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Proceedings Article
Textual Enhancement-Based Grammar Instructional Design for English Students
Veni ROZA, Hermawati SYARIF, Desmawati RADJAB, M. ZAIM
The article was derived from an author's dissertation which was supervised by three promoters. Theresearch was designed to answer students' need in the field that they need current grammar teaching model which demands students to get involved actively in the learning process by noticing and discovering...
Proceedings Article
Physiotherapy Comprehensive Care as an Integrated Care
Sri Wardojo, Rakhmad Rosadi
People’s cost limitation in accessing health service, especially for degenerative diseases that need relatively long term health care has caused the increase of cases that need physiotherapy service. Objective: This research is aiming at identifying people’s diseases problems that need physiotherapy...
Proceedings Article
The Analysis Of Implementation Program Of Adolescent Reproductive Health Service In North Barito Regency, Center Kalimantan Of Indonesia
Adriana Palimbo, Sukamto Sukamto, Erna Susanti
Objective: Knowing the implementation of Youth Reproduction Health (KRR) program in North Barito District. It is seen from four aspects of Health Services System which include aspects of input, process, output, and impact. This study also specifically aims to obtain information on the implementation...
Series: Advances in Physics Research
Proceedings Article
How Physics can help in understanding Cardiac Rhythms Predicting & Control of complex oscillatory behavior
Shiuan Ni Liang, Le Duy Manh, Wei Yin Chiang, Pik Yin Lai, C. K. Chan
We discuss our recent theoretical and experimental work in cardiac systems. The first is about the rhythmic variation as the cardiac myocyte cell culture synchronized, and how it can be explained in terms of the frequency enhancement phenomenon in coupled excitable systems. Another work concerns the...
Proceedings Article
A Comparative Diagnosis Approach on Transformer’s Insulating Oil
Ming-Jong Lin
The immersed oil power transformer is so vital equipment in power system that maintenance-engineers take more cautious on transformer’s insulating oil as the criterion of maintenance. The dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is known for an effective technique to detect transformer’s incipient faults. In this...
Proceedings Article
The Start-up Mode Test of SBR Process for Pickle Wastewater Treatment
Xiang He, Jinxiang Fu, Xuejiao Feng, Zhaoxian Dang
Salted wastewater with high salt properties, the salinity range at about 6%, its treatment processing is difficult .This experiment studies the start time and treatment effect of SBR process in different ways (stage cultivation ,full cultivation).The experimental study shows that: with the use of 2-stage...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Waterworks comprehensive monitoring management system design based on T-S model
Yan Bai, Wengang Zheng
This paper designs a set of PLC technology, network information technology, configuration technology in the integrated monitoring and management system, which has the advantages of unified management, reasonable open source, optimizing the configuration and overall saving. In the process of water treatment,...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Effect of Oxygenated Treatment to Oxide Growth and Exfoliation of Superheater Tubes
M.C. Zheng, S. Liu, J.F. Xiao, Z.P. Zhu
Based on the increasing attention of the effect on oxygenated treatment to oxide growth and exfoliation in supercritical units superheater tubes, this article introduced the mechanism of oxygen oxidation at first, and then the domestic and foreign related research in the effect on oxygenated treatment...
Proceedings Article
An Adaptive Threshold Algorithm for Joint Sparse Recovery
N. F. Dong, J. X. Wang
This paper presents a new greedy algorithm for joint sparse recovery, called adaptive threshold simultaneous orthogonal matching pursuit (AT-SOMP). In this algorithm, an adaptive threshold is designed based on subspace decomposition to stop the iterative process, during which the support of target signal...
Proceedings Article
The Communicative Means of Music and the Ways of Its Reproduction The Historical and Analytical Aspect
Alexander Yakoupov
The article is dedicated to the consideration of the communicative music means, their kinds in the context of historical aspect of the ways of music reproduction. The author follows the chronology of the development of communication means – from the non-writing to the electronic and mechanical. In the...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Self-cycling modularized smart grid application integration
Y.P. Li, S. Liang, W. Xu, J.B. Xin
The essence of the construction of smart grid demonstration project is an integration process of various types of technology, system and device. With the integration of various kinds of adjustable resources including distributed power supply, reactive power compensation devices, and energy storage devices...
