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This study aims to analyze the types of meaning, aspects, and the interrelation of meaning with context in the film of Lua-lua Mböwö Sebua. The data source used in this research is a Nias regional language film entitled Lua-lua Mböwö Sebua which has been downloaded from the YouTube media platform. The...

The conditions for online learning that could have been more optimal during the pandemic forced lecturers to seek innovative learning approaches. In the Visual Packaging course at Telkom University, instructors have implemented an Online Collaborative Learning (OCL) approach developed by Linda Harasim...

Recent events have brought indigenous peoples’ rights to the forefront of human rights discourse, from the aboriginals in Australia to the Adat communities in Indonesia. The U.S. maintains a difficult but unique relationship between the native people and the government. The continuing tension between...

The A good indicator of whether or not an intersection is appropriate is whether or not it allows vehicles to pass each other on the road. If the degree of service is C or D, or E or F, it indicates that the intersection has to be fixed, just as the Gajayana intersection has achieved a C grade, which...

Wedding is an important rite of passage in various ethnic groups and cultures. It marks a milestone in individuals’ lives. Because of its significance in life, its ceremony and rituals are very elaborate, complex, and full of meanings. Yet, cultural and social factors influence how wedding is conducted....

The boom of Islamic films in Indonesia in the post-new order has the mission to construct Islam and its values. The 9/11 incidents and the threat of terrorism have affected the negative image of Islam. Islamic films in portraying Islam brought the spirit to challenge its stereotype. In the beginning...

German measles (also known as Rubella) a viral illness that causes a rash and fever; though mild and self-limiting but can be serious in pregnant women as it can cause birth defects in the developing fetus. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent rubella. It usually starts on the face and spreads...

The legality of abortion varies among countries as abortion remains one of the most controversial and bitterly contested topics. The abortion debate on the right to life, right to choose, as well as the costs and benefits of abortion is rather polarised. The issue becomes more complex as different religious...

Background: Nitroglycerin (NTG) reduces cardiac pre-load and after-load through venodilation and arterial dilation respectively but the relative contributions of these effects to reduction in myocardial wall stress is unknown. Methods: We estimated myocardial wall stress from transthoracic echocardiographic...

The adverse impact of climate change is a major threat to human life and the environment. Therefore, it is the duty of the State to protect its citizens. Indonesia is one of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016, The Paris Agreement is in the United Nations Framework Convention...

Objectives: Traditional outcomes after vascular intervention include vessel patency, limb salvage rates and mortality but correlate poorly with functional goals. Patent-oriented outcomes are patient-reported functional outcomes. The aim of this study is divided into 2 complementary parts: Part A: To...

Rationale: Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic modulation plays an important role in arterial stiffening associated with ageing. Serum response factor (SRF) is a major transcription factor regulating smooth muscle (SM) genes involved in maintenance of the contractile state of VSMCs. Objective:...

Objectives: The metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of risk factor including abdominal fat, hypertension, dyslipidemia and raised fasting plasma glucose, is associated with modifications in the arterial wall, endothelial dysfunction and atherothrombosis. To explore the course of events we characterized...

Network-based crime has been increasing in both extent and severity and network-based forensics encapsulates an essential part of legal surveillance. A key network forensics tool is traceback that can be used to identify true sources of suspects. Both accuracy and secrecy are essential attributes of...

The objective of our work is to investigate the optimal combination of durations of both stages of incremental Genetic Programming (IncGP) on the simulated Snake-like robots (Snakebots). The obtained results suggest that the number of generations cannot be used as criteria for separating the two stages...

Image algorithms used herein are Tracking-Learning-Detection (TLD) and Speed UP Robust Features (SURF). TLD is used for target tracking and SURF is used for identifying targets. We use zoning identification, with the use of statistical probability to strengthen the efficiency of TLD and SURF. With such...

Sustainability or sustainable development is possible only if health issues of mother and their child and the employment or involvement of women can be ensured in society by promoting social business using the easiest technological system like mobile technology. In this paper, we demonstrate how Grameen...

In [18] Jacobi introduced a third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation which links two different moduli of an elliptic integral. In the present paper Lie group analysis is applied to that equation named Jacobi's modular differential equation. A six-dimensional Lie symmetry algebra is obtained...

