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Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) reflects arterial stiffness and is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. It is important to determine the effect dual therapy has on both BP and PWV. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was performed in patients with grade 1 and 2 primary...

Product quality is one of the most important criteria for the assessment of hard turning process. However, in view of the high temperatures developed in hard turning process, the surface quality deteriorates due to the tool wear. Because of the strict environmental restrictions on the use of cutting...

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...

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...

The purpose of this research is to identify the elements that create the students’ entrepreneurial success factor in the Ambassador of Business Edupreneur program. This is a quantitative study in which data was collected from 443 students of Faculty of Economics and Business Education engaging in The...

The utilization of soft soil in civil engineering projects is fraught with challenges, primarily due to its inherent weaknesses including high water content, high void ratio, high compressibility, low permeability, and low bearing capacity. This study proposes a novel three-dimensional sandy drainage...

this paper is based on theory model of resources allocation-profit and adopts experience choice, Delphi method to construct index and system for efficiency measurement with 2 indexes of I class, 8 indexes of 2 class and 11 indexes of 3 class. On the basis of constructing measurement index system, it...

Objective: Small vessel disease, measured by brain white matter hyperintensity (WMH), is associated with increased stroke risk and cognitive impairment. This study aimed to explore the relationship between WMH on computerised tomography (CT) and white coat hypertension (WCH) in patients with recent transient...

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,...

Aim: Patients with HIV have increased cardiovascular risk and pulmonary defects. We investigated the association between impaired pulmonary function (IPF) and arterial stiffening measured by the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in Ghanaian HIV patients. Method: Spirometry was used to measure pulmonary...

Law becomes an inseparable part of people’s lives, this results in legal systems and norms in society itself. The purpose of the existence of a legal system and legal norms is to uphold and regulate the balance between personal interests and common interests to avoid a conflict. The quality of legal...

Background: Soluble receptors for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGEs) have been suggested to have a protective role neutralizing the advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and their pathological effect on vessel walls. We aimed to investigate the association between circulating concentrations of...

This study aims to examine the effect of using a health gate sterilizer on performance effectiveness during the post-covid-19 pandemic. This research was conducted on the basis that there are still cases of people exposed to the covid-19 virus, so it has an impact on several aspects, one of which is...

In this paper, a fast pupil segmentation and localization algorithm is proposed owing to the characteristics that the operator’s eyeball deflects slightly and the gray level of eye image changes a little. Firstly, in order to segment high quality pupil region, we segment the specific interest region,...

Converter valve was the core equipment of HVDC power transmission project, followed by the three-phase AC voltage was connected to the DC side to get the desired DC voltage and realize the power of control, its value accounted for about converter station complete sets of equipment for a total of 22 ~...

Acute inflammation increases the risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular events, potentially associated with altered hemodynamic load. Wave reflection at the aorta and carotid artery can contribute to central hemodynamic load and provide insight into downstream changes in vascular tone. Acute inflammation...

The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanical properties and functional adaptability of bone of vibration training in rats. Sixty rats were randomly assigned to four groups: control group, low frequency (25 Hz, 3mm) vibration group, middle frequency (35Hz, 3mm) vibration group, and high frequency...

Social media is now a necessity for everyone, including adolescents who are generally undergraduate students. Social media allows users to acquire information from all corners of the world quickly. However, on the other hand, social media has negative impacts, one of which is emotional instability. The...

Objective: We aimed to study Endothelial dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness in Diabetes mellitus. Methods: 29 women with type 2 diabetes and 8 non-diabetic controls were included. Vascular function was studied with pOpmetre® (Axelife SAS-France) to assess the foot to toe Pulse Wave Velocity; and EndoPAT2000®...

we study the use of gatifloxacin with a novel tricyano-dihydrofuran fluorescent system. Gatifloxacin is a 8-methoxy-fluoroquinolone racemate which, in addition to having a broad spectrum of Gram-negative activity in addition to the activity of positive microorganisms, this product has antibacterial effect,...

This study aims to improve numerical abilities through demonstration methods at 4–5 years of age. This type of research is Classroom Action Research conducted in 2 cycles. The subjects of this study were 13 children consisting of 7 boys and 6 girls. Research data on cognitive development in recognizing...

The metro has the advantages of large capacity, velocity on time, safe and convenient, environmental protecting and energy saving. However, the government leading investment pattern has been unable to meet the needs of the expansion under the circumstances that metro had entered a rapid development period,...

Background: Numerous devices purport to measure central aortic BP as distinct from conventional brachial BP. This study aimed to determine the accuracy (validation) of the Sphygmocor Xcel-cuff device (AtCor Medical, Sydney, Australia) for measuring central BP. Methods: 330 patients (mean age 61.3 ±...

The research carried out aims are: (1) Explain the real situation related to the implementation of group counseling at SMP Al Iman, (2) Knowing the influence of group counseling with digital mind mapping strategies to improve self-regulation. The population in the study conducted was grade IX MTs Al...

