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Background: Stunting in Indonesia is still a serious problem that needs attention. The prevalence rate of stunting under five in Indonesia is still far above the limit set by WHO. One of the contributing factors is parenting. Psychoeducation in the form of information about parenting and stunting can...

The conservation of the Bali Starling is gaining increasing public attention. The species is becoming increasingly rare, necessitating conservation efforts to prevent extinction. This study aims to examine the development of Bali Starling conservation as a tourist destination. A sample of 100 individuals...

Background: Coronaviruses are a big family that causes illness in both people and animals. The infection control PPE that dentists and dental nurses can employ during the corona virus. It often causes respiratory infections in humans, ranging from the common cold to severe diseases such as MERS and SARS....

Cryptocurrency arbitrage offers profit opportunities through price discrepancies across exchanges, but identifying viable paths is challenging due to the volatility, fees, and complexity of multi-token ecosystems. This work proposes a scalable and interpretable GNN-based framework using GraphSAGE with...

In the last 3 years (2017-2019) the average percentage of the effectiveness of parking fee receipts in the city of Padang is very low, which is only 33.17% per year.This figure should be an early warning for evaluating policies and management of collecting parking levy.This study aims to gain understanding...

Online learning has become an alternative for schools and any other education programs, since the unexpected situation due to the pandemic. Various online tools are provided for this virtual learning. One of the most popular tools used by the teachers is Google Classroom. This research was aimed to determine...

1) Purpose: baby blues syndrome often occurs in postpartum mothers. The prevalence of baby blues syndrome worldwide according to WHO is around 3% to 8%. In Asia, cases of baby blues syndrome are still very high. In Indonesia, it will increase to 70-80% in 2020. The incidence of baby blues syndrome can...

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) are very common spinal fragility fractures affecting the elderly, with an incidence reaching 700,000 elderly per year, affecting up to 25% of individuals over 70 and 50% over 80 years old. These symptoms typically appear in postmenopausal women and men...

The digitization of higher education has changed the academic library environment radically and that means that the talent management strategies are going to be reconsidered in a holistic manner. This paper is based on the research problem of how academic libraries can recruit, train and retain a very...

The live commerce industry has had a significant impact to the world economy in recent years. For Malaysia, the existence of the pandemic has prevented people from going out to shop due to restrictions, resulting in a decrease in the income of various industries. Therefore, this study aims to determine...

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into school management is rapidly gaining attention as a transformative force in 21st-century education. However, its successful adoption depends on the availability of technology, the leadership approaches that guide the process, and the organizational...

Background: Central blood pressure (BP) is a predictor of target organ damage. No previous study addressed the question to what extent central compared with peripheral is related to left ventricular (LV) structure and function in a general population. Methods: In 577 Flemish recruited from the general...

Teachers’ evaluation plays a crucial role in strengthening the learning process and curriculum delivery. In some situations, because of the complicated structure of the feedback proformas or the fear of being identified students might not be able to express themselves honestly. Unstructured and anonymous...

In the early 2020s, Indonesia was shocked by the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) outbreak which struck almost all parts of the world. The Indonesian government spontaneously implemented a policy of learning from home, working from home, and worship at home. All face-to-face activities are diverted online....

Cowpea is an underutilized legume that has been cultivating in Indonesia. But, the availability of cowpea variety is limited. Cowpea breeding program is started with gene source characterization of germplasm. This research aims to study the yield and its supported component variability of cowpea germplasm....

To reduce the carbon foot prints of recycling, reuse of the waste of the CNC industries is the focus of attention. The present research intends to use CNC waste in the polymer composite which reduces the waste in the landfill encourages to the sustainability of the environment. In the present work CNC...

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a major global health and economic challenge. Sacubitril/valsartan, an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), has demonstrated superior clinical efficacy compared to enalapril, but its cost-effectiveness across different economic settings...

Nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a main cause of activity limitations, absenteeism, and high health care expenses. The prevalence of CLBP is estimated at approximately 23%, and activity limitation due to low back pain had been found in 11% to 12% of the population. Low back pain is consistently...

The article uses World Bank methodological approaches to show that the BRICS countries have very significant differences in their level of development, which impact on the share of the extremely poor. Using two key indicators: GNI per capita and human capital index, the author shows that 5 countries...

Currently, the dairy farming industry of the Ural region is undergoing significant changes associated with increasing the intensification of the industry, the creation of large modern livestock complexes, in particular robotic farms, as a result of which, the dairy farming industry occupies a leading...

Online learning that makes learning more engaging and stimulating has long been a part of 21st-century education. This case study explores how online collaborative writing helps to improve EFL students’ writing skills and how students perceive the use of this teaching method. The Saigon International...

The Covid-19 pandemic has made school services done through online learning. Although the development of ICT-based learning has been introduced for a long time, most schools in Indonesia still use conventional methods for its learning process. Therefore, many problems were faced when the Covid-19 pandemic...

During the current pandemic, online learning is one solution to break the chain of spreading the virus. The use of online learning media is needed to support the implementation of online learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the intensity of online learning media used by mathematics teachers...

The habit of farmers selling crops with a slash system is a practice of buying and selling carried out by wholesalers by buying agricultural products before entering the harvest period. The practice of buying and selling without perfect use sometimes causes the unclear amount of the goods sold, to cause...

The issue of gender was growing along with the number of information media that makes gender a significant problem in the 21st-century era. The 21st-century has consequences on collaboration between men and women in terms of improving performance in every sector of work. However, the issue of gender...

