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Analysis of the Influence of King Gesar from the Perspective of Citation

Ze Wan, Tiancai Li
As an intangible cultural heritage of the world, King Gesar has attracted the attention of academic circle. This paper firstly analyzes the Chinese literature in research on Gesar since China's reform and opening up 40 years ago. It turns out that the academic influence of Gesar was on the rise step...
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Clarification of the irritating and toxic effects of bentonite-like clays

Alexander Vezentsev, Vladimir Bukhanov, Alexander Lopanov, Nikolay Zuev, Ulyana Krut, Galina Shaidorova
This article studies the action and biocompatibility of the developed montmorillonite-containing preparation “Sorbent” on experimental animals with its long-term use. The local irritating effect of the “Sorbent” preparation was evaluated by its effect on the gastric mucosa of animals with experimental...
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Influence of Technical and Operational Indicators on the Results of Planning Motor Transport Operation

V.V. Varakin, E.O. Chebakova
Mathematical apparatus for calculating the road transport operation volume, existing in the modern theory, corresponds to the only technology of the transport process - functioning of the pendulum route with reverse unloaded mileage. However, modern specifics of freight motor transport enterprises functioning...

Modern aspects of systemic support and improvement of the quality of life of older citizens in the digital economy on the example of the Khabarovsk territory

L.E. Piunko, E.V. Tolkacheva
The article is devoted to the study of socio-economic aspects of the life of older citizens in Russia, the review of the modern state program "Demography" in the context of improving the quality of life of older citizens, the features of its implementation, including the issues of vocational training...
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Viscoelastic properties of the autologous bypass grafts: A comparative study among the small saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery

Arezoo Khosravi, Milad Salimi Bani, Hossein Bahreinizad, Alireza Karimi
Pages: 65 - 71
Internal thoracic artery (ITA) and small saphenous vein (SSV) are two viable conduits for coronary artery bypass grafts. The aim of this study was to investigate the viscoelastic behavior of the small saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery under compressive and tensile loadings at body temperature....
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Plasma Cathepsin L Level is Positively Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Geriatric Patients

Jun Xu, Feng-Feng Pan, Chan-Chan Xu, Yuan Zhong, Ting-Jun Hu, Guo-Xiang Fu
Pages: 65 - 69
Background: Cathepsin L (Cat L) is involved in the regulation of vascular aging processes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between plasma Cat L level and arterial stiffness marker through brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in geriatric patients. Methods: Cross-sectional...

A Dilemma of City Branding in Bangkalan District of Madura

Farida, Putro Zulaikha, R. Hartopo Eko
City branding is becoming a popular word in Indonesia because the regions are racing to find "branding" for their city. City branding is considered to be a necessity that can support the welfare of the people in it. In Indonesia, there are some regions that are very confident in finding their city branding,...
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Failure Analysis of Condenser Tube in Unit 1 of the Tenayan Steam Power Plant 2 X 110 MW

Nur Rohman Aziz, Ahmad Kafrawi Nasution, Ridwan Abdurrahman
This study conducted a failure analysis of the condenser tube in unit 1 of the Tenayan Steam Power Plant. It started from the inspection in the first year after the commercial off date (COD) where there is a leaky tube, so there is further suspicion. Various tests and analysis are carried out such as...

Language markers of manipulative media discourse

Marina Tsaturyan, Regina Patyukova, Mariam Tsaturyan, Alexandra Glushenko
The problem of the study is the tendency to increase the manipulative component in PRcommunications of modern society, including in Russia. The problem can be formulated in the form of the following questions: what are the reasons for this trend? What are its social consequences? What is the logic of...

Research and Review on the Public Policy Process of Internet Financial Supervision—Taking P2P Online Lending Platform as an Example

Zihao Ye
As a new type of financial business mode combining Internet technology and financial industry, Internet finance has the characteristics of low cost, high efficiency, wide range and high risk. On the one hand, Internet finance plays an indispensable role in promoting the vigorous development of the financial...

Study on the Decoupling Evaluation of Economic Development and Energy Consumption in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

Wu Dan, Cao Siqi, Xu Heyan
Energy is a strategic resource for national economic and social development. With the rapid advancement of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration, great attention has been paid to the energy consumption of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Based on the analysis of the economic development and energy consumption...

The Synergy in Circular Economy

Ineta Geipele, Kaspars Plotka, Yanis Wirzhbitskis, Janis Zvirgzdins
Synergy is interaction of two or more system elements that produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. The additional effect or the difference that is created from such an interaction is called synergy effect or synergistic effect. A system can be economical, technical or...

