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Background: The exact mechanism by which electrical carotid baroreceptor activation (CBA) lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension has yet to be fully elucidated. Given the central role of the kidneys in blood pressure regulation, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of CBA on renal...

Background: Recently the pulse wave velocity (PWV) threshold of hypertensive target organ damage (TOD) was set at 10 m/s. New 24 – h monitors (e.g., BPLab-Vasotens) provide not only 1 PWV but several PWV measurements over a 24 – h period. The new Pulse Time Index of Norm (PTIN) can be calculated from...

Rationale: Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a familial cause of emphysema, due to reduced antiproteolytic activity within lungs. Systemic manifestations however, remain little explored. We have previously demonstrated increased arterial stiffness (AS) in patients with COPD and hypothesised that...

Introduction: Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Arterial stiffness (AS) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. The objective of this study was to evaluate the SA in obese patients. Patients and methods: AS was measured in 212 participants divided into...

This research aims to know the implementation of Homeland Loving education character by the civic education students Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The study focused on the implementation of Homeland Loving education character, civic education students,...

X-Ray Plane is a tool that works using X-ray radiation for fluoroscopy and radiographic purposes. This beam is emitted from the tube directed at the body part and will be captured by the film, so that an image of the illuminated part of the body will be formed. X-rays are produced in a vacuum glass tube...

Background: Hereditary amyloidosis are late-onset autosomal dominant disorders characterized by amyloid deposition in various tissues. Among them, Apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis (Leu75Pro) is a rare autosomal dominant condition in which renal, hepatic, and testicular involvement has been demonstrated.No...

Background: Finger-toe pathway could represent a good alternative to assess the arterial stiffness conveniently. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of the pOpmètre which measures finger-toe pulse wave velocity (ft-PWV). Methods: The pOpmètre® has 2 photodiodes sensors, positioned on the...

Recently, deep reinforcement learning has achieved superhuman performance in various games such as Go, chess, and shogi. Compared with Go, DouDiZhu, also known as Chinese competitive poker, belongs to Imperfect Information Games (IIG), including hidden information, randomness, multi-agent cooperation,...

This paper identifies a set of external factors which may influence on users’ perceptions about an information system’s ease of use and usefulness underlying user beliefs. The research model was developed based on Davis's Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) along with extending a comprehensive list of...

The idea of Bag of Features (BoF) is recently often employed for general object recognition. But, as it does not take positional relations of detected features into account, the recognition rate is still not very high for practical use. This paper proposes a method of describing the feature of an object...

In this paper, we deal with the subject of shipwreck removal and the methods that are employed during removal operations. We use a case study to illustrate the stages of these operations as well as the parameters that affect the process. Furthermore, we outline a number of different scenarios of the...

This paper is focused on α-generalized semantic resolution automated reasoning method in linguistic truth-valued lattice-valued propositional logic. Concretely, α-generalized semantic resolution for lattice-valued propositional logic ()P(X) is equivalently transformed into that for lattice-valued...

This contribution serves historical and philosophical reflecting cognitions on the role of Soft Computing in the 21st century. Referring to Magdalena's article in this issue, this paper considers the aspects of mixtures of techniques, the opposite pair "Hard Computing" and "Soft Computing", and Computational...

This study aims to examine the relationship between the local wisdom of the Saprahan tradition of the Malay community in Sambas Regency which has the potential as a vehicle for Civics learning resources. This is based on the fact that the local wisdom of the Saprahan tradition reflects good values as...

Online learning is a solution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, not all schools have online learning facilities. Therefore, free digital platforms are an alternative solution. This research uses a mixed-method with two steps data collection strategy. The first stage was a survey of teachers...

This study wants to analyze the factors that cause the risk of divorce for working women. The method used in this study is logistic regression where the unit of analysis used is working women with married and divorced status. The variables used are education level, religious observance, experience of...

The never-after Covid-19 pandemic makes every sector more innovating and working more optimally in carrying out its duties. Each company’s PR team campaigns and runs programs to attract public sympathy. Pt. MRT Jakarta has been publishing through digital media and conducting pr campaigns directly to...

Dehua and Shiwan are important ceramic sculpture producing areas in China, which are with a long history of ceramic sculpture development. Through the analysis of materials and craft aesthetic characteristics of dehua and Shiwan ceramic sculpture, this paper will provide inspiration and theoretical basis...

In the present day, social media, such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, has enhanced placemaking activities, as followed by prior media support such as Kompas press. This paper examines the M Bloc Space, a complex of creative spaces that exemplifies a multi-functional hub for the millennial community....

The artistic characteristics of traditional Chinese culture are unique in the world and embody oriental aesthetic thoughts and Chinese philosophy. Taoism, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism are spiritual houses that shape and nurture artistic characteristics.

Background: Psychological response is one of the group symptoms that is crucial to control to achieve positive coping mechanisms. Some patients adequately manage the problem; on the other hand, others appear unable to handle anxieties, fear, and depression. Understanding the psychological responses like...

In the poems “Daddy” and “Ariel”, Sylvia Plath breaks with the tradition of male writing rules in terms of both language and writing perspective, contrasting the images of ‘father’ and ‘mother’ under a patriarchal society. Hélène Cixous in her work The Laugh of the Medusa emphasizes that women writers...

The portfolio problem refers to investors or financial institutions that, in managing investments in all types of bonds, stocks, peripheral financial products, depending on the proportion of value held, constantly recombine to achieve stable and loss-free profits, but also to ensure that risk is minimized....

The purpose of writing this article is to describe the presentation and function of Serimpi Dance in theatrical performances of the Dharma Saputra group in Plumbon District, Indramayu Regency, West Java. This study uses a qualitative paradigm with descriptive analysis method. Research informants are...

The purpose of this study is to clarify the actual state of practice of early childhood education in Japan under the pandemic of the new coronavirus. In this paper, I focused on the practice of fostering the attitude of young children to “try to maintain keeping distance from others.” As a method, I...

The Mongolian yurt is the product of combination and evolution of the special arid grassland geography and nomadic culture in Xinjiang, which reflects the unique regional architectural and cultural characteristics. 21st century, with the property of China’s economy, the rapid progress of urbanization...

Processing the wound bullet's cavity image has an important value on studying the temporary cavity's formation, evolution and quantitative evaluation of its size. But it is difficult to assure the quality of the image, so the boundary can not be distinguished. This paper proposes a hybrid filter method...

Under the influence of advanced and modern western culture, domestic people brought the great difficulty to the martial arts culture to highlight its value. The martial arts provide good quality and important life ideas, so its education is very important. We can use culture as the source and media to...

The geochemistry of metamorphic sedimentary rocks from Qingbaikou system in Xiangshan area indicate that : the Al2O3/ SiO2 is 0.13~0.23, equal to or slightly lower than the standard greywacke. In" REE/10-6-La/Yb" diagram, the investment point is in Sandy Rock and greywacke range, indicating that the...

The front abutment pressure of long fully-mechanized working face has an important influence on the law of rock motion and emergence of rock burst, and it is also directly related to safety and efficiency of production. Based on a fully-mechanized working face, by using Fast Language Analysis of continua...

We introduce a simpler approach for obtaining of usable processing algorithms of fast fluctuating Gaussian pulses with arbitrary modulation function in conditions of parametric prior uncertainty. We carry out the synthesis and analysis of the quasi-optimal measurer of a low-frequency random pulse signal...

At present, there are a lot of Chinese enterprises to invest in Laos, and the actual legal environment of Laos is poor, so it is necessary to analyze the legal environment of Laos. In this article, at first, I will introduce current investment situation of Chinese enterprises in Laos, and then introduce...