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The teaching mode of traditional engineering manufacturing courses has been unable to adapt to the development of education digitalization. The teaching team of Jianghan University’s “Mold Manufacturing Technology” has carried out in-depth reform and innovation in the aspects of course content, teaching...

The increasing demand for energy-efficient cold storage solutions, particularly in the transport of perishable foods, has led to the exploration of phase change materials (PCMs) as alternatives to conventional refrigeration methods. This study investigates the use of eutectic mixtures of polyethylene...

This study aims to analyze the importance of community and parental involvement in the prevention and protection of children from all forms of bullying, both physical and verbal, which can impact the children's growth and development. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with a literature...

Flood is an important disaster harming populations around the world. With the rapid changes in the world today, climate change has aggravated the rigorousness of flooding in recent years. Urban floods also can cause large amounts of damage. Therefore, it has become an urgent issue to improve cities’...

This research analyzes the communication strategies employed by the Club Deportivo “Patrón Mejía” between August 2024 and September 2024 on the digital platform Facebook, using a mixed-methods approach. Through content analysis and metric evaluation, the study examined the communication strategies, the...

This research explores the tactical and statistical patterns of team performance in the English Premier League (EPL). The study focuses on key metrics such as Expected Goals (xG), Expected Goals Against (xGA), and pressing intensities (PPDA and OPPDA) to understand their impact on team success. Analyzing...

To enhance the efficiency of bridge pre-cast construction, this study elucidates the benefits of steam curing by analyzing the effects of different curing regimes on the mechanical properties, durability and pore structure of concrete. The findings indicate that steam curing can markedly enhances the...

These two-wheeler traffic violations in low-light conditions are a major issue in traffic management and road safety. Current methods are mainly focused on one segment of the pipeline (e.g., object detection, low-light enhancement, or reinforcement learning) while failing to incorporate them into a single...

“Kampung Tahu Selili” is one of the tofu industry areas located in Samarinda City. The production process still uses traditional methods, resulting in waste being directly discharged into the river. This study focuses on the Pak Sadino Tofu Industry, one of the tofu industries in Selili. The aim of this...

International organizations have been crucial in resolving the crisis of forest degradation, which has become a major issue. The Zero Deforestation development goal has been advocated by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). To control agricultural activity, the European Union (EU) has introduced relevant...

Moral degradation and juvenile delinquency in Indonesia continue to rise, with data showing a 10.7% annual increase from 6,325 cases (2021) to 8,597 cases (2024). This study examines the implementation of the Child-Friendly School (CFS) program in developing character, socio-emotional competencies, and...

To enhance the scientific nature of investment decision-making and the level of refined management for small-scale fixed asset procurement in provincial-managed industrial subsidiaries, this paper constructs an investment management mechanism for such procurement equipment based on Life Cycle Cost Management(LCCM).The...

Objective: To check of relation between blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness parameters and measures of left atrial volume to verify whether it is the arterial stiffness-related BP parameters or mean arterial pressure (MAP)that could be responsible for increase in risk of atrial fibrillation. Methods:...

Differences in the cultural potential and tourist attraction of tourist Kampung in the Tunjungan District are one of the causes of the imbalance in the number of tourists. This is exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic which has reduced tourism activity in the area. The proximity and differentiation of...

The emergence of science and technology has brought changes to humanity. In the academe, the era of ‘sage on stage’ has been pragmatically replaced by ‘AI on the side.’ Technology, especially AI, which simulates and sometimes works even faster and more accurately than a human brain, has contributed to...

Fire accidents present considerable risks on a global scale, leading to considerable losses in life, property, and the environment. Traditional sensing technologies face challenges in effectively detecting fires, particularly in large areas. Deep learning approaches have been explored for fire detection...

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...

This research aimed to clarify the way social entrepreneurial orientation drives pro-social behavior as well as social entrepreneurial intention. This research was a cross-sectional survey with a questionnaire as a research instrument. Using purposive sampling, data was collected from 135 master program...

The Game of Life gained widespread interest due to its properties and its implications on fields such as biology, mathematics, and computer science. Hyperbolic geometry, on the other hand, is a type of geometry in which tilings are less restrictive than its Euclidean counterpart. Using the hyperbolic...

Sustained urban growth in Greater Accra demands permitting systems that guarantee safety, orderly land use, and environmental stewardship. The study investigates the building permit acquisition process and challenges within the Greater Accra Region. A quantitative survey was conducted with 106 respondents,...

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) combines the two approaches to increase production, customer satisfaction and cost-effectiveness. LSS increasingly being used by multinational corporations (MNCs) around the world to increase performance and optimize value-added time. The implementation of LSS presents challenges,...

The skills needed for employment became dynamic with the changing demography, technology & global influence, which, with the current education system, can only be tackled partially. This study examines aspects of work that may be impacted in the future and highlights the importance of flexibility,...

Crowdfunding is commonly used to support different kinds of projects, but problems related to fund transparency and misuse are still observed in many platforms. Contributors often have limited control after investing, and decisions related to fund usage are mostly handled by project owners or intermediaries....

In the real world, data is perceived in three dimensions (3D). Automatically analysing 3D visual features is essential in several real-time applications notably autonomous robots, autonomous vehicles, and augmented reality. It is apparent that 3D data are represented in a variety of ways, such as a polygonal...

As military technologies advance rapidly, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence, they raise serious questions about ethics and responsibility. Throughout history military technological advancements have reshaped national defence systems and global power relations, which continue to influence...

