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Proceedings Article

Physicochemical Characteristics of Local Cocoa Powder

Dewi Amrih, Atika Nur Syarifah, Adi Sutakwa, Nuril Khairunisa Izzati
Gunungkidul is one of the cocoa-producing areas in DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In addition to being marketed in the form of cocoa beans, farmer groups in the Gunungkidul area also process cocoa beans into cocoa powder. From the selected cocoa beans, the fermentation, drying, roasting, and pressing process...
Proceedings Article

Local Scouring around Piers of Palu I Bridge

Sri Warliawati, Andi Rusdin
The purpose of this research is to know the river bed change and scour that occurs around bridge pier of Palu I. The method used in this research is simulation using HEC-RAS software. This simulation is done with river topography and geometric bridge as geometric input, average discharge as upstream...

Early Detection of Myocardial Infarction Using LSTM-Based Multimodel Intelligence Framework

B. Sandhiya, R. Sangavi, K. Santhiya
One of the leading causes of death worldwide is myocardial infarction (MI), for which prompt diagnosis is essential to averting serious cardiac events. Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) networks trained on sequential clinical data are used in this work [1], [2] to present a multimodal intelligent framework...
Conference Abstract

P7.14 SERUM INFLAMMATORY MARKERS ARE POOR PREDICTORS OF VASCULAR INFLAMMATION AND VASCULAR INFLAMMATION DOES NOT DETERMINE AORTIC STIFFNESS IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

Marie Fisk*, Divya Mohan, Joseph Cheriyan, Julia Forman, Carmel M. McEniery, John R. Cockcroft, Ruth Tal-Singer, Michael I. Polkey, Ian B. Wilkinson
Pages: 33 - 33
Background: COPD is independently associated with increased cardiovascular events. Arterial stiffening and systemic inflammation are postulated aetiological factors. We hypothesised that vascular inflammation links systemic inflammation with vascular stiffening and sought to test this in a cohort of...

COVID-19 Pandemic Bayanihan Initiatives: The CapSU Experience and Future Education Directions

Ian B. Arcega, Elmer M. Albaladejo, Arnel Van Aleligay, Wennie F. Legario, Ma. Dorothee J. Villarruz
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the world’s life, drastically changing humanity’s economies, health, education, and futures. The pandemic united private and public organizations and individuals to work as one in the spirit of ‘Bayanihan.’ Bayanihan is the Filipino indigenous governance involving volunteerism...

Analysis of Supplier Selection by Using the AHP and PROMETHEE Methods in Regional Public Hospital Padang (RSUD Padang)

Syarah Raudhatul Rahmi, Firman
This study aims to prioritize the main criteria in the selection of suppliers at RSUD Padang and to find out which supplier is the best in RSUD Padang.This study analyzes the selection of suppliers at RSUD Padang. The data used are primary data obtained through the distribution of questionnaires and...
Proceedings Article

Identifying Healthcare Management Obstacles Through The Eyes Of Healthcare Managers

Wye Lee Chiew, Aniza Ismail
The demand for healthcare services often exceeds available resources, yet healthcare managers were expected to deliver better healthcare services. Healthcare management obstacles could either make or break the healthcare manager and bring about a few kinds of performance outcome; successful, mediocre...
Proceedings Article

Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children

T.T. Boraeva, O.V. Remizov, A.A. Revazova, F.S. Dzebisova, F.V. Bazrova, A.M. Grigorian
Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common chronic human infections, and epidemiological studies indicate a high prevalence of this infection, especially in children. [1, 3, 11]. H. pylori infection varies from 40 to 90 % in the adult population in different regions of the world, in the...

