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We find in the accounting literature the use of neural networks (NN) for the prediction of insolvency data from the last financial year before the bankruptcy, with a success rate below 85%. The objective of this work is to increase the predictive power of the NN models to discriminate between solvent...

Background: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) is an accepted ultrasound marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. It is argued that increase in cIMT may also reflect nonatherosclerotic thickening, thus, lumen diameter could be taken into account. A common approach to account for lumen...

Background: Vascular structural(intima-media thickness, IMT) and functional(carotid stiffness, cPWV)alterations are related to different pattern of left ventricular (LV) geometry in general populations and in hypertensives. The relationship between vascular damage and LV geometry has not been analyzed...

The high efficiency video coding (HEVC) standard was developed by JCT-VC in 2010 and was officially released in 2013. Compared to the previous video coding standard of H.264/AVC, HEVC can save about 50% bit-rate for equal perceptual video quality, but the computational complexity significantly increases....

Qiangtang basin is the largest oil and gas basins of the Tibet plateau, the permafrost distributed widely, having good formed condition and prospecting of gas hydrate. There is carried out audio magnetotelluric (AMT) exploration research in YaHu area in order to find out the basic accumulation conditions...

Sand ore iron with Fe content less than 20% by weight referred to generally low quality iron ore into a heap material. Sand iron ore with Fe content above 50% used as pellets or briquettes before it is processed into pig iron in a blast furnace. This paper describes the process of sand agglomeration...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) growth has developed immensely throughout the past few years, and along with its growth several environmental issues have been faced. In response to the climate and environmental inflictions and in support of the United Nation sustainable goals for 2030, the United Arab...

This study aimed to determine the butterfly pea nutrient content and dry matter and organic matter in vitro digestibility with different harvest ages, fertilized with NPK at 80 kg/ha dosage. This study used butterfly pea, which was cut at different ages in the second defoliation. There were four treatments,...

Hyperactive children with concentration barriers have less attention and less concentration with activities or lessons that children are doing. This study aims to determine the effect of the electric maze educational game on the concentration of hyperactive children. This study uses a quantitative research...

In order to study the effect of different initial conditions on gas explosive limits, the gas explosive limits have been measured under different initial temperatures(50~200℃)coupled with different ignition energies(50~800J). Besides, it has been obtained that the change rules of the upper and lower...

Background: Increased arterial stiffness caused by elevated Blood Pressure (BP) can be indicated by the Cardio-ankle Vascular Index (CAVI). However, the relationship between arterial stiffness and BP is complex. In addition, changes in BP may contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated...

The article addresses the problem of the quality of professional training of future bachelor of advertising and public relations, which is based on isolation from practical reality. Despite the fact that universities have switched to the third-generation federal educational standards, the opinion of...

One of the roads in a residential area that connects the city of Makassar and Gowa Regency is Daeng Tata Lama. Daeng Tata Lama street is dominated by motorcycles. The addition of this volume of traffic load has the effect of noise pollution on residential area in the section. The aim of this study are...

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was considered to be with the severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, which implies a potential therapeutic target for treatment. We aimed to evaluate the safety and initial efficacy of Tocilizumab treatment for COVID-19 patients. Methods: In the retrospective study,...

To study the effect of methamphetamine (METH) on embryonic development in rats. The number of male SD rats and female SD rats was 50 respectively, male and female rats were taken 30 respectively, which were used to establish the METH chronic poisoning rat model, after that, model animals were randomly...

This study aimed to determine the effect of the bioactive compost (arkoba) coconut shell charcoal on the growth and the yield of rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) on alluvial soil. The research was conducted in Mulia Baru Sub-District, Delta Pawan District, Ketapang Regency. This study occurred for four...

Xylanase enzyme is an extracellular enzyme that has the ability to hydrolyze xylan to xylose. Xylanase can be produced by thermophilic bacteria and is a natural xylanase that is active and stable at high temperatures and alkaline pH, so it has the potential to be used in industrial and biotechnology...