This study investigates the long-term relationship between Financial Development Index (FDIX) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India, along with the causality analysis of the impact so observed. The study employs time series data from 2005-2021 on FDIX and comprehensive SDG scores along with...

Food insecurity is a challenge experienced by many students across the globe. One of the risk factors associated with food insecurity is dependence on financial aid. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa receive financial aid for tuition and food. However, there are no mechanisms to...

Background: Although arterial stiffness is of clinical interest, data on the elastic modulus of the human aortic wall are scarce. The aim of this work is to directly measure the elastic modulus of human aorta ex vivo. Methods: Using a standard tensiometer, we measured the elastic modulus (E) of human...

Growing evidence shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have up to twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to those without RA. Generally, these RA patients have higher levels of inflammation in their bodies, and this inflammation is thought to be the link between...

Nurses play a significant role among all health workers in the hospital because they directly interact with patients; thus, their organizational commitment is essential for ensuring their professionality in delivering service. This study aimed to examine the contribution of work-life balance of nurses’...

Background: The study of wave reflections in the carotid artery may reveal the vasoactive response of the cerebral circulation to exercise, which is not yet fully characterised. Therefore, we aim to examine the effect of exercise on wave intensity parameters measured in the carotid artery of healthy...

Modern challenges and increasing requirements for the effectiveness of higher education organisations actualise the search for new solutions. The authors see such a solution in developing the key competence of specialists of the innovative network self-learning university. The research aims at theoretical...

We developed a method for analyzing the facial expressions of a person having a conversation on a videophone. This was implemented on a wireless local area network, consisting of two personal computers and a router; the subject and the operator are placed in front of each computer. The module contains...

Personal carbon trading systems (PCTS) have been hypothesized as one of the measures needing to be considered to combat global warming and reduce carbon emissions (references here). The research described in this paper examines baseline data collected as part of the Norfolk Island Carbon Health Evaluation...

This paper presents a new chaos-based image cipher using a plaintext-related permutation. The cat map and Lorenz system are employed to shuffle the positions of image pixels and generate the diffusion keystream, respectively. The control parameters of the cat map, i.e. the permutation key, are determined...

Industries are now moving towards PC-based control from PLC (Programmable Logic Control) based control as the PC (personal computer) is easily available and capable of implementing various control strategies to improve productivity. Advances in both hardware and software technology are expediting this...

In order to optimize the ventilation effect of ammonia leakage in the refrigeration machinery room, a food processing enterprise is selected as the subject investigated. The velocity and concentration field distribution during the process of ammonia leakage are discussed through simulation of refrigeration...

We consider a special fine grading of sl(3, C), where the grading subspaces are geerated by 3 × 3 generalized Pauli matrices. This fine grading decomposes sl(3, C) into eight one­dimensional subspaces. Our aim is to find all contractions of sl(3, C) which preserve this grading. We have found that the...

Streaming applications over Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET) require a smooth transmission rate. The Internet is unable to provide this service during traffic congestion in the network. Designing congestion control for these applications is challenging, because the standard TCP congestion control mechanism...

It is necessary to know the behavior of children’s physical activity during the pandemic, because school activities are carried out online at home so that it can cause a decrease in children’s physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the behavior of children’s physical activity....

The complex impact of Covid-19 has put many companies in a crisis situation. Companies are forced to issue policies that are detrimental to their employees, customers and the general public. Several previous studies have shown that a narrative strategy through a Chief of Executive Officer (CEO) letters...

Director Zhong Menghong abandoned the grand narrative of family and country and focused on the family life of the common people. Show the family emotions and mental state of ordinary people with a “cold, deep and even dark” film style.《A Sun》continues the theme of “family”, mainly telling the story of...

In this research, we estimate the coefficient in the class of Bazilevic functions ℬ1(α) related to the Lemniscate Bernoulli on the unit disk 𝔻={z:|z| < 1}, satisfying subordination condition [f′(z)(f(z)z)α−1]≺1+z, for z ∈ 𝔻. The upper bound of the modulus of a2 and a3 are determined.

This article studies how virtual influencers’ endorsements affect consumer brand engagement on social media. Existing studies have found that consumers’ participation in social media brand activities has both internal and external motivation, that is, the internal needs of the audience and social network...

Considering the lack of undergraduate education with the tutorial system, the new teaching mode of undergraduate education with compatibility mode of the guidance and giving lecture is proposed. In this teaching method, the advantages of tutorial system and giving lecture are absorbed. Besides, some...

In this paper, the idea of an integrated large scalable big data platform for the energy industry as a contribution to EMIS will be described. For this, use cases are identified that could bring forward a sustainable energy consumption and that faces the challenges of a fluctuating energy production....

Gas disaster is the serious threat to coal mine safety, the accurate prediction of coal mine methane (CMM) is one effective method avoiding the hazard occurrence. This paper first confirmed the chaotic characteristic of CMM sequence and calculated the delay time and embedding dimension. Combined chaotic...

With the new development of electricity reform, many problems that involving the release of retail side need to be solved, which makes the compliance risk management very crucial. Compliance risk management is a kind of management theory that can proactively identify and manage the compliance risks that...

With the current situation of high demand of sustainable manufacturing, different stakeholders have clear expectations for more environmental manufacturing and at the same time minimizing the operational costs. The role of maintenance plays a key role in the path towards sustainable manufacturing. For...

In the face of increasingly fierce competition and challenge, more and more corporations realize that what if the decisions could not be rapidly and accurately made or the potential business problems could not be promptly found, that would mean a great failure; Seizing the benefit is to find potential...