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Hypertension and arterial aging engage a plethora of key signaling pathways that act in concert to induce vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic changes leading to vascular degeneration and extracellular matrix (ECM) changes responsible for alterations of the mechanical properties of the vascular...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) possess exceptional optical and chemical attributes, rendering them highly suitable for environmental surveillance and biomedical diagnostics. When stabilized with polyethylene glycol (PEG), these nanoparticles achieve enhanced colloidal stability and biocompatibility, facilitating...

Vascular calcification was regarded as an innocent bystander in cardiovascular disease. It was considered to be the passive chemical nucleation of calcium and phosphate ions on cellular debris and therefore the end-stage of atherosclerosis. Currently, vascular calcification is understood to be an actively...

As the development of economic, consumers would identify and select a product or service according to the brand, and also they could show their own tastes, values and emotional orientations via the brand. Companies could express enterprise management conception, emotional value relying on the brand....

The supported heteropoly acid catalysts were prepared by loading Phosphotungstic acid on the MCM-41 molecular sieve via the impregnation method, which were characterized by FT-IR, N2 adsorption-desorption and applied in the synthesis of butyl lactate. The results show that heteropoly acids supported...

The Covid-19 outbreak around the world has had an impact on various aspects of life, one of which is the education process, especially through face-to-face learning. Based on these problems, a policy emerged that learning changed from face-to-face to learning at home via online (in the network). Based...

Extracting tabular data from scanned documents remains a challenge in CPU-limited environments, despite advances in deep learning. Table structure recognition (TSR) faces challenges due to geometric distortions such as skewness, curvature, and noise from crumbled pages or poor printing. Although deep...

This paper presents a design of softdog based on FPGA and describes hardware and software design. PC applies the CP2103 to transfers data via the USB to the FPGA device without modifying the application. The SPARTAN XC2S200 FPGA is the core of the softdog. It completes acquiring, processing and sending...

Calcium with low charge density doped TiO2 (Ca-TiO2) mesoporous nanomaterials with high specific surface areas were successfully synthesized via a simple and effective solid-state reaction route. The properties of these nanomaterials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), small angle X-ray scattering...

School as center of adolescent social life has an important role to help students to achieve well-being. But in fact, adolescence is often vulnerable to individual problems such as stress, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior. The current study examined the mediation effect of state and trait anxiety...

The transparent electrodes were fabricated via graphene and silver nanowire hybrid films using vacuum filtration method. The influence of raw material concentration on the structure, morphology and the properties of the thin films were studied. With the content of silver nanowires and graphene increase,...

With more attention going to security of hotels, an effective hotel monitoring system was required. Based on the Samsung S3C2440, the proposed system uses the Linux system to accomplish the intelligent video surveillance. Using the image acquisition process and the embedded BOA server, designed an intelligent...

The balanced scorecard is commonly used to manage and measure company performance. When implemented, a set of strategies are built to take competitive advantage of competitors and to meet long-term goals. A strategy map lays out the steps needed for a company to execute and manage its strategy. It is...

Since contextual information significantly affecting users’ decisions, it has attracted widespread attention. User typicality indicates the preference of user for different item types, which could reflect the preference of user at a higher abstraction level than the items rated by user, and can alleviate...

The financial and entrepreneurial world is seeing changes amid increasing worldwide concerns about sustainability, environmental degradation, and digital transformation. In response, frameworks such as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...

Staff members are often denied the chance to conduct their own evaluations of teaching and learning (T&L) due to fear of objectivity, and many agree. The process of waiting for an institution’s Quality Assurance Office (QAO) to do the evaluation is always lengthy, delayed, and fewer modules are done...

This study explores the role of discourse ethics in fraud control by examining how communicative rationality shapes moral reasoning within two large insurance companies in India, operating in similar institutional environments. Drawing on Habermas’s communicative action theory, the analysis categorizes...

