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It is known that main drawbacks of KNN classifier are related to the need for keeping all the training prototypes. Although there are several approaches capable to significantly reduce the size of the case base, they damage the classification accuracy. We propose a novel fuzzy approach capable to significantly...

The objective of this study was to identify Vibrio parahaemolyticus by HPLC, a simple, rapid, and reliable HPLC method. For the HPLC methods, an established for the fingerprints of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was performed on Strict extraction and reversed-phase HPLC conditions. An Agilent C18(4. 6 mm ×25...

The prevalence of upper tract infection / ARI in primary schools is 15% in 2019. Currently, upper respiratory infections cause most students to be absent from school compared to other disease factors. One of the most important causes of ARI is hand hygiene; therefore, washing hands using soap is the...

The research purposes were to analyze land use’s effect on soil physical properties and measure several lands’ soil quality index in the Bulili plateau. Its conducted on three types of land use consisted of a mixed plantation, maize plantation, and forest. Soil sampling at each type of land use was carried...

Scaffolding, as one of the structured-teaching learning strategies on language skills, has been developed worldwide including in Indonesian context. This paper investigates the effect of using scaffolding to enhance reading comprehension of ninth-grade students in SMP Negeri 04 Batu, East Java, Indonesia....

The use of contraceptive methods, such as hormonal contraception need to consider various factors, starting from health status and side effects that will arise during its use. Long use of hormonal contraception closely related with the occurrence health problems experienced by women of childbearing age...

Background: The body image of a person's genitalia is pathologically distorted in Koro syndrome. The acute anxiety that comes with the beliefs that the genitalia would shrink and withdraw into the stomach, ultimately causing death, characterizes this dysphoria. The illness has been regarded as an...

Owing to revolutionary technological advancements and exceptional experimental data, particularly in the area of image analysis and processing, artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning has lately become widely popular buzzword. This opportunity has been taken by medical specialties where imaging...

The baby’s skin is very sensitive, so it is prone to infection or suffering from allergies or fungi and bacteria. Skin disorders that often occur in babies are characterized by the appearance of prickly heat, irritation, diaper rash, or eczema. The prevalence of diaper rash in infants aged 0–12 months...

Oxy-fuel combustion is an important development direction of combustion technology, and the key technology to reduce the cost of flue gas purification is the reduction of denitration cost. Based on the experiments and simulation process with Aspen Plus of pressure denitrification process, the reaction...

Indonesia has 12% or about 3 million infertile couples. Only half of that amount can be helped according to desire. 30% of these infertile partners are male as a cause in infertile couples. And there is a tendency for a meaningful increase. Almost every couple in the world wants a child, but unfortunately...

This study aims to determine factors influencing performance assessment of road infrastructure and design proposals for non-toll road performance and sustainability assessment models. As of now, the existing assessment is limited to the construction of new roads and road improvements. It also still needs...

Purpose of this study is to identify the effectiveness of self-monitoring training through peer education to improve life satisfaction for college students through peer education. This study uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method. Participants in the study were 30 students of Universitas...

The effect of adding Mahogany leaves as a source of tannins in feed on nutrient intake and digestibility in merino sheep was determined in this study. This study used 12 male sheep with an average body weight of 30 to 35 kg. They were confined in individual cages and given feed two times a day. To separate...

This study aims to describe the process and results of using the WhatsApp application as a medium for assisting in writing popular articles for students at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to support their literacy development. The subjects of this study were 180 twelfth grade students of MAN 1...

In designing an AC control system, the designer usually faces two conflicting problems: convenient and saving problem. Sometimes the occupants of the room want to be cooler but it does not meet the standard of comfort. The consequence of setting a very low temperature will force the air conditioner to...

Alkali-activated materials, renowned for their cost-effectiveness and environmentally friendly characteristics, are emerging as promising alternatives to conventional cement-based materials in the construction sector. This study formulates a tailored alkali-activated mortar (AAM) by integrating waste...

This study aims to examine the intermediality of collective memory of the September 1965 event on the Spotify platform. Intermediality is a concept that explains the relationship and interaction between various media in works of art, literature, films, podcasts, or other forms of cultural expression....

Objective: To evaluate and explore the benefits of dark chocolate in young healthy adults. Methods: Randomized study in 30 healthy participants aged 18 to 27 years. Half of the participants ingested a 20 g dose of low cocoa chocolate (LCC:∼55%; 12,61 ± 1,35 mg equivalent of epichatequin/g) and the others...

Purpose: The ejection duration (ED) is an important indicator of ventricular function as well as ventriculo-arterial coupling. Thus, the non-invasive oscillometric determination of ED from arterial pressure waves could enhance methods of pulse wave analysis. The aim of this work was to test and to validate...

To optimize irrigation and provide a technical guide on agricultural production, the water-saving irrigation meteorological grading indexes of different development stages of maize were built in this paper, based on the principle of farmland water balance, the theories of insufficient irrigation and...

No holistic approach is available to teach programming subjects, especially for novices. The current practice involves guiding the students to become the users of a programming language or tools. This study explores an alternative approach to teaching programming subjects. The students have to learn...

This research aims to know the construction of social reality, which can be understood from the reasons, motives, and the concept itself the subject researched. Researchers using qualitative research methods with the phenomenological approach, i.e. an approach in how the world experiences the perpetrator...

This study aims to analyze the need for developing a deep learning model based on the Eco-STEAM approach integrated with edutainment media to improve elementary school students’ computational thinking (CT) skills in mathematics learning. The research was conducted in six public elementary schools in...

