Chenze Li¹, Manish Jain^1,2, Qian Liu¹, Zhuohan Cao¹, Michael Ferry³, Jamie J. Kruzic¹, Bernd Gludovatz¹, Xiaopeng Li^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.4, pp. 1-2, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.011290

Abstract Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) technology has become a versatile tool for producing new microstructures in metal components, offering novel mechanical properties for different applications. In this work, enhanced ductility (~55% elongation) and tunable mechanical anisotropy (ratio of ductility along vertical to horizontal orientation from ~0.2 to ~1) were achieved for a CoCrNi medium entropy alloy (MEA) by multi-scale synergistic microstructure manipulation (i.e., melt pool boundary, grain morphology and crystallographic texture) through adjusting key LPBF processing parameters (e.g., laser power and scan speed). By increasing the volumetric energy density (VED) from 68.3… More >

Chunyuan Li^1,2,3, Peng Zhang^1,2,3, Shuangming Wang⁴, Lie Liu⁴, Mingquan Shi^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1197-1214, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055893 - 15 October 2024

Abstract With the remarkable advancements in machine vision research and its ever-expanding applications, scholars have increasingly focused on harnessing various vision methodologies within the industrial realm. Specifically, detecting vehicle floor welding points poses unique challenges, including high operational costs and limited portability in practical settings. To address these challenges, this paper innovatively integrates template matching and the Faster RCNN algorithm, presenting an industrial fusion cascaded solder joint detection algorithm that seamlessly blends template matching with deep learning techniques. This algorithm meticulously weights and fuses the optimized features of both methodologies, enhancing the overall detection capabilities. Furthermore,… More >

Fujian Zhang¹, Ziyang Wang¹, Xiang Gao¹, Zhongqiang Zhang^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.29, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.011736

Abstract Spontaneous droplet transport has broad application prospects in fields such as water collection and microfluidic chips. Despite extensive research in this area, droplet self-transport is still limited by issues such as slow transport velocity, short distance, and poor integrity. Here, a novel cross-hatch textured cone (CHTC) with multistage microchannels and circular grooves is proposed to realize ultrafast directional long-distance self-transport of multi-scale droplets. The CHTC triggers two modes of fluid transport: Droplet transport by Laplace pressure difference and capillary suction pressure-induced fluid transfer in microchannels on cone surfaces. By leveraging the coupling effect of the… More >

Huan Wang¹, Hong Wang¹, Zhongyuan Jiang^2,*, Qing Qian¹, Yong Long¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.3, pp. 4603-4620, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053740 - 12 September 2024

Abstract Copy-Move Forgery Detection (CMFD) is a technique that is designed to identify image tampering and locate suspicious areas. However, the practicality of the CMFD is impeded by the scarcity of datasets, inadequate quality and quantity, and a narrow range of applicable tasks. These limitations significantly restrict the capacity and applicability of CMFD. To overcome the limitations of existing methods, a novel solution called IMTNet is proposed for CMFD by employing a feature decoupling approach. Firstly, this study formulates the objective task and network relationship as an optimization problem using transfer learning. Furthermore, it thoroughly discusses… More >

Prasanalakshmi Balaji^1,*, Omar Alqahtani¹, Sangita Babu², Mousmi Ajay Chaurasia³, Shanmugapriya Prakasam⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.141, No.1, pp. 443-458, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.053158 - 20 August 2024

Abstract Breast cancer is a significant threat to the global population, affecting not only women but also a threat to the entire population. With recent advancements in digital pathology, Eosin and hematoxylin images provide enhanced clarity in examining microscopic features of breast tissues based on their staining properties. Early cancer detection facilitates the quickening of the therapeutic process, thereby increasing survival rates. The analysis made by medical professionals, especially pathologists, is time-consuming and challenging, and there arises a need for automated breast cancer detection systems. The upcoming artificial intelligence platforms, especially deep learning models, play an More >

Jianfeng Lu^1,2, Caijin Li¹, Xiangye Huang¹, Chen Cui³, Mahmoud Emam^1,2,4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 3047-3065, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053680 - 15 August 2024

Abstract The widespread availability of digital multimedia data has led to a new challenge in digital forensics. Traditional source camera identification algorithms usually rely on various traces in the capturing process. However, these traces have become increasingly difficult to extract due to wide availability of various image processing algorithms. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)-based algorithms have demonstrated good discriminative capabilities for different brands and even different models of camera devices. However, their performances is not ideal in case of distinguishing between individual devices of the same model, because cameras of the same model typically use the same… More >

Meijing Li^*, Runqing Huang, Xianxian Qi

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2283-2299, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053630 - 15 August 2024

Abstract Chinese Clinical Named Entity Recognition (CNER) is a crucial step in extracting medical information and is of great significance in promoting medical informatization. However, CNER poses challenges due to the specificity of clinical terminology, the complexity of Chinese text semantics, and the uncertainty of Chinese entity boundaries. To address these issues, we propose an improved CNER model, which is based on multi-feature fusion and multi-scale local context enhancement. The model simultaneously fuses multi-feature representations of pinyin, radical, Part of Speech (POS), word boundary with BERT deep contextual representations to enhance the semantic representation of text… More >

Shi Qiu¹, Hongbing Lu^1,*, Jun Shu², Ting Liang³, Tao Zhou⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2495-2510, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052476 - 15 August 2024

Abstract Colorectal cancer, a malignant lesion of the intestines, significantly affects human health and life, emphasizing the necessity of early detection and treatment. Accurate segmentation of colorectal cancer regions directly impacts subsequent staging, treatment methods, and prognostic outcomes. While colonoscopy is an effective method for detecting colorectal cancer, its data collection approach can cause patient discomfort. To address this, current research utilizes Computed Tomography (CT) imaging; however, conventional CT images only capture transient states, lacking sufficient representational capability to precisely locate colorectal cancer. This study utilizes enhanced CT images, constructing a deep feature network from the… More >

Bing Li^1,2,*, Liangyu Wang¹, Xia Liu^1,2, Hongbin Fan¹, Bo Wang³, Shoudi Tong¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 1543-1561, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052009 - 18 July 2024

Abstract Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of breasts often presents complex backgrounds. Breast tumors exhibit varying sizes, uneven intensity, and indistinct boundaries. These characteristics can lead to challenges such as low accuracy and incorrect segmentation during tumor segmentation. Thus, we propose a two-stage breast tumor segmentation method leveraging multi-scale features and boundary attention mechanisms. Initially, the breast region of interest is extracted to isolate the breast area from surrounding tissues and organs. Subsequently, we devise a fusion network incorporating multi-scale features and boundary attention mechanisms for breast tumor segmentation. We incorporate multi-scale parallel dilated convolution modules into… More >

Zhilin Li^1,2, Yuxin Li¹, Chunyu Yan¹, Peng Yan¹, Xiutong Li¹, Mei Yu¹, Tingchi Wen^4,5, Benliang Xie^1,2,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 679-694, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051526 - 18 July 2024

Abstract Diseases in tea trees can result in significant losses in both the quality and quantity of tea production. Regular monitoring can help to prevent the occurrence of large-scale diseases in tea plantations. However, existing methods face challenges such as a high number of parameters and low recognition accuracy, which hinders their application in tea plantation monitoring equipment. This paper presents a lightweight I-MobileNetV2 model for identifying diseases in tea leaves, to address these challenges. The proposed method first embeds a Coordinate Attention (CA) module into the original MobileNetV2 network, enabling the model to locate disease More >