FDI Spillover from G20 Countries, Policy Support Degree and China's Regional Technology Development

Xiao Lei
Based on the panel data from 2008 to 2017, this paper empirically studies the FDI spillover effect and Hansen threshold effect of G20 countries on China's regional technological progress. The results show that: 1. The FDI spillover from G20 countries has a significant effect on promoting regional technological...

Revitalization of Left Hands by Using Drill Method to Improve The Accuracy of Frisbee Throw Through to The Target

Arwinsyah Arwinsyah, Tandiyo Rahayu, Mr Soegiyanto, Setya Rahayu
The purpose of this study is to analyze the training method of drill 1 and drill 2, endurance as well as male and female on the success of throwing fresbee to the target. The method of the study was quasi-experimental. The sample were 80 people consists of 40 elementary school students and 40 students...
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Determining parameters of electric power unit for light aircraft

Dmitry Bakholdin, Valery Biryukov, Lyudmila Tolstobrova
The article is devoted to the comparison of the characteristics of electric traction aircrafts and those equipped with classic ICE. The calculation of the flight range of aircraft equipped with an electric motion has been made.

Practices of Penalty Imposition by Judge under Minimum Limitation in the Context of Justice

Ramiyanto Ramiyanto
A special minimum penalty is a penal provison that used in a special law which formulation determines minimum limits. Although the law has specified minimum penalty limits, in practice there has been penalty imposition by a judge below the specified minimum threshold. The question is “Can the judge impose...

The Techniques Teaching Vocabulary with BCCT Based Learning in Islamic Kindergarten Samarinda (A Case Study at Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Kindergarten)

Hasbi Sjamsir, Dian Anggriayani, Putri Mutia Ishaq
The purpose of this study is to know the teaching techniques used by teachers in teaching English vocabulary for 5-6 years old students of Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Kindergarten Samarinda based on BCCT learning model in the 2016/2017 academic year. The design of this study was descriptive qualitative, the...
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Marketing Communication Strategy Using Instagram to Increase The Selling Achievement

Yoto Widodo, IKA Oktaviani
Nowadays social media use has become more widespread, many societies that use social media as business media are often being called online businesses. Racingmerch201 as one online store that markets products, has special strategies to increase sales to be able to keep up with very tight online business...
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A Weak Signal Detection Method Based on Double Time Difference of Arrival Collaborative Mechanism

Jia-Xu Yu, Zheng-Bo Sun, Qing He, Xin-Xin Ouyang
Considering the weak signal of partial radiant point, the traditional TDOA(Time Difference of Arrival) detector cannot meet the requirement. A weak signal detection method based on double time difference collaborative mechanism is proposed. In this thesis, the double time difference collaborative detector...
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Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Flatness and Surface Roughness using Grey Relational Analysis for WCB Material during Face Milling Operation

Saurin Sheth, P. George
The right selection of the machining process parameters may help to achieve the desired dimensional and geometric tolerances, to meet the functional requirements. In the present study to know the effect of machining parameters, during face milling operation, on surface roughness and flatness various...
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A combined feature selection method based on clustering in intrusion detection

Ting Huang, Wenbo Chen, RuisHeng Zhang
The rapid development of information technology generates high dimension and large scale data, which puts severer challenges to network security. Feature selection is proposed for the reduction of data dimension so that features of original data are utmostly retained and improving the effectiveness of...
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New Decision Making Models of Processes Synchronization in Distributed Systems

D. L. la Red Mart¡nez, J. C. Acosta, S. M. Gerzel, A. R. Rambo
In the groups of processes of distributed systems, it is necessary to make decisions based on agreements; these processes may operate in distributed teams; processes may require the use of shared resources in the form of mutual exclusion. The following question arises: what kind of decision models will...
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Changes of Antioxidant Capacity of Buckwheat Extracts during Germination

Guotao Zhang
In order to find buckwheat having higher antioxidant compounds and antioxidant ability. In this study, we evaluated total phenolic content, DPPH radical scavenging rate, ABTS radical scavenging rate, reducing activity and Fe2+ chelation activity of buckwheat extracts after and before germination, and...

Research on the Performance Factors and Mechanism of Postgraduate Joint Training in the Mode of Graduate Workstation

Lin Li, Ya-bin Li, Tie-jun Ci
Graduate joint training workstation is the bridge and link of industry-university-research cooperative education and the workstation mode is a kind of educational model combining theoretical study with practical activities to improve students' comprehensive ability, which conforms to the inherent law...
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Experimental analysis of the artificial contamination flashover characteristics of long insulator strings in 500 kV transmission lines

Yong-Kun Zhu, Guang Sun, Shu-Yong Gao, Wen-Jiang Shi, Da-Peng Xu, Ming-Xing Yu, Xian-Feng Jiang
The flashover voltage of short string insulator is different from long string insulator, and big error could be occurred when using flashover voltages of short string insulators to reckon the ones of long string insulators. In order to reduce this deviation, under the conditions of different equivalent...

