Saman Hanif Shahbaz, Muhammad Qaiser Shahbaz^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 287-297, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.018219 - 26 August 2021

Abstract Product testing is a key ingredient in maintaining the quality of a production process. The production process is considered an efficient process if it is capable of quick identification of faulty products. The items produced by any production process are usually packed and acceptance or rejection of the pack depends upon its conformity to some specified quality level. Generally, the specified quality level is based upon the number of defective items found in the inspected number of items. Such decisions are based upon some rules and usually acceptance of the pack is based upon a… More >

Rahima Khatun¹, Matthew Galida², Necole M. Streeper²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.28, No.1, pp. 10542-10546, 2021

Abstract Introduction: The opioid epidemic is a growing problem in the United States. There is a high rate of opioid oversupply for treatment of symptomatic nephrolithiasis, partly due to patients being seen by multiple providers. In Pennsylvania, there are efforts to integrate a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) within the electronic medical record (EMR). The objectives of this study were to evaluate prescribing practices for opioids for symptomatic nephrolithiasis and the incidence of prescriptions not documented within the EMR.
Materials and methods: Adults who presented for treatment of symptomatic nephrolithiasis were sequentially evaluated from May - October 2017… More >

Saqlain Abbas^1,2,*, Zulkarnain Abbas³, Xiaotong Tu⁴, Yanping Zhu¹

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 97-113, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jai.2021.023020 - 25 January 2022

Abstract The performance and reliability of structural components are greatly influenced by the presence of any abnormality in them. To this purpose, structural health monitoring (SHM) is recognized as a necessary tool to ensure the safety precautions and efficiency of both mechanical and civil infrastructures. Till now, most of the previous work has emphasized the functioning of several SHM techniques and systematic changes in SHM execution. However, there exist insufficient data in the literature regarding the patent-based technological developments in the SHM research domain which might be a useful source of detailed information for worldwide research… More >

Ali Abdulameer Aldujaili¹, Mohammed Dauwed², Ahmed Meri^3,*

Journal on Internet of Things, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 131-137, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jiot.2021.015994 - 30 December 2021

Abstract Parents concerns for their children who has a critical health conditions may limit the children movements and live to engage with others peers anytime and anywhere. Thus, in this study aims to propose a framework to help the children who has critical disease to have more activity and engagement with other peers. Additionally, reducing their parents’ concerns by providing monitoring and tracking system to their parents for their children health conditions. However, this study proposed a framework include tracking and monitoring wearable (TMW) device and decision system to alert healthcare providers and parents for any More >

Li Hui^1,*, Faress Hraib², Mohammad Rahman³, Miguel Vicente⁴, Riyadh Hindi³

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 281-297, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2021.016495 - 23 November 2021

Abstract Traditional bridge monitoring systems often require wired connections between sensors, a data acquisition system, and data center. The use of extension wires, conduits, and other costly accessories can dramatically increase the total cost of bridge monitoring. With the development of wireless technologies and the notable cost benefits, many researchers have been integrating wireless networks into bridge monitoring system. In this study, a wireless bridge monitoring system has been developed based on the Sub-1 GHz network. The main functional components of this system include sensors, wireless nodes, gateway and data center. Wireless nodes can convert analog… More >

Sridha Ganesh¹, Rui Wang¹, Honglei Chen^1,2

Oncologie, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 335-350, 2021, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2021.018610 - 26 September 2021

Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) constitutes about 84% of lung cancer. Hence, increased efforts have been fueled into immunotherapy of NSCLC with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). ICIs have recently taken off as promising immune-therapeutic methods that have slowed down the progress of NSCLC and equipped patients with survival advantages. However, the long-term respondents tally is less than 20% of the population. This low response rate warrants the need for dynamic biomarkers which will provide insight into the possible response of patients to ICIs. Biomarkers are biological molecules that predict the pathologic state of patients and… More >

Chunlei Liu, Tian Gao, Chen Wang, Peiqi Wang, Limin Wang, Yi Wang, Yong Sun^*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 1179-1193, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.017543 - 08 September 2021

Abstract A remote monitoring system for a secondary heating pipe network is designed on the basis of the KingSCADA software. Remote data communication is implemented through the IP mapping technology. Remote data are sorted through IOServer, and the remote monitoring of the pipe network unit port return is implemented accordingly. Using data such as water temperature and pressure of the water supply and return pipes, valve opening can be remotely adjusted to optimize the performances of the network to meet user needs in real time. The research results show that this remote monitoring system displays a More >

P. S. Anoop¹, Pranav Nair², V. Sugumaran^1,*

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 261-279, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2021.06656 - 07 September 2021

Abstract Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are installed in automobiles to monitor the pressure of the tyres. Tyre pressure is an important parameter for the comfort of the travelers and the safety of the passengers. Many methods have been researched and reported for TPMS. Amongst them, vibration-based indirect TPMS using machine learning techniques are the recent ones. The literature reported the results for a perfectly balanced wheel. However, if there is a small unbalance, which is very common in automobile wheels, ‘What will be the effect on the classification accuracy?’ is the question on hand. This More >

Dongyang Zhan^1,*, Kai Tan¹, Lin Ye^1,2, Haining Yu^1,3, Hao Liu⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3783-3794, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.019432 - 24 August 2021

Abstract Cloud computing plays an important role in today's Internet environment, which meets the requirements of scalability, security and reliability by using virtualization technologies. Container technology is one of the two mainstream virtualization solutions. Its lightweight, high deployment efficiency make container technology widely used in large-scale cloud computing. While container technology has created huge benefits for cloud service providers and tenants, it cannot meet the requirements of security monitoring and management from a tenant perspective. Currently, tenants can only run their security monitors in the target container, but it is not secure because the attacker is… More >

Anabi Hilary Kelechi¹, Mohammed H. Alsharif², Anya Chukwudi-eke Anya³, Mathias U. Bonet¹, Samson Aiyudubie Uyi¹, Peerapong Uthansakul^4,*, Jamel Nebhen⁵, Ayman A. Aly⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2405-2424, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018686 - 21 July 2021

Abstract Water is one of the needs with remarkable significance to man and other living things. Water quality management is a concept based on the continuous monitoring of water quality. The monitoring scheme aims to accumulate data to make decisions on water resource descriptions, identify real and emergent issues involving water pollution, formulate priorities, and plan for water quality management. The regularly considered parameters when conducting water quality monitoring are turbidity, pH, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, ammonia, and metal ions. The usual method employed in capturing these water parameters is… More >