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Differences in physiological, physical, and technical demands of the college basketball training related to the number of players, court size, and work-to-rest ratios are not well characterized. A controlled trial was conducted to compare the influence of number of players (2v2/4v4), court size (half/full...

Dali Fengyi Town, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located at the southern end of Dali City, which belongs to Dongshan Village Committee of Fengyi Town. On the slopes after the mountain called Daqing, there are ethnic minority handmade pottery-producing areas, where the Tang Dynasty kiln firing method...

This paper proposes a global learning of neural networks by hybrid optimization algorithm. The hybrid algorithm combines a stochastic approximation with a gradient descent. The stochastic approximation is first applied for estimating an approximation point inclined toward a global escaping from a local...

Background: Arterial stiffness as measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been shown to predict cardiovascular events [1]. However, PWV is blood pressure (BP) dependent [2,3] leading to the development of cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as a more blood pressure-independent index...

The implementation of green hospitality business practices also pays attention to the balance of environmental; economic; and social life. So; maintaining environmentally friendly cultural tourism is important for hotel management. The research objective is to analyze the implementation of green hospitality...

The policy of implementing local government has experienced dynamic development during Indonesia's independence. A paradigm change in governance from centralized to decentralized marked the opening of this. Giving regional governments the power to exercise autonomy from the central government is...

The maintenance of facilities still faces many obstacles, one of which is because complaints about damaged or missing main and supporting facilities are not immediately responded to and replaced. It can reduce or even interfere with work productivity. This research aims to produce an effective and efficient...

Extracellular and biochemical changes in the vessel contribute to the stiffening, this process is determinant for the increase of the Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) and subsequent increase of the central and brachial arterial pressures [1,2]. These vascular alterations are denominated of TOD (target organ...

The needs of lecturers and educational staff need to be analyzed and should be stated in the strategic plan (Renstra) of Vocational human resources every 5 years. Currently, Vocational does not have a Strategic Plan for the next 5 years. This research is expected to be the basis for the preparation of...

As one of the important manifestations of digital economy, digital RMB is widely used in daily life. In order to study the promotion of digital RMB in China's actual economic situation, this paper collected 820 questionnaires, and the effective questionnaire recovery rate was 96.22%, which passed...

Microblog, a new network application in the era of Web 2.0, has become one of the major medium in China. Its main features are as followings: large number of users, frequent status of updating information, fast transmission speed of information. The writer took Sina Weibo iPhone App as an example to...

A prototype AR mobile app “Immersive Nucleophilic Substitution” (INS) has been developed to assist students in understanding the concept of unimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN1) and bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) reaction mechanisms. This study aims to examine the perception and user...

Enzyme immobilization is a potential technology for many different industrial. Alkaline protease (AP) microcapsules were prepared with sodium alga acid (1.47%), AP (0.78%) and anhydrous calcium chloride (2.93%). The mixture was placed for 1h and the encapsulated rate of microcapsules achieved 96%. The...

Under the context of the increasingly congested urban traffic and the growing popularity of intelligent transportation applications, this paper critically examines the usage of intelligent transportation applications, including usage features, usage requirements and user research. Meanwhile, this paper...

The complex {[Cu(C9H8O4)(DMSO)2(H2O)2]·(DMSO)2}n (C9H8O4=2-Methyl-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide)was synthesized by reaction of Cu(NO3)2·3H2O. The crystal structure of the copper(II) complex has been determined and studied by X-ray diffraction. The complex is monoclinic, space...

Teachers have an important role in supporting the world of education. Various individual behaviors, especially innovative behavior in early childhood education teachers in educational research is something interesting to study. This research aims to explore the description of Innovative Behavior in early...

In the context of national ideation-driven strategies, corporate R&D expenditure emerges as a pivotal driver for enhancing national competitiveness and sustainable corporate growth. However, prior studies predominantly adopt agency theory and executive characteristic lenses, lacking consensus on...

