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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mild uremia on aortic and heart remodelling in the rat. Methods: Mild uremia was induced by reduction of renal mass after 5/6 nephrectomy (NE). Rats with proteinuria >300 mg/24h were included in further investigations. Four weeks...

Objectives: Drugs opposing the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) inhibit angiogenesis slowing down and eventually stopping solid tumors growth. Nevertheless these drugs can cause hypertension (that seems to be correlated with cancer outcome) and cardiac dysfunction. We hypnotize...

In this paper we use deep ideas in complex geometry that proved to be very powerful in unveiling the Polyakov measure on the moduli space of Riemann surfaces and lead to obtain the partition function of perturbative string theory for 2, 3, 4 loops. Indeed a geometrical interpretation of the conformal...

The algebra A ~P (1, 3) invariants were found. These invariants allowed to reduce the Born-Infeld equation. After the reduction some solutions of the equation were found.

By using core, slice, Scanning Electron Microscope, high pressure mercury injection and physical property data, this paper analyzes the lithology, pore structure, fracture and physical property characteristics, classifies the reservoir types of Chang 6 oil-bearing formation in Yuekou area. The results...

Rural self-produced food is the food that farmers produce and sell in the rural market. We found some problems by observing the actual condition of rural food security and reading relevant literature. The lack of security assurance for production, circulation, sales and consumption; the relevant laws...

Training evaluation was critical to the competence and quality of training, evaluation was not only carried out at the end of the training but also carried out during the training process from the beginning of the training plan, the middle of training implementation, the end of the training implementation...

A novel compact wideband circularly-polarized (CP) helix antenna is presented in this paper. Unlike conventional helical geometry, our design adopts a tapered metal strip which is rolled into a conical shape and is simply fed by attaching to a 50? coaxial cable. All the configuration parameters are optimized...

This study aims to determine the decision to buy fashion products for students through online shops in the city of Makassar. This research is a qualitative research with a qualitative descriptive analysis  approach that uses 10 informants and students on several campuses in Makassar City. The data in...

Managerial skills possessed by principals are very important in determining a school's quality, so it requires principals who have adequate managerial competence. Successful and successful implementation of the principal's leadership in managing school organizations is very dependent on the principal's...

The DTII (K) belt conveyor is a general series of products, and the machine frame legs can be classified as type I legs and type II legs. Using Visual Basic 6.0 as the development platform, taking secondary development on the SolidWorks software, the dimension driving method and the programming design...

This study aimed to describe the style of the language of opposition politician groups in Indonesia, which could lead to relations of power non-visible (hidden power) with the ideological process that appears in oral or written discourse. This study uses a Fairclough Critical Discourse Analysis model....

In this article we study the influence of weld defects on vibrating responses using a simplified numerical model--flat butt plate with a type-I welded joint. To analyze the changes in vibrating responses influenced by weld defects, a method based on cross correlation function amplitude vector (CorV)...

Introduction: This study aims to investigate how image settings affect carotid Intima-Media-Thickness (IMT) and diameter estimation performed with Carotid Studio (Quipu-Srl). Methods: Fourteen healthy volunteers (24.4 ± 4.4 years; eight men) were recruited. Longitudinal scans 3-cm-deep of common-carotid-arteries...

The openness principle is a principle in The General Good Government Principles, on the other hand the agreement is an engagement that is subject to private law. The intersection between public law and private law in a legal act is a legal event that has two legal characters at once. The character of...

This study aims to know the development of SSP of STM-Biblical integrated based Geography, and to know the feasibility of SSP of STM-Biblical integrated based Geography to improve the Christian Worldview of Eleventh Graders in SMA Kristen Kalam Kudus, Sukoharjo in the academic year of 2017/2018. This...

This paper investigates course-dropout rate based on users' various behaviors-video-watching, discussion and question-answering behavior in MOOCs. We mainly analyze two problems: one is the comparison of average duration of studying on MOOC among users who either drop out or complete the course, and...

This study is a discourse-based work which analyses the author identity construction in the novel Seratus Hari Keliling Indonesia (Seratus HKI) Kompas TV in order to reveal the authors' struggle for power. The data of this study is obtained from f the vocabulary found in the Seratus HKI Kompas TV. Using...

This research can be done to know the effect of kicking tube training to lifestyle of FIK students of Jambi University Sport Science Training Program class of 2015/2016 class A. Its benefits are: 1) for swimming trainers is, in order to be used as a basis in the athletes training to improve swimming...

The importance of English language has increasingly gained more attention in the Thai education system, particularly in the coming ASEAN Community scheme in 2015. The aim of this study is to investigate the results of integrating English in teaching science in the context of Thai education. Grade 9 students...

This research aims to determine the results of the analysis of the Guguak Manyambah Song relate to the rhythm, melody, harmony, form, expression and relationship of melody with the song lyric. The type of the research is a qualitative research with a descriptive content analysis approach. The informant...

Technological innovation is the only way to maintain sustainable and high quality development in China. In order to further implement the policy of deepening scientific and technological reform, China has promulgated various policies to support innovation to promote the transformation and upgrading of...

This study aims to determine the application of the private teacher protection policy in Medan based models Mazmanian and Sabatier. The object of this study is Permendikbud Number 10 of 2017 on the Protection of Teachers and Education Personnel. The data collection was done by interview, observation,...

The study was designed to evaluate the effect of non- and protected corn oil supplementation in the series of ratios on the in-vitro ruminal fatty acid profile. Corn oil was protected by blending skim milk powder and corn oil (2:1) and adding formaldehyde at a concentration of 1,5%. The substrate as...

