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We studied the influence of rosuvastatin adding to lisinopril/amlodipine or lisinopril/ hydrochlorothiazide fixed combinations on blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness dynamics in hypertensive patients of high or very high cardiovascular risk. Methods: 60 patients (36 men and 24 women aged 52.1...

Objectives: up to date the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk is based mainly on the presence of CV risk factors. However, many markers of subclinical atherosclerosis has been demonstrated as powerful predictors of CV events. Aim of our study was to evaluate if non invasive US parameters,...

Introduction: The food entrepreneurship e-module is needed by students to make it easier to understand the learning and practice of food entrepreneurship. The research objective is to develop a food entrepreneurship e-book using the Flip Book PDF application. Method: The research was carried out at Medan...

The effects of cadmium (Cd) stress on photosynthetic characteristics of grape seedlings were investigated through a pot experiment. The results showed that with the increase of Cd concentrations, the photosynthetic pigment content and net photosynthetic rate decreased. The transpiration rate, CO2 concentration...

Considering the characteristic of medium and long term voltage stability, the simulation algorithm of medium and long term voltage stability used quasi-steady-state assumption is studied. Based on the numerical integration methods currently used in the time-domain simulation analysis, a decoupled simulation...

This study was conducted to analyze the effect of energy subsidy on country's sustainable energy development by looking in depth at the statistical data on CO2 emissions in Indonesia. The method used in this study is Granger Causality Test and used series data from 1986-2014. Granger Causality Test showed...

Adolescent is transition phase from childhood to adulthood. Recently, teenagers undergo significant change and development in all aspects, either physical, social, or psychological. One of the developments is on their sexual and hormonal organs, where they would be interested with their sexual counterparts,...

This research analyzes the responses of firms to the oligopoly motorcycle industry after Permendag No.21/M-DAG /PER/10/2005 (Permendag No.21 / 2005 in 2005) on structure, conduct, and performance. Price cost margin ratio represents as performance; advertising and R&D expenditure ratio as conduct; and...

This study examines and discusses how social interactions of adolescents who use social media that carried out directly and indirectly, social interaction motives, and the impact on their psychological aspects. This research uses a qualitative approach. The research analysis used is the Interpretative...

Bullying is a severe problem in Indonesia. West Java has a higher rate of bullying cases, where Bandung City is the highest rating among other districts in West Java. This study aims to explore school bullying in Bandung City from the perspective of the bullied students. This study will help to get a...

We propose a technique of simulation and regression testing for Extended Place/transition Net with Attributed Tokens (EPNAT) models, and then show a prototype tool to partially support it. In the technique, the information about a current marking, current values of variables, and current fireable transitions...

The main purpose of this study is to clarify the long-term changes in vegetation and the relationship between NDVI and climate parameters in three different areas of the permafrost zones of Mongolia. We selected a total of 135 study sites in Munkhkhairkhan, Ulaanbaatar, and Bayanzurkh in the permafrost...

As the advancement of technologies becomes more progressive and efficient, State Polytechnic of Malang would like to start digitalizing most of the student attendance system by using mobile-based QR code scanning for student identification. They aim to improve their student attendance system to be more...

Language politeness is a person's attitude or way of respecting others when communicating, politeness can be seen through literary works, namely novels. This study aims to (1) describe the principles of language politeness contained in the dialogue between characters in the novel Prasetyane Wanita,...

This study expands and tests the culture shock model of Oberg (1960), using 10 high school students from three countries as samples to study college students. Through path analysis (semi-structured in-depth interviews) to understand the impact of cultural differences, language and learning, social media...

Solar cells generate energy through a photoelectric process. The electrical energy is produced when electromagnetic waves in photons pass through the semiconductor layer. In real condition, it is often found that the problem of low solar insolation caused by weather and shading factors makes energy conversion...

This research is motivated by problems in children with mild mental retardation 4th graders at SLB Makassar city who still do not understand basic mathematical concepts in calculating addition. This study aims to determine the needs of mathematics learning media to find out the learning media used in...