Central pulse pressure (cPP) is increasingly investigated as possible independent predictor of cardiovascular risk and carotid pulse pressure (carPP) can be used as a surrogate marker of cPP. Despite its importance, carPP measurement remains challenging in clinical practice. The aim of this study was...

Objective: To build a Support Vector Machine model with a good Particle Swarm Optimization parameter selection algorithm for object classification in images. Can determine the best features used for classification in the Support Vector Machine algorithm using Particle Swarm Optimization feature optimization....

IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLAN) have been widely deployed, and many applications are implemented on WLAN. As one of the interesting wireless services, wireless voice over internet protocol (VoIP) can provide low-cost real-time voice service to mobile users. But the IEEE 802.11 wireless...

The purpose of this research is to know the difference of Hybrid Learning result with learning result. The design of this study was Non-Equivalent Control Group Design, consisting of four treatment groups with varying proportions of hybrid learning, 50%, 60%, and 70%, respectively, and the other group...

The antler base protein hydrolyze solution was decolorized through activated carbon. Based on the decolorizing rate and loss rate of peptide, the influence of peptide pH, active carbon content, treatment temperature and reaction time on the decolorization of active carbon were studied. The best conditions...

Streptococcus mutan is the main agent infection of dental caries. Histatin 5 has been reported as the antimicrobial agents also to prevent the formation of biofilms of oral pathogen biofilm, like S. mutans involve in dental caries pathogenesis. This study aims to determine the effect of anti-biofilm...

Acne is a skin disease characterized by the presence of lumps on the surface of the facial skin caused by the presence of bacteria. Gaharu leaves have secondary metabolites, such as flavonoids, which can be used as antibacteria. This research aims to formulate acne patches from gaharu leaves ethanol...

Obesity is one of the most concerning health problems globally. At the moment, medicinal plants have been widely studied in order to assist in the treatment of obesity instead of the developed drugs. From our previous study, Thai medicinal plants were tested through screening methods regarding anti-obesogenic...

Local culture has remained a valuable commodity and activity for attracting tourists up to the present day. Tourism development is also aided by the creative sector, which is a component of the creative economy, which is intended to become a new engine for the national economy. Culinary art is exceptional...

The author continues to review Italian critics' vision of the Russian literary great Leo Tolstoy, reflecting upon the problem of perception of his heritage by the Italian literary criticism in the 50–70th of last century. Throughout many decades, in Italy and other countries, the name of Tolstoy, the...

The role of teacher in introducing and teaching traditional dance to early childhood is enormous. This study aimed to improve the early childhood teacher's dance ability in traditional dance through sport approach and tutorial video. This research used Classroom Action Research method. From the results,...

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the current leading cause of death in industrialized countries. The vast majority of acute cardiovascular events (50–70%) are ascribed to thrombosis following rupture of a vulnerable plaque. Therefore there is an urgent need to discern vulnerable, unstable plaques...

The work was completed in 2017-2018 on the base of Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I. Vavilov”(a study of the chemical composition of bean samples) and the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution for Research and Development...

The training centre condition will change the athlete’s training intensity, duration, and responsibility. Hormonal imbalances can cause a bad sleep quality. Sleep quality is very important to keep the fit condition of the athletes, so that their performance will be maximum in the match, especially during...

Objectives: The aim of the research is to find out the relationship between students knowledge and behavior towards handling chemicals. Method: The research is descriptive correlation. The research involved 50 students’ Health Analyst Department as respondents using Cross Sectional Technique. The instrument...

This study aims to determine (1) To determine the effect of completeness of facilities on patient satisfaction at the Koeloda Health Center. (2) To determine the effect of service quality on patient satisfaction at the Koeloda Health Center. (3) To determine the effect of the competence of medical personnel...

This paper investigated the numbers, taxonomy and vulnerability of the buildings in Southeastern Tibet and built pattern classes for difference types of buildings. Then we assessed the distribution of each type of buildings in every town based on 3D image pattern recognition, and made an event-based...

