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A new type of optimization method based on conjugate directions

Xin Pan
A new type of optimization method based on conjugate directions is proposed in this paper. It can be proved that this type of method has quadratic termination property without exact line search. The new method requires only the storage of 4 vectors such that it is suitable for large scale problems. Numerical...
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Research on KAAS-based Social Knowledge Collaboration Service Mechanism and Application

Yuan Rao, Shaochuan Chen
Knowledge as a Service (KAAS), which merges the whole architecture of knowledge into service process, is proposed and defined in the paper. Based on the BNF definition of KAAS, the new knowledge service mechanism is provided to aggregate the knowledge resources together for satisfying various users’...

Research on Adjusting Industrial Structure and Developing Characteristic Economy

Haifeng Liu, Yunxia Sun
at present, a series of problems exist in the process of adjusting industrial structure and developing characteristic economy in China: Lack of specialized management institutions, single industrial structure, enterprise dominance, insufficient support of product characteristics, and enterprises' ability...
Research Article

Inflammation and arterial function

Konstantinos A. Aznaouridis, Christodoulos I Stefanadis
Pages: 32 - 38
During the last decade, several studies have documented the unfavourable effects of inflammation on cardiovascular function and its role in the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic disease. The interplay between inflammation and arterial system is multifaceted. On the one hand, the endothelium contributes...
Research Article

Low wall shear stress predicts subsequent development of wall hypertrophy in lower limb bypass grafts

Mark Jackson, Nigel B. Wood, Shunzhi Zhao, Alexander Augst, John H. Wolfe, Wladyslaw M.W. Gedroyc, Alun D. Hughes, Simon A.McG. Thom, Xiao Y. Xu
Pages: 32 - 38
Background: Venous grafts commonly develop myointimal hyperplasia, which can lead to stenoses and, ultimately, with expression of adhesion molecules, lumenal occlusion. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether wall shear stress measured post-operatively would predict subsequent myointimal...

PDAM Challenge to Provide Water Services Industry in the Era 4.0: Case Study of Regency Jeneponto; South Sulawesi

Herlina Sakawati, Sulmiah
Water is an important element in human survival. The ability of service providers to clean water affects the availability of clean water for the community. Entering the industrial era 4.0 a challenge for the Regional Water Company (PDAM) in providing water services. This study aimed to describe the challenges...

Analysis Of Practical Assessment Sheet Needs In Beauty Education Programs In State University

Trisnani Widowati, Widya Puji Astuti, Ade Novi Nurul Ihsani3, Wulansari Prasetyaningtyas4, Lydia Katarina5, Anggie Cristanti6
Learning activities cannot be separated from assessment. To ensure the achievement of student competencies in carrying out practice, lecturers need to provide an assessment. Accordingly, lecturers need to use practice assessment sheet. This study aims to describe the analysis of practicum assessment...
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Spatial Analysis of Swine Influenza Virus in Pig Farms Based on Active Surveillance from 2016-2017 in West Java Province, Indonesia

Nurhayati, Ali Arasyi, Farida Zenal, Caitlin Pfeifer, Mark Stevenson, Trian Mahawan, Afrizal Panus, Sodirun, Katon Kurniawan, Luuk Schoonman, James McGrane, Fajar Tjaturrasa
H1N1 swine flu virus still today in the world become threat for livestock and humans.This disease is fatal to human andhas cause economic losses especially for pig farmers with 100% morbidity rate. The emergence and rapid spread of swine influenza virus (SIV) H1N1 in pig farms is closely related to increase...
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Dynamical Analysis Discrete of Euler Scheme for Harvested Predator-Prey Model with Ratio-Dependent Response Function and Prey Refuge

A Hadi, Abdul Hadi, Siti Nurul Afiyah, Vivi Aida Fitria
In this research, Euler method is applied to discretize a harvested predator prey model with ratio-dependent response function and prey refuge. The existence and stability of fixed points has been analyzed. Stability of each fixed point shown that the fixed points are stable for small size of time step....