Security factors in the cross-border region

I Sannikova, L Semina, I Kovaleva
The relevance of the article is due to the problems of uneven socio-economic development of cross-border regions. The purpose of the study is to propose a way to assess the economic security of a region. Research objectives: (a) to conduct a study of the substantive aspects of the basic concepts; (b)...
Research Article

Association of serum paraoxonase activity with lipid profile, APO-A and APO-B in subjects with different levels of HDL

Maryam Teimouri, Hashem Nayeri
Pages: 32 - 39
Background: Coronary heart diseases are inversely related to plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level. Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is mainly associated with HDL and plays a vital role in protection of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and HDL. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between...
Proceedings Article

Mechanisms of Biotherapy Effect of Shenfoweikang Herbs on Gastric Carcinoma Cells

Xiao-Ping Wang, Huan-Ping Lin, Qiao-Xia Wang, Bing Xu, Xuan Qu, Bao-Ning Qi, Na Chang
To explore the biotherapy effect of Shenfoweikang herbs in treatment of gastric cancer, BALB/C mice were grafted with a mouse gastric adenocarcinoma cell line MFC as the experimental model. The mice were divided into four groups. Mice in the experimental groups received different doses of Shenfoweikang...
Research Article

Low wall shear stress predicts subsequent development of wall hypertrophy in lower limb bypass grafts

Mark Jackson, Nigel B. Wood, Shunzhi Zhao, Alexander Augst, John H. Wolfe, Wladyslaw M.W. Gedroyc, Alun D. Hughes, Simon A.McG. Thom, Xiao Y. Xu
Pages: 32 - 38
Background: Venous grafts commonly develop myointimal hyperplasia, which can lead to stenoses and, ultimately, with expression of adhesion molecules, lumenal occlusion. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether wall shear stress measured post-operatively would predict subsequent myointimal...

Development of Academic Speaking Communicative Tasks Model for Students of English Education

A Amrullah, Lalu Thohir, S Sahuddin, N Nawawi, H Henny
This study aims to determine the appropriate communicative tasks model to maximize the English students’ presentation skills at the English study program, University of Mataram, and to identify the obstacles experienced by lecturers who teach academic speaking subjects in the tasks that have been prepared....
Proceedings Article

The Effect of Coconut Coir Waste as A Mixture of Planting Media in A Natural Greenhouse

Gagassage N. De Side, Sirajuddin H. Abdullah, Joko Sumarsono, Asih Priyati, Diah A. Setiawati, Reza K. Nurrohman
The nutritional content of cocopeat does not fully meet plant needs, so it needs to be combined with other organic materials such as manure. In addition, the relatively large porosity of cocopeat will affect plant productivity. This study aims to evaluate the nutrient content of cocopeat and the evapotranspiration...

Application of Window Shopping Learning Model to Increase Student Learning Outcomes in IPS Courses

Sudarmiani, Agus Budi Santoso
The purpose of this study was to determine the activities and student learning outcomes in social studies subjects using the window shopping learning model. The type of research is classroom action research with the research subjects being grade VII students at SMP Negeri 2 Madiun in the odd semester...

Moral Responsibility and the AI Dilemma: Why Anxious Managers Are More Willing to Support Subordinates’ Use of GenAI

Taofen Li
Previous research has highlighted a prevalent phenomenon of “algorithm aversion” among professional managers. However, it remains unclear whether this aversion extends to their attitudes toward subordinates’ use of AI tools. Drawing on moral decision-making theory, this paper develops a theoretical model...

Theoretical And Methodological Foundation For Students' Professional Mobility In Higher School Social And Cultural Environment

Marina B. Balikaeva
The modern social and economic situation actualizes the personality professional educational problem, the initiatives and competent, corporate, professional and mobile preparation in higher school. Today, the professional mobility determines the higher school social and cultural environment concept and...
Proceedings Article

Study on Plug and Play Access Control for Distributed Generation in Microgrid

B. Zeng, X.Y. Kong, Y.S. Zhang, Q. Yang, S.Y. Zhang, S.Y. Ge
The “plug and play” and effective deployment of distributed generation accessible is important in further smart grid, which related to the security and stability of power system operation. A multi-agent system (MAS) based micro-grid control framework was proposed in the paper. The “plug and play” model...
Proceedings Article

On a Multiple Hilbert’s Type Integral Inequality with Non-homogeneous Kernel

Baoju Sun
By introducing the norm ||x|| and two parameters a, b , a multiple Hilbert’s type integral inequality with a non-homogeneous kernel and a best possible constant factor is given.

