Muhammad Hameed Siddiqi^1,*, Asfandyar Khan², Muhammad Bilal Khan², Abdullah Khan², Madallah Alruwaili¹, Saad Alanazi¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.2, pp. 2219-2239, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.040212 - 28 July 2023

Abstract The use of the internet is increasing all over the world on a daily basis in the last two decades. The increase in the internet causes many sexual crimes, such as sexual misuse, domestic violence, and child pornography. Various research has been done for pornographic image detection and classification. Most of the used models used machine learning techniques and deep learning models which show less accuracy, while the deep learning model ware used for classification and detection performed better as compared to machine learning. Therefore, this research evaluates the performance analysis of intelligent neural-based deep… More >

Haoran Xu¹, Shuai Chen^2,*, Xue Song^1,3, Jingying Wang^1,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.20, No.1, pp. 15-22, 2023, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2023.029107 - 20 June 2023

Abstract Clinically, it is common for Class III patients with maxillary skeletal deficiency, which may result in a variety of adverse consequences. Protraction headgear and rapid maxillary expansion (PE) is an effective treatment, but its effect on upper airway hydrodynamics has not been reported. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes of the flow in the upper airway after PE by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The sample includes fifteen patients (6 males, 9 females, age 11.00 ± 1.00) and the paired T-test was used to analyze the differences between the measured data… More > Graphic Abstract

SHU ZHAO^1,*, SHIXIN YE²

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.6, pp. 1377-1388, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.023874 - 19 May 2023

Abstract Background: This paper aims to establish a light-controlled phosphorylation detection method at the Y785 site of tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) receptor in mammalian cells by using genetic code expansion technology and detecting the effects of optical activation of this site on the downstream MAPK/ERK pathway. The study is based on the current situation that the regulatory mechanism of TrkA phosphorylation has not been fully elucidated. Methods: Two photosensitive unnatural amino acids, p-azido-L-phenylalanine (AzF) and photo-caged tyrosine (ONB) were introduced into the TrkA-Y785 site by genetic code expansion technology and site-directed mutagenesis. Western blotting and laser More >

Shujing Sun^1,3, Jiale Wu², Jian Yao¹, Yang Cheng⁴, Xin Zhang¹, Zhihua Lu³, Pengjiang Qian^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.1, pp. 923-938, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027356 - 23 April 2023

Abstract Many existing intelligent recognition technologies require huge datasets for model learning. However, it is not easy to collect rectal cancer images, so the performance is usually low with limited training samples. In addition, traditional rectal cancer staging is time-consuming, error-prone, and susceptible to physicians’ subjective awareness as well as professional expertise. To settle these deficiencies, we propose a novel deep-learning model to classify the rectal cancer stages of T2 and T3. First, a novel deep learning model (RectalNet) is constructed based on residual learning, which combines the squeeze-excitation with the asymptotic output layer and new More >

Zisheng Yang¹, Wendong Li¹, Xuelei Cheng^1,2,*, Ran Hai¹, Shunqun Li³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.8, pp. 2119-2130, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.025444 - 04 April 2023

Abstract Sixteen groups of comprehensive tests have been conducted to investigate the modifications in the physical properties of a weak expansive soil due to the addition of a cement jute fiber. The tests have been conducted to analyze the liquid plastic limit, the particle distribution and the free expansion rate. The results show that: (1) With an increase in the cement-jute fiber content, the free expansion rate of the modified expansive soil gradually decreases, however, such a rate rebounds when the fiber content exceeds 0.5% and the cement content exceeds 6%. (2) With an increase in… More >

Kefan Yang^1,*, Youmin Wang¹, Kexun Fu¹, Jiaqi Chen²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.5, pp. 1317-1338, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.024265 - 30 November 2022

Abstract The design of hydro-bulge molds, able to provide hollow parts with special-shaped cross-sections, is still a pretty complicated task (especially for what concerns the design of the related hydraulic system and its “synchronization”). In the present work, this task is addressed through the introduction of a new type of overhead cylinder hydraulic synchronization system, able to correct automatically any deviation from the optimal process. Using the AMESim software, the displacement synchronization curve of the piston rods of the two cylinders is obtained and it is verified that the system is able to implement an automatic More >

Chunqin Tan¹, Shenglai Guo^2,3,*, Juanjuan Huang⁴

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.5, pp. 1291-1300, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.022233 - 30 November 2022

Abstract Generally, the so-called expansion agent is very effective in eliminating all the micro-annuli that exist between the casing and the cement sheath or between the cement sheath and the formation. However, this approach can detrimentally affect the sealing ability of cement sheath if the expansion agent is used in an unreasonable way. For these reasons, in the present work, numerical simulations have been conducted to analyze the effect of elasticity modulus of cement sheath, the elasticity modulus of formation, the expansion rate of cement, the geo-stress on the micro-annulus caused by cement expansion, and the… More >

Fahad Sameer Alshammari¹, Md Fazlul Hoque², Harun-Or-Roshid², Muhammad Nadeem^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.3, pp. 2197-2217, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.022301 - 23 November 2022

Abstract We investigate the bounded travelling wave solutions of the Biswas-Arshed model (BAM) including the low group velocity dispersion and excluding the self-phase modulation. We integrate the nonlinear structure of the model to obtain bounded optical solitons which pass through the optical fibers in the non-Kerr media. The bifurcation technique of the dynamical system is used to achieve the parameter bifurcation sets and split the parameter space into various areas which correspond to different phase portraits. All bounded optical solitons and bounded periodic wave solutions are identified and derived conforming to each region of these phase More >

Yingying Li¹, Hang Jiang¹, Lianjie Yu¹, Jianfeng Li^1,2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.3, pp. 2123-2136, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.021407 - 20 September 2022

Abstract To improve the estimation accuracy, a novel time delay estimation (TDE) method based on the closed-form offset compensation is proposed. Firstly, we use the generalized cross-correlation with phase transform (GCC-PHAT) method to obtain the initial TDE. Secondly, a signal model using normalized cross spectrum is established, and the noise subspace is extracted by eigenvalue decomposition (EVD) of covariance matrix. Using the orthogonal relation between the steering vector and the noise subspace, the first-order Taylor expansion is carried out on the steering vector reconstructed by the initial TDE. Finally, the offsets are compensated via simple least More >

Lixing Zheng^1,*, Weibo Wang², Yiyan Zhang¹, Lingmei Wang³, Wei Lu²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.133, No.1, pp. 153-170, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.021235 - 18 July 2022

Abstract An improved model to calculate the length of the mixing chamber of the ejector was proposed on the basis of the Fano flow model, and a method to optimize the structures of the mixing chamber and diffuser of the ejector was put forward. The accuracy of the model was verified by comparing the theoretical results calculated using the model to experimental data reported in literature. Variations in the length of the mixing chamber L_m and length of the diffuser L_d with respect to variations in the outlet temperature of the ejector T_c, outlet pressure of the ejector… More >