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Quantification of Cell Adhesion Force with Atomic Force Microscope

Sheng Chen, Hui Xie
Cell adhesion to cells or substrates is the basis for cell colonization and survival. Based on atomic force microscope (AFM), a single probe was used to quantitatively measure the adhesion of different cell types. The self-made pneumatic control system produces negative pressure to fix the cells, replacing...

A Hybrid Global Optimization Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm Optimization and Gaussian Process

Yan Zhang, Hongyu Li, Enhe Bao, Lu Zhang, Aiping Yu
Pages: 1270 - 1281
The optimization problems and algorithms are the basics subfield in artificial intelligence, which is booming in the almost any industrial field. However, the computational cost is always the issue which hinders its applicability. This paper proposes a novel hybrid optimization algorithm for solving...

Effects of Total Anthraquinones of Polygonum Cuspidatum on the Levels of Insulin, Leptin and C-Peptide in Serum in Diabete Rat Model

Ming Bai, Yan Li, Mingsan Miao, Ting Wang, Yuyin Xu
To investigate the effect of total anthraquinone of Polygonum cuspidatum (TAPC) in diabete rats which were established by streptozotocin. Method: The diabete rat model was established by injected with streptozotocin, and then randomized into 5 groups. Which were fed with high dosage TAPC group, medium...

Bibliometric Analysis of Iron Overload (IO) of Thalassemia Disease

Titi Pudji Rahayu, S. Yuliani, H. Susanti
Background: Iron overload (IO) is a condition of iron dyshomeostasis which is characterized by iron levels in the body exceeding the limit of iron needs that needed by the body and is characterized by an increase in the value of serum ferritin in the body, which is more than 1000 /. There...

Research on Translation Strategies in the Process of Translation

In this paper, 30 college students majoring in English from Chifeng University are selected as research objects. By means of the think-aloud protocols, this paper makes an empirical study on the translation strategies used by students in the process of translation, and analyzes the number, frequency...
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Pt-MoSx/Graphene Nanocomposite for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Shu Huei Hsieh, Lilun Chang, Wenjauh Chen
In this study, a catalyst was fabricated based on Pt nanoparticles on MoS2/graphene (MoS2/GN). The Pt-MoS2/GN was formed from graphite by modi ed Hummers and Offeman’s method, hydrothermal method and polyol synthesis method. The graphene oxide (GO) sheets were synthesized by modi ed Hummers and Offeman’s...
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From Record Economy to Entertainment Economy: The Trend of Popular Music Industry in the Chinese Mainland in the Last Thirty Years

Jiaran Ding, Lin Yu
The development of popular music industry in Chinese mainland has gone through from the record economy to the entertainment economy. The record economy is dominated by the record industry, the record’s sale revenue sustains the development of the entire industry. From the perspective of the industrial...

Simulation Study on the Impact of Functional Failure of Pedestals in Mountainous Expressways under Rainy Conditions on Section Construction Progress

Yang Zhou, Xiaozhong Li
In Southwest mountainous regions with complex terrain and frequent rainy climates, the casting beds of expressway precast beam yards are prone to functional failures due to foundation softening and settlement instability, leading to drastic efficiency reduction in beam production and severe delays in...
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EEG Feature Extraction based on Rough Set

Zhendong Mu
Rough set theory has been successfully utilized in a variety of information mining fields. Since the EEG found that many researchers to study the biological signals in electrical brain research, the EEG feature extraction algorithm is a major research content. In this paper, rough set theory is taken...

Vertical Distribution of Typical Petroleum Pollutants in an Oilfield of Gudao, china

Xiaohua Ren, Shanshan Zhang
In oilfields, crude oil exploiting process led to heavy soil contamination with petroleum pollutants. In this work, ten soil profile samples were collected and analyzed with GC-MS method to investigate the vertical distribution of typical petroleum pollutants in an oilfield of Gudao Region. The results...

The Correlation Among Language Learning Strategies, Learning Attitude and the Eighth Grade Students’ Reading Achievement

Thesalonika, Rusman Roni, Mulyadi
The study is concerned the relationship between language learning methods, reading attitude, and the reading achievement of State Junior High School 3 PALI 8th grade students. The goal is to decide if there is a connection between language learning strategies, reading attitude, and reading achievement....