Discussion on Reform of Preschool Pedagogy Course

Bianling Zhang
The reform of practice-based preschool pedagogy course shall be done from three aspects: first, make sure of the course goal and optimize course contents; second, strengthen the practice training in teaching and change class teaching modes; third, attach great importance to the practical evaluation and...
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Research on Collaborative Transmission Technology of Wireless Sensor Network Based on Energy Saving

Ye-fei Tian
In this paper, we study the method of wireless sensor network based on energy-saving wireless sensor network, and put forward the comparison criteria of wireless transmission network single transmission system and performance of collaborative transmission system based on space-time block code. Aiming...

The Role of Music Therapy in Promoting Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

Monica Subiantoro
Based on data gathered by WHO, 1 in 160 children has autism (WHO, 2017). This rapidly increasing number has alarmed parents and healthcare professionals. One of the primary concerns raised by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the lack of initiative from their children in communication....
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Wind Pressures Distribution on Porous Exterior Walls of Buildings Double Skin fa‡ade System

Jwohua Chen, Yun-Lian Chern, Mingchin Ho
A series of aerodynamics experiments were conducted to identify the effects of lateral leakages to the wind pressures distribution on the porous wall of buildings. The wind pressures distribution on the porous exterior walls of buildings had been studied by aerodynamic experiments in wind tunnel. The...

Analysis on the Product Design According to the Low Carbon Conception

Pan Deng
by the propaganda of the Chinese government, the conception of sustainable development has been accepted by the public gradually; the low carbon conception also has been brought out and applied on the design of the products. The product design of the low carbon conception aims for taking the best of...

The Effects of Internet Access on Contraceptive Use in Indonesia (Intercensal Population Survey Data Analysis of 2015)

Ihsan Nulhakim, Omas Bulan Samosir
The success of family planning program is one of the factors contributing to the decline of fertility rate in Indonesia. Although the prevalence of contraception in Indonesia continues to increase, its growth from year to year continues to decline. Internet is a potential ICT media that can be used to...

Discussion on Innovative Education of College Students E - business Innovation

Mengqing Feng
With the rapid development of e-commerce in our country, many college students regard e-commerce as their preferred business model for personal entrepreneurship. Under the new situation, the e-commerce education for undergraduates should be strengthened. The emphasis is to strengthen the "three education"...

Revealing Intercultural Communicative Competence in an EFL High School Textbook

Ali Rosyidi, Oikurema Purwati
Since the goal of teaching English is now shifted from communicative competence to intercultural communicative competence ICC, English teachers should rethink of and be selective on using teaching sources which are mainly referred to textbooks. Many studies were then conducted to analyze the cultural...
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The High Benefits Internet Marketing Framework through Customer Experience

Kuo Nai-Wen, Liu An-Yi
This paper is intended to integrate Internet Marketing, Customer Experience, E-brand and Integrated Marketing Communications to develop a high benefits Internet Marketing Framework. This framework not only can combine marketing resources effectively, let enterprises obtain the greatest benefits; it also...
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Learn from the Information Contained in the False Splice Sites as well as in the True Splice Sites using SVM

Shuo Xu, Fujing Ma, Lan Tao
In splice sites prediction, the information contained in false splice sites is often ignored, which has been recognized to be very valuable [1]-[2]. In this paper, three novel encoding approaches, MCM with DTF, MCM with UTF and WAM with UTF, are described, all of which consider the information both in...
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Marketing Communication Strategy and Marketing ROI under Cross-Media Envi-ronment

Akihiro Inoue
Marketing managers have to build their effective communication strategy under cross-media environment. Also, they have to achieve a same level performance even under the decrease in marketing budget. In this research, we re-consider the inherent task of marketing communication and propose the concept...
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No-tillage Planter’s Stubble Breaking Device Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of the Disc

Hongli Wang
The Stubble breaking device is one of the most important components of the no-tillage planter. It directly influences the stubble breading effect, and even the performance of the complete machine. By the 3D parametric modeling software Pro/Engineer, 3D solid modeling of the stubble breaking device’s...
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Data Acquisition and Processing of Electronic Compass for Mobile Robot Autonomous Navigation

Jingwei Qin, Yimu Guo, Miaolei Zhou
Electronic compass is a kind of absolute sensor that can measure the azimuth by use of the earth's magnetic field. Electronic compass is widely applied in mobile robot autonomous navigation. An electronic compass applied to a certain kind of out-door mobile robot is introduced in this paper. Data format...
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Analysis and Optimize of the Vibration of Mini-Electrical Vehicle Frame

