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The rapid expansion of e-commerce has transformed consumer purchasing activities, positioning digital platforms as the dominant medium for modern transactions. However, this growth has also introduced new challenges in analyzing and predicting increasingly complex consumer purchasing behaviors. Manual...

Objective: The relationship between sodium consumption, central BP and the main dietary sources of daily sodium intake in adolescence has been poorly explored. We have evaluated sodium intake, central and peripheral BP in a population of Italian adolescents. Methods: 401 healthy adolescents aged 17±1...

Chronic diseases, including Diabetes Mellitus, are stressors for individuals. This will affect the emotion regulation of individual. Individuals need a source of coping to solve the stressors, one of which is spirituality. Spiritual comfort will help individuals adapt to stressors so as to produce adaptive...

Background: Heart rate (HR) is directly associated to central-to-peripheral pulse wave amplification. We aimed at evaluating the associations between heart rate and each BP component in a cohort of healthy adolescents. Objective: 470 healthy adolescents (17±1.4 years, 56% boys, brachial BP 123/67±11/7...

The big data of online comments has been widely used in fields, however, few research on sentiment of cultural heritage conducted. This study explores the sentiment of tourists about the Humble Administrator’s Garden using big data of online comments in Ctrip and Qiongyou websites. Word frequency analysis...

Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a condition characterized by a persistent increase in pressure within the arterial system. Professional drivers face a higher risk of developing hypertension due to factors such as genetics, lack of physical activity, obesity, excessive salt intake,...

The use of split air conditioning (Split A/C) on residential applications, hotels and office buildings is currently the best solution to get more comfort when staying in a tropical country. The problem is Air Conditioner in a home or office building consumes 50% to 65% of the total electrical energy...

Purpose: Current knowledge of Lymphoma Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome (LAHS) mainly relies on T/NK-cell LAHS cases, while B-cell lymphoma associated hemophagocytic syndrome (B-LAHS) variant are rare. We aimed at identifying a single-center cohort of patients with B-LAHS to shed light on relevant...

Objectives: Diastolic-systolic rise time characteristics of the distension waveform distribution, i.e., mean and inhomogeneity, might be modified by wave reflections from distal plaques. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between rise time characteristics for the common carotid artery...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address the most pressing global development issues and many countries, including Indonesia, integrate the goals into their national and local development. This study uses a qualitative approach in exploring the integration of SDGs into regional development planning...

Background: Vascular risk factors have been associated with brain aging. We aimed to determine the associations between blood pressure (BP), atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness and microvascular damage with both structural and functional measures of the brain. Methods: A community-based sample of 1287...

Aim: Type 2 diabetes (DM2) causes microvascular dysfunction (MVD). In addition, MVD can contribute to insulin resistance, predisposing to DM2. This hypothesis predicts that MVD should be present in impaired glucose metabolism (IGM; prediabetes). However, population-based studies of MVD and glucose metabolism...

Background: Arterial stiffening is an age-related change and is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor but its association with physical decline is rarely evaluated. The aim of this analysis was to assess the association of arterial stiffness as carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) with gait performance...

Since research is one of the Three Pillars of Higher Education, lecturers should publish their research findings to public. A free site that facilitates academic publication is ResearchGate (RG). Objective of this study was to describe utilization of ResearchGate among lecturers of State Polytechnic...

Background: Although arterial stiffness is of clinical interest, data on the elastic modulus of the human aortic wall are scarce. The aim of this work is to directly measure the elastic modulus of human aorta ex vivo. Methods: Using a standard tensiometer, we measured the elastic modulus (E) of human...

Helicobacter pylori consider as one of the major components of the stomach microbiome, this bacterium is prevalent worldwide and more than half of the world populations are infected with it. Various methods have been developed for the diagnosis and detection of infection with H. pylori by using molecular...

Hypertension systolic and diastolic blood tension where the value becomes higher than 140/90 mmHg. The incidence of hypertension in 2018 is the largest prevalence and makes hypertension cases in Indonesia the 3rd largest contributor to death cases. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is used to determine...

Background Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), is an emerging virus respiratory infection. It has a high mortality rate and a wide spectrum of clinical features. This study describes the clinical characteristics and outcome of MERS infected patients. Methods A retrospective study...

Background: Medical ethics is one of competencies that medical doctor’ graduates should be accomplished. However, there is no consensus on standard of ethics learning for medical students. Many variations carried out by different medical faculties. This study aimed to identify the students’ perception...

In India, cervical cancer screening is conducted at various levels; however, after screening, the adherence to the cancer care continuum is barely understood. This study evaluated a community-based cancer screening program conducted in a rural setting (Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts) in South India...

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...

Background: Vascular calcification is a marker of atherosclerotic burden and is associated with increased risk of cardiac events. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between clinical cardiac risk factors and aortic root calcification (ARC) in patients with a coronary calcium score...

This is a qualitative descriptive research. The aim of this study is to examine how communication technology - apps able to support communication skills of women drivers who work for online transportation companies in serving international guests. The study uses a saturation sampling technique where...

Background: The cost of conventional advertising to recruit participants for clinical trials is expensive and can be ineffective. Social media may be a useful tool to improve participant recruitment. This study evaluated the use of Facebook advertising to recruit participants into a clinical trial. Methods:...

This paper investigates optimal network recon?guration problem considering data uncertainties, with the integration of distributed generation (DG) in distribution grid. The proposed network reconfiguration formulation is formed as a multi-objective optimization problem. Through normalization of each...