We study dynamics of the shearless stratified turbulent flows. Using the method of differential constraints we find a class of explicit solutions to the problem under consideration and establish that the differential constraint obtained coincides with the well-known Zeman­Lumley model for stratified...

The purpose of this report is to show the influence of imperfections on creation and evolution of a kink network. Our main finding is a mechanism for reduction of the kinetic energy of kinks which works in both the overdamped and underdamped regimes. This mechanism reduces mobility of kinks and therefore...

This short note is devoted to introduce the discussion carried out along this special issue on the concept of Soft Computing by key researchers in the field. We shall stress some aspects of the conception and origins of Soft Computing, supported by the scientific relevance of its participants. The contributors...

Cassava var. Gajah (Manihot esculenta C) is a typical crop of East Kalimantan which has potential to be developed into a carbohydrate-based agricultural industry commodity. However, the cassava var. Gajah has not been used optimally, and limited research has been done. We conducted this research to utilize...

The primary purpose of this study was to compare the explosive power ability and muscle flexibility in junior gymnasts of aerobic gymnastics based on different sexes. The data of this study were taken from 52 junior gymnasts of aerobic gymnastics from two groups consisted 26 boys and 26 girls aged 7-8...

The process of episiotomy surgery during childbirth results in injury and pain in the perineum. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the topical combination of cinnamon oil and red betel extract on the healing process of episiotomy incision model in Swiss mice. The research subjects were divided...

Billboards are one of the media chosen by the industry to promote their products. The location of the billboard greatly influences the effectiveness of the promotion, the more strategic the location of the billboard the higher the sale value or the rent value of the billboard. A strategic position is...

This study aims to find out the influence of the internal control system on the quality of financial statements on the Regional Secretary of Palembang City. Primary data was collected from 60 (sixty) questionnaires, all of which were returned. Respondents included staff in 12 (twelve) sections of the...

The agricultural sector is required to provide food products for human needs. To increase agricultural yields, precision agriculture approaches are required by the utilization of information and technology to maximize agricultural productivity. Precision agriculture systems cannot be separated from monitoring...

The regional power system of the Sverdlovsk region with an annual electricity consumption of over 40 billion kWh per year is one of the largest in Russia. There are powerful mining, metallurgical and machine-building enterprises on the territory of the region which require large volumes of cheap thermal...

China is unquestionably among the main beneficiaries of globalization. Since the reform and opening up in 1978, China’s series of economic, political and ideological changes have achieved remarkable results, with China’s economy growing at an average rate of nearly 8% per annum, greatly improving the...

With the vigorous development of economic globalization, cultural and creative industry has gradually become the pillar industry of a country or region. In recent years, China has developed rapidly in the field of cultural and creative industries. However, there are also many problems such as late start...

At present, China is not just a textile and clothing exporting country, with the development of china's domestic economy, urbanization reforms are intensifying which has led to an improvement in the people's living standards, China's textile and apparel domestic market has also undergone great changes,...

High strength Bombyx mori silk fibroin (SF) and hydroxyapatite (HA) composite scaffold was obtained by using co-precipitation and salt fractionation method. SEM and mechanical test were used to investigate the structure and properties of the composite scaffolds. The results showed that when the content...

Engine compartment forms often a geometrical complex and is filled with a variety of combustible materials. In this paper, two groups of half scale fire experiments were conducted to investigate the fire behavior in the engine compartment of a motorcoach under different conditions. In the first experiment...

The energy of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as a pollution-free and efficient conversion device has broad application prospects in the new energy vehicles and other aspects. Improving PEMFC operating temperature is the main research directions. Proton exchange membrane, one of the key...

The development of management theories is in close relationship with development of humanity hypothesis and man's self-cognition greatly impacts development of management theories. "Learning man hypothesis" has a strong adaptability at Internet age, which makes it become a predominant one at this age....

In order to decrease the vibration of aircraft hydraulic pipeline, the vibration control techniques are studied from two aspects, i.e. suppression of the vibrating source and installation of dynamic vibration absorber. In this paper, the methods of increasing the length of the tubular joint and reduce...

Big data, Internet of Things and cloud computing technology develop like a raging fire. Each industry is looking for the strategy to apply big data in industrial development. Traditional tourism industry also pays attention to application of big data technology in the process of intelligent tourism transformation....