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Implication of bone regulatory factors in human coronary artery calcification

Alexandros Alexopoulos, Stavros Peroukides, Vasiliki Bravou, John Varakis, Vlassios Pyrgakis, Helen Papadaki
Pages: 101 - 108
Background: Although emerging evidence suggests that vascular calcification constitutes an active process sharing common features with bone formation, several aspects of this process in human coronary artery calcification are still poorly understood. We therefore investigated the expression of key bone...
Proceedings Article

Students’ Proof Schemes for Disproving Mathematical Proposition

Mochammad Amirudin, Yusuf Fuad, Pradnyo Wijayanti
Proof and proving play an important role for students in justifying the validity of mathematical propositions. This qualitative research was concerned to assess students’ proof schemes for disproving mathematics propositions. The sample was 11th grade students of SMAN 1 Surabaya. All students had to...

The Transformation Development Path of Local Undergraduate Universities under the Perspective of “New Engineering”

Zhanguo Zhang, Yaxu Chu
Guiding partial local undergraduate universities to transform into the applied ones is a major decision made by the CPC central committee and the state council. Under the perspective of “new engineering”, this paper focused on the five important areas including adjusting specialty structure, innovating...

Transvestite: Tourism Law Perspective

Murry Darmoko
This research focuses on transvestite in tourism law perspective. The purpose of this research is to examine transvestite in tourism law perspective. This research follows IMRAD Structure in reporting, preceded by an abstract and followed by the conclusion. Method is descriptive, which studies word of...

Patriarchy Culture and Injustice for Women in Politics

Fredik Lambertus Kollo, Sunarso Sunarso
Injustice to the woman is often happens in every aspect of life. One of them is the injustice to the woman in politics. The purpose of this research is to know the influence of patriarchy culture through the injustice of woman in politics. This research based on the idea that patriarchy culture puts...
Proceedings Article

Voxelwise Detection of Cerebral Microbleed in CADASIL Patients by Genetic Algorithm and Back Propagation Neural Network

Yuanyuan Tao, Rayan S Cloutie
In this study, we proposed an application of voxelwise detection of cerebral microbleed in CADASIL patients by genetic algorithm (GA) and back propagation neural network (BPNN).We collected in total 20 subjects, and obtained 69,356 CMB voxels, and 124,063,981 non-CMB voxels. We employed BPNN as the classification...

Development of Authentic Assessment Learning Model in Achieving Skill of Literary Text: A Strategy for Establishment of Young Generation Character

Nurizzati Nurizzati, Ena Noveria, Ermawati Arief
Lessons learned and evaluation Literary Appreciation tend to be neglected: less procedural, less precise, and less effective. Measuring appraisal tools of literary appreciation are mostly only up to the level of knowledge (cognitive), not to measure the psychomotor and affective aspects. Therefore, the...
Proceedings Article

Complex Resistance to Leaf Diseases of Spring Barley in Leningrad Region

Lyubov M. Bondareva, Tatiana N. Radyukevich, Lyudmila I. Kartasheva, Dmitry A. Danilov
The article presents a study of the comparative characteristics of new promising lines of spring barley L1623 (nutans), L1505 (pallidum) and standards of varieties Suzdalets (nutans) and Leningrad (pallidum) on resistance to leaf diseases in various meteorological conditions of the growing season of...

The Difference in Physical Fitness Levels of Indonesian Male and Female Junior High School Students

Aprida Agung Priambadha, Fitria Dwi Andriyani, Mr Dapan, Desi Ardiyani
The limited number of studies which investigates the differences in physical fitness levels between male and female students in Indonesia forms the background of this study. The objective of this study is to investigate the difference in physical fitness levels of male and female students in SMPN 3 Depok...

