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Background: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare severe genetic disease which results from mutations in the gene encoding type III procollagen (COL3A1), characterized by vascular and/or hollow organic ruptures. No treatment is yet validated. We tested the ability of celiprolol, a beta1-adrenoceptor...

Objectives: Human carotid arteries exhibit viscoelastic behaviour characterised by hysteresis of the pressure-diameter relation and longitudinal wall motion1. Ultrasound techniques have been used to measure vessel wall displacements, as well as pressure and diameter waveforms, from which viscoelastic...

Background: It has been demonstrated that aortic stiffness, as determined by the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. Whether this measure is of use in cardiovascular risk stratification in clinical practice needs to be determined. We investigated...

Aortic stiffness assessed by carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) often fails to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk and mortality in the very elderly. This may be due to the non-linear association between PWV and compliance, or to blood pressure decrease in the frailest subjects. Moreover, total...

Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV), measure of aortic stiffness, is predictive of cardiovascular events. PWV is strongly related to age and blood pressure but its relation to other risk factors and presence of calcification is unclear. We sought to determine the association between PWV and cardiovascular...

In case of vascular weakness or thrombosis stents are implanted and brace vessels from the inside to assure the proper blood flow. A widespread method to monitor the state of blood vessels in terms of their stiffness and diameter is to measure the pulse wave velocity (PWV). The stiffer or the narrower...

In this paper, we extend our investigations of a special class of perturbations of copulas introduced in [7]. Despite a surprising fact that this kind of perturbations does not change the value of tail dependence of the original copulas, their use yielded models with considerably improved fitting qualities.

We have proposed a new method of advancing from CS Unplugged through the new process of CS Plugged to full-fledged computer programming languages, as a means of deepening understanding in computer programming education. We also have proposed a new Five-Step Method consisting of the following steps: Step...

Based on the equivalence relation, we can partition a set U, formally, different equivalence relations correspond to different partitions of U. In this paper, based on Yager's work, we discuss how to compare the different partitions, moreover, we obtain some indexes to select a better partition from...

Programmable Logic Control (PLC) is a microprocessor used for automation in industrial processes such as control and supervision. For this reason, PLC courses are important to be given to students as a preparation for entering the industrial world. PLC subject must be supported by a trainer who can represent...

With rich and colorful cultural connotation and expression methods, Textile intangible heritage provides people with identity, cultural confidence and emotional continuation. “Textile intangible heritage+” is a series of protection and innovation activities based on the utilization of Textile intangible...

The peculiarity of the novel as a work of imaginative narrative prose is its element of continuity. The fictional world reaches the reader because of the narrator’s mediation. Therefore, the narrator is the most crucial element for readers to understand the story in the novel. This article examined the...

The research is based on the phenomenon of constantly emerging echo chambers on social media that have created significant and huge damage to online communities. The formation of echo chambers seems to be unavoidable. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of modern echo chambers, especially...

Biomotor speed and flexibility are important components that must be possessed by a karate athlete. This study aims to analyze the biomotor abilities of speed and flexibility in karate talented athletes in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The research sample consisted of 20 karate athletes who participated...

With the development of the Internet, social media has affected every aspect of people’s life, including shopping. Live-streaming shopping is a very popular e-commerce mode at present. It is favored by many buyers, at the meantime, many businesses benefit from it as well. This paper mainly studies what...

We derive discrete systems which result from a second, not studied up to now, form of the q-PVI equation. The derivation is based on two different procedures: “limits” and “degeneracies”. We obtain several new discrete Painlevé equations along with some linearisable systems. The parallel between the...

The question of how teacher expectations affect students is still unclear, especially the impact on students’ intrinsic motivation. This paper explored the question by discussing the effects of teacher expectation on students’ intrinsic motivation and how it affects students. Reviewing previous studies...

Learning models must be designed and adapted so that students have high motivation. Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) is a form of learning model that integrates academic studies with the workplace that provides work experience in improving work skills. The purpose of this library is to find out the description,...