Analysis of the learning style of college student athletes for preparation of distance learning

Kunjung Ashadi, Imam MArsudi, Yonny Herdyanto, Gigih Siantoro
Every individual has a different learning style. By knowing the learning style, an approach can be chosen that fits each of these learning styles. The purpose of this study was to find out the learning styles of students from athletes who performed well at provincial, national and international levels....

Implementation of Management Information System, Implication on the Performance of Entrepreneur in West Bandung Regency

Neng Susi Susilawati Sugiana, Deden Abdul Wahab Syaroni
Business competition in the region especially in West Bandung regency, businessman who cannot stand competition. The purpose of this research is to learn the application of information system management implications for the performance of entrepreneurs MSMEs businessman in West Bandung Regency. Theories...

Turnover Intention as an Impact of Job Insecurity Among Bank Employees

Ega Leovani, Anselmus Inharjano
The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of job insecurity on the turnover intention among bank employees in Palembang. This descriptive qualitative study employed job insecurity as the independent variable and turnover intention as the dependent variable. The data collection technique...

Factors of Success and Failures of International Strategic Alliance

Imad Fouad Khalid Masoud, Anastasia I. Buzovich, Irina G. Vladimirova
In a dynamically developing market, intensifying competition, it becomes clear that cooperation provides business structures with more strategic advantages. Top management of many enterprises is aware of the need for interfirm integration. This article is devoted to the study of the characteristic features...

The Role of BKKBN Bali on Promoting New Concept High Quality Family

Christina Whidya Utami, Monika Teguh, Hilda Yunita Wono, Charly Hongdiyanto
The Governor of Bali issued an instruction regarding the Socialization of the Krama Bali Family Planning (KB) Program. In this instruction, a family is suggested to have four children in order to have a better quality family. It is indeed contrary to National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN)...

Exploration on the Completion Time of the “Preface of Selections of Refined Literature”

Yong Yu
The opinions on the completion time of the “Preface of Selections of Refined Literature” have always been divergent and inconsistent. To examine its completion time, it is necessary to combine various internal and external factors such as the preface, the compilation style of “Selections of Refined Literature”,...
Proceedings Article

Could National Health Insurance Prevent Overweight? A Case Study in Indonesia

Risky Kusuma Hartono, Sabariah Abd Hamid, Hafizurrachman
The prevalence of overweight in Indonesian adults continues to increase and gives the consequence risk of various metabolic syndrome diseases. the National Health Insurance (NHI) provides personal health prevention benefit that is expected to be able to control the prevalence of overweight. The study...

Application of Digital Technology in Language Teaching Toward Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era: Perspective of Language Teachers’ Readiness

Asropah
The use of technology has become an influential part in language teaching and learning. The emergence of industrial revolution 4.0 era asks the language teachers to explore the use of technology in exploring language teaching. This qualitative study aims at revealing the language teachers readiness and...

Some Problems of Crimes Classification in the Sphere of Economic Activity in the Republic of Tajikistan

A.I. Safarzoda, N. Mahmadzoda
The article analyzes issues related to the classification of crimes in the field of economic activity. The purpose of the article is to determine the classification criteria for crimes provided for in chapter 27 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The objectives of the study are to analyze...

AnSeries Software Utilization for Semarangan Batik’s Motives in the Improvement of the Batik Industry

Erna Setyowati, Muhammad Fakhrihun Na’am
The creation of technology-based batik motives is a necessity, demands of production effectiveness, consumer demand, variety of motives is a necessity. Batik production which includes the creation of Semarangan batik’s motifs is a strategic thing that is relevant to respond to research activities to...

Modeling the Strategic Choice of the Agro-Industrial Enterprises Under the Current State Agricultural Policy

Elena Rodionova, Anna Glebova, Tatiana Baibakova
Modern science has a significant potential of theoretical and applied research concerning the problems of strategic management of socioeconomic systems at different levels. At the same time, sectoral aspects of strategic management in the agricultural sector at the business level require further development,...

