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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes one-third of deaths in Indonesia. Utilisation of the Indonesian National Health Insurance Scheme (JKN) to cover CVD is increasing. Reducing CVD costs in hospitals requires appropriate interventions. This study aims to evaluate the potential cost savings for patients...

Background: Men with CAD have been shown to have abnormal arterial stiffness. Arterial function may change over time, according to treatment; the prognostic value of these changes has not been investigated. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess whether an improvement of lager artery...

Background: According to the 2007 European Society of Hypertension guidelines, measurement of arterial stiffness (AS) is recommended in patients with arterial hypertension (HT). The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) appears to be the “gold standard” for evaluation on vascular changes in these...

Neurofeedback systems have been found to be effective in the clinical rehabilitation of paralysis. However, most systems exist only for use with electroencephalography, which is cumbersome to apply to patients and has lower spatial resolution than Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Furthermore, the best practices...

In response to Dhaka’s ever-increasing traffic demand, ride-sharing schemes offer a promising solution to enhance urban mobility thereby alleviating chronic congestion. While ride-hailing services are already prevalent in Bangladesh, they have fallen short of playing a major role in reducing traffic...

Energy derived from biomass plays a strategic role and ranks third in the national primary energy supply, which is 20.06% or 307,346,838 BOE. The first and second orders are still supplied by oil and coal which are non-renewable fossil energy. Meanwhile, coal production is quite large but has not been...

The pretreatment using 0.1 M NaOH is widely used on fish scales in the collagen production stage. This process is necessary to remove non-collagen proteins, fats, and other impurities, but improper pretreatment can reduce colla- gen levels obtained because prolonged exposure will damage connective tissue...

In this paper the path of tar formation during biomass pyrolysis or gasification is described. When the reaction temperature is in the range of 800-900?"?, the tar yield is between 2.5% -5%. Meantime, the primary tar approaches 0, the secondary tar content is 40-60%, the tertiary tar content is 20-60%;...

Based on the monitoring data in the automatic ambient air monitoring station of Quancheng Square in Jinan from 0 o’clock of 11/06/2016 to 0 o’clock of 15/06/2016 as the typical pollution process, spatial distribution, related weather condition, ozone precursors, and regional transportation of ozone were...

This research is motivated by children with intellectual disability who had speech disability. The study was conducted in order to obtain an objective picture of the use of Lotto Baca in improving speech for children with intellectual disability in Pandita kindergarten . This study used a Single Subject...

Introduction: Parameters of wave reflection (augmentation pressure - AP or augmentation index – AIx) are powerful independent prognostic markers in patients with coronary artery disease. However, the invasive investigation of arterial waveforms is still confined to expensive equipment. The aim of this...

Aims: To compare central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and augmentation index (AIx) from 2 recently introduced devices Omron-HEM9000 (OM) and Arteriograph (AG) not using a transfer function with that of the widely used SphygmoCor (SC), which together with another radial device OM is calibrated on brachial...

Background: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is an independent determinant of cardiovascular events. Computed tomography (CT) is currently the gold standard for measuring aortic calcification but is limited by relatively high radiation exposure. Lateral dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (lateral-DXA)...

In order to study uniaxial compressive strength of the recycled lightweight aggregate cement mortar test cubes, replacement rate of recycled lightweight aggregate was selected as variables factors, uniaxial compression test of cement mortar was carried out with the use of five different recycled lightweight...

In the context of the availability of literacy sources about early childhood development, the people of Kotaanyar District, Probolinggo Regency are constrained by limited access and understanding. The limited access in this case is the limitation in finding main literacy sources such as books and online...

The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the normal incidence sound transmission loss and the random incidence sound transmission loss of diverse configurations of finite large plates. Firstly, theoretical analyses and simulation models are applied to analyze the sound insulation...

Rationale: Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a familial cause of emphysema, due to reduced antiproteolytic activity within lungs. Systemic manifestations however, remain little explored. We have previously demonstrated increased arterial stiffness (AS) in patients with COPD and hypothesised that...

