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This study aims to assess the seismic vulnerability of soft ground stories and propose potential solutions by comparing the use of concrete shear walls and steel bracings at the ground level. In our country, soft-story buildings are commonly used, with many multistory structures leaving the ground floor...

Noise pollution during Diwali festivities in India has emerged as a serious concern, affecting public health and the environment. This study proposes an AI-driven framework that integrates deep learning, reinforcement learning, and geospatial analysis to forecast and optimize noise levels during Diwali....

This study aims to develop a Sigil-assisted E-book as an instructional medium and to evaluate its feasibility in teaching the topic of face shape correction to students at SMK Pariwisata Imelda Medan. The development process was adapted from the Borg and Gall research and development model, which consists...

Model optimization has an important influence on the accuracy of simulation results based on finite element models. Existing research have been carried out various ideas for model correction to make the finite element model consistent with reality and easy for engineering practice. Good results have...

Physical inactivity is a growing concern among productive-age workers, especially those in sedentary occupations such as creative office settings. Music has been increasingly recognized for its ability to influence mood, motivation, and physical performance. This study aimed to examine the effect of...

There is growing importance of integrating sustainability principles into higher education curricula to address pressing environmental and social challenges. Sustainable pedagogy, which promotes social and environmental responsibility, is seen as a transformative approach to education. While its value...

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning enabled smart cities have become a crucial part for the development of a country, it allows the data to be gathered in such a manner which gives track of all the records. This study focuses on these smart cities in to collect information which can be helpful...

To address the unclear transverse seismic mechanism of column-type bent piers, this study investigates the advantages of three-column bent piers compared to single-column bent piers in terms of force distribution and plastic hinge zones. Numerical models were established using OpenSees to analyze the...

Writing in EFL classes needs multidimensional competences including cognitive, metacognitive, socio-behaviour, and motivational aspects in the whole process. Unfortunately, previous studies have been focused more on writing products, cognitive aspects, and individual types. Therefore, to fill in the...

At the recently held Conference of Parties (COP-28) UN Climate Summit in Dubai, India remained non-committal on reducing fossil fuel use or making any firm commitment to reducing carbon emissions, although under tremendous pressure from the developed countries. This is due to India’s concerns regarding...

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...

We investigate the reduced density matrices obtained for the quantum states in the context of 3d Chern-Simons theory with gauge group SU(2) and Chern-Simons level k. We focus on the quantum states associated with the Tp,p torus link complements, which is a p-party pure quantum state. The reduced density...

This study examines the mediating role of leadership styles in the relationship between Organizational Development (OD) interventions—process, structural, and strategy—and employee engagement within Malaysian government-linked organizations (GLOs). Employee engagement is pivotal for organizational success,...

IoT-based precision irrigation optimizes agricultural practices by using real-time sensor data to automate irrigation systems. Unlike traditional, labor-intensive irrigation systems that waste time, energy, and water, modern sensor-driven systems enhance efficiency, conserving resources and increasing...

The use of technology in pesantren education, particularly involving advanced tools such as drones, remains limited, despite the significant potential these technologies have in enriching the learning experience. This study explores the impact of drone usage in digital content creation on student engagement,...

This paper investigates the transformative role of artificial intelligence in library and information science, especially in academic libraries. AI technologies are viewed as enabling components that can render the entire process of research more efficient, accelerate information-seeking, and personalize...

Schizophrenia is a condition that requires long-term care and often imposes significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens on families as primary caregivers. Understanding factors that may reduce caregiving burden is essential to enhance family resilience and decrease the risk of patient relapse....

This study aims to analyze the influence of economic literacy, digital awareness, and family financial management education on the financial management behavior of Generation Z. The background of this study is the increasing consumption behavior among Generation Z, who are more focused on lifestyle rather...

Digital transformation has emerged as a critical driver of organizational agility for SMEs in the post-pandemic era, yet the measurement of agility and its predictors remains underexplored at scale. This study addresses this gap by leveraging a comprehensive, cross-national dataset of 491,636 SME technology...

General Background: Contemporary animation increasingly reinterprets traditional mythology through genre integration to sustain cultural transmission and audience engagement. Specific Background: The Alengka Kingdom, central to Javanese and Southeast Asian mythology, presents complex narratives suitable...

To safely control any automobile, brake system plays a crucial role. Brake system performance defines the driver’s confidence in handling the vehicle at different speeds on all terrains. So, it becomes important to understand the underlying dynamics to decide braking requirements of a vehicle. Brake...

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...

To reduce the carbon foot prints of recycling, reuse of the waste of the CNC industries is the focus of attention. The present research intends to use CNC waste in the polymer composite which reduces the waste in the landfill encourages to the sustainability of the environment. In the present work CNC...

The implementation of traditional games in physical education is an effort to improve students’ health and fitness, which is packaged by adapting the characteristics of educational levels from elementary to upper secondary and higher education. Playing traditional games is one way for students to learn...

This paper examines the multifaceted role of stainless steel in modern airport architecture, highlighting its superior corrosion resistance, high strength-to-weight ratio, and aesthetic versatility. Through a review of material properties and case studies, particularly in challenging coastal environments,...

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a major global health and economic challenge. Sacubitril/valsartan, an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), has demonstrated superior clinical efficacy compared to enalapril, but its cost-effectiveness across different economic settings...

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 research on scientific creativity plays an increasingly important role in education. Scientific creativity can be viewed as a type of domain-specific creativity. Subjective creativity assessments (SCA) are particularly useful for measuring domain-specific creativity and earned wide popularity in...

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...