Study on Agricultural Synthesis Productivity in the Prefecture-Level Cities of Sichuan Province Based on Grey Relation Analysis

Ruiqi SUN, Guozhu HE
The level of agricultural production is a key element in rural regional planning, and agricultural synthesis productivity is considered as an important factor to evaluate the agricultural productivity of a certain region. Applying the Grey Relation Analysis method, this paper evaluates and ranks the...

A Summary of Teaching Reform of Software Engineering Major Under the Background of Big Data

Jianjun Huang, Weiwei Gong, Rongqun Hu
With the continuous development of science and technology, computers have been widely used, big data is a topic of great concern. The advent of the era of big data has greatly improved people’s ability to analyze and process data, the convenience brought to people’s lives is obvious to all. The healthy...

Exploring IIUM Students’ Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Teaching Practical Module on Their Teaching Skills in Kuliyyah of Education

Fresti Arbangiati, Sadam Fajar Shodiq, Lukman Nur Rohman
Teachers play an important role in the world as they are the backbone in education institution. Practical program for students-teachers are important to ensure that the education system in Malaysia would be able to produce quality trainees who are achieve the demands of classroom teaching and learning...
Research Article

Validation of a new piezo-electronic device for non-invasive measurement of arterial pulse wave velocity according to the artery society guidelines

Margarita S. Morales, Paula E. Cuffaro, Jessica Barochiner, Marcelo A. Rada, Jose Alfie, Lucas Aparicio, Marcos Marin, Carlos R. Galarza, Gabriel D. Waisman
Pages: 32 - 37
Our aim was to validate a new device for pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement – Aortic according to the recommendations of the Artery Society and using SphygmoCor as the comparator device. Methods: 85 subjects 18–80 years-old from both sexes were included, divided into 3 age-groups: <30, 30–60 and...

A Study on Corruption and Auditing Strategies of Related Party Transactions of Listed Companies

Liu Bo, Wang Yilin, Guo Chenyu
Related party transactions, as an important part of the trading model of listed companies, have an important impact on corporate stakeholders. Related party transactions can reduce the transaction costs of enterprises and continuously promote the development of a market economy. However, most of the...

Hermeneutic Analysis of Manqul Method in Understanding the Qur’an in LDII and Its Implications

Abd. Hadi
Al-Qur’an was revealed as a way of life. It is a text that can only be understood if it has been interpreted. According to Abdullah Darras that the verses of the Qur’an are like diamonds which each corner emits a different light and it is not impossible to look at it from another angle, it will find...
Proceedings Article

A Procedural Model for the Design of Informatics Competency Proficiency Assistance Systems Based on Ubiquitous Learning

Rangga FIRDAUS, Basuki WIBAWA, Khaerudin
Many concerns from the world of work that the competence of graduates, especially in the field of informatics, is inadequate and not crucial to the needs of the workforce, because the performance of the learning outcomes of the curriculum is not synchronous between the world of education and the world...

Digital Technologies in Vocal Training of Chinese Students in Russian Higher Education Institutions

S.A. Konovalova, Tinting Zhang, Dongdong Sun
This article considers possibilities of using digital technologies at teaching Chinese students vocal in Russian Higher Education Institutions. It provides grounds for significance of vocal development during all levels of education from infant preschool educational organizations to Higher Education...

The Implementation of Blended Learning Model in State Budget Expenditure Treasurer Training in Ministry of Finance

Jamila Lestyowati, Ida Maharani
This study was conducted to analyze the implementation of blended learning by comparing online and offline learning in State Budget Expenditure Treasurer Training in Ministry of Finance. The blended learning was implemented through e-learning by independent learning in Kemenkeu Learning Center (KLC)...