Study on the Use of Edmodo in Learning Science

Uus Toharudin, Devi Rahmiati, Nurul Fazriyah, Lira Fessia Damaianti
The use of internet as a media and source of learning at this time is very massive. Millennial generation is required to have digital literacy, so that they need for habituation in learning. Edmodo application that can be access by android, computer and tablet, can be used as a media in m-learning-based...

Characteristics of Stream of Consciousness from the Anaphoric Perspective

Huifang Zuo
This paper, founded on the Accessibility Theory and the Mental Space Theory, aims to explore how anaphora contributes to reinforcing the features of the stream of consciousness narration by studying the short story Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield, mainly from the perspectives of dynamic fluidity of...

Revitalizing the Values of Local Wisdoms Contained in Sumbawanese Folklores as Bilingual Learning Sources for Character Education

Untung Waluyo, Henny Soepriyanti, Sudirman Wilian, Rizki Kurniawan
This study aims to explore, reconstruct and produce bilingual reading texts stemming from the folklores that contain the local wisdoms of the people of Sumbawa District, West Nusa Tenggara. The design used for this study is research and development which is oriented to the production of supplemental...
Proceedings Article

Pomelo Peel Biochar Design and the Adsorption and Photocatalytic Properties

Juan MU, Dong-Xu LIU, Yang BAI, Qian YAO, Fei QIAN, Fa-Nian SHI
In our work, pomelo peel was used as raw material and carbonized by hydrothermal treatment and calcination in air, respectively, to obtain the corresponding pomelo peel biochar. The effects of two different treatment conditions on the adsorption and photocatalysis performance of the product were investigated....

THE STATE RESPONSIBILITY TO HEALTH FINANCING IN ENSURING UNIVERSAL COVERAGE FOR All INDONESIAN CITIZENS

Ms Mainita, Ningrum Natasya Sirait
WHO agreed with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as a health system for every citizen in a state to have access for preventive, curative and qualified rehabilitative services based on the low cost. Currently, Indonesia is in the transition period to universal health service coverage. Law Number 40 of...

Indonesian Democracy: What to Do with Political Violence?

Elyzabeth B Nasution
Perhaps the most common things to witness in Indonesian style of democracy are religious conflict and violent action that follows as the aftermath of the conflict. Across the country from burning churches in Aceh province to Poso riots, Indonesia is flooded with rigorous conflict and violence. Some might...
Case Report

Unusually High Global End Diastolic Index Associated with Optimal Cardiac Index in Two Critically Ill Patients

Xiaoqing Wu, Desheng Chen, Chen Li, Jun Duan
Pages: 31 - 33
The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...
Proceedings Article

Effect of Water-to-Binder Ratio on Strength of Brick Aggregate Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash

Md. Abu Noaman, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Rezaul Karim, Khandaker Saiful Islam, Mohammad Abu Hanif
The present study investigates the effect of the water-to-binder ratio (w/b) on the strength of brick aggregate concrete (BAC) containing rice husk ash (RHA) as a partial replacement of cement. To conduct the study, the properties of the materials were investigated. BAC cylinders (100 × 200 mm) and beams...
Conference Abstract

P7.8 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENAL AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW PULSATILITY

Laura Watkeys*, James Pearson, Barry McDonnell
Pages: 31 - 31
Introduction: Increased pulsatile flow has been implicated in the progression of microvascular damage. The pulsatile blood flow transmitted into both the brain and kidney are often assumed to be similar, however specific studies confirming these associations are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study...
Proceedings Article

Development of Recombinant Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccine Of Hepatitis B Virus: In Silico Study

Kiky Martha Ariesaka, Dwi Wahyu Wijayanto, Arif Ladika Wiratama, Moh Mirza Nuryady
Hepatitis B virus was first discovered by Blumberg and colleagues in 1965. The spread of Hepatitis B disease is alarming. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2002 estimated that one billion living individuals have been infected with Hepatitis B, with 1–2 million deaths attributed to this virus, which...

Study on Influencing Factors of Children's Behavior in Rural China

Haojin Wang, Yanping Yu
The research of rural children's behavior status mostly focuses on rural left-behind children, but there is few researches on the behavior of rural children as a whole. In order to understand the behavior status of rural children and the influencing factors of children's behavior in China, this paper...

