Guangfei Jia^*, Fengwei Guo, Zhe Wu, Suxiao Cui, Jiajun Yang

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 383-405, 2023, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.026885 - 07 September 2023

Abstract With the development of multi-signal monitoring technology, the research on multiple signal analysis and processing has become a hot subject. Mechanical equipment often works under variable working conditions, and the acquired vibration signals are often non-stationary and nonlinear, which are difficult to be processed by traditional analysis methods. In order to solve the noise reduction problem of multiple signals under variable speed, a COT-DCS method combining the Computed Order Tracking (COT) based on Chirplet Path Pursuit (CPP) and Distributed Compressed Sensing (DCS) is proposed. Firstly, the instantaneous frequency (IF) is extracted by CPP, and the… More > Graphic Abstract

SUKRAN SENYUREK¹, SEZER SAGLAM^2,*, ESRA KAYTAN SAGLAM³, HAKAN YANAR⁴, KAAN GOK⁴, DIDEM TASTEKIN⁵, CANAN KOKSAL AKBAS⁶, NERGIZ DAGOGLU SAKIN³, GULBIZ DAGOGLU KARTAL⁷, EMRE BALIK⁸, METIN KESKIN⁴, YASEMIN SANLI⁹, MINE GULLUOGLU¹⁰, ZULEYHA AKGUN¹¹

Oncology Research, Vol.31, No.5, pp. 689-696, 2023, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.030351 - 21 July 2023

Abstract Radiation therapy (RT) is typically applied using one of two standard approaches for preoperative treatment of resectable locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): short-course RT (SC-RT) alone or long-course RT (LC-RT) with concurrent fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy. The Phase II single-arm KROG 11-02 study using intermediate-course (IC) (33 Gy (Gray)/10 fr (fraction) with concurrent capecitabine) preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) demonstrated a pathologically complete response rate and a sphincter-sparing rate that were close to those of LC-CRT. The current trial aim to compare the pathological/oncological outcomes, toxicity, and quality of life results of LC-CRT and IC-CRT in cases of… More >

Genhai Hu^1,*, Maoni Chao¹, Xiuren Zhou², Yuanzhi Fu²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.9, pp. 2535-2554, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.030163 - 28 July 2023

Abstract Gossypium hirsutum L. is an important cash crop native to the subtropics and is widely cultivated around the world. Low temperature is an important stress that seriously affects seed germination and emergence during planting. In this study, transcriptomic profiles of low-temperature- and normal-temperature-germinated seeds of Xinluzao 25, a variety with low-temperature tolerance and high germination rates, were analyzed and compared. The following results were obtained. (1) A total of 81.06 Gb of clean data were obtained after transcriptome sequencing and assembly, and 76,931 non-redundant Unigene sequences were obtained after data consolidation and concatenation; of these, 69,883… More >

Xiaoli Jing, Xianpeng Wang^*, Xiang Lan, Ting Su

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.2, pp. 1789-1804, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.028477 - 26 June 2023

Abstract At present, the traditional channel estimation algorithms have the disadvantages of over-reliance on initial conditions and high complexity. The bacterial foraging optimization (BFO)-based algorithm has been applied in wireless communication and signal processing because of its simple operation and strong self-organization ability. But the BFO-based algorithm is easy to fall into local optimum. Therefore, this paper proposes the quantum bacterial foraging optimization (QBFO)-binary orthogonal matching pursuit (BOMP) channel estimation algorithm to the problem of local optimization. Firstly, the binary matrix is constructed according to whether atoms are selected or not. And the support set of… More >

Ahmad A. A. Alkhatib^*, Adnan A. Hnaif, Thaer Sawalha

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.1, pp. 637-656, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037345 - 26 May 2023

Abstract Large cities suffer from traffic congestion, particularly at intersections, due to a large number of vehicles, which leads to the loss of time by increasing carbon emissions, including fuel consumption. Therefore, the need for optimising the flow of vehicles at different intersections and reducing the waiting time is a critical challenge. Conventional traffic lights have been used to control traffic flow at different intersections and have been improved to become more efficient by using different algorithms, sensors and cameras. However, they also face some challenges, such as high-cost installation, operation, and maintenance issues. This paper… More >