Objective: We previously showed that sequential-nephron blockade (SNB) was more effective than combined renin angiotensin system blockade (RB) for controlling BP in patients with resistant hypertension (RH). We assessed medication adherence (MA) on the antihypertensive (AHT) response to SNB/RB with a...

Background: Arterial hypertension is the main modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction contribute to arterial wall remodeling and blood pressure elevation, leading to the development of age-associated changes of cardiovascular system that limit the lifespan. Objectives:...

Objective: We have previously shown that combined renin-angiotensin system blockade (RB) was less effective than sequential-nephron blockade (SNB) for controlling BP in resistant hypertension (RH). Whether this is accompanied with an improvement in the mechanical properties of large arteries is unknown. Design...

Groundwater in the Sigi region of Central Sulawesi is used to meet the increasing needs of the community. The limited availability of groundwater caused by the earthquake in 2018 resulted in many wells in the area not produce optimally, while the community relies heavily on well water for the needs of...

This paper addresses the steady in-crease in Australian welfare beneficiar-ies. From 1979 to 2006, working-age welfare recipients on full income support increased from 5.6 to 10 per cent of the population. From 1996 to 1999, children of welfare recipients were found to be five times more likely to be...

the cube compressive strength splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of C30-level recycled concrete were tested, which was based on the testes of natural concrete. The kinds of recycled aggregates’ service lives were 0 year, 10 years and 40 years, and the substitution rates were 30%, 50%, 70%...

Ergonomics assessment of human body movement demands a comprehensive and systematic data collection. The easy-to-use self-report (e.g. questionnaires, checklist, interview) and the observational technique (e.g. pose rating) are the commonly practiced techniques. However, these methods suffer from a high...

The paper investigates the specifics of intraindustry trade in machine building in the EAEU in 2011-2018. Major quantitative tool applied is Grubel-Lloyd index computed for 10 pairs of the EAEU states. It has been revealed that mutual trade in machine building between Belarus and Russia is predominantly...

Background and Aim: The classification system is important in assessing the severity of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and making the treatment decision. However, classification systems may not be sufficient and scoring systems developed to predict cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events can also...

Third-party payment has cooperated with banks since the first date of its birth and directly connected to commercial banks. The payment is completed online and it is fast and convenient. However, there is fierce competition in terms of capital attraction and payment. After Net Union Clearing Corporation...

The study aims to explore student errors in integer counting operations. The exploration of student error is focused on concept errors and procedurals implemented class VII Secondary School in East Indonesia. A total of 100 students who participated in the study and they were 13–15 Years old. Each student...

Background: Increased arterial stiffness has been established in patients with COPD (1). However, the changes in aortic stiffness over time and contributing factors are still unknown. We hypothesise that there would be a significant change in aortic stiffness in COPD over one year. Methods: Aortic pulse...

Objects: The purpose of this study was to calculate robust quantitative estimates of the predictive value of cardio-ankle vascular index, (CAVI) for future all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. Subjects and methods: A total of 163 hemodialysis patients (102 males and 61 females, mean age 60±11...

Objectives: To study the association between aortic stiffness, assessed by a single arm cuff oscillometric method, and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis (ACA) in a healthy population. Methods: We studied 234 normotensive subjects without known cardiovascular disease or diabetes (125±9/75±8 mm Hg,...

Introduction: Recently, in a cross-sectional study, we have found arterial stiffness assessed as carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) to be reduced in obese children and adolescents. Therefore, we wanted to investigate whether weight-reduction influenced cfPWV independently of blood pressure (BP). Methods:...

Morphological properties and gradation of coarse aggregates play an important role in the performance of construction materials in civil engineering, like concrete and asphalt. Traditional methods for the analysis of those properties include manual measurements and sieve analysis, which are extremely...

