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Gender equity is an issue long been discussed, in which the group of colored women’s voices gets more attention presently. Based on the established theoretical results on intersectionality and studies on American history of civil rights, this paper looks back on the racial-gender intersection in American...

The study used the pain empathy paradigm to investigate the level of pain empathy in situations with or without self-involvement. The researcher randomly selects 30 representative subjects. The experiment implements 2 (situation: self-involvement situation group, no self-involvement situation group) × 2...

Various issues of human rights abuses by MNEs have received considerable attention, many previous studies have justified the host states regulation. In our research, home country regulation is introduced and compared with the host regulation. Based on case analysis, we find that the home states regulation...

In order to reveal the high-quality level of fiscal revenue growth in the Chinese Pearl River Delta cities, this paper first constructs a Dynamic Equilibrium Index model. The model is based on the classical DEA model frame and includes two optimization indicators: maximum value and minimum value. It...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and self-regulation in teenage members of split families. The proposed hypothesis is that self-regulation and resilience have a beneficial relationship. Fifty teenagers with divorced parents served as the study's participants....

The negative impact of PJJ/BDR or combined online and offline learning (Blended Learning) that is currently being carried out has not been able to provide optimal results, especially in productive subjects such as Creative Products and Entrepreneurship (PKK). Therefore, digital media is needed that can...

The purpose of the study is to ascertain whether students’ critical thinking abilities and sense of self-worth have increased as a result of using a guided inquiry methodology that incorporates STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (STEM). The first step in this research is...

In this paper, the batch scheduling problem of multi-stage flexible flow shop in mixed-flow production is studied. Considering the factors of parallel machine scheduling and equipment adjustment time, an integrated equal and variable optimal batch strategy is proposed. On this basis, a batch scheduling...

MSMEs has a strongly important role and have a big impact on the Indonesian economy. However, the development of MSMEs was severely depressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous MSMEs have incorporated technology into their business strategies. The Bana Juo Restaurant...

Tri Hita Karana, a prominent manifestation of indigenous wisdom in Bali, holds potential as a foundational principle for addressing conflicts within the tourism sector in Bali. The notion of Tri Hita Karana is rooted in the fundamental premise of achieving harmony and balance in life. The objective of...

Education attainment refers to the highest levels of education attained by a specific population. In recent years, the importance of higher education attainment has been studied and published a lot. It has been shown that higher level of educational attainment leads to better performances in the job...

The purpose of this study was to review the implementation of marriage law in Indonesia on the practice of registering interfaith marriages at the Population and Civil Registration Office Salatiga and to analyse the policy reform models in resolving the cases of interfaith marriage registration at the...

This research focused on how social network activities enrich value generation dynamics and innovation in the new audiovisual fiction transmedia ecosystem. Through content analysis of five phenomena spurred by interactive digital platforms, which, with the support of fandom, were published and received...

This concept paper discusses the ideology of pragmatism. Globalization has exceptionally played an important role in every area of human life, especially in the cultural and religious dimensions. Apart from that, globalization is increasingly affecting Muslims’ life. Along with this, pragmatism, one...

In recent decades, special considerations have been given to the use of fire safety analysis on modern concrete buildings. The considerations include the stability of building which providing sufficient time for the occupants to evacuate and for firefighting. This paper is mainly concerned with the performance...

The competency of teachers in teaching English is necessary to determine the success of the students in learning foreign language. In teaching English, the teacher may not separate the language and the culture in order to make the students comprehend the use of the language as a whole. Nevertheless,...

This study investigates how “Green Recruitment & Selection” and “Green Training” affect the organizational commitment of farmer groups, which are expected to drive economic activities for rural communities. The research employs multiple regression analysis and uses simple random sampling to collect...

“the Belt and Road” Initiative has been in development for ten years, with the tax treaties service, China's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) has steadily increased, and the role of tax treaties in it has received international attention. This paper conducts an empirical analysis based on...

Naturalism has become an increasingly important part of European art since the fourteenth century, thanks to the Renaissance movement. Following extensive research into various works from various periods, it was discovered that Renaissance artists began to make paintings more realistic by studying various...

Wearing a face mask is recommended to prevent contracting or being exposed to COVID-19, including when exercising. Exercise itself is effective for preventing obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, all of which are major risk factors for complications if a person contracts COVID-19. However, there is controversy...

The way young people perceive their country is crucial in explaining their national behavior. However, there has been little systematic research on this topic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the national identity of late adolescent Indonesians. Because this study sought to understand the...

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a milieu of non-coding RNAs that play a major role in gene regulation, development, and carcinogenesis. Circan is a database of cancer associated circular RNAs. As the interest in circRNA increases, Circan provides a systematic annotation of circRNA dysregulation in...

One of the causes of zinc deficiency is decreased zinc intake or impaired absorption of zinc which causes zinc bioavailability to decrease in the blood. Phytate is one of the compounds found in food that can interfere with zinc absorption in the human digestive system. The formation of a zinc complex...

