In a digital era where Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play a pivotal role in driving forward the competitiveness of nations, it is imperative to understand the factors influencing the successful diffusion and deployment of this resource. ICT has become a global resource influencing the competitiveness of not only companies, but also nations. Previous research discussed the fac...

Broadband, Volumetric Negative-Refractive-Index Media by Scott M. Rudolph Chair: Anthony Grbic Since their invention, negative-refractive-index (NRI) media have been plagued by three primary limitations: narrow bandwidth, high loss and polarization dependence. In this thesis, each of these problems is addressed. First, a new metamaterial topology that achieves negative permeability over a broad...

Estimating the spatial variability of various plant parameters during the growing season can assist in timely correction of stress conditions within a field. This research illustrates that the nitrogen reflectance index (NRI) developed to estimate plant nitrogen status can be used to estimate plant parameters and yield potential. The study was conducted on two experimental maize sites. Selected...

BACKGROUND The role of "Jun-Chen-Zuo-Shi" (also known as "sovereign-minister-assistant-courier") component herbs of Chinese medicine is not fully understood. This study aims to test the "Jun-Chen-Zuo-Shi" rule with the QiShenYiQi formula (QSYQ) on treating acute myocardial ischemia (AMI) by a network pharmacology approach. METHODS An Acute Myocardial Ischemia (AMI) specific Organism Disturbed...

BACKGROUND To examine the prognostic value of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with risk of first major nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and heart failure (HF) events. METHODS Cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by maximal oxygen uptake, was assessed at baseline in a prospective cohort of 2,089 men aged 42 to 61years. RESULTS During a mean (SD) follow-up of 19.1(8.4) years, 52...

Currently, almost all activities of the world community are facilitated by technological developments. Including in economic field, technology emerges, so calls it digitization. Economic digitization is based on digital technology. This paper each indicator such as ICT Development Index or Information and Communication Technology (IP-TIK), Global Innovation (IIG), Networked Readiness Network (I...

PURPOSE Soluble ST2 (sST2) is an emerging prognostic biomarker in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent study showed that sST2 predicted incident hypertension. High sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been a widely-used biomarker for risk-stratifying in CVD. We compared the abilities of sST2 and hsCRP to predict high risk coronary artery calcium score (CACS). MATERIALS AND...

[Purpose] To investigate the relationships among Nutritional Risk Index for Japanese Hemodialysis Patients (NRI-JH), Geriatric (GNRI), motor function and Skeletal Muscle Mass (SMI), to examine usefulness of NRI-JH. [Participants Methods] Sixty outpatients (38 males 22 females) on maintenance hemodialysis were included in study. Basic characteristics such as age, gender, height, dry weight, Body...

The clinical significance of high heart rate in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unexplored. We investigated the association between resting heart rate, pulmonary function, and prognosis in subjects with COPD. 16 696 subjects aged ≥40 years from the Copenhagen City Heart Study, a prospective study of the general population, were followed for 35.3 years, 10 986 deaths occurred. An...