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Proceedings Article

A Sensitive and Reproducible Spectrophotometric Assay for Glucose Oxidase Activity and Its Application in Conformational Lock

Fangyong GENG, Di LI, Yunfei GAO, Baolin XIAO, Jun HONG, Ali Akbar MOOSAVI-MOVAHEDI
Glucose-oxidase-horseradish peroxidase-guaiacol coupled system was applied for glucose oxidase assay with high sensitivity and prefect reproducibility. The optimum pH value was 5.8. The Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) and Vmax were determined to be 30.0±1.0 mM and 2.49±0.08 µM/s, respectively,...
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Economic Attention Networks: Associative Memory and Resource Allocation for General Intelligence

Joel Pitt, Matthew Ikle, George Sellmann, Ben Goertzel
A novel method for simultaneously storing memories and allocating resources in AI systems is presented. The method, Economic Attention Networks (ECANs), bears some resemblance to the spread of activation in attractor neural networks, but differs via explicitly differentiating two kinds of "activation"...
Proceedings Article

The validity of Teaching Materials Based on Hybrid Learning: The 21st Century Challenge

Budi Prawoto, Budi Priyo Prawoto, Rudianto Artiono, Dwi Nur Yunianti
This study aims to develop calculus teaching materials based on Hybrid Learning. It can be used to prepare students with the 21st-century challenge. This research is expected to help students in facing the learning process in the future. Also, this research aims to help the students to engage in the...

The Enhancement of Students’ Mathematics Critical Thinking Ability Through Videoscribe Learning Multimedia

Kurniati, Zainal Abidin Arief, Gun Gun Gunawan
The background of this study is based on the fact that the achievement of high order thinking skills (HOTS)of students in Indonesia is still low. The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of videoscribe learning multimedia can improve the mathematics critical thinking abiliy of 11th grade...

Underwater Image Restoration and Enhancement via Residual Two-Fold Attention Networks

Bo Fu, Liyan Wang, Ruizi Wang, Shilin Fu, Fangfei Liu, Xin Liu
Pages: 88 - 95
Underwater images or videos are common but essential information carrier for observation, fishery industry and intelligent analysis system in underwater vehicles. But underwater images are usually suffering from more complex imaging interfering impacts. This paper describes a novel residual two-fold...

Analysis of the Relation Among Global Stocks Using Fuzzy/Linguistic IF-THEN Rules

Sina Mirshahi, Soheyla Mirshahi, Vilém Novák
In this paper, using a fuzzy mathematical model, we analyze multiple stocks and produce a description for their interrelation. Our analysis is based on theories of F-transform and fuzzy natural logic. The suggested method consists of two main steps; first, we smooth out time series using F-transform....
Proceedings Article

The Effect of Decoction of Moringa Leaves (Moringa Oleifera) on Blood Sugar Levels in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Siska Sakti Angraini, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Fanny Jesica, Ramah Hayu
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a gathering of metabolic sicknesses described by hyperglycemia that happens because of deformities in insulin discharge, insulin action or both. One of the actions to treat diabetes mellitus non-pharmacologically is by a decoction of Moringa leaves. This review means to decide...

The Components and Cultivation of Comprehensive Quality of University Teachers

Jiexing Li
The comprehensive quality of university teachers mainly includes two aspects, one is humanistic quality, the other is professional quality. Humanistic accomplishment includes moral accomplishment and humanistic knowledge. Professional quality includes professional ability and teaching ability. Only by...

The Relevance Between Identity and Behavior

A Study of Cross-border Ethnic Groups in China

Wei Yao
Based on the basic theory of the concept of identity, the externalization of “self-consciousness” in the enlightenment identity into value evaluation and the guiding significance of value evaluation to practical behavior, this paper takes two Kazakh transboundary ethnic settlements in H and X counties...

Estimating the Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Cases in Belize Based on Mortality Rate

Paul Morgan, Cyleen Morgan, Chieh-Wen Ed Hsu, Biru Yang
Pages: 88 - 92
Developing countries such as Belize have been facing profound challenges in their quest to effectively track cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and contain the pandemic within their own territory. We assume that at the heights of a COVID-19 wave the number of daily reported cases are substantially...

