T. Ahmed¹, S. Hassan^1,2, M. F. Hasan³, M. M. Molla^1,2,*, M. A. Taher⁴, S. C. Saha⁵

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.1, pp. 15-36, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.011237

Abstract The magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) effect is studied at different inclined angles in Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection inside a rectangular enclosure using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). The enclosure is filled with electrically conducting fluids of different characteristics. These characteristics are defined by Prandtl number, Pr. The considered Pr values for this study are 10 and 70. The influence of other dimensionless parameters Rayleigh numbers Ra = 10³; 10⁴; 10⁵; 10⁶ and Hartmann numbers Ha = 0, 10, 25, 50, 100, on fluid flow and heat transfer, are also investigated considering different inclined angles φ of magnetic field by analyzing computed local Nusselt… More >

Shaun Mohan¹, Brady S. Moffett², Wilson Lam², Caridad de la Uz², Christina Miyake², Santiago O. Valdes², Jeffrey J. Kim²

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.4, pp. 507-511, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12478

Abstract Objective: As survivors of congenital heart disease (CHD) continue to age, healthcare utilization by this population has increased. It is unknown how often these patients utilize the emergency department (ED) at children’s hospitals and how arrhythmias play a role in their utilization of care.
Design: Using a retrospective cohort design, the Pediatric Hospital Information System (PHIS) database was investigated and we studied adults (≥18 years) with CHD (ACHD) who presented to pediatric EDs from 2004 to 2014.
Setting: Tertiary care pediatric hospitals.
Results: Of the 6310 encounters to pediatric EDs, 1594 (25%) were for arrhythmias. The median age was 21… More >

Katherine Awh^1,2, Morgan A. Venuti^1,2, Lacey P. Gleason^1,2, Rachel Rogers³, Srinivas Denduluri¹, Yuli Y. Kim^1,2

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 726-734, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12784

Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence and predictors of nonattendance in an ACHD outpatient clinic, and to examine the relationship between nonattendance and emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and death.
Methods: Patients ≥ 18 years who had scheduled appointments at an ACHD outpatient clinic between August 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014 were included. The primary outcome of interest was nonattendance of the first scheduled appointment of the study period, defined as “no-show” or “same-day cancellation.” Secondary outcomes of interest were ED visits, hospitalizations, and death until December 2017.
Results: Of 527 scheduled visits, 55 (10.4%) were nonattended. Demographic and socioeconomic… More >

YI ZOU AND WENPING ZHONG

BIOCELL, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 127-132, 2012, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2012.36.127

Abstract The published article titled “A likely role for a novel PH-domain containing protein, PEPP2, in connecting membrane and cytoskeleton” has been retracted from the BIOCELL, Vol. 36, Issue 3, 2012. Title: A likely role for a novel PH-domain containing protein, PEPP2, in connecting membrane and cytoskeleton Authors: Yi Zou and Wenping Zhong URL: http://150.109.118.215/uploads/attached/file/20190102/20190102065508_87612.pdf The article “A likely role for a novel PH-domain containing protein, PEPP2, in connecting membrane and cytoskeleton” (Biocell 36, 127-132, 2012) has been retracted after publication by decision of the Editor-in-Chief, after he received compelling evidence indicating that the article’s content was part of a doctoral… More >

Hajiboland R^1,2, C Poschenrieder³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.84, No.1, pp. 86-100, 2015, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2015.84.086

Abstract Under acid soil conditions, solubility of aluminum (Al) increases leading to toxicity for plants. Al accumulator species such as tea, however, accumulate high levels of Al in tissues without toxicity symptoms. In this work, Al localization and compartmentation were studied in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] grown hydroponically at 0 or 100 µM Al for eight weeks. Plant dry matter production was significantly higher in the presence of Al and accumulated up to 1.21 and 6.18 mg Al/g DW in the leaves and roots, respectively. About 40-50% of Al was partitioned into cell wall (CW)-bound fraction without any difference… More >

FEI XIE^1,2, BAOHONG ZHANG^1,2, WENFENG XU¹, XIAOLING LIAO^1,*, QIUHONG HUANG¹, BO LIU^2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.41, No.2-3, pp. 45-54, 2017, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2017.41.045

Abstract Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a vital role in mediating the adaptability of tumor cells under mechanical stimuli. Previous studies revealed that FAK can locate to different cell compartments, and its regulation is highly dependent on its subcellular localization. However, the local FAK activities and its regulation mechanism in different cell compartments of tumor cells in response to fluid shear stress are still unclear. In this study, 5 dyn/cm² and 20 dyn/cm² of shear stress was applied to HeLa cells for 30 min. The activities of FAK targeting different subcellular compartments (lipids rafts, non-rafts, focal adhesions and cytoplasm) were investigated… More >

C.S. Lin, T.C. Chen, C.C. Yu ,M.E. Wu, Y.H. Tu¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 103-110, 2010, DOI:10.3970/icces.2010.015.103

Abstract Most old apartments in Taiwan lack fire prevention equipment, making fire awareness and escape difficult, as well as timely fire fighting, which leads to increased death tolls from fire incidents. This research utilizes Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) software to analyze and simulate the fire accident that occurred in a single old-style five-story apartment on Siu-Lang Road, Chung-Ho City. In this event, many occupant vehicles were parked at the front door of the apartment building or in nearby parking lanes. The fire engine can only drive in after vehicles were cleared from the fire area, a situation that delayed emergency fire… More >

A. Koba yashi¹, K. Suginuma², M. Furui chi¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.113, No.2, pp. 117-149, 2017, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2017.113.121

Abstract Triage is a method for determining the priority of patients’ treatment to improve survival rates. Different triage methods are used in hospitals, and they are applied after performing an evaluation based on standard methods such as the Japan Triage Acuity Scale (JTAS) or Emergency Severity Index (ESI). It is important to consider the characteristics of all the hospitals when assigning triage methods and emergency levels to them; the hospital managers make these decisions. We propose a multi-agent simulation method to support the hospital managers in employing the triage protocols according to their environment. We developed a prototype simulation system called… More >

A. Sellier¹, S. H. Aydin², M. Tezer-Sezgin³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.102, No.5, pp. 393-406, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2014.102.393

Abstract The fundamental free-space 2D steady creeping MHD flow produced by a concentrated point force of strength g located at a so-called source point x₀ in an unbounded conducting Newtonian liquid with uniform viscosity µ and conductivity σ > 0 subject to a prescribed uniform ambient magnetic field B = Be₁ is analytically obtained. More precisely, not only the produced flow pressure p and velocity u but also the resulting stress tensor field σ are expressed at any observation point x ≠ x₀ in terms of usual modified Bessel functions, the vectors g, x-x₀ and the so-called Hartmann layer thickness d… More >