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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,...

In the applications of solar cells, reflection is an unwanted loss process. Using antireflective solar glass can improve the generating efficiency of solar cells. Here the design, synthesis, modification, and characterization of the nano antireflective film for solar modules are reported. Nanometer SiO2...

The relevance and necessity of the problem of forecasting management decisions in the field of commercial real estate management is shown. A modified Huff model which is used to predict attendance commercial real estate and consumer appeal is shown. The main feature of the proposed model is its versatility...

Everything left by ancestors in the form of moral teachings, values, and philosophical reflections will be very useful for future generations. However, centuries later, these relics are no longer known by the younger generation. Everything involved it will certainly be unique character and become the...

This research analyses and discusses “refusal strategies”as the reflection of language behavior and socio-culture of language society in Barus which has multi-languages such as Minangkabau, Batak and Aceh, also coastal ethnic languages as Malay root language.”Refusal strategies” is not only a part of...

The phenomenon of executive compensation stickiness in state-owned enterprises reflects a lack of contract effectiveness and has a significant impact on firms’ value creation capacity. This study constructs a panel dataset covering state-controlled A-shares listed companies in China from 2010 to 2022,...

With the development of online merchandise, more and more trades and deals are completed through online means via electronic devices. At the end of last century, Geoffrey Leech illustrated his Politeness Principles briefly known as six main maxims as “Tact, Generosity, Praise, Modesty, Agreement and...

The non-dimensional gradient function and stability amendment function of evaporation duct models are very important in calculating atmospheric modified refractivity profiles. It is proved that stability amendment function of Model A used in unstable conditions is not the integrated form of non-dimensional...

In this study, we offer a general view at the area of fuzzy modeling and elaborate on a new direction of system modeling by introducing a concept of granular models. Those models constitute a generalization of existing fuzzy models and, in contrast to existing models, generate results in the form of...

in recent years, product design concept has extended and expanded continuously. People's attention to low carbon concept improves gradually. In particular, the concept of low carbon and environmental protection starts to fuse in product design so as to improve environmental protection idea of products,...

This study aims to review the economic impact of PTA and arrange indications of product requests/offers. The methods used are Revealed Comparative Advantage, Trade Complementary Index, and Partial Equilibrium. The study found that the TCI for Indonesia is 18,4 while Bangladesh is 3,31. Here, Indonesia...

This study reviews empirical studies on family-to-work enrichment since the year of 2006, when the theory of work-family enrichment was first proposed. In this article we propose a model and offer a series of research propositions that identify the relationships among family climate, family-to-work enrichment...

This study aims to identify strategies in condolence expressions and explain the effect of power and distance on the choice of condolences strategies used by 20 Indonesian adolescents at the age of 11 to 19 years old. The study was employed by using a qualitative descriptive method. In the form of discourse...

Distance learning is an option for the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most education providers in Indonesia are still low in understanding and experience in implementing distance learning. Polytechnic of UBAYA Surabaya has implemented distance learning in the two semesters. The learning...

To address the issues of ambiguous performance evaluation and difficulties in identifying key influencing factors within county-level highway maintenance projects, this study constructs a performance evaluation indicator system encompassing five dimensions: technical, economic, social, environmental,...

The article reveals the question of the influence of images on the understanding of the creolized text. The article provides theoretical and experimental substantiation of the position of images in "author-reader" communication, and draws an important conclusion that images are the predictors of understanding...

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...

This paper explored the impact of gender stereotypes on Chinese high school students’ and college students’ professional choices. The quantitative study used a questionnaire in Wenjuanxing and collected 316 valid responses to identify what kinds of factors will affect students to determine their specialized...

In order to sustain organizational growth amidst a volatile environment, organizations need to establish robust systems for innovation and adaptation to withstand threats and stressors, such as anti-fragility. The COVID-19 pandemic, often referred to as a “Black Swan Event” by some scientists, has upended...

The purpose of this research is to know the river bed change and scour that occurs around bridge pier of Palu I. The method used in this research is simulation using HEC-RAS software. This simulation is done with river topography and geometric bridge as geometric input, average discharge as upstream...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells often display resistance to conventional chemotherapy, partly due to the influence of AML-derived extracellular vesicles (AML-EVs). These vesicles, including microvesicles (MVs) and exosomes (Exos), play key roles in leukemic progression and bone marrow (BM) niche remodeling....

The relevance of the article is due to the problems of uneven socio-economic development of cross-border regions. The purpose of the study is to propose a way to assess the economic security of a region. Research objectives: (a) to conduct a study of the substantive aspects of the basic concepts; (b)...

The movement of refugees and migrants across the sea has been on the increase in recent times. The United Nations Refugee Agency has often raised alarm on the increasing level of fatalities occurring as people move for safety or to greener pastures across the sea. In the case of Africa, the situation...

The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy (2011) provided a robust conceptual framework for navigating source-based, stable information environments. However, the rise of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT and Claude challenges this paradigm, reshaping how users identify, access, evaluate,...

MPR RI Regulation Number 1 of 2019 concerning MPR Rules governs the holding of the annual session of the MPR with the agenda item of reading performance reports of state high institutions, namely the President, MPR, DPR, DPD, BPK, MA, MK, and KY, which are regulated by their authority in the 1945 Constitution....