A language style is a way for a person to express his thoughts through language media that is conveyed specifically to show the soul and personality of the author (language users). Cynicism and euphemism are forms of figurative language in discourse. Discourse is concluded to be a structure formed from...

In recent years, deep learning (DL) and neural network models have become hot topics in new research directions in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. In order to protect our traditional wooden buildings, this paper applies the research of DL in IPPR to traditional wooden building...

Malnutrition has always been a concern in the world, including Indonesia. Malnutrition is an individual nutritional problem that can be observed both externally and internally based on the nutritional intake consumed. Balanced nutrition is the key to optimal growth and development. Excess or lack of...

Despite the extensive literature on depression and self-esteem, the underlying relationship between them remains unclear. The purpose of the present study is to systematically summarize the models, effects, and relationship between depression and self-esteem. The results showed that there was the most...

In order to detection to low level glucose concentration, an ECL biosensor based on TGA-capped CdSe QDs was fabricated by the immobilization of CdSe QDs after modifying the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with 4-aminothiophenol diazonium salts by the electrochemical method. For the detection...

Buffer overflow vulnerability is a widespread and dangerous security problem. Detecting buffer overflow vulnerability has great research value in information security area. This paper proposesa static comprehensive analyticalmethod for buffer overflow vulnerability detection. Firstly, this methodadoptsmany...

There is increasing recognition that the ICT4S community needs to take a role in both developing education and conducting research on how to educate people in using ICT to make urban areas more sustainable. In this paper we explore the question how can a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) be used to engage...

To provide technical support for computer diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, the data of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are collected from 9 AD patients and 11 normal elderly people. We adopt the Automated Anatomical Labeling (AAL) template to divide the brain...

In this paper, we propose measurement system of the six degree of motion errors which is based on distance measurement by the laser interferometer. The system has six parallel laser beams and six corner cube mirrors on the linear stage, which reflect the corresponding laser beams. The error of axial...

A new visualized fiber fence alarm system was developed in this paper, which used Sagnac interferometric sensor of optical fiber fence in the surrounding invasion signal detection and positioning, and then sent alarm information and transfer video signals to the control center, so that the monitoring...

The shaft is the core transmission part of the motorized spindle. Based on the mechanical performance requirements and assembly requirements with other parts, this paper did the structural analysis on the shaft, and developed a set of high efficient manufacturing processes, including processing steps,...

With the emergencies raising a media storm on the internet, it always brings all kinds of internet rumors at the same time, which not only damages the government's image, but also creates great obstacles to dealing with emergencies. Therefore, conducting risk assessments about Internet Rumors in emergencies...

In recent years, tourism has been playing a more and more important role in Leshan's economy as it continues to thrive. Therefore, how to informatize tourism is a challenge but also an opportunity for Leshan to develop its local tourism. This paper is to propose a DMS-based design for the informatization...

University library is an important place for providing information services for teachers and students. In order to make the role of the library better played, it needs to be strict in the requirements on the quality of library services and try to make improvement. To ensure that the maximum efficiency...

In order to comprehensively analyze enterprise data using big data techniques, data need to be transformed from conventional database to unstructured database, where smooth switching of database has a great significance for enterprises. In this study, a technique for smooth switching from conventional...

This essay offers a deeper understanding of the connotation of the combination of sports and education and the situation of existing multiple teaching molds, as well as puts forward a thorough solution of this situation.

The major accidents of hazardous chemicals always occur suddenly and result in rapid proliferation, wide range of damage as well as grave consequences. So that quick, accurate and effective response to the situation after the accidents is the most crucial part of the rescue. Meanwhile, the timely information...

This article delve into the shopping rebate network business model from three aspects, including mode of operation, trends and profit model. Shopping rebate network build Taobao Open Platform B2C and third-party shopping guide website Affiliate rebate site. Users can go through the shopping rebate network...

Cleft lip and palate is one of the common congenital defects. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of Cleft Lip and Plate (CLP) specific physical and psychosocial problems. However, studies of subjective stigma experience in adolescents with cleft lip and palate is limited. From humanistic...