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Epilepsy is a condition that describes recurrent seizure episodes more than 24 h apart that occur without provocation. Epileptic seizures are clinical manifestations that are caused by the abnormal and excessive electrical activity of the brain from a group of neurons. Epilepsy outcome is controlled...

Necropsy findings of three deceased orangutans from BMOUI were assessed to explore Klebsiella pneumoniae infections among captivated nonhuman primates (NHP) in Malaysia. The diagnosis was developed based on reported symptoms and necropsy findings. Necropsy examination revealed significant lesions correlated...

Schools as educational institutions can realize the functions and objectives of national education in transforming local culture. An instance of this transformation within the school is seen in Market Day activities. The market day serves as a means to safeguard and advance local culture, mainly through...

The objective of this study is to identify the institutional strategies that would fast-track the academic rank promotion process in a private higher learning institution in Indonesia. AHP method using a group decision-making approach, where the participants are four experts in academics, has been used...

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...

This research examines the possibility of incorporating Machine Learning, a data-driven approach that learns from experience, into photovoltaic (PV) systems to significantly improve their efficiency and performance. Machine Learning offers a powerful and efficient way to solve complex problems by learning...

Humanity is confronted with the twin crises of climate change and social inequality, requiring approaches that are systemic, ethical, and inclusive. This paper presents the Eco Humaniza Platform, an integrated framework combining eco-humanitarian banking, green finance, ethical artificial intelligence...

Voter participation is central to democratic legitimacy, yet election turnout in Ghana and globally has recently declined. This study examines how emotional branding strategies influence voter participation, with campaign songs and voter attachment serving as mediators. Anchored in the Stimulus–Organism–Response...

This paper investigates how closely actual acreage decisions in U.S. potato farming align with predictions from the Rational Expectations Equilibrium (REE) model. While REE assumes that farmers make fully rational, profit-maximizing decisions, empirical evidence rarely confirms its accuracy for specialty...

This research aims to determine how the quality of service affects customer satisfaction at the Directorate of Land Management of BP Batam through the Customer Satisfaction Survey. The population in this research includes all individuals who apply for land permits at the Directorate of Land Management...

For artificial intelligence (AI) to work well in education, it needs high-quality datasets that accurately reflect how people interact in the classroom. This study describes a community service project at SDN 129 Rancasawo Bandung that aims to create a high-quality conversational dataset between teachers...

The legal systems in South Asia continue to follow statutes enacted during the colonial era. Some of these obsolete laws fail to meet the contemporary needs of society. Thus, they undermine justice, which is one of the primary objectives of the law. When laws are outdated, the role of the judiciary becomes...

This study examines work-life balance (WLB), defined as an individual’s ability to manage harmoniously their work and personal life, among 324 Indonesian women workers. Using a quantitative cross-sectional design and a standardized WLB scale, Findings reveal a significant WLB deficit, with a mean score...

This article investigates how digital transformation is affecting the multifunctional integrated communications Ai tools scholars are evaluating and integrating into their workflows, along with their tools, functionalities, benefits and challenges during digital transformation era workflow integration....

Considered a panacea for economic growth digital technology and internet connectivity have recently dominated higher education both globally and in South Africa. Digital technology and internet connectivity were specifically embraced to widen access to education especially during COVID19 period and beyond....

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...