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It has been proven that aortic pulse wave velocity (aoPWV) the measure of arterial stiffness is a strong and independent predictor of both cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Beyond the “gold standard” cfPWV brachial-ankle PWV (baPVW) measurement has been accepted for assessing arterial stiffness...

In this paper, we propose a placement method for island-style FPGAs. This me-thod consists of three steps: recursive bi-partition with terminal propagation con-sideration, minimum-cost flow initial placement and low temperature simulated annealing optimization. Unlike the traditional partitioning-based...

To implement the new May decrees of the Russian president, a significant breakthrough in the social and economic development of our country will require huge financial resources - more than 35 trillion rubles over the next 6 years. The state budget does not yet have sufficient funds, so the new government...

In essence, instructional leadership is a principal leadership model that emphasizes efforts to improve instructional quality. Therefore, the principal must be present in all school programs related to instructional. This research aims to determine the dimensions and behaviors carried out by school principals...

We compared antioxidant activity and biological compounds of ginseng root extractions between ultrasound (US) and microwave extraction (ME). The maximum total ginsenoside content of ginseng root extraction was 27.53mg/g under the ultrasound conditions of 60?"? for 2h (50 kHz, powder 250W). It was higher...

The application of nanoparticles has been widely used in the oil and gas industry research activities. In this study, the magnetic molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) was synthesized from molybdenum disulphide. The magnetic MoS2 were then characterized by FTIR, XRD, BET and particle size analyzer. Then, rheometer...

Penajam Paser Utara (PPU), an Indonesian land for rural and urban areas, has gained attention as the proposed location for the country’s new capital city (Ibu Kota Nusantara/IKN). PPU has a unique socio-cultural environment presenting a blend of traditional rural values and urban influences. The uniqueness...

Wage disparity has been more apparent since 2015, causing anxiety among employees and employers. Therefore, a strategic policy in wage governance is required as the solution to address the issue. The current wage discretion policy was made by the governor through the Decree of the Governor of East Java...

Activated carbons(AC) were produced by chemical activation with potassium hydroxide(KOH) at 800oC from chars that were carbonized from reedy grass leaves at 450oC in N2 atmosphere and their characteristics were investigated. The effects of activation temperature, duration time and impregnation time were...

Background: An efficient public health workforce is necessary for improving and maintaining the health of population and such a workforce can be prepared through proper educational programs and trainings. Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the needs in the public health education programs,...

Research to study the effect of temperature and sulfonation time on the preparation of Methyl Ester Sulfonate (MES) surfactant using CPO-based Methyl Ester (ME) as raw material has been carried out. The temperature was varied 80 oC, 90 oC and 100 oC; while the observation time is carried out every 1...

This study aims at explaining how the strategy of the Education Board of Bandung in placing school principals in order to improve the quality of education. The background of this research is that each school principal has different competencies and leadership styles. Not all principals are able to master...

This paper shows that a “shared knowledge” is an important aspect for supervisor-international student’s relation for master level. Indeed, Conversation Analysis method is not designed to understand physiological issues on international students’ problems and pressure, but the Conversation Analysis excerpts...

Human creative very be required for building a family and development nation. A creativity that is defined as something process and in sense product that a dimension individual. Person creative that have the characteristics of the smooth (Fluency), flexibility (Flexibility), original (Originality), decomposition...

The activated carbon (AC) electrodes were prepared by a two-step microwave-induced CO2 activation of OPS using bed temperature as control parameter. The electrochemical properties of the AC electrodes were investigated at room temperature by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD)...

Purpose: This study assessed whether perinatal factors were associated with breast cancer among Hispanics, a group with fairly low incidence rates of breast cancer. Methods: Data were used from a case–control study of breast cancer among Hispanics aged 30–79 conducted between 2003 and 2008 on the Texas–Mexico...

