Shi-Joon Yoo^1,2,*, Ankavipar Saprungruang², Christopher Z. Lam¹, Robert H. Anderson³

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 495-504, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.021155

Abstract In the last issue, two case reports separately present examples of the extremely rare and complex congenital heart diseases that show concordant atrioventricular connections to the L-looped ventricles in the presence of situs solitus. Both cases highlight that the relationship between the two ventricles within the ventricular mass is not always harmonious with the given atrioventricular connection. Such disharmony between the connections and relationships requires careful assessment of the three basic facets of cardiac building blocks, namely their morphology, the relationship of their component parts, and their connections with the adjacent segments. 3D imaging and printing can now facilitate an… More > Graphic Abstract

Benkai Shi, Bowen Huang, Huifeng Yang^*, Yongqing Dai, Sijian Chen

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 349-361, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.022343

Abstract To promote the development of timber-concrete composite (TCC) structures, it is necessary to propose the assembly-type connections with high assembly efficiency and shear performances. This article presented the experimental results of the innovative steel-plate connections for TCC beams using prefabricated concrete slabs. The steel-plate connections consisted of the screws and the steel-plates. The steel-plates were partly embedded in the concrete slabs. The concrete slabs and the timber beams were connected by screws through the steel-plates. The parameters researched in this article included screw number, angle steel as the reinforcement for anchoring, and shallow notches on the timber surface to restrict… More >

Mir Mushhood Afsar¹, Shizza Saqib¹, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi², Suliman A. Alsuhibany³, Ahmad Jalal¹, Jeongmin Park^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.3, pp. 4763-4777, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.028618

Abstract Virtual reality is an emerging field in the whole world. The problem faced by people today is that they are more indulged in indoor technology rather than outdoor activities. Hence, the proposed system introduces a fitness solution connecting virtual reality with a gaming interface so that an individual can play first-person games. The system proposed in this paper is an efficient and cost-effective solution that can entertain people along with playing outdoor games such as badminton and cricket while sitting in the room. To track the human movement, sensors Micro Processor Unit (MPU6050) are used that are connected with Bluetooth… More >

Jiacheng Qian¹, Chenqi Zou¹, Mengyan Zang^1,*, Shunhua Chen^2,3,*, Makoto Tsubokura⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.133, No.2, pp. 251-280, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020738

Abstract The stone chip resistance performance of automotive coatings has attracted increasing attention in academic and industrial communities. Even though traditional gravelometer tests can be used to evaluate stone chip resistance of automotive coatings, such experiment-based methods suffer from poor repeatability and high cost. The main purpose of this work is to develop a CFD-DEM-wear coupling method to accurately and efficiently simulate stone chip behavior of automotive coatings in a gravelometer test. To achieve this end, an approach coupling an unresolved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method and a discrete element method (DEM) are employed to account for interactions between fluids and… More >

S. Senthilmurugan^1,*, K. Gunaseelan²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 1323-1336, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.027650

Abstract A design of a high-speed multi-core processor with compact size is a trending approach in the Integrated Circuits (ICs) fabrication industries. Because whenever device size comes down into narrow, designers facing many power density issues should be reduced by scaling threshold voltage and supply voltage. Initially, Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology supports power saving up to 32 nm gate length, but further scaling causes short severe channel effects such as threshold voltage swing, mobility degradation, and more leakage power (less than 32) at gate length. Hence, it directly affects the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), which suffers a significant power… More >

Mi Kyoung Song¹, Gi Beom Kim¹, Woong Han Kim², Whal Lee³, Eun-Jung Bae^1,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 393-398, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.019603

Abstract We report the case of a rare complex cardiac anomaly involving situs solitus, concordant atrioventricular connection with left-hand ventricular topology, and L-looped ventricles. The ventricles had a superior-inferior relationship with an inferiorly located right ventricle, which had a double outlet with far posteriorly located great arteries. The left atrium was elongated, with juxta-positioned atrial appendages on the right side. The 3D-printed model using a computed tomography scan taken on the fourth day of birth demonstrated the anatomy clearly and helped us decide on the surgical management. More > Graphic Abstract

Gregory Perens^1,*, Takegawa Yoshida², J. Paul Finn²

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 387-392, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.021233

Abstract An infant male presented with the rare anatomy consisting of situs solitus, concordant atrioventricular connections to L-looped ventricles, double outlet right ventricle (DORV), and hypoplastic aortic arch. 6 months after neonatal aortic arch repair, the morphologic right ventricle function deteriorated, and surgical evaluation was undertaken to determine if either biventricular repair with a systemic morphologic left ventricle or right ventricular exclusion was possible. After initial echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to create detailed axial and 4-dimensional (4D) images and 3-dimensional (3D) printed models. The detailed anatomy of this rare, complex case and its use in pre-surgical planning is… More > Graphic Abstract

Siqintuya Jin¹, Bai-Ni Guo^2,*, Feng Qi^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.132, No.3, pp. 781-799, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.019941

Abstract In the paper, the authors collect, discuss, and find out several connections, equivalences, closed-form formulas, and combinatorial identities concerning partial Bell polynomials, falling factorials, rising factorials, extended binomial coefficients, and the Stirling numbers of the first and second kinds. These results are new, interesting, important, useful, and applicable in combinatorial number theory. More >

Yabin Xu^1,2,*, Lufa Qin², Xiaowei Xu³

Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 41-55, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2022.028265

Abstract In order to extend the application scope of NDN and realize the transmission of different NDNs across IP networks, a method for interconnecting NDN networks distributed in different areas with IP networks is proposed. Firstly, the NDN data resource is located by means of the DNS mechanism, and the gateway IP address of the NDN network where the data resource is located is found. Then, the transmission between different NDNs across the IP network is implemented based on the tunnel technology. In addition, in order to achieve efficient and fast NDN data forwarding, we have added a small number of… More >

He Gong^1,3,4, Lin Chen¹, Haohong Pan¹, Shijun Li^2,5, Yin Guo¹, Lili Fu¹, Tianli Hu^1,3,4,*, Ye Mu^1,3, Thobela Louis Tyasi⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 6015-6027, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.027160

Abstract The scale of deer breeding has gradually increased in recent years and better information management is necessary, which requires the identification of individual deer. In this paper, a deer face dataset is produced using face images obtained from different angles, and an improved residual neural network (ResNet)-based recognition model is proposed to extract the features of deer faces, which have high similarity. The model is based on ResNet-50, which reduces the depth of the model, and the network depth is only 29 layers; the model connects Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) modules at each of the four layers where the channel changes to… More >