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Introduction. Assessing arterial properties and hemodynamics in response to a physiological perturbation might provide additional information on an individual’s “vascular health”. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of measuring changes in carotid stiffness and hemodynamics in response...

The Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2006 on the Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia accommodates some aspects of the rights and obligations of Indonesian Citizen comprehensively that was not provided by the previous one. Even so, the principles adopted, especially dealing with the...

Background. No longitudinal study addressed whether systolic blood pressure level (SBPL) or variability (SBPV) predict arterial properties or vice versa. Methods and Results. In families randomly recruited from a Flemish population, we determined SBPL and SBPV from 5 consecutive blood pressure readings....

Sketch is the foundation of every painting language, it is one of the important basic skills impressionistic portraits. Today Chinese painting freehand figures show there is stiff modeling language to convey the confusion, showing the contents of a series of questions out of touch with life, etc., but...

The formation and development of land relations in Russia at the level of macroregions takes place with the adaptation of new trends in spatial development and is largely based on taking into account factors that affect the results of the use of natural resources. However, in modern conditions, the issues...

Background: The Valsalva manoeuvre (VM) is a physiological manoeuvre capable of generating profound changes in venous return. Although its physiology has been extensively described, the predominant focus has been on dynamic effects on cardiac preload with subsequent impact on cardiac output. However,...

Analyzing the relationship between living habits and innovation ability, this paper utilizes a big data approach to analyze information from student system. Firstly the paper established a comprehensive evaluation model to appraise college students’ innovation capability based on Analytic Hierarchy Process....

This study aims to describe the process of the storied needs of the main figures in achieving self-actualization in the novel Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam. Dian Purnomo’s work is seen from Maslow’s humanistic psychology. This type of research is qualitative research with descriptive methods....

Figure 1AA and CCA pulse waveform measured during 6 heartbeats in 1 volunteer. Cardiac and arterial function is reflected in the distension (change in diameter) waveforms of central arteries. For analyses, commonly the distension waveform of the common carotid artery (CCA) is used, as the CCA is superficial...

Objective. We have shown that regression of brachial stiffness is inversely related to aortic stiffness in dialysis patients. In this study, we sequentially examine the impact of aortic stiffness, brachial stiffness and aortic-brachial stiffness mismatch on mortality in dialysis patients. Design and...

Signal and System is a course with a lot of abstracting theories and mathematical derivations, and it is often needed to display the complex waveforms of some signals and simulate the signal processing process in order to better understand the relevant knowledge in the course teaching. To this end, Matlab...

Wayang is the most popular product of Javanese culture from the past to this day. In the characters there are many values that are the core of Javanese culture, one of which is the basic value of politeness. The form of research chosen is descriptive qualitative by using a politeness approach to the...

Chinese freehand figure painting is an important part of the impressionistic landscapes, an important subcommittee besides bird freehand Chinese painting freehand painting. Figure Drawing formed through a long process of historical development, freehand figure painting also focused on the object by the...

This paper mainly studies the Internet age taxi resource allocation problems, we establish the synthetic evaluation model between supply and demand by look into the data. For the degree of the matching of supply and demand "in the different time and space, you will first need to query a large amount...

This article aims to explain the leadership capacities that a school principal needs to improve the quality of learning, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is because of that The Covid-19 virus that is currently globalizing does not only have an impact on human health. The time of the Covid...

The Chinese woven arch system has captivated the interest of numerous engineers and architects due to its elegant appearance and stable structure as an ancient invention. The ancient wood structure has an unknown load transfer pattern. This article aims to analyze the load transfer condition of the woven...

This research focuses on the analysis of transitivity, social wrong and solving problem in Emma Watson's speech for the HeForShe campaign by using Fairclough's theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis. Transitivity analysis is the fundamental tool to see how Emma Watson using language to...

The rapid growth of the three women’s movements was accompanied by an explosion in the number of feminist films, both of which confirmed that only by expressing the realities of historical situations in their voices could women finally achieve a breakthrough against patriarchal cultural ideas. This paper...

Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a measure of the stiffness of the large arteries, and is often used as indicator of clinical cardiovascular risk. Yet, methodological issues still exist on how PWV should best be measured. We have used a 1D arterial network computer model of the systemic circulation...

Background: Central (aortic) blood pressure (BP) indices independently predict cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, but the physiological mechanisms underlying aortic BP waveform morphology are subject to debate. The ‘aortic reservoir’ and ‘excess pressure’ are proposed as determinants of aortic...

This study aimed to figure out how the characteristics of youth organization in south sulawesi. The devoloping local wisdom in youth organization in south sulawesi. Developing process of local wisdom becoming character education in south sulawesi. Research method employed is qualiatitative approach with...

This study tries to describe the prophetic spirit in the novel Layali Turkistan by Najib Kailani with the tools of literary sociology. The main focus of this research is to dismantle the dehumanization process that occurred to the Turkistan people due to the Chinese and Russian communist invaders. The...

Background: We recently found in patients that the pressure dependency of arterial stiffness is age-dependent, explaining clinically observed changes in stiffness with blood pressure (BP) lowering. Pulse wave velocity, BP and age found in the Reference Values for Arterial Stiffness Collaboration show...

Background: Type-B aortic dissections (TBADs) show a high morbidity and mortality in the long-term follow up. The role of and interaction between haemodynamics (pressure and flows), mechanics (wall compliance) and morphology (communication between false lumen (FL) and true lumen (TL)) is poorly understood,...

City public space is the window to demonstrate the characteristics of cities. There is much public space in people’s daily life because of the increasing need of living and communication. However, the rapid construction of urbanization results in the inaccurate transmission of city culture and spirit...

