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The ratio index finger length (2D) to ring finger length (4D) or digit ratio 2D:4D is a trait of sexual dimorphism. The prenatal testosterone influences the digit ratio 2D:4D since the growth of the fetus in the womb. High levels of prenatal testosterone will affect the development of finger which is...

Yuanye, written by Ji Cheng, a gardening master in the Ming Dynasty, is the first theoretical monograph in China to systematically summarize gardening practices. It constructs an oriental gardening system that integrates natural philosophy, the methodology of ″Ingenious Contextual Borrowing (巧于因借)″,...

This study investigates the stability and mechanical performance of a lattice-type high-pile cap foundation for an STT323 tower crane in soft soil conditions at a Shanghai office complex. The foundation, elevated 10 m with a 5.5 m×5.5 m cap, employs lattice columns (cross-sectional side length: 480 mm)...

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...

[Purpose] To study the component change of urine crystallites with different sizes in the urines of calcium oxalate (CaOx) calculi patients and healthy controls with placement time. [Methods] A combination of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), fast Fourier transformation (FFT),...

This study aims to explain the relationship between variable relevance value, timeliness and conservatism to asymmetry information. The population in this study is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2015 with a sample selected by purposive sampling of 23 companies....

This research aimed at developing chemistry interactive media based on mobile learning on oxidation-reduction reaction and also at finding out the quality of the media that have developed. The instructional media developed by using Warsita models; design, production and evaluate. Products were validated...

Starch/lactic acid graft copolymer was attempted in situ grafting reaction of lactic grafting starch via the catalysis of hydrochloric acid. The graft copolymers of Starch and PLA had been synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction(XRD), and scanning...

Nicodemi and Prisco recently proposed a model for X-chromosome inactivation in mammals, explaining this phenomenon in terms of a spontaneous symmetry-breaking mechanism [Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 (2007) 108104]. Here we provide a mean-field version of their model.

This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 2 Kotapinang which aimed to determine the level of critical thinking skills of students (1) grade X at SMA Negeri 2 Kotapinang; (2) level of scientific literacy skills of grade X students in SMA Negeri 2 Kotapinang (3) scientific literacy of grade X students...

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 recently enacted Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20/2023 on the State Civil Apparatus revokes the authority of the Commission of the State Civil Apparatus, which was previously responsible for monitoring the adherence to merit system and ethical standards of conduct within the state civil...

This study examines the influence of Net Profit Margin (NPM), Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC), and Free Cash Flow (FCF) on Company Value, with Company Size and Dividend Payout Ratio as moderating variables. The research focuses on Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies listed on the Indonesia Stock...

Dyspepsia can be caused by eating and drinking habits such as consuming spicy food, excessive acidity, alcoholic drinks, carbonated and caffeinated beverages like coffee, smoking, stress, Helicobacter pylori infection, use of certain drugs, and a history of diseases (gastritis and stomach ulcers), all...

This study focuses on the impact of digitization level on firms’ substantive green innovation capability, using data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2013 to 2023. The results show that firms’ digitization level has a significant impact on substantive green innovation, and this finding remains...

As a core province in Central China and a key node of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Hubei Province faces structural challenges such as lagging transformation of traditional industries and insufficient cultivation of emerging industries. The digital economy has become a core pillar for its industrial...

Banking risk assessment is essential to maintaining financial stability, complying with regulations, and preventing bad debts. Effective risk management helps banks maintain customer and investor trust, avoid bankruptcy, and maintain profitability. Well-managed risks also allow banks to diversify their...

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:...

With respect to the current situation of logistics industries, the data synchronization technique in embedded mobile database design is researched. The focuses is on the establishment and maintenance of server databases, so as to solve the problems, like the date acquisition in data synchronization and...

The aim of the paper was to study the effects of Polyphenolic extract from involucres of Castanea mollissima Blume (PICB) on IEC-6 cell proliferation and growth and antioxidant status. The IEC-6 heat stress model was established and IEC-6 cells of control group and heat stress group were treated with...

Aiming at practical situations, multiple tasks may be because the location is relatively concentrated, leading users will choose, is a consideration of these tasks jointly issued together package. In such case, the pricing model of how to modify the front, to the final completion of the mission and what's...

Emotional labor is an emotional management strategy carried out by employees who interact face to face or communicate directly with customers. This topic is crucial when emotional labor affects the work results of both individual and company performances. Job satisfaction and turnover intentions are...

Because of its ultra-high strength, press hardening steel and hot stamped parts are widely used in the reinforcement and lightweight structure of car bodies. At present, there are hydrogen embrittlement barriers in PHS1500~PHS2000 materials with coating and PHS1800~PHS2000 materials without coating....

Madura beach has a diverse ecosystem and biota, one of them is bivalves. Bivalves are invertebrates that have special characteristics, which are two valves. Ethnoscience is a part of science that correlates the indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge. This study aimed at identifying the ethnoscience...

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) was used to assess the link between P-wave velocity and engineering parameters in weathered limestone near Batu Caves, Selangor. This study specifically investigated the relationship between ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and rock uniaxial compressive strength, utilizing...

