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Little is known about sexual behaviour, attitudes, and associated factors among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study using a multistage sampling technique was conducted among 453 male adolescents selected from high schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. About 54.1% of the adolescents practiced...

In order to cultivate advanced applied talents in urban rail transit management and R&D department, the individualized personnel cultivation mode is an important measure. In view of the problems existing in the talent cultivation of communication and transportation major (rail transit operation and management),...

The ongoing digital transformation of the economic and social life of society has led to a change in the models of competence development, which are based on systematic knowledge about the nature of digital technologies, cloud computing and cognitive technologies, Big Data technologies, Internet of Things...

The emergency situations in the Arctic Regions arise both under the influence of natural and human factors. Personality disadaptation highly increases the risk of mistake in the activity, the risk of emergency. Diagnostics of personality adaptation is performed by means of objective and subjective methods...

Modernisation and rapid growth of buildings in the city of Kuala Lumpur has open up the chance for public sculptures to grow in parallel with the growth of other buildings. Public sculptures in the heart of Kuala Lumpur could be the icon of the city and also for Malaysia. Public sculptures not only improve...

This research aimed to understand the effect of resilience on turnover intention on employees. There were 78 respondents in this study, consisting of 44 men and 34 women who were actively working in an institution, civil servant, education, and entrepreneurs with an age range of 23 to 53 years old. Random...

This paper focuses on the discussion of the novel entitled Ranu, Saat Hati Menemukan Cintanya by Ifa Avianty and Azzura Dayana to reveal the use and implementation of Eco-Criticism in Islamic Novel of Indonesian Context. Eco-Criticism is quite popular at present though there hasn’t been clear definition...

This research is motivated by the number of students who experience problems in the learning process of the Civic Education learning, specifically in terms of the lack of students’ democratic attitudes. The aim of this present study was to acquire a comprehensive description in relation to the development...

Tobacco use is the culmination of health problems throughout the world. The number of e-cigarettes users in the world continue to increase. Various media are filled with cigarette campaigns that make smoking considered as a normal activity. Instagram account @ypkpindonesia that conducted e-cigarettes...

The paper aims to evaluate the relationship between profitability and efficiency in the Ukrainian banking sector during the period 2008 – 2017 using Granger causality test. Profitability was estimated by means of two ratios, namely ROA (Return on Assets) and ROE (Return on Equity). For estimation of...

The identification of Wool/Cashmere fibers is an extremely challengeable problem since both fibers possess highly similar morphological features. In this research, we monitored two group of master students with the textile background in tackling this specific task. Both groups have no experience on machine...

This research was conducted to analyze the influence of process parameters on springback of S-shaped U-channel stamping for DP590. The test was designed using Taguchi test and results were analyzed according to analysis of variance (ANOVA). The process parameters analysed includes punch velocity, blank...

In the sense of answering Muhammadiyah’s preaching challenges that are caused by social change, it is necessary to find a scientific approach by means of responding that kind of state. Hence, a study was conducted in Bengkulu, as one of the provinces in Indonesia, to get a general description of social...

Islamic propagation development in Muhammadiyah plays important role in realizing the mission of Islamic movement. This research discusses on how Muhammadiyah’s Islamic propagation strategy in response to the external challenges of Islam (Christianization), the social-historical lessons learned from...

Posyandu (Pos Pelayanan Terpadu) is one form of Communitybased Health Efforts which performed by, from, and with the community to provide convenience for the community and to obtain health services for mothers, infants and toddlers. There are still many problems that occur because of the lack of active...

The digital era enlivened by the growth of various social media platforms has become a distinction in the course of democracy today. Social media has implications for the creation of new discourses on the public sphere, network society, and political branding, which in the previous era only touched the...

The aim of the study is to analyze the current state of digitalization in the activities of the federal executive bodies (FEB) by the example of cooperation between customs and tax authorities during customs control after the release of goods (CCRG). It is shown that in the current conditions of globalization...

This paper focuses in exploring batik motifs worn by Asian Games mascots: Bhin-bhin, Atung and Kaka that wear three kinds of Indonesian batik: Papua batik, batik tumpal, and Palembang batik. Batik is traditional cloth originated from Indonesia. Formerly, elder people used to wear batik only in special...

The aim of the research was to discover the experience and meaning of the implementation of curriculum 2013 especially for physical education teachers of primary school. This research made use of phenomenological method through the use of observation, interview, and documentation. The data was analyzed...

Empowering the character of healthy living is a vital effort to improve the quality of public health, particularly in developing the quality Indonesian human resources. However, the factual knowledge and awareness about the importance of healthy living among the poor is still very low. The aim of this...

Students as prospective teachers have unique characteristics, they are required not only to understand the materials, but also to be able to teach the materials to others when they practice to be teachers, or become actual teachers. This study aims to determine and analyze the pedagogical content knowledge...

Lake Beratan is now under a high pressure of both natural and nonnatural processes, having a high level of sedimentation, domestic waste pollution and substantial fish farming using floating baskets (karamba jaring apung/KJA).Changes that are taking place in Lake Beratan environment which are caused...

This study aims to analyze the influence of good corporate governance (GCG) on financial distress. This study also aims to create a bankruptcy prediction model by using historical data from non-financial sector companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) over the period of 2011 - 2015. This study...

The Keris as a result of Indonesian culture that existed in the archipelago was born since this ancestor experienced a cultural change from agrarian culture to metallurgical culture that synergize with human behavior. As a worthy artifact, keris has a personal philosophy value for the wearer, where the...

In this paper, the author discussed the development pattern of Micro-blog combined with E-commerce. The feasibility of combination between both was analyzed. This paper pointed out e-commerce providing innovative profit model and development power to Micro-blog, and E-commerce enterprises can apply the...

