	Spatial Strategies for Domestic Service Activities in Urban Kampung Houses Yandi Andri Yatmo, Paramita Atmodiwirjo Domestic service, House, Space, Strategies, Urban kampung Domestic service activities as basic dwelling necessities are inevitably required and performed as essential part of living spaces in any house types. The spatial arrangement of domestic service activ... 1 year ago
	Hidden School Disengagement and Its Relationship to Youth Risk Behaviors: A Cross- Sectional Study in China Frank Wai-ming Tam, Hua-zhen Zhou, Yossi Harel-Fisch school disengagement; risk behaviors; health behaviors School dropout has become a serious problem in many places around the world. However, before students actually dropout from school, they normally exhibit some symptoms of disengagement from the s... 1 year ago
	The Utilization and Maintenance of Abandoned Urban Farmland in Kansai Metropolitan Area, Japan Yu Shibata City planning, Matching system, Multiple functions, Urban farmland, Urbanization Promotion AreaCity planning, Matching system, Multiple functions, Urban farmland, Urbanization Promotion Area One of the characteristics of Japanese cities is that a lot of farmlands exist in the urban area. In addition, Japanese society is facing the issue of a depopulating society andit is thought that the ... 1 year ago
	Looking Back - an Analysis of the Development of the Agricultural Production and Deforestation Worldwide: An Article on the Current Global iLUC-Discussion Björn Pieprzyk, Uwe Lahl Agricultural production, Biofuels, Deforestation, Governance, ILUC ILUC is the abbreviation for Indirect Land Use Change. ILUC predictions mainly depend on the assumptions about how the additional agricultural demand for biomass production is covered. But iLUC due to... 1 year ago
	Revisiting Differential Item Functioning: Implications for Fairness Investigation Jinyan Huang, Turgay Han differential item functioning; item bias; item impact; assessment fairness Fairness has been the priority in educational assessments during the past few decades. Differential item functioning (DIF) becomes an important statistical procedure in the investigation of assessme... 1 year ago
	Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells: Triggers for Tumor Capsule Disruption and Tumor Progression? Bin Jiang1, Jeffrey Mason2, Anahid Jewett3, Min-ling Liu4, Wen Chen4, Jun Qian1,... Colorectal Cancer, Tumor Capsule, Tumor Invasion, Metastasis, Lymphocyte Aggregates Background: Our previous studies of human breast and prostate cancer have shown that aberrant immune cell infiltration is associated with focal tumor capsule disruption and tumor cell budding that fa... 1 year ago
	Theme: Improving System Performance through Design and Technological Advancements Mohammed Ali Berawi Editorial Notes Editorial Notes 1 year ago
	Improving Project Performance and Waste Reduction in Construction Projects: A Case Study of A Government Institutional Building Project Ferry Firmawan, Fadil Othman, Khairulzan Yahya Environmental, Green building, Lean construction, Value engineering, Waste minimization Published at: IJTech Vol 3, No 2 (2012) The construction industry plays an important role in establishing the infrastructure required for socio-economic development and directly contributes to economic growth. On the other side, it also gen... 1 year ago
	Identification and Characterization of Wnt Signaling Pathway in Keloid Pathogenesis Shinichi Igota1,2, Mamiko Tosa1,3, Masahiro Murakami3, Seiko Egawa1, Hajime Shim... Keloid pathogenesis, wound healing, Wnt signaling, Wnt5a, β-catenin, frizzled4, ROR2. Keloid is characterized by fibroblastic cell proliferation and abundant collagen synthesis. Numerous studies have shown that the Wingless type (Wnt) signaling pathways play key roles in various cellu... 1 year ago
	Decision Making Models for Quality Improvement Dana Santoso Saroso Product quality, Quality improvement, Quality model The study of quality management is associated with improved quality. Improved quality also is basically related to the decision-making at every stage of the production process. The decisions made will... 1 year ago
	Electric Vehicles Market Outlook - Potential Consumers, Information Services and Sites Test Zulkarnain , Pekka Leviäkangas, Mikko Tarkiainen, Teppo Kivento Electric vehicles, Information services, Market, Test sites The purpose of this paper is to review the most recent and relevant business intelligence and market foresight analyses on electric vehicles in order to build a picture on the current market activitie... 1 year ago