This study investigates the influence of spiritual intelligence (SI) on green entrepreneurial intentions (GEI), focusing on the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and the moderating role of gender among final-year business students in Sri Lanka. Anchored in Self-Determination Theory...

This paper aims to improve the performance of partial least squares regression, and then, improve efficiency of its implementation. In this paper we provide a novel derivation based on optimization for the partial least squares (PLS) algorithm. The derivation shows that only one of either the X- or the...

Gas sensors based on raw multi-wall carbon nanotubes (raw MWNTs) and functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs-x) were fabricated on the chromium-silver-gold microelectrode chips by dielectrophoresis process. The positive dielectrophoresis was observed for the particles of carbon nanotubes. The...

Cloud point extraction was used with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) as a pre-concentration step prior to UV-vis spectrophotometer determination of trace amounts of manganese in water samples. The process is based upon the formation of Mn( )/PAN complexes soluble in a micellar phase composed by the...

In this work symmetric positive definite matrices with non-negative entries will be characterized by using the Yager's family of t-norms. It can always be assumed that such an n X n matrix corresponds to a reflexive and symmetric fuzzy relation A on a set of cardinality n and then A is positive definite...

Social support is one of the factor that can affect personality hardiness. The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the role of social support for hardiness personality in female lecturers. The populations in this study were all female lecturers at the University of X. The research subjects...

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder in the form of an unusual increase in children's activities and tends to be excessive. This is characterized by various complaints of feeling restless, unable to be quiet, unable to sit quietly and always leaving a permanent...

This study aims to determine the state and influence of Organizational Communication and Non-Physical Work Environment on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) both partially and simultaneously at the Language Faculty of State University x in Bandung. The research method used in this research is...

This study aims to explore the diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in the Nogosari River and study the physico-chemical parameters. The research sample was taken using a plot with a purposive random sampling method. Each station is installed 3 plots and each Plot measuring 1m x 1m. Data analysis...

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the use of MATLAB and Simulink SimScape functions and toolboxes to model and evaluate key properties of an engineering system. In this case, it was a parcel delivery drone. The drone is assembled from four electric motors, propellers, a battery, four structural-bearing...

A significant share of contemporary large-scale offences in Indonesia (e.g., mining, oil and gas, and public infrastructure) are committed collectively through organized assets and coordinated decision-making within or among corporations. While the old Criminal Code did not clearly and expressly regulate...

The portable generator is a type of power supply system that contains a battery to maintain power to provide power to electronics in the event of a power surge or outage. This paper presents energy management system for a portable generator uninterruptible power supply using LiFePO4 battery and smart...

This study investigates the impact of China’s Environmental Protection Tax (EPT), implemented in 2018 as a quasi-natural experiment replacing the pollution discharge fee, on high-quality enterprise development. Utilizing a difference-in-differences (DID) model with panel data from listed companies on...

Vascular calcification (VC) is linked to post-transplant cardiovascular events in the long term. We aimed to evaluate whether pretransplant chest X-ray based aortic arch calcification (AoAC) or pulse wave velocity measurement can better predict post- transplant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events,...

This study is research qualitative, to contribute to learning media development in SMK Negeri 1 Palembang. The multimedia is in the form of accounting comics with accounting cycle materials for class X. Comics are made in comic books and animated videos that can be accessed through web blogs. This research...

Cavity sound pressure level is a very important measure when dealing with the design of resonator based power generating sound absorbers and sound diffusers. This paper presents results from experimental study of the performance of the second generation iARG-X2 power generating Helmholtz resonator. The...

This study aims to determine the feasibility level of local wisdom-based physics learning module in high school physics learning and determine the effectiveness of local wisdom-based physics learning module in increasing the students’ representation ability in high school physics learning. This research...

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)...

This study aims to determine the business strategy used in increasing sales of snail chips at PT.X based on quadrants. The research method used was observation and interviews to get information about the company’s Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat to the workforce at PT. X. From each item,...

Stabilization of satellite attitude is the most important thing that should always be maintained during orbit. A model of satellite stillness controllers fairly stable against interference and simple has been developed. This is evidenced by testing models to control motion on the Z-axis. A Proportional...

Based on CNKI and WOS source documents, this paper uses scientific metrological methods to conduct a visual analysis of domestic and foreign industrial collaboration research from 2014 to 2023. It also uses the keyword co-occurrence in Citespace visualization software to explore the hot changes and development...

Rapid technological advances have made it easier for students to study flexibly. E-comic has been proven as an effective learning medium at various levels of education. The purpose of this research is to produce appropriate learning media for momentum and impulse material. In addition, this study also...

This conceptual study examined the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) self-efficacy on attitudes and intentions to adopt AI among human resource (HR) practitioners in Malaysian HR consultancy firms, with a specific focus on Generations X and Y. Given the rapid expansion of Malaysia’s HR consultancy...

This study designed, developed, and assessed a digital interactive animation app to augment antenatal education in an emerging economy. The main aims of the study were to enhance the dissemination of maternal health information and user engagement among expectant mothers. Using a sequential-exploratory,...

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) are devices that perform task with slight or no human interaction. These tasks are predefined set of commands called navigation methods, that are used to achieve desired mission goals. The navigation control system plays an important role in maneuvering of UUV and without...