Ketut Putu Yasa^1,2,*, Nyoman Satria Sadu Bhaskara², Putu Febry Krisna Pertiwi²

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.19, No.2, pp. 139-156, 2024, DOI:10.32604/chd.2024.050348

Abstract Objective: Patients with ductal-dependent pulmonary circulation require alternative blood flow to provide and maintain adequate oxygenation. Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt (MBTS) has been the standard for providing such a result. Currently, less invasive methods such as Arterial Duct (AD) stenting have been performed as alternatives. This study aims to compare the outcome of AD stenting and MBTS. Method: Systematic research was performed in online databases using the PRISMA protocol. The outcomes measured were 30-day mortality, complication, unplanned intervention, oxygen saturation, duration of hospital, and ICU length of stay. Any comparative study provided with full text is… More >

Xiufeng Zhu^1,2, Jingying Wang^1,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.4, pp. 671-692, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.045260

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SR-AOP (sulfate radical advanced oxidation process) is a novel water treatment method able to eliminate refractory organic pollutants. Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is a novel green technology, that can effectively produce strong oxidizing sulfate radicals. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the research advancements in these fields and a critical discussion of the principal factors influencing HC-enhanced SR-AOP and the mechanisms of synergistic degradation. Furthermore, some insights into the industrial application of HC/PS are also provided. Current research shows that this technology is feasible at the laboratory stage, but its application on larger scales requires

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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

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 >

Mesfer Al Duhayyim^1,*, Badriyya B. Al-onazi², Jaber S. Alzahrani³, Hussain Alshahrani⁴, Mohamed Ahmed Elfaki⁴, Abdullah Mohamed⁵, Ishfaq Yaseen⁶, Gouse Pasha Mohammed⁶, Mohammed Rizwanullah⁶, Abu Sarwar Zamani⁶

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.3, pp. 3049-3065, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.033836

Abstract Sentiment analysis (SA) of the Arabic language becomes important despite scarce annotated corpora and confined sources. Arabic affect Analysis has become an active research zone nowadays. But still, the Arabic language lags behind adequate language sources for enabling the SA tasks. Thus, Arabic still faces challenges in natural language processing (NLP) tasks because of its structure complexities, history, and distinct cultures. It has gained lesser effort than the other languages. This paper developed a Multi-versus Optimization with Deep Reinforcement Learning Enabled Affect Analysis (MVODRL-AA) on Arabic Corpus. The presented MVODRL-AA model majorly concentrates on identifying… More >

Guangfei Jia^*, Fengwei Guo, Zhe Wu, Suxiao Cui, Jiajun Yang

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 383-405, 2023, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.026885

Abstract With the development of multi-signal monitoring technology, the research on multiple signal analysis and processing has become a hot subject. Mechanical equipment often works under variable working conditions, and the acquired vibration signals are often non-stationary and nonlinear, which are difficult to be processed by traditional analysis methods. In order to solve the noise reduction problem of multiple signals under variable speed, a COT-DCS method combining the Computed Order Tracking (COT) based on Chirplet Path Pursuit (CPP) and Distributed Compressed Sensing (DCS) is proposed. Firstly, the instantaneous frequency (IF) is extracted by CPP, and the… More > Graphic Abstract

SUKRAN SENYUREK¹, SEZER SAGLAM^2,*, ESRA KAYTAN SAGLAM³, HAKAN YANAR⁴, KAAN GOK⁴, DIDEM TASTEKIN⁵, CANAN KOKSAL AKBAS⁶, NERGIZ DAGOGLU SAKIN³, GULBIZ DAGOGLU KARTAL⁷, EMRE BALIK⁸, METIN KESKIN⁴, YASEMIN SANLI⁹, MINE GULLUOGLU¹⁰, ZULEYHA AKGUN¹¹

Oncology Research, Vol.31, No.5, pp. 689-696, 2023, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.030351

Abstract Radiation therapy (RT) is typically applied using one of two standard approaches for preoperative treatment of resectable locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): short-course RT (SC-RT) alone or long-course RT (LC-RT) with concurrent fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy. The Phase II single-arm KROG 11-02 study using intermediate-course (IC) (33 Gy (Gray)/10 fr (fraction) with concurrent capecitabine) preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) demonstrated a pathologically complete response rate and a sphincter-sparing rate that were close to those of LC-CRT. The current trial aim to compare the pathological/oncological outcomes, toxicity, and quality of life results of LC-CRT and IC-CRT in cases of… More >

Genhai Hu^1,*, Maoni Chao¹, Xiuren Zhou², Yuanzhi Fu²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.9, pp. 2535-2554, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.030163

Abstract Gossypium hirsutum L. is an important cash crop native to the subtropics and is widely cultivated around the world. Low temperature is an important stress that seriously affects seed germination and emergence during planting. In this study, transcriptomic profiles of low-temperature- and normal-temperature-germinated seeds of Xinluzao 25, a variety with low-temperature tolerance and high germination rates, were analyzed and compared. The following results were obtained. (1) A total of 81.06 Gb of clean data were obtained after transcriptome sequencing and assembly, and 76,931 non-redundant Unigene sequences were obtained after data consolidation and concatenation; of these, 69,883… More >

Xiaoli Jing, Xianpeng Wang^*, Xiang Lan, Ting Su

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.2, pp. 1789-1804, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.028477

Abstract At present, the traditional channel estimation algorithms have the disadvantages of over-reliance on initial conditions and high complexity. The bacterial foraging optimization (BFO)-based algorithm has been applied in wireless communication and signal processing because of its simple operation and strong self-organization ability. But the BFO-based algorithm is easy to fall into local optimum. Therefore, this paper proposes the quantum bacterial foraging optimization (QBFO)-binary orthogonal matching pursuit (BOMP) channel estimation algorithm to the problem of local optimization. Firstly, the binary matrix is constructed according to whether atoms are selected or not. And the support set of… More >

Ahmad A. A. Alkhatib^*, Adnan A. Hnaif, Thaer Sawalha

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.1, pp. 637-656, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037345

Abstract Large cities suffer from traffic congestion, particularly at intersections, due to a large number of vehicles, which leads to the loss of time by increasing carbon emissions, including fuel consumption. Therefore, the need for optimising the flow of vehicles at different intersections and reducing the waiting time is a critical challenge. Conventional traffic lights have been used to control traffic flow at different intersections and have been improved to become more efficient by using different algorithms, sensors and cameras. However, they also face some challenges, such as high-cost installation, operation, and maintenance issues. This paper… More >

Hélène Mathian¹, Lena Sanders²

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 21-45, 2022, DOI:10.3166/RIG31.21-45

Abstract L’objectif de cet article est de comparer une approche statistique, l’analyse des données (AD) et une approche de simulation, les systèmes multi-agents (SMA). Ces deux familles de méthodes sont a priori considérées comme représentatives d’une approche numérique, respectivement symbolique, de la modélisation spatiale. Le cas d’application qui est mobilisé tout au long de l’article est celui de la ségrégation de l’espace scolaire en Île-deFrance. En premier lieu sont explicitées et discutées les différentes étapes menant d’une question thématique à l’opérationnalisation d’une méthodologie d’analyse statistique ou de simulation destinée à analyser cette question. Pour effectuer cette… More >