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This study uses Comtrade trade data covering 1990–2017, 14 textile subsectors, and 53 African countries with their main trade partners to evaluate Chinese trade impacts on African textile exports over three subperiods at the sector level. It finds that, although textile imports from China had a significant...

In the transition towards a net-zero future, the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into decentralised process plant design plays a pivotal role. This study explores the potential of hydrogen production from biogas using reforming and electrolyser technologies, with...

In this paper, Effect of different contents of Ce on the Mechanical Properties of ZK20 magnesium alloy and thermal deformation behavior, through the use of room temperature tensile and compression test thermal simulation, analysis Ce element is present in the form of ZK20 magnesium alloy and its alloys...

Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system Tuberculosis (TB), accounting for 5–6% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Nowadays, TBM continues to be a major topic in public health because of its high prevalence worldwide. This retrospective study aimed to describe the clinical,...

This research aims to know the correlation between students’ reading habits and reading achievement at 8th-grade MTS Bilingual Muslimat Nu. The method used a quantitative correlational design. The sample was 37 students. The data collection used a questionnaire and reading achievement score. The questionnaire...

Inflammation is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and reduced endothelial function. Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular events and improved vascular function. Whether fitness plays a role during acute inflammation is unknown. Purpose:...

Background: Glycocalyx is a glycoprotein layer protecting the capillary endothelium. An impaired glycocalyx may precede the development of microvascular complications in diabetes. Capillaroscopy is a new method to estimate the dimensions of the glycocalyx by measuring the perfused boundary region (PBR)....

The fog probability in urban area is determined by the observatory data. Taking the regular grid to be the assessed unit, the Fragility Exponential (FE) is computed upon the gird cell, in which the density of the road-net is stood for, and the FE can be modified according to the important facility distributed...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with FLT3-mutation carries a poor prognosis, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is recommended at first complete remission (CR1). We assessed 462 adults (median age 50 years) with FLT3-mutated AML allografted between 2010 and 2015 from a matched related (40%),...

This research is motivated by the existence of two different sides in implementing tax administration, namely the target of the government who wants to maximize revenue but the company also strives to minimize the tax payable. On that basis, this study seeks to detect how companies practice earnings...

Research purpose: This study aims to identify the impact of financial and non-financial compensation towards decision making steps in internship and to identify the type of compensation that are considered most interesting among interns. Research motivation: Previous...

In the context of global economic integration, multinational corporations (MNCs) face significant currency risks due to cross-border transactions involving multiple currencies. This study evaluates the effectiveness of hedging strategies—including futures, forwards, options, swaps, and loan hedging—through...

This study analyzes the level of education participation in districts/cities in Central Java Province using the K-Medoids algorithm. The data used includes gross enrollment rate (APK), net enrollment rate (APM), school enrollment rate (APS), and expected years of schooling (HLS). The elbow method was...

Background and aim: Several studies (1,2) suggest that patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) show an increase in arterial stiffness, nevertheless the impact on mortality is less documented. (3) Methods: 228 PAD patients mean age (68 ± 9 years) were followed-up for 4,8 ± 2 years. Anthropometric...

This study evaluates the economic impact of the proposed COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) on 26 African countries. It uses the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and database to measure the static effects of the establishment of the TFTA on...

This study aimed to reveal the influence of independent learning and structure sense ability on mathematics connection in abstract algebra through mentoring modules as an initial step to overcome the students’ difficulties in learning and to habituate students to recognize the structure sense and mathematics...

Online gaming has become increasingly popular among school-age children. In Indonesia, school-age children represent a substantial proportion of online game users, with particularly high use reported among children aged 10–14 years. Parents therefore play an important role in supervising children’s activities,...

The high operational costs of Diesel Power Plants (DPP) in remote areas have pushed the Indonesian government to implement a dedieselization program. This initiative aims to replace or integrate existing DPPs with renewable energy (RE) sources, a strategy being implemented in isolated areas like Nusa...

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) on photosynthetic characteristics of Chinese cabbage under aluminum (Al) stress. Five treatments were used in the experiment: leaves were sprayed with 0 (CK), 1, 5, 10 and 20 mol-L-1 concentrations of abscisic acid solution....

In this article, we have studied the inventory and pricing strategies for deteriorating items with ramp type demand and shelf life. In practice, there are many commodity such as food, medication exist the shelf life expiration date. Therefore the shelf life expiration date has become an important research...

With the rapid development of economic construction and the further development of enterprise information, computer and network technology are gradually applied to enterprises to improve efficiency and quality, and information management is an important part of modern enterprise management, so the design...

Drought stress adversely impact on the global crop growth and productivity. It is especially important to elucidate the physiological characteristics on plants under drought stress. With the prolongation of drought time, chlorophyll content continued to decline. Root activity increased significantly...

The purpose of this research is to analyze whether the project X that was planned to be built by the developer is economically eligible. This research of feasibility used Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate Return (IRR), Payback Period (PP), Profitability Index (PI) and Cash Flow analysis methods....

To prolong the service life of hydraulic structures of irrigation systems and dams there were developed and patented method and device of creating impervious coating of irrigation channels, impervious geotextile coating of low-pressure earthen dams, a device for sealing butt joints of trays providing...

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent of the effect of attribution bias on commitment escalation and the effect of negative framing on commitment escalation in investment decisions of Small and Micro Enterprise (SMEs) in West Sumatra. The total respondent of this study was 90 respondents....

