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This project focuses on developing an improved animal feed pellet machine that is affordable, ergonomic, and safe for small-scale animal breeders and new-comers. It addresses the high cost and lack of safety features in existing machines. This project introduces a portable, electrically powered machine...

Silicone-hydrogel (SiHy) lenses solved corneal hypoxia two decades ago, yet their hydrophobic skins still invite lipid gunk, bacterial hitch-hikers and end-of-day burn. Nano-patterned wetting layers (NPWLs)—comprising sub-500 nm grooves, pillars, and honeycomb pores—were fabricated via embossing or self-assembly...

Organic food has positive benefits both for environmental balance and for increasing the competitiveness of local farmers. As a country with the second largest population among developing countries, this research can represent the picture of the organic food market in those developing countries. This...

Automobile industry makes considerable contributions to the worldwide economic annually. However, the industry is experiencing a significant evolution. Many leading companies are exploring their ways to survive under the changing environment and are improving their strategies. Thus, examining the impacts...

Brain Computed Tomography (CT) is routinely requested before Lumbar Puncture (LP) to rule out increased intracranial pressure. However, normal brain radiography does not abate the risk of herniation and unnecessarily delays the course of treatment. Thus, the primary aims of this study were to evaluate...

The COVID19 pandemic began to assault the Japanese archipelago in January 2020. In educational fields, school lessons were suspended to prevent the spread of the Corona virus infection under a state of emergency, declared by the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in the Spring of 2020. Initially, schools...

The use of gadgets is included become a factor that affects learning outcomes, and gadgets can also have a negative or positive impact in the world of education, especially on student learning outcomes. Gadgets are sophisticated goods created with every information, social media, hobbies and likes, to...

Structured training is required to help improve the time speed performance of competitive swimmers. This study aims to analyse the effect of combined dryland strength training and swimming training programmes based on the best time on swimming performance in athletes with disabilities. The research subjects...

Spicy drinks are derived from types of spices such as turmeric, ginger, kunci, kencur, temulawak, galangal, and so on have been widely known by the Indonesian people as herbs and fresh drinks. However, there are still many who do not like this type of drink because of the distinctive and sharp aroma...

This study aims to improve student learning outcomes on the subject of Alkalis and Soil Alkalis through the application of Resource Based-Learning (RBL). The problem studied in this classroom action research (CAR) is whether applying the Resource-Based Learning (RBL) approach can improve learning outcomes...

A comprehensive mathematical model has been revised to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) resulting from on-site activities. The contribution of individual processes and well-management levels of WWTPs to the production of GHGs in hybrid treatment system...

Based on the Michael Porter Diamond Model, This article conducts empirical researches on factors influencing the international competitiveness of China in service trade. First, according to the data of 1985-2013, it selects foreign direct investment (FDI), GDP per capita, service trade market openness,...

More than two million high school students graduate per year in Indonesia. majority of them struggle to enter their favorite departments in universities with various options of majors. But, a number of students have the career decision difficulties to choose the relevant major. This study is aimed at...

This reflective paper aims to explore the need to embrace alternate pedagogical practices in the traditional curriculum. Being an academic who teaches first-year students and leads the First-year Experience Programme (FYE) at a university of technology has allowed me to reflect not only on my practice...

The focus of Industrial engineering has always been efficiency. While industrial engineering has contributed significantly to the improvement of productivity and quality of life, the objective function in the models used in industrial engineering normally measures of efficiency of products or processes....

Nowadays, the role of the Arctic in the world is constantly growing. Many states link their long-term goals with the Arctic region. Since 2000, the changes that are occurring in the region have global economic and political consequences. The concept of human development has emerged in recent years as...

In this research, six brands of soft drinks are decided to be picked up by a robot with a monocular Red Green Blue (RGB) camera. The drinking bottles need to be located and classified with brands before being picked up. The Mask Regional Convolutional Neural Network (R-CNN), a mask generation network...

This study investigates the Fama-French Five Factor Model as a base measurement tool to analyze the dominant country of regional portfolios formed in emerging markets in Southeast Asia. We use firms listed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam stock exchange to form the regional...

The curriculum develops by developing the era today, which has entered the 21st-century era. This study aims to analyze and visualize the 21st -century curriculum trends. The 21st-century curriculum trend analysis aims to determine the current curriculum development and see research opportunities that...

A method was used to assess carbon emission to calculate the total carbon emission in Jilin Province in addition to describing. IPAT model and STIRPAT model were combined to confirm the main influence factors that affected carbon emission from three aspects, which were wealth per capita, population and...

In experiments on 120 Wistar rats, changes in systemic hemodynamics were studied under intragastric daily injections of cadmium sulfate (0.5 mg/kg per metal), cobalt chloride (4 mg/kg per metal), zinc chloride separately and together with cadmium or cobalt at a dose of 20 mg/kg or 1 mg/kg (per metal)....

Lack of water resource and nutrient deficiency retard crop production in the light sierozem in Ningxia, China. Biochar and biochar-based ameliorant present a feasible solution to solve these problems. This study investigated the effect of adding biochar or biochar-based ameliorant on the growth of maize...

Background/aim: Preeclampsia is one of the causes of increased maternal mortality. The rate in East Java Province reached 91 per 100,000 live births. The highest cause of maternal death in 2016 was preeclampsia/eclampsia, which was 30.90% or 165 people. This study aims to determine the relationship of...

The article aims to examine the effect of political connections and corporate governance on firm value. Political connections are measured by (1) government share ownership, (2) politically connected president commissioners, and (3) politically connected independent commissioners. Meanwhile, Tobin’s...