Does Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Spying People Violate International Human Rights Laws to Protect the Right to Privacy?

Agung Ali Fahmi, Dodik Pranata Wijaya
The corruption has become a serious focus for Indonesia, particularly since the reform of 1998. Under the Law Number 30 of 2002, theKPK has the authority to spy on people by tapping into their communication lines and records their conversations. By this interception power, the KPK has captured many corruptors...
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Practice and recognition of low permeability tight gas development in West Sichuan-taking Xinchang JS2 gas reservoir as an example

Zuping Xiang, Yongfei Wang, Linqing Liu, Zhonghua Chen, Xiaoliang Huang, Qianhua Xiao
Although the low-permeability tight gas reservoirs in western Sichuan are widely distributed, of varied types, complex geological characteristics and difficult development, the reserves are of large scale and there is great potential for development. With the technology research breakthroughs of geography,...

The Effect of Prenatal Yoga on Discomfort in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Nur Chabibah, Rini Kristiyanti, Wahyu Ersila, Lia Dwi Prafitri, Siti Rofiqoh
Pregnancy is a period where pregnant women experience physiological and psychological changes. There are several factors that influence the emergence of discomfort in pregnant women, for example gestational age, hormones, and the mother’s condition during pregnancy. The discomfort of pregnant women in...
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The Interdisciplinary Education for Chinese Universities Under the Innovation-driven Strategy

Shuguang Liu, Jianli Wang, Yungui Shi
The social & economic development of a country/region has experienced three stages: factors of production driven, capital driven, innovation driven. During the innovation driven stage, the sustainable development of society rely on individuals with great innovative capability and aggregation of different...
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Reservoir Evaluation from an Automatic Saturation Inversion Algorithm Using TLIL Data

Zhenhua Liu
Invasion of drilling mud filtrate into a reservoir is related to time after the bed was reached, so that logging-tool response is a function as time. Traditional algorithms of resistivity inversion are based on a simplified step-invasion model that is independent on time, hence it is difficult to obtain...
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The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Carbon Emissions: A Multi-dimensional Study Based on Threshold Effect

Zeyu Li
The digital economy has provided a strong traction role for China’s pursuit of high-quality economic development and offers a significant chance for low-carbon transition. This research employs the threshold model to experimentally assess the association between the growth level of the digital economy...

Validity, Reliability, Intra-rater Instrument Parameter Teaching Factory and Learning Outcomes of Industrial Clothing

Ratna Suhartini, Ekohariadi, Luthfiyah Nurlaela, Urip Wahyuningsih, Yulistiana, Yuhri I. Prihatina
The research aims to review the quality instrument of teaching factory parameters and learning outcomes instruments on fashion industry competence, especially internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), reliability of retesting (Pearson correlation), and construct validity of existing parameters. Respondents...

Analysis on The Influencing Factors of The Average Service Life of Urban Housing in China

Tingting Gu
At present, China's residential average life is less than 30 years, far below the standard design life of 50 years, and the residential life in developed countries generally up to 80 years. Our residential life is so short that gives our country's construction and economic development a lot of negative...

A Research on Applied Teaching of Mathematics at Higher Vocational Colleges

Yanli Zhang
Since the 1990s, mathematics applied teaching course has begun to rise at Chinese higher vocational colleges and become one of the hot spots of mathematics teaching. However, since higher vocational colleges are limited by credit hours, the degree to which schools develop experimental teaching has not...

Franchise Dispute Resolution Through International Arbitration

Ni Nyoman Muryatini, Anak Agung Sagung Laksmi Dewi, Kade Richa Mulyawati
Franchising is a method of product and service distribution that allows an independent business owner (the franchisee) to purchase the right to market goods and services under a parent company’s brand name and to use the franchisor’s operational network of outlets. The concept of resolution of franchise...
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Comprehensive Appraisal of Human Capital in Northern Anhui Province Based on Improved Entropy Method

G. He, L. Yang
For a region with a population of over 30 million, quality of human capital in northern Anhui province plays a pivotal role in the development of the region and even the whole province. Based on the connotation of human capital, we found it is evaluated by improved entropy method from three aspects,...
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Screening and Culture Condition of Lipase Strains from Biodiesel

Chaocheng Zheng, Xinren You
Biodiesel, a biodegradable, sustainable and clean energy has attracted growing interest in recent years, mainly due to development in bio-diesel fuel and ecological pressures including climatic changes. In this study, lipase strains FS14 extracted from soil which is polluted by oil and fat were analyzed...