The Power of Group Investigation Model on Student Critical Thinking, Attitude, and Character in Learning Physics

I Wayan Santyasa, I Wayan Sukra Warpala, I Komang Sudarma
Learning physics in senior high school by using a teacher-centered teaching habit must be changed. It has to empower the investigated-based collaboration. This quasi experimental study aims to analyze the effect of group investigation (GI) model compared to direct instruction (DI) model on critical thinking...
Proceedings Article

The System of Effectiveness Indicators of Environmental Security of an Enterprise under the Conditions of Transition to Low-Carbon Economy

T.V. Maiorova, I.S. Belik, O.S. Ponomareva, S.V. Koptyakova, Litovskaya Litovskaya
The effective use of natural resources, the raise in the level and quality of life are increasingly attracting public attention, as a result of which the data characterizing both the financial performance and non-financial of a company are currently in high demand. Traditional economic evaluation criteria...

Constructing Xi’an International Freight Hub of Silk Road Economic Belt

Ling-Bing Han, Guo-Ling Jia
The Xi'an freight hub node and operation status are sorted out. With the purpose of breaking through the existing limitations and adapt to the development needs of the Silk Road Economic Belt, the paper proposes a Xi'an international freight transportation hub with "one center + two carriers + four channels"....
Proceedings Article

Improving the Quality of Goat Sperm through the Implementation of Fermented Feed based on Water Hyacinth: Fermege Formula 3

Evie Ratnasari, Herlina Fitrihidajati, Isnawati Isnawati
Fermented feed made from water hyacinth contain high nutrition, increase goat weight, improve carcass quality and improve the reproduction system of goats. The aims of this study were determining the effect of fermege formula 3 on the quality of goat spermatozoa was compared to conventional feed. This...

Reconsideration of International Tax Cooperation and Management from the Perspective of “Internet +” 

Yuan  Jiao, Chen Xue
International taxation management is an important part of global economic governance. Under the background of “Internet +”, governments should size this opportunity, take the tax evasion issue as the guide, seize the “Internet +” technology dividend, and continuously improve the tax collection and management...

Application of PBL Teaching Method in the Course of Digital Products Inspection

Ping Peng, Hulin Zhai
As a group selection course of international Economics and Trade, digital products inspection course has a certain influence on students' theoretical knowledge and practical business ability of digital product trade. Based on practical teaching on digital products inspection course of the international...

Dynamics Analysis of Payload On-orbit Catapult Separation Based on ADAMS

Yi Li, Yingmin Jia, Jianheng Ling
Pages: 101 - 104
In this paper, a catapult separation device equipped with guide mechanism is considered, and the corresponding dynamic model is descripted firstly. Then, employing the dynamic simulation software ADAMS, the virtual prototype model of the separation device is established, and the whole process of on-orbit...

Nawacita In Victimology Studies: A Case Study of The Development of West Java International Airport (BIJB)

Gelar Ali Ahmad, Pudji Astuti, Emmilia Rusdiana
Nawacita is programs promised by Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla in their regime which one of them is to continue and integrate Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development (MP3EI) into it. The Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI)...
Proceedings Article

Multifunction Hammer Mill Machine Design And Assembling To Destroy an Agricultural Wastes

Sri Hartati, Ms. Musabbikhah, Edy Suryono
The consequences of the agricultural sector is abundant of agricultural waste. An agricultural waste to be able to further processing need to cutting or the destruction of formerly.One needs in treating waste agricultural sector is crushing machine. Because of that required the design and machine fabrication...
Proceedings Article

Efficient Provably Secure ID-based Blind Signature with Message Recovery

Wei Cui, Qian Jia
Due to the rapid growth in popularity of electronic cash, electronic voting and location-based mobile, the design of secure schemes with low-bandwidth and blocking attacks capability is an important research issue. In this paper, we propose an efficient provably secure ID-based blind signature with message...
Proceedings Article

Abnormal Traffic Classification based on Feature Entropy Vector

Lulu Chen, Wenpu Guo, Hao He
Existing anomaly detection technology is mainly concerned with the detection of anomalous flow, and it is not enough to study anomaly type. Therefore, a method based on information entropy and k-means clustering is proposed to construct the anomalous traffic entropy feature vector to achieve fast and...