In 1960, most Singaporeans living in slums and crowed settlements. The Housing & Development Board (HDB) was set up in 1960 to solve Singapore’s housing crisis. Within 10 years, HDB built a large number of houses which successfully solved the housing crisis. Now HDB has built more than 1 million...

The ABAQUS software was used to establish a finite element model of the existing bridge piles for curved shield tunneling, and the impact of each stage of curved shield tunneling construction on the upper surface and adjacent pile foundations was analyzed. Research has shown that the main settlement...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused humans to be faced with various conditions that they never imagined, there were many changes in various fields of life, one of which was teaching and learning activities. The pattern of teaching and learning activities undergoes a shift from face-to-face to networked...

In recent years, the screen size and backlight brightness have been increased year by year in portable electronic equipment, which makes much more requirements for LED driver chips. A 3-channel boost LED driver with high efficiency is proposed, and it has 3 channels with 10 LED lights in each channel....

Promoting Indonesian tourist destinations is done by the Ministry of Tourism through the Division of Legal and Public Communication Bureau where in this case the public relations plays a role in promoting and introducing Indonesian tourist destinations. The Ministry of tourism develops a strategy of...

Abstract—the sustainability development is a target to be achieved by any nations, it requires to have qualified human capital. While population`s level of education, especially those who work, are still relatively low. The failure in education indicates the failure in the education quality improvement,...

Snack bar is a snack in the form of bars made from cereals or nuts, has a high protein content which is usually consumed on the sidelines of meals. Pedada fruit is one of the mangrove fruits that contain high dietary fiber, while the legumes a good source of protein, and it also contains carbohydrates,...

Electricity needed in all our daily activities. Ranging from household life to low scale low voltage, medium to high scale industrial activities with high voltage. Electric shock trauma is a rare case. Electric shock victims are generally caused by workplace accidents. Electric shock that causes injury...

Sports injury is a condition that worsens the quality of human movement when doing sports, both in training and during competition. As the intensity of exercise increases, it will also increase the risk of injury. Skills are not just technical, physical, mental, and strategic skills that every athlete...

The purpose of this study was to characterize bacteriocins produced by Bacillus subtilis 11A isolated from Indonesian native chicken’s ileum. Characterization of bacteriocins included antimicrobial activity, the stability to temperature, pH, and storage time. Antimicrobial activity was tested against...

Jeulingke Village in Aceh Province is located in an earthquake-prone zone, but many simple one-storey houses have been built without regard to earth-quake-resistant standards, making them highly susceptible to damage in the event of a major earthquake. This study aims to determine the level of compliance...

There is still the difficult task of accurate delineation of the COVID-19 infection regions in the CT-based scan of the chest, since the lesions have blurred edges, the contrast between infected and noninfected tissues is low, and the lesion appearance is highly variable. Though encoder-decoder-based...

Background: Exercise is part of antihypertensive therapy. However, little is known about the effect of different types of exercise on hemodynamic variables in systemic arterial hypertension (SAH). Purpose: To evaluate the effect of an aerobic (AE), resistance (RE) and combined (CE) exercise session on...

The idea of introducing coordinate transformations to simplify the analytic expression of a general problem is a powerful one. Symmetry and differential equations have been close partners since the time of the founding masters, namely, Sophus Lie (1842­1899), and his disciples. To this days, symmetry...

Climate change brings changes to the characteristics of rain and rain patterns so that it affects the flow of rivers. This study aims to determine the effect of climate change on river flood discharge by paying attention to rain patterns and rain characteristics. This research was conducted in the Bangga...

Drag reduction over the lifting surfaces has remained a key interest of aerodynamic researchers over the last five decades, due to rising fossil fuel prices, global warming and climate change. The drag over the lifting surfaces is closely related to the required thrust and consumption of fossil fuels...

Bank confidentiality regulations is intended to protect customer confidentiality and ensuring data confidentiality related to customer deposits, especially regarding their financial condition. The Indonesian regulation on maintaining customer confidentiality is regulated in Article 40 Paragraph (1) of...