Reduced arterial compliance in patients with diabetes mellitus has been shown in several studies, but it has not been significantly associated with either atherosclerosis or vessel wall thickness. Blood pressure variability is still poorly explored in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to compare blood pressure variability and arterial co

The consistent problem with operators and planners for power systems has been related to minimizing transmission losses. An important role is played by reactive power by keeping voltage stability and reliability in the system in order to support the transfer of real power. The optimal reactive power dispatch is associated with the problem of non-li

This study presents the tractive efficiency of an intelligent air-cushion tracked vehicle (IACTV) working on swamp terrain. Based on the total power consumption and optimum load distribution for IACTV, two main issues are studied in this paper. First, a theoretical model is developed for optimizing total power consumption of the vehicle and tractiv

Background: Heavy and prolonged internet use of internet can be pathological in the form of internet addiction. Pathological internet use has negative consequences especially among undergraduate students as it may lead to decline in the academic performance, social interaction, and mental well-being. This study aimed to assess pathological internet

Unique combinations of high strength properties maintained at elevated temperature and high resistance to chemical degradation have made Nickel based alloy, Inconel 718 suitable for application as aerospace components. However, the same properties are responsible for very poor machinability of the material, as Inconel is one of the most difficult t

A self-administered questionnaire to determine the different stressors experienced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Title: Student COVID -19 related Sources of Stressors Questionnaire Purpose for constructing the questionnaire: Covid -19 has become one of the most widespread pandemic in history. It has not only greatly affected the entire w

The world intention toward open data technology has increased in the past years, and governments started to explore open data technology in the public and private sectors and tried to check its advantages and disadvantages. However, in the Arab world and especially in Kuwait, there is no solid structured attention about the technology in both secto

A hybrid nonlinear controller for spacecraft attitude and rate tracking is presented though a combination of two control techniques. Based on the augmentation of spacecraft dynamics and kinematics, a pseudo-linear formulation is derived and used for the development of the basic controller. The basic controller follows a Modified State–Dependent R

This paper aims first to evaluate the service quality of Islamic banking and second to explore the withdrawal behavior of Islamic banking depositors based on their evaluation towards its service quality in the context of Indonesia. Islamic banking service quality. Next, we use central tendency measurement to extract the information of depositors’

Unlike its conventional counterpart, Islamic principles forbid Islamic banks to take any interest-related income and thus makes deposits from depositors as an important source of fund for its operational and financing. Consequently, the risk of deposit withdrawal by depositors is an important aspect that should be well managed in Islamic banking. T