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Research Article

Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity: Impact of different arterial path length measurements

Jun Sugawara, Koichiro Hayashi, Takashi Yokoi, Hirofumi Tanaka
Pages: 27 - 31
Background: Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the most established index of arterial stiffness. Yet there is no consensus on the methodology in regard to the arterial path length measurements conducted on the body surface. Currently, it is not known to what extent the differences in the arterial...
Conference Abstract

P6.13 AMBULATORY AND OFFICE CENTRAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IS MORE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS THAN AMBULATORY AND OFFICE PERIPHERAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN A YOUNG NORMOTENSIVE POPULATION

Maria Kearney*, James Thomas, Niamh Chapman, Laura Watkeys, Margaret Munnery, John Cockcroft, Rob Shave, Carmel McEniery, Eric Stöhr, Barry McDonnell
Pages: 27 - 28
Background: High blood pressure (BP) at a young age and increased left ventricular mass (LVM) are associated with increased risk of future cardiovascular mortality. In addition, ambulatory 24-hour central systolic BP (24cSBP) is more closely associated with LVM than either 24-hour peripheral SBP (24pSBP)...
Proceedings Article

Social Determinants and Post Covid-19 Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia

Dyah Wulan Sumekar Rengganis Wardani, Bayu Anggileo Pramesona, Warsono Warsono, Endro Prasetyo Wahono
Social determinants can lead to health status stratification, including post Covid-19 syndrome (PCS) incidence. Furthermore, studies related to PCS on physical, psychological and social determinants have not been widely studied in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to analyze social determinants...

Sustainable Factors Affecting Women Entrepreneurs: A Comprehensive Review

Mamatha S. Mamatha, Subramanyam Mutyala
A survey of 209 Women entrepreneurs was used in this study to examine how sustainability factors affect women business owners’ interest in and capacity in the rural Karnataka districts of Ramanagara and Kolar. They were looking into how microenterprises helped other businesses maintain long-term viability...

Contribution of Geographic Education in Growing Students’ Character of Environment

Amin
This study aims to analyze three things, namely: First, how students concern about the environment; Second, how the role of geography learning in fostering environmental care for students; and Third, how the influence of socio-cultural, psychological and demographic factors on spiritual intelligence...
Research Article

Preliminary Efficacy of Tocilizumab Treatment in the Patients with COVID-19

Yu Chen, Xijing Zhang
Pages: 24 - 30
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,...

Social Welfare for the Adoption of Displaced Children by Foreign Citizens

Gracia Jasmine Sunaryo Putri, Suhariningsih, Dhia Al Uyun
Children do not have the autonomy to take care of themselves, they must be under the responsibility of adults to have their protection guaranteed. An adult in this case is the parent, when they fail to carry out their functions, it can cause displaced children. An alternative to solving the problem of...

Stimulation of Self-Protecting Skills from Sexual Crime Trials Using Prokumu and Boconkufilm Garseri for Students in Kindergarten Labschool Unnes

Sri Wiji Handayani
The cases of sexual crime are high in Indonesia. In Semarang, the cases are 52% of child abuse cases. This is because children do not get enough sexuality education, including how to protect themselves from sex crime. The children’s skills in protecting themselves from sex crimes will help them to act...
Proceedings Article

Low-Voltage Low-Power Pipelined Input Subsampled Replica Algorithmic Noise-Tolerant Motion Estimation Circuit Design

I-Chyn Wey, Zhe-Yu Lin, Yu-Jie Tian, Sheng-Hong Yu, Pin-Si Lin
In this paper, we proposed a new pipelined ISR-ANT ME design to further shorten the critical path of the ISR-ANT ME circuit [1], which can make it operate in a lower operating voltage. The proposed design is very simple, which only needs to insert the pipelined register to cut the critical path of ISR-ANT...

The Pathology Of The Bureaucracy In The Era Of Regional Autonomy In Tegal City

Dyah Lituhayu, Maesaroh, Susi Sulandari
This research is a descriptive research by using qualitative analysis to describe the behavior of heads in addressing the authority possessed with regard to the implementation of regional autonomy. Data unearthed from the informant who exposed the non-policy job by the Mayor. Field of thiese results...

