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One of risk factors for the occurrence of hemorrhoids is a low fiber consumption habit. Hemorrhoids are widening and inflammation of the veins in the anal area that originate from the hemorrhoidal plexus. This study aims to determine the relationship between low fiber consumption and the incidence of...

This study aims to find out the perception of domestic tourists on the fascination of Manikin Beach in Kupang regency. The total number of respondents who involve in this study are 100 respondents, the technique of sampling is using non probability sampling. The respondents are 38 males and 62 females....

Ultrafast carrier dynamics of bulk ZnSe is investigated by means of the optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy with pump fluence ranging from 38 to 239 J/cm2 at room temperature. With the laser pulse excitation at 400 nm, the negative transmission of terahertz pulse shows an ultrafast rising followed...

Maternal health still become problem in Indonesia. Indonesia Health Demographic Survey found that postpartum visit in South Sumatera about 78%, exclusive breastfeeding 38%, and Early Latch on 29 %, all of them are under national average. Lack of knowledge and mother's attitude about maternal health associated...

This study aims to describe a form of code-mixing in the novel Sepatu Dahlan. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The source of research data was the novel Sepatu Dahlan which has code-mixing in its dialog text. The data in this study were in the form of words, sentences, and...

The incidence of injuries to football players continues to increase by two percent every month. The process of healing injuries to athletes takes a long time about 2–3 months, while soccer players follow every match. This causes a lack of player performance due to injury. Prevention efforts are a reference...

Islamic mutual funds are one of the most popular types of investment instruments in the Islamic capital market today. Islamic mutual funds have a market share of 5% or equivalent to USD 178 billion with a total of 1.698 institutions. Saudi Arabia is in the first position with a total Islamic mutual fund...

The mental health of older adults is greatly affected by the pandemic due to the anxiety towards Covid-19 and the reduction in social connectedness. This study focuses on the protective role of Instant Messaging Applications in mitigating the negative effects of Covid-19 anxiety on social connectedness...

Juliatmono - Rober Christanto (YURO) pair won regional election in Karanganyar regency on June 27th 2018. The victory could not be separated from the role of mass media in covering every election stage. Every media has its own views to presents reality. Radar Solo is one of the media that cover YURO...

Patients with chronic renal failure who do hemodialysis can reduce the risk of damage to vital organs due to accumulation of toxic substances in the circulation, but this action does not heal or restore kidney function permanently. Patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis will face various problems,...

Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) known as San Jose scale is one of the most destructive apple pests in the world. San Jose scale damage all parts of the apple crop throughout the year. The research was conducted to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of High-Pressure Water (HPW) to manage...

Research during the pandemic shows that there are many negative impacts during the implementation of online learning, the implementation of hybrid learning is expected to be a solution to solve these problems. The purpose of this study was to test the scale of measurement of student readiness in participating...

The integration of technological advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technology has revolutionized agricultural practices, especially in poultry farming. Traditional chicken farming and incubation methods that rely on human monitoring and control often result in unstable conditions that negatively impact...

This paper developed experimental research on the new 100N bipropellant space rocket engine. The bi-centrifugal swirl injector with high degree of technological maturity, high reliability and properties is used on this engine. The cold flow test, steady-state hot firing, pulse–mode firing, long life...

In Indonesia the management of zakat is regulated in Law No.38 of 1999 which updated Act Number 23 of 2011 on the management of zakat and government regulation No. 14 of 2014 on the implementation of zakat law. Laws on the management of zakat is intended to be organized and zakat management in an organized...

Increased arterial stiffness abnormal ventricular-vascular coupling have increasingly been recognized as playing an important pathophysiologic role in HF, both systolic and with normal ejection fraction. Aim: to assess and compare arterial stiffness, central blood pressure parameters in systolic heart...

This research aim is to describe the ability profile of junior high school teachers in developing high-level thinking questions for science subjects. This research was a quantitative descriptive study of junior high school teachers from Java and Eastern Indonesia. Data was obtained by collecting questions...

The education of prospective Chemistry teachers is faced with the issue of integration of content knowledge, pedagogy and technology (TPACK / technological pedagogical content knowledge ). Prospective teachers are expected to become teachers who are skilled in teaching effectively, mastering material...

This research aims to determine soil fertility in some rubber plantations area. This research is expected to be used as basic information in increasing the production of rubber plants. This research was conducted in Banjar Village, Pandeglang Regency and Wanasalam Village, Lebak Regency, Banten Province....

This study uses the MDA (Multiple Discriminant Analysis) Altman Z-Score to predict the status of financial distress in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2019. MDA Stepwise model is used to prove that the variables used in the MDA Altman Z-Score method are the best variables...

Patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis will face various physical and psychosocial problems. Psychosocial problems include the inability to resume a normal lifestyle, self-reliance in life anxiety, depression, social isolation, loneliness, helplessness, and despair. Renal failure patients should...

The process of cleaning the swallow’s nest is done manually by workers using tongs that are moved by three main fingers, namely the thumb, index finger, and middle finger. This movement is done repeatedly and puts pressure on the median nerve of the wrist, which can cause CTS.CTS is a narrowing of the...

Purpose: It is well known that regular moderate aerobic exercise has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular risk, although the impact of long-term intense aerobic training has not been defined. Aortic stiffness and wave reflections are independent predictors of cardiovascular risk. In this study we assessed...

Investigating the Sustainable Financial Aspect of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Gurat is the goal of this study. The success of MSMEs in managing their finances is seen to be significantly influenced by financial attitudes and financial literacy. This study employs SWOT analysis...

This study aims to analyze the determinants of the success of senior high school students’ learning, which later will be used for the development of demand programs in junior high schools. The determining factors of success referred to in this study are the aspects of academic talent that is measured...

