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Introduction: Increased arterial stiffness (AS) in adults causes increased left ventricular (LV) afterload, putting additional strain on the heart. Long-term, this can lead to an adverse cardiovascular phenotype and AS has been found to be a determinant of CVD, independent of traditional cardiovascular...

At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic swept the world, the global economy declined sharply, the international market demand shrank seriously, the international trade friction escalated, the economy is serious anti-globalization, China's export enterprises have been facing severe opportunities...

Black garlic is a product of fermented garlic. According to previous research, black garlic has anti-inflammatory properties such as against Salmonella typhi. S. typhi has lipopolysaccharide (LPS) which will activate inflammatory cytokine mediators such as Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). TNF- is...

Land trusteeship, as a new management mode to realize large-scale and intensive land management, has been paid more and more attention by the government and scholars. This paper develops a model to study the optimal contract of land trusteeship via principal-agent theory which is based on Tirole's...

Based on the official documents of the Chinese government, descriptive statistical analysis was used to explore the policy integration and departmental linkage in the Healthy China action from the perspective of attention distribution, taking 15 special actions as the classification criteria. The statistical...

Under the global context of sustainable development, the green transformation of enterprises has become a key issue for the coordinated development of the economy and the environment. As an important means to achieve low-carbon transformation and ecological innovation, green mergers and acquisitions...

Comorbidity between diabetic mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) can raise the incidence of the other. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (plasma HbA1C level > 7.0%) and five additional risk factors were discovered to have an impact on the failure of TB treatment. This study aims to identify the relationship...

With economic development and scientific and technological progress, China’s agriculture has made remarkable achievements, and its agricultural production capacity has increased significantly, guaranteeing national food security. However, agricultural development is also faced with the challenge of non-farming...

We investigate whether supply chain finance (SCF) improves the information environment embedded in stock prices. By employing a multi-dimensional fixed effect approach to analyze data of Chinese A-share companies from 2009 to 2023, this study demonstrates that involvement in SCF exerts a substantial...

During the Covid-19 conditions, teaching and learning activities throughout Indonesia were carried out online, resulting in minimal physical movement activities normally carried out by students. This study aims to determine and obtain data on the profile of the level of gross motor skills and nutritional...

This paper proposes a web-based logical user interface (UI) modeling and automatic mobile web App generation tool. Logical UI modeling is based on PELUM (Pattern and Event based Logical User Interface Modeling). PELUM is an effective embedded SW development methodology for UI centric embedded systems....

The iso, hypo or hyper intensity, similarity of shape, size and location complicates the identification of brain tumors. Therefore, an adequate Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system is designed for classification of brain tumor for assisting inexperience radiologists in diagnosis process. A multifarious...

Current information on the web about the cancer is numerous and complex. Cancer patients is difficult to find the information they need quickly. To help cancer patients to access relevant information effective, thus building this anticancer communication platform. The platform can allow cancer patients...

Implementation of premarital education programs answers the facts of the problems that often occur in the community, especially the lack of premarital guidance to adolescents. Based on preliminary studies, the reasons that often arise from young people are the need for substantial costs to participate...

Background/ Objective: Vascular growth factors angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and -2 (Ang2) regulate vascular permeability and inflammation, Ang2 likely as Ang1’s selective antagonist. Their role before or in type 2 diabetes (pre-&T2D) is unknown. We hypothesised that higher circulating Ang1 and lower Ang2...

Objective: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays an important role in regulating blood pressure (BP), but its action on arterial stiffness (AS) is still debated. Here we examine if device-guided paced breathing (DGB) 1, via its action on ANS, can affect AS beyond its BP-lowering effect in hypertensive...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. OSA is highly prevalent among patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D). Patients with T2D have increased risk of cardiovascular events, and have an increased aortic stiffness. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure...

Clustering for data aggregation is essential nowadays for increasing the wireless sensor network (WSN) lifetime, by collecting the monitored information within a cluster at a cluster head. The clustering algorithm reduces overall transmission of data from each sensor to the sink node thus energy spent...

This title is an excerpt from the Setara Nanggalo Fostered Nagari Service Program (PPNB) which collaborates Agrotourism with Performing Arts, which is a mutually reinforcing activity to make Nagari Setara a new tourist destination. Due to the success of the community-owned orange plantation, the local...

Background A genetic variation called the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) -2518 A/G polymorphism can affect a person's inflammatory response and MCP-1 gene expression. Several studies suggested this polymorphism to be potentially linked to the risk of developing schizophrenia,...

A teenager's athletes collide with many things, such as rapid physical, psychological, and intellectual development. This study aims to determine how much the psychosocial aspects of the adolescent athletes of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) are in individual sports. The type of research...

Preparing tuna flour through heating causes a browning reaction due to the Maillard reaction (reaction between reducing sugars and amino acids accompanied by heating). Soaking tuna meat in sodium metabisulfite solution (Na2S2O5) at a higher concentration (0.5%) will inhibit enzymatic and non-enzymatic...

This research is entitled “Illocutionary Act in Football Manager 2023 Video Game News Column: Pragmatics Study”. This study aims to (1) analyze the types of illocutionary speech acts contained in the Football Manager 2023 video game news column and (2) analyze the speech act strategies used in the Football...

While artificial intelligence (AI) enhances accounting efficiency, it simultaneously exerts substitution pressure on traditional accounting roles. As intelligent technologies deepen their penetration into the accounting domain, the risk of automation replacing basic accounting positions rises significantly....