Recently, there has been a new change in the Indonesian marriage law. The change is especially about the provision on prenuptial agreements in the Article 29 of the Act Number 1 Year 1974 on Marriage, resulting from the decision of Indonesian Constitutional Court’s Decision Number 69/PUU-XIII/2015. Before...

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,...

Objectives: The transfemoral approach is commonly used for carotid artery stenting (CAS) however in cases of severe peripheral vascular disease or unfavorable aortic arch anatomy, the transradial access remains a viable alternative. We report a series of patients with aorto-iliac disease or unsuccessful...

Burnout for final semester students couldn’t be considered trivial. Someone experiencing burnout activities will be hampered, as well as a trigger for the emergence of disease either physical or psychic. The objective of this study was to identify the condition of the student burnout level in completing...

Sponge City refers to a type of urban development that fully utilizes the absorption, storage, infiltration, and attenuation functions of ecosystems such as buildings, roads, green spaces, and water bodies to effectively control runoff, achieve natural storage, infiltration, and purification of rainwater...

This article aims to examine and describe the settlement of law concerning regional cooperation in the management of biological natural resources within the scope of the Exclusive Economic Zone. This research is a type of normative legal research conducted by following statute approach and conceptual...

During aging, systolic blood pressure (Ps) continuously increases over time, whereas diastolic pressure (Pd) first increases and then slightly decreases after middle-age. These pressure changes are usually explained by changes of the arterial system alone (increase in arterial stiffness and vascular...

The purpose of this research is to know the Tracer Study of the alumni profile and STEIs contribution to the competence of its graduates in the world of work (case study on the 2012 Batch of alumni). This study uses sampling from the data obtained by distributing questionnaires to 2012 alumni for the...

Bread products including pan bread are widespread as staple food. Wheat flour is the main ingredient used. However, Indonesia must import wheat flour, and demand increases every year. To reduce wheat flour dependency, partial substitution of wheat flour with a local crop e.g., sweet potato might be done....

The social sphere of the financial world is becoming increasingly exposed to cyber threats, and therefore defense systems must be developed to work independently and be intelligent and capable of expanding automatically. This research paper considers how the artificial intelligence-powered runs of Microsoft...

Based on survey results from the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS), it was noted that 69.02% of the assistance needed by MSMEs to survive was business capital. MSMEs that do not have official business entities have difficulty gaining access to funding sources, whether from conventional banking,...

This research aimed to determine the level of fundamental locomotor skills among 8-year-old elementary school children. The study focused on key locomotor skills, including walking, running, galloping, jumping, sliding, hopping, skipping, and leaping. A descriptive quantitative approach was used, employing...

Learning in class is not optimal and continues to hinder the lecture process. Lack of leadership often delays learning and even causes classrooms to be moved to find suitable spaces. The purpose of this research is to use the Poltekpel Asset Inventory System. This type of research uses a quantitative...

This study aims to develop BL-based learning applications using a mobile application, produce learning models with the aim of improving student performance in practical lecture learning, examine the learning model process for wider use. Development, Implementation, Evaluation (ADDIE). The results show...

Background: Cognitive impairment and elevated arterial stiffness are described in patients with arterial hypertension (AH), but its correlations are not well studied. Objectives: To study the cognitive function at different domains and arterial properties in patients with AH stage 1 to 3 compared to...

The Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1)/Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs), have become a hot spot in the field of cancer research and treatment, and bring new hope to patients with advanced tumors. But, in addition to enhancing the anti-tumor effect of T cells, PD-1/PD-L1...

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of teacher certification and motivation on teacher performance at SMP Negeri 1 Sungai Lilin. The sample size of all SMP Negeri 1 Sungai Lilin teachers was 20. Sampling technique was saturated, i.e. where the respondents who were taken were all the...

Papua is still a malaria-endemic area, despite malaria prevention and treatment programs in the past and ongoing. To ensure quality microscopy services, a researcher wants to examine the microscopy capacity at the Public Health Services Center, to determine and the availability of laboratory facilities...

This study is based on the results of the analysis of observations carried out at the Madinah Islamic School in the sub-district of Tebet, South Jakarta. The results of the data observation found that there were still teachers who taught whose scientific qualifications were not graduates of the primary...

Background: Arterial stiffness and exercise capacity are independent predictors of cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to establish the acute changes in arterial stiffness using applanation tonometry following sub-maximal exercise in Caucasians and South Asians. This study also aims to establish...

This study aims to describe the application of creative problem solving to improve career problem solving skills and describe improvement in career problem solving skills with creative problem solving for grades nine students in Public Junior High School. Research conducted using the type of Counseling...

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a clinically aggressive hematologic malignancy derived from precursors of plasmacytoid dendritic cells. There is no established standard therapy for BPDCN and the efficacy of conventional chemotherapy is limited, with an anticipated median overall...

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host response to infection, and is the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Although the pathogenesis of sepsis has made substantial progress, the current clinical treatment of sepsis is basically symptomatic treatment,...

This study aims to empirically examines the phenomenon about the influence of reporting models (structural and reward model), reporting channels (anonymous and non-anonymous), and retaliation on someone propensity to blow the whistle (PBW).The data obtained by true experimental research methods which...

One of problems in SDGs implementation is about data. It is often found that the data are not valid or need to be updated regularly. The data play a decisive role in policy including the ones related to SDGs. In Indonesia, in terms of data rely on Indonesia Statistic Board. However, another source of...