With a large number of smart meters installation and application, the power companies can get a variety of information such as meter metering device via a communication network. Considering the needs of grid state estimation for metering device, we propose a new security domain model network metering...

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most disabling autoimmune condition with persistent inflammation and severe joint destruction. Research conducted in the last decade points to the JAK/STAT signaling pathway as a new contender in the management of RA. The new DMARDs that have been recently approved by the...

Within the context of Jammu and Kashmir, this empirical study explores the complex relationship amongst Generation Z consumers’ purchase intents and the unique characteristics of social media advertising. Statistical techniques, such as hypothesis testing and regression models, are used in the empirical...

By literature and case study this paper explores how CALL helps students to construct the autonomous study effectively through in-class and after-class task “team project and presentation”. It concludes the positive effects on students as follows: achieving a student-centered mode in teaching; strengthening...

Password based authentication schemes are widely used in our daily life when we log into websites. However, there are varieties of problems with the simple methods, including susceptibility to unintentional exposure via phishing and cross-sites password reuse. We present a novel mobile phone based authentication...

We derive the Lorentz transformation matrix via the invariance of spacetime interval. The derivation is greatly simplified by using hyperbolic functions. The Lorentz scalar and the 4-vector are explained via the concept of relativistic covariance and the results are applied to relativistic mechanics....

Smart home security built on the Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept in which home security systems are constructed using IoT technologies. Through the interconnection of linked devices like cameras, motion sensors, DHT sensors, MQ-7 gas sensors, and door locks with the internet, real-time visual monitoring...

Due to the New Normal era of the industrial revolution 4.0, all sectors of society’s economy and government organizations must adapt and improve to carry out digital transformation, including the Sinjai State Treasury Service Office (KPPN) through the Sinjai Mobile (SinjaiMo) innovation. A mobile-based...

This study investigates the relationship between accessibility and customer satisfaction in online shopping among SMEs in Malaysia. Focusing on Generation X, Y, and Z consumers in the Klang Valley, data were collected from 202 respondents via a structured survey and analysed using SPSS (correlational...

Silicone-hydrogel (SiHy) lenses solved corneal hypoxia two decades ago, yet their hydrophobic skins still invite lipid gunk, bacterial hitch-hikers and end-of-day burn. Nano-patterned wetting layers (NPWLs)—comprising sub-500 nm grooves, pillars, and honeycomb pores—were fabricated via embossing or self-assembly...

Time-varying linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control for vibration of coupled vehicle-bridge system is studied. The vehicle is modeled as a moving mass model with three degrees of freedom, which consists of vehicle body, bogie and wheel. Active suspensions are adopted for the primary and secondary ones,...

This research aimed to describe students’ responses about using e-module for physics practicum in pandemic era. This research was qualitative research with descriptive method. There were 40 respondents who filled a questionnaire via google form. All of respondents are students of physics education program...

Ketapang Port is a ferry port in Ketapang Village, Kalipuro, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java which connects Java Island with Bali Island via sea transportation (Bali Strait). The aim of this research is to find out whether the zoning system at the Ketapang Ferry Port is in accordance with Ministerial Regulation...

Irregular menstruation is a prevalent health issue among adolescent females, particularly those residing in Islamic boarding schools. Such menstrual irregularities can adversely impact both physical and emotional well-being, potentially affecting academic performance. Therefore, identifying effective...

This study investigates user responses to the koperasiwadah.com website in the context of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX), as well as the analysis of its impact on the business of Wadah Titian Harapan Consumer Cooperative (KKWTH). The survey was conducted offline through FGD involving eight...

Childhood determinants of aortic pulse wave velocity [PWV] are poorly understood. We tested how factors measured twice previously in childhood in the MRC ‘DASH’ study, particularly body mass (BMI) components and BP, affected PWV in young adults. Methods: Of 6643 London children, aged 11–13 y, from 51...

