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The neutral tone of Mandarin is well-known for its unique acoustic features, so foreign Mandarin learners and Chinese dialect speakers presumably have difficulty in producing the neutral tone. At present, some second/foreign language acquisition studies have investigated the pronunciation of the neutral...

Due to the vitality of the SPWM technique in industry of the power conversion devices, this paper suggests a new harmonic distortion minimization technique so far called multi-tone SPWM. This proposed technique aims to inject the modulating waveform with a high frequency component at the low voltage...

The purpose of this study is to present a solution to solve the problem of Thai pronunciation among Vietnamese students learning Thai in University of Foreign Language Studies,, The University of Danang. The pronunciation of Thai and Vietnamese differ in initial consonants, vowels, fina consonants, and...

In normotensive conditions, it has been confirmed that S-nitrosothiols, as a source of NO, interact with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and create new substance/s with specific vasoactive effects. This interaction could represent new regulator pathway also in hypertension. The aim of the study was to investigate...

This article expounds from the multiple analysis of the architecture’s virtual reality, tension, rhythm, confrontation, void, symbol, light and field. An extremely profound example analysis is used to explore the imagination of architectural aesthetics, and then it is further sublimated to the so-called...

Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) is a chronic condition that requires clinical treatment and is associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Therefore, strategies with fewer side effects and less invasive procedures are required. Evidence supports that Physical Exercise (PE)...

This article focuses on the lexical issues encountered when translating small genres. Smaller genres such as advertising and social media posts pose particular challenges due to their brevity and specificity. The author highlights several key issues, including cultural and contextual mismatches, preservation...

Analytical Thinking and Emotional Tone are two important psycholinguistic domains of the LIWC framework by Pennebaker, Boyd, Jordan, & Blackburn [12] LIWC framework. These domains were used to examine the perceptions on the unresolved issue of native and non-native English rhetoric in academic writing....

Objectives: Retinal vessels are part of the intracranial vasculature and analysis thereof complements behavioural and brain measures. Mental stress was related to downregulation of norepinephrine in Africans. Hence we continue by assessing prospective associations between sympathetic nervous system activity...

Background: Early elevation in blood pressure are characterised by a hyperkinetic circulation, with an elevated cardiac index (CI) being the dominant feature. Neuronal NOS is a key regulator of vascular tone during mental stress and is attenuated in patients with established hypertension. However, the...

Implicature is an implicit aspect on human communication. Text of short message service written by students of higher education (collage students) sent to their lecturers is a linguistic data that can be utilized to figure out politeness implicature of the students. Knowledge of students' politeness...

To visualize high dynamic range (HDR) images on common low dynamic range (LDR) displays, some tone-mapping operators (TMOs) are proposed in previous studies. TMOs convert specific HDR image to various LDR images, thus the quality assessment of these tone-mapped images or TMOs become a natural question....

The effect of color on emotions has always been significant in many fields such as advertising and communication. In order to verify the influence of colors on emotions, this study divides colors into warm and cold tones, and emotions are divided into positive emotions and negative emotions. In this...

In this study, the pitch realization of low (L) tones in the context of downstep in Chinese is analyzed. The test sentences are composed of ‘High + Low + High + Low’ sequences, and the low point pitch of the L tones is investigated. It is found that there is an obvious downward trend for the L tones,...

Public legitimacy in contemporary Indonesia has increasingly been negotiated in digital arenas where cultural symbols and political grievances intersect. The One Piece “Jolly Roger” flag protest, amplified through mainstream news coverage, became a focal point for online discourse, showing how pop-cultural...

Renin-angiotensin blockade has reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive subjects. Experimental studies have shown that this blockade acts primarily on vascular tone, causing quasi simultaneously a decrease in vascular resistance, an increase in large artery compliance and a change...

Physical activity has beneficial effects on prevention of cardiovascular disease. Aerobic fitness is associated with higher central arterial compliance, but its effect on peripheral arterial compliance (pC) is controversial. We aimed to test the hypotheses that aerobic training augments pC at rest and...