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Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity of Two Rare-Earth Complexes with Schiff Base from Lysine-Salicylaldehyde
Yan Li, Zhigang Zeng
Two novel rare earth complexes with Schiff base from Lysine-Salicylaldehyde were synthesized by using the drop by drop reaction. On the basis of molar conductance and elemental analysis, a formula of the target complex was given. Moreover, the target complexes were also characterized by IR and UV-visible....
Proceedings Article
The Effect of Speed, Agility, Foot Coordination and Motivation to The Football Playing Skill
Ahmad Adil, James Tangkudung, Achmad Sofyan Hanif
This study used a survey method to see the influence between variables. The data analysis technique used path analysis to test the direct and indirect effects of speed, agility, coordination, and motivation on the skills of playing soccer of the students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universitas...
Journal: Journal of African Trade
Research Article
The impact of HIV/AIDS on foreign direct investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Elizabeth Asiedu, Yi Jin, Isaac K. Kanyama
Pages: 1 - 17
We construct a theoretical model that examines the relationship between HIV/AIDS and foreign direct investment and employ panel data from 41 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to test the implications of the model. We find that HIV/AIDS has a negative but diminishing effect on FDI. Furthermore, the...
Proceedings Article
Quantitative Survey on Innovation in the Czech Republic
Hana Urbancová, Pavla Vrabcová
One of the most important characteristics of innovation is that it is a continuous process in every organisation. The financial performance of organisations is strongly dependent on successful innovation. Innovation rate resp. the pace of technological change is mainly influenced by investment in research...
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The Basic Requirements for the Development of Efficient Applications for E-Learning
Nadezhda B. Kunturova, Anna L. Prokofieva, Natalia V. Vasilieva, Nina S. Jasnova, Irina V. Evgrafova, Natalia S. Yakushkina
The article is devoted to the creation of applications for e-learning, the elements of which are implemented in the educational process of many universities of the Russian Federation, describes the problems that arise and demonstrates possible ways to overcome them. The authors share many years of experience...
Proceedings Article
Intelligent Assistance of Decision-Making in the Management of Multifactor Systems Based on Fuzzy Cognitive Models
Baryi Ilyasov, Elena Makarova, Elena Zakieva, Elvira Gabdullina
The article deals with the development of fuzzy cognitive models of the processes of analysis and management of the quality of education as a multifactor system. The approach based on definition of trajectories of achievement of target indicators of education quality with the use of technologies of knowledge...
Proceedings Article
Preparation and determination on plan of village medium term development and work plan of village government
Didik Sukriyono
Village development plan is a guide or model potential exploration and development ideas that focused on the participation of the village community in the overall development process. The concept of participation is in line with the value of "cooperation" which has become part of the confidence and trust...
Proceedings Article
Refined Execution of Courts based on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Jiejing Yao
By promoting the change of big data execution thinking, it will accelerate the integration of traditional execution and digitalized execution, and use digitalized execution to promote autonomous execution. According to the address data of taxi-hailing apps, Taobao receiving, navigation software and the...
Proceedings Article
Contemporary Painting Creation Through Exploration of Visual, Technical, and Media Based on Aesthetic of Surakarta Classical Batik
Adam Wahida, Endang S. Handayani
Surakarta classical batik is a work of artistic tradition that has a wealth of visuals aesthetic-artistic value related to the ornament, material, and techniques of creation. The richness of the artistic-aesthetic values has the opportunity as the source of contemporary painting creation. Based on that,...
