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This article examines in detail the causes of equipment and production line failures in the confectionery industry, as well as ways to minimize such failures. Experience shows that mechanical breakdowns are not just random events, but the predictable result of the complex interaction of many factors....

Entering the twenty-first century, Japan has developed an educational culture grounded in the harmonious integration of traditional values—such as practical learning, ethics, and character formation—with modern principles including liberal education, creativity, and democracy. Popular culture in Japan...

Recently, ChatGPT has made various impacts, especially in utilizing foreign language learning. In general, ChatGPT can generate sample sentences in various languages, including Japanese. However, more research is needed to determine the reliability of these responses based on internet data. Therefore,...

This paper examines the rise of “New Painting” (新绘画) in post-millennium China, positioning it as a critical evolution beyond historical movements like Scar Art (伤痕艺术), the '85 New Wave (85新潮), and Political Pop (政治波普). Rather than a unified style or manifesto, New Painting embodies a radical subjectivity—a...

The detail fatigue rating (DFR) value of riveted lap joints made of 2198-T8 aluminum-lithium alloy was measured and calculated based on the fatigue test results. Fatigue fracture surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that DFR value of 2198-T8 alloy...

Generalized order statistics unify the study of order statistics, record values, k-records, Pfeifer’s records and several other cases of ordered random variables. In this paper, we first provide several comparison results for generalized order statistics in terms of the dynamic cumulative residual quantile...

Recently environmentally conscious product design (ECPD) is highlighted by research community, because of the global conscious about low carbon emission and sustainable development. ECPD cares about the environmental, social and economic impacts of products during their life cycle phases, with the destination...

This study aims to determine the representation of the actual story events that occurred during the tsunami earthquake that shook Japan in 2011. This research uses Rifattere’s semiotic approach to understand the meaning of the text in the poem more deeply through heuristic reading, hermeneutic reading,...

General Background: Cyberattacks targeting critical digital infrastructure pose significant threats to national security, public services, and digital sovereignty. Specific Background: The June 2024 Brain Cipher ransomware attack on Indonesia’s National Data Center (PDNS 2) in Surabaya, executed using...

Humans experience three phases in life, namely birth, marriage, and death. Nativity symbolizes the beginning of life, the moment when a new human being begins to breathe the air of the world. It is an event that brings great joy to the family and community, a symbol of hope and the future. Marriage as...