Background: Higher white blood cell (WBC) count is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation. However, the influence of higher WBC count on endothelin (ET)-1 vasoconstrictor activity is currently unknown. We tested the hypothesis that adults with elevated WBC count demonstrate enhanced...

Chinese Peking opera and Italian opera are ancient musical art forms in the East and West, and the reason why they are long-standing is that they have extensive and profound cultural heritage and the deep historical heritage, more importantly; they both have a special form of artistic expression. Either...

Our previous study in young spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) confirmed a participation of nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in probably inherent adaptive strategy of conduit arteries in condition of sustained hypertension. The aim of study was to confirm or refuse the compensatory mechanisms...

This paper discusses the importance of the embouchure technique in Indria Level (basic level) Flute Major Course, in Music Study Program, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. The purpose is students become formed and accustomed to playing flute with proper basic posture. Later, it facilitates practicing and...

The article proves the perspective of information technology in the development of intonation hearing - a significant component that determines the level of professional musical thinking. The meaning and essence of intonation hearing in the structure of musical hearing is determined. Objective reasons...

This paper uses quantitative analysis approach of urban color and the comparative study method, using China Color System National Technical Standards (GB/T15608-1995) and China Building Color Card as a basic tool for recording and analysis of urban color information. This paper researches on landscape...

Many perceptions have been expressed regarding reading comprehension related to the TOEFL test. Most students in higher education in non-English speaking countries such as Indonesia still have difficulty mastering English texts. The implication is that the TOEFL test results have also decreased. The...

Systemic inflammatory conditions are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). How exactly inflammation leads to this is not fully understood, but it has been suggested that arterial stiffening, could provide potential mechanisms to explain it. Chronic, systemic inflammatory...

In this research paper has a goal to explicate students’ perception on teaching English minimalist syntax theory. Thus, students enable to scrutinize simple sentencces by drawing tree diagram as manually or used online syntax tree generator in my interactional classroom by using of minimalist syntax...

In the process of modernising socialism, as the times change, policy updates and adjustments are inevitable in order to promote the long-term and stable development of many industries. Since the change of business tax to value-added tax was introduced, the “camp reform” has had different degrees of impact...

The article proves that digital technologies in application with traditional methods of music education can be an effective means of developing an ensemble culture. Two different methods of working with string ensembles are presented, one of which is in the children’s philharmonic in the city of Yekaterinburg,...

The strategy of learning speaking skills in Indonesian subjects with news text material is included in the learning achievement (CP) of speaking and presenting elements. The purpose of speaking skills in learning Indonesian is so that students can convey information orally by going through the stages...

This paper makes status quo counter-draw of two Danapati Bodhisattvas at the ceiling of Dunhuang Cave 465 in Mogao Grottoes, investigates the murals in Dunhuang and Kizil grottoes on the spot, and analyzes the artistic features of murals in Dunhuang Cave 465 in Mogao Grottoes in combination with various...

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the influence of mild impairment in kidney function on hemodynamics and cardiac autonomic tone. Methods: We studied 561 (50% male) normotensive and hypertensive subjects without kidney or other cardiovascular diseases or antihypertensive treatment. Supine and upright...

Sundanese gamelan is an Indonesia’s pentatonic musical instruments. Sundanese gamelan with black bamboo resonance have different shapes and sizes with conventional Sundanese gamelan in general. Therefore, the characteristics of Sundanese gamelan prototype with black bamboo resonance have an effect on...

The paper aims at analyzing the tone sandhi in Yiyang (hereafter YY in short) Dialect. It will describe the citation tones and sandhi phenomena in YY dialect, and then generally summarize the rules of disyllabic tone sandhi. YY tone sandhi is related to the interaction between light syllable and stressed...