The Development of Video Tutorial-Based Learning Media for Making Basic Bras in the Lingerie Course

Yunita Firdaus, Esin Sintawati, Nurul Aini, Nur Endah Purwaningsih
Video media can be used in learning to explain a stage or process. The Lingerie course is a practical course that has a variety of materials, one of which is making basic bras. In learning to make basic bras, there were several students who were less successful in their practical results. This study...

Qualitative Research: Views of Female Undergraduates or Graduates on Female Education and Women’s Place in Society Today

Yibing Li, Jinyang Song, Rong Tang, Yangyang Xu
Education plays a significant role in both personal and national development. Education is one of the basic human rights and is the prerequisite for human development. However, the imbalance in female education still exists in basic education and higher education. Improving female education levels is...

Coupling and Influencing Factors of Digitalization of Agricultural Product Distribution, Agricultural Technology Innovation and Rural Revitalization

——Based on the Empirical Test of 30 Provincial Panel Data in China

Zian Jin
Using the coupling coordination degree model, this article measures the coupling coordination level of the comprehensive evaluation index system of digitalization of agricultural product circulation, agricultural technology innovation, and rural revitalization in 30 provinces (autonomous regions and...

The Effect of Psychological Contracts and Organizational Commitments to the Performance of Employees

Muhammad Jufri, Novita Maulidya Jalal, Muhammad Aras, Asmulyani Asri
This study aims to determine the effect of psychological contract and commitment of employees working in CV Visual Data Computer Makassar. This is expected to provide an overview of the influence of psychological contracts and organizational commitment on employee performance. This study took a sample...

Investigation on the Present Situation of Bai Nationality Pottery Thought in Fengyi town Jingtian Village- A Case Study of Young People

Jun Lai, XiaoWang Su
Dali Fengyi Town, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located at the southern end of Dali City, which belongs to Dongshan Village Committee of Fengyi Town. On the slopes after the mountain called Daqing, there are ethnic minority handmade pottery-producing areas, where the Tang Dynasty kiln firing method...
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The characteristics of fracture dense belt and its effect on hydrocarbon accumulation in the Putaohua reservoir, Xingnan oilfield, Daqing

Y.y. Yin, Zh. Luo, Q. Li, X.r. Wang
Through the analysis of the Putaohua oil layer of Xingnan area’s geological information, sums up the fault form in section and the main form in the plane. Analyze the influence of different fracture dense belt for oil and gas migration and enrichment of sand body ,and controlling action on hydrocarbon...

Brain Activity Viewing Various Tobacco Health Warning Posters

ChingSung Ho, SihHuei Chen, KangMing Chang
Adolescent smoking is an increasing issue in the world. To reduce the harm of tobacco products for adolescent, there is warning posters. There is seldom evidence of these warning posters. In this article, brain wave response is used to detect various tobacco health warning posters. Thirty-one male high...
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Effect of B Content on the Microstructure and Properties of As-cast TC4/B

Yunlian Qi, Liying Zeng, Zhimin Hou, Quan Hong, Yafeng Lu
In this paper, the TC4 titanium matrix composite were fabricated by melting-casting process, the composite was reinforced with different content of B ranging from 0.2wt% to 1.0wt%. The microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast TC4/B titanium matrix composite were investigated. The results indicate...

