Junhui Yan¹, Yawen Wang¹, Qiong Li¹, Yu Zhou², Xu Wang^2,*, Li Luo^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.6, pp. 1237-1248, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.051517 - 27 June 2024

Abstract Rhizobia induces nitrogen-fixing nodules in legumes used in agricultural production, providing a direct source of combined nitrogen to leguminous crops. Small peptides, such as CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION peptides (CLE), are known to regulate the formation and development of nitrogen-fixing nodules in legumes. Root meristem growth factor (RGF) peptides from Medicago truncatula not only regulate root development but also modulate nodulation symbiosis with Sinorhizobium meliloti. However, the impact of RGF peptides from one leguminous species on the others remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the effects of the RGF family peptide MtRGF6p from M. truncatula on nodulation symbiosis… More >

Toshi Maeda^*, Hiroki Ito, Keiichi Hirose, Kisaburo Sakamoto

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.19, No.2, pp. 177-183, 2024, DOI:10.32604/chd.2024.050945 - 16 May 2024

Abstract Congenital aortic stenosis (cAS) frequently requires intervention during the neonatal or infantile period. However, surgical repair is challenging because of the narrow surgical space. We performed bicuspidization using the open-sleeve technique for cAS with a unicuspid aortic valve in two patients. Postoperatively, the patients were doing well without reintervention for the aortic valve for 8 and 6 years, respectively. Their aortic annular diameter increased along with somatic growth. Bicuspidization for neonates or infancy can be performed safely using the open-sleeve technique as its midterm results have been satisfactory. More > Graphic Abstract

Amr Mansour¹, Noha M. Gamal^2,*, Alaa M. Nady³, Amr Ibraheem³, Dalia M. Salah⁴, Khaled M. El-Maghraby²

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.6, pp. 679-691, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.020028 - 19 January 2024

Abstract Background: Closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) reduces right-side heart volumes by abolishing shunting with simultaneous improvement of the left ventricle (LV) filling and functions due to ventricular interdependence, thereby improving symptoms. Furthermore, studies conducted on atrial volume changes after ASD closure are limited. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered as the gold standard method for measuring cardiac volume and mass. Objective: We aimed to study the effect of transcatheter and surgical closure of secundum ASD on cardiac volumes and systolic functions as well as the fate of tricuspid regurgitation (TR), using CMR analysis. Methods:… More >

Madallah Alruwaili^1,*, Muhammad Hameed Siddiqi¹, Kamran Farid², Mohammad Azad¹, Saad Alanazi¹, Asfandyar Khan², Abdullah Khan²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 2293-2311, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.040312 - 28 July 2023

Abstract Numerous types of research on healthcare monitoring systems have been conducted for calculating heart rate, ECG, nasal/oral airflow, temperature, light sensor, and fall detection sensor. Different researchers have done different work in the field of health monitoring with sensor networks. Different researchers used built-in apps, such as some used a small number of parameters, while some other studies used more than one microcontroller and used senders and receivers among the microcontrollers to communicate, and outdated tools for study development. While no efficient, cheap, and updated work is proposed in the field of sensor-based health monitoring… More >

Jae Gun Kwak¹, Eung Re Kim², Taeyoung Yun¹, Sungkyu Cho¹, Chang-Ha Lee², Woong-Han Kim^1,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 325-336, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.027758 - 09 June 2023

Abstract Objectives: To access the effectiveness of our modified right-ventricular overhauling procedure on tricuspid valve (TV) growth in patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PAIVS). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 21 patients with PAIVS who underwent modified right ventricular overhauling (mRVoh) between 2008 and 2019 at two institutions. Our mRVoh consisted of wide resection of hypertrophied infundibular and trabecular muscle, peeling off fibrotic endocardial tissue in the right ventricle (RV) cavity, surgical pulmonary valvotomy, and Blalock-Taussig shunt or banding of ductus arteriosus under cardiopulmonary bypass. The TV annulus sizes were measured and analyzed using echocardiography… More > Graphic Abstract

