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Objectives: Reduced deformability of red blood cells (RBC) plays an important role in etiology of various diseases including cardiovascular. The nitric oxide (NO) was identified as one of factors responsible for maintenance of RBC deformability. Reduced bioavailability of NO might be important in the...

We describe a few families of orthogonal matrix polynomials of size N × N satisfying first order differential equations. This problem differs from the recent efforts reported for instance in [7] (Orthogonal matrix polynomials satisfying second order differential equations, Internat. Math. Research Notices,...

In this paper, we investigated the characteristic waveform of sleep spindle by using complex demodulation method (CDM). The ultimate purpose is to develop the automatic sleep spindle detection algorithm for overnight sleep data inspection. The main method includes four procedures. Firstly, the influences...

To meet the demands of different high bandwidth service, OFDM-PON has been considered as one of the candidates for NG-PON2. In this paper, downstream transmission performance based on LDPC-OFDM coding PON system is studied. The simulation results show that employing the LDPC-OFDM coding in PON system...

With the expansion of robot applications,the task done by the robot is more complicated. In order to meet the needs of special groups such as the elderly and children, we combine the mobile voice software development kit (SDK) of Xunfei platform with Google's software development Tool to create a voice...

Abstract—The purpose of this paper is to present some results on the development and verification of NUAA-ICE2D icing software code, which contains five separate program modules and a graphical user interface. Computational simulation of the ice accretion process on airfoils using multiple time-steps...

The six kinds of polyimides(PIs) containing fluorene units were prepared from 9,9 -bis(4-aminophenyl)fluorene(BAF) with various dianhydrides including 2,2 -bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride(6FDA), 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride(BPDA), 4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride(ODPA),...

A comparison of second order and high order (4th, 8th and 12th order) of finite difference staggered-grid method on 2D P-SV elastic wave propagation has been conducted. The comparison plot of numerical dispersion and accuracy among each order has been generated to show the stability condition. CUDA C...

Mobile applications have become one of the primary ways people communicate, shop, organize their lives, play, and even work. About 40% of the world’s Android users are in China. There are many kinds of tourism and travel related app both available in the Apple App Store and various Android app stores...

This study is a quasi-experimental study that aims to determine the effect of increasing student communication skills in discussing students' learning outcomes in basic chemistry learning. The indicators of student discussion skills include: (1) conveying messages well, (2) using clear language, (3)...

This The problem of impulse analysis in the regular singular system is considered by using the Kronecker indices in this paper. Firstly, the singular system is divided into two cases: 1. The regular linear singular system. 2. The uniformly regular nonlinear singular system. Then, the two theorems that...

The present study aims to reveal the role of Javanese culture in literary learning based on two aspects: (1) the context of teacher and student interaction in the classroom and (2) the interaction patterns of teachers and students in Javanese cultural views. The study was carried out in class V of Surakarta...

Airline commercials rare in advertising industry in Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia as a national airline come up with an ads that using a combination of symbolic movements and traditional Indonesian dance as a form to deliver the message in advertising. This study aimed to understand the meaning of nonverbal...

The aims of this study is to test the performance results of teachers who have been certified with teachers who have not been certified with 2 x 2 factorial design. Data collection using the teacher performance questionnaire instrument and teacher commitment professions instrument. Instrument validation...

Nowadays the frequency of digital technologies use in economy is increasing. It is vital to employ innovative approaches to increase the efficiency of management and get new possibilities for permanent search and access to the relevant, full and reliable information about the object of management in...

The purpose of this research was to determine (1) Teacher’s perception on using Kahoot! for English learning; (2) Students’ perceptions on using Kahoot! for English learning; and (3) Constraints encountered while using Kahoot! for English learning. This is a quantitative descriptive research. The research...

For finding the way of achieving a just punishment we drew up a special questionary containing open question and conducted a survey among 350 federal judges from 20 subjects of the Russian Federation. The survey was conducted in the course of 2017 by forwarding the questionaries to the courts of all...