Comparative Analysis Of College Students In View Of Gender Issues

Ikhsan Siregar, Yusuf Hanifiah, Muhammad Arifin Nasution, Abdillah Arif Nasution, Muhammad Anggia Muchtar, Tigor H Nasution
Education is a very important element for the development of a nation. Before the days of independence, Indonesians educations are for men only, until finally through the momentum that involves a female character who has become a driving force of education and education for female in Indonesia. Education...

Study of Soil Properties and Physical Land Characteristics of Corn Farmland in Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province

Sri Maryati, Sunarty Eraku
Corn is the main commodity in the category of food crops other than cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts and soybeans in the Gorontalo Regency. Based on The Gorontalo Province in Figures 2016, corn production of Gorontalo Regency 2015 was 142863 ton and total harvested area was 26817 hectare. Corn productivity...
Proceedings Article

Design of Manipulator PLC Control System

Yan Bao
Through the research of CNC lathe automatic programming and machining simulation parameters, summed up in the CNC lathe processing of complex shape programming procedure has advantages, and the complex parts processing as an example, the processing technology and NC program is complete, the use of CATIA...

The Present Situation and Countermeasure of Compilation and Research of Archives in Colleges and Universities

Xiqiao Liu
The archives in colleges and universities are the products of the cultural accumulation of colleges and universities, the proof of the cultural progress of colleges and universities, and the inheritance of the cultural development of colleges and universities, which can't be neglected and ignored in...

Teaching Reflection of Vocational Colleges' College Chinese course Based on Constructivism Learning Theory

Ling Zhang
Now college Chinese course demand is getting higher and higher, but actual position is marginal and awkward. The society' rational understanding and degree of attention about college Chinese is very limited. Requirements of vocational college Chinese course teaching are very low level. If vocational...
Proceedings Article

Research on Robust Optimal Power Flow of VSC-MTDC AC / DC Uncertain System

Zhongjian Kang, Yao Chen, Yan Li
For the purpose of large-scale wind power accommodation in a voltage source converter based multi-terminal high voltage direct current (VSC-MTDC) AC/DC system, this study proposed a robust optimal power flow strategy for VSC-MTDC AC/DC uncertain systems. The strategy is suitable for long timescale application...
Proceedings Article

Effect of the thermomechanical treatment on the microstructures of CLAM steel

Zheng Sun, Fei Zhao, Fang Huang, Wenyuan Ding, Peiyang Jiang
The thermomechanical treatment test of CLAM steel is simulated by the thermal simulated test machine Gleeble3500, by means of constant temperature compression test to study the effect of the thermomechanical treatment processing on microstructure of China Low Activation Martensitic steel(CLAM steel)....
Proceedings Article

Research on SOC Estimation Algorithm for Lithium Battery Based on EKF Algorithm and Ampere-hour Integration Method

Bo Fan, Xinyu Luan, Rui Zhang, Tianlin Niu, Yijing Xie
Accurate estimation of state of charge (SOC) in power battery is the key point of electric vehicle management system. In this paper, the problem of accurate estimate of the SOC for lithium battery is considered. The composite model of the battery is established, and the parameters of the model are identified...
Proceedings Article

Methods of Sensitivity Analyses and theirs Role in Engineering

Novak Drahom¡r, Lehky David, Cao Maosen, Pan Lixia
The paper describes selected efficient methods for sensitivity analysis of engineering problems: The non-parametric rank-order statistical correlation between the basic random variables and the structural response variable, neural network ensemble-based sensitivity analysis and sensitivity analysis in...
Proceedings Article

Genetic Relationship between Rubus Parvifolius and R. Coreanus (Rubus, Rosaceae) based on Simple Sequence Repeat Markers

Yan Wang, Wen He, Jing Zhang, Tao Chen, Qing Chen, Hao-Ru Tang, Lin Liu, Xiao-Rong Wang
Rubus parvifolius L. and R. coreanus Miq. are two morphologically distinct, endemic wild brambles and sympatric in China. Genetic diversity and genetic structure of the two species and their putative hybrids were investigated by using 10 SSR markers selected from 31 markers. A total of 98 alleles were...

