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Internet Skills in Using Smartphones for Children with Intellectual Disability at SLB Negeri Wonogiri

Sidiq Setyawan, Andhika Wulandari
The development of ICT makes it easier for people to acquire information, show expression, and fulfill other needs. Although information can be accessed easily by anyone, people need digital skills to master digital technology that develops rapidly. Digital skill is a person’s ability to determine information...
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6.10 PERIPHERAL SENSORY NEUROPATHY AND VASCULAR ANGIOGENIC FACTORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS IN GHANA

Kwame Yeboah, Daniel A. Antwi, Ben Gyan
Pages: 61 - 62
Background: Impaired angiogenesis may be amongst the possible mechanism underlining the development of peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients.(1) Angiogenesis is regulated by circulating vascular growth factor, notably, angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2 and vascular endothelial...
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6.9 ANTIPLATELET AND VASCULAR EFFECTS OF ASPIRIN IN HEALTHY PERSONS AND PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

Liv Vernstroem Hald, Anne-Mette Hvas, Erik Lerkevang Grove, Esben Laugesen, Kristian Loekke Funck, Per Loegstrup Poulsen
Pages: 61 - 61
Background: Treatment with aspirin is a cornerstone in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetes, whereas its place in primary prevention remains controversial. The effect of once-daily aspirin on platelet aggregation is unclear in patients with diabetes. Furthermore, the...

Portuguese Loan-Words in the Toponymy of Ambon: A Historical-Archaeological Perspective

Daya Negeri Wijaya, Deny Yudo Wahyudi, Siti Zaenatul Umaroh, Ninie Susanti
This study attempts to identify the Portuguese loan-words in the geographical names in Ambon Island. This study also attempts to contextualize the toponymy of Ambon in its historical context. The library research as a research method was used to reveal the Portuguese influence on the toponymy of Ambon....
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5.7 SUBPOPULATIONS OF CIRCULATING T LYMPHOCYTES IN OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY

C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Rossini, F. Mittempergher, A. Titi, N. Portolani, C. De Ciuceis, S. Caletti, M.A. Coschignano, V. Trapletti, E. Porteri, P. Pileri, E. Agabiti Rosei, D. Rizzoni
Pages: 61 - 61
Objective: It has been previously demonstrated that T lymphocytes may be involved in the development of hypertension and microvascular remodeling, and that circulating T effector lymphocytes may be increased in hypertension. In particular, Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes may contribute to the progression of...
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6.8 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AND CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Davide Agnoletti, Filippo Valbusa, Ari Lieber, Guido Arcaro, Michel Safar, Jacques Blacher
Pages: 61 - 61
Background: Diabetic hypertensives patients present different hemodynamic pattern than only hypertensive patients. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the diastolic function and the pulse pressure amplification (PPA), an index combining both arterial stiffness and wave reflexion, in diabetic...
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5.6 LONGITUDINAL FOLLOW-UP OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PSORIASIS TREATED BY ANTI-IL12/IL-23 COMPARED TO ANTI-TNF ALPHA

Hakim Khettab, Manuelle Viguier, Idir Hamdidouche, Hervé Bachelez, Pierre Boutouyrie
Pages: 61 - 61
Patients with chronic severe psoriasis are at increased cardiovascular risk (CVR). Modern systemic treatments of psoriasis involve anti-TNF alpha (ATNF) and more recently introduced anti-IL12/IL-23 (ustekinumab, AIL12/23) which, by interfering with IL-17, a possibly vasculoprotective cytokine, may increase...
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6.7 FIRST EVIDENCE OF PULSATILE PRESSURE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MACRO-VASCULATURE AND MICRO-VASCULATURE: PROOF-OF-CONCEPT BY ASSOCIATION WITH KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

Rachel Climie, Dean Picone, Sarah Blackwood, Ahmad Qasem, Stephen Rattigan, James Sharman
Pages: 61 - 61
Objectives: It is widely thought that excess pulsatile pressure energy from increased stiffness of large central arteries (macro-vasculature) is transmitted to capillary networks (micro-vasculature) and causes end-organ damage (i.e. kidneys). However, this hypothesis has never been tested, and we sought...

Multiple Internet of Intelligences for Risk Analysis

Chongfu Huang
Pages: 61 - 71
In this study, we define a multiple Internet of intelligences (M-IOI) as the processing of homological information in layers. If agents in an M-IOI not only provide information in response to a question asked by a customer but also review information from other agents and summarize it, we refer to this...