Ruo-xun FAN, Jie Liu, Tan-li Wang, Hong-fei Xue
Geometry model and finite element model of the mini-electrical vehicle frame are constructed by catia and hypermesh. Then, the natural frequency of the lower mode and vibration mode which belong to the electrical vehicle are calculated by radioss. At last, comparing with the excitation frequency of the...
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Performance evaluation study of strate-gic nuclear deterrent

Tiejian YANG, Minle WANG, Song TIAN, Baoshun ZHOU, Lan LI
To build a nuclear deterrent effectiveness evaluation model. Essentially based on nuclear deterrence, nuclear deterrence factors are analyzed and strategic nuclear deterrent performance system model is built. Based on Agent, nuclear deterrence performance assessment analysis model is constructed, the...
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Face Detection via Color and Edge Information

Ravi Verma, Harish Kumar Shakya
In this paper, an algorithm for segmenting skin regions in color images using color and edge information is presented. Skin colored regions are first detected using a Bayesian model of the human skin color. These regions are further segmented into skin region candidates that satisfy the homogeneity property...
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Trade Integration in West Africa: Does the Quality of Institutions Matter?

Vigninou Gammadigbe
Pages: 65 - 81
When asked why the level of intra-regional trade in West Africa is low despite regional integration efforts, the literature highlights the poorly diversified structure of economies, the non-application of community arrangements, the inconsistency or mismanagement of trade policies, supply constraints,...

Model Design of Adaptive Learning Analytics Management System (ALAMS) Using AID Model

Ence Surahman, Dedi Kuswandi, Agus Wedi, Zahid Zufar At Thaariq, Risma Chulashotud Diana
The development of online learning in Indonesian tertiary institutions has made significant progress in the past decade. All colleges are competing to develop online learning services. However, most learning services are presented with the same model, which is to uniform all students. The developer views...

Investigating The Mathematical Literacy of Primary School Students in Curriculum 2013

Komang Komang Sujendra Diputra, Komang Sujendra Diputra, I Made Suarjana, I Gusti Ngurah Japa
This research was based on the results of the PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) publication which showed the mathematics literacy of Indonesian students was still below the average set by PISA. The curriculum 2013 was implemented to follow up on the PISA report which based on identification...
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A systematic appraisal of ventricular–aortic load in African American men

Kevin S. Heffernan, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 65 - 72
Background: We examined several measures of ventricular–vascular load as they relate to ECG-derived measures of left ventricular (LV) morphology in a cross-section of 19 young African American and 19 white men. Methods: Measures of steady and pulsatile LV load derived from aortic blood pressure waveforms...
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Aortic pulse wave velocity measured by pulse wave imaging (PWI): A comparison with applanation tonometry

Jonathan Vappou, Jianwen Luo, Kazue Okajima, Marco Di Tullio, Elisa Konofagou
Pages: 65 - 71
Background: Arterial stiffness is a well-established indicator of cardiovascular disease outcome. Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is a surrogate for arterial stiffness that is measured either globally using carotid-to-femoral applanation tonometry or locally using biomedical imaging methods. Pulse Wave Imaging...
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White blood cell count and endothelin-1 vasoconstrictor tone in middle-aged and older adults

Kyle J. Diehl, Brian R. Weil, Jared J. Greiner, Brian L. Stauffer, Christopher A. DeSouza
Pages: 65 - 70
Background: Higher white blood cell (WBC) count is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation. However, the influence of higher WBC count on endothelin (ET)-1 vasoconstrictor activity is currently unknown. We tested the hypothesis that adults with elevated WBC count demonstrate enhanced...

The Task Approach for Developing Humanitarian Thinking in Schoolchildren

O Р Morozova, O N Gorbatova
The article is devoted to the results of the study of the possibilities of the task-based approach in the successful development of the humanitarian thinking of schoolchildren in the context of the implementation of education. In pedagogy and psychology, it is generally accepted that solving problems...

The Design of Blended Learning Based on MOOC --- Taking the “Greek and Roman Mythology” as an example

Xiaobin Ji
Blended learning refers to the combination of online and onsite learning. With English major freshmen as subjects, this study attempts to design the blended course of “Greek and Roman Mythology” based on MOOC. Four aspects are involved in the design: online video making, onsite classroom teaching, online...

Polymorphism of Haplotypes of Bovine Leukemia Virus

Natalia Blazhko, Sultan Vyshegurov, Alevtina Khodakova, Sergei Loginov
The study of molecular structure in LTR regions of the BLV genome (bovine leukemia virus), which is present in the holsteinized Black Pied breed in the Novosibirsk Region, with the subsequent differentiation into haplotypes. Screening for the presence / absence of BLV was performed by PCR analysis. Hematological...