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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the person and item fit of science achievement test for Australian grade 4 students (N = 421) using Rasch measurement. This study was conducted in two stages. First, the software evaluated the person fit then the misfitting persons are removed based on the criteria....

The scientific, mass-centered, national and open characteristics of social core values reflect that it is scientific in content, rigorous in logic and complete in structure. The rich connotation encompasses the stability of political direction, the guidance of scientific concepts, and the promotion of...

Since people entered the information age, the volume of data has been increasing exponentially. Especially after 2012, big data has become a hot word. With the rapid development of high technology such as Internet, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the amount of data people need to process...

Belief takes an important role in both philosophy and education fields. Having known this, constructing belief is one of the most basic and essential features in someone’s mind in which it relates to attitudes that he or she performs something and considers it as true. In relation to English language,...

R The potential of women in public life still has not received a reasonable portion. This needs to be addressed wisely by the government in view of women in terms of quantity ranks first on the composition of the community. The empowerment of women through education and skills program aimed at increasing...

Mobile communication is increasingly oriented towards the usage of all IP networks as fixed network components. The handover performance of mobile IPv6 is one of the key factors which guarantee the QoS of mobile Internet. In this paper, an enhance handover scheme in hierarchical MIPv6 networks by utilizing...

The human knee cartilage play an important role in the knee joint. Osteoarthritis (OA) are related to knee joint cartilage. So the accurate description of the cartilage constitutive is the most important work for the understanding the cartilage test phenomenon. The role of viscoelasticity of collagen...

Financial supervision is the power that financial management authorities execute the laws concerned to supervise and monitor financial institutes, the main goal to execute this power is for the whole and safe financial banking business, for financial fair trade and for the maintenance of financial order....

This paper investigates the impacts of the English national examination in Indonesia through a range of research literature. It started off with a brief history of the examination in the country. The study found out that the English national examination as well as the national examination of other subjects...

Performance measurement is an important issue. This reminds that healthcare industry characteristic is unique rather than others. Health care with its all activities is a "high risk" industry. Performance measurement is the centre of quality improvement. From this, many factors or reasons related to...

Vivid description by combing painting and writing is characterized in Wharton's Age of Innocence, in which the extravagant and hypocritical upper class of society in Old New York is reproduced. When the art of language is brilliant enough, the real life will come to the life, just like the example in...

This paper is to take Shenyang Xiao Nan cathedral plaza design as an example to discuss the betterment and integration method in functional area of a city. It comprises of the value, the methods, the processing and the efficiency of public space releasing. The result of the research is expected to provide...

The major contradictions of socialism in the new era have changed and put forward some new requirements on education, so the counselors' work faced significant challenges. Counselors in colleges and universities play an irreplaceable role in strengthening ideological and political education of undergraduate...

The reconstruction of Chinese national music is the main means to inherit and protect Chinese traditional folk music, and it is also the main trend of Chinese traditional music development. As the theoretical basis of music creation and music performance, music analysis plays a significant role in the...

Remarkable progress of modern particle physics has thrown more and more lights onto factuality that any discretionary particles in cosmos are mutually convertible, and living progress of it even makes the factuality orient perfect induction day by day, which apparently implies that cosmos is throughout...

The technique of piano playing is an important index to measure the technical level of the piano and also the condition basis for the piano playing to embody different styles. Piano playing is the main means of expressing emotions during the romantic period. By playing different techniques, cultivating...

This study aims to discuss the orchestration of resources in MSME in accordance with the implementation of ISO 9001 standards and the improvement of product competitiveness. By using case study research approach at MSME footwear in East Java, the results obtained are the information on how the company...

Drug abuse in Indonesia has become a serious national threat and has been declared war on drugs by the President of Republic Indonesia, Joko Widodo while attending a day Narkotika in 2016. The increasing number of rehabilitation centers and drug users who underwent rehabilitation programs does not completely...

This paper proposes a discussion on the importance of design thinking phase in a healthcare facility design development. The research particularly tries to explore Posyandu as one of commonly known government-initiated healthcare program in Indonesia which aim is to provide healthcare services for babies,...

Indonesia public sector faces new public management problems, such as good governance since reformation era. This is because there is dynamic changing in public sector organization. In contrast, processes of individual and organization improvement are rising up lately. Thus, this study aims to empirically...

Wireless Sensor nodes are small, low power consumption nodes which are basically used for sensing, transmitting and receiving the target values to specify nodes. Basically, we deploy nodes to collect information about specific region and to know about current and future results. Wireless Sensor Networks...

This research intended to describe stress dynamic of college students of Guidance and Counselling Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Tadulako University. The number of subjects was 3 college students. This research was using qualitative methodology. The results described stress...

With the continuous development of society, the demand for applied talents in various industries is also rising. Colleges and universities in our country must transform into application-oriented colleges and universities according to the market demand as soon as possible. It is very necessary to study...

This project describes about the design construction and fabrication of multi-purpose field surveillance robot that can be used for land mine detection, toxic gas sensing and temperature and humidity sensor monitoring in war fields without putting serious manual risks. The land mine detector can detect...

In this paper, we present a new framework for knowledge-based decision support systems for government vendor selection and bidding. The system integrates a database, rule base and model base as a tool for managers in the decision-making problems via the Internet. The procurement procedures for and architecture...