Abtisam Binnoubah¹, Rim Hamdy², Osama G. Ragab³, Ahmed M. El-Taher⁴, Ahmed Abou El-Yazied⁵, Fatmah A. Safhi^6,*, Hala A. Elzilal⁷, Ashwaq T. Althobaiti⁸, Salha M. ALshamrani⁹, Diaa Abd El Moneim¹⁰, Ahmed El-Banhawy¹¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.5, pp. 1329-1347, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026888 - 09 March 2023

Abstract This present study includes twelve species that represent the Ficus genus, namely; aspera, carica, tinctoria subsp. gibbosa, hirta, hispida, neriifolia, palmata, pumila, racemosa, septica, sur, and sycomorus, belonging to the Moraceae family. The species samples were collected from various locations in Egypt. The study focused on the anatomical and molecular characteristics of mature foliage leaves. Since the identification and classification of taxa are highly dependent on the anatomical features of leaves, the anatomical characteristics were recorded in the form of a comparison between the examined plants in the data matrix. This study aims to contribute to the identification of the studied species… More >

Pengzhu Li, Martina Bačová, Robert Dalla-Pozza, Nikolaus Alexander Haas, Felix Sebastian Oberhoffer^*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 129-141, 2022, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2022.018300 - 26 January 2022

Abstract Turner syndrome (TS) is a rare disorder affecting 25–50 in 100000 female newborns. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is assumed to be the most common congenital heart defect (CHD) in TS. In literature, reported BAV prevalence in TS ranges between 14% and 34%. The specific BAV prevalence in TS is still unknown. The aim of this study was to give a more precise estimation of BAV prevalence in TS by conducting a meta-analysis of TS-studies, which detected BAV by either cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or cardiac computed tomography (CT). We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and… More >

Sanam Safi^1,2, Takato Yamasaki^1,3, David J. Glidden⁴, Stephen P. Sanders^1,5, Chrystalle Katte Carreon^1,6,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 141-146, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.019743 - 26 January 2022

Abstract A maternally inherited 828 kb microdeletion of 2q37.3 manifested in a 3-week-old premature boy as left juxtaposition of the atrial appendages associated with tricuspid atresia, double outlet infundibulum, subvalvar pulmonary atresia, large secundum atrial septal defect, and right aortic arch with mirror-image branching, consistent with developmental arrest early in heart looping. To the best of our knowledge, no previous 2q37 deletion syndrome has been reported with such a severe cardiac dysmorphology. Hence, this case adds to the cardiac phenotypes identified in 2q37 deletion syndrome. More >

Atif Naseer^1,*, Enrique Nava Baro¹, Sultan Daud Khan², Yolanda Vila³, Jennifer Doyle⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5321-5344, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020886 - 11 October 2021

Abstract The Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, is one of the main commercial crustacean fisheries in Europe. The abundance of Nephrops norvegicus stocks is assessed based on identifying and counting the burrows where they live from underwater videos collected by camera systems mounted on sledges. The Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO) and Marine Institute Ireland (MI-Ireland) conducts annual underwater television surveys (UWTV) to estimate the total abundance of Nephrops within the specified area, with a coefficient of variation (CV) or relative standard error of less than 20%. Currently, the identification and counting of the Nephrops burrows are carried out manually by… More >

Laura Schweikert¹, Dominik Gabbert¹, Sylvia Krupickova², Inga Voges^1,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.6, pp. 551-560, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.016635 - 08 July 2021

Abstract Background: An isolated bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with structural and functional abnormalities of the aorta and the left ventricle (LV). Although ~50% of patients with aortic coarctation (CoA) have a BAV, less is known about its impact on LV function and aortic geometry and function in CoA patients. In this cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) study, we analysed markers of LV and aortic function as well as aortic geometry in a large cohort of CoA patients with a BAV and compared them with CoA patients with a tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). Methods: We included… More >