ATM machines have become a standard method for financial transactions, but they have also become vulnerable to fraudulent activities. This study presents a method that utilizes a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm to detect ATM hammer use as a preventive measure against robberies. A novel ATM...

Against the backdrop of rural revitalization and agricultural modernization, promoting sustained and stable farmer income growth requires overcoming the institutional limits of single-actor support. From a governance perspective, this study examines Yúnfú’ s GFBE (government-farmer-bank-enterprise) collaborative...

Public procurement has developed into a strategic instrument for steering markets, driving innovation, and promoting sustainability. Based on a comparative case study of Assam’s handloom and handicraft sector and Tripura’s bamboo enterprises, this paper explores how Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI)...

Cardiogenic shock is a complication that often occurs in patients with STEMI. The prevalence of cardiogenic shock in STEMI patients treated in cardiovascular intensive care is 14–16% with a mortality rate of between 30–60%. Left ventricular ejection fraction is one of the predictor factors for the incidence...

Background Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) present significant challenges due to their polymicrobial nature and rising multidrug resistance. Objective To analyze the microbiological profile, antimicrobial resistance, and clinical...

The graduation project is based on B/S three-tier management system, which uses ASP technology and takes the main script language by VbScript. What system's database use is Microsoft Office Access. System consists of system management, school register management, performance management, account management,...

In this paper, a set of experiments scanning real potential variations inside cavities under current control were employed to characterize local electrochemical information. The limiting diffusion current and the critical currents sustaining the supersaturation of dissolved gas and completed oxide film-formation...

This study aimed to describe the language sounds Bugis. In Proto Austronesian phonology of South Sulawesi, there are 6 (six) vowel phonemes and 18 consonant phonemes. The data in this study is the language sounds Bugis (realized in the form of the word) is absorbed from Indonesian. Sources of data in...

In CNC machining, it is desired to obtain high machining accuracy with high processing velocity as far as possible, however it is difficult to realize, and especially machining NURBS curve with large curvature. Based on scheduled feedrate on curvature of NURBS, a new NURBS curve interpolation algorithm...

OMNIgene·SPUTUM (OM-S) is a sample transport reagent designed to work with all tuberculosis diagnostics while eliminating the need for cold chain. OM-S-treated sputum samples were assayed in several tests after multiday holds. Raw sputa from 100 patients underwent direct smear microscopy, were manually...

The paper contains an overview of stress-coping research concerning loneliness experience (Cacioppo et al.; etc.). Stress-coping research data concerning loneliness experience is large: Cacioppo, Fowler, Christakis. Emotional deprivation, lack of a close partner and subjective loneliness are connected...

Advancement in information technology have created opportunities for the use of mobile applications (app) for activity monitoring. This study aims to observe the feasibility of using mobile app for monitoring ACL injuries during dynamic sporting activities in a two-year prospective cohort study. This...

In order to meet the higher requirements of examination evaluation put forward by the educational reform in the new period, it is particularly important to introduce scientific and systematic evaluation methods into examination evaluation. Based on formative evaluation and the combination of qualitative...

Musi River plays a significant role in the history and development of Palembang. Historically, the river had been used for settlement, trading, and transport activities. This phenomenon established the riparian culture that is deeply associated with the native residents who had been attached to the Musi...

Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) is a basic method for analyzing the intrinsic structure of non-negative matrices but cannot work well when datasets include some subsets drawn from different generative schemes. This paper proposes a novel switching NMF algorithm, which simultaneously estimates...

The purpose of this research is to obtain bioplastics that are biodegradable and safe if disposed of in the environment. This bioplastic is made using Empty Bunches and white rice and plasticizer. White rice flour as a source of starch with variations in the addition of chitosan additives and glycerol...

With the development of Internet technology and mobile terminals’ popularity, mobile reading apps have become a common way of reading in today’s society. This paper takes the WeChat Reading app as the object of studying. It examines the product, pricing, channel, and promotion strategies of the WeChat...

Background: Sedentary behavior has deleterious effects on cardiovascular risk. Uninterrupted sitting is associated with an impaired peripheral blood flow and vascular function. However, the relation between cerebrovascular flow and sedentary behavior is currently unknown. Impaired cerebrovascular flow...

Background: Crosstalk between large and small arteries has been suggested to partake in the microvascular complication development in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Yet, data are scarce. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the crosstalk between large and small arteries in T2DM. Methods:...

Background: Diabetic complications increase with disease duration but little is known about the relationships between aortic stiffness and diabetes duration. Aim: to assess associations of diabetes mellitus (DM) duration and parameters of arterial stiffness in patients with arterial hypertension (AH)...

We investigate the influence of the update dynamics on the evolution of cooperation. Three of the most studied games in this area are used: Prisoner’s Dilemma, Snowdrift and the Stag Hunt. Previous studies with the Prisoner’s Dilemma game reported that less cooperators survive with the asynchronous...

This research aims to analyze the inheritance of memory of the past to the generation after related to the issues described in the novel Namaku Alam by Leila S. Chudori. This inheritance of memory seems to show that the political event of G30S/PKI, which is the background of the story, is a traumatic...

The renewable energy has received quite serious attention worldwide, this is because conventional energy sources are limited. Solar energy is a form of renewable energy that can be converted into electrical energy using photovoltaic modules. The performance of photovoltaic modules is very determining...

From the Industrial Revolution 1.0 to the subsequent Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Revolution 5.0, human civilization has undergone a fast transformation. In this situation, theology appears to be confronting the Era 5.0 worldwide challenge and has not yet benefited humanity globally. This...