HYUNG SUN KIM^1,#, YUN SUN LEE^2,#, SEUNG MYUNG DONG³, HYO JUNG KIM¹, DA EUN LEE², HYEON WOONG KANG², MYEONG JIN KIM², JOON SEONG PARK^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.4, pp. 615-624, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.044029 - 20 March 2024

Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive solid malignancies. A specific mechanism of its metastasis has not been established. In this study, we investigated whether Neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP) plays a role in distant metastasis of PDAC. We found that N-WASP is markedly expressed in clinical patients with PDAC. Clinical analysis showed a notably more distant metastatic pattern in the N-WASP-high group compared to the N-WASP-low group. N-WASP was noted to be a novel mediator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) via gene expression profile studies. Knockdown of N-WASP in pancreatic cancer cells… More > Graphic Abstract

Belayneh Yitayew^1,*, Wondwossen Bogale²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2513-2532, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.018961 - 14 September 2022

Abstract Energy is one of the most important factors in socio-economic development. The rapid increase in energy demand and air pollution has increased the number of ways to generate energy in the power sector. Currently, wind energy capacity in Ethiopia is estimated at 10,000 MW. Of these, however, only eight percent of its capacity has been used in recent years. One of the reasons for the low use of wind energy is the lack of accurate wind atlases in the country. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop an accurate wind atlas and review… More >

Nguyen Van Thanh¹, Nguyen Hoang Hai^1,*, Nguyen Thi Kim Lan²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 2191-2202, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026357 - 29 March 2022

Abstract Healthcare supply chains are under pressure to drive down costs because of digital business, shifting customer needs and new competition. Medical waste generated from medical facilities includes medical activities and daily-life activities of patients and their family members. According to statistics of the Department of Health Environmental Management, Vietnam currently has more than 13,500 medical facilities, including hospitals from central to provincial and district levels and private hospitals and medical facilities. Preventive medicine generates about 590 tons of medical waste/day and is estimated to be about 800 tons/day. Medical waste includes ordinary medical waste and… More >

Chia-Nan Wang¹, Hoang Tuyet Nhi Thai^1,*, Nguyen Van Thanh²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 2291-2304, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025477 - 29 March 2022

Abstract Supplier selection is a vital part of the supply chain and is also a current issue that concerns businesses today as supplier quality directly affects the operations of the organization. Choosing the right supplier can help businesses increase productivity, competitiveness in the market, and profits without having to lower the quality of the products. However, choosing a supplier is not a simple matter, it requires businesses to consider many aspects about their suppliers. Therefore, the goal of this study is to propose an integrated model consisting of two models: Fuzzy Analytics Network Process (Fuzzy-ANP) model More >

Phi-Hung Nguyen^1,2,*, Thanh-Tuan Dang³, Kim-Anh Nguyen¹, Hong-Anh Pham¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 2055-2075, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.025532 - 24 February 2022

Abstract In international trade, exporters prefer to receive payments as quickly as possible, and importers want to make payments as late as possible. In this respect, the payment field, an essential condition for trade transactions, also represents the positions of exporters and importers conflict. In addition, there are many cases in which various variables must be considered rather than only one specific variable representatively affecting payment, particularly in the case of import-export Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from emerging countries. A selection of proper payment methods can be categorized as a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) issue. Therefore,… More >

Mehmet Murat Huyut^1,*, Batuhan Kocaoğlu², Ünzile Meram³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 2093-2107, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024190 - 24 February 2022

Abstract Regulatory authorities create a lot of legislation that must be followed. These create complex compliance requirements and time-consuming processes to find regulatory non-compliance. While the regulations establish rules in the relevant areas, recommendations and best practices for compliance are not generally mentioned. Best practices are often used to find a solution to this problem. There are numerous governance, management, and security frameworks in Information Technology (IT) area to guide businesses to run their processes at a much more mature level. Best practice maps can used to map another best practice, and users can adapt themselves… More >

KHESLLER PATRÍCIA OLAZIA^1,2, JULIANA SOUZA DA SILVA¹, GUILHERME SIRIMARCO DE SOUZA TONELLI¹, SÔNIA NAIR BÁO^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 275-283, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016603 - 28 September 2021

Abstract In this study, the sperm ultrastructure of three species of Idarnes genus was investigated using light and transmission electron microscopy. Spermatozoon morphology of the three species was similar to that of most Chalcidoidea, with helicoidally twisted nucleus and flagellum. The head region consists of an acrosome and a nucleus; the nucleus-flagellum transition region characterized by the presence of mitochondrial derivatives and the centriolar adjunct; a flagellum region, which includes the axoneme with microtubular arrangement 9 + 9 + 2 and two mitochondrial derivatives. However, the sperm of these three species exhibit features that discriminate one species… More >

JUAN ZHANG², JUN HUANG³, YAYUAN TANG², XIUZHEN LONG¹

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 195-205, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016563 - 28 September 2021

Abstract Age-related declines in fertilization success have been reported for a wide range of species. The fertilization of parasitic wasps is closely related to egg production and sperm storage. Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyridae) is a key parasitic wasp of the important invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). The female offspring ratio of this parasitic wasp was declined with parental age in mass rearing under laboratory conditions. To investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in the reproduction of A. bambawalei, an extensive analysis of the impact of age on transcriptome profile of mated ovaries of this wasp was performed by comparing… More >

Chia-Nan Wang¹, Chien-Chang Chou^2,*, Hsien-Pin Hsu³, Van Thanh Nguyen⁴, Viet Tinh Nguyen⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 397-412, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019470 - 07 September 2021

Abstract The two main approaches that countries are using to ease the strain on healthcare infrastructure is building temporary hospitals that are specialized in treating COVID-19 patients and promoting preventive measures. As such, the selection of the optimal location for a temporary hospital and the calculation of the prioritization of preventive measures are two of the most critical decisions during the pandemic, especially in densely populated areas where the risk of transmission of the virus is highest. If the location selection process or the prioritization of measures is poor, healthcare workers and patients can be harmed,… More >

Juan R. Bermejo Higuera^{1, *}, Javier Bermejo Higuera¹, Juan A. Sicilia Montalvo¹, Javier Cubo Villalba¹, Juan José Nombela Pérez¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.3, pp. 1555-1577, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.010885 - 30 June 2020

Abstract To detect security vulnerabilities in a web application, the security analyst must choose the best performance Security Analysis Static Tool (SAST) in terms of discovering the greatest number of security vulnerabilities as possible. To compare static analysis tools for web applications, an adapted benchmark to the vulnerability categories included in the known standard Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten project is required. The information of the security effectiveness of a commercial static analysis tool is not usually a publicly accessible research and the state of the art on static security tool analyzers shows… More >