This study aims to develop Sundanese Pupujian Learning Materials based on interactive multimedia. Interactive multimedia in this research refer to learning media by using Adobe Flash which contains texts, graphics, sounds, and videos. Meanwhile, Sundanese pupujian in this research refers to oral-literary...

This study discovered (1) the effect of destination images on destination loyalty (2) the effect of destination images on destination loyalty with tourists’ satisfaction as mediating variable. Respondents in this study were the tourists in the Bukittinggi City. This study utilized primary data which...

The purpose of this study is to uncover and compare the motor ability and play activities of Suku Anak Dalam (Kubu) in Jambi. This type of research uses quantitative and qualitative methods(mixed methods) that involved 29 children of Suku Anak Dalam (Kubu). The instrument used to measure motor ability...

It is acknowledged that elementary school students’ thinking skills are within the concrete operation. As a result, teaching of geometrical concepts must be in line with their way of thinking in which students are faced with suitable physical manipulation of concrete objects. Building concepts through...

This study was done to answers 2 (two) research problems: (i) why is it necessary to establish good corporate governance in overcoming the sectoral dualism of BUMN/SOEs; and (ii) how the BUMN/SOEs based on good corporate governance are able to optimize the management of natural resources in a professional...

Since it was announced that there was the first Covid-19 case on March 2, 2020, Indonesia is currently entering its 7th month. The number of cases continues to increase eventhough various restriction policies to prevent transmission have been implemented. For more than one semester there has been no...

This research is based on the influence of school principal’s leadership style and work ethics towards elementary school teacher’s performance are important element in order to gain school quality improvement. The purpose of the study is to analyze how much the influence of school principal’s leadership...

A new solvable N-body model of goldfish type is identified. Its Newtonian equations of motion read as follows: z¨n=-6z˙nzn-4zn3+32(z˙n+2zn2)∑k=1N(z˙ kzk+2zk)+2∑𝓁=1,𝓁≠nN[(z˙n+2zn2)(z˙𝓁+2z𝓁2)zn-z𝓁],      n=1,…,N, where...

This analysis was intended to compare the level of difficulty and discriminating power on multiple choices and essay items on math test. The research was done by design treatments by subject’s method. The research object was 22 items of multiple choices items and 22 essay items. The essay items were...

The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons for Generation X to use social media and especially WhatsApp Groups (WAG), the interactions they were having and the impact their use of social media was having. A descriptive qualitative case study methodology on a Generation-X WAG in Boyolali,...

During the forging process, the significant impact forces from working parts of a power forging hammer appear. Usually, forging hammers are tightly connected to the ground or use standard suspension systems based on, e.g. wooden beams. Then the impact forces may be easily transmitted to the ground of...

The purposes of this research were: a) to explore the current state, problems, and needs of Thai language teaching for ethnic groups students; b) create an Area-based Multicultural Learning (AML) model; and c) to examine the effects of AML on Grade 7 ethnic groups students’ learning achievement, creative...

This research aims to describe the implementation of the kaulinan barudak application as a numeracy learning medium. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative where the researcher conducts an in-depth study of the process of research activities carried out to get a picture of student responses...

A Mongolian proverb says, “Losing livestock is not a big deal, but the loss of the policy is a disaster.” One of the major challenges in the education sector is the implementation of the traditional reform policies. In particular, modern education policy must take into account the specifics of the nomadic...

The purpose of this research is to know, explain, and explore the approach. The method used in this research is a literature study. The results of the literature study are: (1) the concept of a scientific approach in the supervision of learning; (2) the position of supervision of learning with a scientific...

Indonesia is known as a pluralist and multicultural country. This can be clearly proven from the geographical location and sociocultural conditions that are so complex and diverse. The form of multiculturalism consists of a large number of heterogeneous ethnic, cultural and religious groups. The importance...