The Problems of Addictive Substance Abuse Among Young Street Singers in Minangkabau Community, West Sumatera

Lia Amelia, Khairul Fahmi
Young children work as street singers that have long been developing in Indonesia. They get income from their job for daily needs like food, cigarettes, glue, and even liquor, some of which contain addictive substances. The phenomenon of addictive substance abuse continues to increase and is concern...

Walikan in the Linguistic Landscape of Malang: The Rise of a Local Youth Language

Nurenzia Yannuar, Yusnita Febrianti
Walikan, spoken in Malang, Indonesia, is used among the youth to articulate a shared identity. This paper aims to investigate the role of Walikan in the linguistic landscape of Malang through semiotic modes analysis. Our data include Walikan signage in the city of Malang, mainly in the form of business...
Proceedings Article

The Effect of Leisure Stroll (A Physical Activity) on Blood Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Khoirunnisah Hasibuan, Nefonavritilova Ritonga, Asnil Adli Simamora, Fitri Rahma Handayani, Rini Amalia Batubara, Sakinah Yusro Pohan, Novita Sari Batubara, Nur Aliyah Rangkuti
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia due to abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Leisure stroll includes a physical activity by taking a leisurely stroll with a distance of two kilometers for 30 min. Checking blood glucose levels...

Utilizing Praat to Identify Neutral Tone Features of Mandarin Learners with L1 as Longshan Dialect

Yao Peng, Xinrui Li
The neutral tone of Mandarin is well-known for its unique acoustic features, so foreign Mandarin learners and Chinese dialect speakers presumably have difficulty in producing the neutral tone. At present, some second/foreign language acquisition studies have investigated the pronunciation of the neutral...
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Environmental Art Design System Based on 3D Virtual Reality Technology

Yan Yang
The design rendering of the traditional environmental art design system has certain line problems, which does not exist in the environmental art design system based on 3D virtual reality technology. The processor of the environmental art design system based on 3D virtual reality technology is mainly...

A new generation of intelligent environmental washing machine

Wenjie Lin, Meng Chen, Zhongxiang Wang
The number of passenger cars in China is growing year by year, while the demand for supporting car washing services is also increasing. In this study, a new generation of intelligent and environmentally friendly car washing machine is innovated and designed. The integrated structure is used to select...

Research on Liru Lin’s Normal Education Thought and Practice

Jiaming Sun
Liru Lin is known as “the most persistent educator”, firmly believe that education can change the society, in the normal education thought pay attention to the connection of education practice, the concept of political education academic three. Teacher training, put forward two kinds of learning skills...

Driving Digital Transformation: The Dynamic Interplay Between University Governance Capability, Emerging Technologies, and the Moderating Power of Government Regulation and University Rankings

Heri Purwanto, Agus Rahayu, Vanessa Gaffar, Lili Adi Wibowo, Maisa Azizah Asmara, Asep Munawar, Didin Saepudin, Edi Andriansyah, Rikky Wisnu Nugraha
Research on digital transformation strategies in higher education performance, which emerged in the second decade of the 21st century, explores the competitive dynamics and complex relationships among stakeholders through the lenses of technology, organization, and social. The aim of this research is...

Phonetic Investigation of the Yingtan Variety of Gan Chinese: A Comparative Analysis Based on Single-Speaker Data

Xiaotian Liu
This study investigated the speech data from a young speaker (23 years old) of Gan Chinese in Yingtan, Jiangxi Province, China. By comparing the phonemic inventory and tone systems, this study finds over all consistency in the inventory except for /ɣ/ devoicing into /x/, and a potential signal of /e/...
Conference Abstract

P31 DO TREATMENT INDUCED CHANGES IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AFFECT LEFT VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION? – A META-ANALYSIS

