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There is no consensus on the antihypertensive effect and on the ability to preserve kidney function of ballon dilatations and/or stent implantation these in renal artery stenosis. From 2007 to 2016 at the 1st Department of Medicine, Nephrology-Hypertension Center, University of Szeged, total of 80 patients...

It is an indisputable fact that COVID-19 has hit offline traditional industries, and whether it will bring opportunities or challenges to online industries has not been evaluated in detail. Taking HUYA as the research object, this paper analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on game live streaming. By comparing...

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death globally, with radiotherapy playing a pivotal role in cancer treatment. However, radiotherapy services demand substantial investments, particularly in the procurement and maintenance of Linear Accelerator (LINAC) equipment. This study evaluates the economic...

Background and Objectives: The cushioning effect of large, healthy arteries reduces pulsatile afterload to the heart, reduces pulsatility in the microvasculature of target organs, and promotes coronary/cerebral perfusion [1]. With age, large arteries become stiffer, which increases both pulse wave velocity...

Automatic segmentation of retinal blood vessels from fundus images is of great importance in assessing the condition of vascular network in human eyes. The task is primary challenging due to the low contrast of images, the variety of vessels and potential pathology. Previous studies have proposed shallow...

Nine combinations of illite (0,5,10g•L-1) and cadmium (0,2.5,5mg•L-1) were set, and the hydroponics was adopted in this experiment to explore the effect of illite on the rice growth characteristics under Cd stress, including chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, plant biomass, and the antioxidant...

This paper architectures the system that recognizes and controls the P to P flow on the platform that is based on the existing network software platform. It introduces a two-layer P to P flow recognition means, and it also designs and realizes the basic control of the P to P flow on the Net filter structure...

ZN-35 silicone rubber is a kind of effective vibration damping material in aerospace, which can be made into a vibration damping pad for preventing vibration and damage to important components in the rocket. In this paper, the energy storage modulus and loss factor of ZN-35 silicone rubber materials...

This study aims to examine the impact of financial resources, i.e., assets, revenue, and profit on executive (board of directors and commissioner) remuneration. The data were collected from a listed company on Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2016–2020. The listed companies as research samples are those...

The rural house with comprehensive circulated utilization systems has been designed and built in a village around Fuxin city, which could separate production from living region. At the same time the energy circulation could be taken out. This new design mode could solve the following actual problems...

The full level of community participation in rural development is very much needed. Participatory development actually comes from the community, is implemented, monitored and evaluated by the community as well. The implementation of rural development receives intervention by the central, regional, local...

Rationale and Aim: This study is aimed at identifying possible patterns of vascular wall disarray and remodeling in radial arteries of patients with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), by means of ultrahigh frequency ultrasound (UHFUS). Methods: UHFUS scans of the radial arteries and of 30 FMD patients and...

In order to explore the information flow, we contract and analyze the Dynamic Complex-Net-Based Info-Transmission Model. Simulate the realistic information transmission network utilizing the model. Considering the characters of information transmission, we employ the SIR-Based Info-Transmission Model...

Marketing methods for selling software have experienced many changes. In-app Purchase Method (IAP) is one of the breakthrough solutions in selling a freemium software, where users can download and use the application for free, but there are premium features that must be paid. One of the challenges on...

By means of analyzing the Controller of CMM and its information model in the net, this article obtains the flimsiness and requirement to defend attack of the system. This article researches the interface of communication and communication protocols in the application layer of the main Controller of CMM....

This paper presents the 4~6GHz 6-bit MMIC digital attenuator with low phase shift. Phase compensation techniques were used in the MMIC design to reduce the phase shift. This attenuator is fabricated with 0.25æm GaAs PHEMT process. Simulation results of the developed MMIC chips in the 4~6GHz show that...

Today, employment seems to be the key to almost everything. However, youth with disabilities (YWDs) face harder time finding employment compared to those able-bodied. YWDs are frequently not considered potential members of the workforce. Stigma, fear and prejudice continue to limit understanding and...

With the support of national policies, China's software industry is developing at a sustained and high speed. An accurate grasp of investment opportunities in the software industry requires the state to have a correct understanding of the intrinsic value of listed companies. In this paper, literature...

Purpose/Background/Objectives: TASK-1 (TWIK-related acid-sensitive potassium) channels conduct background K+ currents in smooth muscle cells of pulmonary arteries suppressing vasocontraction. However, the vasomotor role of TASK-1 channels in systemic arteries as well as their regulation by the endothelium...

The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2019 has led to a social crisis in the world. The virus’s restriction on social offline activities, as well as the virus’s psychological panic, changed human consumption behavior on products, negatively impacting the operations of businesses in a variety...

In the era of the digital economy, technology-driven innovation has become the core engine of the business model innovation for enterprises. This article uses JD.com as a case study to systematically analyze the mechanisms through which technology-driven business model innovation affects enterprise performance....

The purpose of this study to analyze he causal relationship of triple deficit hypotheis between budget deficit, current account deficit, and saving-investment gap in Indonesia. Budget deficit is a deficit that occurs when state revenue is smaller than the country's larger expenditure. Whereas the current...

The net present value of your project is the present value of the cash flows at the required rate of return compared to your initial investment. In practice, it is a method of calculating the return on investment for a project or expenditure. This paper introduces some major methods to evaluate investment...

Objectives: Cannabinoid receptors CB1R and CB2R are expressed in the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and may contribute to vascular remodeling process (O’Sullivan, 2015). This study aimed to investigate the implication of CB1R and CB2R in the regulation of matrix metalloproteases MMP2 and MMP9,...

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a comprehensive spatial data processing technique, of which fundamental meaning, function, background and developing process are introduced in the paper. It is reviewed and emphasized that GIS has been applied to forestry industry fully and systematically in recent...