Extensive study has taken place concerning the reduction of wind-induced vibrations in tall buildings. One method to mitigate this effect adds an auxiliary damping device to the building to increasing the damping ratio of the primary structure, that reducing wind-induced vibration. In the present study,...

To gain a better understanding the difference on microbial community structure for low permeability reservoirs in Daqing Oil Field at different days in outdoor, we constructed the 16SrDNA gene clone library for different days’ samples respectively. The results showed that the dominant microbes of zero...

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) on preventing the leakage of cardiac damage biomarkers in patients undergoing vascular surgery. Methods: Randomised, sham-controlled, double-blinded, single-centre study has been carried...

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...

The hydraulic test model was built to investigate the fluid-induced vibration of plane gate by changing the gate opening and flow rate respectively. The flow field near the gate was measured with the PIV system while the gate structure was measured with 8 channels high speed vibration acquisition system...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension (HAS) represents 9.4 million deaths from all the cases of cardiovascular disease worldwide [1]. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) and some hemodynamic parameters have been associated with this outcome [2,3]. Losartan, as well as amlodipine, have shown benefits...

As an important part of building envelope, roof has a significant impact on attic indoor’s energy consumption and thermal environment. Water storage roof bricks have a good heat insulation performance and environmental effect under a certain structure. This paper researches the heat insulation performance...

Novel nitro-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide derivatives were synthesized and tested for their inhibitory activity against aldose reductase. Of them, 5-nitro and 8-nitro bearing ones displayed significant activity in IC50 values of 4.6 and 13.45µM. Their docking behaviors were also studied.

Analyze the signal synthesis process on Matlab theory platform, based on the theory STC15W1K24S chip and 4 road 8 digit serial d/a TLC5620 produced by TI Company are designed to be a signal synthesis circuit system. By using the system module we can created the one, three, five, seven time’s harmonic...

Indonesia as a developing country in establishing relation with other countries require transportation services to connect one island to another and to other countries. Air transportation is one of the most time efficient, comfortable and fastest amongst other transportation. But as the increasing passanger...

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...

A high resolution digital integrated chip capacitor measurement system was designed.The major components of the system mainly includedmain control chip, capacitance transducer, data storage and communication interface.ARM7-based mcro controllerSTM32F207was used as the main control chip, capacitance measurement...

Chemically mixed Mn1-xCoxFe2O4 nanoparticles with the size about 8 nm were synthesized by thermal decomposition method. The content of Co element x varied from 0.02 to 0.08. Magnetic measurement indicated that 8 nm Mn1-xCoxFe2O4 nanoparticles were superparamagnetic at room temperature and ferromagnetic...

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...

Objective To construct a contradiction matrix for rule of law in drug safety governance, provide scientific tools for solving drug safety governance problems, and improve the level of rule of law in drug safety governance. Methods Firstly, the problems in the rule of law of drug safety governance were...

Aim: To validate a photoacoustic imaging (PAI) system, for the identification of intraplaque hemorrhage, comparing it with MRI and histology (gold standard). Methods: 25 patients with carotid stenosis >70% and clinical indication to tromboendoarterectomy were recruited. Angio-MRI for intraplaque...

Introduction: Cardiovascular events are the leading cause of death among firefighters, with the greatest risk occurring during or shortly after fire suppression activity. Increased cardiovascular risk potentially manifests from detrimental changes in ventricular function, vascular load, and their interaction...

Multimedia technology is now considered a widely employed tool to promote science teaching and learning for secondary school students [1]. The previous study has accurately identified that multimedia teaching approaches, such as instructional videos, are more vitally significant than books [4]. In order...

Background: The clinical significance of pressure-dependent intra-beat changes in local pulse-wave velocity (C) has recently come to light [1]. While reported methods require arterial pressure and diameter measurements from a single site to assess intra-beat changes in C, we present an image-free fast...

Background: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved into several pathophysiologic processes in vascular diseases, including progressive loss of elasticity of vessel wall (arterial stiffness). Circulating soluble receptor for AGEs (sRAGE) act as a decoy and counterbalanced the harmful properties...

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...

(1) Objective: To test the feasibility of the proposed method that evaluates the contiguous sense of linen fabrics by using experimental paradigm of behavioral experiment. (2) Methods: The experimental program is written with E-Prime 2.0, while the expression of the experimental stimulus material is...

Background/Objectives: Myeloid cells are crucial for the development of vascular inflammation. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8) or Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2), is expressed by macrophages, endothelial cells and platelets and has been implicated in the development of...

Based on the introduction to the concept and calculation method of tourism ecological footprint, the tourism ecological footprints of 8 minority autonomous prefectures in Yunnan province are calculated and analyzed according to the data of the statistical yearbooks of Yunnan province in 2014. The results...

Knowledge related to healthy snacks was still inadequate in school- age children. The unhealthy, unsafe and non-nutritious snacks was still occurred in elementary schools. Changes in the behavior of choosing snacks is one of the challenges among school students. The implementation of Information, Education,...