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Background: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is predictive of cardiovascular outcomes but clinical interpretation is confounded by blood pressure (BP) interaction. This study proposes a method for PWV pressure dependency measurement suitable for routine clinical or research use. Methods:...

Objectives: Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been shown to reduce the risk for pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnancies when prescribed before 16 weeks of gestation. It remains unknown whether this anti-inflammatory agent has effects on arterial stiffness. Our objective was to characterize arterial...

Distance learning through a student exchange program will maximize its results by combining its activities with other independent studies (called MBKM) programs, namely independent study activities. Independent projects can realize students’ ideas in developing creative, innovative products and improve...

Indonesia economic resilience is in a vulnerable condition amid the high global economic challenges. For this reason, there is a need for a strategy to improve the economy sustainably, one of which is through increasing and stabilizing exports. However, so far the Indonesian export market has only been...

This study is aimed to evaluate the growth and survival rate of red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) cultivated in a biofloc system brackish water tanks with the addition of different carbon sources. The experimental treatment was addition of different carbon sources to the media, namely molasses (B), tapioca...

Mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones, and mobile phones have become an integral part of everyday life. Applications that can be used for shopping, banking, traveling, and other services related to daily needs for many people, have increased significantly. Telkom University develops Integrated...

This study aimed at analyzing whether there is a significant and positive correlation between the ratio of the regional revenue and the size of the local government and the ratio of regional spending and income per capita of the resident of a local region with the accessibility of Internet financial...

Germany is part of the European Union and has taken pivotal roles among the other Members States. Germany faces trend as an immigrant country which currently more than ten per cent of population. More than 20 per cent of immigrant in Germany has background Turkey as ethnic origin. More than 85 per cent...

This study aims to analyze the readiness of Geography teachers in e-learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in high schools throughout Tanah Bumbu Regency. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method through a survey with data analysis techniques using the Aydin and Tasci model by calculating the...

Background: The lack of behavior in eating vegetables and fruit among schoolchildren causes some children to suffer from malnutrition. This study aims to look at the description and relationship between the behavior of vegetable and fruit consumption with the variable characteristics of the respondents....

The western region of Mongolia is the homeland of a number of endangered species, among them saiga and snow leopard. This region supports healthy populations of threatened wildlife. Therefore, this investigation is significant in detecting the quality and degradation of habitat for this region. The aim...

This work proposes design development of a new Computer Numeric Control (CNC) milling-cum-3D printing hybrid model. The successful prototyping of the machine with CNC Milling and 3D Printing ability may be accessed as a workstation and is viable for limited production. Initially the layout of the machine...

Cloud Computing is often regarded as form of "green computing". However, the growth of cloud computing also goes hand in hand with an increasing demand for energy, caused by a continuously growing demand for content, data-intensive applications and bandwidth. The debates on the energy implications of...

This study evaluated the incidence, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Saudi Arabian children. This multicenter, prospective, clinical surveillance study included children under 5 years of age, residents of one of the seven study health areas,...

Rice is a main staple food of Indonesia. Availability of rice is not separated from Java island as the largest rice supplier in Indonesia. Almost 52% of Indonesia's rice production is produced on the Java island. However, production growth is only 0,7% given the increasing number of people. One of the...

This paper regarded the quality management level of regional pillar industries as the average level of regional quality, and selected the quality level of representative seven provinces of China as samples. By drawing scatter diagram and doing the fitting analysis, we ultimately find out the relation...

Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD) is reported to be more frequent with serious clinical outcomes in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). There is a wide disparity in data in the existing literature regarding the prevalence and risk of VDD in patients with SCD. These data require further summary and analyses...

There has been a change in learning activities after Covid-19 became a global pandemic. The change occurring is, among others, that from face to face learning to distance learning through the online process, like the used of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC). Accordingly, the use of CMC goes along...

Workplace incivility can be likened to an insidious disease that has infiltrated healthcare settings worldwide, leaving a trail of destructive consequences. This is a spotlight of concern as there are many unfavourable consequences of workplace incivility, including increased medical errors, reduced...

The SNCR De-NOx system is an effective denitration technology for MSW incinerator. In this paper, an economic parameter-S: per unit NOx removal cost was established. The results clearly showed that parameter S has a significant change at different loads. The 90% load had the lowest per unit NOx removal...

Blade tip-timing is an effective method for blade vibration online measurement of turbomachinery. The majority of tip-timing systems require a once-per revolution (OPR) sensor installed close to the shaft to generate timing reference. In this article a tip-timing signal preprocessing method which requires...

The superior coconut seednuts resources is one main problem to develop coconut programs in Indonesia, include North Maluku. Sula Islands Regency is one of the largest coconut distribution areas in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. The purpose of this research was to study the character, production potential...

The purpose of this research is to determine how parents are involved in distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research used survey method by distributing research questionnaires using google form. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with the sample criteria being parents who...

Amil zakat (zakat management) organizations in Indonesia are expected to help the government reduce poverty per the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) No 1. This research aims to formulate the role of amil zakat institutions in empowering mustahiq (zakat beneficiary) to reduce poverty, as seen from...

Background: Routine ultrasound exams are conducted to assess fetus development. Heart defects and cardiac function are the main areas investigated in an ultrasound assessment. However, prenatal assessment of the fetal arterial stiffness is yet to be established in the ascending aorta. Aim: To investigate...

Background: Wave propagation in arteries can be characterized by the wave-intensity approach. This has particularly well been studied in healthy ascending aortas, carotid, brachial and coronary arteries. However, wave propagation in diseased and peripheral arteries remains unknown. We performed wave...

