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Background: Autonomic dysfunction, with increased sympathetic activity at rest has been reported in obese individuals. Indices of blood pressure variability (BPV) and baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) can provide insight into aspects of autonomic function, particularly following an aerobic exercise bout. Purpose:...

Objectives: Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is indicative of vascular stiffening of the central arterial tree. Aortic stiffness is a key risk factor for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Following acute (24-hour) sleep deprivation, healthy adults exhibit an increase...

Objective: PWV measurement devices are technically demanding, expensive and prone to artefacts, thus limiting the measurement of arterial stiffness in primary care. The CARDIS consortium developed a non-contact device based on the detection of skin movements induced by arterial pulses through a laser...

This paper establishes a GIS-based system of vulnerability assessment to landslide hazard for Lushan earthquake-stricken areas. By taking these areas as the study area and ArcGIS 9.3 Software as the platform; with GIS Grid Technology and adopting Contributing Weight Overlay Model, we extract 6 vulnerability...

Background: Korean Panax Red Ginseng (KPRG) is known to enhance endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation by activating eNOS. Activation of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) is implicated in endothelial dysfunction in part through destabilization of eNOS mRNA. This study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,...

With respect to the current situation of logistics industries, the data synchronization technique in embedded mobile database design is researched. The focuses is on the establishment and maintenance of server databases, so as to solve the problems, like the date acquisition in data synchronization and...

The aim of the paper was to study the effects of Polyphenolic extract from involucres of Castanea mollissima Blume (PICB) on IEC-6 cell proliferation and growth and antioxidant status. The IEC-6 heat stress model was established and IEC-6 cells of control group and heat stress group were treated with...

This study aims to improve learning outcomes of natural science subjects through the application of the Discovery Learning model to students in class V of SDN I Tataaran. The research method used is the method of classroom action research. The design of the implementation of this research is by following...

Night sleep duration, lights on and night light exposure can elevate blood pressure in adolescents which lead to prehypertension. Therefore this study aimed to analyse night sleep duration, lights on and night light exposure with prehypertension in adolescents. This cross sectional study recruited 160...

Aiming at practical situations, multiple tasks may be because the location is relatively concentrated, leading users will choose, is a consideration of these tasks jointly issued together package. In such case, the pricing model of how to modify the front, to the final completion of the mission and what's...

Background: Aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) has been found to be increased in preeclampsia when compared to normal pregnancy. Preeclampsia is associated with increased risk of later cardiovascular disease and, as such, study of the aortic stiffness in pregnancy, and its hypertensive disorders, is important...

In the 70s, the Education level of women in Seberang Kota Jambi City were relatively low. Women tended to study only the religious education and did not consider general education as an important subject. This tendency resulted in the low science literacy of women in the community. Recently, the education...

Background: Most of the world’s population underwent compulsory health quarantine during the pandemic of Coved 19 virus that led to a change in lifestyle and caused a negative psychological effect. Objective: This study aims to assess the effects of different variables in lifestyle on the weights of...

We evaluated dendrobine for its potential effect on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) progression using the intestinal epithelial Caco-2/RAW264.7 macrophage co-culture cell model. The results showed that dendrobine maintained the tight junction (TJ) proteins in co-cultured Caco-2 cells, suggesting its...

The historical and most widely known “Mir-2” and “Mir-3” models developed at the initiative of the club of Rome by J. Forrestor and D. meadows are analyzed. The model of M. Mesarovich and E. Pestel is briefly described. The analysis of such models of the world economy as the model of A. Onishi, V. Leontiev,...

Several laws and regulations have governed the implementation of school-based management (SBM) nationally in Indonesia since 2003. However, the implementation of the SBM was ‘apparent death’ because the government policies and implementation in the field were not in line with the initial intention. Some...

This study aimed to determine the effect of protein protection to increase ruminant feed protein efficiency in vitro. The benefit of making this protected protein is that it can provide information to farmers that the provision of protein can be more efficient. The material used as protein protection...

Because of its ultra-high strength, press hardening steel and hot stamped parts are widely used in the reinforcement and lightweight structure of car bodies. At present, there are hydrogen embrittlement barriers in PHS1500~PHS2000 materials with coating and PHS1800~PHS2000 materials without coating....

The Business Administration Department of Politeknik Negeri Manado still faces challenges in managing document, correspondence and bureaucratic processes which are still largely manual and fragmented, resulting in slow service, data may be lost at any time and lack of transparency in administrative management....

Madura beach has a diverse ecosystem and biota, one of them is bivalves. Bivalves are invertebrates that have special characteristics, which are two valves. Ethnoscience is a part of science that correlates the indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge. This study aimed at identifying the ethnoscience...

Simple open pit optimization using industry standard approaches (e.g. Whittle or NPV scheduler) provides a range of pit shells for an engineer to evaluate and select an optimal pit, and/or interim push backs to which a mine design can be developed. The first optimization step requires the definition...

This study aims to describe Leadership Development for scholarship recipients at Rumah Kepemimpinan, with a sub-focus, namely the role of Rumah Kepemimpinan, then the process of leadership development which includes planning, organizing, Leadership or Implementation, Supervision or Evaluation; then related...

This study investigates the influence of spiritual intelligence (SI) on green entrepreneurial intentions (GEI), focusing on the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and the moderating role of gender among final-year business students in Sri Lanka. Anchored in Self-Determination Theory...

