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Objectives: Vascular aging and metabolic syndrome (MS) are both independent predictors of cardiovascular events. We examined whether MS accelerates the progression of vascular aging. Methods: 142 subjects (mean age 51.9±10.8 years, 94 men) with no established cardiovascular disease were investigated...

This study mainly focused on the job satisfaction and employee retention in hotel industry. The researcher gathered the primary data from the 3-star, 4-star and 5-star hotels at Cauvery delta region. The snowball sampling techniques is adopted by the researcher to collect the data from the sample respondents....

Background: HIV-1 infection in northern populations is associated with increased large artery stiffness, both in the absence and presence of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART). It is unclear if similar changes occur in sub-Sahara African HIV-infected persons. The study aimed to determine whether...

Distance learning is an option for the learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most education providers in Indonesia are still low in understanding and experience in implementing distance learning. Polytechnic of UBAYA Surabaya has implemented distance learning in the two semesters. The learning...

Background: Although a few studies have suggested an alteration in aortic stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis (SS), a disease characterized by immunological and microvascular changes and by tissue fibrosis, the functional properties of the large arteries have been understudied in SS. Methods:...

Dysmenorrhea is cramping of the uterus associated with lower abdominal pain in female adolescent massively impaired the blood vessels. Dysmenorrhea eventually caused discomfort in daily activites due to mild to severe cramp such as limited academic activities, limited social activities and financial...

Pencak silat is a martial art originating from Indonesia. It is currently developing and undergoing changes to the match rules regarding falls using pulls. The purpose of bibliometric analysis is to see the development of research trends related to the anticipation of the pencak silat tug fall technique...

Introduction: In men with hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased arterial stiffness. However, it is not clear if the impact of OSA on patients with hypertension is similar in women. Methods: We recruited consecutive patients with established diagnosis of hypertension...

Hypothesis: increased arterial stiffness has been reported in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy controls. In SLE, indexes of organ damage are related to a poor clinical status and worse prognosis independently from the activity of the disease. Data are controversial...

The company’s good performance is reflected in the performance of its employees. If the employee’s performance is good then it will directly improve the company’s performance. Good employee performance can be influenced by several factors, including Work Supervision and Work Discipline. This research...

An e-wallet is a type of payment system that transfers physical wallet functions to a virtual setting to carry out electronic transactions using a range of payment options, including bank accounts, debit cards, credit cards, loyalty cards, and mobile phones. This study aims to examine Generation Z’s...

The agricultural input sector; which includes the fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, and machines, is essential in the agricultural productivity and food security. This industry has a remarkable need to employ effective Supply Chain Management (SCM) as a tool of streamlining efficiency, minimizing wastages...

Purpose: The present investigation evaluated the validity and reliability of carotid-toe PWV (ctPWV) as a non-intrusive measure of systemic arterial stiffness in healthy young adults. Methods: The Validity Trial examined the association and agreement between cfPWV and ctPWV in 33 adults (24 ± 2 years;...

Our aim was to validate a new device for pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement – Aortic according to the recommendations of the Artery Society and using SphygmoCor as the comparator device. Methods: 85 subjects 18–80 years-old from both sexes were included, divided into 3 age-groups: <30, 30–60 and...

The increase in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases involving healthcare workers (HCWs) raises concern and puts a burden on government health services due to the reduced availability of functional workforce despite increasing workload demand. To determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection and...

The application of limited face-to-face learning (LFFL) is a policy that has been set by the government in the world of education to cope with the spread of the corona virus which until now This cannot be permanently eliminated, the application of LFFL must also be accompanied by the selection of the...

Objective: To investigate the relationship between arterial function and cardiac, especially left ventricular (LV) diastolic, function, in people at risk of or with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Design and method: 64 patients (48% non-European) participated in the study. Cardiac indices were obtained by 2-dimensional...

Objective: to investigate features of arterial remodeling and distensibility in marathon runners by a multi-site, non-invasive approach. Methods: 46 marathon runners (M) and 15 age-sex- and BMI matched sedentary (S) individuals were recruited (men 70 vs 67%, p=0.83; age 44±7 vs 43±6 years, p=0.62; BMI...

The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...

This study aimed to investigate the student’s perception level in the learning process toward lecturers’ affective competence when online learning policies are implemented. This study used survey research by adapting research instruments that have been developed in previous studies by King, namely “Teacher...

Technological sophistication in the era of globalization has shifted changes in human lifestyles to be less actively moving so that it affects the occurrence of overweight and obesity. Students are young adults who have a sedental lifestyle because, most of the time is spent doing tasks in front of a...

Background The partograph is an instrument for assessing the progress of labor. Monitoring labor with a partograph can avoid three delays that can cause maternal and infant death because it can avoid neglected labor, establish pathological conditions as early as possible and then make...

Purpose: Testosterone levels are decreased in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects with similar age. Measurements of carotid IMT or aortic stiffness are reasonable for detecting vascular organ damage (OD) in patients with arterial hypertension. We investigated whether low testosterone...

The purchase decision of consumers on a product can be influenced by various things as advertising , media and environmental factors. From the perspective of media , the purchase decision of people did not only came from a single media only.. On the other hand , a tendency to reduce the risk in the buying...

Background: Increased arterial stiffness, using aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been demonstrated in patients with COPD. However, mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We explored the contribution of aortic calcification to large artery haemodynamics and its association to bone mineral density...

Stochastic model checking is the extension and generalization of the classical model checking. Compared with classical model checking, stochastic model checking faces more severe state explosion problem, because it combines classical model checking algorithms and numerical methods for calculating probabilities....