This paper introduced a method of background subtraction model for detecting vehicles in video, the model was based on the framework of the kernel density estimation. To compute the adjacent frame subtraction on the spatio-temporal by the median filter, when the median value is 0, keep the background...

This research aimed to find out the effects of molasses level addition as soluble carbohydrate sources and incubation time towards in vitro digestibility of fermented protein feed. The treatments given to the fermented protein concentrate were the level of molasses of 0, 2, and 4% and an incubation time...

Rationale: Bronchiectasis is characterised by inflammation and airways injury, which lead to loss of airways function, factors which are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in various populations. Central arterial stiffness (AS) a predictor of CVD risk has not been studied...

Massage had widely known asa solution to facilitate baby growth and development which impact on optimizing blood flow, normalizing heart rate, maintaining digestion, and improving immunity. Massage intervention will preserve the adequate nutrition by increasing the absorption of macronutrient and micronutrient...

Students’ lifestyle is more likely to follow emerging trends in the present era of globalization such as consuming junk food, spending time social media, playing online games until midnight. This study was therefore aimed to describe a dataset of students’ healthy life style acquired with GPAQ, BMI,...

Subgrade strength is the main factor in determining the required thickness of any pavement. Therefore, the properties of a pavement subgrade materials must be determined, as they can predict the service life of a pavement. This paper examines the deviation of strength attained by sawdust and lime stabilized...

The University Landmark Tower basement parking lot is an important facility for professors and employees. At present, however, parking management presents a challenge as to the efficiency and availability of quickly accessible parking spots. To address the problem, we propose an innovative IoT (Internet...

Study to investigate the digestibility of feed NDF and ADF components in Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) and its daily activities (eating, drinking, resting, sleeping, and chewing activities) in Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) receiving an additional feed of oil palm meal at different levels was carried...

Background: Although blood pressure (BP) ‘tracks’ from early life in humans, little is known of how arterial stiffness develops over time in early childhood. Methods: UK born European (n=208) and South Asian (SA, n=99) origin infants had standardised measures of anthropometry, BP (Dynamap Critikon)...

Disconnector(DS) operations in GIS may generate very fasttransient overvoltage (VFTO), which is characterized by its high peak value, short rise time, and high frequencies. However,most studies on VFTO are based on statistical data, which cannot show the impact of different phases to VFTO.In this paper,...

Basing on TG-DTG-FTIR technology, researching about kinetic activation energy E about eucalyptus and absorption bands and characteristic peaks of volatile product under the heating rate 10 min-1, 30 min-1, 60 min-1respectively. The experimental results show that eucalyptus pyrolysis process can be divided...

Will the world run out of clean water According to the United Nations, one quarter of the world's population experience water scarcity. We construct three models to solve the world’s water problems. We establish models for the ability of a region to provide clean water. We apply the SD model to solve...

This research purpose, designed with a descriptive-qualitative approach, was to explain the types of sentences containing character values in the students’ writing. The study took the fourth-grade students’ essays as the study subject, and the study object was sentences containing character education...

With China’s rapid infrastructure expansion, prestressed concrete continuous girder bridges have become prevalent in modern railway and highway projects. The cantilever casting method for Block 0 segments creates persistent interfacial constraints between concrete and the non-removable film-covered formwork...

The real vector space of non-oriented graphs is known to carry a differential graded Lie algebra structure. Cocycles in the Kontsevich graph complex, expressed using formal sums of graphs on n vertices and 2n − 2 edges, induce – under the orientation mapping – infinitesimal symmetries of classical Poisson...

The key to adopting DSP technology to deal with multiple images into a high quality wide dynamic image is to adopt a suitable synthesis algorithm. In order to solve the puzzle of synthetic effects in image by image synthesis method and weighted average method based on relative illumination, the paper...