This action research investigates the effects of video-based reflection on learners’ speaking skills and attitudes toward this method. Twenty-four second-year non-English major students voluntarily participated in this twelve-week intervention at Thanh Dong University. Each participant recorded one video-based...

Anxiety is a condition that arises due to a response to stress or conflict, leading to feelings of unease, worry, or fear. Adaptation is an essential requirement for the development of individual mental health. Medical students are those enrolled and engaged in the teaching-learning process within the...

Buruli ulcer is caused primarily by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Due to its high association with the Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans microbiota were used in the study. This microbiota taxon and functional profile have been identified thanks to advances in Metatranscriptomic Sequencing. Then there are...

The level of community knowledge about coral reefs in Barrang Caddi Island Spermonde Islands is very diverse. The applied fisheries control policies and regulations are even considered obstacles for the community in utilizing marine resources, especially coral reef resources. This study aims to reveal...

Hypertension has classically been attributed to an increase in peripheral vascular resistance. Such an increase in peripheral vascular resistance would increase mean and diastolic blood pressure but have little influence on pulse pressure. However, hypertension in our ageing society occurs mainly as...

Objectives: Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a parameter of arterial stiffness, has been increasingly used for cardiovascular risk estimation. Currently used CAVI reference values are derived from the Japanese population. It is not clear whether the same reference values can be used in the Caucasian...

The complex pathophysiological mechanisms involved in stroke confound the associative and causal role of blood pressure. This is particularly relevant in monitoring changes in blood pressure with respect to treatment efficacy and stroke outcome, which is highly dependent on the both patient and stroke...

Background: Pulse pressure amplification (PPA), i.e. the amplification from central arteries to the periphery, is inversely related to arterial stiffness, organ damage and mortality. It is known that arterial stiffness is higher in black than white populations, but it is unclear if this is due to early...

Purpose: The feasibility of pulse wave analysis (PWA) over 24 hours with oscillometric devices has already been shown and first studies indicate additional information compared to single measurements. Nevertheless, diurnal patterns of PWA parameters in healthy subjects, which can potentially serve as...

A number of countries are projecting to ratify the idea of smart city in their towns and accomplish big data projects to bolster smart city features to target the desired level of sustainable development, thus improving the quality of life. The smart cities are meant to be areas with advanced technologies...

Arterial Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Measurement of peripheral brachial blood pressure using cuff sphygmomanometry belongs to the clinical routine assessment from childhood on. Based on age and length related reference values, it is widely accepted as...

Background: Accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) is one of pathophysiological processes, responsible for progressive stiffening of vessel wall. In contrast, soluble isoform of receptor for AGEs (sRAGE) act as “decoy” and physiological defense against circulating AGEs. We hypothesized...

Background: A recent study has shown that the central pressure waveform could be determined by a very small set of parameters accounting for the physical properties of the heart and the arteries [1]. Particularly, main pressure features like first systolic shoulder (P1) and systolic (P2) pressures were...

Increased arterial stiffness, a biomarker of vascular aging, is a recognized subclinical organ damage, and may thus serve as predictor of cardiovascular disease. The predictive value of arterial stiffness is higher in patients with higher baseline cardiovascular risk, such as in patients with hypertension....

The RhoA signaling pathway is a master regulator of mechanostransduction and plasticity of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that controls arterial stiffening. The RhoA exchange factor Arhgef1 is causally involved in the development of angiotensin II-dependent hypertension. Our aim was to determine...

We are planning a prospective study in 200 patients with an abdominal artery aneurysm (AAA). Non-invasive measurements will be performed including tonometry-based pulse wave analysis (PWA) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), echocardiography, and 24-hour blood pressure measurements. This study will provide...

We introduce a five-parameter continuous model, called the McDonald log-logistic distribution, to extend the two-parameter log-logistic distribution. Some structural properties of this new distribution such as reliability measures and entropies are obtained. The model parameters are estimated by the...

Robot is designed for achieving specific task. However, robot is able to do much more things than it is expected by its own hardware. In this paper, concept of conquest oriented robot is proposed to know its availability systemati-cally and autonomously. Algorithm of conquest oriented robot and its experimental...

Verification is critical to the design of large and complex systems. SPIN is a well-known and extensively used verification tool. In this paper, we consider two tool chains, one existing, WSAT, and one introduced here, that support using SPIN to model check systems specified as Simulink Stateflow models....

Inspired by the phenomenon of bio-parasitic behavior in natural ecosystem, this paper presents a novel particle swarm optimizer named PSOPB, in which particles are composed of the host and the parasite population. In the presented algorithm, the two populations mimic facultative bio-parasitic behaviour...

Triangular intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TIFNs) are a special kind of intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) on a real number set. TIFNs are useful to deal with ill-known quantities in decision data and decision making problems themselves. The purpose of this paper is on developing a new ranking method of...