Koen van der Waaij, Maarten Heusinkveld, Tammo Delhaas, Abraham Kroon, Koen Reesink
Pages: 88 - 88
Background: Vascular research demonstrated that pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, is inherently blood pressure-dependent. Considering the hypothesised pathophysiological chain of increased arterial stiffness leading to increased blood pressure load with consequent left ventricle...
Conference Abstract

P92 SIMULTANEOUS INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE MONITORING OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE ON CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CARDIOGENIC SHOCK TREATED WITH IABP

Bela Benczur, Adam Nemeth, Renata Bocskei, Attila Cziraki
Pages: 88 - 88
Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) is a method of temporary mechanical circulatory support in patients suffering from cardiogenic shock to improves the balance of myocardial oxygen supply and demand by using systolic unloading and diastolic augmentation. Arteriograph is an invasively validated...

Solitons and Deformed Lattices I

Betti Hartmann, Wojtek J. Zakrzewski
Pages: 88 - 104
We study a model describing some aspects of the dynamics of biopolymers. The models involve either one or two finite chains with a number N of sites that represent the "units" of a biophysical system. The mechanical degrees of freedom of these chains are coupled to the internal degrees of freedom through...

Analysis on the Differences between Chinese and Western Marriage Culture in the Film The Wedding Banquet

Yiting Wang
The Wedding Banquet is a movie directed by Ang Lee and released in the United States in 1993. The film tells a series of absurd stories from the wedding of Wai-tung, a gay man. The movie shows the two generations’ absolute different attitudes towards marriage issues, vividly demonstrates the different...
Proceedings Article

Phase Measurement Method for Medium Voltage Power Line Channel Based on GPS

Zhiyuan Xie, Xiao Zhang, Lichong Wang
Medium voltage power line communication has attracted the attention of researchers for its unique ad-vantages. But it has been very little research on the frequency characteristics of medium voltage power line channel for a long time. Proposed based GPS remote synchronization zero-IF quadrature demodulation...
Proceedings Article

Employees’ Information System Usage Behavior Evolution Based on Social Network Analysis Perspective

Min Qin, Jingjing Guan
Prior research has studied individual-level information system post-adoption usage, primarily regarding cognitive factors as predictors of individual usage behavior. We suggest that employees should be embedded in the social network of the organizational unit, and their interactions with coworkers can...
Proceedings Article

The Game Analysis of Development Investment Mode Selection in Lower Permeability Oilfield

Liu Yan-Chun, Jiang Wei-Dong, Ma Qing-Xi, Wang Li-Ping, Yan Jian-Jun
A commissioned development and cooperative development is the main and commonly used form of foreign lower permeability oilfield development. In the case of information asymmetry, in the process of cooperation and game, permeability, recovery rate and yield are all elements and the interests of both...

A Comparative Study of the Individual Philanthropic Cultures between China and America

Qin-Pei Fan
There are deep-rooted philanthropic cultures in both America and China. However, a large gap in the individual philanthropic achievements still exists between the two countries. This thesis aims to analyze the cultural elements that influence the individuals to contribute to philanthropy through making...
Proceedings Article

Materials Forming of Dolphin Model for Hydrodynamic Research Based on the 3D Printing Technology

Heng Zhang, Jiajun Chen, Zhe Wu, Gucheng Zhu, Zhiguo Zhang
Traditional manufacturing techniques used for developing the models for hydrodynamic research are slow and costly. Based on the development of current technology, 3D printing technology could be the fastest way to generate the model for with high accuracy for experimental test. With the help of 3D printing...

An analysis on Traditional Chinese Painting Art Characteristic A Case Study of “Qunxian Zhushou Tu”

Ya’nan Yang
The traditional Chinese painting is the unique art treasures of China even of the east countries, it is the treasure of Chinese ancient cultural legacy. Chinese painting takes line as the main modeling methods, and combines time with space. Flexible ink is used to show that it is artistically smooth,...
Proceedings Article

First-mover: Are Technologically New Products a Competitive Advantage

Ying Xin
Do innovative products incorporated advanced technologies help firms improve operating performance In this study researchers traced the operating performance of 168 publicly traded manufacturing firms that announced technologically innovative products in two major industries from the health care domain,...