Multidrugs Resistant-Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) caused by drugs resistant at least Isoniazid and Rifampicin Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects tuberculosis cases eradication efforts in the world. In 2014, 153 countries had reported MDR TB cases. MDR-TB can be caused by irregularity in taking medication tuberculosis...

To explore the cultivation and management technology model for resource recycling in orchard ecosystems and promote the low-carbon green development of the forestry and fruit industry, this study focuses on the material circulation within the orchard ecosystem. Using substandard fruits from orchards...

Background: Digital Twins (DT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have become new groundbreaking technologies, allowing real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and data-based optimization to increase energy efficiency, minimize waste, and streamline the work process. Purpose: The study...

The purpose of the article is to study the features of heart rate regulation in the pre-competitive period, depending on personal characteristics. Materials and methods: qualified and highly qualified athletes of various specializations (n ​​= 50) participated in the study. The parameters of autonomic...

Hypertension is a chronic age-related disorder, affecting nearly 20% of all adult Europeans. This disease entails debilitating cardiovascular complications and is the leading cause for drug prescriptions in Europeans older than 50 years. Intensive research over the past two decades has so far failed...

Urinary catheters act as a reservoir of resistant pathogens. Several factors (type, duration, procedural mistakes during insertion of catheter, associated diseases of patients, etc.) are responsible for the different catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in different healthcare setups....

Haloxylon ammodendron (C.A.Mey) Bunge ex Fenzl, (Saxaul forest) is a small tree and shrub belonging to the genus Amaranthaceae. We measured shoot water potential of saxaul trees, indirectly determined the current status of shoot water potential of natural forests and planted trees, the adaptability of...

1) Background: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have indigestion conditions, so diet in children with ASD is gluten-free and casein-free diet. Gluten-free and casein-free food products tend to be low in protein. Soy flour with a high protein content is expected to increase the nutritional...

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a musculoskeletal disease characterized by severe pain in the lower back that originates in the spine’s muscles, nerves, and other organs. Adults experience 50-80 percent of the symptoms, and it is the leading cause of disability when compared to other diseases. One...

A 60 GSa/s THA is designed and realized in InP-DHBT process. The THA presents a small signal bandwidth of 50 GHz. For +4 dBm and -4 dBm input powers, 60 GSa/s spectral measurements give a THD of -37.3 dB and -51.3 dB for input frequency up to 2 GHz and a THD of -30.1 dB and -38.7 dB up to 15 GHz. Temporal...

The results of HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) were crucial in providing evidence of benefit of the treatment of hypertension in those 80 years or older. Following a subsequent sub study analysis of the HYVET data there is a suggestion that 50% of patients in the main study had White Coat...

Introduction: Central (aortic or carotid) pulse pressure (PP) is more strongly associated with local organ damage and possibly mortality than brachial PP. Aim: To investigate for the first time the association of femoral (f) PP with all-cause mortality, and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary...

Anxiety is the signal and phenomenon of a threat that can be divided into mild, moderate, severe, and very severe anxiety based on its level. Anxiety can cause pathological changes in the body including the oral cavity. Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is one of the disorders in oral cavity that can be affected...

The world has entered an era of disruptive innovation where transformation is needed. In the conceptual age, a business needs to have new experiences and create ideas. This paper aims to identify the most important challenges of Small Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in utilizing innovative opportunities....

The propagation behavior of the arterial pulse wave may provide valuable diagnostic information for cardiovascular pathology. pulse wave imaging (PWI) is a noninvasive, ultrasound imaging-based technique capable of mapping multiple wall motion waveforms along a short arterial segment over a single cardiac...

The historical site of Habib Kuncung was one of the sacred places in Jakarta that was believed to have karomah and wasilah. He was a religious leader and fighter, historically known for upholding Islam and fighting for Indonesia’s independence. Its strategic location was often be targeted by developers...