Seyyed Mohammad Javad Golhosseini¹, Mohsen Aliabadi^2,*, Rostam Golmohammadi³, Maryam Farhadian⁴, Mehdi Akbari⁵, Morteza Hamidi Nahrani⁶, Mehdi Samavati⁷

Sound & Vibration, Vol.56, No.1, pp. 37-49, 2022, DOI:10.32604/sv.2022.014616

Abstract There is little information about drivers’ body balance responses to combined exposure of noise and vibration. To fill the gap, this study aims to investigate the combined effects of exposure to noise and whole-body vibration (WBV) on the body balance under simulated driving conditions. For this purpose, 30 male participants were exposed to noise level at 85 dB(A) and two vibration levels (0.87 and 1.3 m/s²) in five sessions. The design of the study was repeated-measures, and it attempted to assess the effects of 40 minutes of exposure to noise and/or WBV. Moreover, the participants’ fatigue was measured with the… More >

Ahmed M. Ayoup^1,*, Ashraf A. M. Khalaf¹, Fahad Alraddady², Fathi E. Abd El-Samie³, Walid El-Safai^3,5, Salwa M. Serag Eldin^2,4

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.1, pp. 549-565, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.024379

Abstract This article introduces a new cancellable multi-biometric system based on the combination of a selective encryption method and a deep-learning-based fusion technology. The biometric face image is treated with an automatic face segmentation algorithm (Viola-Jones), and the image of the selected eye is XORed with a PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator) matrix. The output array is used to create a primary biometric template. This process changes the histogram of the selected eye image. Arnold’s Cat Map is used to superimpose the PRN pixels only on the pixels of the primary image. Arnold’s cat map deformed eyes are encrypted using the… More >

Mian Ahmad Hanan^1,*, Arooj Arshad², Noshina Saleem³, Shamaila Asad²

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.4, pp. 565-575, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011168

Abstract Previous research on media coverage of terrorism and its associated psychological consequences was explored internationally particularly after 9/11 attacks in the US. Also, the constructive role of resilience in this traumatic era has also been explored internationally. However, some studies have been conducted on the effect of media coverage of national terrorism on people that have endured a nearby terrorist attack. Moreover, knowledge about how the media coverage of terrorism, as a secondary source of evidence, can have devastated effects on native’s mental health and how resilience work in this relationship is rather limited. For example, it is possible that… More >

MANSI SHRIVASTAVA¹, DIKSHA PANDEY¹, POONAM SHARMA², RAMBIR SINGH^3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 339-356, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016822

Abstract Aspergillus is a group of conidial fungi, isolated from soil and litter, cause serious diseases in humans and animals. This ubiquitous fungus is prevalent in the air and inhalation of fungal spores is common. Fungal diseases from Aspergillus became a major health problem and are difficult to manage because they tend to be chronic and invasive, hard to diagnose and difficult to exterminate with antifungal drugs. Although, immune responses play vital roles in monitoring the fate of fungal infections and regulation of the immune responses against fungal infections might be an effective approach for controlling and reducing the pathological damages.… More >

Murad A.A. Almekhlafi¹, Lamia Osman Widaa², Fahd N. Al-Wesabi^3,*, Mohammad Alamgeer⁴, Anwer Mustafa Hilal⁵, Manar Ahmed Hamza⁵, Abu Sarwar Zamani⁵, Mohammed Rizwanullah⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5421-5435, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019823

Abstract The rapid technological developments in the modern era have led to increased electrical equipment in our daily lives, work, and homes. From this standpoint, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the potential relationship between the intensity of electromagnetic radiation and the total energy of household appliances in the living environment within the building by measuring and analyzing the strength of the electric field and the entire electromagnetic radiation flux density of electrical devices operating at frequencies (5 Hz to 1 kHz). The living room was chosen as a center for measurement at 15 homes in three different… More >

SUSANA PUNTARULO^1,2, PAULA MARIELA GONZÁLEZ^1,2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 813-821, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015360

Abstract Environmental climate conditions could lead to an increasing global occurrence of microorganism blooms that synthesize toxins in the aquatic environments. These blooms could result in significantly toxic events. Responses of photosynthetic organisms to adverse environmental conditions implicate reactive oxygen species generation; but, due to the presence of a varied cellular antioxidant defense system and complex signaling networks, this oxidative stress could act as an important factor in the environmental adaptive processes. The objective of this review was to assess how some biotoxins are implicated in the generation of oxidative and nitrosative metabolic changes, not only in biotoxin-producing organisms but also… More >

Tao Li¹, Fei Feng^2,*, Che Tong Nah³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.1, pp. 111-120, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.014433

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the link between the exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), core self-evaluations (CSE), and psychological adaptation of Chinese adolescents, through analysis of the results from the Survey of Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence Scale, Core Self-Evaluations Scale, and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, involving a total of 597 Chinese middle school students. It is indicated that the exposure to IPV is positively correlated with lower levels of psychological adaptation and CSE, and CSE is positively correlated with higher levels of psychological adaptation. Mediation analysis revealed that CSE partially mediated the association between the exposure to IPV… More >

Abiola O. Ajayeoba^1,*, Adewoye A. Olanipekun², Wasiu A. Raheem³, Oluwaseun O. Ojo⁴, Ayowumi R. Soji–Adekunle⁴

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 69-85, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.011639

Abstract Economic wood processing employs the use of industrial machines for cutting, shaping, milling, and sawing timber, thereby leading to the generation of high levels of noise. Published data from empirical studies have categorized noise as an environmental hazard of global significance. Furthermore, noise exposure limits for different industries and all the industrial machines available has not been formally established as it presently exists in developed nations around the world. Therefore, this study assessed the daily exposure of sawmills workers to noise in Southwestern Nigeria. Reconnaissance surveys were first carried out in Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, and Ogun States to… More >

HAO WANG^1,2,#, FANG FANG^1,#, CHAOYI FANG¹, RUNSHENG ZHAO^1,*, SHAOXIAN WANG^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.3, pp. 421-429, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.010257

Abstract Stress is an inevitable interference factor that seriously affects health. Listening to music is an economical, noninvasive, and highly accepted tool for easing stress. However, physiological studies investigating the ability of music to reduce stress in daily life are limited. We established rat models of chronic immobilization stress (CIS) to observe changes in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) neurons involved in the regulation of food intake and the effect of comfortable classical music exposure. Twenty-one days of stress resulted in decreased food intake and delayed body weight gain; up-regulation of leptin receptor (Ob-R), cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), proopiomelanocortin (POMC),… More >

Weijin Jiang^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Fang Ye^{1, 2, *}, Wei Liu^{2, 3}, Xiaoliang Liu^{1, 2}, Guo Liang⁵, Yuhui Xu^{2, 3}, Lina Tan^{1, 2}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.65, No.3, pp. 2263-2275, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.010082

Abstract With the rapid development of information technology, the explosive growth of data information has become a common challenge and opportunity. Social network services represented by WeChat, Weibo and Twitter, drive a large amount of information due to the continuous spread, evolution and emergence of users through these platforms. The dynamic modeling, analysis, and network information prediction, has very important research and application value, and plays a very important role in the discovery of popular events, personalized information recommendation, and early warning of bad information. For these reasons, this paper proposes an adaptive prediction algorithm for network information transmission. A popularity… More >