Batam's development began in 1970 by the Batam Authority (now called BP Batam) and was projected as an industrial area. In its time, Batam was transformed into a city with growth above the average national economic growth. Yet, the contrasting situation occurred after the implementation of regional autonomy...

This study aims at obtaining the evidences about the influences of parenting style and peers group on self-efficacy and its implications for self-regulated learning. The approach used in this research is quantitative. This research was conducted in senior high schools in Purwakarta. The method of data...

This study aims to determine the commitment of teacher work and authentic leadership of school principals in Vocational High Schools (SMKs) throughout the city of Bogor. This study uses a Qualitative Approach by describing data obtained through words or sentences that are separated to achieve conclusions....

Under five children are an age group of vulnerable where they are still vulnerable to a wide range of health and nutritional disorders because they are still in growth and development period. The decrease in prevalence of wasting in Indonesia is still not in accordance with national medium term development...

Supply-side reform has provided opportunities for China’s industrial economic growth, but also experienced unprecedented challenges. Based on the background of supply-side reform, this paper applies the supply-side theory. First, it explores the mechanism between industrial overcapacity and economic...

Focus on the primary concern in the game of badminton is the smash skill, in this case it is the skill in doing the smash badminton. As for the training method used is a method of exercise drill. Based on the study of the problems to be studied and a goal to be achieved, then the form used in this study...

The purpose of this research intended to compare two tools used for teaching and learning in the process of English test preparation for vocational higher education students. Online social learning platform as the tool for experimental group and e-learning for the other group. This intention happened...

Ojek online is one of the on-trend informal jobs in Medan. Yet, an ojek online driver can face accidents and illnesses due to irregular times when doing this job. One of the complaints of the ojek online drivers is fatigue. The manifestation of fatigue is characterized by an increase of blood lactic...

The article analyzes existing models in counteraction to crime as one of the threats to national security. On the basis of the analysis of the legislation, a conclusion was made about the priority of the preventive approach in this sphere. At the same time, modern criminal policy demonstrates a qualitatively...

The article presents a study of the consequences of digitalization of modern Russian education and public life in terms of its impact on the Russian language and its native speakers. In the course of it two opposite estimates were revealed. One point of view considers this influence destructive, making...

Problem solving is one of 21st century skills should be pertained by young generation. The research aims to profile the problem based learning (PBL) implementation on climate change in one of secondary school at rural area in Indonesia. The increase of concept mastery and problem solving skills after...

Shopping center has become a part of our daily lives, how the shopping center can survive from time to time. The research method will discuss how the mall is present in Jakarta at the beginning of the existence of the mall and what changes it does now with changes in consumerism patterns that are different...

Background: HIV/AIDS program managers in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam have always relied on the police reports and the UNAIDS Estimation and Projection Package for population size estimation of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID). Methods: We used Respondent-driven Sampling (RDS) to implement a two-source...

Background and Objectives: The emerging concept of safety culture has been increasingly recognized as an issue of global importance. Measuring the Patient Safety Culture (PSC) of healthcare facilities helps in highlighting areas requiring improvement as well as tracking changes over time. Our study aimed...

UNESCO shows that the reading interest of Indonesians is in ranks 60 out of 61 countries in the world which shows that the interest of Indonesians in reading and writing is relatively low, therefore, the habit of reading should be introduced to children, by using multimedia technology. This study aimed...

The article examines the current state of accounting (financial) statements as an integral part of the information base on land assets of organizations, as well as provides theoretical justification for improving the formation and use of reporting indicators of agricultural holdings. Studying data on...

This paper presents the investigation on the reading comprehension questions found in the textbooks for Senior High School EFL classrooms in Padang, West Sumatra related to the level of the reading comprehension questions. A basic premise is that higher-order thinking skill has become a major theme in...

The idea of great unification is very profound. Historically, China has overcome many risks of divisions and built a unified multi-ethnic country, which is deeply rooted in the idea of great unification. The idea of achieving great unification by using military forces sprouted in the Xia, Shang and Zhou...

The article presents research on the development of heat-protective adaptation clothing with an automated system of thermal comfort control for people with reduced mobility, who move with the help of wheelchairs. Due to the paralysis of the lower limbs, people in this population are at greater risk of...

One of the best ways to increase the quality of a nation is to increase the quality of its education. Unfortunately, there are still many Indonesian school age children who can’t afford to go to school, especially in rural areas. Take Bojonegoro as an example. According to Bojonegoro Head of Education,...

Jamu is a traditional herbal drink that is still in demand by many people until now. Traditional herbal medicine has various benefits including prevention, maintenance, and healing of diseases. This research was conducted to explore the consumer’s perception about the traditional herbal drink Ngadirgo...

This study focus to determine the effect of leadership style and motivation on employee performance and to assist in providing suggestion related to the structure of work in the context of providing public health services. This research focus to the management of the program for the Mass Prevention of...

Saliva is a complex oral fluid consisting of 99% water that serves as a protector of teeth and mouth against influences from outside and inside oral cavity. Saliva is influenced by several components, including salivary flow rate and pH. Salivary flow rate and pH can change due to mechanical stimulation...

The aim of this research is to find out whether the use of the English subtitle video of the eighth-grade student of SMPN Madani Palu can improve the students’ vocabulary or not. The researchers applied classroom action research to solve students’ problems in the vocabulary of noun, verb, adjective in...

Communication has a function as the adhesive and heart of an organization. Rift of the relation between the leader, lecturer, employee, and university students mostly caused by communication factors. Ineffective communication resulting in low efficiency and effectiveness of leadership work. Most of the...