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Objectives: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) approximates aortic stiffness and is a predictor of cardiovascular events. Despite the literature highlighting the clinical relevance of cfPWV, there is minimal integration of this parameter in clinical assessments. An underlying reason may stem...

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a manifestation of atherosclerosis. Adipose tissue (AT) and skeletal muscle (SM) are endocrine organs with vascular effects. The objective is to compare the quantity and function of AT and SM between two groups: intermittent claudication (IC) and critical...

Objectives: To determine how orthostatic changes in body position alter BP and estimation of pulse wave velocity (PWV) and Augmentation Index (AIx), when changing from supine to the sitting position [1]. Also, to analyze the effect of a short physical exercise and of physical training status on PWV/AIx...

Countless previous studies have manifested the negative consequences of physician burnout and its relating causes. However, the recent occurring pandemic, COVID-19, might change the whole picture for the problem. While hypothesizing that physician burnout changes before and after the pandemic and gender...

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...

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,...

Rural-to-urban migrant women of childbearing-age with one child are the important research objects for studying China’s two-child policy, the second child’s willingness to give birth directly affects the supply and allocation of public health and family planning services in the inflow area. While the...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by NADPH-oxidase (NOX) participate in vascular tone control, but their effects in the arteries of respiratory muscles is poorly understood. Possible targets of vasoregulatory ROS influence are NO-pathway in the endothelium and Rho-kinase pathway in smooth muscle...

This study elaborates on the issues of the teacher certification program in Indonesia by integrating the Freirean perspectives to consider how power linkages arise within, and affect the assessment standard system, and how people who participate in this system are affected by the normalization of the...

Introduction: Chronic increases in aldosterone (Aldo) levels (hyperaldosteronism) increases blood pressure and induces hypertension. In the cardiovascular system, Aldo stimulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. ROS contribute to vascular dysfunction by increasing vascular smooth muscle contractile...

The primary objective of this research was the development of a scale to measure perceived risk among Go-Jek service (Go-Ride and Go-Car) customers. Non-probability sampling (convenience sampling) was used to select 145 participants (30 men, 115 women) from the population. All participants were Go-Jek...

GHRM (Green human Resource Management) is a strategic initiative that integrates environmental considerations into human resource practices. This approach embeds environmental sustainability into various human resources (HR) activities, including eco-friendly recruitment, environmental training programs,...

With the development of the society, the progress of The Times, constantly improve the people's standard of living, people in the pursuit of quality of life also had a higher. But is also due to the development of the society, people's living environment and living space has been a great deal of pollution,...

Large particle size limestone (CaCO3) is an important raw material used in many branches of industry. For lacking of reaction parameters of large particle size limestone, numerical analysis method is used to study the decomposition reaction kinetics of limestone to understand the thermal decomposition...

The rapid spread of the application of renewable energy has created an acute need to create intelligent systems that will be able to optimize energy distribution, storage and use in real time. Traditional energy manage-ment systems tend to be inflexible, lack predictive capability and do not possess...

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the association between isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) and central blood pressure (BP) in a nationally representative population. Methods: A total of 2029 adults without anti-hypertensive medicine, aged ≥19 years old participated in the 2013–2016 National Nutrition...

The purpose of this study is to describe the socio economic status of fishermen in West Sumatra Province. To analyze the socioeconomic status of fishermen households is used the data of the agricultural census survey "Fishing Survey of Household Businesses" from Bureau center of statistics in West Sumatra....

Considering the critical role of health workers in handling COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health of The Republic of Indonesia provides monetary rewards in COVID-19 incentives for health service providers, including nurses who interact directly with COVID-19 patients. The incentives are expected to...

Objective: Pulse pressure amplification (PPA) is described as the amplification of pulse pressure from central arteries to the periphery [1] and individuals with a decreased PPA have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease [2]. Adverse changes in PPA are evident in diabetic populations [3]; however,...

Bibliometrics studies the distribution structure, quantitative relationship, and change the rule of information of different disciplines, and then obtains the development status and research level of the research field. Based on a total of 1959 pieces of bibliometrics literature in China National Knowledge...

The sea state bias (SSB) is one of the most prominent errors in satellite altimetry. The empirical model was mostly used in practical estimation of SSB, which includes the parametric model and nonparametric model. The estimation of SSB for the global area will result to large deviation with a single...

The effect of Y and B content tailoring on the crystallization behavior and corrosion resistance of Fe76-2xY4+xB20+x(x=0 and 2) glassy alloys have been investigated. The tailoring of yttrium and born content enhances the thermal stability of x=2 alloy, alters the crystalline mode from a two-stage of...

In the last century, the trade friction between the United States and Japan lasted for 30 years. Germany, which is also in the stage of rapid economic development, is more fortunate than Japan. The dispersion effect, the reciprocal effect and regional effect of German foreign trade make Germany avoid...

Translation teaching becomes more important in college translation teaching classroom. Peer feedbacks and teacher feedbacks have been widely accepted in the second language writing classroom, while their influence on translation teaching is yet in exploration. In this paper, 30 college students from...

Environmental sustainability is related to the sustainable development of economy and society. The green total factor productivity (GTFP) is very suitable to measure environmental sustainability. Based on the panel data of 30 regions in China from 2010 to 2019, this paper uses super-SBM and Global Malmquist-Luenberger...

