One of the issues in manufacturing is implementing the standard for the exchange of product data-numerical control (STEP-NC) data interface model on computer numeric control (CNC) machines. The most often used STEP-NC programming techniques for this implementation are indirect, interpreted, and adaptive. Because of the ease of integration with existing control systems, the performance of the interpreted method was noticeably superior to that of the indirect and adaptive approaches. This concept has resulted in the creation of several tools, systems, designs, algorithms, and methods. In this study, a new STEP-NC implementation system has been created, in which the interpretation has been done using entity-plus string-based (double layer) for more precise data extractions, the tool paths system can create facing, pocket, drill, bore, ream, countersink, side, slot, and contour operations, the output file generation system can create output as per interpreted and hybrid programming approac.....

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The psychological aspect is essential in determining success in sports. Mental toughness is one factor that can affect athletes' psychological state during training and competition. Mental toughness can play an essential role in managing and minimizing the anxiety of athletes in competing athletes so that it can help athletes be able to show their best performance. This study aims to determine the mental toughness of student-athletes to improve achievement in sports. This type of research is survey research, using questionnaires in the data collection process. The questionnaire contains several demographic questions about respondents: age, gender, sport involved, and athlete level. Respondents in this study were student-athletes from West Sumatra with a total of 128 people, with an average age of 13-24 years, and all participants signed the free and informed consent term (ETHIC). Data collection uses a questionnaire consisting of a Mental Toughness scale. The mental toughness of studen.....

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This study was conducted to identify the critical factors that cause conflicts and division among the Muslim community in Malaysia. As the disputes among Muslims in Malaysia are acknowledged by religious scholars and national leaders to become more serious in recently, a formula for forming a more united and harmonious generation in diversity needs to be devised. Thus, the identification of the root cause of the problem and conflict mechanism can lead to religious harmony in society. This study tries to answer the question of why the phenomenon of religious conflict is formed in the Muslim community in Malaysia. This study uses a qualitative approach through a thematic analysis of transcripts from in-depth interviews. The study also conducts a systematic review of articles related to religious conflict from a social psychology perspective to support the argument. The result of the study is a model of the mechanism of religious conflict that uses a system model as the framework. Its imp.....

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This research aims to understand the art discourse that is the foundation for developing modern fine arts in Surabaya. Art discourse represents the fundamental ideas behind the creation of art-works, which are developed and dialectically discussed within the context of the art ecosystem in Surabaya. The research design is based on an analytical, historical research method with a socio-historical approach. The findings reveal the existence of continuity and change in art discourse from the Aksera generation (Academy of Fine Arts Surabaya) in the 1970s to the post-Aksera generations, namely the 1980s and 1990s generations. Three bases of art discourse emerged as the core expressions of aesthetics in modern fine arts in Surabaya during the 1970s to 1990s: 1. The discourse of nationalism (identity) underlies the art discourse of the Aksera generation; 2. The discourse of the market (commodification of art) becomes the main concern of the 1980s gen-eration; 3. The social-political discourse.....

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The quality of education is heavily influenced by the professionalism of teachers and the effectiveness of educational leadership. Previous studies have examined educational leadership, and most concentrate on the roles of principals and head teachers. There is a need to delve into a more comprehensive examination of leadership by middle leaders who served as the backbone of the educational system to improve the education quality in the country. Thus, this study aims to establish a consensus among experts regarding the construct of professional leadership competencies for middle leaders in matriculation colleges, employing the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM). An instrument comprising elements related to professional leadership competencies was administered to a panel of 30 experts from diverse fields. The studys outcomes reveal the agreement among expert panels concerning the proposed constructs and elements of professional leadership competencies. All 13 elements met the condition of d ? 0......

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Background: The serious implications of asthma stem largely from inadequate control of the condition, affecting individuals with both regular and irregular physical activities. Objective: This study aims to assess the effect of Continuous Run (CR), Circuit Training (CT), and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) over a 3-month period on reducing, controlling, and improving fitness in individuals with asthma. Methods: The research employed a quasi-experimental study design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach. The treatment involved physical exercise programs (CR, CT, and HIIT) conducted at the athletic field of Padang State University from June 2023 to August 2023. A total of 21 participants (16 males and 5 females) were recruited to participate in this research. They were chosen after meeting inclusion criteriaasthma diagnosis, physical inactivity, between 17 and 40 years old, willingness to refrain from other treatments except using an inhaler in case of relapse, and providin.....

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Cartwheels are one of the gymnastics skills in Physical Education (PE) teaching that must be mastered by junior high school students. In their teaching, PE teachers must be able to create innovative and interactive learning, thereby generating student motivation to master this skill. This study aims to analyze the effect of using Android-based gymnastics learning media on cartwheel skills in junior high school students. This research is an application of one of the Android-assisted exercise materials for junior high school students developed from Handayani et al study (Handayani et al., 2023), where one of the gymnastics materials in the application is cartwheel skills which will be reported in this research. This research was a pre-experiment with a one group pretest-posttest design, involving 63 junior high school students in one of the provinces in Indonesia. Participants were seventh and eighth grade male students taking combined PE classes, and aged 12-13 years. The procedure in t.....

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Plyometric training is important for swimmers because it provides several important benefits that can improve their performance and performance when swimming. This study aims to determine the potential of plyometric training to improve leg muscle explosiveness and athlete performance in swimming. Pre and post control groups were employed in this experimental investigation. Purposive sampling was used to choose the research volunteers, after which they were split into two groups. namely G1 which only followed swimming training without being given a land training program or plyometrics, and G2 was given plyometric training treatment. The research subjects were 30 male athletes aged 18-19 years who were active in participating in training camps. There was plyometric training for eighteen meetings, four times a week. The individual completed the vertical jump test to collect pre-test data prior to receiving therapy. In this study's statistical analysis, the descriptive tests were used to d.....

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Utilising an excellent teaching tool is vital for students education nowadays. In contrast to the traditional teaching way, Technology-Embedded Solar Energy STEM (SESTEM) module was created as a modern teaching tool for physics subject. In order to develop and evaluate the students perception towards the complete SESTEM module, developmental research and technology acceptance model (TAM) were applied in this research study. 52 randomly selected diploma students from Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) were involved as respondents in this work. After the development of the SESTEM module using the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) model, the perceptions of students as respondents towards this module were evaluated based on the TAM via questionnaire. Based on the responses from the respondents, the majority of the respondents demonstrated positive attitudes and behaviour intention, as well as agreed that the SESTEM module was useful as a teaching to.....

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Uracil derivatives have been the focus of many researchers examining their potential as a cancer-fighting agent. Human breast, liver, and lung cancer cells were used to test the target compounds and compared to cisplatin. There was a wide range of activity in the newly synthesized compounds against breast and lung cancer, but none were effective against liver cancer. Nevertheless, the most effective substances were 4d and 4j, which were quite effective against both kinds of cell lines. It was shown that the 4d compound is more effective against breast cancer than 4a, 4b, and 4c compounds, and 4j showed higher cytotoxic activity than 4e, 4f, and g compounds. We have been told that further research into the toxicity of these potent substances, as well as in-vivo testing, are necessary. 2023, Iranian Chemical Science and Technologies Association. All rights reserved...

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