Exploring the Role of Islamic Work Ethics for Organizations in Indonesia

Syaiful Bakhri, Rudi Prasetyo Ardi, Fuad Masud, Mr Suharnomo
Management as a science used in organizational operations, especially in the human resources management. Through management, the goals of the organization are planned, organized, actuated and controlled so the results are expected to meet expectations. In practice, humans as the subject as well as the...
Proceedings Article

Single Image Super-Resolution Based on Improved WGAN

Lei Yu, Xiang Long, Chao Tong
SRGAN has successfully applied the Generative Adversarial Network to the single image super-resolution reconstruction, which has achieved good results. But the loss function based on feature space in SRGAN objectively sacrifices the pursuit of high peak signal-to-noise-ratio (PSNR), which is the result...

The effect of music Mnemonic and Flash Cards to increase fourth grade students' english vocabulary acquisition

Eunike Winoto, Sugoto Sugoto, Ananta Yudiarso
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effect of music mnemonic and flash cards in enhancing grade 4 students' English vocabulary acquisition. The participants were 30 students, aged 9-11 years old, who had low capability in second language (English) vocabulary acquisition. The...

Reflections on the Combination of Computer Assisted Technology and Higher Vocational Education

Zhaohui Yang
With the continuous development of science and technology in our country, computer technology has been widely used in all fields of social production. As an important place for delivering a large number of high-quality talents to the society, the vocational education school occupies an important position...
Proceedings Article

Effect of information asymmetry and embeddedness on organizational learning

Liefa Liao, Kanliang Wang
Using simulation research method, this research considers how information asymmetry and embeddedness influence organizational learning performance. The results indicate that, low embeddedness facilitate exploration learning while high embeddedness facilitate exploitation learning in information symmetry...
Proceedings Article

French Universities Reforms and Management Changes

Laurent Meriade, Nicolas Mainetti, Li Yiqiang
Fundamental changes that universities face deeply alter their pilotage conditions. Indeed, French higher education landscape is under-going a very net acceleration in its adaptation to the set of these changes and, addition to application of the LOLF at University administration, the LRU act grants to...
Proceedings Article

On the First-Order Markov Model for the PLC Fading Channel

Wei SHEN
The power line communications (PLC) channel is noisy one, which can be modeled by the Markov process. The order is the key concerning when used the Markov process. the level of complexity will be incurred from using higher order , while the first-order Markov models may lead to the less accurate channel...
Proceedings Article

A 3D Simulation approach of Pool Fire

Jianfeng Zhou
Pool fire is a major accident type of flammable liquid. In this paper, a particle system based 3D simulation model of pool fire flame is established. On this basis, a multi-point source model of pool fire thermal radiation is proposed. Each living particle in the particle system is considered as a radiation...
Proceedings Article

Accelerometer-based Energy Expenditure Estimation Methods and Performance Comparison

Fang-Chen Chuang, Ya-Ting C. Yang, Jeen-Shing Wang
This paper presents two accelerometer-based metabolic equivalent (MET) estimation methods: 1) MET regression models estimation; and 2) a mono-exponential MET estimation equation. The MET estimation methods can predict MET for the following seven categories of activities: sitting, standing, walking upstairs,...
Proceedings Article

Study on the Model of Quality Safety Information Diffusion

Wuyi Zhang, Yunfei Yang, Linjing Tao
Based on the SI communicable disease model, this paper established the model of quality safety information diffusion by comparing the system composition of SI model and the diffusing process with the model of quality safety information diffusion. Then, the paper overcomes the defect that and are fixed...