This study focuses on the traditional communication model of traditional leaders in the indigenous tribe 'Kasepuhan Cisungsang', namely an indigenous tribal community, in Banten Province, the westernmost part of the island of Java in Indonesia. The 'Kasepuhan Cisungsang' indigenous tribe has existed...

A natural bentonite from Indonesia was activated with 1 % of fluoride acid. In characterizing the activated and raw clay samples, XRD, BET and infrared spectroscopy were utilized. Bleached oil was analysed to find out peroxide value content, the percentage of colour reduction (%CR), acid value as well...

The porous carbon materials were prepared by the following processes of evaporation induction self-assembly (EISA), thermal polymerization process and calcination step at high temperature with the nano-zinc oxide as a hard template and phenol resin as carbon source. The as-prepared porous carbon materials...

In recent years, financial fraud phenomena have become increasingly prevalent in the market. Therefore, exploring the motivations behind financial fraud and establishing effective prevention mechanisms has emerged as a critical research topic in both theoretical and practical circles. The GONE theory...

Principals and teachers need to know what is really happening in the classroom in their school area. The principal and teacher must be well acquainted with all their students, guardians of students, and the community around the school. The purpose of this study is to create a model of learning supervision...

This study aims to describe (1) the affixation process in language of Dayak Tunjung, (2) the reduplication process in language of Dayak Tunjung, and (3) the composition process in language of Dayak Tunjung. The results of this study are expected to provide clear information for speakers and as a contribution...

As one of the most important macroeconomic factors, the unemployment rate has played a significant role in individuals’ decision-making and policy-making processes. This paper primarily analyzes unemployment rates and is dedicated to unveiling the connections between regions, years, and unemployment...

This study has been developed for the synthesis of hydroxyapatite using low-cost dolomite material. We investigated the influence of calcination temperature and feed gases on the decomposition of raw dolomite, and the relation between the calcination temperature and the phosphorus affinity. Also, the...

The purpose of this study is to examine whether recommendation quality can predict customer loyalty, a) recommendation quality; b) perceived serendipity can predict decision satisfaction, decision satisfaction can predict customer loyalty, and decision satisfaction can mediate the prediction of a) recommendation...

Mathematical achievement of the students in Indonesia is low and it can be seen in PISA and TIMSS. Mathematics is one of the subjects that require higher order thinking skills, such as metacognition. This research was conducted to find out the correlation between attitudes toward mathematics and metacognitive...

Four year overseas studies and Chinese background made me be aware of the presence of many misconceptions in the understanding of Chinese business, tradi-tional culture and education. Certain the-ories related to politics or military like “thick face, black heart” and “Sun Tzu on the art of war” are...

“Things are me, and I am the things” is the universe view theory that human is an integral part of nature or the identity of objects and self. It determines that Confucianism and Taoism have become the basis of philosophy and aesthetics in Chinese traditional art, and form a unique freehand artistic...

A series of V2O5-CeO2/TiO2-SnO2 catalysts were prepared with different CeO2 content to investigate the effect of Ce modification for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3. The obtained samples were characterized by BET, XRD, HRTEM,H2-TPR and FT-IR. The catalytic test was also investigated on a fixed...

Background and objectives: From the literature it is evident that increased oxidative stress is integral in the development of cardiovascular disease. We therefore aimed to compare glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) activity between black and white Africans, and to investigate...

One organosilicon company in Jiangxi province used the major processes including iron-carbon micro-electrolytic processes-Fenton-anaerobic-aerobic-coagulation treatment processes to treat the wastewater from organosilicon production. The basis of technique selection, technological processes, technological...

The Activated charcoal - AC is a carbonaceous material with high carbon content in its structure, it can be obtained from biomaterials such as: coconut shell, wood, bamboo, etc. Its pores are highly developed, have high adsorption capacity and have a microcrystalline form capable of selectively purifying...

Subclinical mastitis is a common and economically significant disease affecting dairy cattle. Staphylococcus sp. found as one of the most frequently major causative agents. The resistance of Staphylococcus sp. against antibiotics on subclinical mastitis cases has not been reported quite frequently. The...