The purpose of this research is to investigate the internalization of religious education values at SMP Negeri 1 Payaraman in Ogan Ilir Regency. These values are based on Al-Sunnah and Al-Hadith. Using a qualitative case study methodology, the study includes informants including parents, teachers, principals...

Social forestry is a sustainable forest management system in Indonesia that is implemented in forest areas managed by the community to improve their welfare and maintain environmental balance. In Indonesia, especially South Sulawesi Province, there is a unit of the Bialo Forest Management Unit, which...

Services at Port 16 Ilir below Ampera are still irregular, both in passenger boarding/alighting services and vehicle loading/unloading, such as the large number of drop-off/pick-up vehicles entering to the point of disrupting the comfort and safety of dropping off/picking up passengers and, the main...

Natural disasters pose a serious threat to society and people’s lives, and the timely dispatch of emergency supplies has become a key link in mitigating the impact of disasters and safeguarding the basic livelihood of affected people. However, the diversity, uncertainty and infrastructure destruction...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of L.plantarum inoculation at the alcohol fermentation stage on the quality of wine snakefruit vinegar. The results showed that the total phenolic content (TPC) increased in snakefruit wine with 2% L.plantarum concentration with the difference in inoulation...

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Probing-Prompting Cooperative Setting Techniques in improving student creativity in mathematics learning in Grade XI students of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bontoala Makassar. This type of research was pre-experimental research with a one-group pretest-postest...

Objectives: Several studies have observed that altered endothelial function is involved in the development of stress-induced hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic social stress (crowding) on endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of the superior mesenteric artery...

Objectives: Endothelial dysfunction (ED) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. In this work, we studied sex differences in the endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of the femoral artery (FA) and its nitric oxide (NO)-dependent and NO-independent components in peri-pubertal (7-week-old)...

Background: Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is a measure of arterial stiffness which predicts cardiovascular risk independently of blood pressure. Local PWV can be measured non-invasively in the ascending aorta of adults by means of Ultrasound (US), using successive recordings of Diameter (D) and the velocity...

Encoding plays a key role in determining the optimization efficiency of a genetic algorithm. In the optimization of a continuous function, binary encodings are normally used due to their low coding-alphabet cardinalities. Nevertheless, from the viewpoint of building-block supply, it is remarked that...

In the new media era, media reports can highly influence public attitudes, and events involving celebrities usually draw great attention from the public. Besides, celebrities usually enjoy a high level of public recognition and endorse products, which is known as celebrity endorsement. Also, fandom economy,...

Cui Daorong ( - 907), born in Jingzhou in Tang Dynasty, was an influential member of Cui' family in Boling. He gave himself an alternative name "Dong-Ou Sanren" (a leisure man fond of wining). He was friendly with Si-Kong Tu, Fang Gan, and Huang Tao etc. He excelled at composing poems of four lines....

The demands for the scalable and efficient network at data centers are becoming more and more intense recently. However, there are three problems needed to be solved, i.e., the ever-increasing number of actual or virtual machines demands, effectively managing these different machines and maintaining...

With the rapid development of modern advanced science and technology, advanced science and technology affects our life style and production mode in various ways, and the rapid development of new media forms the new media era of the digital feature such as Internet and mobile terminal, it continues to...

CTA-based membranes for forward osmosis (FO) were prepared by immersion precipitation. Casting composition and coagulation conditions—solvent/acetone ratio, temperature, evaporation time of coagulation bath—were optimized to obtain membranes with best performance. Membranes were characterized by various...

This study attempts to investigate forms of terrorism ideologies, to elaborate the motive of raising terrorism, and the impact of terrorism in short story anthology “Resepsi Kematian” by Esti Nuryani Kasam. This study employs a descriptive qualitative study method. The main data source used in this study...

With its impressive production capacity, the EU countries consume a huge amount of energy, 25% of which is generated by natural gas (450-480 billion m3). At the same time, the demand for gas in the EU continues to grow due to low prices, the growth of energy intensity of residential heating, and the...