The major ingredient of Cinnamomum, which is cinnamic aldehyde, has a variety of uses, such as aromatic compound, beverage, chewing gum, toothpaste, and incense as a component of cosmetics, and halitosis remover. Cinnamic aldehyde is also known to have a remedial effect. In this study, Cinnamomum is used to look for antibacterial activity on oral bacteria. A disk diffusion method is used as the...

The research started from an interest in ritual phenomena the Jaranan Kridha Budaya performance. Ritual of Rejection is defined as a means to convey special message God Almighty so not bring down calamities, such natural disasters and disease outbreaks. In Obong Incense ritual, it required use Reject Balak Gendhing which mandatory gending cannot be replaced with another gending. Tolak that beli...

The aim of this paper is to present a perspective on intelligent systems to support learning that is in line with constructivist views of learning. In order to develop such a perspective we have defined formal mechanisms to support knowledge representation, reasoning, and decision making in intelligent systems, that are attuned to the values of constructivist views of learning. These point to t...

The unique Ethiopian cultural tradition of the coffee ceremony increases inhalation exposures to combustion byproducts. This pilot study evaluated exposures to particulate matter and carbon monoxide in ten Addis Ababa homes during coffee ceremonies. For coffee preparers the geometric mean (57 μg/m³) and median (72 μg/m³) contributions to an increase in a 24-hour time-weighted average exposure w...

Olfaction is considered to be an important sensory modality in next-generation virtual reality (VR) systems. We currently focus on spatiotemporal control of odor, rather than capturing and synthesizing odor itself. If we simply diffused the odor into the atmosphere, it would be difficult to clean it away in a short time. Several olfactory displays that inject the scented air under the nose thro...

In March 2012, Mainland China has amended its Criminal Procedure Law, which includes the introduction of a new type of evidence, i.e., digital evidence, to the court of law. To better understand the development of computer forensics and digital evidence in Mainland China, this paper discusses the Chinese legal system in relation to digital investigation and how the current legal requirements af...

In recent years, the frequency of use of synthetic cannabinoid (SC) has increased in the adolescent age group (1). While it is known as “K2”, “Spice”, “Aroma”,”Mr.Smiley”, “Zohai”, “Eclipse”, “Black Mamba”, “Red X Dawn”, “Blaze”, the name “Bonzai” has come to the forefront in our country (2). Synthetic cannabinoids are sprayed on plants, are sold in packages with warnings including “natural pla...

One of the most important research fields in marketing science is the analysis of time series data. This article develops a new method for modeling multivariate time series. The proposed method enables us to measure simultaneously the effectiveness of marketing activities, the baseline sales, and the effects of controllable/uncontrollable business factors. The critical issue in the model constr...