Swimming is a carried out activity, out excessively causes the body’s level of free radicals to rise. If the produced free radicals are not addressed, they will be harmful to the body. The body produces antioxidants in the form of the enzyme catalase as one of its defenses against free radicals. An enzyme...

The combination of bamboo material and used newspaper is an idea to increase innovation and product creation for Small Medium Enterprises in the Sleman Regency. Bamboo as a natural and local material is widely used by Indonesians for various needs, especially for traditional crafts and furniture. Bamboo...

YouTube is one of the most popular social media. Many people share videos on YouTube, one of which is foreign speech. However, some foreign speakers sometimes make errors when they made Indonesian videos. Indonesian language errors made by foreign speakers are natural but should not be allowed. This...

China ranks as the third-largest country in terms of the distribution area of perennial frozen rock in the world. Perennial frozen rock poses a significant constraint on ground transportation extending to high-altitude or high-latitude frigid regions. This paper takes the blasting construction at the...

This study is intended to analyze the needs of subject-specific pedagogy blended learning multiple-representative based in chemistry learning at SMA Negeri 3 Kupang Timur. The subject of this study is all students of the 11th grade majoring in natural science and the chemistry teachers at SMA Negeri...

Maintaining blood sugar balance is essential for proper kidney, liver, and brain function. Diabetes can be caused by damage to pancreatic cells from chronic pancreatitis. One plant with potential benefits for diabetes sufferers is lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus L.). The research sample consisted of 24...

The integration of generative AI in English language teaching (ELT) represents a transformative shift in educational practices, offering tools to automate and personalize material creation. This study explores teacher perceptions and empirical impacts of generative AI tools, such as GPT-4, Copilot, and...

Differentiated Instruction is one of choices in order to bridge the issues of students’ diversity that exist in English teaching which focuses on three main points, namely: content, process and products. The uniqueness of the students is always challenging to be involved in English classroom. The aim...

This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of good corporate governance on earnings management with tax planning as intervening variable. The number of samples studied were 8 companies from a total of 47 companies which were used as the study population. The sampling was done by using purposive...

By the end of year 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged. Psychological distress among frontline nurses in response to COVID-19 pandemic was a serious health concern. This study aimed to assess the level of psychological distress among Jordanian nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional...

This study sought to ascertain the efficacy of epoxy repair materials in enhancing structural integrity when applied to concrete specimens that had been purposefully cracked. Flexural strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests were utilised to assess the success of repair both quantitatively and qualitatively....

Hypertension is a contributing factor to pathophysiology of vascular damage and accelerated arterial stiffening. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors are widely used for treatment of persistent hypertension. Along with conventional antihypertensive therapy, nutritional intervention...

Objective: Aortic stiffness evaluation is recommended in standard care as hypertension target organ damage. The main determinants of aortic stiffness are age and blood pressure. We aimed to evaluate the impact of short-term extracellular volume changes induced by dietetic and pharmacological interventions...

Public service advertising makes people aware and organizes their positions to dissolve problems. Conventional implicature is a literal definition, for example, expressed by structural elements of a sentence. Implicature of conversation is pragmatic implications taken through the principle of conversation....

This paper studies the basic performance and characteristics of the papers on arts with the methodology of bibliometrics, taking the art papers from SSCI and A&HCI of Web of Science in 1998-2013 as samples. The study shows that, from the perspective of metrics, art papers in SSCI and A&HCI are stable...

Education in elementary school is a determining factor to produce students with good characters and morality. Recently, the dynamics of Indonesian education is significantly changing. This change ranges from the advancement of science and technology to curriculum shifting, and, to the most recent controversial...

Nowadays with the addition of application demands, the quality of service (QoS) of network becomes more and more important. Network QoS has a variety of support mechanism, this paper mainly studies two congestion avoidance mechanisms: Random Early Detection (RED) and weighted RED (WRED). Using OPNET...

The effects of different densities on cadmium (Cd) accumulation of Cerastium glomeratum were investigated through a pot experiment. The results showed that the root, stem, leaf and shoot biomass of single C. glomeratum decreased with the increase of densities of C. glomeratum seedlings (1, 2, 3, 4 and...

Misconception about stoichiometry and its impact on the chemical equilibrium concept were studied on 245 second-grade students at SMA Negeri 2 Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Research instruments were Stoichiometry misconception test (SMT) and chemical equilibrium misconception three tier tests (CEMTT)....

In 2002, the Department of Education of the Philippines organized a new basic education curriculum that is aimed Filipinos to be empowered lifelong learners who are functionally literate. This 2002 Basic Education Curriculum featured four key reforms: (1) restructured learning areas (Filipino, English,...

This research aims to analyse the Balinese traditional snacks and milk pie and how to develop unpopular traditional snacks to be also traveler’s favorite typical souvenirs. There are many traditional snacks in Bali however they are not as popular as milk pie among local travelers. The study use descriptive...

Objective: To explore the the influence of different ostomy closure opportunity choice on the prognosis of the patient with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Methods: From January 2012 to January 2018, 36 infants with NEC which had been performed ileostomy were treated with different ostomy closure opportunity...

VO2max is an important factor that contributes to the endurance of aerobic athletes. It reflects the cardiorespiratory capacity of a person, so the more oxygen that can be transported and consumed by the muscles that are on the move, the better the endurance of the athlete. The purpose of this study...

Increasing Internet penetration across the globe and the wide distribution of false information on Internet platforms have resulted in the pressing need to study the effects of fake content on society. The advancement of technologies also had contributed to a more sophisticated false content that could...

This study aims to obtain the explanation finding which tested about the: (1) influence of competecy and job control on the job satisfaction, (2) influence of competecy and job control on the performance, (3) influence of job satisfaction on the performance, and (4) impact of competency and job control...