“This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943”: Importance of Photographs in Everything Is Illuminated

Md Abu Shahid Abdullah
Multimodal communication can simply be defined as communication through modes such as pictures, gestures, sign languages, and such. Photographs are relevant to literary studies because they too can narrate. Photographs can perform as unreliable narrators, drawing fuzzy borders between reality and imagination...

Development of Materials in Materials Module With Appropriate Resolution Application

Ririn Dwi Agustin, Firda Alfiana Patricia
The purpose of this research is (1) development of matrix module with problem solving approach for vocational students of class X. (2) To know and describe the quality of matrix module with problem solving approach in XK SMK students viewed from the aspect of validity, effectiveness, and practicality....
Proceedings Article

Differences In Risk Of Urinary Tract Stones Based On Demographics, Kidney Function, and Urinalysis In Pematangsiantar, Indonesia: A Single-Center Study

Muhammad Andriady Saidi Nasution, Betthy Meilina Br Aruan, Suandy Suandy
Urolithiasis, or urinary tract stones, is a solid mass that forms in the upper (kidneys, ureters) or lower urinary system (bladder, urethra). This study evaluates urinary tract stone risks based on demographics, kidney function, and urinalysis results using a quantitative, cross-sectional survey design...

The Impact of Creative Model Supervision on 21st Century Skills of Senior High School Students

Yudhi Saparudin
The demographic data stated the huge number of Indonesian students, it is around 49,186,236 students. It makes Indonesia becomes the 7th largest in the world. With this huge number, if the students are educated through a standardized education system, developing 21st century skill students (4C; critical,...

HIV-infected presumptive tuberculosis patients without tuberculosis: How many are eligible for antiretroviral therapy in Karnataka, India?

Ajay M.V. Kumar, Anil Singarajipura, Balaji Naik, Deepak K. Guddemane, Yogesh Patel, Suresh Shastri, Sunil Kumar, Rajesh Deshmukh, B.B. Rewari, Anthony David Harries
Pages: 11 - 19
For certain subgroups within people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [active tuberculosis (TB), pregnant women, children <5 years old, and serodiscordant couples], the World Health Organization recommends antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of CD4 count. Another subgroup which...
Review Article

Overview of the Cardiotoxicity Induced by PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Critical Care

Ruiting Li, Xiaojing Zou, Huaqing Shu, You Shang
Pages: 11 - 15
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...
Conference Abstract

P3.3 THE CKD273 URINARY PROTEOMIC BIOMARKER FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY DOES NOT INDICATE GENERALISED SUBCLINICAL VASCULAR DISEASE IN NORMOALBUMINURIC TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

Gemma Currie*, Joanne Flynn, Morten Lindhardt, Harald Mischak, Peter Rossing, Christian Delles
Pages: 11 - 11
Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is associated with cardiovascular disease. Microalbuminuria (MA), its traditional hallmark, reflects both renal and generalised vascular damage. We previously established a urinary proteomic classifier (CKD273) for early DN prediction that correlates with other biomarkers...

Muara Jambi – from Sloka To Seloko

Elizabeth D. Inandiak
The language of Muara Jambi village has already established itself in the international world of archeology with a word grown on its own land: menapo. This is how the villagers refer to the mysterious temple complexes surrounded by walls and canals, many of which are still piles of ruins and earth mounds...
Proceedings Article

Toward Sustainable Feeding Systems of Madura Cattle: A Case Study in Bangkalan Regency

Kusmartono Kusmartono, Mashudi Mashudi, Poespitasari Hazanah Ndaru
The term “Sustainable farming (SF)” relates to a general approach, a broad production system using methods that involve society (farmers), environment, and economy. This concept aims to support health and well-being of the society and to work with nature, while still aiming for being profitable businesses,...