Addressing academic exclusion in South African higher education institutions requires a multifaceted approach, given the complex interplay of race, gender, socio-economic status, and ability. This study underscores the importance of intersectional research in fully understanding these nuanced challenges....

The aim of this study was to evaluate vascular and echocardiographic markers of hypertension (HT) in subjects with newly diagnosed HT before treatment started. We studied 32 patients with newly diagnosed HT without pharmacological therapy (HT group) and 31 healthy ones (control group). ABPM were performed...

High expectations are placed on the ability of ICT to play an important role in reducing GHG emissions, now and in the future. Several calculations of such benefits were put forward over the last years, usually performed by the industry. Their methods and assumptions, however, remained often unspecified,...

This research aims to know the implementation of cyber school model learning through CIPP (context, input, process and product) evaluation. The methods of data collecting are using observation and interview. The subjects are the manager, educator, and students. The data analyzing is conducted by collecting...

Background: Recent studies proposed that deceleration in pulse wave velocity (PWV) following reactive hyperaemia might reflect arterial distensibility and endothelial function. We therefore investigated methodological aspects and clinical determinants of new indexes of flow-mediated slowing (FMS) of...

This study was conducted to highlight the Arab students at UTM and their preferences for English vocabulary mobile apps (EVMA) and to identify the reasons for choosing the selected app as the best preferences of Arab students in the university. Among hundreds of EVMA in Google Play store, a list of the...

Food production requires an honest kind of resources, like energy, water, and land, responsible for most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by households. Most of the waste in South Sumatra, the maximum amount as 38.83 per cent, is dominated by food waste. Household waste dominates the maximum amount...

Sentiment analysis as part of Natural Language Processing has been widely used to see public sentiment towards a topic. Sentiment analysis functions to classify opinions into positive or negative classifications. In classifying opinions, an algorithm is needed to manage opinion data. One well-known algorithm...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the physiological vascular adaptation to exposure to high altitude and to test the hypothesis that its impairment might play a role in the pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness (AMS). Methods: 34 healthy volunteers (age 38±11years, 13 women) were studied...

Background: In patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a greater prevalence of structural and functional cardiovascular (CV) alterations has been described, possibly explaining the higher incidence of CV events, as compared to subjects matched for age and sex. Aim of this study was to analyze...

Background: High-intensity training has become increasingly popular in recent years but the exact effects of high intensity running on the hemodynamic system are not entirely understood and it is unknown whether the aerobic training status of the subjects might influence these hemodynamic reactions....

Background: Central Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is considered to be the gold standard measurement of arterial stiffness. In healthy subjects, cardiovascular risk factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes and end-stage renal disease are associated with increased central (Carotid–Femoral) and peripheral...

The development of e-commerce has increased quite sharply. Evidenced from customer who likes online transaction than offline payments. Lazada Indonesia as a potential e-commerce company with 21.2 million visitors a month lead, has its own phenomenon to be investigated more deeply. This is related to...

Background: Arterial stiffness has been considered as an index of vascular ageing. However, the relationship between age and stiffness of various segments of the arterial tree is heterogeneous. Moreover, the hemodynamic impact of vascular stiffness is thought to be related to the attenuation or even...

Background: Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the most established index of arterial stiffness. Yet there is no consensus on the methodology in regard to the arterial path length measurements conducted on the body surface. Currently, it is not known to what extent the differences in the arterial...

Purpose: The retinal vasculature provides unique in vivo access to the microcirculation and presents the possibility of measuring small artery (retinal) stiffness using pulse wave velocity (PWV). This study investigates whether retinal artery PWV (rPWV) has a blood pressure (BP) dependency. Methods:...

Target various aspects of the pathway in DM. One of plant traditionally used in Southeast Asia for diabetes treatment is Clinacanthus nutans (CN). Several studies have proven the pharmacological activity of CN as an antidiabetic. This study aims to review the potential of CN as an antidiabetic and discuss...

This study examines student assertiveness through an online counseling website named “Teman Ngobrol.” The research method uses a quantitative survey. Subjects in this study amounted to 511 people. Where 317 subjects are students of University X and 194 subjects are outside University X. The initial...

The research work was aimed at assessing the adherence to data protection and privacy policies in Nigeria using a survey approach. In this work, a questionnaire was used to carry out the survey. A total of 590 participants, comprising professionals in IT organizations and decision-makers from various...

Community empowerment is a process for people to gain greater control over the decisions and actions that affect their health. Within the posyandu framework, empowering posyandu cadres is an important part of efforts to reduce Stunting. This is because posyandu cadres are the frontline in efforts to...

The Indonesian government enforces online learning at all levels of education to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Changing learning patterns will affect the implementation of learning. This study aims to review the implementation of online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic emergency in Indonesia....

Aim: The sickle cell trait (SCT) is the heterozygous and benign form of the homozygous SC disease (SCD). Although SCT exhibits hemorheological disturbances and increased oxidative stress, its exact role in the development of cardiovascular disease in SCT remains to be determined. The present study sought...

The curriculum is a set of plans and arrangements regarding the objectives, content and learning materials as well as the methods used as guidelines for the implementation of learning activities to achieve certain educational goals. Learning objectives will be achieved optimally if supported by an adequate...

The journey to develop drugs is long, time-consuming, and costly. Most drugs take years and billions of dollars before they hit the market. Traditional computations remain useful but have inadequacies to accurately reproduce molecular interactions and predict drug efficacy. Quantum computing represents...