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Objective: The Mediterranean diet, rich in fruits, legumes and vegetables is a healthy dietary pattern, gaining widely recognition as a non-pharmaceutical mean of cardiovascular disease prevention, due to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Erectile dysfunction (ED), represents an early marker...

Background: Our aim was to study the predictive power of ICPS risk categories on CV mortality in hemodialysis patients. Methods: In our retrospective cohort study 91 patients were involved from two dialysis centers. Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV), central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and and central pulse...

Objectives: The objectives of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of extra/-intracranial stenosis in patients with severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and to analyze how endothelial function and arterial stiffness are related to the presence of intracranial stenosis. Methods:...

This work illustrates the effects of various system parameters on the dynamics of flexible link of revolute-jointed rigid-flexible manipulator. Flexible link is considered as a Euler-Bernoulli beam and finite element based on Langrange approach is employed for dynamic analysis. A comparative study is...

Applying five cultural dimensions, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, in-group collectivism, Bengali value and ethical culture, along with the two fundamental antecedents of Technology Acceptance Model (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use), this study examined the influence of culture...

A chemical spill into a river presents a significant threat to human health and the aquatic environment. A mathematical model is presented for predicting the chemical concentrations in a river resulting from a chemical spill. A screening risk assessment approach is presented to characterize the risk...

Large-scale adoption of MapReduce applications on public clouds is hindered by the lack of trust on the participating virtual machines deployed on the public cloud. In this paper, we propose IntegrityMR, a multi-public clouds architecture-based solution, which performs the MapReduce-based result integrity...

The final goal of our research is to develop a measurement system for quantitative evaluation of the skillfulness of the lower extremities. In our previous work, we developed the measurement system of the foot movement on the floor with the sitting posture. In this study, we developed a quantitative...

Solutions to basic non-linear limit spectral equation for matrices RT R of increasing dmension are investigated, where R are rectangular random matrices with independent normal entries. The analytical properties of limiting normed trace for the resolvent of RT R are investigated, boundaries of limit...

In a multilingual country like India, a document may contain text words in more than one language. For a multilingual environment, multi lingual Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system is needed to read the multilingual documents. So, it is necessary to identify different language regions of the document...

The Burgers equation and the Camassa-Holm equations can both be recast as the Euler equation for a right-invariant metric on the diffeomorphism group of the circle, the L 2-metric for Burgers and the H 1-metric for Camassa-Holm. Their geometric behaviors are however very different. We present a survey...

With the construction of the innovative country, there is an increasing need for innovation and entrepreneurship education to be integrated into professional education. Against the background of fast-developing innovation and entrepreneurship education, the training mode of English majors in colleges...

This paper aims to discuss the practical activities of post-pandemic crisis communication 19, a Public Relations person is challenged by his communication competence to synergize the practice of crisis communication in the field with what is published in online media at the Paloh Naga culinary tourism...

The dynamics of solitary waves is studied in intricate domains such as open channels with sharp-bends and branching points. Of particular interest, the wave characteristics at sharp-bends is rationalized by using the Jacobian of the Schwarz–Christoffel transformation. It is observed that it acts in a...

As the most famous planner, landscape architect and founder of landscape architecture in the second half of the 19th century in the United States, Olmsted advocated adapting measures to local conditions and natural landscape rules, and the ecology proposed by biologists. The concept overlap not only...

Various of teaching modes have emerged in quantity due to the development and combination of multimedia, cloud computing, advanced 5G wireless communication technologies and modern teaching theories. Teaching Chinese as a second language (TCSL) are still proliferating fast in spite of several dynamic...

Every child is attached to the dignity, rights and rights as human beings that must be upheld. Children’s rights are human rights that have been contained in the State Constitution, the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Getting the...

In supporting the Blitar City government’s program through Community Empowerment Towards a Tourism City, the local government inaugurated the Kembang Turi Batik Village on October 2, 2018. The goal is to preserve the Blitar batik tradition and improve the community’s economy. However, their batik designs...

Recent advancements in the application of the social-scientific approach, especially the gossip theory in identifying the early Christian identity, have provided us tools for assessing modern Christian identity constructed by social media in the age of the internet. This article will first highlight...

The proclivity to address primary and secondary wants goes hand in hand with the rising level of demand. However, initiatives to generate more money have generally failed to satisfy society’s expectations. The cash collected by Makassar city inhabitants has primarily been used to cover basic needs. A...

Teachers’ cognition (knowledge, belief, attitude, and self-efficacy) regarding ICT in ELT needs to be revealed to gain a more comprehensive understanding of their perspective and understanding of incorporating ICT into their everyday instructional activities. This study aims to create Teacher Cognition...

Minatourism policy is an economic development strategy focusing on developing coastal tourism potential. The research will describe the policy implications of the development of minatourism areas in Tanjungpinang City, which focuses on the development of minatourism areas in Madong and Sei-Nyirih. The...

New student admission is a process where prospective students need the information to decide which higher education institution they will enroll. Live chat on the institution website is one of the reliable information sources to find information about the institution. Most higher education institutions...