The Gumbel-Lomax Distribution: Properties and Applications

M.H. Tahir, M. Adnan Hussain, Gauss M. Cordeiro, G.G. Hamedani, M. Mansoor, M. Zubair
Pages: 61 - 79
We introduce a new four-parameter model called the Gumbel-Lomax distribution arising from the Gumbel- X generator recently proposed by Al-Aqtash (2013). Its density function can be right-skewed and reversed-J shaped, and can have decreasing and upside-down bathtub shaped hazard rate. Various structural...

Moving Robots Lies and Their Minds with Degree of Confidence in a Decentralized Autonomous FMS

Hidehiko Yamamoto, Takayoshi Yamada, Shizuka Tanaka
Pages: 61 - 64
According to the previous study of a decentralized autonomous FMS using a mind, it is found that the production outputs decreased because an agent sometimes lies. To solve this problem, we study an AGV’s lie. The study is that AGVs recognize the lie that each AGV sends. To do this, we propose to give...

jFuzzyLogic: a Java Library to Design Fuzzy Logic Controllers According to the Standard for Fuzzy Control Programming

Pablo Cingolani, Jesús Alcalá-Fdez
Pages: 61 - 75
Fuzzy Logic Controllers are a specific model of Fuzzy Rule Based Systems suitable for engineering applications for which classic control strategies do not achieve good results or for when it is too difficult to obtain a mathematical model. Recently, the International Electrotechnical Commission has published...

Comparative Study of Image Thresholding Using Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Cloud Model

Tao Wu, Kun Qin
Pages: 61 - 73
Uncertainty is an inherent part of image segmentation in real world applications. The use of new methods for handling incomplete information is of fundamental importance. Type-1 fuzzy sets used in conventional image segmentation cannot fully handle the uncertainties. Type-2 fuzzy sets and cloud model...

A Method for Assessing Risk Rating of Natural Gas Pipeline Based on Accident Statistics

Xiaoyuan Xu, Xuanya Liu, Ge Guo, Chao Ji
Pages: 61 - 68
This article collected 199 cases of domestic natural gas pipeline leakage accidents, and used the mathematical methods and SPSS statistical analysis software to analysis these accident cases. Based on the analysis of accidents statistics and disaster reduction factors, the natural gas pipeline risk rating...

Realize Node Localization Based on OLSR Protocol in Ad Hoc Networks

Anbao Wang, Bin Zhu
Pages: 61 - 71
In wireless Ad Hoc network's many applications, learning accurately the position of the node is one of its important conditions. Node walks randomly in wireless Ad Hoc network, thus it causes the position of the nodes are stochastic; Therefore, the node localization technology is one of the difficult...

Foundations for Digital Transformation: The Case of Vietnam

Tran Minh ANH
Research purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the digitalization environment in Vietnam by investigating the foundations for digital transformation, from which enterprises can foresee the opportunities as well as challenges in the process of digital transformation. Research motivation: The...

The Narrative Structure Analysis of Tidung Oral Story on Alan Dundes at Tarakan City, North Kalimantan (Folklore Study)

Eva Apriani
This research is a narrative structure of Tidung Oral Story on Alan Dundes at Tarakan City, North Kalimantan. The problem research focuses on the structure of motifeme in folklore entitled The Origin of Mount Srilaki, Betawol, Si Gumban, Putri Kumalasari, and Buluh Perindu folklore studies. The theory...

Developing Ecosystem Based Human Capital Department Roles: A Literature Review

Henndy Ginting, Veronica A. Khristiningrum, Aurik Gustomo
In the era of competitiveness and changes in economic, social, political, technological, and business issues, companies are forced to adapt in order to be competitive, survive and sustain themselves. The strategy of company in achieving performance leading to its competitive advantage has an impact on...

A Class of Semilinear Fifth-Order Evolution Equations: Recursion Operators and Multipotentialisations

Marianna Euler, Norbert Euler
Pages: 61 - 75
We apply a list of criteria which leads to a class of fifth-order symmetry-integrable evolution equations. The recursion operators for this class are given explicitly. Multipotentialisations are then applied to the equations in this class in order to extend this class of integrable equations.