The Implementation of Mental Training Method in Sport to Increase Athlete's Mentality at Student Education and Exercise (PPLP) Makassar

Eva Meizara Puspita Dewi, Saharullah, Hasyim
The development of employees of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) with integrity, professional, neutral, clean and able to provide public services for the public is important one of which can be optimized through human capital. Based on previous research on the role of Human Capital on the establishment...
Proceedings Article

WIDEBAND FRACTAL MICROSTRIP ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS APPLICATION

B. Hephzibah Lincy, A. Srinivasan, B. Rajalakshmi
Wideband application put a new demand on antennas pertaining to size, gain, efficiency, bandwidth and more. This paper presents the design and analysis of fractal antenna which uses the self similarity property of fractal geometry. This unique property is exploited to develop antenna elements that are...
Research Article

Aortic calcification, arterial stiffness and bone mineral density in patients with COPD☆

Charlotte E. Bolton, Carmel M. McEniery, Vimal Raj, Barry J. McDonnell, Adrian K. Dixon, Margaret Munnery, Ramsey Sabit, Nicholas Screaton, Michael Stone, Ian B. Wilkinson, Dennis J. Shale, John R. Cockcroft
Pages: 30 - 36
Background: Increased arterial stiffness, using aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been demonstrated in patients with COPD. However, mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We explored the contribution of aortic calcification to large artery haemodynamics and its association to bone mineral density...

Teaching Historical Empathy to Z Generation Through Musical Poetry in Senior High School

Citra Arniathy Laoli, Ajat Sudrajat, Titian B. Gea
musical of poetry. This research study was implemented using a qualitatively descriptive approach through case studies. The results of the research were collected by observation and analyzed using the Miles & Huberman model. The results of this research showed that the musical of poetry was effective...

Bottom-up or Top-down Reading Strategies: Reading Strategies Used by EFL Students

A. B. Bintang Nadea, Jumariati, Nasrullah
To strengthen the understanding of reading, a reader needs to apply a certain strategy. Although previous research on reading strategies has been carried out, little research has been devoted to investigating reading strategies involving EFL learners. The main objective of this study was to investigate...

Optimizing Portfolio Management and Risk Assessment in Digital Assets Using Deep Learning for Predictive Analysis

Qishuo Cheng, Le Yang, Jiajian Zheng, Miao Tian, Duan Xin
Portfolio management issues have been extensively studied in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years, but existing deep learning-based quantitative trading methods have some areas where they could be improved. First of all, the prediction mode of stocks is singular; often, only one trading...
Proceedings Article

Development of Digital Literacy Performance Items to Improve Digital Electronics Competence of Vocational School Students

Nur Kholis, Bambang Suprianto, Munoto Munoto
This study aims to analyze and synthesize the development of performance items to improve digital literacy instruments using classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory by looking at the fit model index results on digital literacy instruments of Electrical Engineering vocational students. Research...

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Goals: How the Mining Industry Supports Quality Education in Paser Regency

Ahmad Syahir Idris, Tengku Imam Syaifuddin, Safaranita Nur Effendi, Anwar Alaydrus, Adam Idris, Jauchar B
aser Regency is one of the districts with the largest Gross Regional Domestic Product in the mining sector in East Kalimantan. The mining industry is one sector that has an important role in the economy of Paser Regency. However, this sector also has the potential to have negative impacts on the environment...
Proceedings Article

Magnetic Properties of PDMS Based Magnetorheological Elastomer with Cobalt Additive

Muhammad Kashfi Shabdin, Mohd Mustafa Awang Kechik, Chen Soo Kien, Lim Kean Pah, Abdul Halim Shaari, Nurhazimah Nazmi
This study investigates the influence of Cobalt in magnetorheological elastomer (Co-MRE) on which the magnetic effect could be applied in soft optical electronics such as wearable and flexible sensors. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was used as a medium, and Co was used as a filler to construct isotropic...
Proceedings Article

Virtual Caricature Assistant using Voice Analysis and GAN

B. Siva Lakshmi, I. Asritha, B. Saideepthi, N. L. Sarvajna, G. Renuka
This paper proposes an AI-powered system that can generate facial sketches from a witness’s description of a criminal’s traits. Making use of advanced technologies like Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), the model decodes detailed written or spoken inputs and...