Reenacting the Past Trough Short Story Anthology

Indah Wahyu Puji Utami, Yunita Nana Afika
relieve the past whether as mentality act or physical act. This research aims to design a short story anthology to reenact about Indonesian national movement. In this article, we outline the conceptualization of the short story anthology, the process of designing the short story anthology, and its implementation...

A New Generalized Two-Sided Class of the Distributions Via New Transmuted Two-Sided Bounded Distribution

O. Kharazmi, M. Zargar
Pages: 87 - 102
In the present paper, we first consider a generalization of the standard two-sided power distribution so-called the transmuted two-sided distribution, and then extend proposed idea to generalized two-sided class of distributions, introduced by Korkmaz and Genç [1]. Some statistical and reliability properties...

Public Service Announcements Reducing Game Impact On Children

Masnuna Masnuna
Yogyakarta is a city in Indonesia with the nickname of the student city. The potential of education in Yogyakarta is not only recognized by the local community, but also by people throughout Indonesia. The rise of modern games, such as video games or various computer-based games has made students in...

The Ideal of Leadership in Primary School

Jeannie Sesilia Fortunatta, Asep Suryana, Rasto Rasto
The study aims to identify the manifestation of learning leadership characteristics in school. It explores the concept of the leadership as a part of learning process in human life and how learning plays role in leadership. To meet the purpose of the research, the qualitative approached was employed,...
Proceedings Article

Copyright Protection High Robustness Arnold Transform Wavelet Method

Bruguiera A. F. Agradriya, Irma Safitri, Ledya Novamizanti, Muhammad Ainul Yaqin
Audio watermarking is a technique of information insertion into an audio signal without altering the significant origin of the audio host. Audio watermarking is usually used to protect the copyright of a work in the form of songs, recording of state and other secrets to avoid irresponsible persons. Audio...
Proceedings Article

Effects of Rifapentine and Rifampicin in Smear-positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients and the Incidence Comparison of Complications

Jianmei Ma, Hongyang Shi, Yan Zhang
Objective: to analyze the clinical effects and complications of rifapentine and rifampicin in patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: from August 2013 to June 2017, 100 of the smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated in our hospital were selected and divided into two...
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A Review and Prospect of Numerical Simulation of Complex Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Unconventional Reservoirs

Xiaogang Li, Changyin Liu, Liangping Yi, Zhiyu Sun, Zhaozhong Yang
Due to unconventional reservoir have natural weak discontinuities such as natural fractures and bedding planes, the hydraulic fracture has complicated fracture network morphology. Therefore, the traditional fracturing design method and the numerical simulation method of fracture propagation were restricted...

A Contrastive Study of Two Versions of Contract Law of the PRC from the Semantic and Communicative Perspective

Ying Qin
The whole world is considered as being closely connected as a small village and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent. In this modern world, having an intimate knowledge of international law and introducing Chinese laws to overseas become more and more imperative. Therefore,...

The Relationship between Emotion Maturity and Social Adjustment with Migrant Employees' Psychological Well-being at PT. Pelabuhan Samudera Palaran Samarinda

Amalia Kusuma Dewi, Rin Widya Agustin, Pratista Arya Satwika
Migrant employees at Palaran Port, Samarinda, encounter different social and cultural environment compared with their hometown, living and working in multiethnic social environment, and being separated from their head family and hometown. Referring those situations, the quality of their emotional maturity...
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Empirical Analysis on the Correlation between Chinese Stock Markets and Developed Oversea Markets

Feng Liu, Qiang Ye, Yi-jun Li
Through the Johansen Co-integration test and the Granger-causality test, we found that the volatility in Chinese stock markets has been affected by the the volatility in United States stock market, however, we have not found that Chinese stock markets would co-move along with the United States market...