Moringa oleifera, which is endemic of Pulau Poteran, Madura, is one of a genetic variation of Moringa. It is native Indonesian germplasm, which must be preserved to maintain the genetic biodiversity of Moringa. Known locally as kelor, the plant has four different color of petiole: red, white, purple,...

The language that netizens echo or tweet via Twitter is not without meaning. Interpreting the subtle vibrations of society in the virtual world of Twitter must be carried out continuously and continuously so as not to lose the trend which is always moving, developing, and dynamic. This study examines...

This study presents the construction of a multimodal dataset designed to detect online gambling advertisement infiltrations on websites. The dataset incorporates both visual (image-based) and textual data extracted from compromised web pages. Data collection begins with a Google Engine Scraper that utilizes...

India has a staggering diversity in flora, which helps to provide a vast number of plants that could be used traditionally in the preparation of medicines in the fields of Ayurvedic or Unani medicines. But it has been a big problem to identify the plants and their materials because of their close resemblance...

This paper discussed a person detection and following quadcopter system based on the color information. This quadcopter system detects the target person based on the color of the person's jacket and follows the person to keep the constant distance. The application of our quadcopter is the indoor navigation...

Gathering real-time tracking for Charge-discharge voltage and temperature values of lithium iron phosphate battery.We can take full advantage of the charge-discharge characteristics of the battery to optimize battery usage, and ultimately improve the efficiency of the battery.The battery performance...

The influence of hygrothermal environment on compressive property of woven carbon fiber epoxy resin composite was investigated via tensile and compress tests under different hygrothermal environment. Moisture absorption, tensile and compressive properties, failure modes, FTIR and dynamic mechanical property...

Background: Nigella Sativa (NS) induced vasorelaxation of aortic rings upon direct exposure has been documented in literature. This study was conducted to determine whether 8 weeks Nigella Sativa supplementation and/or exercise training may alter vascular sensitivity of rat aorta in normal, healthy rats. Methods:...

The most fundamental difference between the 2013 curriculum and the previous curriculum is the emphasis During the Covid-19 pandemic, many problems arose, one of which was in the world of education. Learning that should be carried out face-to-face, so during the pandemic period, learning in schools must...

In this article, we focus on the inverse scattering transformation for the Fokas–Lenells (FL) equation with nonzero boundary conditions via the Riemann–Hilbert (RH) approach. Based on the Lax pair of the FL equation, the analyticity, symmetry and asymptotic behavior of the Jost solutions and scattering...

Base on the integral representations of the solution being derived via Fokas' transform method, the high-frequency asymptotics for the solution of the Helmholtz equation, in a half-plane and subject to the Neumann condition is discussed. For the case of piecewise constant boundary data, full asymptotic...

PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) constitute the first and second lines of defense in the plant immune system. PTI is mediated by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which is located on the surface of a cell and typically elicits a relatively weak immune response....

We derive the space rotational transformation matrices under two assumptions: the invariance of vector length and the allowance of infinitesimal rotation. The derivation is simple and concise by using trigonometric functions and the result is compared with previous studies. The method can be further...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) related inflammation might worsen the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), however, the relationship between the two disorders remains controversial. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of AR and atopic markers in OSA. This cross-sectional study recruited participants...

To verify the anti-tumor effect of the Shenfoweikang on gastric cancer, BALB/C mice grafted with a mouse gastric adenocarcinoma cell line MFC was used as the experimental model. The mice received Shenfoweikang herbs over a 60-day period starting at the first day. The tumor size was periodically measured....

Based on scientific evidence, Covid-19 can be transmitted from humanity to humans through droplets, not through the air. These sparks then fall on objects and surrounding surfaces. People who touch these objects or surfaces and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth, can get Covid-19. This virus greatly...

Courier workers face high occupational demands that may impact their health, including gastrointestinal disorders. This study aimed to analyze the association between workload, work fatigue, and the incidence of gastric acid disease among package delivery couriers. An observational analytical study with...