Physical assessment is one of the nursing competencies required of nursing students. The accuracy of physical assessments is the key to success in the implementation of nursing care. Many learning media can be used to deliver and understand physical assessment; one of them is audio-visual learning (videos)....

The mangroves in Langsa are a vital asset with economic and ecological value, supporting coastal communities and preserving habitats. Sustainable management is crucial due to their dual role. This research assesses water quality in Langsa’s mangrove forests using Sentinel-2 imagery focusing on TSS, temperature,...

The digital and inclusive advantages of digital inclusive finance, an emerging business, have contributed to high-quality economic growth, and energy transition has led a vital role in this process, but few articles have examined the association among digital financial inclusion, energy transition and...

Electronic nose technology has shown great potential in medical diagnosis and industrial monitoring by simulating the biological olfactory mechanism, but its industrialization has been constrained by the fragmentation of algorithms and mechanisms for a long time. This paper systematically analyzes the...

Objectives: To investigate the associations of walking (steps/day) with sarcopenic obesity (SO) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in older adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 297 older adults aged ≥65 years (mean age 72, ranged 65–95). Walking was assessed using an accelerometer...

The flipped classroom can be a solution to teach English in this digital era especially in teaching writing for students in senior high school. By applying a flipped classroom, the English teachers have a lot of time to interact with the students in the classroom because of the materials sent through...

The aim of this study is to develop an electronic portfolio assessment within a cybernetic approach to enhance students’ critical thinking skills related to salt hydrolyzed materials. The method used consists of three 4-D phases. The participants of this study were 30 MIPA 11th grade. The developed portfolio...

This study addresses the use of body positive in the content of Peruvian brands such as Sicurezza and Capittana, where we seek to know the perceptions of women between 20 and 30 years old who follow the accounts of these brands on Instagram about the management of diversity and inclusion in fashion....

Background: It has been proved that Berberine(BR) can improve endothelial function recently. However, the underlying mechanisms about the effect of berberine on endothelial function are not completely clear. The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells(EPC) are involved in the...

Background: Autonomic dysfunction, with increased sympathetic activity at rest has been reported in obese individuals. Indices of blood pressure variability (BPV) and baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) can provide insight into aspects of autonomic function, particularly following an aerobic exercise bout. Purpose:...

Objectives: Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is indicative of vascular stiffening of the central arterial tree. Aortic stiffness is a key risk factor for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Following acute (24-hour) sleep deprivation, healthy adults exhibit an increase...

Goat farming produced environmental pollution from livestock waste. On the other hand, the waste has economic value after being processed into compost. The farmers should not only be able to grow the goat but also process the waste into compost. The study aimed to analyze the influence of duration being...

Microwave drying is a dehydration process that is often used to preserve a food or material. In this study, sea bass leathers were dried by microwave technique. In order to improve the productivity, the microwave energy was applied to decrease the drying time. The sea bass leathers were dried to the...

The federal, state and local governments constitute the administrative structure of the United States. At the foundation of the nation, the administrative power was mainly concentrated at the state and local level, but the authority of the federal government had strengthened over the 30-year period since...

Air traveler require high reliability time to reach airport, especially for traveler with connecting flight. The airport access may not have an exclusive lane to support the reliability time. Therefore, this research attempted to make a map of the travel time to the airport from districts in airport...

The globalization of medical research and global health’s increasing popularity worldwide have resulted in greater geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of studies published in the scientific literature. Yet the geographic distribution, authorship representation, and subject trends among Low-/Low-Middle-Income...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of flower, stem, and tuber of Polianthes tuberosa L against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes. Method: The extraction was conducted by a maceration method using different polarity of solvent (n-hexane,...

This article aims to design a model of waqf to address the education gap in Indonesia. Using a qualitative-normative approach involving literature analysis and in-depth discussions with pesantren practitioners, academics, and administrators, the study recognizes pesantren as a significant educational...

In the transportation system, security and safety are highly prioritized as a form of providing good services. Such as arranging and handling vehicle cargo on board. However, the procedures for transporting and fastening vehicles on board the KMP.Mutis ship operating at Tanjung Kalian Port on the Tanjung...

The purpose of this study was to develop the High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) instrument for the comprehensive examination of students of the Cosmetology Education Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Medan State University, which was applied through a Computer Based Test (CBT). Students of the Cosmetology...

The purpose of formative assessment tools usage is mainly to assess learning outcomes easily and quickly in an English classroom. Socrative is one of the students’ response system applications that can be used for formative assessment. Socrative is an online platform and it is really simple to use. This...

Objective: To investigate if invasively measured aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is accurately estimated by non-invasive methods purporting to assess it. Methods: One-hundred and two patients (30% female, age 65 ± 13 years) planned to undertake coronary angiography were evaluated with the following...

Rock mass are naturally occurring construction materials which are subjected to in-situ stresses. In-situ stresses occur due to the weight of overburden and tectonic stresses. Prior knowledge of in-situ stresses is important before aligning the longitudinal structures in rock mass such as tunnels and...

The purpose of the study: to identify the features of psychological safety of specialists in shift work organization in the North and South of the Russian Federation. Samples: 1) 68 shift workers of diamond production in the Far North at the age of 26 to 59 years, the experience of the shift method in...

Hypercholesterolemia is a symptom that shows an increase in cholesterol levels in the blood and can cause atherosclerosis which is a major factor for cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease. Quail eggs are one of the foods that contain high cholesterol. Cholesterol content in quail eggs...

The problem of this research is the absence of data of gross motor skill of light Intellectual disability at Elementary School’s in Padang. The research method used is descriptive quantitative approach. The population of this study was 38 population SLB in Padang City. The study used the cluster technique...