Ziyang Feng^1,#, Xinqi Cheng^2,#, Tianwen Wang³, Yongchao Han¹, Haihong Chen¹, Xinyu Zhang¹, Jie Sun¹, Wei Zhang^1,*, Feng Liu^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.5, pp. 1633-1647, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.027542 - 09 March 2023

Abstract Fatty Acyl-ACP thioesterase (FAT) is a key enzyme controlling oil biosynthesis in plant seeds. FATs can be divided into two subfamilies, FATA and FATB according to their amino acid sequences and substrate specificity. The Upland cotton genome contains 20 GhFAT genes, amongst which 6 genes were of the GhFATA subfamily and 14 of the GhFATB subfamily. The 20 GhFAT genes are unevenly distributed on 14 chromosomes. The GhFATA genes have 5 or 7 exons and the GhFATB genes have 6 or 7 exons. All GhFAT proteins have the conserved Acyl-ACP_TE domain and PLN02370 super family, the typical characteristics of… More >

Aravindan Madhavan^1,*, Yamuna Govindarajan¹, Neelakandan Rajamohan²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 2049-2058, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.031566 - 03 November 2022

Abstract In an underdetermined system, compressive sensing can be used to recover the support vector. Greedy algorithms will recover the support vector indices in an iterative manner. Generalized Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (GOMP) is the generalized form of the Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (OMP) algorithm where a number of indices selected per iteration will be greater than or equal to 1. To recover the support vector of unknown signal ‘x’ from the compressed measurements, the restricted isometric property should be satisfied as a sufficient condition. Finding the restricted isometric constant is a non-deterministic polynomial-time hardness problem due to that More >

Dylan M. Buller¹, Tara McLaughlin², Ilene Staff³, Kevin Pinto², Akshay Gangakhedkar², Joseph Tortora³, Guy Manetti⁴, Joseph R. Wagner²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.29, No.1, pp. 10980-10985, 2022

Abstract Introduction: The current utility of MRI-fusion targeted biopsy as either an adjunct to or replacement for systematic template biopsy for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer is disputed. The purpose of this study is to assess the current effectiveness of MRI-targeted versus systematic template prostate biopsies at two institutions and to consider possible underlying factors that could impact variability between detection rates in our patient population compared to others.
Materials and methods: A retrospective review from our prospectively maintained prostate cancer databases was conducted. Patients with prostate MRI lesions (PI-RADSv2) receiving concurrent systematic 12-core and MRI-fusion… More >

Kassem S. Faraj¹, Weslyn Bunn², Adri M. Durant¹, David Mauler², Yu-Hui H. Chang³, Mark D. Tyson¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.29, No.4, pp. 11209-11215, 2022

Abstract Introduction: The use of alvimopan at the time of cystectomy has been associated with improved perioperative outcomes. Naloxegol is a less costly alternative that has been used in some centers. This study aims to compare the perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing cystectomy with urinary diversion who receive the mu-opioid antagonist alvimopan versus naloxegol.
Materials and methods: This was a retrospective review that included all patients who underwent cystectomy with urinary diversion at our institution between 2007-2020. Comparisons were made between patients who received perioperative alvimopan, naloxegol and no mu-opioid antagonist (controls).
Results: In 715 patients who underwent cystectomy,… More >

Matthew I. Buell^1,*, Akin S. Amasyali^1,*, Natalie Chen², Joshua D. Belle¹, Mohamed Keheila¹, Elizabeth A. Baldwin¹, Cayde Ritchie¹, D. Duane Baldwin¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.29, No.6, pp. 11371-11377, 2022

Abstract Introduction: During in situ lower pole laser lithotripsy, the dependent location may result in increased challenge fragmenting stones and a risk for stone regrowth if residual fragments remain. The purpose of this study was to compare the thulium fiber laser (TFL) with the holmium laser (HL) for in situ lower pole lithotripsy.
Materials and methods: In a 3D printed kidney benchtop model, sixty 1 cm BegoStones were placed in the lower pole and fragmented in situ until fragments passed through a 2 x 2 mm mesh. Laser lithotripsy was performed using twelve energy, frequency and fiber size… More >