	Factors Affecting Performance of Target Acquisition Tasks for Touchpads Maya Arlini Puspasari, Yung-Hui Lee Fitts’ Law, Human-computer interaction, Touchpad, Velocity curve This study investigates the effect of touchpad size, position filter, and control display gain on user performance. Observations include the behavior of user while using the touchpad to acquire color-... 1 year ago
	Anterior Versus Posterolateral Approach for Total Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Comparative Study Bai Ji, Yingchao Wang, Ping Zhang, Guangyi Wang, Yahui Liu Laparoscopic splenectomy, Posterolateral approach, Anterior approach, Comparative study. Objective: Although the anterior approach is normally used for elective laparoscopic splenectomy (LS), the posterolateral approach may be superior. We have retrospectively compared the effectiveness... 1 year ago
	Synthesis of TiO2 Nanotube in TI-10Ta-10Nb Thin Film by Anodization Ahmad Ivan Karayan, Deni Ferdian, Yudha Pratesa Anodization, Nanotube, Synthesis, TiO2 The purpose of this research was to study the synthesis of TiO2 nanotubes on Ti-10Ta-10Nb thin film and the effect of applied potential on the tube size, length and morphology. The Ti-10Ta-10Nb thin f... 1 year ago
	Investigation of Photoelectrode Materials Influences in Titania-Based-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Natalita M. Nursama, Lia Muliani Dye, Photoelectrode, Solar cell, TiO2, Titania Solar cells are excellent devices which enable the provision of renewable energy in a safe and easy way. A dye sensitized solar cell (also referred as dye solar cell) is a new type of solar cell, whos... 1 year ago
	Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in a Phase Ⅱ Study on Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combining Rh-Endostatin with Docetaxel and Epirubicin for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Qianxin Jia1,2, Junqing Xu1, Weifeng Jiang3, Minwen Zheng1, Mengqi Wei1, Jiangha... Breast Cancer; Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy; Rh-endostatin; Microvessel Density; Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging Background: Anti-angiogenesis is a promising therapeutic strategy for locally advanced breast cancer. We performed this phase II trial to evaluate the anti-angiogenesis and anti-tumor effect of rh-e... 1 year ago
	Implementation of Single Cell Composite Right-Left Handed Transmission Line for Ultra Wideband Bandpass Filter Fitri Yuli Zulkifli, Andik Atmaja, Eko Tjipto Rahardjo Bandpass filter, Composite right left handed transmission line, Ultra wide band A design and fabrication of a compact ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filter (BPF) using single cell Composite Right-Left Handed Transmission Line (CRLH-TL) is reported in this paper. This compact filte... 1 year ago
	Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Decline in FEV1 and Abdominal Circumference in Male Smokers: The Takahata Study Masamichi Sato1, Yoko Shibata1, Shuichi Abe1, Sumito Inoue1, Akira Igarashi1,... Decline in FEV1, Abdominal Circumference, Smoker, Health Check. Background: Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is reportedly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the relationship between abdominal circumference (AC) and decline in FEV1 h... 1 year ago
	Solar Irradiation Estimation with Neural Network Method Using Meteorological Data in Indonesia Meita Rumbayan, Ken Nagasaka Artificial neural network, Indonesia, Multi layer perception, Renewable energy, Solar irradiation The objective of this study is to determine the solar energy potential in Indonesia using artificial neural networks (ANNs) method. In this study, the meteorological data during 2005 to 2009 collected... 1 year ago
	Normal Micellar Value Determination in Singular And Mixed Surfactant System Employing Fluorescence Technique Mohd Zul Helmi Rozaini, Laili Che Ros, Ruslimie Che Ali Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC), Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), Sorbitan monolaurate (Tween 20) Studies on the determination of Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC), of mixed surfactants were carried out at 30°C for hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB) and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaur... 1 year ago