Typhoid fever is an infectious disease, the main cause of typhoid fever is Salmonella typhi. S. typhi bacteria have characteristics such as being rod-shaped, Gram negative, motile, able to ferment lactose quickly, and are facultative anaerobes. The entry of S. typhi bacteria into the body can be influenced...

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...

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...

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) also become an important indicator of public health degree. MMR describes the number of women who die from a cause of death related to pregnancy disorders or their handling (not including accident or incidental cases) during pregnancy. According to the health center’s report...

Background: Coronary arteries exhibit significantly higher adventitial Vasa vasorum (VV) densities which may partly explain their higher atherosclerosis susceptibility. A variability in the atherosclerosis predispositions exists between individual coronary artery branches but few studies exist that compare...

The changes of leaves elevation are mainly influenced by sunlight. This paper makes the ASD (Area exposed to the Sunlight per Day) exposure model of leaves, which is analysis respectively from the tree only a leaf and two leaves, further proving more pieces of the leaves. We get the conclusion that the...

Sidoarjo urban area is an area with different type of activities, such as settlement, trade, services, government, and also public service such as schools and hospitals. Different type of activities generate high levels of transportation activity resulting in high level of CO2 emissions. The purpose...

With the acceleration of urbanization, BRT, Autonomous rail transit and tram have been widely adopted for their core advantages such as short construction cycle, less infrastructure investment, strong urban adaptability and outstanding comprehensive transportation capacity[1]. However, the signal system...

This paper presents the construction and performance evaluation of a solar dryer. The objective of this work is to study the performance analysis of solar dryer system with and without Tono Therm m-65 PCM. In this heated air from a separate solar collector is passed through a food tray, and the drying...

One of the causes of low productivity of cocoa due to Conopomorpha cramerella known as cocoa pod borer (CPB) and black pod rot (BPR) caused by Phytophthora palmivora. Biopesticides consisted of Beauveria bassiana and kaolin was introduced to protect the surface of cocoa pods from CPB and BPR. The research...

Background: There is ongoing debate concerning the best blood pressure (BP) parameter predicting cardiovascular risk. The aim of the analysis was to investigate the relationship between central BP and stroke in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Methods: The study group consisted of 954 patients...

International Trade has an undeniable influence on the economic progress of all nations. It focuses on how resources are allocated among countries. Everyone worldwide can access the benefits of skilled manufacturing at competitive prices and high quality. International trade creates a more favorable...

Indonesia is a patriarchal culture as a social system that placed men in a dominant position compared to women is crystal clear from the private life to business matters, especially in the business area that is closely related to technology acquisition or ICT. On the other hand, ICT serves as a support...

In the capital market sector, dividend policy is an action that is difficult to predict because many essential vital aspects need to consider. One aspect of the dividend policy is stock returns. Based on these essential aspects, the researcher aims to investigate the effect of the rate of return on investment...

It is established that a surge in urbanization and population has created an adverse impact on the environment. Technological advancements have resulted in a paradigm shift in our lifestyle, typically, towards fast-paced. Certain technologies have become indispensable especially personal and communication...

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential to develop critical thinking skills in higher education. However, effective pedagogical integration remains a challenge. This study investigates how AI tools are utilized to foster critical thinking in undergraduate classrooms across diverse...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the content of organic C, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium nutrients, pH soil and C/N ratio in tidal paddy fields in Sidomulyo Village, Anggana District, Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan; use for productivity sustainability conservation; and identify...

The aim of this study is analyzing allocative efficiency on production factors usage on shrimp culture enterprise and analyzing the revenue of shrimp enterprise in Muara Badak Regency. The study used Cobb-Douglas Production function analysis by using Multiple Regression Analysis. Net Product Marginal...

The objective of this research was to observe the potency of protease of Lactobacillus LBP 1 as meat tenderizer. The study included the proteolytic enzyme activity and the effect of the enzyme concentration to meat tenderizing. The isolation of protease used ammonium sulphate of 15%, 30%,4%, and 60%,...

Motor vehicle insurance is the best known general insurance business line. Usually, insurance companies receive customers through insurance agents, but there are times when customers are less comfortable when dealing with insurance agents. Hence, insurance companies can take advantage of their official...

To increase the productivity of a land in producing cassava tubers and soyabean seeds can be done by intercropping both of them. The objective of this experiment was to assess the harvest and viability of soyabean seeds collected from various crop proportion of cassava-soyabean intercropping as compared...

Mathematics is a motivational gateway to success which moves the society inexorably into its modern notion. This study determined the utilization of TRIAD Scale-Up Model in the teaching of senior high school mathematics as well as the problems met in using the model. The descriptive method of research...

Xun Zi was a Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States Period and contributed to the Hundred Schools of Thought. The famous classical “Xunzi” book was traditionally attributed to Xun Zi. This book consists of thirty two chapters philosophical essays on specific topics ranging from economic...

The use of the ticket system to collect parking fees in accordance with the mandate of the Padang City Regional Regulation number 12/2011 has proven to be unable to optimize the parking retribution receipts in the city of Padang. This is proven based on the average number of parking efficiency and effectiveness...

The problem of propositional satisfiability (SAT) has found a number of applications in both theoretical and practical computer science. However, in many applications, knowing a formulae's satisfiability alone is not enough to solve problems. Often, some other characteristics of formulae need to be known....

H1N1 swine flu virus still today in the world become threat for livestock and humans.This disease is fatal to human andhas cause economic losses especially for pig farmers with 100% morbidity rate. The emergence and rapid spread of swine influenza virus (SIV) H1N1 in pig farms is closely related to increase...