Esraa E. Shalan¹, Said S. Soliman¹, Ahmed A. Mahmoud¹, Jameel M. Al-Khayri^2,*, Salha M. ALshamrani³, Fatmah A. Safhi⁴, Areej S. Jalal⁴, Diaa Abd El-Moneim⁵, Abdallah A. Hassanin^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.7, pp. 2183-2196, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028537

Abstract Determination of the somaclonal variation of in vitro-propagated plants is crucial to determine the appropriate micropropagation protocol and growth regulators for commercial scale multiplication. In this research, nine multiplication media (MM) augmented with different concentrations of 6-benzyl adenine (BA), Kinetin (Kin), and Thidiazuron (TDZ), Three rooting media (RM) supplemented with three levels of α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and three types of soil mixtures (v/v); Coco peat/Vermiculite/Sand (CVS), Peat moss/Perlite/Sand (PPS) and Peat moss/Perlite (PP) were used in the micropropagation protocol of daylily plants. MM2 showed the maximum shoot length and the number of leaves, while MM9 showed the maximum number… More >

Jing Yu¹, Jie Ren², Guangming Shen³, Weixiang Sun², Hui Wang^4,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.9, pp. 2385-2398, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.027877

Abstract In this paper, the influence of NaCl freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles and dry-wet (D-W) alternations on the flexural, compressive and bonding strengths of alkali-activated fly ash (FA) and a blast furnace slag powder (BFS) is investigated. The considered NaCl concentration is 3%. The effect of polypropylene fibers on the mechanical strengths is also examined. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are selected to discern the mechanisms underpinning the NaCl-induced erosion. The obtained results indicate that the best results in terms of material resistance are obtained with admixtures containing 60% BFS and 40% FA in terms of mass… More >

Olanrewaju M. Oyewola^a,b,*, Samuel I. Afolabi^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-8, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.20

Abstract This paper investigates numerically the problem of convective heat transfer and entropy generation by two adiabatic obstacles positioned inside a square cavity heated at the left wall and cooled on the right wall while horizontal walls are adiabatic. The inclination angle of the cavity orientation investigated are 30, 60 and 90 degrees. Rayleigh numbers ranging from 103 to 106 were calculated for two vertical obstacles. The method of Galerkin finite element was employed to solve the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy. The cavity is assumed to be filled with air with Prandtl number of 0.71. It was observed… More >

Ameer Abed Jaddoa^* , Hussain Saad Abd

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.20, pp. 1-12, 2023, DOI:10.5098/hmt.20.6

Abstract In this work, the demeanour of heat transfer in a cooled upstanding turbulent flow condition of supercritical carbon dioxide SC- CO2 was investigated and analyzed. Several scenarios were adopted to handle the experimental data acquired by applying a perpendicular pipe with bending tape used in the examination model. The outcomes were presented using a typical method 'the dimensionless constitution'. Also, a modification was achieved to improve the relationship among the parameters for the processes of up and down flows. The achieved results will help address this research gap on turbulent perpendicular compound heat load based on cooling conditions. Finally, the… More >

K. Kamaraj^1,*, B. Lanitha², S. Karthic³, P. N. Senthil Prakash⁴, R. Mahaveerakannan⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 1837-1850, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.029703

Abstract Software testing is the methodology of analyzing the nature of software to test if it works as anticipated so as to boost its reliability and quality. These two characteristics are very critical in the software applications of present times. When testers want to perform scenario evaluations, test oracles are generally employed in the third phase. Upon test case execution and test outcome generation, it is essential to validate the results so as to establish the software behavior’s correctness. By choosing a feasible technique for the test case optimization and prioritization as along with an appropriate assessment of the application, leads… More >

Yurong Jiang¹, Muhammad Yasir¹, Yuefen Cao¹, Lejia Hu¹, Tongli Yan¹, Shuijin Zhu^2,*, Guoquan Lu^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.2, pp. 399-410, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.022742

Abstract Cultivating salt-tolerant crops is a feasible way to effectively utilize saline-alkali land and solve the problem of underutilization of saline soils. Quinoa, a protein-comprehensive cereal in the plant kingdom, is an exceptional crop in terms of salt stress tolerance level. It seems an excellent model for the exploration of salt-tolerance mechanisms and cultivation of salt-tolerant germplasms. In this study, the seeds and seedlings of the quinoa cultivar Shelly were treated with different concentrations of NaCl solution. The physiological, biochemical characteristics and agronomic traits were investigated, and the response patterns of three salt stress-responsive genes (SSRGs) in quinoa were determined by… More >

Zhaohui Tang^1,2,3, Feng Guo^1,2,3, Li Cui^1,2,3, Qingkai Li⁴, Jialei Zhang^1,2,3, Jianguo Wang^1,2,3, Sha Yang^1,2,3, Jingjing Meng^1,2,3, Xinguo Li^1,2,3, Ping Liu^2,3,5,*, Shubo Wan^1,2,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.1, pp. 17-34, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.022405

Abstract

Continuous cropping (CC) obstacle is a major threat in legume crops production; however, the underlying mechanisms concerning the roles allelochemicals play in CC obstacle are poorly understood. The current 2-year study was conducted to investigate the effects of different kinds and concentrations of allelochemicals, p-hydroxybenzoic acid (H), cinnamic acid (C), phthalic acid (P), and their mixtures (M) on peanut root growth and productivity in response to CC obstacle. Treatment with H, C, P, and M significantly decreased the plant height, dry weight of the leaves and stems, number of branches, and length of the lateral stem compared with control. Exogenous… More >

HAN WANG, YINGYING ZHOU, SIYANG ZHANG, YA QI, MIN WANG^*

Oncology Research, Vol.29, No.4, pp. 275-289, 2021, DOI:10.32604/or.2022.03561

Abstract Metastasis and paclitaxel (PTX) resistance are the main reason for the poor prognosis of ovarian cancer (OC). Evidence showed that RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) can modulate post-transcriptional regulation. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among RBP, lncRNA and OC and to further guide clinical therapy. Immunohistochemistry revealed that pre-mRNA processing factor 6 (PRPF6) was upregulated in OC chemoresistant tissues and was closely related to advanced (Federation of International of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) FIGO stages and chemo-resistance. PRPF6 promoted progression, and PTX resistance in vitro and in vivo. And the transcripts of small… More >

P. Nalayini^1,*, R. Arun Prakash²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.44, No.3, pp. 2033-2047, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.028269

Abstract Fog computing is a promising technology that has been emerged to handle the growth of smart devices as well as the popularity of latency-sensitive and location-awareness Internet of Things (IoT) services. After the emergence of IoT-based services, the industry of internet-based devices has grown. The number of these devices has raised from millions to billions, and it is expected to increase further in the near future. Thus, additional challenges will be added to the traditional centralized cloud-based architecture as it will not be able to handle that growth and to support all connected devices in real-time without affecting the user… More >

Saravanan Manikandan¹, Mosiur Rahaman¹, Yu-Lin Song^1,2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.3, pp. 5789-5808, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.031490

Abstract The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) has evolved as an advancement over the conventional Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) in pursuing a more optimal intelligent transportation system that can provide various intelligent solutions and enable a variety of applications for vehicular traffic. Massive volumes of data are produced and communicated wirelessly among the different relayed entities in these vehicular networks, which might entice adversaries and endanger the system with a wide range of security attacks. To ensure the security of such a sensitive network, we proposed a distributed authentication mechanism for IoV based on blockchain technology as a distributed ledger with an… More >