In this paper, adopted explicit dynamic analyzing program AUTODYN basing on finite element to simulate the process of the shaped charge jet formation and the penetration through the steel target, base on the characteristic of the shaped charge structure and the mechanisms of jet penetrating the target....

Formation and propagation of crack in quenching+tempering(QT) and quenching+ intercritical quenching+ tempering (QLT) treated Fe-9%Ni-C alloys were investigated by means of in-situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).The sample treated by QLT showed better cryogenic...

In network management, computer-aided technology is introduced to fit the large network. Demonstrating the network topologic structure to managers vividly will help greatly. However, the network graphic demonstration is very difficult. Much as it costs, it lacks me-thods to form an efficient solution...

This paper examined the level of service quality of One Window Service Office (OWSO) as perceived by clients at the Takhmao municipality, Cambodia. It also explored the challenges of the OWSO to propose possible guideline for improving service delivery. The SERVQUAL components were used to measure clients’...

Phenomenon is very clear now that millennial children hunt a lot of films in theaters. Not only as a lifestyle, but also as a necessity. While the reality in the Indonesian film industry is found the fact that more and more western films from Hollywood, Korean films, Indian films, and others. So the...

Automatic detection and detection technologies are widely used in different areas. This article contains analysis of a face recognition problem, description of the problem, mathematical formulation of the problem, analysis of methods for solving it, proposed approach, and the results of the experiment....

Previous researches and current development of school readiness concept shows the important role of parents in shaping children’s school readiness. These roles and responsibilities are related to providing physical needs and stimulation for children’s readiness. This study aims to obtain empirical data...

Early detection for children with special needs at early childhood education (PAUD) and elementary school (SD/MI) are very important. Early detection and proper handling causing children develop more optimally. Cooperation and good communication between parents and teachers are very important due to...

Achieving company performance will never be separated from the participation of employees. The performance would be good, if employees could survive and there is no significant turnover. Because turnover will cause the losing knowledge and culture that has been made along with the departure of the employee...

This study aims to determine the effect of ICT on the quality of education for the millennial generation, the focus of this research is a discussion of the Curriculum Model and its application to the millennial generation. The method used in this study is the study of literature with data obtained from...

This paper takes Chengdu residents as the object of investigation, to explore which contents of travel blogs influence their travel decision-making to Thailand. By recruiting 43 Chengdu residents as research objects, this paper analyzes the contents of blogs that affect their travel decisions after reading...

This research aims to evaluate the use of the noninvasive respiratory volume monitor (RVM) compared to the standard of care (SOC) in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) of Kijabe Hospital, Kenya. The RVM provides real-time measurements for quantitative monitoring of non-intubated patients. Our evaluation...

Glundeng is a traditional art originating from Bondowoso Regency, East Java. The local people call it wood Gamelan because at first glance the shape of the instrument is almost like Javanese Gamelan Ageng. Glundeng staging in the totta’an dhereh tradition is held by the local community as a form of gratitude...

Based on several previous studies that examined the 2013 curriculum implementation in vocational high schools in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, most of them solely focused on its implementation in public schools but not on the inhibiting factors for its implementation in private schools. The purpose...

In Sundanese society, humor is commonly seen in all forms of communication. Even in folk art, it has become a special genre in longser drama. Humor that arises sometimes violates the rules of language use that make communication not smooth (Leech, 2015). The rules of conduct are also often violated so...

In recent years, online lending has been developing vigorously in our country, but at the same time, it has caused many problems. Violent debt collection, high interest rates, high fees and other negative information continue to emerge, but people continue to borrow money. This project will take the...

Critical thinking is an important skill that needs to be developed for the future of the students. However, this has not been facilitated properly in the learning process of science at junior high school. This study aims to develop inquiry-based science learning materials that are valid, practical, and...

Honey bees (Apis spp.) are social insects that possess unique gut microbiota community. There are three main phyla that dominate the honey bees gut microbiota; Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria in which several species among them belong to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB). In general, some...

Music learning activities cannot be separated from theoretical learning processes and outcomes. In order to support and improve learning processes, interesting learning media are needed. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and the role of the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in...

At present, the number of foreign students coming to China in Yunnan accounts for about 4% of the number of Chinese students. However, among the students from Yunnan universities, the cross-cultural adaptation of international students is a topic that has received little attention. Based on the theory...

At present, there is still a lot of room for development and improvement in the research methods and research results of the formation of college students’ entrepreneurship teams. This paper analyzes some influencing factors of forming a compound college students’ entrepreneurship team such as students’...

Pandeglang is one of the disadvantaged areas in Banten Province. The regional original income in this city is very small compared to other cities in the Banten region. Here there are rarely human resources who do community service. This is due to the low regional minimum wage value. Therefore, an expert...

More than 80 tribes are distributed in the Darfur region of Sudan. The composition of tribes is intricate. Moreover, the production modes are different, which are composed of the Arab involved in the nomadic herding and non-Arab black people engaged in farming. In the early days, the armed conflicts...

Background: Carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (cfPWV) is the gold-standard measure of arterial stiffness. Accuracy of non-invasive cfPWV as meters per second is impeded by surface estimates of aortic length. Our aim was to compare cfPWV measured using distance estimated from surface measurements with...

Under the “Belt and Road” initiative, the economic and trade cooperation between China, Mongolia and Russia has continued to expand. The potential for capacity cooperation is huge and the development strategy is highly compatible. The construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor has a...