Amnart Boonloi^a, Withada Jedsadaratanachai^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.15, pp. 1-15, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.15.13

Abstract Simulated examinations on convective heat transfer and flow topology in a square duct heat exchanger placed with wavy thin rib (WTR) are presented. The influences of WTR heights, pitch distances and flow directions on flow and heat transfer characteristics are investigated for the laminar flow regime at the inlet condition (Re = 100 – 2000). The finite volume method (SIMPLE algorithm) is picked to analyze the numerical problem. The numerical validations; grid independence and verification of the smooth duct, are presented. The simulated results of the heat exchanger duct placed with WTR are reported in terms of flow and heat… More >

D. Ogez, J. Aramideh, E. Rondeau, T. Mizrahi, M.-C. Charest , C. Plante, M. Duval, S. Sultan

Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.16, No.1, pp. 199-205, 2022, DOI:10.3166/pson-2022-0185

Abstract Les enfants atteints d’un cancer sont régulièrement confrontés à des procédures douloureuses au cours de leur prise en charge. Afin de les accompagner au mieux dans leurs soins, des techniques de communication dérivées de l’hypnose ont montré d’excellents niveaux d’efficacité sur la réduction de la détresse et de la douleur associées à ces procédures. Nous avons mené une étude préliminaire évaluant les effets d’une formation à la communication hypnotique sur la pratique des infirmières lors de procédures douloureuses auprès d’enfants atteints d’un cancer. Les résultats ont montré une bonne acquisition des techniques par les infirmières et des effets importants de… More >

K. Lamore, D. Ogez

Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.16, No.1, pp. 166-172, 2022, DOI:10.3166/pson-2022-0182

Abstract Cet article a pour objectif de décrire les méthodes pouvant être utilisées pour développer, évaluer et implé- menter en pratique clinique de nouvelles interventions en psycho-oncologie. Pour cela, deux modèles de référence à l’international sont présentés afin d’apporter un éclairage scientifique aux différents acteurs impliqués dans ces recherches. Ce travail concerne cliniciens, chercheurs, acteurs institutionnels et patients ; cela afin de développer de nouveaux projets utilisant une rigueur méthodologique et d’intérêt pour améliorer les conditions des patients et des proches. More >

ALESSANDRO GOZZETTI^*, MONICA BOCCHIA

Oncology Research, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 271-274, 2023, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.028668

Abstract Novel drug availability has increased the depth of response and revolutionised the outcomes of multiple myeloma patients. Minimal residual disease evaluation is a surrogate for progression-free survival and overall survival and has become widely used not-only in clinical trials but also in daily patient management. Bone marrow aspiration is the gold standard for response evaluation, but due to the patchy nature of myeloma, false negatives are possible. Liquid biopsy and blood-based minimal residual disease evaluation consider circulating plasma cells, mass spectrometry or circulating tumour DNA. This approach is less invasive, can provide a more comprehensive picture of the disease and… More >

Luc Merchez¹ , Hélène Mathian² , Julie Le Gall³

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 85-104, 2020, DOI:10.3166/rig.2020.00103

Abstract La question de l’alimentation et de la caractérisation des environnements alimentaires a déjà fait l’objet de nombreuses études et développements méthodologiques pour rendre compte des différentiels d’accessibilité. Aux Etats-Unis, essentiellement à l’aune de questions sur la santé, ces études ont conduit à identifier des « déserts alimentaires . Cette question éminemment spatiale, qui repose sur la notion d’accessibilité, est souvent approchée par des enquêtes et entretiens ou des approches quantitatives basées sur des calculs d’accessibilités géographiques. Dans la lignée de ces travaux, nous proposons d’explorer la transférabilité de cette notion de « désert » à un espace métropolitain français. La… More >

Hyunkyu Shin¹, Yonghan Ahn², Mihwa Song³, Heungbae Gil³, Jungsik Choi^4,*, Sanghyo Lee^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 4753-4766, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.038362

Abstract Recently, convolutional neural network (CNN)-based visual inspection has been developed to detect defects on building surfaces automatically. The CNN model demonstrates remarkable accuracy in image data analysis; however, the predicted results have uncertainty in providing accurate information to users because of the “black box” problem in the deep learning model. Therefore, this study proposes a visual explanation method to overcome the uncertainty limitation of CNN-based defect identification. The visual representative gradient-weights class activation mapping (Grad-CAM) method is adopted to provide visually explainable information. A visualizing evaluation index is proposed to quantitatively analyze visual representations; this index reflects a rough estimate… More >

Noor Ul Sabah¹, Muhammad Murad Khan^1,*, Ramzan Talib¹, Muhammad Anwar², Muhammad Sheraz Arshad Malik³, Puteri Nor Ellyza Nohuddin⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 4955-4972, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037436

Abstract Education quality has undoubtedly become an important local and international benchmark for education, and an institute’s ranking is assessed based on the quality of education, research projects, theses, and dissertations, which has always been controversial. Hence, this research paper is influenced by the institutes ranking all over the world. The data of institutes are obtained through Google Scholar (GS), as input to investigate the United Kingdom’s Research Excellence Framework (UK-REF) process. For this purpose, the current research used a Bespoke Program to evaluate the institutes’ ranking based on their source. The bespoke program requires changes to improve the results by… More >

Hasan S. Majdi^a,*, Azher M. Abed^b, Laith J. Habeeb^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-7, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.6

Abstract The present work presents and analyzes the results acquired from outdoor experimental measurements of a solar latent heat storage unit integrated with built-in thermal energy storage at the presence and absence of porous media. The tank consists of a porous media part, a packed of glass beds, and the fluid flowing through the void space surrounding the porous glass beds. The porous tanks were filled by 1.68 mm glass beds to form bed heights (h) of 10 and 20 cm. Results show that the maximum thermal storage of 110 min is achieved in hot flow rate qh=4 LPM, cold flow… More >

Marwa M. Ibrahim^a,*, Amal El Berry^a, Karim Ashour^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-11, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.9

Abstract Conventional sources of energy are rapidly decreasing more and more. Hence, Renewable energy is presently attracting significant. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating the techno-economic feasibility of SWHS for swimming pools in tourist hotels and resorts. The proposed system presents an active direct system without auxiliary heaters to evaluate the potential for using solar thermal collectors for heating swimming pools of tourist resort; installed in El Gouna city, Egypt, and to size solar collector using TSOL simulation software package to meet the demand of hot water, to analyze the impact of collector design-parameters concerning system cost, system yield and economic… More >

Rodrigo Vidonscky Pinto^a , Flávio Augusto Sanzovo Fiorelli^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-10, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.30

Abstract The present paper provides a discussion about the use of constraints in step-by-step optimization algorithms used for the solution of a twodimensional inverse heat transfer problem containing a modeling error. It is observed that the unrestricted algorithms provided better estimates to the power map and the introduction of constraints is harmful to the solution of the inverse heat transfer problem, reducing the area in which this solution approaches the actual heat sources distribution, due to the solution of the unrestricted problem adopting negative values in restricted areas, which compensate the high sensitivity of this problem and consequently provide improved solutions. More >