The purpose of this study was to determine the close relationship between body weight and body size of native chicken in Moramo District, South Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The relationship between body weight and body size is used as a consideration in selecting the body weight...

The learning approach has altered over the last decade to one that is more focused on the characteristics and needs of children. This is one of the reasons why the Multiple Intelligence theory is emerging so swiftly. The features of children were based on eight types of intelligence in this concept....

The aim of the research is to study modern clinical and epidemic characteristics of tuberculosis patients of early and preschool children in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Traditional methods of assessing the patient’s clinical condition and history have been used. Analysis of radiological and laboratory...

Background: A viral, bacterial, or fungal infection may cause tonsillitis, which is an inflammation of the palatine tonsils. The McIsaac modified Centor score, which differs from the original Centor score in that it only applied to patients who were at least 15 years old, is a tool for predicting tonsillitis...

The development of information technology recently has grown so rapidly and has taken an important role in human life. Under these circumstances, the field of education also requires a new innovation to answer these challenges. A curriculum that can answer the capacity of modern humans balanced with...

The Industrial Revolution 4.0 has forced teachers and lecturers to take creative strategies for students’ learning. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the effect of flipped learning strategies on (1) students’ self-directed learning readiness, (2) students’ positive attitude toward engine management...

Studying the impact of digital economy on industrial structure upgrading is of great significance to industrial transformation and upgrading. This paper constructs an econometric model of digital economy development level and industrial structure upgrading, and makes an empirical analysis of the relationship...

The objective of this research is to provide insights into eradication tactics rooted in the field of criminology. The present study constitutes normative legal research. The criminological examination of corruption encompasses an exploration of its criminal nature, as well as its juridical and sociological...

Caries are a major dental health problem in Indonesia, especially in school-aged children, that affect the children’s dietary habits and growth. Taste perception is one of the determining factors of children choosing certain types of food that affect oral health and BMI. The research aimed to investigate...

As we enter 2020, all countries in the world are being hit by a health threat crisis caused by the coronavirus. The virus has a major impact on various sectors of life. Therefore, responsive and fast leadership is needed to overcome the crisis that occurs. From the point of view of feminism and female...

Entitlement is one of the most inseparable things in human beings. In the right to contain the various elements of protection, one’s will and interests. Social media is one of the things that are affecting people’s lives today. Through social media people can readily come up with all the opinions they...

At present, multinational companies are gradually entering the Chinese market. While bringing convenience to China's economy, there are also frequent violations of labor rights by multinational companies. However, under the state-centered implementation system of international human rights law,...

At present, the international competition is becoming more and more fierce, and talent has become a scarce resource for each country to seize. In China, graduate students as the main talent force, constantly pushing forward the economic and social development. Wherein, the tutor's guiding style...

Background Trichotillomania (TTM) and Onycothilomania are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as dermatological conditions categorized as obsessive-compulsive disorders. Based on DSM-5, OCRD (Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders) includes BFRB...

Animal vocabulary contains a metaphorical way of thinking, which regards animals as the source domain and people or things as the target domain and implement a cross domain projection. The differences between English and Chinese language users in terms of geographical environment, living habits, ways...

This experimental research aims to test whether there are significant differences in mathematics learning outcomes between classes taught using discovery learning and problem – based models of learning. The type of the research is Quasi - experimental research. Research population was the students of...

This study aims to determine the effect of tourist facilities and service quality on tourist satisfaction where Air China Beach is the main object of this study. The beach is a place that is visited by many tourists because it offers a variety of beauty, ranging from stretches of white sand, sunsets...

With the development of national quality course construction, the construction of network course is also spread in various colleges and universities. Many schools have introduced the Blackboard platform (Blackboard platform for short), which can support millions of users, to develop online courses. At...

This article is about research of sermon speech act. The objective of this study is to describe the various types of directive speech acts used to invite in mass sermons at St. Paulus Kleca Church Surakarta. This is a qualitative descriptive study with a pragmatic approach. The data in this study were...

This study aims to determine the influence of margin in life (MIL) on readiness for change in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has significant impacts on all aspects of human life, which produce a process of changes in the organization. Each individual has a different experience,...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping, due to its convenience and ever-improving digital experience, is rapidly becoming the preferred method of purchasing for by an increasing number of individuals. With the efficiency of purchasing improving, the growing number of orders puts more pressure...

The language used by children no longer reflects a nation that upholds ethical and aesthetic values in this digital era. Many children have begun to erode their politeness values. Children speak freely without realizing and considering who they are talking to, so their language tends not to have the...

In order to solve the problems of single teaching mode and disjointed production and education of marketing major in colleges and universities in China, this paper takes marketing network teaching as the research object, and designs a set of marketing network teaching platform by combining network information,...

In view of the credit risk loss brought by incomplete loan transactions to the online P2P lending platform, based on the data set of Prosper Company, this paper, on the one hand, establishes machine learning models such as logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, etc. to predict whether the...