This article explores the complex relationship between market competition and company pricing strategies across various industrial landscapes. In fiercely competitive markets, businesses often engage in price wars, necessitating strategic acumen to balance aggressive pricing and profit preservation....

The “plug and play” and effective deployment of distributed generation accessible is important in further smart grid, which related to the security and stability of power system operation. A multi-agent system (MAS) based micro-grid control framework was proposed in the paper. The “plug and play” model...

The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...

As the reform on art curriculum standard for compulsory education continues in China, the proportion of such curriculum in elementary and secondary schools comprised of design education increases rapidly. As the key to design education, the concept of design literacy has attracted experts’ and scholars’...

The stability of reservoir slopes is crucial to both engineering and public safety. Based on the limit equilibrium method, this paper analyzes the slope stability in the collapsed area of the upper reservoir at Zhen’an pumped storage power station considering the complex geological conditions. Results...

Introduction: Increased pulsatile flow has been implicated in the progression of microvascular damage. The pulsatile blood flow transmitted into both the brain and kidney are often assumed to be similar, however specific studies confirming these associations are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study...

Portfolio management issues have been extensively studied in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years, but existing deep learning-based quantitative trading methods have some areas where they could be improved. First of all, the prediction mode of stocks is singular; often, only one trading...

This study aims to analyze and synthesize the development of performance items to improve digital literacy instruments using classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory by looking at the fit model index results on digital literacy instruments of Electrical Engineering vocational students. Research...

Drilling and blasting has been a preferred method of rock excavation world-wide. Blasting inevitably causes damage to the peripheral rock mass, which culminates in the form of overbreak and damaged zone. Damage or overbreak not only endangers the safety of structure and cost escalation but also delayed...

This paper studies the relationship between M&A and relieving financial constraint. This paper hypothesizes that M&A transactions can relieve the financial constraint of firm. It models the relation between investment expenditure and internal cash flow. The extent to relieved financial constraint is...

This research introduces and tests a concise measurement tool designed to assess the economic well‑being of B40 households in the post‑COVID‑19 environment. The instrument encompasses three core constructs: Financial Well-Being (FWB), Daily Spending Pattern (DSP), and Basic Government Effectiveness (BGE)....

With civilian-run retirement organizations becoming more and more important in solving the organization retirement of current urban aged population, the service quality of civilian-run retirement organizations also becomes people’s focus of attention. This paper points out that problems of geriatric...

To date, the region's competitiveness and high economic growth are determined by its ability to offer innovation. Countries that have high levels of innovation become leaders in terms of economic development. Increasing the results of innovation is one of the most important areas of social and economic...

Are work performance of a village head determined by job satisfaction, workload, and job stress? Using Structural Equation Model (SEM) method, several hypothesis were investigated in this study. Population of this study is all 226 Village Head in Jember Regency with sample selected as of 127 respondents....

Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky are the two most influential developmental psychologists. Their contributions to the field of developmental psychology, though different, are still similarly remarkable and unique. In spite of such resemblances, there exists a crucial, and generally unnoticed, the difference...

This article discusses the response of the indigenous community of Dayak Ngaju in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, to the concessions of carbon forests in the native areas they claim. Using ethnographic methods in field research, we find complicated relationships between indigenous peoples, forests, and...

The purpose of this paper is to provide realistic and reasonable arguments for why it is fundamental for Mongolian universities to offer mindfulness training programs/courses and what to learn from the world’s leading universities in this process. This study employed a qualitative research design, document...

This study aims to explore the potential of utilizing 3D printing technology for repurposing discarded wooden furniture. Our study combines literature review and case analysis to identify effective methods and implementation steps for integrating 3D printing into the upcycling processes of furniture....

Many mobile robots that use spherical locomotion employ friction-drive systems because such systems offer omnidirectional locomotion and are more capable of climbing steps than omni-wheel systems. One notable issue associated with friction-drive systems is slipping between the sphere and the roller....

This article was supposed to how to optimize “school based management” by applying it into information technology and communication (ICT). According to United Nations, the defiance of education in this sophisticated 21th century is evolving knowledge-based society which has own: 1.ICT and media literacy...

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with generalized anxiety, depression, and subjective sleep quality among university students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangladesh. Data for this web-based cross-sectional study were collected from 1317...

Post-crisis regulatory systems are gradually being developed and implemented, and financial institutions are adjusting their business models accordingly. It is now becoming clear that the accelerated pace of technological change is the most creative force in the modern financial services ecosystem. In...

The role of digital economy factors in economic growth is of special interest today. One of the mechanism of their impact is the broadband Internet, including information-legal platforms, web-sites, and social networks. Advancement of the broadband Internet facilitates digital transformation and forming...

Individual suffers from a head injury required a specific plan of treatment and nursing care to achieve the best outcome they could have. The initiation of tracheostomy is one of the interventions that may be executed on head injury patients especially for those with prolonged respiratory issue. Early...

High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (HTTES) systems offer a wide range of possible applications. Since electrical batteries such as Li-ion batteries suffer degradation and since complete battery-systems are expected not to fall to low cost levels (IEA-WEO report 2018 [1]) until 2040, it becomes economically...