Yuheng Sun¹, Ye Mu^{1, 2, 3, 4, *}, Qin Feng⁵, Tianli Hu^{1, 2, 3, 4}, He Gong^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Shijun Li^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Jing Zhou⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.2, pp. 1317-1328, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.010510

Abstract In large-scale deer farming image analysis, K-means or maximum betweenclass variance (Otsu) algorithms can be used to distinguish the deer from the background. However, in an actual breeding environment, the barbed wire or chain-link fencing has a certain isolating effect on the deer which greatly interferes with the identification of the individual deer. Also, when the target and background grey values are similar, the multiple background targets cannot be completely separated. To better identify the posture and behaviour of deer in a deer shed, we used digital image processing to separate the deer from the background. To address the problems… More >

Ao Feng¹, Zhengjie Gao^{1, *}, Xinyu Song¹, Ke Ke², Tianhao Xu¹, Xuelei Zhang¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.2, pp. 909-923, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.09913

Abstract Existing solutions do not work well when multi-targets coexist in a sentence. The reason is that the existing solution is usually to separate multiple targets and process them separately. If the original sentence has N target, the original sentence will be repeated for N times, and only one target will be processed each time. To some extent, this approach degenerates the fine-grained sentiment classification task into the sentencelevel sentiment classification task, and the research method of processing the target separately ignores the internal relation and interaction between the targets. Based on the above considerations, we proposes to use Graph Convolutional… More >

YI ZHENG^#, PENGFEI ZHANG^#, JINSHENG ZHU^#, LINGKAI ZHANG, WENXIAN ZENG^*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.2, pp. 201-207, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.08770

Abstract Spermatogenesis is a highly efficient and intricate process in the testis by which mature spermatozoa are produced daily to maintain lifelong male fertility. Essential to this process are spermatogonia capable of both proliferation and differentiation. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms for spermatogonial proliferation and differentiation remain poorly understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a category of non-coding small RNAs with regulatory functions by binding to the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) of the target mRNA. Previous studies have demonstrated that miRNAs are capable of modulating cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, but the roles of individual miRNAs in spermatogonial fate determination remain largely elusive. Here,… More >

Tugcin Bora Polat

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.6, pp. 800-807, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12512

Abstract Objectives: To retrospectively review the outcome of stent placement in neonates with a vertical ductus, present a technique of ductal stenting via the axillary artery and compare it to ductal stening via the femoral venous access.
Design: Nineteen patients with duct-dependent pulmonary circulations through a vertical ductus arteriosus were treated with stent implantation. Those patients were retrospectively included in the study. In the first nine of these cases, stent delivery was done transvenously. In the latter ten cases, we favored the axillary artery access to the transvenous approach for stenting the vertical ductus arteriosus. Wire-target technique was used to attain… More >

Liang Yang^{1, *}, Daojian Zeng², Jianhua Yan³, Yaozhang Sai¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.1, pp. 313-323, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.09809

Abstract The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) raw data generator is required to the evaluation of focusing algorithms, moving target analysis, and hardware design. The time-domain SAR simulator can generate the accurate raw data but it needs much time. The frequency-domain simulator not only increases the efficiency but also considers the trajectory deviations of the radar. In addition, the raw signal of the extended scene included static and moving targets can be generated by some frequency-domain simulators. However, the existing simulators concentrate on the raw signal simulation of the static extended scene and moving targets at uniform speed mostly. As for the… More >

Regan E. Giesinger¹, Adrianne R. Bischoff³, Patrick J. McNamara^1,2

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 311-316, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12738

Abstract Ligation of a hemodynamically significant ductus arteriosus results in significant changes in loading conditions which have predictable consequences. Postligation cardiac syndrome, defined as hypotension requiring inotropic support and failure of oxygenation and ventilation, may occur 6‐12 hours following ligation due to left ven‐ tricular systolic and diastolic failure, respectively. Afterload is the primary driver of this decompensation. In this review, we describe the pathophysiological changes in loading conditions associated with postligation cardiac syndrome and other contrib‐ utors to cardiovascular dysfunction following ductal ligation. We present strategies for perioperative optimization and a physiology‐based algorithm for postoperative management guided by targeted neonatal… More >

Patrick D. Evers^1,*, Tarek Alsaied^1,2,*, Jeffrey B. Anderson¹, James F. Cnota¹, Allison A. Divanovic¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 221-229, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12713

Abstract Objective: Maternal anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies can lead to fetal complete heart block (CHB). Current guidelines recommend weekly echocardiographic screening between 16 and 28 weeks gestation. Given the cost of screening and the rarity of conduction abnormalities in fetuses of mothers with low anti-Ro levels (<50 U/mL), we sought to identify a strategy that optimizes resource utilization.
Design: Decision analysis cost-utility modeling was performed for three screening paradigms: “standard screening” (SS) in which mid-gestation mothers are screened weekly, “limited screening” (LS) in which fetal echocardiograms are avoided unless the fetus develops bradycardia, and “targeted screening by maternal antibody level” (TS)… More >

Huan Zhang¹, Kangfeng Zheng^{1, *}, Xiujuan Wang², Shoushan Luo¹, Bin Wu¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.62, No.2, pp. 763-786, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.06553

Abstract As a core component of the network, web applications have become one of the preferred targets for attackers because the static configuration of web applications simplifies the exploitation of vulnerabilities by attackers. Although the moving target defense (MTD) has been proposed to increase the attack difficulty for the attackers, there is no solo approach can cope with different attacks; in addition, it is impossible to implement all these approaches simultaneously due to the resource limitation. Thus, the selection of an optimal defense strategy based on MTD has become the focus of research. In general, the confrontation of two players in… More >

Xianghao Hou^{1, *}, Gang Qiao¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.122, No.1, pp. 175-205, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08452

Abstract To study the parameter estimating effects of a free-floating tumbling space target, the extended Kalman filter (EKF) scheme is utilized with different high-nonlinear translational and rotational coupled kinematic & dynamic models on the LIDAR measurements. Applying the aforementioned models and measurements results in the situation where one single state can be estimated differently with varying accuracies since the EKFs based on different models have different observabilities. In the proposed EKFs, the traditional quaternions based kinematics and dynamics and the dual vector quaternions (DVQ) based kinematics and dynamics are used for the modeling of the relative motions between a chaser satellite… More >

Heya QIAN^1,§, Yan YAN^2,§, Zhengjie SHEN¹, Lixian XU¹, Yun ZUO¹, Tao ZHU^3,*, Yanan CHEN^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.43, No.4, pp. 321-326, 2019, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2019.07992

Abstract The present study aims to explore the effects of p53 and its target gene Rap2B on the autophagy of U2OS cells. U2OS cells were treated with siRNA against p53, Rap2B, and PLCε. Relative expressions of p53, Rap2B, and PLCε were determined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting, respectively. Levels of IP3 in the cells were determined using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Levels of Ca²⁺ were detected using Flow cytometry. Fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the autophagy of cells. Knockdown of p53 significantly decreased the expressions of Rap2B protein. Additionally, knockdown of p53 significantly decreased the mRNA… More >