Background: The commercial sexual behaviorual behavior maybe a high risk factor for STD/ HIV spread. To understand the commercial sexual behaviorual behavior and some potential influencing factors among migrants in Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqin, Chengdu, Shanxi and Hanzhou, we conducted this epidemiology...

The purpose of this research was to determine and analyze Bureaucratic Knowledge of The Quality of Tourism Service In Lake Toba Parapat North Sumatera. Method of this research used by descriptive qualitative research method. Respondents were 30 bureaucratics in Girsang Sipangan Bolon District Lake Toba...

Introduction: Children’s hearing problem will influence development, especially speech and language. Early detection is essential, but Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) reference for Indonesian hasn’t been present yet. Objective: to determine absolute wave latency of ABR in children Methods: A retrospective...

This study investigates the effectiveness of speed reading as a means to improve elementary students’ reading skills during offline learning periods. The sample consisted of 20 third-grade students, and a one group pretest-posttest experimental design was employed. The results showed that before using...

Mango is one of the most economically essential fruits facing storage and transportation issues during long-distance markets due to its decomposable characteristics. Proofs suggest that the application of edible coatings reduces the loss of perishable commodities. The present study employed zinc oxide...

The different second-order nonlinear partial equations are found that are invariant under the representation D(1 2, 0) D(0, 1 2) of the Poincaré group P(1, 3) and also under conformal group C(1, 3). The some exact solutions are constructed for the one of these equations.

Moringa leaves were the most commonly used part of the Moringa plant because they were rich in nutrients. Moringa leaves extract was developed into a chewable gummy tablet to improve its acceptability. The main component of the chewable gummy tablet was a gelling agent. This study aims to determine the...

This study explores the ethnomathematics of a traditional dance of South Sulawesi. The dance was known as Four Ethnics Dance. It is one of the famous traditional dances from South Sulawesi that consisting of Four Ethnics which is Makassar, Bugis, Mandar, and Toraja Etnics. It is usually performed to...

This research analyzes pronunciation errors of English words containing silent letters made by the first-year students of English Education Study Program at Tadulako University. The methodology used in this research is qualitative descriptive studies. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling...

An oil Change is the act of maintenance on the Excavator Vaia Car (Special Equipment) at the Ngrombo Railway Maintenance Center. The research aimed to investigate the feasibility of engine oil for the Excavator Vaia Car. The method was taking the engine sample oil from 0 months to 6 months with 1 month...

In order to improve the transporting ability of high-speed trains, Gave the definition of the minimizing departure interval between trains, and the definition of the drawing compact diagram without considering overtaking conditions. After considering the matching coefficient of train operation, an 0-1...

The bio-drying method of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) can reduce leachate volume but has not completely removed leachate. This study focused on comparing the OFMSW bio-drying process in a batch reactor with recirculation and non-recirculation leachate. The comparison run at 15...

The concern of this research is to examine The Sense of Humor Scale's openness to gender and ethnic. 150 male and 150 female university students from Bugis, Java, Madura, Sambas, Sasak, and Sunda ethnic are randomly divided from 1.179 respondents applying the stratified quota random sampling technique....

In the information era, teachers’ Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) is teachers’ important knowledge foundation and guarantee, and online research and studies is a new pattern for teachers to develop education. In consideration of this, the mode of problem-solving is proposed in...

Objectives: We sought to investigate whether reverse dipping status is associated with self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: BP was evaluated non-invasively under 24-hour ABPM with a brachial cuff-based automatic oscillometric device (Mobilo-O-Graph, IEM); all subjects maintained...

We numerically compute tables of zeroes and weights of Legendre polynomials Pn(x) correct to thirty-two decimal places for n = 2, 3, 4, …, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, and 96. These zeroes and weights are useful in Gaussian quadrature of arbitrary continuous functions over finite intervals....

The paper is devoted to error analysis on force decomposition of applied eccentric load for concrete box-girder, the main parameter eccentric 'e' was considered. The stress under eccentric load, symmetric load, and anti-symmetric load is extracted from ABAQUS model, the floor stress along the cross-section...