Social Media Intensity Social Comparison and Adolescent Body Image

Callista Amanda, Zaki Nur Fatmawati
General Background: Adolescence is a developmental stage marked by significant physical and psychosocial changes, often accompanied by concerns about body image. Specific Background: Female adolescents are increasingly exposed to social media content presenting idealized body standards, alongside tendencies...

A Systematic Review of Academic Exclusion in Higher Education Institutions in South Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Remedial Measures

X. N. Mashwama, B. Madubela
Addressing academic exclusion in South African higher education institutions requires a multifaceted approach, given the complex interplay of race, gender, socio-economic status, and ability. This study underscores the importance of intersectional research in fully understanding these nuanced challenges....
Proceedings Article

Integration Scheme of Information Management in Gongchangling Mining Corporation

Keqing LI, Yiqiao Wang, Shuo Ping
On the basis of introducing application situation of information management in Gongchangling Mining Corporation, the advantage and disadvantage of B/S mode and C/S mode were analyzed. Respective characteristic of major developing technologies, such as JSP, ASP and PHP, had been compared. The feasibility...
Proceedings Article

Stability of Triangular Equilibrium Points of Exoplanetary System HD 4732c by Including Radiation Effect

B. Dermawan, Ibnu Nurul Huda, T. Hidayat, D. Mandey, R.W. Wibowo, I. Tampubolon, J. A. Utama
Exoplanetary system HD 4732 harbors two planets (b and c) in elliptic orbits. The host star (HD 4732) is more energetic than the Sun, while the planets are Jupiter-class. In this work we deal with the triangular equilibrium points with respect to planet HD 4732c because, interestingly, its orbit is located...
Proceedings Article

Causes, impact and control of overbreak in underground excavations

H.K. Verma, R.D. Dwivedi, Roy P. Pal, P.K. Singh
Drilling and blasting has been a preferred method of rock excavation world-wide. Blasting inevitably causes damage to the peripheral rock mass, which culminates in the form of overbreak and damaged zone. Damage or overbreak not only endangers the safety of structure and cost escalation but also delayed...

Impact of Conducting Mergers and Acquisitions on Relieving Financial Constraint Based on the Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies

Yunhe Deng, Jian Wu
This paper studies the relationship between M&A and relieving financial constraint. This paper hypothesizes that M&A transactions can relieve the financial constraint of firm. It models the relation between investment expenditure and internal cash flow. The extent to relieved financial constraint is...

Seasonal Activity of Influenza in Iran: Application of Influenza-like Illness Data from Sentinel Sites of Healthcare Centers during 2010 to 2015

Seyedhadi Hosseini, Manoochehr Karami, Maryam Farhadian, Younes Mohammadi
Pages: 29 - 33
This study aimed to predict seasonal influenza activity and detection of influenza outbreaks. Data of all registered cases (n = 53,526) of influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) from sentinel sites of healthcare centers in Iran were obtained from the FluNet web-based tool, World Health Organization (WHO), from...

Developing E-Module Inquiry Based Website of Gasoline Motor Technology At Second Semester of Automotive Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Jatmoko Dwi, Aci Primartadi
The purpose of this study is to develop e-module learning media with inquiry based website in the subject of gasoline motor technology of automotive education program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo. The subjects of the study were the second semester students of Automotive Education, Universitas...

Improve Mathematical Connections Skills with Realistic Mathematics Education Based Learning

Hotmaria Menanti, Bornok Sinaga, Hasratuddin
The intention of the present study was to see the improvement of students’ mathematical connections skills. Improving mathematical connections capabilities by developing Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) based learning tools. This research is a research development (research and development), the...

The Use of Gurindam Dua Belas as a Learning Resource in Islamic Education

Ms Zaitun, Kama Abdul Hakam, Yadi Ruyadi
The research aims at describing how Gurindam Dua Belas (G12) is used as a learning resource in Islamic Education. G12 is a documenttype literary work derived from the local wisdom of Riau Islands’ Malay. In Islamic Education classrooms, the use of G12 benefits the students because of its great rhythms,...