Following the progress of industrialization and urbanization in the report of the 18th National Congress and the 2018 government work report, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly stated the important development direction of the simultaneous development of industrialization and urbanization in the report...

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...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing learning using the case method. This study used a quantitative approach using 30 students participating in building design courses. The questionnaire used for data collection contains the problems that become case studies,...

This research aims to analyze the influence of leadership and working motivation of employees in Rejomulyo Kediri in providing public administration services on extrinsic factors and intrinsic factors. The researchers used the descriptive quantitative approach. Techniques used in the data collection...

Information on soil organic carbon (SOC) content and stocks is not available in coastal shelter forests, East China, although a large area of forests has been established there in the past 30 years. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is one of the most commonly tree species for shelter plantation...

The purposes of this research was to investigate and analyze the effect of fluid flow variation to the performances of tube and fins radiator type. The research was done experimentally to analyze the heat transfer rate and the effectiveness of the radiator. The experiment research was carried out in...

Background: Although generally assumed to be an adaptive response to increased blood pressure (BP), arterial stiffness is now recognized as an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events [1]. Moreover it precedes hypertension in at least two mouse models [2,3]. Therefore, the present study aims...

This research aims to improve students' reading comprehension ability by using SQ4R model (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review) in fifth Grade. This research was conducted at SDN Medan Johor. Subjects were 30 students. This research was conducted in two cycles. In each cycle carried out the...

Air intake system is frequently required to replace filter unit, resulting in high operation and maintenance cost, which can be attributed to the failure to fully take account of the domestic air quality. Based on real power plant operational data, a mathematical model was built to analyze the life cycle...

The Smart farming uses AI, IoT, and blockchain to improve productivity, resource efficiency, and sustainability. IoT enables real-time monitoring and automated decisions, while AI helps predict crop health and optimize farming practices. Block-chain ensures secure and transparent data sharing in supply...

This study aims to identify the priority strategies for developing the Ngebel Lake tourism object in Ponorogo Regency. This paper applied AHP method in determining the priority of appropriate policy strategies in developing the Ngebel Lake tourism object. This study took a sample of 30 respondents using...

Cold spray in used to form Al coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy. Several parameters, such as spraying distance, gas temperature, and gas pressure are selected as the main processing parameters for cold spray. According to orthogonal design, orthogonal experiments are designed for the optimization of processing...

Teaching English to young learners is different from teaching English to adults. Due to young learners’ characteristics, elementary or primary school English teachers should be very creative in implementing joyful learning for their students so that students will be able to acquire and learn the target...

Algae biofuel has been recently seen as a very promising renewable energy sources to replace the gasoline as the transportation fuel. Federal government has planned to replace 30% of fossil fuels consumption in transportation sector with algae biofuel by 2020, and completely taking over conventional...

Contradiction and pressure from transformation and upgrading has been turning into deep consideration about higher education talents training following the completion of 30-year of economic reformation in China. Higher Education is the fundamental engine for sustainable economic development. The appeal...

In order to study the loads and responses for structures impacted by exhausted gas jets, a jet impinging plate is investigated numerically, As well as the computational fluid dynamic method are utilized to simulate the jet flow, the finite element method are imposed to calculate structure responses....

China is undergoing one of the most rapid demographic transitions in modern history, with profound implications for its economic future. By 2035, more than 30% of the population will be aged 60 or older, a shift driven by a record-low fertility rate of 1.16 and rising life expectancy, which reached 78.2 years...

Institution of higher education are required to provide to the growth of students’ critical thinking skills. The use of online learning is common in Universitas Negeri Surabaya because of pandemic Covid 19. Therefore, the goals of the study is to describe English method, project-based learning, to enhance...

In this work, a forward extrusion technology was developed for spur gear, which used in truck wheel redactor. In order to achieve better technological parameters combination, the finite element method (FEM) and orthogonal experiment were utilized to research the process of planet gear forward extrusion....

In order to improve the accuracy of railway freight volume prediction, we adopted the BP neural network method combined with grey relational analysis (GRA). Given that BP neural network algorithm are prone to local minimum, slow learning convergence, and diversity of structural selection problems, we...

Rhizomes, also called rootstalks, are stems that help plants to reproduce asexually, survive in winter, store food, and make stem tubers. They possess many functions and merits. Some of the commonly found rhizomes are ginger, turmeric, and galangal, yet still a lot of people still find it difficult to...

The copper coating process on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) has been carried out by electroless plating method to improve interfacial bonding between MWCNT and alumininium matrix. The initial step of electroless plating is to pre-treat MWCNT which includes oxidation (hydrophilic treatment), sensitization...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is very closely related to anxiety. From the growing number of unemployment the existence of economic recession, the high potential for job losses, and the decrease in wages caused by restrictions on activity, COVID-19 has reinforced the emergence of future career...

Talents are the strategic resources to achieve national revitalization and win the initiative of international competition. In order to play the “baton” role of talent evaluation and stimulate the vitality of talent team, we used the platform “Questionnaire Star” to conduct a questionnaire survey of...

After nearly 30 years of development, the Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools (CFCRS) has become an indispensable part of Chinese higher education and a unique way to boost the higher education internationalization. Now the government, institutes of higher education and society are asking...