Children’s Education Through Artistic-Aesthetic Negotiations in Batik Motifs Making at “Untukmu Si Kecil” Foundation Jember Indonesia

Fera Ratyaningrum, Marsudi, Eko Agus Basuki Oemar, Meirina Lani Anggapuspa, Muh. Ariffudin Islam
This research focuses on the making of batik motifs for elementary school children with artistic and aesthetic as the main points in children’s education when making batik. This research is importants because (1) discusses the power of arts in educational disciplines that uses aesthetic and cultural...
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P150 Study of Heamodynamic and Macrocirculation Indices Between Uncontrolled Naïve Hypertensives and Well Controlled Diabetic Patients

Areti Triantafyllou, Nick Koletsos, Konstantina Dipla, Ioanna Zografou, Xristos Avgerinos, Stauros Papadopoulos, Alexandros-Savvas Zafeiridis, Stella Kritikou, Eugenia Gkaliagkousi, Andreas Zafeiridis, Stella Douma
Pages: S187 - S187
Introduction: Both Type II Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension have been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and linked to impairments in micro- and macrocirculation. However, previous studies examining micro- and macrocirculation in DM mainly include patients with comorbid...

The Long Short-Term Memory of GBP/CNY Exchange Rate Forecasts

Changhui Lu
The issue of exchange rate forecasting has always been a hot topic, and with the increasingly close relationship between the UK and Chinese import and export trade, the GBP/CNY exchange rate has received increasing attention. Forecasting the GBP/CNY can help trading companies on both sides to effectively...
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P144 Augmentation Index is not a Reliable Measure of Wave Reflections in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis

Stamatia Pagoulatou, Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Vasiliki Bikia, Georgios Rovas, Hajo Müller, Stéphane Noble, Dionysios Adamopoulos
Pages: S180 - S180
Background: Augmentation index (AIx) serves as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. It is often clinically used as a measure of arterial stiffness and reflections, a practice that was recently challenged. In this work, we sought to investigate the association between AIx and...
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Denitrification in municipal waste landfill by Pseudomonas stutzeri P-1-5

Yangqing Wang, Liyan Song, Yu Lei
Although in situ denitrification has been well documented in landfills, few studies have paid attention on the denitrifier in landfills who dominates this process. In this study, a strain P-1-5 was isolated from landfill by Pseudomonas selecting medium and identified as Pseudomonas stutzeri by 16S rRNA...

An Analysis of Protection Model for Women Workers in Informal Sector towards Gender Equality and justice

Retno Rusdjijati, Nia Kurniati Bachtiar, Hary Abdul Hakim
Gender equality and justice indicate that everyone should receive equal treatment and not be discriminated against based on their gender identity. Indonesian Statistic Centre reported that in August 2019 there were 70.49 million people (55.72 percent) who worked in the informal sector and were dominated...
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P126 Characterization of Skin Temperature Changes in Response to Photobiostimulation Using Thermal Imaging: A Thermo-Anatomical Correlation

Oshrit Hoffer, Neta Rabin, Lilach Gavish, Moshe Halak, Ortal Haim, Yuval Shayovitz, Simon Shkilevich, Benjamin Gavish, Yair Zimmer, Zehava Ovadia-Blechman
Pages: S167 - S167
Background and Objective: Infrared Thermal Imaging (ITI) is a noninvasive method to measure skin temperature (ST). The latter is determined by the microcirculatory blood flow and ambient temperature. Photobiostimulation has been shown to increase blood flow. The objective was to characterize the spatial...

An Error Analysis on Students’ Writing of Descriptive Text at SMK Negeri 1 Pedan, Klaten

Ridwan Ari Murti, Susiati, Belva Amalia Destaty, Sally A. Jarin
This study aims to determine the types of errors and causes of errors made by 10th grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Pedan in writing descriptive texts. This type of research is descriptive qualitative using the error analysis method. The subjects of this study were 30 students of SMK Negeri 1 Pedan who...

The Impact of the Development of Digital Finance on the Financing Efficiency of SMEs

Jingyu Rao
This study focuses on the issue of improving the financing efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises under the background of digital finance. In view of the problems of poor financing and inefficient resource allocation in the traditional financial system, this study proposes to use the level...