Aiming at knowledge reasoning ability of fuzzy petri net depending on the parameter and the parameters usually obtained by specialist, an algorism based on artificial immune algorism for obtaining the optimum parameters was proposed. Firstly, the fuzzy petri net and generating rules were defined and...

One of the educational problems is the quality of assessment and evaluation instruments. This study aims to develop two-tier multiple choice instruments to measure Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Bloomian in acid and base material. Bloomian’s high order thinking skills consist of three aspects, they...

Objectives: Identification of factors associated with premature vascular aging in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Methods: The study included 61 patients (29 men, 32 women) with 1–2 grade AH without cardiovascular complications, aged 40 to 60 years, of which 28 (45.9%) had type 2 diabetes....

The manufacturers’ quick response to their market demand largely depends on whether their production logistics system is in a balance and coordination status. A simulation experiment of production logistics balance is conducted for a manufacturing enterprise in the process of processing production, using...

Purpose/Background: We previously demonstrated in both longitudinal study and meta-analysis (pooled relative-risk RR, 2.45)[1,2] that all-cause and cardiovascular mortality is significantly higher in people with diabetes foot ulceration (DFU) than with those without a foot ulcer. In this prospective...

Background: Higher cerebral blood flow (CBF) pulsatility was found to be associated with severer brain white matter lesions in the elderly [1]. It was hypothesized that the central/elastic arterial stiffness/compliance may directly affect CBF pulsatility. However, it is still unclear which carotid stiffness...

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized attendance management systems, automating processes for efficiency. However, existing face recognition attendance systems are limited to determining presence or absence, leaving a research gap in providing real-time absence notifications...

As a family of heat pipe, oscillating heat pipe (OHP) has many additional unique operating parameters. This paper examined the characteristic of temperature evolution from start-up until dry-out stage of an OHP with extra-long dimension using methanol as the working fluid. The temperature evolutions...

Through the firewall can define one of the key points to prevent invasive; monitoring network security and give the alarm in case of abnormalities, especially for the great amount of information through the removal of inspection, but also should make log register; provides network address conversion...

Introduction: It has been long debated whether Arteriograph predicts cardiovascular events and/or all cause mortality, despite that its prognostic value has been proven in systolic heart failure and in myocardial infarction already. However, no data were available about the prognostic value of this method...

This study aims to ascertain and examine the ways in which career path and employee salaries affect job engagement at PT. INKA Multi Solusi. This study was carried out by examining the connection between the elements of career path, compensation, and work engagement. This study used quantitative methods...

The authors consider secondary socialization as a process of gradual change of ideas about the surrounding reality in the individual’s mind under the influence of some social institutions. As the state of the modern world could be characterized with the terms of information age or information society...

Due to its concise, simple and unambiguous qualities, the Petri net method has become a reliable and accurate way of analyzing protocol. However, with one model conducting one point, the required models of the key points of protocol analysis, namely, the protocol performance evaluation and the protocol...

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the highest cause of death in women in Indonesia. One of the checks that can be applied is the Pap smear. The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical and cytopathological features of cervical precancerous lesions according to the 2014 Bethesda...

In order to improve these energy problems and environmental issues, many researchers have turned their attention to renewable and clean energy sources such as solar, wind, nuclear, and so on. Due to the relatively low cost of solar energy, solar photovoltaic power generation technology has been developed...

The Urban areas face escalating traffic congestion due to a yearly 35% raise in the no.of vehicles on the roads. Traditional traffic controlling systems, following constant cycles, cannot adapt to changing conditions as human officers can. To address this issue, we propose implementing an Intelligent...

With the continuous development of world music and music educational undertakings, orchestra has gradually appeared in various forms of musical performances; the kind of orchestral instruments also became more and more, so the design and implementation of an orchestral instruments sales management system...

Background: Low-flow mediated constriction (LFMC) has emerged as a non-invasive tool for assessment of endothelial dysfunction [1]. There is insufficient data on association between change in artery diameter during occlusion with its possible stimulus; ‘low flow’ state. This study aims to evaluate the...

Diarrhea is still a health threat because it causes illness and death, especially in toddlers. Diarrhea will increase due to consuming food contaminated with microorganisms, including through the intermediary of flies. The use of chemical pesticides can impact vector resistance, non-target insects, and...

Two different phases of Ga3Zr with tetragonal (D022) and cubic (Ll2) structures under high pressure are investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The elastic constants (Cij) and mechanical moduli, including bulk modulus (B) and shear modulus (G), are calculated under various...

To address the stability issue of guest soil in the ecological restoration of high-steep rock slopes, an anchor-double net-baffle (ADNB) slope ecological protection system was proposed. This system formes a three-dimensional flexible structure with anchors, double nets and baffles. Indoor rainfall simulation...

Three types of local plants (canna, calamus, umbrella,)were chosen to construct ecological floating-beds for contamination control atshiyanbaierhe. Differences in plant growth and the capacity of sewage treatment were compared. Results showed that three plants can uptake the nitrogen, phosphorus and...

Student evaluation of teaching effectiveness is a teaching evaluation method that gradually applied in colleges and universities at both home and abroad. However, there are various problems in the process including subjective rating, limited evaluation content and results in inaccuracy. In accordance...

Currently, the workforce is dominated by generation X and generation Y. Generation Y or the millennial generation will dominate the workforce in the next few years. Changes in the social environment can exert an impact on the changing value systems that exist in each generation. Such modifications cause...

Background: The changes experienced by the arterial system due to ageing are still incompletely understood. The aim of this study is to analyze the 10-year longitudinal evolution of input impedance parameters and wave reflection indices in a middle-aged population, and how these effective changes compare...