Objectives: Left ventricular contraction produces longitudinal strain in the proximal aorta. As a result, aortic stiffening may impair optimal mechanical ventricular-vascular coupling and left ventricular (LV) systolic function, particularly in the long axis. LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) has recently...

Background: Acute systemic inflammation or infection transiently increases risk of cardiovascular events, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Although observational studies suggest that inflammation is positively associated with arterial stiffness and blood pressure, the causal relationship...

This paper studies the key technology of the equipment monitoring and intelligent evaluation: the anomaly detection equipment status, the data are processed with Grab J; the transmission of high-definition images and video mode to realize the state matching, using radial basis function neural network...

This paper focuses on the adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution on zeolite that was synthesized from biomass ash. A synthesized MCM-41 zeolite marked as MCM-41-S9 was studied as adsorbent Then, adsorption characterization of Pb(II) onto MCM-41-S9 was discussed. Test results showed that optimum conditions...

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder in the form of an unusual increase in children's activities and tends to be excessive. This is characterized by various complaints of feeling restless, unable to be quiet, unable to sit quietly and always leaving a permanent...

This The study is aimed to explain the language sound acquisition of Indonesian utterances of a child aged 1,0 to 1,6, including the characteristics of the language sounds consonants and vowels and 2 its distribution. The study is based on the qualitative research approach. Viewed from the light of language...

The problem of this research is the absence of data of gross motor skill of light Intellectual disability at Elementary School’s in Padang. The research method used is descriptive quantitative approach. The population of this study was 38 population SLB in Padang City. The study used the cluster technique...

This research was aim to identify the effectiveness of rice husk charcoal as a bioadsorbent in absorbing heavy metals Pb in freshwater snail meat (Pomacea sp). The main material used was adult fresh water snail with body weight of 80-120 g/head obtained from the swamp waters of Banjar Regency, South...

This research work completed the study of obtaining zeolite by hydrothermal method using the ash of Erdenet Thermal Power Plant. According to the results of the study, the ratio of macroelements of ash in the ash pond of Erdenet Thermal Power Plant is less than 1, so it belongs to acid ash. Also, based...

A significant share of contemporary large-scale offences in Indonesia (e.g., mining, oil and gas, and public infrastructure) are committed collectively through organized assets and coordinated decision-making within or among corporations. While the old Criminal Code did not clearly and expressly regulate...

The portable generator is a type of power supply system that contains a battery to maintain power to provide power to electronics in the event of a power surge or outage. This paper presents energy management system for a portable generator uninterruptible power supply using LiFePO4 battery and smart...

This study investigates the impact of China’s Environmental Protection Tax (EPT), implemented in 2018 as a quasi-natural experiment replacing the pollution discharge fee, on high-quality enterprise development. Utilizing a difference-in-differences (DID) model with panel data from listed companies on...

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) experience premature aging. Arterial stiffness increases with advancing biological age and predicts cardiovascular disease. However, only limited studies investigated arterial function in individuals with DS. Thus, the impact of DS on vascular function still remains...

Purpose/ Background/ Objectives: We have shown that aortic stiffness improves as early as 3 months post-kidney transplantation (KTx). Aortic stiffness index β0, a blood pressure independent parameter, has been proposed to be a better indicator of vascular wall property. This study was designed to examine...

Changes in central hemodynamics and arterial stiffness are associated with augmented cardiovascular risks and have been reported in obese adults with metabolic syndrome. It is unclear whether this observation may also be present in young healthy obese adults with normal metabolic profile. Objectives:...

The safety of drinking water has a direct impact on human health. In this paper, indicators of organic matterin the water stayed overnight and the water flow in two of the most common kinds of pipe materials-galvanized steel and PPR are analyzed experimentally, which indicates that the concentrations...

LTCC microwave component has small spacing between lines, the tiny deformation in sintering will affect the mechanical properties of components seriously. This paper established a 3D finite element simulation analysis model of the LTCC microwave component with micro-channels by using the software ABAQUS,...

This study aims to develop a reliable and effective character assessment instrument in the Civic Education course. The research method used is research and development (R&D) method that aims to produce the product and test the effectiveness of the product through 6 stages of research. The results achieved...

Interactive learning is a multimedia-based learning by combining and synergize all the media that consists of programmed text, photos, videos, animations, and music. Interactive multimedia-based learning in early childhood of 5-6 years will increase interest and motivation children in learning. The problem...

Background: Nowadays, a village is not just become an object of development but the subject behind it with its real autonomy avowed by formal regulatory framework (Village Law (Law No. 6 Year 2014 about Village)). A village also receives additional income in the form of village funds which potentially...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the optimum ratio of zeolite and activated carbon to preserve the survival rate of milkfish juvenile in closed system transportation. This research was conduct from May to July 2018 at the Laboratory of Aquaculture, University of Sultan...

Nowadays, the use of media in Arabic learning plays a significant role. The digital age 5.0 offers various applications that can facilitate students and increase their enthusiasm for understanding Arabic. One of the interesting applications that provide various conveniences is “word wall”. This study...

The COVID-19 pandemic makes online learning a must. Similarly, learning Physical Education in elementary school. This study aims to determine the perception of elementary school students towards online Physical Education learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is a Collective-Case Study...