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Objectives: Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a phenomenon that promotes protection of tissues and organs against ischaemia-reperfusion injury. RIPC has been shown to reduce myocardial and renal injury but its effect on arterial stiffness in patients undergoing lower limb digital subtraction...

Novel nitro-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide derivatives were synthesized and tested for their inhibitory activity against aldose reductase. Of them, 5-nitro and 8-nitro bearing ones displayed significant activity in IC50 values of 4.6 and 13.45µM. Their docking behaviors were also studied.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of POGIL assisted with mind mapping toward the science learning outcomes. The type of this study was quasi experimental research with non equivalent design posttest only control group design. The population of this research was the students of grade 5...

Mesoporous HZSM-5was prepared by alkali solution treating microporous HZSM-5, then Fe/ZSM-5 catalysts have been successfully fabricated by equal volume impregnation method. Their texture structure, crystal phase structure and acidity were characterized by N2 physisorption /desorption, XRD, SEM and NH3-TPD...

Purpose/Background: Sarcopenia (decrease of muscle mass and function) has been linked with atherosclerosis [1]. The EWGSOP2 updated consensus, uses low muscle strength as the primary indicator of sarcopenia [2]. It is acknowledged that strength is better than mass for predicting adverse outcomes [2]....

Self-lubricating spherical plain bearings are widely used in some important mechanical moving parts. When used in the marine environment, bearing components may be sometimes immersed by seawater. The salinity changes with evaporation or addition of water. This paper discusses the effects of salinity...

The development of Science and Technology in industry and/or the world of work (IDUKA) is always faster than educational institutions (technology and vocational), thus forcing educational institutions to make a real “Marriage” in order to achieve the target of technology and vocational education in addition...

Introduction: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is considered a gold standard for assessment of arterial stiffness [1]; neck circumference (NC) is a good anthropometrical indicator of fat accumulation in the upper body region [2]. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study representative of a neighborhood...

The government has regulated career paths and the mechanic of teacher promotion through the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform Regulation No. 16 of 2009 concerning Teacher’s Functional Positions and Credit Scores. In the regulation, it was stated that one of the components is for...

The role of agriculture in global food security remains significant, but crop diseases continue to pose major challenges to yield and quality. Early approaches based on manual inspection are slow, costly, and impractical at scale. With the rise of artificial intelligence and image processing, automated...

Hotel Tentrem is a city hotel or 5-star business hotel in Yogyakarta with a vision and mission to preserve, develop and introduce the culture, traditions and beauty of Indonesia to the world with Indonesian hospitality. This study focuses on interior design that applies local elements of Yogyakarta,...

Background: Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is used in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) because of its antithrombotic effects. We investigated whether ASA has additional therapeutic value by preventing the progression of inflammation and cardiovascular remodelling in mice with stable atherosclerosis...

This research attempts to examine the impact of influence advertising attractiveness, discount and brand image on repurchase intentions with consumer satisfaction as a mediation variable for wardah products in the shopee application. The number of samples in this study were 210 respondents. Data collection...

The rural house with comprehensive circulated utilization systems has been designed and built in a village around Fuxin city, which could separate production from living region. At the same time the energy circulation could be taken out. This new design mode could solve the following actual problems...

Background: Telomeres are short segments in chromosome ends, the length of which is reduced during cell life-cycles. We examined the association of leukocyte telomere length and short telomere proportion with hemodynamic variables. Methods: Altogether 566 subjects (279 women and 287 men) without cardiovascular...

This study aims to find out the types of metaphor found on selected poems by W. H. Auden; Funeral Blues, O what is That Sound, dan O Tell Me the Truth About Love by using Lakoff and Johnson theory and to find out the meaning of each metaphor. This research used qualitative research. The data were analyzed...

A high resolution digital integrated chip capacitor measurement system was designed.The major components of the system mainly includedmain control chip, capacitance transducer, data storage and communication interface.ARM7-based mcro controllerSTM32F207was used as the main control chip, capacitance measurement...