Maintenance Method of Non-State Civil Worker Educational Staffs in Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic, Semarang

Nur Rohmah
In implementing organization, Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnic (PIP Semarang) supported by educational staffs with State Civil Workers and non-State Civil Workers as their status. Educational staffs are staffs that have duty to plan and implementing administration, managing, developing, supervising,...

Exploring the Realization of the American Dream—Taking the Pursuit of Happiness as an Example

Yufei Wang
This paper mainly studies the rise and fall of the American dream and the American dream embodied in the pursuit of happiness. This paper has found a lot of kinds of literature, and the research result is that the American dream has two-sided, which can not only make people more confident and work harder...

Improving Student’s Communication Skills Through Remad Cocoper Strategies Based on Lesson Study and Appreciative Inquiry in Quantitative Research Methodology Course

Herawati Susilo, Ahmad Kamal Sudrajat
The purpose of this study is to improve the quality of quantitative research methodology courses. This type of research is a mixed method. Qualitative data analysis is used to describe the improvements made in learning processes. Meanwhile, quantitative data analysis is used to find out the improvement...

Research on the Strategy of Electronic Documents Management of Universities Based on Digital Campus

Shichen Chen
With the rapid development of digital technology, the current society has entered the era of digital transformation. The author tried to find better ways based on digital campus to improve the level of electronic documents management of universities. But at present there are still many problems of electronic...

The Implementation of Asset Handover Based on Law Number 25 of 2008 Concerning the Establishment of Sungai Penuh City

Jefer Oktri Yesya, H. Afriva Khaidir, Dasman Lanin
The autonomy granted to the district area and city is carried out by giving broad, real, and responsible authority proportionally to the government. Most of the governmental authority is givento the regions. There by, the region has the right to ask to make regional expansion in order to be able to manage...

Overview of Nutritional Status of Public Elementary School Students of Sijunjung

Edwarsyah, Yopi Hidayatullah
This research aims to know the level of nutritional status of students in primary schools of Limo Koto Sijunjung Sub-district VII. The descriptive nature of the research. The samples were 27 students taken with a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used to measure the weight (W) and height (TB)...

Fathers’ Perceptions in the Education of Children with Working Mothers

Ajeng Teni Nur Afriliani, Hani Yulindrasari
Indonesia is one of the largest source countries of migrant workers. In 2018, Indonesia was ranked as the 2nd most migrant workers sender country in ASEAN after the Philippines. Migrant workers have to leave their families and/or their children. BNP2TKI reported that between 2011 and January 2018, 60%...

An Analysis on Tourism Potency and the Community Readiness in Developing Berancah as a Tourism Village

M. Sabri, Diah Paramita Sari
The aim of this research is to analyze the tourism potency and the community readiness of Berancah Village in order to know the feasibility of the village to be developed into a tourism village. The method used for this research is a descriptive qualitative research. The data collected through direct...

Development of Electronic Module Hikayat Text Based on Project Based Learning (PJBL) Class X Students of High Schools

Ulva Rahmi, Syahrul Ramadhan, Yasnur Asri
This study aims to describe the development of a valid electronic learning module based on saga text based on Project Based Learning (in terms of content, presentation, linguistic, and graphic), practical (in terms of ease of use and suitability with time), and effective (in terms of activities students,...

Analysis of Tukul Arwana’s Speech Acts in a Bukan Empat Mata Programe in Trans 7: A Pragmatic Study

Ansetry, Abdurrahman, Ngusman Abdul Manaf
The purpose of this study is to describe the use of localized speech acts, illocutionary (assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative), and perlocution used by TukulArwana in the Non-Four Eyes event in Trans7. This research is a qualitative study using descriptive methods. Data collection...
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bound Forms of Iodine and Zinc in Experimental Models of Iodine Deficiency and Immunodeficiency

D.V. Lygdenov, A.B. Batorova, E.V. Sordonova, S.D. Zhamsaranova
The most common micro-elementoses are diseases that occur with iodine and zinc deficiency. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the biological effectiveness of a developed additive containing bound forms of iodine and zinc on experimental models of iodine deficiency and immunodeficiency. The experiments...