Using Rosetta Stone Media Through the Dynamic Immersion Method to Improve Vocabulary Mastery for Junior High School Students

Nursaima Harahap, Siti Meutia Sari, Yulia Rizki Ramadhani, Rizka Safriyani, Rosni Harahap
The purpose of this study is to find out the answers to research problems. For more specific the objectives of this study are 1) to increase the vocabulary of students’ English vocabulary using Rosetta Stone media and applying the Dynamic Immersion method at the seventh-grade students of SMP N 3 Padangsidimpuan.;...

Understanding Grief and Symbolism in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Galih Bramantyo, Marti Fauziah Ariastuti
Grief is an intense feeling of loss. Studies on grief have often taken gender and psychological perspectives. This investigation adds to this extant body of literature, specifically scrutinizing the reactions of the characters in the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) [1] to grief....

Teaching EFL for Young Learners in Islamic Elementary Boarding School

Yoyok Agus Wahyudi, Suwarsih Madya
this research aims to describe how is teaching-English to young learners in the Islamic Elementary Boarding School in Yogyakarta. In this research, the writer uses descriptive qualitative research. The method used in this research is the descriptive method. The instruments used are an interview with...

Sacral Topography of the Tver Kremlin in the Period of Appanage Principalities

Aleksey Salimov, Vasily Danilov, Elena Romanova
The following article shows the development of church building in the Tver Kremlin in the 13th – 15th centuries. The authors localize and describe all known wooden and stone temples using the written and archaeological sources of the period. The authors state that some decades after the establishment...

A Single Factor Strategy Based on the Announcements of Shareholders Increasing Stakes in Chinese Financial Market

Jiayi Wang, Yibing Chen
In this study, we use the public announcements of shareholders increasing stakes to examine the impact of the events to stock prices. We prove that shareholders increasing stakes have a positive impact on stock prices as the number of stocks with a higher daily return after the release of the announcements...
Research Article

Central Blood Pressure in Young Kendo Athletes: Implications of Combined Anaerobic and Strength Training

Masaki Yoshioka, Kaname Tagawa, Yuriko Tochigi, Tomohito Sato, Jiyeon Park, Reiko Momma, Youngju Choi, Jun Sugawara, Seiji Maeda
Pages: 87 - 92
Background: Exercise training-induced adaptation of central Blood Pressure (BP) depends on exercise mode. Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art, is a unique exercise mode because its training encompasses anaerobic and resistance training components. However, the effects of habitual kendo training...

Social Level Parameters of Banjar Society in the Tradition of Jujuran Islamic Law Perspective

Muthoifin, Pristila Putri
This study aims to analyze the foundation used by the people of Tanah Bumbu Regency in determining jujuran, to understand the perspective of the Banjar people in Tanah Bumbu Regency about the philosophical values contained in jujuran customs, and to explain the correlation of Islamic views on dowry and...

The Meaning of Masculine Subjectivity in Responding to the Impact of Climate Change

Dwi Wahyu Handayani
This paper is a theoretical study of the interpretation of masculinity as a subject that refers to the position of men and power in the context of responding to the impact of climate change. Climate change refers to the phenomenon of global warming that results in disasters for humans, including increasing...

Analysis Factor of Teacher Performance Mediated by Work Motivation on Productive Teachers in Vocational School

Santi Susanti, Sri Zulaihati, Francaisca Elizabeth Rustiarini, Hengki Mangiring Parulian Simarmata, Khairul Anwar, Widaryanti
The purpose of this study is to see how Work Discipline and Financial Compensation affect Teacher Performance, as mediated by Work Motivation, among DKI Jakarta’s productive business and management teachers. From May to June 2020, the research was carried out for two months. The survey method was employed...

Collective Violence and Solidarity in External Student Organizations

Rahmah Fitriana, Sanggar Kanto, Anif Fatma Chawa, Siti Kholifah
Students are often caught in situations, so they are violent. Personal conflicts turn into group problems. Collective violence occurs in the name of group solidarity. This study investigates if there is a relationship between student unity and organizational principles supporting mass violence. Students...