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On the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development context, International Renewable Energy Agency (I.R.E.N.A., 2020) highlighted that renewable energy (RE) has proven more resilient than fossil fuels. Solar energy presents the highest potential, the individual consumer at the household level, could decide...

This paper proposes the optimum sizing and placement of photovoltaic (PV) units and battery energy storage systems using the Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) to minimize the burden on the substation. The solar PV units are allocated for daytime peak load reduction and the evening load is compensated...

As the advancement of technologies becomes more progressive and efficient, State Polytechnic of Malang would like to start digitalizing most of the student attendance system by using mobile-based QR code scanning for student identification. They aim to improve their student attendance system to be more...

This study aims to determine the correlation between students’ perceptions of Live Worksheets and their reading achievement in a private school in Sidoarjo. In this study, the researchers used the correlation research method. For data collection, the researchers used a Likert scale questionnaire, and...

The goal of this literature survey is to evaluate whether Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) holds promise as a tool for encouraging greater amounts and higher quality forms of physical exercise in the context of video exergames. DDA is an algorithm that tracks player performance and modifies gameplay...

Language politeness is a person's attitude or way of respecting others when communicating, politeness can be seen through literary works, namely novels. This study aims to (1) describe the principles of language politeness contained in the dialogue between characters in the novel Prasetyane Wanita,...

Concrete is defined as a three-phase composite material consisting of aggregate, mortar matrix, and interfacial transition zone (ITZ). To investigate the influence of various phases on the strength and damage of concrete, this research constructs a two-dimensional random aggregate model of concrete based...

Tobacco waste (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is the final product produced by the tobacco industry. Tobacco waste contains the same potential bioactive compounds as tobacco leaves. Tobacco waste can be processed into environmentally friendly biopesticides because it contains bioactive compounds with antifungal...

TikTok is a social media platform that offers a variety of video content for its users to enjoy. This video content serves as the foundation for business owners to create or present advertisements that they wish to disseminate. TikTok expanded the business industry through TikTok Shop to be an online...

In building a classification model, variables containing low predictive information are sometimes used. This can increase the bias on classification. Weight of Evidence (WoE) and Information Value (IV) provide a good theoretical foundation to explore, filtering, and transforming variables in binary classification....

Bantul Regency is one of the areas with highest agricultural productivity in Yogyakarta Province-Indonesia, particularly for paddy fields. This region is also vulnerable to floods, which has negative impacts on the local community, particularly farmers. This study aims to determine the level of flood...

This study expands and tests the culture shock model of Oberg (1960), using 10 high school students from three countries as samples to study college students. Through path analysis (semi-structured in-depth interviews) to understand the impact of cultural differences, language and learning, social media...

Solar cells generate energy through a photoelectric process. The electrical energy is produced when electromagnetic waves in photons pass through the semiconductor layer. In real condition, it is often found that the problem of low solar insolation caused by weather and shading factors makes energy conversion...

This research is motivated by problems in children with mild mental retardation 4th graders at SLB Makassar city who still do not understand basic mathematical concepts in calculating addition. This study aims to determine the needs of mathematics learning media to find out the learning media used in...

Introduction/Main Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of career development and work discipline on the performance of PT Biro Arsitek and Insinjur Sangkuriang employees. Background of the Problem: Based on research at PT Biro Arsitek and Insinjur Sangkuriang, the performance fluctuations...

Currently, enterprises operate under the influence of numerous and varied factors of the external and internal environment. Enterprises are forced to react to these influences and take them into account in the planning process and further implementation of their activities. Ensuring sustainable development...

This study will discuss various propaganda efforts to succeed colonization as one of the programs of the Dutch colonial government in the early 20th century in the context of moving some of the population of Java to other islands. The propaganda of colonization was the impact of ethical political policies...

Background and Aim: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a primary risk factor for atherosclerosis, but it is also associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) and future development of hypertension. We examined the relationship between LDL-C and haemodynamic variables in normotensive and never-treated...

Objective: We previously showed that sequential-nephron blockade (SNB) was more effective than combined renin angiotensin system blockade (RB) for controlling BP in patients with resistant hypertension (RH). We assessed medication adherence (MA) on the antihypertensive (AHT) response to SNB/RB with a...

This article discusses the effectiveness of video series media in textbooks Tendances in teaching French speaking skills. The research questions and the purposes of this study are to analyze the effectiveness of video series media in teaching French speaking skills and to gain understanding of the perceptions...

Background: Arterial hypertension is the main modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction contribute to arterial wall remodeling and blood pressure elevation, leading to the development of age-associated changes of cardiovascular system that limit the lifespan. Objectives:...

Objective: We have previously shown that combined renin-angiotensin system blockade (RB) was less effective than sequential-nephron blockade (SNB) for controlling BP in resistant hypertension (RH). Whether this is accompanied with an improvement in the mechanical properties of large arteries is unknown. Design...

Increased arterial stiffness and carotid artery Intima-Media Thickness (IMT) are associated with atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), but their correlation with the anatomic extent of atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients is not completely known. We aim to evaluate whether Pulse Wave...

