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The influencing process and mechanism of self-presentation on social platforms on anxiety are still unknown. In this study, based on the social comparison theory and grounded theory, 15 young people were interviewed, and the influencing factors of self-presentation in Wechat moments on young people’s...

This research probes into the realm of boys’ love (BL) literature, Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman; Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall; and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens...

To investigate the effect of total anthraquinone of Polygonum cuspidatum (TAPC) in diabete rats which were established by streptozotocin. Method: The diabete rat model was established by injected with streptozotocin, and then randomized into 5 groups. Which were fed with high dosage TAPC group, medium...

Ni-TiN nanocoatings were successfully synthesized on the surface of 45 steel substrates by using ultrasonic-electrodeposition method. The plating parameters for preparing Ni-TiN nanocoatings were optimized by using an artificial neural network (ANN) basing on the orthogonal test. And the morphologies...

In oilfields, crude oil exploiting process led to heavy soil contamination with petroleum pollutants. In this work, ten soil profile samples were collected and analyzed with GC-MS method to investigate the vertical distribution of typical petroleum pollutants in an oilfield of Gudao Region. The results...

The influence of feedstock and pyrolysis temperature on biochar properties has been extensively studied. This study used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) to observe surface morphology properties of the biochars produced from broiler litter (BL), saw dust...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) wastewater is a very refractory case of high strength organic wastewater. To investigate the effect of operating variables on treatment of MSG wastewater, a laboratory scale study was conducted. The treatment of MSG wastewater was studied by UASB-A/OMBR process. The effect...

Biodiesel, a biodegradable, sustainable and clean energy has attracted growing interest in recent years, mainly due to development in bio-diesel fuel and ecological pressures including climatic changes. In this study, lipase strains FS14 extracted from soil which is polluted by oil and fat were analyzed...

Lime softening & side-stream lime softening method is used for circulating water treatment system in a certain Coal-fired power plant project of Henan Province. Main components of sludge discharged from lime softening system are CaCO3 and Mg(OH)2. This study analyzed the composition and discharge amount...

Background/Objectives: We previously demonstrated a different regional stiffness response of elastic and muscular arteries after the administration of nitroglycerin, leading to an alteration of aortic-brachial stiffness gradient. Regional stiffness of smaller arteries may respond differently to vasodilation...

Background: Chemerin represents a recently discovered chemokine influencing adipocyte function, lipolysis, apparently positively associated with insulin resistance. Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between chemerin-insulin resistance scores in obese/diabetic patients. Methods: 88 patients (66...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a disease characterized by macro and microvascular complications, particularly, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and nephropathy [1–4]. The green tea extract has shown an anti-inflammatory effect (2), so this nutraceutical...

Although in situ denitrification has been well documented in landfills, few studies have paid attention on the denitrifier in landfills who dominates this process. In this study, a strain P-1-5 was isolated from landfill by Pseudomonas selecting medium and identified as Pseudomonas stutzeri by 16S rRNA...

The preparation of C4 alkenes using ethanol coupling is an important reaction in chemical production, and the catalyst combination and temperature have a significant impact on the extent and efficiency of the reaction. This paper provides a model for seeking the maximum C4 alkenes yield by designing...

The effectiveness of A2/O—MBR integrated process has been studied for domestic wastewater reclamation to meet the latest Beijing pollutant emission standards. Experimental results showed that high DO concentrations in the aerobic tank improved CODCr, NH3-N, and TP removals, whereas the TN removal increased...

Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) reflects arterial stiffness and is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. It is important to determine the effect dual therapy has on both BP and PWV. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was performed in patients with grade 1 and 2 primary...

A patient with the complaint of moderately elevated blood pressure came to our office. Important data in his history was kidney transplantation in 1985, due to glomerulonephritis and since that time he was in regular nephrology care. He also had chronic lumboischialgia, chronic hypertension and stage...

A new application of high resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed for the determination of Ca, Fe, Zn and Mn in chicken feed. Under the selected determination conditions, the correlation coefficients better than 0.998, the relative standard deviations less...

Alpinia officinarum Hance, one of the local herbs in Guangdong, has the rich content of flavonoids and is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract regulation, smooth muscle spasmolysis, immunoloregulation, antioxygen, tumors, diarrhea, and...

CuO nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in commercial applications. With increasing CuO NPs production, CuO NPs are likely to present in the environment and pose a potential threaten to ecosystem. In this work, 20 and 50 mg/L CuO NPs and 0.15 mg/L Cu2+ were used to test the toxicity to Arabidopsis thaliana...

Background: A hypertensive response to submaximal exercise is associated with cardiovascular disease but may be influenced by functional capacity. Spironolactone may improve functional capacity, which could mask treatment effects on exercise blood pressure (BP). This study sought to examine this hypothesis. Methods:...

Background: Previous studies implicated cardiotonic steroids, including Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG), in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). We demonstrated that MBG induces fibrosis via mechanism involving inhibition of Fli1, a nuclear transcription factor and a negative regulator...

Microstructure and properties of Al-Mg-Si-Li alloys with different Mg content were investigated. The microstructure was observed by optical microscopy, the phases were determined by X-rays diffractometry, the hardness was monitored by Vickers, the mechanical properties were determined by tensile tester,...

