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Aortic tapering is a known characteristic of the arterial tree affecting the development of pressure in the aorta. With tapering, the cross-sectional area of vessels decreases moving towards the periphery causing reflections to travel back to the heart. The reflection waves present in the aorta are an...

Research quality management task is to discover and solve scientific and technological research and development in the process of abnormal quality situation.It establish and improve the quality supervision and inspection tracking system, strengthen research quality management efforts, discover and solve...

Within the past five years, or since the end of COVID-19, traditional performances have resurfaced in a variety of formats and forms. One such performance is the Jaran Thek, which is one of the Reyog Ponorogo arts that is most well-known to us and is practiced in the southern and eastern parts of the...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, inflammation and arterial stiffness. We sought to investigate the role of inflammation and arterial stiffness in the prognosis of cardiovascular hospitalization in hypertensives patients over an extensive follow-up. Methods:...

Wellness and healthiness depend on physiology if no illness exists in the body. As a treatment either in healthy or sick state, we suggest that sauna exposure could be good for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, especially heart and brains arteries. We measured by our photoplethysmographic (PPG)...

For dealing with randomness characteristic of the paper submitted and accepted, a probability arithmetic of reliability analysis for peer review system is presented on basis of skewed normal distribution and in combination with Monte Carlo simulation algorithm. The Approximate Probability and Mathematical...

Based on information of 1000 samples provided by single nucleotide polymorphisms, analyzing the existing SNP data, using the optimized linear mixed model for data screening of correlation analysis, the coding mode of each given locus bases (A, T, C, G) are encoded into numerical encoding, with correlation...

Background: The MOMENTUM3 trial1 has revealed superiority of the novel HeartMate3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) compared with the HM2, with a significantly reduced occurrence of cerebrovascular accidents. Thus, cerebral autoregulation may be improved in HM3 compared with HM II patients,...

In the Memoirs of the Crusades, rather than representing King Louis as an authoritative figure, the text provides readers an opportunity to dive deeper into the King’s daily life incidents. It reveals the other side of King Louis’s unapproachable life through combinations of vivid and detailed descriptions...

This study aims to explain and describe the intrinsic elements and educational values in the novel Tulisan Sastra by Tenderlova. In this study, it uses a descriptive qualitative method which is carried out by carefully listening to literary writing novels and conducting content analysis. The results...

A high linearity up-conversion mixer operating at 700~900MHz with 1V supply using 0.18 m CMOS technology is proposed in this paper. This up-conversion mixer is composed with two double-balanced mixers and is based on the Gilbert mixer. The quadrature differential signals are put to the mixer, and the...

We aimed to determine how the alteration of arterial stiffness (AS) affects the dynamics of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) in metabolic syndrome (MetS) subjects during longitudinal observation (3.8 ± 0.6 years). Methods: A follow-up study was carried out in 573 (53.4 ± 5.8 years, 211...

Background: Local carotid pulse wave velocity (PWV) estimation is challenging due to a complex anatomy and associated wave reflections [1]. Wave interference is both blood pressure (BP) and position dependent, hence causing nonlinearity in the spatiotemporal PWV estimation [2]. In lack of beat-to-beat...

Background: Carotid artery tracking has high clinical relevance for the investigation of arterial stiffness indicators like Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV). However, current tracking systems are unreliable and/or not fully automated [1,2]. In this work we propose a novel wall tracking algorithm for long-term...

The Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard is an institution which has function as a regulations protector and enforcer based on the Constitution of Republic of Indonesia no 17 year 2008 about Shipping. This institution is needed because there is a rapidly increasing number of ships entering Port of Tanjung...

In consecutive interpreting, mastery of note-taking in interpretation cannot only relieve the pressure of interpreters, but also provide a clear logic structure, and improve the quality of target langrage output. Note-taking also needs deverbalization, and “focus-on-meaning”. The author tries to figure...

Background: Participation in structured exercise training may improve microvascular function. Post occlusive reactive hyperaemia (PORH) is a measure of microvascular function in skeletal muscle and can be assessed using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). We examined PORH following a short and a long...

Background: Aortic type B dissection is a life-threating condition in which blood flows between aortic wall layers. Despite a role for morphological variables, such as entry tear location and dimension, in the prediction of progressive false lumen (FL) dilation has been suggested, the role of flow characteristics...

Introduction: Acute, gravity-induced blood pressure (BP) changes during head-up tilt may generate concomitant variations in carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV). We aimed to separate the pressure-dependent and -independent components of cf-PWV changes observed during head-up tilt. Methods: 30...

With the growing development of the Internet, phishing sites have caused more and more serious harm to people. Perhaps even worse, resulting in irretrievable economic losses to users. Based on the existing research, we propose a model of combining PHA and page noise to solve these problems. We use PHA...

Depression is a common problem in elderly and recognized as a life-threatening mental health problem in Indonesia. The initial study at Gelangan Village, Magelang city exposed the depression is currently being a concern in elderly population. Even though a number of depression studies were undertaken,...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Aortic stiffness and hemodynamics are independent predictors of adverse cardiovascular events. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is growingly used in high surgical risk patients with aortic valve stenosis. We sought to investigate the effect of TAVI on aortic...

Introduction: Anti-cancer treatment can lead to increased cardiovascular morbidity among lymphoma survivors [1]. This may be the result of direct effect of treatment on heart function, or indirect acceleration of atherosclerosis. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake is a sensitive and robust marker for...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the problem based learning (PBL) learning model on student learning outcomes in the Subject of Budget Plan (RAB). The research method used is quantitative with a meta-analysis approach. The data sources used are the results of ten studies that...

