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Low serum vitamin D is linked with higher vascular risk. It is unclear how. Objective: to test whether 1,25(OH)2D3 (active vitamin D) modifies contractility of proximal resistance vessels, dose-dependently. Methods: Male Wistar rat mesenteric arteries were investigated by wire myography. 60mM High...

To define the vascular role of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in cardiovascular pathophysiology, we generated a conditional transgenic mouse model with MR overexpression in the endothelium. We previously described increase sensitivity to several vasoconstrictors in mesenteric arteries such as in...

An age-related increase in systolic blood pressure and similarities in the consequences of hypertension and aging on arterial structure/mechanics have been reported, particularly in larger arteries. As the structural/mechanical properties of smaller resistance vessels in the context of advancing physiological...

Background. Experimental cerebral ischemia and organ culture of cerebral arteries result in enhanced expression of endothelin ETB receptors in smooth muscle cells. The present study was designed to evaluate the involvement of calcium-calmodulin dependent protein kinase (CAMK) on the expression of endothelin...

For analyzing longitudinal ordinal response data, many methods are available to take into account the correlations between responses of the same individual where different methods use different approaches. One of the methods to consider this correlation is the transition (Markov) model. In this paper,...

Improvement of the work efficiency is demanded by aging and reducing of the working population in the construction field, so that some automation technologies are applied to construction equipment, such as bulldozers and excavators. However, not only the automation technologies but also expert skills...

We study exponentiability of the infinite polynomials with maximal degree 2 of cration and annihilation operators, which give a Fock Space-representation of the coplexification of the affine symplectic group.

Learning Journal is one of communication tool for students in learning, in order that lecturer was being able to identify the student’s learning outcome so far. Besides, it was able to enhance student’s understanding which was expected to enhance the learning outcome. The student’s understanding was...

As the important tool for human communication, language is a marker differing an ethnic group from another. The disappearance of any language will lead to the vanishing of cultural phenomena of human beings. The popularization of Chinese has impacted Naxi language. To assess the vitality of Naxi language...

Physical separation between teacher and learner activities and no face-to-face presence are the characteristics of the online learning system that must be implemented by the teachers during the covid 19 pandemic. Therefore, the implementation of learning supervision carried out by the principals is focused...

This essay reviews factors exacerbating women’s experience of stigma in the workplace to explain the gender discrimination in Europe, which gives rise to a lasting wage gap. Firstly, various forms of gender discrimination are discussed based on previous research, and academic literature will be reviewed....

Tuban City is well-known as the place of great Islamic scholars (Bumi Wali) and is visited by pilgrims from all over the country. Visitors to the tomb of Sunan Bonang come relentlessly in large numbers throughout the day. The city center where the tomb is located becomes the focal point of the city life...

The main factor influencing catfish farming activities is the use of feed. Catfish feed in the form of fish pellets has a relatively expensive price, thereby reducing profits in catfish farming, so alternative feeds are needed. An alternative feed that has the potential to be used in catfish farming...

English writing reflects the English level of Chinese college students and a process of comprehensively applying English knowledge. At the same time, English writing is also a communicative behavior across Chinese and English languages and cultures for Chinese college students. However, the influence...

Wavelet threshold method filters the signal by eliminating the singular value of data in advance. Based on the conventional hard threshold and soft threshold method, a new threshold function is proposed. The function has better mathematical characteristics and clear physical significance. It can accurately...

This study investigates early childhood teachers’ skills in designing musical kinaesthetic and song learning activities in Lembang District, Western Bandung Regency. It is a qualitative with non-hypothetical research involving 25 early childhood teachers selected from some schools. Data were collected...

With the development of many Chinese cities entering the stage of urban renewal, the quality improvement of urban public space in built areas has become an important part. With the increasing proportion of rail transit in urban travel sharing rate, it is extremely urgent to improve the spatial quality...

The fast-paced living practiced by modern society has proven to negatively impact various aspects of life, ranging from economy, environment, to psychology. Therefore, a good strategy is needed to minimize these negative impacts. The emergence of slow movement appears to compensate for fast-paced living....

Purposes:to investigate the effects of tonifying kidney and spleen, detoxification of throat for Th1 /Th2 of IgA nephropathy model rats.Methods : 72 rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, Tripterygium wilfordii multi glycoside tablet group (control group), tonifying kidney and spleen,...

Reasonable logistics center location has important role in optimizing the transport route, reducing the logistics cost, improving the operational efficiency and promoting the regional development. According to the current situation, the impact index of the logistics center location is more, this paper...