Proceedings Article
Persuasive Da’wah Activities and the Socio-Demographic Factor
Bambang S. Ma’arif, Parihat Parihat, Umar Yusuf, Suliadi Suliadi
Da’wah (Islamic communication, preaching) nowadays tend to its verbalistic activities (Da’wah billisan), but it is rare to conduct Da’wah bil-Hal (by doing). The aims of the research is to understand how the Profile of Persuasive Da’wah base on citizens’ demographic factor. The method of the study is...
Proceedings Article
Do Binary Choices Create More Choice Regret
Zi-Fei Song
Knowing how to apply the relationship between choice making under different assortment sizes and choice regret is very significant, to both customers and marketers. Choice overload has been studied widely after Sheena Iyengar and Mark Lepper’s seminal research on the assortment size with choice overload...
Proceedings Article
Action Research: Eliminating bullying by applying conflict resolution’skills
Rohayani Ida, AR. Endang Danial, Malihah Elly, Sundawa Dadang
Almost every child has bullying treats to other whether consciously or unconsciously. He adopted through intercourse or imitating from people close to him. Similarly seen in teenagers in high school age, such as discriminatory attitudes and cannot accept the advantages of others. This study describes...
Proceedings Article
Collaborative Learning: How Teachers Use Thinking in Educational Practice
Besarion Meskhi, Svetlana Ponomareva, Alla Belousova
This article presents the results of comparative analysis research devoted to the empirical study`s organization peculiarities of the collaborative teachers` thinking activity in the educational process. The research is based on the understanding of the collaborative teachers` thinking activity, which...
Proceedings Article
Pedestrian Action Recognition Using Motion Sensor and k-NN Classifier
Ningping Sun, Toru Tsuruoka
We focused on the recognition of pedestrian action using motion sensor and machine learning. In this paper, we present our method how to define feature of actions from acquired data, and how to use k nearest neighborhood classifier to data learning and evaluation.
Proceedings Article
The Study on the Development of Private Higher Education based on the view of Non-contiguous Orbital Maneuver
Jianwei Shi, Maohua Li
The theory of “S-shaped curve” is of important guiding and practical significance for the transformation of the new and old higher education modes in China. On the one hand, the traditional momentum that supported the growth of higher education in China in the past has moved to the top of the “S-shaped...
Proceedings Article
Developing Rural Community Economies Through Village-Owned Enterprises in the Province of Bali
Putu Adi Suprapto, Ni Luh Ayu Kartika Yuniastari Sarja, I Nengah Suastika, Baifern Wongbuangam
The stipulation of Law No. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages gave birth to a new enthusiasm for rural communities to develop the economy. In the provision of Article 87 paragraph (1), a village may establish a village-owned enterprise called a BUMDesa. Establishment and development of BUMDesa based on village...
Proceedings Article
The Citizenship Engagement Quality Of Student In ASEAN: Will It Be Able To Realize Sustainable Economic Community Performance In The Future?
Bambang Suseno
The purpose of this study is to (1) analyze regional dynamic influence to AEC; (2) empirically test regional dynamic influence on citizenship engagement; (3) analyze regional dynamic influence on risk of conflict; (4) analyze the influence of risk conflict on AEC performance; (6) empirically analyze...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Using Automated Fare Collection System Data to Determine Transport Demand
A. Fadeev, S. Alhusseini
Transport demand (a set of data about trips and passengers mobility patterns in the network) is a golden key for solving a wide range of issues of transportation and town planning problems. These are development of the road network, development and optimization of public transport routes, etc. To determine...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Pyrolysis of Ethylene Vynyl Acetate Polymer by Natural Zeolite Catalyst as an Alternative Fuel
Siti Salamah, Dede Azhari, Arba Mitanto
In Indonesia, ethylene vinyl acetate polymer type of sponge waste increases in number. The increase was due to the increase of the shoe factory which was the main consumer of this type of sponge. Conversion of this type of waste is done as an alternative fuel oil through pyrolysis process. The purpose...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Retinal vascular calibers in contemporary patients with chronic systemic inflammatory diseases: The Greek REtinal Microcirculation (GREM) study
Evaggelia K. Aissopou, Athanase D. Protogerou, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Maria Tektonidou, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Panagiotis G. Theodossiadis, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, George D. Kitas, Petros P. Sfikakis
Pages: 1 - 6
Background: Chronic systemic inflammatory diseases (CSID) are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Widening of retinal venular calibers has been independently associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk in the general population. We aimed to test the hypothesis...