This study investigated effects of 2-month isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO) supplementation on fecal colonic bacterial enzymes, bile acid metabolites, and fecal toxicity in the nursing-home residents. Twelve nursing-home residents (mean age 85.2 1.9 y. o.) participated in the placebo-controlled and diet-controlled...

The operation of property insurance companies is directly related to the healthy and stable development of insurance industry. Based on the operating data of 38 property insurance companies from 2009 to 2014, we observed the change trend of total factor productivity through the Malmquist index. On this...

Palm oil (Elaeisguineensis. Jacq) comodity has a strategic role in the Indonesian economy, mainly as an export commodity that contributes to Indonesia’s foreign exchange income which has provided employment for 4.42 million workers in oil palm plantations in Indonesia. There are 566,972 workers who works...

The issue of organizational management which ran by the Social Security Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial) for Healthcare has come up to mass media with its financial deficit. Some said this is linked to lack of capacity of directors in managing BPJS for Healthcare. President’s intervention...

The research objective is to determine inference of verbal communication based on context analysis and communication event context in public service advertisement. The focus of the research is the inference using context analysis with some categories as follow, personal intepretation, locational intepretation,...

Learning physics in the school often become the scourge of frightening and avoided by the students because it is considered difficult to understand. This case caused the student's interest in learning physics becomes reduced. The way to overcome this case is to create an atmosphere of learning physics...

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) on endothelial function, aortic and carotid stiffness, and wave reflection in a population living in the Chernobyl area at the time of 1986 blast, treated with thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. Methods: 23 subjects (age 26±3 years,...

Background: Vascular load is an important determinant of ventricular function. Understanding the physiologic basis of vascular load is central to the development of new strategies and drugs to treat HF. Aim: to evaluate arterial stiffness, endothelial function, clinical status at baseline and in 6 months...

This research aimed to analyze the Influence of Performance of the apparatus of Local Government, Regional Financial Management, The System of Internal Control, Implementation of Government Accounting Standards, Parliamentary Supervision, and Organizational Culture Implementation of Good Governance....

Background The hemodynamic effects of the vasodilator β-blocker nebivolol may differ from those of a conventional agent. Wave intensity analysis can describe the energy transported by wavefronts in the arterial system in the direction of wave propagation. A non-invasive ultrasound-based technique [1]...

In this era of information explosion, industry research papers contain a large number of information about the current business situation and profit and loss of enterprises, which reflects the credit risk of enterprises from the side, further affecting the objective evaluation of financial institutions...

Simple present tense is one of language features of exposition text studied by senior high school students. However, there are still some difficulties faced by the students in using simple present tense in speaking. The aim of this research is to describe students’ difficulties in using simple present...

Role and function of the Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) and atherosclerotic Plaque (P) in clinical management of cardiovascular risk factors is yet unclear. Cardiovascular Risk Factor Stratification (SCORE) and CIMT with P typing and visualization were assessed in 269 asymptomatic individuals...

Objectives: Anatomical and physiological data on the forearm venous vascular bed is needed to (i) gain insight into the complex arterial and venous remodeling processes after creation of an arterio-venous fistula, and (ii) provide input data for computer models of the forearm vasculature. Methods: Ultrasound...

Windkessel (WK) models have often been used to simulate the arterial circulation. We studied a critical characteristic of WK function, the arterial pressure-decay constant tau, to test whether all arterial regions share the same WK characteristics, which should theoretically be related to arterial stiffness....

Background: There is increasing evidence that central (aortic) blood pressure (BP) may be a more important determinant of cardiovascular risk than brachial BP. Most of actual devices to assess central BP non-invasively are partially operator-dependent, or rely on the detection of the late systolic shoulder...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and a major contributor to the burden of disease worldwide, including Indonesia. The pattern of diseases in Indonesia has undergone become an epidemiological transition over the last two dekade, mainly hypertension and diabetes. Modifiable...

This project focuses on making an eco-friendly composite material using sugarcane bagasse fibers and epoxy resin. The main goal is to study how different fiber-to-resin ratios (8:1, 11:1, and 14:1) affect the strength and stiffness of the final material. The sugarcane bagasse fibers were cleaned, dried,...

The background of this research was writer observation when she did PLMP at Badan Kepegawaian Daerah in Bukittinggi. The result of observation showed that: there still low leader controlling and civil servants performance at there.The aim of this research was get information about the contribution of...

The Mongondow people who live in Bilalang Village are one of the communities that have various ceremonial traditions in their lives. One of the rituals they perform is the Motayok rite. Motayok is a rite related to healing or treating the sick. They combine religious values, myths and legends of their...

Background: Men with CAD have been shown to have abnormal arterial stiffness. Arterial function may change over time, according to treatment; the prognostic value of these changes has not been investigated. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess whether an improvement of lager artery...

Background: According to the 2007 European Society of Hypertension guidelines, measurement of arterial stiffness (AS) is recommended in patients with arterial hypertension (HT). The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) appears to be the “gold standard” for evaluation on vascular changes in these...

Aims. We compared associations between common carotid intima-media thickness(IMT)) and coronary artery calcification(CAC)) and measures of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in 3 ethnic groups. Methods. A community-based sample of 1331 men and women (47%White European (WE), 36% South Asian (SA) and 16% African...

Central blood pressure may be a better predictor of cardiovascular risk than peripheral blood pressure. The central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) can be estimated from the late systolic shoulder of the radial pulse waveform (pSBP2). We compared pSBP2 with cSBP derived by a generalized transfer function...

The period between the start of 2020 and the end of 2022 was a special time that COVID-19 pandemic attacked the whole world and made people struggled a lot. In those three years, Chinese people are asked by government to stay inside once the virus breaking out so that it may decrease the risk of infection....