Lagrangians For Equations of Painlevé Type by Means of The Jacobi Last Multiplier

G. D’ambrosi, M. C. Nucci
Pages: 61 - 71
We apply the method of Jacobi Last Multiplier to the fifty second-order ordinary differential equations of Painlevé type as given in Ince in order to obtain a Lagrangian and consequently solve the inverse problem of Calculus of Variations for those equations. The easiness and straightforwardness of Jacobi’s...

On Modulated NLS-Ermakov Systems

Colin Rogers, Kwok Chow
Pages: 61 - 74
Spatial modulated coupled nonlinear Schrödinger systems with symmetry reduction to integrable Ermakov and Ermakov-Painlevé subsystems are investigated.

Assimilation Policy and Social Re-integration of Prisoners during the Covid 19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Mukhlis R.
To see the reality of punishment during the covid 19 pandemic in Indonesia, there is a fundamental problem between achieving the purpose of punishment and carrying out punishment in a correctional institution until it is completed, while on the other hand there is protection of the right to life and...
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Problems and Countermeasures of Information Security of Electric Power Enterprises in China

Haixun Feng, Yong Zang
Electric power enterprises have developed very rapid in recent years. The information construction of electric enterprises has also made great achievements. However, due to the constraints of time and experience, the information security of electric enterprises has some problems, which are the imperfections...
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Attack and Improvement of a Proxy Multi-Signature Scheme

Hongru Wei, Jiayuan Hu
Proxy multi-signature system is based on digital signature scheme for a class of special signature scheme, which requires the signer to own certain powers were delegated to each proxy signer to make these proxy signer to use these powers on behalf of himself. In this paper, a class before the enhanced...

The Role of Foreign Trade in China's Economic Growth--An Empirical Study Based on EVA Model

YiChen Li
Based on the SITC, Chinese foreign trade products are divided three categories of products as resources and labor-intensive, capital-intensive and technology-intensive products, use Extreme Value Analysis Boundary (EBA) to conduct empirical study to identify the "robustness" factor for impacting China's...
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Encouraging Renewable Energy Consumption Through Dynamic Pricing

Italo Brito, Claudio De Farias, Luci Pirmez, Leonardo Ribeiro, Luiz Carmo
Smart Grids are smart networks of energy transmission and distribution that enable a two-way communication between the consumer and distributor. Smart Grids are important for energy sustainability and environmental preservation avoiding the non-renewable energy consumption since decentralized suppliers...
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The Analysis and Research on the Internet of Things Security Issues

Xinyue Xu
Nowadays, the Internet of Things technology has become a global hot topic. With the widespread applications of the Internet of Things, security issues attract people's attention. Firstly, the article introduces the concept, three layers and functions of the Internet of Things. Secondly, the article analyze...
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Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Chinese Cabbage Seedlings under Aluminum Stress

Yi Tang, Jingxian Li, Enze Zhang, Huanxiu Li
A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of exogenous melatonin (MT) on photosynthetic characteristics of Chinese cabbage under aluminum (Al) stress. Five treatments were used in the experiment: leaves were sprayed with 0 (CK), 50, 100, 200 and 400 mol-L-1 concentrations of melatonin solution....

Research on low carbon economic policy support system based on Web

Li Liu
As a new branch of accounting the environmental accounting is produced in environmental governance from a variety of disciplines cross a frontier of Applied Science, it can reflect the enterprise production and management activities of the impact on the environment, promote the implementation of the...
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Target Tracking Control of Mobile Robot Based on Ultrasonic Sensor

Zhenwen Tan, Shusheng Bi, Hao Wang, Zhibiao Wang
Design and realize an intelligent mobile robot system applied to track the target using ultrasonic sensor. Wheeled mobile robot senses the orientation between robot and target through the radio device and ultrasonic sensor, and then combines with target-tracking algorithm track following algorithm and...

Comparison on Equity Investment Accounting Method Conversion of Old and New Accounting Principle

Jing Xu
Long-term equity investment accounting methods had cost approach and equity approach. The mutual conversion of the two approaches belongs to the change of accounting policy, which could be retroactive adjustment. This article profoundly introduced the six methods of two approaches' mutual conversion,...
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Fracture analysis on flywheel bolt of ISG motor for hybrid bus

Youming Tang, Zonghui Yan, Guibin Sun, Yi Zhang, Kun Dong
Using tool such as torque wrenches, air guns, speed sensors and bolt fastening analyzer, the causes of flywheel bolt fracture of ISG motor was analyzed, respectively from the fixed structure of hybrid bus, tightening performance of bolt and clutches shock characteristics. The results show that lack of...
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Over-education Issues in Graduated Education of Physical Education in China’s Universities