The Spiritual Communication: Phenomenological Study on the Urantia Community in Indonesia

Betty Tresnawaty
The Urantia Community consists of people with the same interest in spiritual values taught in The Urantia Book, a book that taught the origins of the universe, the history of the earth, values of life, philosophy, and spiritual. The community has existed since the 1950s in the United States and has expanded...
Proceedings Article

Biodiversity of Invertebrates in Kemantren Coast, Lamongan

Dwi Rahayu, D A Rahayu, R Ambarwati, U Faizah
Kemantren beach is located in the Kemantren Village, Paciran District, Lamongan Regency. This beach is consists of sand and coral substrate. Kemantren beach is one of the small coastal islands of Java that has already reclaimed with spot of high ecotourism potency and habitat for numerous types of invertebrate....
Proceedings Article

Critical Care Nurses’ Research Utilization and Competence Levels

Feras Mohammad Abuerwak, Mohammad Alsadi, Mohammad R. Alosta, Najlaa Mohammed Alnayef, Abdul-Monim Batiha, Mohammed Albashtawy
Nurses’ competency at critical care units is necessary to build their capacity in clinical decision making in the presence of life-threatening conditions. One of the major contributors to nurses’ competency is research utilization (RU). It affects their evidence-based decision-making, empower them and...

A Review on Y-Type Hexagonal Ferrite

Sonal Sharma, Yashpreet Kaur, Chhavi Pahwa
Ferrites, which are ceramic compounds or mixed crystals of different metallic oxides (Fe2O3) and are thought to be made up of cations occupying the spaces between oxygen ions in a close-packed structure. They are classified into two main types based on their magnetic properties: hard ferrites, that possesses...
Review Article

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Sepsis: From Basic Research to Clinical Application

Junyi Sun, Xianfei Ding, Tongwen Sun
Pages: 2 - 10
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,...
Proceedings Article

The Research on Core Competence of Furniture Company

Liwen Liu
Chinese furniture industry has beco- me the world's furniture manufacturing center after a rapid period of development in the past 25 years. China also has become the world's largest furniture pr- oduction and export country. However, most of the furniture enterprise haven’t strong competitiveness. How...

Being a Muslim Woman in Contemporary Indonesia (Me, Islam,and Diversity)

Ayu Arman Ayu
The peak of love is rebellion, A process of liberating oneself from falsity, Toward an essential self, In finding one's natural self

Application Interactive Learning Media in Macromedia Flash 8 to Improve Learning Outcomes of Fiqh Lesson

Agus Budiman, Nurul Salis Alamin, Riza Ashari, Putri Hilmiyah Fahirah Absantik
Learning Outcomes is best part of learning process. Optimal learning outcomes the facile from good learning process. The one of important components in the teaching and learning process is the learning media. Learning media program that can be benefited is the application of Macromedia Flash 8 based...

Investigation and research of Hui nationality medicine in Sino Arab Economic and trade

Wei Huang, Zhaoyu Liao
Objective: to discuss and analyze the application and development of Hui nationality medicine in Sino Arab Economic and trade. Methods: to attend the 2016 Sino Arab Economic and Trade Forum cum CITIF will Arabia area some scholars, businessmen, politicians and some in the China area settled and engaged...
Proceedings Article

The multilayer sentiment analysis model based on Random forest

Wei Liu, Jie Zhang
With the rapid development of the Internet, artificial intelligence has gain widespread concern. Under the background, as one closely related discipline sentiment analysis's relevant research work have also been expanded. First, the paper analy existing text sentiment analysis method, compare the effect...
Proceedings Article

Simulation Research For Air Power Drive System Based on PI Control

Fu Qiang, Mianhong Cheng
It established APD(Air power drive) starting drive dynamics model. The APD system is put forwarded to improve the vehicle starting drive efficiency. We analyzes the APD working principle, adds a air power and researches for the basic simulation of control model with slip-rate based on PI control theory....
Proceedings Article

Excess Noise Factor of a-Si:H/a-SiC:H Separated Absorption and Multiplication Region Superlattice-like Avalanche Photodiodes (SAM-SAPDs)

Neng-Fu Shih, Huei -Ching Huang, Chung-Yuan Kung, Chun-Chih Chiu, Hong Jyh-Wong
In this paper, an a-Si:H/a-SiC:H separated absorption and multiplication region superlattice avalanche photodiode (SAM-SAPD) is fabricated successfully by using combined effect of band edge discontinuity and build-in potential in p-n junction. We discuss the relationships among excess noise factor (Fe),...