Xinlong Diao, Xiao Wang^*, Junkang Qin, Qinmu Wu, Zhiqin He, Xinghong Fan

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.2, pp. 2617-2665, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047377

Abstract In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized people’s lives. AI has long made breakthrough progress in the field of surgery. However, the research on the application of AI in orthopedics is still in the exploratory stage. The paper first introduces the background of AI and orthopedic diseases, addresses the shortcomings of traditional methods in the detection of fractures and orthopedic diseases, draws out the advantages of deep learning and machine learning in image detection, and reviews the latest results of deep learning and machine learning applied to orthopedic image detection in recent years, describing the contributions, strengths and weaknesses,… More >

Menglong Li^*, Yujia Ren

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.9, pp. 1033-1039, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028243

Abstract It has been confirmed in previous studies that there is a positive correlation between physical activity and hope. In this study, rural left-behind children in China was taken as the participants to investigate the impact of physical activity on hope in rural left-behind children and examine the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between physical activity and hope. 797 valid copies of the questionnaire were collected from China. Pearson correlation coefficient was employed to analyze the relationship between physical activity and hope; SEM and Bootstrap were used to test the mediating effect of perceived social support. The… More >

Shoushi Wang¹, Jingping Shi², Ruike Sheng¹, Si Yu¹, Wei Xu^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 933-944, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.023083

Abstract Academic procrastination among adolescents is an increasingly prominent problem. It is important to look for influences behind academic procrastination in the adolescent population. The present study aimed to reveal the explanatory mechanisms underlying the association between hope and academic procrastination behaviors among Chinese adolescents by testing the mediating role of attentional control and the moderating role of trait mindfulness. Participants in the current study were 1156 Chinese adolescents who completed self-report questionnaires on hope, attentional control, academic procrastination, and trait mindfulness. The results indicated that adolescent hope was negatively related to academic procrastination and that attentional control partially mediated this… More >

Jamie Penno^*, Sarah Hetrick, Grant Christie

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.5, pp. 771-781, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020090

Abstract The mental health of New Zealand’s adolescents is, by global standards, remarkably poor. Addressing such mental health needs is not only pertinent with regards to the quality of life of our young people, but also the health of our society as a whole, with current unmet youth mental health needs becoming future adult population health deficits. While an array of evidence-based psychotherapies are available as treatment, our knowledge of the mechanism of actions underlying each of these is lacking. We propose that the practice of goal setting as a therapeutic technique may represent not only a common element across these… More >

Lanlan Ni¹, Lanzheng Bian², Rugang Lu¹, Ting Chen^1,*, Jinyue Xia³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 219-231, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.026594

Abstract Children's fractures are very common, and many children's fractures need internal fixation. When the children are treated and recovered, it needs to be internally fixed and then taken out. With the development of internal fixation materials, the research of surgical methods and the improvement of surgical skills, postoperative removal of orthopedic surgery patients has gradually been included in daytime surgery. While ensuring the safety of children's surgery, it is necessary to shorten the postoperative limb and joint function recovery time, promote the recovery of limb and joint function, the healing of wounds and bones, and reduce the occurrence of these… More >

ULVI BAYRAKTUTAN^*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.7, pp. 1593-1598, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.018679

Abstract Ischaemic stroke is a debilitating disease with immense personal, societal and economic impact. Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator remains the only approved pharmacotherapy for this disease. As each year less than 1% of eligible patients receive this therapy worldwide, efficacious new therapeutics are desperately needed. Emerging evidence suggest endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), capable of repairing damaged vasculature, as one such therapeutics. However, questions regarding their optimal dose, delivery route and in vivo survivability remain largely unanswered. Outgrowth endothelial cells, generated in large numbers by ex vivo expansion of EPCs, enable effective assessment of these issues and may eventually serve… More >

Wilckens P¹, MP Fernández², M Gómez¹, I Peña³, G Montenegro¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.82, pp. 81-90, 2013, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2013.82.081

Abstract Buddleja globosa Hope is a well-known native, medicinal plant because of its digestive and cicatrizing properties. Due to the increasing domestic and international demand, B. globosa abundance and distribution in Chile has resulted in the intensive exploitation of the plant’s natural habitat, without consideration of the plant’s regenerative capacity. The main objective of this research was to establish the B. globosa growth cycle and model its regeneration cycle. This would allow for more productive, efficient and sustainable use and management of this species, thus ensuring its long-term conservation. We selected two study sites, one wild and another one cultivated. In… More >

Foroughbakhch R, RJ Ferry Sr, JL Hernández-Piñero, MA Alvarado-Vázquez, A Rocha-Estrada

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.77, pp. 113-127, 2008, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2008.77.113

Abstract Orchids of the genus Stanhopea are currently identified only by their floral structure characteristics. A statistical analysis of a significant number of species of this genus disclosed that measurements of adaxial and abaxial epidermal cell surface areas can be correlated with specific recognized species by a leaf printing method. This allows an objectively either positive or nearly positive confirmation of the identity of a species in the absence of flowers and without damage to plants. When ordering the mean values obtained for these surface areas in each species in a decreasing order, a correlation was observed in a hierarchical way… More >

Xiaozhong Chen^1,*, Zhijian Mao¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 229-241, 2018, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2018.03818

Abstract Shape optimization of orthopedic fixation plate is of great importance in the treatment of complex fracture. Therefore, a method in this paper to automatically optimize the complex shape of anatomical plate according to static analysis. Based on the theory of finite element analysis (FEA), our approach is processed as follows. First, the three-dimensional finite element model of the fracture fixation is constructed. Next, according to the type and feature of fracture, the anatomical plate was parameterized in two levels (the bounding surface and plate model). Then, parameter constraints are set up to meet the needs of surgical fracture treatment. Finally,… More >

He Kunjin^1,2, Zou Zeyu¹, Zhang Rongli¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.12, No.4, pp. 265-286, 2015, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2015.012.263

Abstract To quickly construct the orthopedic plates and to conveniently edit it, a novel method for designing the plates is put forward based on feature idea and parameterization. Firstly, attached to the existing or repaired bone model, the region of interest (ROI) is selected as the abutted surface of orthopedic plate, and the ROI is reconstructed to form a CAD surface. Secondly, the CAD surface is to be defined as a surface feature (SF) and then some semantic parameters are configured for it. Lastly, the plate body is constructed through thickening, and some higher parameters are defined for it so as… More >