Objectives: PWV can be measured by velocity-encoded phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MR) in a single location. One method utilises the change in flow (ΔQ) divided by the change in area (ΔA) at the beginning of systole, when it is assumed that only forward running waves are present. However,...

The method used for pulse transit time (PTT) estimation, affects critically the accuracy of pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements. The existing methods for PTT estimation yield often substantially different PWV values. Since there is no analytical way to determine PTT in vivo, these methods cannot be...

Objectives: Examine the effect of erroneous estimation of wave speed (C) on the magnitude and time of the separated pressure (P) and velocity (U) in arteries. Methods: Pressure and flow were measured in the aorta of 11 dogs and C has been determined using the PU-loop technique. The waves were separated...

There are many crimes that implicate different instruments that can leave contact traces. For making a felony against patrimony, such as theft, housebreaking or destruction, the offender needs instruments to get in certain polices or areas by forcing or breaking the objects that block the access to those...

Background: Even after successful treatment of aortic coarctation, a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains. Uncertainty exists on the factors contributing to this increased risk among others the presence of (1) a residual narrowing, leading to an additional resistance in the arterial...

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) plays a crucial role toward a company. These days, CRM is considered the strategic approach to the most profitable customers. However, to master such powerful tool to develop strong customer relationships, and in turn, to maximize the potential benefits, the company...

In order to solve the problem of slow response and packet loss which are caused by the introduction of the bus in our robot control system, In this paper, we used Matlab/Simulink TrueTime toolbox to build a bus-based control system simulation platform. The system controlled three objects, which were...

Digital literature is literature that involves actors, perceptions, and technology as the main components. One of the digital literature that is currently in trend is a digital short story. Digital short stories are packaged in various forms, one of which is a digital application. Digital applications...

The increase of arterial volume during the systole (‘pulse volume’) is essential for buffering the pulsatile ventricular output. Objectives: Deriving some mechanical properties of arteries by assuming pulse volume homeostasis. Methods: A model that includes a generalized nonlinear relationship between...

This paper explores the position of the ordinary people represented in the Javanese version of Abu Nawas stories. The Javanese version of Abu Nawas is interesting because of its position as a translation from Arabic to be presented to the Javanese audience in 1933. The main characters of the stories...

Objectives: Human carotid arteries exhibit viscoelastic behaviour characterised by hysteresis of the pressure-diameter relation and longitudinal wall motion1. Ultrasound techniques have been used to measure vessel wall displacements, as well as pressure and diameter waveforms, from which viscoelastic...

In case of vascular weakness or thrombosis stents are implanted and brace vessels from the inside to assure the proper blood flow. A widespread method to monitor the state of blood vessels in terms of their stiffness and diameter is to measure the pulse wave velocity (PWV). The stiffer or the narrower...

This study aims to find out the effect of problem posing learning model and cognitive style on mathematics learning outcomes. This study used a quasi-experimental research designs. The population consisted of 68 grade 5 students in Deliserdang. The sample consisted of 46 students that were divided into...

Background: One of the most frequent emotional disorders in children is Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD), which can lead to poorer mental and physical health and is estimated at 50% of anxiety disorders. But based on the facts, many adults think that many symptoms of SAD are normal. When suffering from...

Introduction: Intra-aortic balloon pumping is widely used to augment diastolic coronary perfusion. However, far less is known about its effects on other large arteries. In this study we assessed the effects of intra-arterial balloon pump pressure support on pressure and flow in the proximal aorta, carotid,...

This article discusses the effectiveness of cognitive poetic frameworks like figure-ground, mental space, and prototype which are implied in and evidenced by traditional literary interpretations in the Chinese critical tradition. With examples from Shijing, it points out the relevance between cognitive...

The aims of this study were to analyze the senior high school student’s written communication skills on the subject of chemical basic laws taught by using ELPSA (Experiences, Language, Picture, Symbols, and Application) learning design. The type of this research is descriptive quantitative. Subject of...

Insurance is different from other service-based business models because it takes on risks from third parties. If insurance companies aren’t run well, they can become very risky. It was also shown that insurance is built on the trust of the public. The job of the insurance company is to collect money...

Objectives: Music has been correlated to cardiovascular health and used as additional therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease, however, few are known on the impact of music on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics which are both predictors of cardiovascular risk. We investigated the effect...

The purpose of this research and development is to produce a valid and practical ofstudent activity sheet (LKPD) based on Guided Inquiry Flat Build Material to Train the Creative Thinking Ability of Class VI Students at SDN Banggle 02. This study using ADDIE research model, which has five stages of development,...

This paper aims to figure out the easability level of the reading texts in English Majors Band 4 (TEM-4) and Band 8 (TEM-8) from 2000 to 2014 by using corpus analysis software Coh-Metrix Version 3.0 and statistical analysis software SPSS 19.0. The easability features are analyzed with details in order...

Research on writing anxiety has been widely done in an offline setting for many years. The results informed that students were at various levels of writing anxiety. Due to the global pandemic, language classrooms have been shifted into emergency remote learning. It is susceptible that students also experience...

The article offers an analysis of the social and existential experience represented in "Woman on the Edge of Time" by Marge Piercy. In contrast with classical utopias, this novel emphasizes a figure of a caring person who understands others and resists the mechanisms of total control over nature and...

As one of the important factors of Mass Emergencies, emotion plays an important role in the evolution of Mass Emergencies. In this paper, the model of emotional conduction has been built, by emotional experiments and mathematical statistics, to analysis the effect of emotion on Mass Emergencies behavior....

Objective: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at increased risk of CVD. The etiological mechanism or how to reduce risk is not known. Exercise can reduce CV risk in the general population. The objective was to test whether high intensity aerobic exercise reduces central arterial stiffness. Methods:...