Zhijie Wang¹, Yue Zhao^1,*, Licheng Wu¹, Xiaojun Bi¹, Zhuoma Dawa², Qiang Ji³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 629-639, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.027092 - 18 May 2022

Abstract As one of Chinese minority languages, Tibetan speech recognition technology was not researched upon as extensively as Chinese and English were until recently. This, along with the relatively small Tibetan corpus, has resulted in an unsatisfying performance of Tibetan speech recognition based on an end-to-end model. This paper aims to achieve an accurate Tibetan speech recognition using a small amount of Tibetan training data. We demonstrate effective methods of Tibetan end-to-end speech recognition via cross-language transfer learning from three aspects: modeling unit selection, transfer learning method, and source language selection. Experimental results show that the More >

Ham Nguyen¹, Tuong Le^2,3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3571-3583, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024765 - 29 March 2022

Abstract The task of mining erasable patterns (EPs) is a data mining problem that can help factory managers come up with the best product plans for the future. This problem has been studied by many scientists in recent times, and many approaches for mining EPs have been proposed. Erasable closed patterns (ECPs) are an abbreviated representation of EPs and can be considered condensed representations of EPs without information loss. Current methods of mining ECPs identify huge numbers of such patterns, whereas intelligent systems only need a small number. A ranking process therefore needs to be applied… More >

Prabhakaran Mathialagan^*, Malathy Chidambaranathan

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 929-946, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.020163 - 22 September 2021

Abstract Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus tumours that occur in the respiratory tract are the most life-threatening disease in the world. The human respiratory tract has many sites which has different mucosal lining like frontal, parred, sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses. Nasal cavity tumours can occur at any different mucosal linings and chances of prognosis possibility from one nasal cavity site to another site is very high. The paranasal sinus tumours can metastases to oral cavity and digestive tracts may lead to excessive survival complications. Grading the respiratory tract tumours with dysplasia cases are more challenging using… More >

Wei Tian^a , Mingjun Pang^a,*, Na Xu^b,†

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.16, pp. 1-12, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.16.13

Abstract Drag reduction (DR) by the additive of mixed surfactant and polymer is investigated in detail in a rotating disk apparatus (RDA). Polyethylene oxide (PEO) and Cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC)/sodium salicylate (NaSal) are chosen as polymer and surfactant, respectively. It is investigated on the influence of combination concentration of polymer & surfactant, temperature and Reynolds number on the drag-reducing rate. The present experimental results show that the drag-reducing rate of the mixed solution is definitely higher than that of the pure PEO or CTAC/NaSal solutions. This phenomenon is especially sharp at the high temperature and/or the… More >

MAJA MILOSEVIC^1,2, MILOS LAZAREVIC^1,2, BOSKO TOLJIC¹, MILAN PETROVIC², MIROSLAV VUKADINOVIC², ZORAN JEZDIC², BOBAN ANICIC², DRAGO JELOVAC², SVETLANA JOVANOVIC³, JELENA MILASIN^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.6, pp. 1543-1550, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015060 - 01 September 2021

Abstract Specific cell subpopulations identified as cancer stem cells (CSCs) can be found in basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Generally, CSCs have a marked trans-differentiation potential that could potentially be used in differentiation therapies. However, there are no studies regarding BCC CSCs multipotency. The aim of the study was to analyze the characteristic of CSCs of BCC with emphasis on their differentiation potential upon specific induction. Specific staining and cell morphology were used for differentiation confirmation, along with the expression analysis of osteogenic (ALP, BSP, Runx2, OCN, BMP2), chondrogenic (COL1 and COL2A1), adipogenic (PPAR-γ) and neurogenic (Nestin More >

Mohammad Zuber¹, John Valerian Corda¹, Milad Ahmadi², B. Satish Shenoy¹, Irfan Anjum Badruddin^3,*, Ali E. Anqi³, Kamarul Arifin Ahmad⁴, S. M. Abdul Khader⁵, Leslie Lewis⁶, Mohammad Anas Khan⁷, Sarfaraz Kamangar³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.3, pp. 1185-1199, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.015015 - 15 December 2020

Abstract The novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 has spread to several countries within a considerably short period. The virus gets deposited in the human nasal cavity and moves to the lungs that might be fatal. As per safety guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO), social distancing has emerged as one of the major factors to avoid the spread of infection. However, different guidelines are being followed across the countries with regards to what should be the safe distance. Thus, the current work is an attempt to understand the virus deposition pattern in the realistic human… More >

Nicolas Kluger^1,2, Philippe Charlier^3,4, Antonio Perciaccante^3,5,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 163-165, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.012394 - 15 July 2020

Abstract Introduction: Visual narratives such as manga, comics and cartoons can play an important role in educating readers on various aspects of life including medicine and disabilities. Methods: We reviewed the animated series entitled “Captain Tsubasa”, focusing our analysis on the episodes which introduced the character Jun Misugi, a football player suffering from an unspecified congenital heart disease (CHD). Discussion: For a child with a CHD, the practice of sports could be risky but also an opportunity to improve heart function and reach personal fulfillment. CHD have an important impact on children’s quality of life, and sports participation has More >

Aroosa Kanwal¹, Muhammad Bismillah Khan¹, Mubshar Hussain^1,2,*, Muhammad Naeem¹, Muhammad Shahid Rizwan³, Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.1, pp. 87-96, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.07845 - 01 March 2020

Abstract Worldwide, the dietary deficiency of zinc (Zn) is prevailing in almost all arid and semi-arid regions. Zinc deficiency is not only the major constraint of lower yield, but also dietary Zn deficiency in cereals grains may cause increasing malnutrition and chronic health problems in human. Exogenous application of Zn through basal soil nutrition might be a useful option to recover Zn deficiency in mung bean. Therefore, field study was conducted to optimize the optimum level and method of Zn nutrition to enhance crop yield and Zn biofortification of mung bean through basal application. Zinc was… More >

Varun Aggarwal^1,2, Kristen Sexson-Tejtal¹, Wilson Lam¹, Santiago O. Valdes¹, Caridad M. de la Uz¹, Jeffrey J. Kim¹, Christina Y. Miyake¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1032-1036, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12864

Abstract Objective: Based on 2017 guidelines, participation in competitive sports with prior history of Kawasaki Disease (KD) requires those with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) z score ≥ 5 to undergo evaluation for evidence of inducible ischemia or arrhythmias. The use of exercise stress testing (EST) to evaluate arrhythmias among KD patients has never been reported. This retrospective single-center case series study sought to describe the presence of inducible arrhythmias during EST in KD patients with or without CAA.
Methods: Single-center retrospective review of medical records of patients diagnosed with KD between 1989-2015 at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas… More >

Munes Fares¹, Paul J. Critser², Maria J. Arruda¹, Carolyn M. Wilhelm¹, Mantosh S. Rattan³, Sean M. Lang^2,4, Tarek Alsaied^2,4

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1166-1175, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12840

Abstract Pharmacologic stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (PSCMR) is a wellestablished and reliable diagnostic tool for evaluation of coronary artery disease in the adult population. Stress imaging overall and PSCMR in particular is less utilized in the pediatric population with limited reported data. In this review, we highlight the potential use of PSCMR in specific pediatric cohorts with congenital and acquired heart disease, and we review the reported experience. A suggested protocol is presented in addition to two case examples of patients with Kawasaki disease where PSCMR aided decision making. More >