Due to the CCD array and scenery relative motion, the image quality would be degraded. In order to get the relationship between the CCD array move quantity and the image quality, the corresponding degraded images are achieved by changing the CCD array velocity, pitch, roll and yaw variation. Then, the...

Innovation can be viewed as a series of processes covering knowledge production, use, and dissemination. Creativity is the knowledge basis of innovation and innovation is the concrete practice of creativity. Creativity has an important influence on a successful country, and the development of students'...

Background: Central aortic pressure waveforms can be modelled non-invasively in adults using general transfer functions. These techniques have been applied to, but not formally validated in paediatric populations. We recently developed and validated two age-appropriate paediatric transfer functions and...

This research focuses on news about revenge porn victims in Banten. This news was published on Suara.com, one of the online media in Indonesia. There are nine news stories published on Suara.com. Seven news stories were published on June 27, 2023, and two on July 14, 2023. This research discusses cases...

This study summarized international common used indicators to measure food security, and compared two indicators, calorie intake and Food Consumption Score (FCS) based on the evidence of filed survey in 6 rural counties of west China. The results showed that the proportion of food secure households is...

Since the excavation of the brocade inscribed with “When the Five Planets appear in the East, it will benefit the Central States”(五星出東方利中國), remarkable achievements have been made in multi-angle research and interpretation. However, the cultural interpretation of the brocade patterns still needs to be...

Objective: White coat hypertension/effect (WCH/E) describes an elevated clinic blood pressure (BP) with normal daytime ambulatory BP (ABPM) values. It is not clear whether WCH/E is associated with adverse vascular risk. This study aimed to determine the relationship between WCH/E and arterial stiffness...

The performance of look-up table (LUT) predistortion system is analyzed and simulated, and three conclusions are gotten. The first is the system SNR increases with the increasing of the LUT length, and if the length of LUT increases doublely the SNR increases at least 6 dB. And the second is the system...

Objective: International guidelines advocate conservative management of post-stroke white coat hypertension. The aims of this study were to investigate; i) does WCH/E result in increased stroke risk? and ii) is WCH/E associated with surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk? Methods: The Arterial Stiffness...

Using provincial panel data from China (2011–2023), this study integrates the Coupling Coordination Degree (CCD) model and Grey Relational Analysis to evaluate the synergistic development between Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy, analyzing its spatiotemporal evolution patterns and influencing...

In this paper, salinity field is numerically simulated by using unstructured grid FVCOM (finite volume coastal ocean model) to analyze the seasonal characteristics of salinity in Bohai Sea and the influence of Yellow River runoff and precipitation on salinity is also studied through sensitivity experiment....

Background: Endothelial dysfunction (ED) represents an initial step of “vascular failure” [1]; several factors affect the functionality of the endothelium. Obesity [2] and estrogen deficiency [3] are independently associated with this. The early detection of ED is essential to intervene and prevent its...

Consuming water according to your body’s daily needs is important and should be taken as a healthy lifestyle. Although it is known that consuming water has many benefits, many people still ignore this healthy lifestyle and choose to consume sugary drinks, sweet foods instead of drinking enough water....

Background: The MOMENTUM3 trial1 has revealed superiority of the novel HeartMate3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) compared with the HM2, with a significantly reduced occurrence of cerebrovascular accidents. Thus, cerebral autoregulation may be improved in HM3 compared with HM II patients,...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, race has become an increasingly important issue, with more people playing video games to pass the time during home quarantine. “The Last of Us 2” is a game that is popular but also very controversial in 2020. In different countries and communities worldwide, “The...

A biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was achieved using pomegranate peel polyphenols in this article. The formation of AgNPs was confirmed by UV-vis spectrum and TEM image. The biogenic AgNPs showed Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) peak at 433nm as shown from the UV-vis absorption spectrum....

Personal qualities of college students crucially depend on the learning conditions of themselves. As an important tool for learning of college students, taking notes in classroom is one learning strategy frequently adopted by college students during their learning in class. With the rapid development...

