Yang Chen¹, Jing Peng¹, Shuo Wang¹, Chao Jiang¹, Jia Li^1,*, Qihong Fang^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.29, No.4, pp. 1-2, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.012299

Abstract Nuclear energy demands radiation-resistant metal materials. Multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) show superior radiation resistance over traditional alloys due to lattice distortion, promising for advanced reactors. However, damage evolution and mechanical performance of irradiated MPEAs under loading are unclear, limiting long-term application. We investigated hardening behavior induced by irradiation defects like dislocation loops and voids in MPEAs using crystal plasticity models and experiments. Here, we developed i) a stochastic field theory-based discrete dislocation dynamics simulation. A novel cross-slip mechanism in irradiated crystals was unveiled through co-linear reactions between dislocations and diamond perfect loops [1]; ii) With… More >

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Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.9, pp. 1527-1527, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.056120 - 23 August 2024

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Haoping Yao¹, Xinyu Zhong², Chunxia He^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.12, No.5, pp. 993-1006, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.047758 - 17 July 2024

Abstract To make full use of plant shell fibers (rice husk, walnut shell, chestnut shell), three kinds of wood-plastic composites of plant shell fibers and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were prepared. X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out on three kinds of plant shell fibers to test their crystallinity. The aging process of the composites was conducted under 2 different conditions. One was artificial seawater immersion and xenon lamp irradiation, and the other one was deionized water spray and xenon lamp irradiation. The mechanical properties (tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength), changes in color, water absorption, Fourier transform… More >

BEHROOZ JOHARI^1,2,#,*, MILAD PARVINZAD LEILAN^1,#, MAHMOUD GHARBAVI³, YOUSEF MORTAZAVI¹, ALI SHARAFI², HAMED REZAEEJAM⁴

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.2, pp. 309-323, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.043576 - 28 December 2023

Abstract The Myc gene is the essential oncogene in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This study investigates the synergistic effects of combining Myc decoy oligodeoxynucleotides-encapsulated niosomes-selenium hybrid nanocarriers with X-irradiation exposure on the MDA-MB-468 cell line. Decoy and scramble ODNs for Myc transcription factor were designed and synthesized based on promoter sequences of the Bcl2 gene. The nanocarriers were synthesized by loading Myc ODNs and selenium into chitosan (Chi-Se-DEC), which was then encapsulated in niosome-nanocarriers (NISM@Chi-Se-DEC). FT-IR, DLS, FESEM, and hemolysis tests were applied to confirm its characterization and physicochemical properties. Moreover, cellular uptake, cellular toxicity, apoptosis, cell More > Graphic Abstract

Abdennasser Dahmani¹, Yamina Ammi², Nadjem Bailek^3,4,*, Alban Kuriqi^5,6, Nadhir Al-Ansari^7,*, Salah Hanini², Ilhami Colak⁸, Laith Abualigah^{9,10,11,12,13,14}, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy¹⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 2579-2594, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040625 - 29 November 2023

Abstract Increasing global energy consumption has become an urgent problem as natural energy sources such as oil, gas, and uranium are rapidly running out. Research into renewable energy sources such as solar energy is being pursued to counter this. Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, as it has the potential to meet the world’s energy needs indefinitely. This study aims to develop and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) models for predicting hourly global irradiation. The hyperparameters were optimized using the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) quasi-Newton training algorithm and STATISTICA software. Data from two stations… More >

Libo Xie¹, Xue Wang¹, Luxiang Liu^2,*, Chunmei Xu¹, Yongdun Xie², Hongchun Xiong², Xinchun Han³, Mu Guo¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.11, pp. 2947-2964, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.042919 - 24 October 2023

Abstract Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is consumed as one of the oldest domesticated crops all over the world. Although mutation breeding using radiation has been performed in hot peppers, little is known about the comparative analysis of mutagenic effects at the molecular level by ion beam irradiation. To comprehend the response mechanism of hot pepper to the ion beam, we used a mutant with favorable economic characteristics induced by lithium-ion beam irradiation to investigate the biological effects. The results indicated that the lithium-ion beam had a positive effect on important agronomic traits, particularly yield unit, but… More >

TONG WANG^1,4,#, JINHUAN HONG^1,5,#, JIAJIE XIE^1,5, QIAN LIU⁴, JINRUI YUE^1,5, XUTING HE^1,5, SHIYU GE⁴, TAO LI⁴, GUOXIN LIU⁴, BENZHI CAI^1,3,5, LINQIANG LI^2,*, YE YUAN^1,3,5,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.8, pp. 1811-1820, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.029120 - 28 August 2023

Abstract Background: Phototherapies based on sunlight, infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and laser-based treatments present advantages like high curative effects, small invasion, and negligible adverse reactions in cancer treatment. We aimed to explore the potential therapeutic effects of blue light emitting diode (LED) in human hepatoma cells and decipher the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. Methods: Wound healing and transwell assays were employed to probe the inhibition of the invasion and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in the presence of blue LED. The sphere-forming test was used to evaluate the effect of LED blue light irradiation on cancer… More > Graphic Abstract

Neelam Mughees^1,2, Mujtaba Hussain Jaffery¹, Abdullah Mughees³, Anam Mughees⁴, Krzysztof Ejsmont^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 6375-6393, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.038564 - 29 April 2023

Abstract Wind and solar energy are two popular forms of renewable energy used in microgrids and facilitating the transition towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. However, they are exceedingly unpredictable since they rely highly on weather and atmospheric conditions. In microgrids, smart energy management systems, such as integrated demand response programs, are permanently established on a step-ahead basis, which means that accurate forecasting of wind speed and solar irradiance intervals is becoming increasingly crucial to the optimal operation and planning of microgrids. With this in mind, a novel “bidirectional long short-term memory network” (Bi-LSTM)-based, deep stacked,… More >

A. BELOUADAH¹, S. BERDOUS^1,3, D. BERDOUS², M. IZERROUKEN⁴, N. SAIDI-AMROUN¹

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.39, No.1-2, pp. 1-15, 2022, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2022.39.1-2.1

Abstract In this work, neutron induced structural modifications, on the biaxially-oriented polyethylene naphthalate (BOPEN) film, were studied by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR/ATR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM). The irradiation with neutron was carried out, under air, at room temperature. The changes of the structure, in volume and in surface were evaluated under the impact of neutron’s flux composed by thermally neutrons and fast neutrons. The X-ray technique showed the effect of the neutron flux’s fluence on the crystallinity of the BOPEN, which was also determined through More >

Nazia Afrin^a,*, Jonathan Lopez, Juan Ocampo

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-7, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.46

Abstract Large number of numerical computer simulations in engineering places is a serious burden on associated optimization problems nowadays. Kriging Surrogate based optimization (KSBO) becomes standard practice in analyzing expensive and time-consuming simulation. This paper aims to investigate the surrogate based analyze and optimization of thermal damage in living biological tissue by laser irradiation using a generalized duel phase model. The relationships of maximum temperature and thermal damage in living biological tissues of the response with two variables at a time are studied. The result shows that the surrogate model predicted response variables i.e, temperature and More >