Journal: Artery Research
Review Article
Application of non-invasive central aortic pressure assessment in clinical trials: Clinical experience and value
Bryan Williams, Patrick Brunel, Peter S. Lacy, Fabio Baschiera, Dion H. Zappe, Kazuomi Kario, John Cockcroft
Pages: 1 - 15
Pressure measured with a cuff and sphygmomanometer in the brachial artery is accepted as an important predictor of future cardiovascular (CV) events. However, recent clinical evidence suggests that central aortic pressure (CAP) provides additional information for assessing CV risk than brachial blood...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Identification of the Success of Learning Al Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan Using Machine Learning
Edi Ismanto, Eka Pandu Cynthia
Learning Al Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan (AIK) is one of the compulsory learning in all levels of Muhammadiyah education which has the general goal of forming human learners who are pious, noble, advanced and superior in science and technology as the embodiment of tajdid amar makruf nahi mungkar. In order...
Proceedings Article
BRI and the Countries of Southern Europe: The Risks for the European Markets and the Prospects for Southern Europe Development
Natalya L. Krasyukova, Olga V. Panina, Elizaveta S. Sokolova, Anna A. Bakulina
The Belt and Road Initiative today is one of the biggest integrational projects in the world. It connects Asia, Africa and Europe, so it is no surprise that the European countries tend to assess their benefits and losses from taking part in it. The Southern European economies are willing to participate...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P4.02 Assessing ventricular–vascular interactions non-invasively in healthy adolescents☆
T.J. Bradley, C. Slorach, C. Manlhiot, W. Hui, M.K. Friedberg, E.T. Jaeggi, P.F. Kantor, L. Mertens
Pages: 1 - 1
Background: Characterization of normal ventricular–vascular interactions by non-invasive assessment in healthy adolescents may provide new mechanistic insights into altered physiological states in congenital and acquired heart disease in this age group.
Methods: Ventricular and vascular measures were...
Journal: Artery Research
Mini Review
Wave transmission and reflection of waves “The myth is in their use”
Nico Westerhof, Berend E. Westerhof
Pages: 1 - 6
Arterial input impedance, as complete description of the arterial system, is explained by waves and wave reflection. Without wave reflections input impedance would equal aortic characteristic impedance and pressure and flow wave shapes would be similar. Waves reflect at many locations, causing input...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Numerical Simulation of Predicting Wear Sites Distributions of Inlet Impingement Plate and Shell Wall of Feedwater Heater
Xiao-Xin CHEN, Jian-Qun XU, Wei-Li JIANG
Based on the three-dimensional physical model of shell and tube heat exchanger, by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, the RANS k-Epsilon turbulent model and the Mixture model were adopted to simulate the flow properties and heat transfer in the shell side. And the reliability of the...
Proceedings Article
A Prebiotic Surface Catalysed Photochemically Activated Synthesis of L-Cysteine
Nigel AYLWARD
Ethyne forms a weak charge-transfer complex with surface catalysts such as Mg.porphin in which the ethyne group has a net positive charge (0.08), and the conjugated porphin has a negative charge. This neutral complex is polarised and undergoes a nucleophilic addition reaction with ammonia at the carbene...
Proceedings Article
Teenagers' Knowledge and Perception about The Staple Food Diversity to Describe Daily Eating Habit
Familia Novita Simanjuntak
Daily eating habit of teenagers is usually described by knowledge and perception based on their family culture/heritage or education experience or social life. This research studies about how the knowledge and perception of teenagers describe their daily eating habit. Staple food is a group of food to...
Proceedings Article
Do Instructional Practices by Madrasah Teachers Promote Numeracy?