Chemically mixed Mn1-xCoxFe2O4 nanoparticles with the size about 8 nm were synthesized by thermal decomposition method. The content of Co element x varied from 0.02 to 0.08. Magnetic measurement indicated that 8 nm Mn1-xCoxFe2O4 nanoparticles were superparamagnetic at room temperature and ferromagnetic...

The Institute for Research and Community Service at University of Surabaya State (LPPM Unesa) has 5 tasks and functions, one of which is to carry out the management and development of research and community service in accordance with the policy directions of the Chancellor of Unesa. This study focuses...

Background: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is becoming the preferred treatment option to repair the proximal descending aorta after rupture following blunt traumatic injury. However, hemodynamic and mechanic implications of this intervention are poorly understood. Exploiting the possibilities...

To evaluate the improving effects of artificial grassland restoration measures on soil organic carbon (SOC), soil with different depths, 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm, was sampled and three components of SOC, i.e., total organic carbon (TOC) content, water soluble organic carbon (WSOC) content, and hot-water extractable...

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of self-assessment and learning motivation towards students’ performance in practicum classroom. The study was designed in pretest and posttest Quasi Experimental with 2x2 factorial design. Three variables used in this study, namely self-assessment...

Background: Ultrasonographic imaging to record changes in peripheral arterial diameter associated with Flow mediated dilatation or Low flow mediated constriction is routinely used to assess various facets of vascular endothelial function. Imaging poses many challenges including requirement of costly...

Aim: To validate a photoacoustic imaging (PAI) system, for the identification of intraplaque hemorrhage, comparing it with MRI and histology (gold standard). Methods: 25 patients with carotid stenosis >70% and clinical indication to tromboendoarterectomy were recruited. Angio-MRI for intraplaque...

To investigate the pulverizing characteristic of wood biomass, the dried woody chip and the wood chip with four different moisture content of 5, 10, 15, 20wt% were chose as the raw materials, a kind of impact mill, the universal mill, was used to pulverize the wood biomass at different feed rates, the...

The article was to determine management Facilities and Infrastructure In Boosting Quality of Education at SMP Negeri 5 North Indralaya. This research uses qualitative methods. The research subjects were the principal, vice principal, teachers and students. Data collection techniques used interviews,...

Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and is associated with increased arterial stiffness [1,2]. However, the effect of drastic changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) on arterial mechanics has not been fully investigated. Our study aimed at evaluating changes in local carotid PWV (cPWV) in obese...

Based on the current situation and sorts of plights faced by one-children under the newly revised “family planning” policy, this paper reads, analyzes, and compares the past studies on “the problem of one-child parents’ old-age care” in The Paper (澎湃新闻in Chinese)and Xinhua News Agency (abbr. Xinhua in...

Copper oxide contains of bivalent copper and monovalent copper, which is widely distributed in earth resources. In this article, the copper oxide films were deposited on transparent conducting glasses (FTO) by magnetron reactive sputtering under different sputtering conditions of power and oxygen flow....

The purposes of this research were to in-vestigate the basic knowledge, experienc-es, status, problems and opinion in in-structional media of student teachers. The survey was made on a sample of 46 student teachers, used purposive sam-pling Data collecting were analyzed to show percentages, Frequency,...

Dryer cabinets based on automation systems are able to carry out and organize work so that they do not require human supervision. The automation system is able to reduce the role of humans in the operation of the tool, improve production quality, avoid human errors and for the safety and security of...

This study investigated the percentage of men actively involved in family planning programs across Central Java from 2018 to 2020. It relied on secondary data obtained from the Central Java Provincial Statistics Agency for those years. The data, including the number of male family planning participants...

Introduction: Clinic blood pressure (BP) is performed by inflation of an upper-arm cuff, but this itself may induce a reactive change in BP that could influence diagnosis. This study aimed to determine if a reactive BP change to cuff inflation occurs. Methods: Cuff BP and beat-to-beat invasive aortic...