On the basis of Time Domain Analysis, this paper proposes a method for music beat tracking. Through this method, music beats are detected and tracked by timestamp and intensity value. Generally, the beat-areas of music signal converge more energy than other areas, therefore, the spots of beat can be...

With the social development, the era of progress, the science and technology make the things that were impossible in the past become reality. With the rapid development of electronic information technology, the computer music has been changed from technology and art. The computer music in the development...

This article discussed the role of tembang macapat in karawitan art. Tembang macapat is a traditional poetry literary work living and developing in Java and karawitan is a voice art resulting from gamelan or human voice in harmony with slendro and pelog. To find out what the role of tembang macapat is...

In the native language of Tibet preparatory students, pronunciation assimilation is a very common phenomenon, and if it is brought into Chinese, it will lead to incorrect pronunciation. In order to study and analyze this pronunciation, Chinese learning students carry out the experimental tests in Tibet...

The latest analysis methods of sentiments borrowed from computational linguistics are relevant in the age of big data, which is difficult to process through traditional content analysis. These methods have made it possible to analyze information over a long period, which allows us to trace the dynamics...

Sound is not only a decoration that can evoke beauty and poetry, but also plays a role in forming an atmosphere that sharpens meaning. Sounds at the same time generate effective suggestions and provoke suggestiveness. Sound is closely related to elements such as songs, rhythms, melodies and so on. Its...

The goal of this paper is to implement e-governance in a flexible and cost effective manner to suit with current ICT infrastructure in Bangladesh to provide better information and service delivery of the government to the public; and hence promote democratic practices through public participation and...

This study aims to identify key elements of a strategic plan for talent management in Nhon Hoa Scale Manufacturing Company (Nhon Hoa Co. Ltd.). The company was established in 1983 as a small family-owned business at the beginning. Over the last few decades, Nhon Hoa Co. Ltd has become the leading enterprise...

The artistic culture of Azerbaijan in its successive development invariably turned to flower motifs. At the early stages, the religious, and, accordingly, sacral character of iconographic series associated with the representation of floral motifs remained undoubtedly determinant. Ancient cults referring...

Social media and public relations (PR) work in synergy, with PR strategies shaping the tone and messaging of social media interactions, while social media platforms serve as key channels for distributing PR content. Together, they enable organizations to maintain a consistent and cohesive digital presence,...

The purpose of this research was to describe the intrinsic elements contained in Gelong Sangpulo Dua. This study applies a qualitative descriptive method. The data in this study are the intrinsic elements of Gelong Tallang, Gelong Tabang, Gelong Tondok, and Gelong Tedong, while the data source is the...

The article investigates the relationship between language and music from a cultural studies perspective, emphasizing how these two sonic sign systems possess distinct internal structures yet co-constitute meaning, affect, and cultural identity. Drawing on approaches in linguistics and musicology, especially...

The article discusses the reception of the peculiarities of the figurative system and the musical language of the Baroque epoch in the work of Western European composers of the first half of the XIX century. A common approach for two epochs to the antithetical reflection of the phenomena of the world...

The paper introduces the design for domestic harmful gas detection device. By choose the corresponding sensor, and obtains the harmful gas information; the operation amplifier amplifies the signal. The MCU employees the ADC to get the digital information and read the alarm value set by the user, and...

Equal representation of women in the workplace is considered as a condition that is favorable to women’s interests and not only a demand for fairness or democracy. Increasing the participation and involvement of women in all fields of work has become one of the discourses that has been continuously debated...

Official histories often portray the revolutionary period in patriotic and heroic tones. However, the memories of villagers surrounding colonial industries hold a different tone. This article aims to explore how villagers associated with colonial industries remember the period of revolution and nationalization....

Introduction: Previous studies show contradictory results related to the vascular effects of coffee; they suggest that caffeine increases arterial stiffness and negatively impacts vascular health, the aim of this study is to evaluate the acute coffee effects on the vascular stiffness. Methods and materials:...