The Predicament and Reform Direction of College Physical Education Management

Lifeng Liu
At present, the reform of quality education in our country is advancing continuously, and the position of the management of physical education in Colleges and universities is becoming more and more prominent in the teaching management system of all disciplines in Colleges and universities. It can be...

e-Application Quality, e-WoM, and Perception Value on Customer Value Transaction e-Ticketing

Raja Putri, Hendra Gunawan
The purpose of this research is to examine the quality of e-application, e-wom, and perceived value of the e-ticketing transaction decision. This research took a sample of 102 respondents using purposive sampling technique. Data collection using questionnaires conducted online by Instagram direct message....
Research Article

Central Hemodynamic Parameters are Altered in Resistant Hypertensive Individuals

João Marcos de Menezes Zanatta, Fábio dos Santos Ricardi, Elizabeth do Espírito Santo Cestário, Tatiana Azevedo, Jéssica Rodrigues Uyemura, Luciana Neves Cosenso-Martin, Juan Carlos Yugar-Toledo, José Fernando Vilela-Martin
Pages: 101 - 105
Background: Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is one of the major risk factors related to the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Sodium intake is linked to elevated blood pressure and can be estimated by 24-h urinary sodium excretion. The objective of this study was to correlate 24 h urinary...

Developing Instructional Media of Android-Based Game to Teach Human Senses

Putri Khoirin Nashiroh, Ahmad Fashiha Hastawan, Tangguh Al Fatah, Aditya Permana
The use of conventional teaching methods in learning activity can decreasestudentmotivation to learn because students receive learning passively, this situation can cause students to feel bored. Thus, the need for innovation in the learning process in order to form the learning process interesting and...
Conference Abstract

P82 REDUCTION IN ENDOTHELIAL, BUT NOT MICROVASCULAR, FUNCTION DURING ACUTE INFLAMMATION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Elizabeth Schroeder, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 102 - 102
Acute inflammation is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events and leads to reductions in conduit artery (flow-mediated dilation, FMD) and resistance vessel endothelial function. Whether this dysfunction during acute inflammation is further transmitted down the arterial tree to the microvasculature,...
Conference Abstract

P150 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND PROGRESSION OF CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER LESIONS IN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND MATCHED CONTROLS: A 5-YEAR COHORT STUDY

Kristian Løkke Funck, Esben Laugesen, Pernille Høyem, Brian Stausbøll-Grøn, Won Kim, Leif Østergaard, Dora Zeidler, Troels Krarup Hansen, Per Løgstrup Poulsen
Pages: 102 - 102
Aim: Stroke is a frequent and feared complication in patients with type 2 diabetes. Arterial stiffness may improve current suboptimal risk prediction of stroke. However, studies in diabetes populations are lacking. We investigated the association between arterial stiffness progression (carotid-femoral...
Conference Abstract

OR-04 DECREASED AORTIC INERTANCE INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY OF LATE-SYSTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION TO ARTERIAL WAVE REFLECTIONS

Timothy S. Phan, John K.-J. Li, Amer Ahmed Syed, Harry G. Oldland, Uzma Kewan, Scott R. Akers, Julio A. Chirinos
Pages: 102 - 102
Background: Left ventricular (LV) afterload patterns consisting of late-systolic loading has been linked to LV remodeling and fibrosis in a number of studies. The contributions from arterial wave reflections (WR) has therefore garnered much interest. Aortic dilation may facilitate the adverse effects...
Conference Abstract

OR-02 EFFECT OF ACUTE ISOKINETIC RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL HEMODYNAMICS AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW DYNAMICS: IS THERE A MISMATCH?

A. Rosenberg, S.O. Wee, E. Schroeder, K. Bunsawat, G. Grigoriadis, B. Fernhall, T. Baynard
Pages: 101 - 102
Resistance exercise (RE) is currently recommended for most adults and is important for reducing risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and improving quality of life. Despite functional and musculoskeletal benefits, high-intensity RE has been shown to acutely increase arterial stiffness...

Students’ Speaking Anxiety on their Speaking Performance: A Study of EFL Learners

Anastasia Ronauli Hasibuan, Ira Irzawati
In the new era of industrial revolution 4.0, it demands that people should enhance their communication competence to interact globally. The ability to speak a foreign language is prominently influenced by one of the problems, namely speaking anxiety. This language production barrier affects various aspects...