Green User and Green Buyer as Supporters for the Achievement of Green Buildings: A Review

Galuh Talitha Ayuthia, Ova Candra Dewi, Toga H. Panjaitan
This paper reviews studies on Green User and Green Buyer as the supporting aspects to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Green Building implementation, especially SDGs number 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). This paper focuses on previous studies that have been conducted on...
Proceedings Article

Learning Character Values Through Assignment of Audio-Visual Media

Eddy Marheni, Eko Punomo, Firunika Intan Cahyani
The problem in the research is the low character of students in the lecture process. This study aims to find out how the character of hard work, teamwork, discipline and creativity through the teaching model of character values uses audio-visual media as one of the technological innovations in the learning...

Triangular Fuzzy Relational Products of Level Fuzzy Relations

Nhung Cao, Michal Burda
This paper firstly aims at investigating distinct properties of the Bandler-Kohout sub-product and superproduct of level fuzzy relations or level relations. We show that these triangular products preserve several desirable properties similar to those valid for the compositions of standard fuzzy relations....

Utilization of Polypropylene (PP) Plastic Waste to Fuel Oil by the Pyrolysis

Nurmasyitah, M. Jahari, H Saputra
The increasing number of residents causes an increase in the volume of waste, especially plastic waste. Pyrolysis is the process of breaking down complex polymer structures to become simpler through a thermal (heating burning) process without using oxygen. Liquid smoke can also mean the result of cooling...

The Effects of Romanian Legislation in the Case of European Funding in the Period 2014-2020

Steluta Radu
The aim of the article is to analyse comparatively the regulations of the European Union those of Romanian legislation, as well as to present some aspects registered at the the implementation of the operational programs between 2014-2020. The objectives of the research were: the legal and financial impact...

Biochemical Composition, Amino Acid and Fatty Acid Contents of Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Meat

Sukhdolgor Jigmed, Enkhsukh Lkhamkhuu, Oyunjargal Tumurbaatar, Setev Shar, Suvdmaa Tuvaanjav
We have defined the biochemical composition of the carcass meat of muskrat, including the content of the amino acids, lipids, and saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The moisture, crude proteins, fatty acid, and ash were 74.6, 23.2, 1.2, and 0.92%, respectively. The average amount of calories was...

A Corpus-Based Model for Successful Computer Science Research Rhetoric

R R Simanjuntak, D M Bourne, I I Dewi, Muhartoyo, A A Sasongko
Many good research publications were not getting the attention of prospective readers due to a lack of structure and persuasive arguments. This paper investigated the rhetorical strategies to identify the generic structure and language features in successful research rhetoric. Research abstracts as representations...

Effects of Chinese and English Word Segmentation on Reading Speed

Yanping Ling, Dixiu Liu
62 college students who passed College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) were selected as the participants in this study. Through two experiments, the researchers used the E-prime online experimental platform to explore the effect of word segmentation on the reading rate of Chinese and English sentences. The...
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Climate Variability and the Incidence of COVID-19 in Jakarta

Fibriani Endah Puspa Dewa, Lidya Saras Wati, Ahmad Ma’ruf Muttaqin Aminanto, Fanana Firdaus, Siska Marina, Yuniar, Sani Rachman Soleman
Since the first case was detected on March 3, 2020, the incidence of COVID-19 has exponentially increased in Jakarta. Some theories claimed that COVID-19 virus activities were affected by climate variability. The aim of this study is to search and predict the correlation between daily incidences of COVID-19...

Exploration and Research on Web Programming Course in Higher Vocational College Under 1+X Certificate Pilot System

Xiaohua Xiong
Shanghai Polytechnic University is one of the universities that carry out the web development 1+X certificate pilot system. 1+X certificate pilot system has pointed out the direction for China’s vocational education. Web programming course is the core course for web development 1+X certificate, which...