Urban waste management remains one of the most persistent challenges in developing cities, particularly in Indonesia, where rapid urbanization and population growth have significantly increased solid waste generation. Makassar City, as a metropolitan hub in eastern Indonesia, produces approximately 950...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping tourism marketing by generating personalized content that influences consumer decision-making at every stage of the travel journey. With the rise of generative AI tools such as chatbots, virtual travel assistants, and algorithm-driven recommendations,...

Background: Patients with psoriatic arthritis are at high cardiovascular risk. Marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of marine n-3 PUFA on cardiac autonomic function and vascular function in...

[Objective] To describe the psychological well-being and analyze relevant factors among the left-behind elderly in ethnic Miao villages. [Methods] A cross sectional survey was conducted with a structured questionnaire among the 192 left-behind elderly at the age of 60 or older in July 2011 in three Miao...

Introduction: Although pulse wave velocity (PWV), a proxy of arterial stiffness, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular complications, it is confounded by blood pressure (BP) and heart rate at the time of examination. Furthermore, establishing whether an artery behaves stiffer or less stiff does not...

Early Childhood Education (ECE) learning evaluation refers to the evaluation of early aged-children' developmental achievement. This is pivotal to measure developmental achievement during and after the learning activity is conducted. From the previous study shown that teacher faced various problems to...

The ease of recording financial transactions and providing financial reports digitally is also provided by various accounting applications or software. The accounting application facilitates the input process, offers faster and more accurate data processing, and complete output. Accounting applications...

The purpose of this study is to describe the teacher’s perception of the task of compiling and analyzing HOTS questions. A quantitative approach with this type of descriptive research. The sample was determined by using area quota non proportional random sampling technique. The instrument used in data...

Currently, the country that excels in mathematics is China based on PISA results. This caused researchers to be moved to find out more about the Chinese mathematics curriculum. The purpose of this study is to compare the Chinese mathematics education curriculum with the Indonesian mathematics education...

Adverse drug reactions can increase morbidity and mortality in hospitals and the community. Monitoring the incidence of adverse drug reactions can prevent or reduce the harm experienced by patients and can improve public health. Pharmacists have an important role in drug monitoring, starting from the...

This study investigates the integration of multimodal learning platforms in enhancing students’ English grammar knowledge in an EFL context. The research aimed to compare the effectiveness of two digital platforms—WhatsApp (WA) and Google Classroom (GC)—in supporting grammar instruction through multimodal...

Although the Nepalese Army’s regular infantry troops are the tools of disaster response their competency at times becomes questionable. Their disaster response’s soft skill knowledge, technical skill knowledge and preparedness activities along with the perception of senior army officers have been analyzed....

Republic of Indonesia has conducted tax reforms repeatedly through government policies issuance, either by law or government regulations. This research aims to identify factors affecting the government to issue the policies in taxation fields. The factors observed and tested include Government Spending,...

China, Japan and South Korea are the most important economies in Asia. Trade liberalization among the three countries can bring regional economic synergy and rapid development. After the signing of the RCEP agreement in November 2020, China, Japan and South Korea entered a closer stage of trade cooperation,...

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is heart valve(s) damage as a long-term complication of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF). The ARF is preventable and the global mortality of RHD has significantly decreased due to the treatment advances. However, with the increase of patients’ survival rate, it causes more children...

The Taipa Ferry Port is a commercial port that is very important in connecting Sulawesi Island with Kalimantan Island via waterways. The process of purchasing tickets at the Taipa Ferry Port still uses the manual method by queuing and waiting for a long time at the port counter, because the method is...

The socioeconomic conditions of coastal communities play a critical role in shaping resource utilization patterns, which directly impact the sustainability of conservation areas. In Rote Ndao, understanding the livelihoods coastal community is essential for developing effective management strategies...

Objectives: Several studies have observed that altered endothelial function is involved in the development of stress-induced hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic social stress (crowding) on endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of the superior mesenteric artery...

Background: Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is a measure of arterial stiffness which predicts cardiovascular risk independently of blood pressure. Local PWV can be measured non-invasively in the ascending aorta of adults by means of Ultrasound (US), using successive recordings of Diameter (D) and the velocity...

Background: Hemoglobinopathies represent a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia (SA). Reports suggest that their higher prevalence is not evenly distributed in SA. Regional differences were studied in sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia and their at-risk marriages using national data. Methods:...

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine associations between deaths owing to terrorism, civil war, and one-sided violence from 1994–2000 and substance use disorder disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Methods: The relationship between terrorism, and related violence and substance use...

The objective of this study regards with the issue that Indonesia is facing about tax revenue. Currently, Indonesia does not achieve the tax revenue target. Thus make the tax authority more focuses on tax payer compliance by encouraging voluntary compliance through increased trust to increase tax revenue....

The Silk Road Economic Belt routes covers more than 60 countries and regions accounting for 30 per cent of Global GDP and world’s merchandise up to 35 per cent. By 2050, SREB routes aims to contribute 80 per cent of Global GDP growth and will advances three billion more people into middle class from...

The selected study area belongs to southwest part of Mizoram constituting north-east India. The whole region is in limelight due to its presence of considerable toxic element contamination in different water sources including neighboring states of Assam, Manipur, Tripura and also Bangladesh. Drinking...

Reading is supposed to be an activity frequently performed by university students. However, not all students are fond of reading, particularly in the digital era. This study aims to identify students’ reading literacy both in their family and their campus and determine whether campus library maximally...