Guerrero-Prieto VM¹, DI Berlanga-Reyes², JL Jacobo-Cuellar¹, C Guigón-Lopez³, DL Ojeda-Barrios⁴, GD Ávila-Quezada⁴, A Núñez-Barrios⁴, OA Hernández-Rodríguez⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.86, pp. 74-78, 2017, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2017.86.074

Abstract Calcium content and damage severity of Penicillium expansum because of its high concentration on “Red Delicious” postharvest apples were evaluated during the 2012-2013 winter in Cuauhtemoc, Chih. Mexico. Fruit weight, diameter, total soluble solids, pulp firmness and starch index were also determined. Penicillium expansum was inoculated into two wounds of eight mm diameter and 10 mm depth, on a total of 20 apple fruits per treatment. The inoculum was 0.2 mL of a suspension containing 1×10⁸ conidia/mL. After inoculation, apple fruit was stored at 0 °C and 90% relative humidity during five weeks. Treatments were: apple fruit with high (2.28… More >

Peng Wu^1,*, Qi Gao², Runjie Wei³, Hongping Wang³, Lizhong Wang³

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, Suppl.1, pp. 27-28, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.05711

Abstract Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of human deaths worldwide. Traditional diagnostic tools of cardiovascular diseases are either based on 2D static medical images, or invasive, bringing troubles to both patients and doctors. Our team is committed to the development of image-based non-invasive diagnostic system for cardiovascular diseases. We have made progress mainly in the following areas: 1) 4D flow technology for heart and large blood vessels. According to MRI 4D Flow data, three-dimensional velocity fields within blood vessels were constructed. Divergence-fee smoothing (DFS) was proposed to eliminate the high frequency noise in the hemodynamic flow field, and make the… More >

Claudia G. REIDES^1,2, Romina M. LASAGNI VITAR^1,2, Agustina PEVERINI¹, Natasha S. JANEZIC¹, Ailen G. HVOZDA ARANA¹, Sandra M. FERREIRA^1,2, Susana F. LLESUY^1,2*

BIOCELL, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 51-54, 2016, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2016.40.051

Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the redox status changes of primary visual targets in the rat brain of a high pressure-induced glaucoma model. The animal model consisted of inducing ocular hypertension by cauterizing two episcleral veins on the left eye. The markers of oxidative damage and the oxidative balance evaluated in the brain seven days postoperative were: nitrites concentration, levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes activity.
The increase in the nitrite content, which could be the result of the enhancement in the production of nitrogen species, and in the activity of NADPH oxidase in the glaucoma… More >

Juan Agustín CUETO³, Emile SANTOS BARRIAS⁶, Wanderley de SOUZA^{4, 5}, Patricia Silvia ROMANO^{1, 2}

BIOCELL, Vol.42, No.3, pp. 105-108, 2018, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2018.07017

Abstract Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease. This parasite requires the intracellular niche in order to proliferate and disseminate the infection. After invasion, T. cruzi resides temporarily in an acidic vacuole which is lysed by a not well-understood mechanism. Transmission electron microscopy was used to describe the process of T. cruzi escape from the parasitophorous vacuole over the time. Using HeLa (non-professional phagocytic cells) as host cell, we observed that recently internalized parasites reside in a membrane-bounded vacuole. A few hours later, the first sign of vacuole disruption appeared as membrane discontinuities. This observation was followed by a… More >

U.Suryanarayana Murty¹, V.Sreehari Rao²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.5, No.2, pp. 121-128, 2008, DOI:10.3970/icces.2008.005.121

Abstract Artificial intelligence has opened a new window of opportunity and has definitely a long way to look ahead in\nobreakspace {}area of data analysis. The enormity of magnitude of data and its complex nature often perplex the epidemiologists. This is especially true in case of vector borne diseases where a timely and precise understanding of disease during decision making process comes handy for curbing the diseases in event of an outbreak or epidemic. Often the public health officials feel the need of correct identification of true positive cases. A tool that classify disease according to presence or absence of a disease… More >

Dalin Tang¹, Chun Yang², Pedro N. del Nido³, Tal Geva³, Chun Yuan⁴, Tom Hatsukami⁵, Fei Liu⁴, Jie Zheng⁶, Pamela K. Woodard⁶

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 1-6, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.001.001

Abstract Image-based computational models for blood flow in the heart and diseased arteries have been developed for disease assessment and potential clinical applications. Models with fluid-structure interactions for human right ventricle (RV) remodeling surgery design, carotid and coronary atherosclerotic plaques and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were presented. Organ morphology, material properties, governing equations, proper initial and boundary conditions, controlling factors and research focuses for each model were discussed. More >

T. Yamaguchi¹, T. Ishikawa², Y. Imai²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.2, pp. 79-80, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.079

Abstract Human cardiovascular system is always under the integrated nervous and humoral control of the whole body, i.e. in homeostasis. Multiple feedback mechanisms with mutual interactions among systems, organs, and even tissues provide integrated control of the entire body. These control mechanisms have different spatial coverages, from the micro- to macroscale, and different time constants, from nanoseconds to decades. We think that these variations in spatial as well as temporal scales should be taken into account in discussing phenomena in the cardiovascular system.
In this background,we have been investigatingthe cardiovascular system over micro to macro levels by using conjugated computational mechanics… More >