Satellites play an irreplaceable role in human daily life, more and more satellites are being sent into space. At the same time, foreign space powers are competing to develop the satellite stealth technology, the safety factors and survival ability of the satellite can't be ignored. Analysis of space...

With the highly development of China's economy and the popularization of higher education, the employment situation has never been so serious for college graduates due to various factors. Therefore, improving the quality of cultivating talents and fostering high-quality talents has turned to be the core...

At present, we are in a new era which calls for subjectivity and also generates subjectivity. Colleges and universities, as the institutions cultivating high level talents, should conform to the development trend of the times, pay attention to the subjectivity of the students, attach importance to the...

using the synchronous data such as weather radar, oceanic WRF model etc., a severe convective weather process has been analyzed on August 31, 2015 in Bohai Sea area,the results show that the shear line moved eastward and enhanced at the 925hPa and 850hPa in Bohai Bay from 08:00 to 20:00,the index K was...

This study compared the effects of three instructional methods—synchronous online communication, asynchronous online communication, and traditional grammar translation method—in English reading comprehension. A quasi-experimental research design included pre and post reading comprehension tests for all...

The ageing population brings an extensive and profound influence to give the social economy and people life, aging problem has already become a major social problem, the aging population is accelerating in China, and the pension mechanism is the urgent demand of current development of Chinese socialism....

Using forecast television network ratings, television executives estimate a price to sell time to advertisers. TV rating is an important feedback mechanism because its results greatly affect the immense profits of TV companies, advertisers, and program producers. Therefore, how to select the samples...

The Kalman filter has been widely used in state estimation of moving targets. Furthermore, the well-known conventional Kalman filter requires an accurate system model and exact prior information. However, the nonlinearity, dynamic and randomicity in the underwater environment result in uncertainty and...

As related works had a few research on Internet Water Army in social network, specifically on the Internet Water Army who trends to lead people’s opinions, obscure the real voices and change public opinions in social network. To better understand what difference lie between Internet Water Army and legitimate...

As the increasing of vehicle, the problem of traffic jam is more prominent and the real-time traffic recognition systems come into being. Combine with the characteristic of vehicle distribution in congested roads, a real-time traffic recognition method was designed and implemented by visual space transformation...

This study discussed the harmony of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). We found that inharmonious factors include the audiences violence, athletes violence, referees’ qualification and black whistle. Based on these studies we proposed several strategies for creating harmonious competition: the Basketball...

With rapid development of financial service– outsourcing industry, more and more attention is placed on talent training mode. The purpose of this article is to make comparative study on the main talents cultivation mode developed by colleges and universities, and put forward that talent cultivating programs...

Modern hardware devices that are idle for a certain period of time enter into sleep mode as a means of reducing power consumption. Naturally, devices should remain in sleep mode for as long as possible to maximize energy savings. However, a growing number of applications perform non-urgent background...

Centralized accounting system is an important measure to improve our country's fiscal and financial revenue and expenditure system reform. Since the late 1990s, it quickly expanded in full swing throughout the country. This paper described the definition of centralized accounting system and the difference...

The objective of the study is to analyze the internalization of Islamic work ethics (IWE) in Malaysia Armed Forces organization (MAF). As the organization is one of the foundations of the nation's force based on its might in defending the society from external enemies, or internal conflicts, hence it...

This paper summarizes the present situation of MOOC and higher education in China by literature research, questionnaire survey, empirical research and other methods, introduces the characteristics of MOOC, the problems of higher education in China and finds the impacts of MOOC on higher education in...

At present, the innovation capacity of Xi'an is still insufficient compared with first-tier cities, and the innovation ability of a city is closely related to University-industry collaboration. Based on this, this paper uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation...

It is discussed that the principle of indentation-flattening compound deformation (IFCDT) and parameter definition. The characteristics and stress state and strain state of IFCDT had been analyzed. Influence factors and influence laws on plastic deformation force had been analyzed. The calculation geometry...

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of meta-creative learning strategies on the achievement in fashion's creative products, practiced creativity, and creative self-efficacy among vocational high schools' student. This research used the quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent control-group...

In order to explore the factors that affect the mental health of the elderly under the network environment, we take the182 residents of 60 and over 60 years old people as the main objects, who are in Zhengyin village, Xindu district, Chengdu city. After a questionnaire survey and data acquisition, a...

This paper presents a simple and efficient design of instantaneous frequency measurement encoder with phase comparison method. Firstly, in order to improve the accuracy of the sampling data, the software filter module is added in the encoder. Secondly, the encoder uses hierarchical lookup table to reduce...