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients are characterized by markedly elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration, positive family history of hypercholesterolemia and premature vascular complications including carotid artery disease (CAAD). Carotid plaques are associated with atherosclerosis of...

To a very large extent, college students' network behaviors, which are a kind of satisfaction of their actual psychological needs, form an interactive influence with actual personality. The failure to reach consistency between the "virtual me" on the Internet and the "actual me" in reality will probably...

Medieval Europe is a period full of mysteries. Many elements in Europe changed during that specific period, like the cities, the farms, the different rules in the government, and the limitations of kings as Christians, etc. What attracts me most is the saints in the Medieval Europe, they were the people...

To observe the improvement of Schisandra and Epimedium extract (WY) on the memory ability in mice. Methods: ICR male mice were randomly divided into control group, low-, medium- and high-dose WY groups. The mice were intragastrically given the same volume of distilled water, 300 mg/kg WY, 600 mg/kg WY,...

Ti-MCM-41 zeolite was hydrothermally synthesized by using tetrabutyl orthotitanate as titanium source and fumed silica as silicon. Powder X-ray diffraction UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma were used to characterize the product, results indicated revealed that the...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension (HAS) represents 9.4 million deaths from all the cases of cardiovascular disease worldwide [1]. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) and some hemodynamic parameters have been associated with this outcome [2,3]. Losartan, as well as amlodipine, have shown benefits...

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]....

Purpose: Studies support beneficial effects of isoflavones, but antidiabetic effects of these agents remains unconfirmed [1,2]. This pilot study investigates isoflavones and Inonotus obliquus (chaga) extract effects on diabetes. Methods: Diabetes was induced (streptozotocin 65 mg/kg, nicotinamide 110...

This paper studied the antibacterial activity of the anthocyanins from blueberry wine pomace. The blueberry wine pomace, which is by product in blueberry wine process, is rich in anthocyanins, and the anthocyanins extract from blueberry wine pomace, then the extraction was purified and components of...

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 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...

The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of titania nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) on chlorella cultivated in modified Blue–Green medium (BG-11). The chlorella species were exposed for 96 h with a daily reading of the quantity of chlorella cultivated in modified BG-11 medium with different concentrations...

The Pacitan District’s coastal area is a tourist destination and a settlement and pond land. Excessive groundwater extraction and land use might decrease groundwater levels, allowing seawater to seep (salinity). Salinity harms many elements of life, including health issues, reduced soil fertility, and...

Background: Obesity is a global health problem, it is associated with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases [1] and negative hemodynamic effects have been observed [2]. Tadalafil has shown an improvement in endothelial function [3] the aim of the present investigation was to evaluate its...

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,...

By means of optical micrograph(OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micrograph(SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometer(EDS) analysis, the microstructure and phase compositions of Mg-3.7Zn-0.6RE alloys with different cooling speed were studied. All alloys had dendritic structure, the grain...

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...

The waste pomelo peel modified and orthogonal optimization of adsorption conditions of neutral red was studied.The results showed pomelo peel modified with 0.1 mol-L-1 acetic acid was the best.The optimal processing conditions were as follows: 100 mL neutral red solution of 200 mg-L-1 ,adding 3.0 g-L-1modified...

Background/Objectives: Myeloid cells are crucial for the development of vascular inflammation. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8) or Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2), is expressed by macrophages, endothelial cells and platelets and has been implicated in the development of...

In this paper, Cd2+ was absorbed by the carboxylated bagasse hemicellulose, and the kinetics has been studied. The results show that absorption of the carboxylated bagasse hemicelluloses to ions Cd2+ can be well described by the pseudo second-order kinetics model. The theoretical value of the maximum...

There was a great attraction to apply magnesium alloy as a biomedical material due to its biodegradable feature and suitable mechanical properties. In order to further improve the wear resistance performance of magnesium alloy, a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating containing MgSiO3 was generated on the...

This study examines long-term cultural shifts in individualism and collectivism by analyzing English word frequencies in the Google Books Ngram corpus (1800–2022). Five pairs of individualism–collectivism words (I–we, me–us, get–give, self–obligation, choose–obey) were used to construct a composite individualism–collectivism...

In order to explore the influence of Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) operation on heavy metal pollution of sediment in tributaries, taking Daning river as a case study area, the variation characteristics of heavy metal distributions (in sections of DC, BSH, CZB, Yangtze River) were investigated, and the...

Phenol is the major organic compound of coking wastewater. It is of biochemical toxicity, difficult processing, difficulty to be degraded and high cost in the treatments. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a new type of fuel cell. It can produce electron in the process of metabolism of electricigens and export...

Background: Stiffening of the aorta has been associated with microvascular structural brain damage and cognitive dysfunction in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, probably due to the reduced wave reflection at the interface between carotid and aorta and transmission of excessive flow pulsatility...

The movie “My Hometown and Me” to be released in 2020 adopts a collective creation method to split and reorganize a movie in segments, forming a novel paragraph-style movie. Such a deconstruction method not only promotes the development of my country’s film industry system, but also promotes the evolution...

Background: Aortic dissection is a devastating condition, beginning with a tear through from intima to the medial layer, leading to splitting of aortic layers and creating the false and true lumen with a septum (or flap). Little is known about the properties of the dissection flap. Aim: To determine...