In this paper, a suspension with spring and Hydraulic shock absorber model is presented with AMESim software. Hydraulic shock absorber model contains piston valve assembly, bottom valve assembly, rebound chamber, compression chamber, reserve chamber and so on. Then the optimal parameters of the Hydr-aulic...

In wealthy nations, miscarriage affects 10–25% of clinically recognized pregnancies, making it a common problem for expectant mothers. This may result in trauma, melancholy, grief, and depression, which may cause involuntary childlessness. The psychological effects of miscarriage and childlessness have...

This study aims to analyze the effect of Operating Leverage and Financial Leverage on Firm Value through financial performance as an intervening variable in the food and beverage sub-sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2019–2023 period. This study uses a quantitative approach with data...

Background: In patients with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), an abnormally low carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) may increase the risk of arterial dissection and rupture. Thus its accurate assessment by ultra–high frequency ultrasound (UHFUS), thanks to its higher spatial resolution, may...

Introduction: Systolic blood pressure (SBP) does not always amplify from central to peripheral arteries. Individuals without SBP amplification (SBPamp) have higher aortic blood pressure (BP) despite similar brachial cuff SBP. To circumvent this discrepancy, the aim of this study was to determine if aortic...

Acute inflammation increases the risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular events, potentially associated with altered hemodynamic load. Wave reflection at the aorta and carotid artery can contribute to central hemodynamic load and provide insight into downstream changes in vascular tone. Acute inflammation...

After a destructive earthquake, it is of great significance for the country to effectively carry out emergency rescue, post-disaster reconstruction, and investment planning for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction with quickly, accurately, and comprehensively grasping the loss of the earthquake-stricken...

Taking the turntable of the crane as the object, it simulates the equivalent forms of process reinforcing in the large floor of the turntable. And it obtains welding deformation. By simulating the equivalent forms of process reinforcing, it discusses the influence on welding deformation by rigid fixed,...

We apply industry momentum strategies to A-shares market to investigate the profitability of industry momentum in China. Setting Shenwan industry classification as a standard, we use 30 industries from 2010 to 2019 as a sample. Results suggest ranking industries based on the previous 6-month returns...

Urbanization-driven mobility has made long-distance relationships increasingly prevalent, prompting the rise of vertical couple-oriented apps like Suki to sustain emotional bonds. Yet the mechanisms by which such apps construct virtual intimacy remain underexplored. Through semi-structured interviews...

Background: Previous studies implicated cardiotonic steroids, including Na/K-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin (MBG), in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). We demonstrated that MBG induces fibrosis via mechanism involving inhibition of Fli1, a nuclear transcription factor and a negative regulator...

In carrying out research tasks, universities need research groups that function in a sustainable manner. In many cases, research group members change frequently, to a large extent due to incoming and outgoing students. This study aims to describe a model of forming a small research group (4-6 lecturers,...

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is mainly treated by endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and PWV has been shown to increase after EVAR. Arterial stiffness is predictive of cardiovascular disease, but has not been investigated in AAA-patients. We investigated if central pressures (CP)...

Objective: We aimed to study Endothelial dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness in Diabetes mellitus. Methods: 29 women with type 2 diabetes and 8 non-diabetic controls were included. Vascular function was studied with pOpmetre® (Axelife SAS-France) to assess the foot to toe Pulse Wave Velocity; and EndoPAT2000®...

Aiming at the controlling of trajectory during the air-to-ground attack, firstly, the 6-DOF model of combat aircraft and the model of the threats are established. The thrust coefficient, angle-of-attack, and roll angle are chosen as the controlled quantity. Then establish the indicator function and the...

The long-term effects of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis (LA) on the progression and regression of atherosclerosis were evaluated by carotid ultrasonography in two severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemic patients with carotid artery stenosis. Furthermore, the lipid-lowering efficacy...