Feiyu Li¹, Siqi Zuo¹, Yongzhou Chi¹, Chunying Du¹, Zhaopeng Shen¹, Xihong Han^2,3, Xiaohui Wang^2,*, Peng Wang^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.11, pp. 1519-1529, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011453 - 28 September 2020

Abstract Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect plant growth and reduce agricultural productivity. Use of algal extract as a biostimulant is gaining increased attention from researchers. This study aimed to investigate the potential of Ulva prolifera extract (UE) as a biostimulant when enzymatically extracted under conditions of water deficit. UE treatments (0.02%, 0.06%, and 0.1%) significantly improved the shoot length, root length, and dry weight of roots after 120 h of drought stress relative to that in treatment with the negative control. An increase in catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activity was also More >

Jiachen Li, Xianchao Jiang, Sim-eng Zhang, Jinyang Liu, Yajuan Zhang, Jun Yan, Shoujun Li, Qiang Wang^*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 387-397, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.013127 - 23 September 2020

Abstract Background: Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) is a malformation of the tricuspid valve (TV) and myopathy of the right ventricle (RV). Surgery is now the main treatment for the defect. Objective: To summarize our surgical results and experience based on patients with EA who were under 7 years of age and treated with different surgical treatments. Design: Single-center cohort study of Ebstein’s anomaly. Setting: China. Participants: 80 patients under 7 years old who were diagnosed of EA and underwent different surgical treatments were consecutively enrolled in our research from January 2010 to December 2019. Results: The median age of the… More >

XINGXING ZHU^1,2, TIANFENG HUA^1,2, MINGFEI WU³, JIATIAN WU^1,2, JIANCHAO HONG^1,2, MIN YANG^1,2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.3, pp. 431-441, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.010323 - 22 September 2020

Abstract Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction (PRMD) is the most severe myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) and is characterized by difficult treatment and poor prognosis. Research has shown the protective effects of the rational use of ivabradine (IVA) against PRMD; however, the molecular mechanisms of IVA remain unknown. In this study, an ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) model was established using hypoxic chambers. The results demonstrated that pretreatment with IVA reduced IRI-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. IVA attenuated mitochondrial damage, eliminated excess reactive oxygen species (ROS), suppressed IRI-induced ATP and NAD⁺ , and increased the AMP/ATP ratio. We further found that IVA increased More >

MEHMET TASPINAR^1,2,*, ALIHAN BOZOGLAN^3,4, ABDULLAH SECKIN ERTUGRUL⁵, LEVENT ELMAS⁶

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.3, pp. 337-344, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.011470 - 22 September 2020

Abstract This study was carried out to compare individuals diagnosed with atherosclerosis and periodontal periodontitis based on the degree of change in the human beta-defensins (HBD) HBD-2, HBD-3, and calprotectin. Atherosclerosis is the most frequently observed cardiovascular disease. Dental and periodontal infections are known to provide a considerable basis for atheroma plaque formation. The study group consists of a total number of 40 subjects, with 20 patients diagnosed with atherosclerosis and chronic periodontitis and 20 systemically healthy patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis. Clinical periodontal and blood parameters and HBD-2, HBD-3, and calprotectin biomarkers in the gingival… More >

Lan Yang¹, Shun Qi^2,3,#, Chen Qiao^1,*, Yanmei Kang¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.1, pp. 215-237, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.010796 - 18 September 2020

Abstract Schizophrenia (SZ) is one of the most common mental diseases. Its main characteristics are abnormal social behavior and inability to correctly understand real things. In recent years, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique has been popularly utilized to study SZ. However, it is still a great challenge to reveal the essential information contained in the MRI data. In this paper, we proposed a biomarker selection approach based on the multiple hypothesis testing techniques to explore the difference between SZ and healthy controls by using both functional and structural MRI data, in which biomarkers represent both… More >

Hui Sheng Lim^1,*, Christopher K. H. Chin¹, Shuhong Chai¹, Neil Bose^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.1, pp. 33-50, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.011648 - 18 September 2020

Abstract This paper presents an online AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) path planner that employs path replanning approach and the SDEQPSO (selective differential evolution-hybridized quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization) algorithm to optimize an AUV mission conducted in an unknown, dynamic and cluttered ocean environment. The proposed path replanner considered the effect of ocean currents in path optimization to generate a Pareto-optimal path that guides the AUV to its target within minimum time. The optimization was based on the onboard sensor data measured from the environment, which consists of a priori unknown dynamic obstacles and spatiotemporal currents. Different sensor… More >

Lulu Cui^2,3,*, Yabin Xu^1,2,3

Journal on Big Data, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 53-62, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jbd.2020.010590 - 18 September 2020

Abstract In order to effectively solve the problem of copyright protection of materials genome engineering data, this paper proposes a method for copyright protection of materials genome engineering data based on zero-watermarking technology. First, the important attribute values are selected from the materials genome engineering database; then, use the method of remainder to group the selected attribute values and extract eigenvalues; then, the eigenvalues sequence is obtained by the majority election method; finally, XOR the sequence with the actual copyright information to obtain the watermarking information and store it in the third-party authentication center. When a More >

Xiaokan Wang^*, Qiong Wang

Journal on Internet of Things, Vol.2, No.3, pp. 121-127, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jiot.2020.010200 - 16 September 2020

Abstract In order to prevent drunk driving timely and protect personal safety, a kind of vehicle-loaded alcohol concentration detector based on single chip microcomputer control is designed. The detector usesAT89C51 microcontroller as the core, makes use of the gas sensor, A/D converter to detect the alcohol concentration of the breath of the driver, can set different thresholds according to the space of the car model, automatically cut off the ignition circuit for the exceeded threshold, and has the sound and light alarm function, which fundamentally solve the problem of drunk driving. The instrument is compact in More >

Minjae Seo¹, Jong-Ho Paik^{2, *}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.65, No.3, pp. 2571-2589, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.011347 - 16 September 2020

Abstract The trend in video viewing has been evolving beyond simply providing a multiview option. Recently, a function that allows selection and viewing of a clip from a multiview service that captures a specific range or object has been added. In particular, the freeview service is an extended concept of multi-view and provides a freer viewpoint. However, since numerous videos and additional data are required for its construction, all of the clips constituting the content cannot be simultaneously provided. Only certain clips are selected and provided to the user. If the video is not the preferred… More >

Runzhe Tao^{1, *}, Yonghong Zhang¹, Lihua Wang¹, Pengyan Cai¹, Haowen Tan²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.65, No.3, pp. 2455-2474, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.011526 - 16 September 2020

Abstract Aiming at the problem of radar base and ground observation stations on the Tibet is sparsely distributed and cannot achieve large-scale precipitation monitoring. UNet, an advanced machine learning (ML) method, is used to develop a robust and rapid algorithm for precipitating cloud detection based on the new-generation geostationary satellite of FengYun-4A (FY-4A). First, in this algorithm, the real-time multi-band infrared brightness temperature from FY-4A combined with the data of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) has been used as predictor variables for our model. Second, the efficiency of the feature was improved by changing the traditional convolution… More >