TOEFL purposes have developed in recent years, not only for educational needs but also for other needs, such as; job applicant requirements. Meanwhile, the examinee still considers TOEFL as a difficult test. Reading Comprehension appears as one of the sections in TOEFL. As a result of this phenomenon,...

The indoor air quality is a critical issue that must be addressed as it can have an impact on human health. The numerous activities taking place indoors can lead to air pollution, making it a serious concern. Indoor air pollution sources include cigarette smoke and emissions from electronic devices....

Methane yield (MY) in dairy cows was influenced by the cow breed used. However, the prediction of MY from previous studies has yet to use a specific breed of cow. This study analyzed the relationship between methane emissions per unit of dry matter intake (methane yield) based on volatile fatty acids...

Accurately predicting the elastic characteristics of crystalline materials from compositional and structural data is a significant issue in materials informatics. Conventional machine learning methods, such as Linear Regression, Random Forest, and XGBoost, often fail to capture the complex and non-linear...

Background: It has been proved that Berberine(BR) can improve endothelial function recently. However, the underlying mechanisms about the effect of berberine on endothelial function are not completely clear. The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells(EPC) are involved in the...

Objectives: Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is indicative of vascular stiffening of the central arterial tree. Aortic stiffness is a key risk factor for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Following acute (24-hour) sleep deprivation, healthy adults exhibit an increase...

Microwave drying is a dehydration process that is often used to preserve a food or material. In this study, sea bass leathers were dried by microwave technique. In order to improve the productivity, the microwave energy was applied to decrease the drying time. The sea bass leathers were dried to the...

Effect of agricultural technology extension depends largely on the farmers' participation and acceptance. This paper constructed farmer-participate-to-experience-type agricultural extension method from the participation subjects, objects selection, participation mode, achievements selection, team organization,...

This research aims to analyze the results of students science process skills on the topic of environmental change. This research was conducted in public high shools in Kebumen Regency. This research used a quantitative descriptive method by using 5 essay questions. The sample were 150 students of class...

This research explores the impact of technology on human resource practices, focusing on the adoption and utilization of online recruiting platforms. Data was collected using Google Forms and analyzed qualitatively with techniques from scientific literature. The findings reveal that online recruiting...

Background: Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is a measure of arterial stiffness which predicts cardiovascular risk independently of blood pressure. Local PWV can be measured non-invasively in the ascending aorta of adults by means of Ultrasound (US), using successive recordings of Diameter (D) and the velocity...

Objectives: Left ventricular contraction produces longitudinal strain in the proximal aorta. As a result, aortic stiffening may impair optimal mechanical ventricular-vascular coupling and left ventricular (LV) systolic function, particularly in the long axis. LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) has recently...

Taking education as an example of discovery learning community to explore web2.0 environment design and build cloud learning platform. Based on the principles of SLL design, display SLL cloud learning platform system architecture, technology adoption Wordpress2.7 for supporting, relying on the "mix"...

Nowadays, smartphones and wearable devices are parts of a broader computing offering that include connected screens in the workplace and in public spaces. User experience designs will be of a critical importance. This phenomenon affects individual, organization lifestyle including educational industry....

Zaria is the educational hub of northern Nigeria. It is a developing city with a pollution level high enough to be ranked amongst the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most polluted cities. The study appraised the influence of outdoor air pollution on the respiratory well-being of a population in a limited...

In the digital era, teachers are required to utilize existing technology as a learning resource to develop and deepen the mastery of learning materials. This study aims to find out how much the use of search engines as learning resources by teachers of early childhood education. This research uses quantitative...

This paper analyzes the actual problems of innovation performance measurement, especially; the development of methodological tools in the assessment of innovation performance in developing countries. The paper discusses and substantiates the author’s position on informal sector innovation in developing...

It is necessary to think about a method of determining the cost of a cesarean section that is in accordance with the real conditions in a private hospital so that the hospital does not suffer losses. The research objective was to determine the method of calculating the unit cost of Caesarean section...

This research aimed to describe the effectiveness of curriculum 2013 implementation through the practice of and interaction in distance learning at schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Aurther investigation was conducted to reveal the influence of teacher-student’s learning interaction during a pandemic...

In 2021 the consumer complaint service at the Ministry of Trade in Indonesia recorded those 95.3% or 8,949 consumers made complaints in the e-commerce sector. This condition increased 10 times compared to the previous year. The results of a survey conducted by shopback found that 62.9% of consumers felt...

Adaptive learning was an interesting topic amid the many choices of 21st-century learning strategies. The development of research and topics related to adaptive learning is believed to grow rapidly in line with the diverse needs of the students. However, trends and research developments related to adaptive...

CKD is one of the global health problems due to a decline in quality of life often with the development of kidney dysfunction and increased mortality. CKD is progressive and requires dialysis. Patients who undergoing hemodialysis experience a decrease in physical activity which further adds to the health...

This study examines the dietary preferences of Turuchan pikas in its natural habitat. We found some correlations between the chemical composition of plants and their selection by pikas: individuals prefer nitrogen-rich plants both while grazing and caching; plants high in secondary metabolites primarily...

The paper presents the core findings of a study aimed at therapeutic efficacy of domestic antiparasitics such as Inspector Total C and Helmimax on the basis of moxidectin used for etiotropic therapy and prevention of dirofilariasis in dogs. The dogs were infested by D. immitis and D. repens nematodes...