Real-time hydro-logical data such as water level and flow of the main canal of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project are the basis for decision-making of water conveyance scheduling. Due to the influences of external disturbance, measurement system error and other factors, the...

This study examines the effect of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance on Firm Value and investigates the mediating role of Financial Resilience among ASEAN manufacturing firms. Using secondary data from 1,004 manufacturing firms listed on major ASEAN stock exchanges in 2024, the study...

This study aims to determine the feasibility of R1270 as an alternative refrigerant to replace R134a in the refrigerator. The test is carried out on a showcase refrigerator with a volume capacity of 210 liters. The research method used experiment with drop in substituted refrigerant technique. In the...

The PHBS appeal has even been stipulated through the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. As a supporter of the implementation of this regulation, the Ministry of Health has also launched the Healthy Community Movement and involves and empowers the community in terms of...

To objectively evaluate the credit level of Metaverse listed companies, this paper introduces technological innovation capability into the index system, and constructs the credit evaluation index of Metaverse listed companies from five aspects: profitability, solvency, growth capability, operational...

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) a global pandemic. The uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 has caused world governments to impose restrictions on activities in public spaces to reduce positive Covid-19 counts. Similarly, Yogyakarta City...

Epidemiology of breast cancer in the Arab region is understudied as compared with Western countries. We aimed to examine breast cancer epidemiology in Arab countries from 1990 to 2016. We analyzed the Global Burden of Disease, 2016 data for breast cancer among women in 22 Arab countries. Epidemiological...

For the shipping industry’s competition, the merges among companies bring lots of problems such as routing optimization and integration.Based on this, which is more suitable for the characteristics of shipping system, is studied in this paper.Firstly, taking the reorganization of the COSCO networks and...

Passive design has widely been identified as one of the most economical and effective strategies for reducing energy demand. This research is based on the physical surveillance, and has adopted physical environment fieldwork test and data analysis methods to evaluate the effectiveness of passive space...

Deficiency of vitamin D in the world is high. Vitamin D deficiency has numerous negative effects. The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of vitamin D deficiency in male adolescents in Yogyakarta Indonesia. This research is a cross-sectional study. The height, weight, physical activity,...

Previously we built a Max-Plus Algebraic model for the problem of the hierarchical structure of the Semi-Double Track railway line based on the Petri Net model. Then we also perform a delay simulation on the model obtained. Based on this research, we conclude that the Petri Net model does not reflect...

Web services are an important part of the Semantic Web. User and software agent should be able to discover, invoke, compose, and monitor web services with a high degree of automation. OWL-S is an ontology of services that makes these functionalities possible. However, OWL-S doesn’t provide verification...

With the development of Internet and information technology and increasing number of net citizens in China, e-commerce is now in the ascendant, so does express industry. However, the domestic express enterprises have unsatisfactory services and low utilization ratio in logistics facilities. What's more,...

Using the Landsat 5 TM images in 2002 as source data, the paper constructed individual tree biomass models of seven principal species based on the data from field surveying and fixed Plots in Tahe and Amur forest Region in Daxiangan Mountains. The remote sensing biomass model between TM images and data...

This paper contributes a meaningful framework and approach to the understanding of the fundamental of e-learning and explains why it is proliferating throughout a rapidly evolving learning society. This is the important comprehensive and coherent framework to guide our understanding of e-learning in...

The psychological well-being of university students, shows how well they can deal with the schoolwork, feelings and social demands of higher education. It is widely accepted that psychological well-being helps enhance students’ academic performance achievement and life satisfaction. In this context,...

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of exogenous indoleacetic acid (IAA) on photosynthetic characteristics of Chinese cabbage under aluminum (Al) stress. Five treatments were used in the experiment: leaves were sprayed with 0 (CK), 50, 100, 150 and 200 mol-L-1 concentrations of indoleacetic...

Modern trends in economic development are characterized by intensification of competition, globalization of markets and concentration of capital. Attracting foreign direct investment plays a significant role in the growth of developing economies. Assessment of influence that the foreign capital exerts...

This study aims to analyze the differences in corporate performance before and after the merger on public companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Company performance is measured using financial ratios: Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Debt Ratio, Total Asset Turnover, Return on Investment,...

This study aims to determine the influence of female CEO and female directors on the dividend policy of nonfinancial companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study used purposive sampling method with 372 samples. Dividend policy was measured by dividend payout ratio defined as dividend over...

An overview of why and how the social network approach might be useful for research of information related issues is presented. Background of social network theory and social network analysis are provided firstly. Then a literature review is made involving a content analysis of 373 articles retrieved...

The research aims to study the value created by the foreign shareholders in the Indonesia banking industry from 2016-2018. The research analyzed the performance of foreign-owned banks versus domestic owned banks. The banking industry is one of main drivers of the main drivers of economic growth. The...

Toraja is a centre for a coffee product in South Sulawesi. One of the most famous species is Arabica, one of the national superior-commodities with a high economic value. Given the demand for coffee, Arabica coffee needs to develop the plantation of Arabica coffee in particular. Therefore, it is crucial...

This study aims to see how liquidity ratios and profitability ratios can predict the likelihood of financial distress and which ones have the most influence. This study took 7 (seven) ratios included in the category of liquidity ratios and profitability ratios. The object of this research was carried...

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...