Kusaeri Kusaeri, Yusuf H. Yudha, Yuna P. Kadarisman, Ahmad Hidayatullah
This study aims to explore teachers’ experiences related to the National Assessment (AKM/AKMI), test/explore teachers’ teaching experiences that contribute to students’ competence in numeracy literacy, and test/explore teacher teaching experiences related to teaching activities that support/less support...
Proceedings Article
Modeling of the Bond Issue Parameters for the Capital Structure Optimization
Yulia V. Semernina, Kristina A. Odinokova, Ekaterina A. Nesterenko, Eugene A. Korobov, Alina S. Usmanova
The article proposes a computational model with eight-step algorithm for usage bond issuance as a systematic instrument to finance corporate assets by optimal capital structure. The crucial model points are methodologically accurate calculation of the average credit spread accounting the difference in...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Isolated systolic hypertension and the J-curve of cardiovascular disease risk☆
Stanley S. Franklin
Pages: 1 - 6
Controversy persists regarding the presence and significance of blood pressure “J-curves” of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk as they relate to older people with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). Age is an important effect modifier favoring diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in young adults,...
Proceedings Article
Risk Mapping of Risk Factors Associated with Human Rabies Cases in Bali Province, Indonesia
Yuni Yupiana, Chaerul Basri, Ernawati, S Sihombing, Farida Zenal, Caitlin Pfeifer, Mark Stevenson, Luuk Schoonman, James McGrane, Fajar Tjaturrasa
Since the emergence of rabies cases in human in 2008, there have been 174 humans affected by the disease in Bali. Eradication program implementing dog vaccination has seemed to decrease the incidence of rabies cases in human, however the human cases were still found. A lot of resources from local and...
Proceedings Article
Assessment of the Impact of Technology-Related Factors of Urban Environment on Population and Long-Term Environmental Tasks for Business
Nikolay Borisov, Oleg Klepikov
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of technology-related factors of the urban environment on population and to establish long-time tasks for business in order to improve the ecological situation. We used the materials from the Federal Budgetary Health Institution “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology...
Proceedings Article
Indonesian Firms in Facing Globalization: Do Foreign Ownership and Export Matter?
S. Suyanto, Y. Sugiarti
The Indonesian firms need to prepare and be ready for the globalization and the industrial revolution 4.0. The inward-looking strategy is no longer sufficient to face competition, while the outward-looking strategy provides a significant benefit for the firms to survive and compete. In response to this...
Proceedings Article
Improving Multidrug-Resistance Tuberculosis Papua’s Management Using Whole Genome Sequencing
Yustinus Maladan, Hana Krismawati, Antonius Oktavian, C. S Whinie Lestari
One of the challenges in TB control of Papua is increasing number of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The aim of the study is to imply the WGS tools for predicting TB drugs resistance even MDR as well XDR in clinical samples as an initiation model of laboratory improvement for accurate treatment...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Development of a Priority Scale in Handling National Road Maintenance in Banten
Novel Ridwan, Leksmono Suryo Putranto
National road should be maintained periodically to keep its performance in a serviceable condition. Banten is a province next to the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Therefore, road maintenance in this area must be conducted properly. Banten is one of the areas in Indonesia, in which the national road...
Research Article
Dynamic Systems with Baseline Exponential Distribution Based on Sequential Order Statistics Under a Power Trend for Hazard Rates
Majid Hashempour, Mahdi Doostparast
Pages: 1 - 9
This paper deals with analyzing dynamic engineering systems consisting of independent components. The failure of a components causes more load on the surviving components. This property is modeled by a power trend conditionally proportional hazard rates. For modeling system lifetimes, the theory of sequential...
Proceedings Article
Study on Severity and Influencing Factors of Injury at Intersections
Linlin Wang, Junyou Zhang, Yuan Feng
Intersections are the places where traffic accidents occur frequently. As the hub of urban transportation, ensuring the efficient and safe operation of vehicles has become a problem that needs to be solved. The research on the mechanism of the severity of traffic accident injury at intersections can...