QINGLING TANG¹, WARDA ATIQ², SHAISTA MAHNOOR², MOSTAFA A. ABDEL-MAKSOUD³, MOHAMMED AUFY⁴, HAMID YAZ^3,*, JIANYU ZHU^5,*

Oncology Research, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 141-156, 2023, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.028548

Abstract Though significant improvements have been made in the treatment methods for ovarian cancer (OC), the prognosis for OC patients is still poor. Exploring hub genes associated with the development of OC and utilizing them as appropriate potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets is highly valuable. In this study, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified from an independent GSE69428 Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset between OC and control samples. The DEGs were processed to construct the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network using STRING. Later, hub genes were identified through Cytohubba analysis of the Cytoscape. Expression and survival profiling of the hub genes… More >

PAULA MARIELA GONZÁLEZ^1,2, JOAQUIN CABRERA^1,2, SUSANA PUNTARULO^1,2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.5, pp. 1177-1189, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.027107

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to briefly summarize the central role of iron (Fe) in terms of cellular alterations of the oxidative/protective balance with special emphasis on its possible involvement in ferroptosis-dependent disruption in aquatic organisms. In ferroptotic cells or tissues, the intracellular Fe level increases; meanwhile the treatment with Fe chelators limits ferroptosis. Eukaryotic algae can assimilate Fe from the environment through several mechanisms, and aquatic animals incorporate dissolved Fe and Fe bound to both inorganic particles and organic matter. The central role of lipid peroxidation mediating ferroptosis was demonstrated in some algae where both low and high… More >

Muhammad Tahir^1,*, Farhan Riaz², Imran Usman^1,3, Mohamed Ibrahim Habib¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 4007-4022, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.032359

Abstract The identification of cancer tissues in Gastroenterology imaging poses novel challenges to the computer vision community in designing generic decision support systems. This generic nature demands the image descriptors to be invariant to illumination gradients, scaling, homogeneous illumination, and rotation. In this article, we devise a novel feature extraction methodology, which explores the effectiveness of Gabor filters coupled with Block Local Binary Patterns in designing such descriptors. We effectively exploit the illumination invariance properties of Block Local Binary Patterns and the inherent capability of convolutional neural networks to construct novel rotation, scale and illumination invariant features. The invariance characteristics of… More >

N. A. Lawrance^*, T. S. Shiny Angel

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3439-3455, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.030311

Abstract The practice of integrating images from two or more sensors collected from the same area or object is known as image fusion. The goal is to extract more spatial and spectral information from the resulting fused image than from the component images. The images must be fused to improve the spatial and spectral quality of both panchromatic and multispectral images. This study provides a novel picture fusion technique that employs L0 smoothening Filter, Non-subsampled Contour let Transform (NSCT) and Sparse Representation (SR) followed by the Max absolute rule (MAR). The fusion approach is as follows: first, the multispectral and panchromatic… More >

Cong Lin¹, Chenghao Qiu¹, Can Wu¹, Siling Feng^1,*, Mengxing Huang^1,2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 4317-4340, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.036249

Abstract The random-value impulse noise (RVIN) detection approach in image denoising, which is dependent on manually defined detection thresholds or local window information, does not have strong generalization performance and cannot successfully cope with damaged pictures with high noise levels. The fusion of the K-means clustering approach in the noise detection stage is reviewed in this research, and the internal relationship between the flat region and the detail area of the damaged picture is thoroughly explored to suggest an unique two-stage method for gray image denoising. Based on the concept of pixel clustering and grouping, all pixels in the damaged picture… More >

C. Thiruvengadam^1,*, M. Palanivelan²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 2803-2818, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.030493

Abstract There are numerous goals in next-generation cellular networks (5G), which is expected to be available soon. They want to increase data rates, reduce end-to-end latencies, and improve end-user service quality. Modern networks need to change because there has been a significant rise in the number of base stations required to meet these needs and put the operators’ low-cost constraints to the test. Because it can withstand interference from other wireless networks, and Adaptive Complex Multicarrier Modulation (ACMM) system is being looked at as a possible choice for the 5th Generation (5G) of wireless networks. Many arithmetic units need to be… More >

A. Selvi^*, S. Thilagamani

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 2973-2987, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.029850

Abstract Mammography is considered a significant image for accurate breast cancer detection. Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) contributes to classifying the query mammography image and retrieves similar mammographic images from the database. This CBIR system helps a physician to give better treatment. Local features must be described with the input images to retrieve similar images. Existing methods are inefficient and inaccurate by failing in local features analysis. Hence, efficient digital mammography image retrieval needs to be implemented. This paper proposed reliable recovery of the mammographic image from the database, which requires the removal of noise using Kalman filter and scale-invariant feature transform… More >

Heesup Han¹, Hong Ngoc Nguyen², Hyerin Lee³, Sanghyeop Lee^4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 449-469, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.025379

Abstract Since the outbreak of COVID-19, tourists have been increasingly concerned over various risks of international travel, while knowledge of the pandemic appears to vary significantly. In addition, as travel restrictions continue to impact adversely on international tourism, tourism efforts should be placed more on the domestic markets. Via structural equation modeling, this study unearthed different risk factors impacting Korean travelers’ choices of alternative local destinations in the post-pandemic era. In addition, this study extended the goal-directed behavior framework with the acquisition of perceived risk and knowledge of COVID-19, which was proven to hold a significantly superior explanatory power of tourists’… More >

P. Malathi^1,*, G. Charlyn Pushpa Latha²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 1741-1758, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.035185

Abstract Breast cancer (BCa) is a leading cause of death in the female population across the globe. Approximately 2.3 million new BCa cases are recorded globally in females, overtaking lung cancer as the most prevalent form of cancer to be diagnosed. However, the mortality rates for cervical and BCa are significantly higher in developing nations than in developed countries. Early diagnosis is the only option to minimize the risks of BCa. Deep learning (DL)-based models have performed well in image processing in recent years, particularly convolutional neural network (CNN). Hence, this research proposes a DL-based CNN model to diagnose BCa from… More >

Amel Austine^*, R. Suji Pramila

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 2263-2276, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.032323

Abstract In a cellular network, direct Device-to-Device (D2D) communication enhances Quality of Service (QoS) in terms of coverage, throughput and amount of power consumed. Since the D2D pairs involve cellular resources for communication, the chances of interference are high. D2D communications demand minimum interference along with maximum throughput and sum rate which can be achieved by employing optimal resources and efficient power allocation procedures. In this research, a hybrid optimization model called Genetic Algorithm-Adaptive Bat Optimization (GA-ABO) algorithm is proposed for efficient resource allocation in a cellular network with D2D communication. Simulation analysis demonstrates that the proposed model involves reduced interference… More >