Forehand drive is a way of making a shot which the ball must be hit using the palm of the hand holding the bet facing forward. It requires exercise to be executed properly. Thus, the purpose of study was to develop forehand drive exercise model in table tennis game. The method used Research and Development...

Audiences are exposed to more and more TV commercials of luxury goods, including perfumes. This paper analyzes TV commercials of female perfumes and fragrances from four luxury brands, namely Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Lanc"me and EstŽe Lauder. By using content analysis method, This study discusses...

This paper is based on an ongoing research concerning Wingit in Javanese architecture and interior. Wingit is a Javanese concept associated with unseen spirits, and therefore regarded as a trace of animist-dynamist belief. However, in this research, Wingit is regarded as a concept related to aesthetics...

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...

Background: The metabolic signature associated with subclinical diastolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in the general population is unknown. Objectives: This population study aimed at identifying a specific profile of circulating me-tabolites associated with asymptomatic diastolic LV dysfunction. Methods:...

The article aims to give a theoretical justification and experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of the program promoting positive attitudes toward a healthy lifestyle in adolescents in the context of extracurricular education. Research methods. The leading research method is a pedagogical experiment...

The high number of active and passive smokers is one of the public health issues in Indonesia. To address the prevalence of passive smoking cases, the Ministry of Health has implemented the Smoke-Free Zones (SFZs) policy, particularly in hospitals, under the joint regulation of the Minister of Health...

Accounting is often regarded as a frozen figure. While, most of the accounting steps involve human element, but often being overlooked. In contrast with neoclassical economics assumptions, human behavior is not able to be predicted by a simple mathematical formula. The feeling and emotion often take...

This research is motivated by the importance of the existence of administrative staff in a school. Therefore, their work behavior needs attention. The purpose of this study is to obtain information and describe general work behavior, and about work discipline of Junior High School Administrative Staff....

The cases of sexual crime are high in Indonesia. In Semarang, the cases are 52% of child abuse cases. This is because children do not get enough sexuality education, including how to protect themselves from sex crime. The children’s skills in protecting themselves from sex crimes will help them to act...

In this paper, we proposed a new pipelined ISR-ANT ME design to further shorten the critical path of the ISR-ANT ME circuit [1], which can make it operate in a lower operating voltage. The proposed design is very simple, which only needs to insert the pipelined register to cut the critical path of ISR-ANT...

This research is a descriptive research by using qualitative analysis to describe the behavior of heads in addressing the authority possessed with regard to the implementation of regional autonomy. Data unearthed from the informant who exposed the non-policy job by the Mayor. Field of thiese results...

Multimodal communication can simply be defined as communication through modes such as pictures, gestures, sign languages, and such. Photographs are relevant to literary studies because they too can narrate. Photographs can perform as unreliable narrators, drawing fuzzy borders between reality and imagination...

Purpose: Delirium is a frequent occurrence amongst Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, but studies on its causes are sparse and its risk factors vary from disease to disease. Here, in this study, an attempt was made to investigate the factors associated with the prognosis of delirium in the ICU. Methods:...

Visible-light responsive photocatalyst BiVO4 were synthesized by simple precipitation method, following by calcination process. The phase structure, morphology, specific surface area and optical absorption properties of as-synthesized BiVO4 were characterized by XRD, SEM, BET, UV-Vis DRS and FTIR, respectively....

Latent heat storage using phase change materials (PCM) provides thermal energy storage systems with high storage capacities in small temperature ranges. Most of the PCM used in applications undergo a phase change from solid to liquid and vice versa storing heat in repeated melting and crystallization...

The demographic data stated the huge number of Indonesian students, it is around 49,186,236 students. It makes Indonesia becomes the 7th largest in the world. With this huge number, if the students are educated through a standardized education system, developing 21st century skill students (4C; critical,...