Yogesh Jaluria^a,*, Arvindh Sunder^a, Jingru Z. Benner^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.15, pp. 1-12, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.15.12

Abstract Data centers are of crucial importance today in the storage and retrieval of large amounts of data. Most organizations and firms, ranging from banks and online retailers to government departments and internet companies, use data centers to store information that can be recovered efficiently and rapidly. As the deployment of data centers has increased, along with their capacity for data storage, the demands on thermal management have also increased. It is necessary to remove the energy dissipated by the electronic circuitry since the temperature of the components must not rise beyond acceptable levels that could… More >

Mohamed Amin Hammami¹ , Christophe Claramunt²

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 215-243, 2020, DOI:10.3166/rig.2021.00113

Abstract La recherche présentée dans cet article propose une approche qualitative de qualification d’ambiances sonores dans un espace urbain. La démarche combine une série de mesures psychoacoustiques réalisées in situ à partir d’une gamme complémentaire de capteurs sonores avec une évaluation qualitative réalisée par les acteurs de ces environnements. Les expérimentations menées dans la commune de Sidi Bou Saïd montrent la faisabilité de la démarche, l’intérêt de combiner mesures quantitatives et réalités sonores perçues, tout comme l’opérationnalisation possible de l’approche qualitative permettant de qualifier des ambiances sonores dans un riche environnement urbain. More >

Luc Merchez¹ , Hélène Mathian² , Julie Le Gall³

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 85-104, 2020, DOI:10.3166/rig.2020.00103

Abstract La question de l’alimentation et de la caractérisation des environnements alimentaires a déjà fait l’objet de nombreuses études et développements méthodologiques pour rendre compte des différentiels d’accessibilité. Aux Etats-Unis, essentiellement à l’aune de questions sur la santé, ces études ont conduit à identifier des « déserts alimentaires . Cette question éminemment spatiale, qui repose sur la notion d’accessibilité, est souvent approchée par des enquêtes et entretiens ou des approches quantitatives basées sur des calculs d’accessibilités géographiques. Dans la lignée de ces travaux, nous proposons d’explorer la transférabilité de cette notion de « désert » à More >

Thierry Ramadier

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 13-35, 2020, DOI:10.3166/rig.2020.00101

Abstract Cet article s’appuie sur un ensemble de recherches sur la cognition spatiale afin de montrer, d’une part, que des résultats encore éparses plaident un faveur d’une construction sociale des « cartes mentales , et d’autre part, que c’est en conjuguant l’analyse des significations sociales de l’espace géographique (cognition environnementale) avec celle des distributions topologiques des éléments géographiques intériorisées par les individus (cognition spatiale) qu’il est possible de rendre compte de cette socialisation de la cartographie cognitive. L’auteur interroge ainsi les raisons qui font obstacle à une analyse socio-cognitive des « cartes mentales , alors que, More >

Bo Ling, Zuliang Huang, Suoyi Huang, Li Qian, Genliang Li, Qianli Tang

Oncology Research, Vol.28, No.6, pp. 561-578, 2020, DOI:10.3727/096504020X15907428281601

Abstract There is growing evidence on the clinical significance of tumor microenvironment (TME) cells in predicting prognosis and therapeutic effects. However, cell interactions in tumor microenvironments have not been thoroughly studied or systematically analyzed so far. In this study, 22 immune cell components in the lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) TME were analyzed using gene expression profile from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). The TME-based molecular subtypes of LUAD were defined to evaluate further the relationship between molecular subtypes, prognosis, and clinical characteristics. A TME risk score model was constructed by using the More >

Qianqian Li¹, Meng Li², Lei Guo^3,*, Zhen Zhang⁴

Journal of Information Hiding and Privacy Protection, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 199-205, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jihpp.2020.016299 - 07 January 2021

Abstract On-site programming big data refers to the massive data generated in the process of software development with the characteristics of real-time, complexity and high-difficulty for processing. Therefore, data cleaning is essential for on-site programming big data. Duplicate data detection is an important step in data cleaning, which can save storage resources and enhance data consistency. Due to the insufficiency in traditional Sorted Neighborhood Method (SNM) and the difficulty of high-dimensional data detection, an optimized algorithm based on random forests with the dynamic and adaptive window size is proposed. The efficiency of the algorithm can be More >

Norjihan Binti Abdul Ghani¹, Muneer Ahmad¹, Zahra Mahmoud¹, Raja Majid Mehmood^2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.6, pp. 1217-1231, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.011731 - 24 December 2020

Abstract Achievement of sustainable privacy preservation is mostly very challenging in a resource shared computer environment. This challenge demands a dedicated focus on the exponential growth of big data. Despite the existence of specific privacy preservation policies at the organizational level, still sustainable protection of a user’s data at various levels, i.e., data collection, utilization, reuse, and disclosure, etc. have not been implemented to its spirit. For every personal data being collected and used, organizations must ensure that they are complying with their defined obligations. We are proposing a new clustered-purpose based access control for users’… More >

TIECHENG SUN^1,#, LINGLI SONG^1,#, JING MA^2,#, HONG YU¹, SHANJIE ZHOU¹, SHUSONG WANG², LI TIAN^1,3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.4, pp. 479-485, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.011675 - 24 December 2020

Abstract Melatonin, as a ubiquitous indoleamine hormone, is synthesized primarily by the pineal gland. It has diverse biological effects through quite complex mechanisms. More recently, studies have focused on the mechanism of melatonin in anti-reproductive toxicity/damage. Since melatonin possesses strong antioxidant and anti-apoptotic properties, researchers have examined its potential role in protecting against male reproductive toxicity/damage, which may be induced by chemotherapy or environmental toxicants and can lead to male infertility. In this article, recent progress regarding the protective effects of melatonin on male reproductive toxicity/damage is reviewed. More >

WENXI GAO^1,2,#, QIANQIAN MA^3,#, CHENYU TANG^2,#, YUELI ZHAN⁴, YINONG DUAN², HUIHUA NI^5,*, YUNZHAO XU^5,6,*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.4, pp. 597-605, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.011328 - 24 December 2020

Abstract Cervical cancer (CESC) is one of the most common cancers and affects the female genital tract. Consistent HPV infection status has been determined to be a vital cause of tumorigenesis. HPV infection may induce changes to the immune system and limit the host’s immune response. Immunotherapy is therefore essential to improving the overall survival of both locally advanced and recurrent CESC patients. Using 304 relevant samples from TCGA, we assessed immune cell function in CESC patients to better understand the status of both tumor micro-environment cells and immune cells in CESC. Functional enrichment analysis, pathway… More >

Xuesong Xu, Hongyan Shao, Shengjie Yang^*, Rongyuan Chen

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.5, pp. 1063-1072, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.010137

Abstract The aim of this study is to consider the economic, resource, energy and environmental factors in a low-carbon economic efficiency evaluation system and to analyze the factors affecting iron and steel enterprises. A combined data envelopment analysis and Malmquist index model have been used in this paper. We empirically investigate the low-carbon efficiency of the Chinese steel industry using observations of 17 listed enterprises from 2009 to 2013. The results show that the economic efficiency of China’s iron & steel enterprises is generally low. The Malmquist productivity index also shows a decreasing trend. Based More >