Ruilei Dai
Under the background of modern commercialized education, the Over-education phenomenon has become widespread. The purpose of this study is to investigate the over-education status in the major of physical education and training of postgraduates in some China’s universities. Methods: the study of literature...
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Cultivating Innovative Consciousness of Graduate Students by Collective Classroom Observation and Assessment with Teacher ——Taking Inner Mongolia as an Example of Collective Classroom Observation and Assessment

Chunlan Li, Jiquan Zhang, Qige Guan, Bisigalatu Hao, Shan Yin, Richa Hu
Compared with the national collective classroom observation and assessment, the collective classroom observation and assessment together with teacher pay more attention to cultivating the innovative consciousness of graduate students, which can contribute to promote the growth of graduate students, and...
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Design of node in Family’s Fire Prevention Based on WSN

Junying Sun, Jiaxing Chen, Boli Liu
At present, wireless sensor network is widely used in sensor technology. While to design the node of WSN which is powerful, good fault tolerance, low power consumption and cheap is essential in wireless sensor network. In this article, A Family’s fire prevention method using WSN was described. Which...
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An Adaptive Model of Energy Consumption Predictor for Big Data Centers

Xuexia Xu, Gang Lin, Jianzong Wang
It is well-known that with the explosive growth of data, the age of big data has arrived. However, the power consumption of the big data center is huge and will be a major obstacle to its wider extension. How to save the power towards green computing is a potential tendency by utilizing the elastic computing...

Establish the Platform of Idle Goods- Focus on Left-behind Children

Siyu Yu
At the same time of China's growing, the phenomenon of left-behind children has quietly become a serious social problem, which has attracted the attention of a great of the CPC central committee and the state council. In the graduation period, how to deal with the accumulation of the university graduates...
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Flexible Manufacturing Technology for Children's Customized Furniture

Linqi Zhao, Xianqing Xiong, Shuman Zhu, Yuyu Wu, Mengnan Yu, Yu Di
Aiming at the design defects and quality problems in Children's Furniture, flexible manufacturing of children's furniture is proposed. It is by flexible design, flexible production and information management that flexible manufacturing can overcome the impact of the function, style, quality requirement...

On the Curriculum Setting of College Oral English Course Based on Prefabricated Chunk Theory and Input and Output Strategies

Guoting Qian, Yixuan Duan
Nowadays, spoken English teaching in China on the improvement of students' oral ability does not meet the expectation. "Dumb English" is still prominent in English-language learners. This paper develops a research using questionnaire survey on students' spoken abilities and needs. An efficient curriculum...

The Analysis of Chinese Elements in Hollywood's Movies

Guoxin Chen, Lu Wang, Li Zhang, Qingjie Li, Zhanpeng Qi
With the fast development of Chinese economy and politics, more and more Chinese cultural elements have gone into the Hollywood's movies and are familiar by western people. But there still exists the phenomenon of misreadings of Chinese culture and the limitation represented in Hollywood's movies. This...
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Thermodynamic Model of Semiconductor Refrigeration System Based on Peltier Effect

Shucheng Xing
With the development of society, people's requirements on the comfort of environment have been further improved. The semiconductor refrigeration technology, with the increase of material merit, has been greatly developed and widely used in civil and military fields. This paper, starting from the Peltier...

Sampling Survey among Undergraduates in the Age of Big Data

Chongjun Ouyang, Hu Wang
With the development of information science, traditional sampling survey has been challenged and influenced by the trends of big data. Undergraduates are the most important foundation of the development of science and times. This paper analyzes the merits and faults of big data, and makes detailed analysis...
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Design and Implementation of Embedded Network Master and Slave Communication Based on Modbus/TCP

Chenxi Wang, Mingzhe Liu, Aidong Xu, Jilong Zhang, Ni Jin
By analyzing the components of the Modbus/TCP protocol, this paper designs the communication network of industrial Ethernet based on Modbus/TCP protocol. The realization method and process of client / server communication mode are given.
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Modeling of Handover Process in Operation Control System of Maglev Train Using Timed Automata

Hongze Xu, Yelei Li, Liu Jianfeng
The OCS (operation control system) is playing a vital role in ensuring the high efficiency and safety of the maglev train. In this paper, we focused on modeling and verification of the handover process of OCS. After we analyzed the function and performance of the system, the process was modeled as a...