Aim: To evaluate vascular function and structure in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: 58 MCI and 22 controls (age 74±5vs75±4years, men 45vs59% p=ns) were recruited. Endothelial function in the brachial artery (BA) was studied by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and response to glyceryl...

This study aims to determine the implementation of basic education policies in Central Mamuju Regency. From an academic point of view, this researcher is expected to be useful for the development of Public Administration. This type of research is qualitative and the data analysis used is phenomenology...

The problem with the Bintara Market is that there are many semi-permanent stalls in the parking lot, so that many visitors park their vehicles outside the market. There is a parking lot for motor bikes, usually passengers leave parking spaces owned by residents around the market which are managed privately...

Background: The relationship between Blood Pressure (BP) and cardiovascular risk is continuous. Here, we examined haemodynamic characteristics across a range of BP categories, to determine kihaemodynamic mechanisms associated with early elevations of BP and whether these differ by gender. Methods: 2618...

Background: Systemic Lupus Erithematosus (SLE) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and early vascular aging. The aim of the study was to evaluate aortic and carotid stiffness, central blood pressure (BP) and wave reflection in women with SLE, in order to identify whether different vascular...

Humans are in an era of high-tech development, a new era of biology based on genetic technology. Gene editing technology is a science and technology with broad application prospects and great development space, but it not only brings scientific and technological progress, but also causes a series of...

Enabling machines to read like human beings has been a hot issue for more than fifty years. A novel offline degraded numeral recognition method (DNRBM) based on the measure of medium truth degree (MMTD) is proposed in this paper to identify segmented degraded numeral characters in gray images. It consists...

Location-based services have become important in social networking, mobile applications, advertising, traffic monitoring, and many other domains. The growth of location sensing devices has led to the vast generation of dynamic spatial-temporal data in the form of moving object trajectories which can...

We consider the general properties of the replicator dynamical system from the stanpoint of its evolution and stability. Vector field analysis as well as spectral properties of such system has been studied. A Lyaponuv function for the investigation of the evolution of the system has been proposed. The...

This paper investigates the determinants of the capital structure of pharmaceutical - medical companies listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) over the period of 2016 - 2020 by deploying the capital structure theories combining Modigliani and Miller’s capital structure...

Although several studies have examined the challenges of teachers during Covid-19 pandemic, the area of student teacher context seems to be under-explored. Thus, the goal of this study is to explore Indonesian EFL student teachers’ perceptions regarding the barriers faced during teaching practice. Bringing...

Depik (Rasbora tawarensis) is a typical endemic fish of Lake Laut Tawar in Central Aceh Regency, Indonesia. Local people process depik fish into fresh, dried and fermented forms. Femented depik fish called belacan depik, which is one of favorite food by local community. However, research on the quality...

There is a significant increase in criminal acts of insult or defamation through social media, making many parties again doubt the existence of these offense arrangements in the Information and Electronic Transaction Law. Although since the Law was enacted in 2008 and revisions have been made including...

The study has performed an investigation of the teaching methods that can be employed by piano teachers to improve the learning outcomes of children and adult beginners through a detailed literature review and method analysis. There are issues related to the motivation of young and adult beginners that...

This study involves a non-linear partial differential equation known as Richard’s Equation. An unsteady infiltration from trapezoidal periodic irrigation channel with root-water uptake is considered as the problem. To solve the problem, A set of transformations, Kirchhoff transformation, dimensionless...

With the increasing number of listed companies in China in recent years, the wave of mergers and acquisitions has intensified, and the number of companies that generate huge amounts of goodwill has shown explosive growth. There are many examples that have suffered huge impairment losses of goodwill,...

Current vehicle developments do not only focus on developing efficient vehicles, but also focus on creating environmentally friendly vehicles which are then known as green vehicles. One example of a green vehicle is the electronic scooter or electric scooter which has started to appear in Indonesia....

Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) are the real sector that accounts for 99.9% of all businesses operating in Indonesia and absorbs 97% of the total workforce. The growth of UMKM certainly requires a marketing strategy in the face of business competition. The application Whatsapp Business is functional...

This qualitative descriptive study critically traces (1) verbal communication features in the Indonesian language of children, or this case, students with intellectual disabilities at SLBDN 1 Kabupaten Maros (State Elementary School for Special Education 1 of Maros Regency); and (2) language function...

This preliminary study aimed to determine the effect of fermented concentrate on Brahman crossbred steer growth performance. This study used ten Brahman crossbred steers aged 16-20 months weighing an average of 334 kilograms. All animals were randomly divided into two groups: control and treatment (n...

Optimization of the process by integrating various components of learning is needed to create quality education. There are three important parts of the learning process, namely planning, implementation, and evaluation. The evaluation process becomes a difficult part to do if students cannot be monitored...

The objective of this research is to analyze the direct and indirect consequences that the personal financial management behaviors of students at Halmahera University have on the direct and indirect implications of their financial literacy and planning. In order to evaluate the data, both the multiple...