This study thoroughly examines the crucial issue of low entrepreneurial interest among undergraduate students in Indonesia, where the ratio is still below the ideal threshold of 5% to spur national economic growth. The main objective of this quantitative study is to analyze the direct and indirect effects...

Propelled by algorithms, 3-5-minute plot-recap short videos can rack up tens of millions of views, yet they repeatedly skirt the red line of copyright infringement. Chinese legislation follows the Berne Convention’s three-step test, yet in practice some courts often collapse it into a single inquiry—whether...

Background: Daily assessment of vascular health may predict cardiovascular incidence. Vascular aging index (VAI) calculated from second derivative of photoplethysmogram (SDPTG) is a simple, non-invasive measure possibly reflecting vascular stiffness. However, the effects of daily life events such as...

The study builds on purpose identifying and analyzing the constraints of farmers in implementing organic farming systems; and find intervention models to popularize organic farming systems. The basic concepts used are the concept of Tinbergen's policy and Parson's social system theory. The design research...

Background: Large artery stiffening, as indexed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), may vary substantially among individuals. The present study aimed to characterize the arterial mechanical properties of the macro- and microvasculature in subjects with early or healthy vascular aging (EVA,...

Covid-19 pandemic brings a lot of changes in all sectors of life, including in educational section. However, it is not changing the vision and mission of educational aims and objectives. This pandemic has changed the mode of teaching-learning process in all level of educational system, from beginners...

Background: Identification of intraplaque haemorrhage using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is expensive, technically demanding and sometimes uncomfortable. Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a new non-invasive technique combining multi-wavelength infrared laser light and ultrasound (US) imaging, able to...

Objectives: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) approximates aortic stiffness and is a predictor of cardiovascular events. Despite the literature highlighting the clinical relevance of cfPWV, there is minimal integration of this parameter in clinical assessments. An underlying reason may stem...

The purpose of this research is to discuss the organization maturity by using the International Standard ISO 9004 Self-evaluation Maturity Model. A private high school in Jonor, Malaysia was selected as the research object. Within the selected 5 dimensions, 27 questions are designed to the sampling which...

Background: Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disease characterized by hypertension and kidney failure. Recent studies have shown that even in the case of successful delivery, preeclampsia could induce long-term effects in the offspring. Nevertheless, the effects of preeclampsia on the cardiovascular...

Since the 19th century, urban lawns have gradually taken center stage to become one of the main sources of greening in many cities around the world. The current published research on planting technology, maintenance techniques, the impact of lawn maintenance, preferences for manicured lawns and the biodiversity...

Objectives: To determine how orthostatic changes in body position alter BP and estimation of pulse wave velocity (PWV) and Augmentation Index (AIx), when changing from supine to the sitting position [1]. Also, to analyze the effect of a short physical exercise and of physical training status on PWV/AIx...

In the communication process in Indonesian learning, there is often a form of politeness of directive speech acts between teachers and students. This study aims to provide a description of the form of compliance and deviation from the principle of language politeness in Indonesian learning at SMP Negeri...

Objectives: Non-invasive methodologies for assessing arteriosclerosis, including carotid intimal-medial thickness (cIMT) for assessing subclinical atherosclerosis and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) for measuring arterial stiffness, are well established and validated in adults [1, 2]. However,...

In order to solve the problem of inflexible parameter settings in traditional dynamic channelization structure, a weighted overlap-add (WOLA) filter bank is proposed to implement dynamic channelization structure. The filter bank is deduced and emulated through MATLAB. The simulation results show that...

Countless previous studies have manifested the negative consequences of physician burnout and its relating causes. However, the recent occurring pandemic, COVID-19, might change the whole picture for the problem. While hypothesizing that physician burnout changes before and after the pandemic and gender...

This study aims to analyze the effects of digital technology adoption (Information and Communication Technology – ICT), human development (Human Development Index – HDI), democracy index, and population growth on gender inequality across 37 Asian countries. Using a Random Effect Model with panel data,...