Islamic Inheritance Law Review in Notary Practices in Indonesia

Eka Suci Indria Sari, Rohaini, Dwi Rimadona
In this world humans rule, exploit and explore. Human power becomes the center or focus of all life activities in the world. As subjects, people have interests in this world and demands that need to be fulfilled or fulfilled. Whether in the past, the present, or the future, from birth to death, people...
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Reflections on the Cultivation of Elite Education in Non - Governmental Institutions of Higher Learning - Take Xijing University as an Example

Fengzhen Jia
In 2011, the Ministry of Education approved 5 private colleges and universities including Beijing City College to set up master's program, which is a substantial breakthrough in the development of higher education. After over 30 years of construction and development, a number of famous schools with a...
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P123 Beyond Diameters, Flow Hemodynamics Quantified by Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Help Characterizing Aneurysmal Aorta

Sophia Houriez—Gombaud-Saintonge, Ariel Pascaner, Gilles Soulat, Umit Gencer, Thomas Dietenbeck, Damian Craiem, Emilie Bollache, Yasmina Chenoune, Elie Mousseaux, Nadjia Kachenoura
Pages: S163 - S163
Purpose: Referral to surgery in thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) is based on maximal diameter (Dmax) measured from imaging, which is known to have a high diagnosis failure rate. In addition to geometry, 4D flow MRI provides a comprehensive time-resolved flow imaging. Thus, our aim was to evaluate the...
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P122 Unrealistic Pulse Pressures from Calibrated Tonometric Waveforms

Koen Reesink, Louise Marais, Pierre Boutouyrie
Pages: S162 - S162
Background: Calibration of carotid artery tonometry waveforms needs to account for pulse pressure augmentation [1]. Due to its location nearer to the heart, carotid pulse pressure (carPP) is about 10 mmHg lower than brachial (brachPP) [1]. In practice, perfect applanation is hard to achieve with tonometry...

An Empirical Study on Herding Effects in Chinese Stock Market

Xiang Gao
Herding Effects fluctuate the capital market and affect the stability of the market. This paper aims to evaluate whether the herding effect exists in Chinese stock market or not. First of all, we introduces the definition, classification, and reasons of the herding effect and the possible impact on the...
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P116 Post-stroke White Coat Hypertension/Effect is Associated with Greater Arterial Stiffness

Fran Kirkham, A Saunders, GN Nuredini, E Drazich, Philip Rankin, E Bunting, K Ali, M Okorie, C Rajkumar
Pages: S156 - S156
Objective: White coat hypertension/effect (WCH/E) describes an elevated clinic blood pressure (BP) with normal daytime ambulatory BP (ABPM) values. It is not clear whether WCH/E is associated with adverse vascular risk. This study aimed to determine the relationship between WCH/E and arterial stiffness...

Developing Autonomy through the School Extra Feeding Program: Experimental Research of 7 Years Old Children in Elementary School

Tasu'ah Neneng
The aims of this research was to understand comprehensively the influence of extra feeding activities toward independence children (Experiment in student class I at SDN Pejaten Barat, South Jakarta, 2013).The method used in this study is the experimental method with Children independence as the main...
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P115 Does Post-stroke White Coat Hypertension/Effect (WCH/E) Require Intensive Blood Pressure Management?

Fran Kirkham, GN Nuredini, A Saunders, Erin Drazich, Eva Bunting, Philip Rankin, K Ali, M Okorie, Chakravarthi Rajkumar
Pages: S155 - S155
Objective: International guidelines advocate conservative management of post-stroke white coat hypertension. The aims of this study were to investigate; i) does WCH/E result in increased stroke risk? and ii) is WCH/E associated with surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk? Methods: The Arterial Stiffness...
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The Optimization on FACTS Devices for Network Security

Huaqing Yang, Wenwen Yang
One of the most important indices which are used in FACTS devices placement are indices related to network security and its vulnerability. On this basis, objective function consisting of vulnerability indices of generators, lines and bus bars presented and placement is done simultaneously and non-simultaneously....

Application of Multi-Fractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis

Rui Yang, Xiangyang Li, Junfeng Qi
This paper selects several major stock indices from Europe, America and Asia, and analyze their data from September 1, 2006 to September 30, 2013 based on the MF-DFA (Multi-Fractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis) method, carry out Hurst exponent and multi-fractal spectrum analysis respectively, and revealed...