Purpose: Flow diverting stents are commonly used in saccular cerebral aneurysms [1]. Their use has not yet been investigated for popliteal aneurysms, which are commonly fusiform in nature and exposed to pulsatile triphasic flows. We have shown the clinical feasibility of flow diverters in a pilot study...

Before comparing the heat dissipation of bubble bath and common bath, we analyze the temperature distribution in the bath.After that, we establish the heat conduction differential equation. The temperature distribution in the whole bathtub with hot water injection is obtained by the finite difference...

The influence of arterial and ventricular parameters on the main fiducial pressure points and index during systole has been investigated using a mix of in silico and in vivo data. Notably, an index, QIx, based entirely on ventricular ejection patterns has been developed and its potential in describing...

Nowadays, news-based short videos have become an important method of news communication, which contain background music as the main part to enhance communication effectiveness. In order to figure out whether background music has an influence on news-based short videos’ communication effectiveness, this...

Background: Many genetic mutations affect aortic structure and function in mice, but little is known about the influence of background strain. We compared the biomechanical, structural, and gene expression responses of C57BL/6J and 129SvEv aortas to angiotensin II (AngII)-induced hypertension. Methods:...

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...

Background: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is becoming the preferred treatment option to repair the proximal descending aorta after rupture following blunt traumatic injury. However, hemodynamic and mechanic implications of this intervention are poorly understood. Exploiting the possibilities...

Hegel posited the notion that history represents the progression of human self-awareness and actualization, but Gombrich contended that Hegel's philosophy fosters an excessive emphasis on systematic approaches in the examination of art, thereby impeding the advancement of both art and social history....

Background: Low longitudinal strain of the ascending aorta (AAo) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) predicts dilation and aortic events in Marfan syndrome (MFS) [1], possibly reflecting aortic stiffness [2]. Speckle-tracking is established for cardiac deformation, but proximal aorta applications are...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in ultrasound-based velocities and accelerations of the carotid atheromatous plaque between asymptomatic patients with moderate and severe stenosis, based on the assumption that plaque motion features are sensitive to cardiovascular health...

Internet of things, as an emerging technology, has been applied and developed in many fields. Based on the current researches and application of Internet of Things at domestic colleges and universities, this paper is going to explore the applicability of Internet of Things at universities. In this paper...

Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and is associated with increased arterial stiffness [1,2]. However, the effect of drastic changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) on arterial mechanics has not been fully investigated. Our study aimed at evaluating changes in local carotid PWV (cPWV) in obese...

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: GIQuant (Motilent, London) is an algorithm for analysing cine-MRI, using the displacement fields generated by registration of indivisdual ciné frames. It produces a summary of how much movement occurs (“motility”) for anatomical locations within a reference image [1]. Although it is used...

The paper describes what China’s inter-party consultative democracy is, and tries to find out the value and perfection of it. The method of real cases, comparative and systematic analysis is used to figure out the key five elements of China’s inter-party consultative democracy. It’s emphasized that China’s...

Introduction: Malignancies and cardiovascular disease are the two leading causes of mortality worldwide [1]. While there is extensive literature describing the cardiotoxic effects of chemotherapy on left ventricular systolic function [2,3], there is only little evidence regarding chemotherapy effects...

Amidst the transformation of digital management**, community operations, IP economy, and blind-box consumption have emerged as core drivers, community operations, IP economy, and blind-box consumption have emerged as the core drivers of e-commerce brand growth. Taking Pop Mart as a case, this study combines...

This paper studied the supervision of the enterprise annuity in China by the method of scenario analysis. Since supervision is closely related to the benefit distribution among the main participants of enterprise annuity, we present a game model to optimize the benefit distribution firstly. By calculating...

The demand for labor in the industrial sector will increase by more than 8% until 2035. This increase is spread across all manufacturing sub-sectors, such as the food and beverage industry (mamin), metals, textiles and clothing, and automotive. The development of industrial human resources aims to create...

Reference intervals (RI) of 24-h central blood pressure (24CBP) obtained from large healthy population are lacking in Russia. We had to generated 24CBP percentile curves and RI adjusted to each level of age and/or body height and gender of each time of monitoring (24-h, daytime or nighttime). Our database...

In having good teaching-learning process and result in foreign language classes, students need to meet their being comfortable in doing all the learning process. In this situation, learner autonomy becomes one significance aspect to be considered especially since the learning process was held online....

Background: Studies in endothelial cell cultures show that oscillating flow pattern leads to endothelial dysfunction [1]. The only factor known to contribute towards oscillatory flows is peripheral arterial conductance [2]. However, contribution of alterations in central arterial properties to oscillatory...

Purpose: Vascular age may be a better marker of cardiovascular risk than age. It has been proposed that vascular age could be assessed easily and inexpensively from the photoplethysmogram (PPG) pulse wave, which is measured by pulse oximeters and fitness bands. Our aim was to assess the performance of...

Background & Purpose: The femoral bifurcation houses complex flow recirculation that may be impacted by downstream peripheral resistance; however, conventional ultrasound is unable to quantify multi-directional flow to study these phenomena. The purpose of this study was to examine the multi-directional...

Sound symbolism has been widely studied in modern times as a phenomenon that overturns the assumption of the irrelevance of sound and meaning. In recent studies, sound symbolism has come to refer to the association of unarbitrary sounds and meanings by listeners. For example, people associate a figure...

Objective: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by noticeable neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive decline [1]. In addition, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a known etiological hallmark of AD pathogenesis [2]. Recent epidemiological evidence suggests an interplay between arterial stiffness (AS)...