’ problem solving skills, and (3) the interactions between visual mapping and science-related attitudes on students’ problem solving...

This study was intended to describe the implementation of scientific approach by Sociology teachers at private senior high schools in Pontianak. The things described were the implementation of the following steps: (1) observing; (2) questioning; (3) reasoning; (4) communicating; (5) concluding and (6)...

The purpose of the research was to analyze the effect of Corporate Governance on the Company's Capital Structure. The variable used in this study were director size, outside commissioner, director ownership, institutional investor, audit quality, CEO tenure, size, growth, profitability, and intangible...

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the direct effect of work motivation on organizational commitment, (2) the direct effect of work motivation on the work ethic of the teacher, (3) the direct effect of organizational commitment on the teacher’s work ethic. This type of research is descriptive...

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the respiratory tract. The interaction among several hormones and mediators causes asthma symptoms. This study aimed to identify a correlation between the cortisol hormone, interleukin-5 level, and asthma control in asthma atopy persistent. Materials...

This study was to determine the impact of training on the quality of the work social assistance Social Workers Society (TKSM) at the Center for Social Welfare Training Centre (BBPPKS) II regional Bandung. In addition to knowing the impact also to know the process of implementation of the training program...