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Expanding the liver donor pool worldwide with hepatitis C infected livers, is it the time?

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World Journal of Transplantation 2024年第2期14卷 13-27页

作者： Mai Hashem Mohammed A Medhat Doaa Abdeltawab Nahed A Makhlouf Fellow of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Assiut University HospitalAssiut 71515Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Faculty of MedicineAssiut UniversityAssiut 71515Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Al-Rajhi Liver HospitalAssiut UniversityAssiut 71515Egypt

Liver transplantation(LT)provides a life-saving option for cirrhotic patients with complications and hepatocellular *** the increasing number of liver transplants performed each year,the number of LT candidates on the waitlist remains unchanged due to an imbalance between donor organ supply and the demand which increases the waitlist time and *** donor liver transplant had a great role in increasing the donor pool and shortened waitlist time for LT ***,further strategies can be implemented to increase the pool of potential donors in deceased donor LT,such as reducing the rate of organ *** hepatitis C virus(HCV)seropositive liver grafts is one of the expanded donor organ criteria.A yearly increase of hundreds of transplants is anticipated as a result of maximizing the utilization of HCV-positive organs for HCV-negative ***-acting antiviral therapy's efficacy has revolutionized the treatment of HCV infection and the use of HCV-seropositive donors in *** American Society of Transplantation advises against performing transplants from HCV-infected liver donors(D+)into HCV-negative recipient(R-)unless under Institutional Review Board-approved study rules and with full informed consent of the knowledge gaps associated with such *** selection of patients to be transplanted with HCV-infected grafts and confirming their access to direct-acting antivirals if needed is *** and international consensuses are needed to regulate this process to ensure the maximum benefit and the least adverse events.

关键词： Donor pool Hepatitis C-viremic organs Non-viremic organs Direct acting antivirals Hepatitis C virus treated Liver transplantation

Rao Algorithms-Based Structure Optimization for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks

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Computers, Materials & Continua 2024年第1期78卷 873-897页

作者： Shereen K.Refaay Samia A.Ali Moumen T.El-Melegy Louai A.Maghrabi Hamdy H.El-Sayed Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence Sohag UniversitySohag82524Egypt Faculty of Engineering Assiut UniversityAssiut711745Egypt College of Engineering University of Business and TechnologyJeddah23411Saudi Arabia

The structural optimization of wireless sensor networks is a critical issue because it impacts energy consumption and hence the network’s *** studies have been conducted for homogeneous networks,but few have been performed for heterogeneouswireless sensor *** paper utilizes Rao algorithms to optimize the structure of heterogeneous wireless sensor networks according to node locations and their initial *** proposed algorithms lack algorithm-specific parameters and metaphorical *** proposed algorithms examine the search space based on the relations of the population with the best,worst,and randomly assigned *** proposed algorithms can be evaluated using any routing protocol,however,we have chosen the well-known routing protocols in the literature:Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy(LEACH),Power-Efficient Gathering in Sensor Information Systems(PEAGSIS),Partitioned-based Energy-efficient LEACH(PE-LEACH),and the Power-Efficient Gathering in Sensor Information Systems Neural Network(PEAGSIS-NN)recent routing *** compare our optimized method with the Jaya,the Particle Swarm Optimization-based Energy Efficient Clustering(PSO-EEC)protocol,and the hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm and PSO(HSA-PSO)*** efficiencies of our proposed algorithms are evaluated by conducting experiments in terms of the network lifetime(first dead node,half dead nodes,and last dead node),energy consumption,packets to cluster head,and packets to the base *** experimental results were compared with those obtained using the Jaya optimization *** proposed algorithms exhibited the best *** proposed approach successfully prolongs the network lifetime by 71% for the PEAGSIS protocol,51% for the LEACH protocol,10% for the PE-LEACH protocol,and 73% for the PEGSIS-NN protocol;Moreover,it enhances other criteria such as energy conservation,fitness convergence,packets to cluster head,and packets to the base sta

关键词： Wireless sensor networks Rao algorithms optimization LEACH PEAGSIS

Materials and structural design for preferable Zn deposition behavior toward stable Zn anodes

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SmartMat 2024年第1期5卷 1-37页

作者： Qinghe Cao Yong Gao Jie Pu Abdelnaby M.Elshahawy Cao Guan Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityNingboChina Institute of Flexible Electronics Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'anChina Department of Physics Faculty of ScienceAssiut UniversityAssiutEgypt

Benefiting from the high capacity of Zn metal anodes and intrinsic safety of aqueous electrolytes,rechargeable Zn ion batteries(ZIBs)show promising application in the post‐lithium‐ion period,exhibiting good safety,low cost,and high energy ***,its commercialization still faces problems with low Coulombic efficiency and unsatisfied cycling performance due to the poor Zn/Zn2+reversibility that occurred on the Zn *** improve the stability of the Zn anode,optimizing the Zn deposition behavior is an efficient way,which can enhance the subsequent striping efficiency and limit the dendrite *** Zn deposition is a controlled kinetics‐diffusion joint process that is affected by various factors,such as the interaction between Zn2+ions and Zn anodes,ion concentration gradient,and current *** this review,from an electrochemical perspective,we first overview the factors affecting the Zn deposition behavior and summarize the modification ***,strategies proposed for interfacial modification and 3D structural design as well as the corresponding mechanisms are ***,the existing challenges,perspectives on further development direction,and outlook for practical applications of ZIBs are proposed.

关键词： 3D structuraldesign interfacialmodification long‐term stability Znanode Zndeposition behavior

A Hybrid Classification and Identification of Pneumonia Using African Buffalo Optimization and CNN from Chest X-Ray Images

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Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2024年第3期138卷 2497-2517页

作者： Nasser Alalwan Ahmed I.Taloba Amr Abozeid Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani Ali H.Al-Bayatti Computer Science Department Community CollegeKing Saud UniversityRiyadh11437Saudi Arabia Information System Department Faculty of Computers and InformationAssiut UniversityAssiutEgypt Mathematics Department Faculty of ScienceAl-Azhar UniversityCairoEgypt Cyber Technology Institute(CTI) De Montfort UniversityLeicesterUK

An illness known as pneumonia causes inflammation in the *** there is so much information available fromvarious X-ray images,diagnosing pneumonia has typically proven *** improve image quality and speed up the diagnosis of pneumonia,numerous approaches have been *** date,several methods have been employed to identify *** Convolutional Neural Network(CNN)has achieved outstanding success in identifying and diagnosing diseases in the fields of medicine and ***,these methods are complex,inefficient,and imprecise to analyze a big number of *** this paper,a new hybrid method for the automatic classification and identification of Pneumonia from chest X-ray images is *** proposed method(ABOCNN)utilized theAfrican BuffaloOptimization(ABO)algorithmto enhanceCNNperformance and *** Weinmed filter is employed for pre-processing to eliminate unwanted noises from chest X-ray images,followed by feature extraction using the Grey Level Co-Occurrence Matrix(GLCM)*** features are then selected from the dataset using the ABO algorithm,and ultimately,high-performance deep learning using the CNN approach is introduced for the classification and identification of *** results on various datasets showed that,when contrasted to other approaches,the ABO-CNN outperforms them all for the classification *** proposed method exhibits superior values like 96.95%,88%,86%,and 86%for accuracy,precision,recall,and F1-score,respectively.

关键词： African buffalo optimization convolutional neural network pneumonia X-ray

Challenges to establishing and maintaining kidney transplantation programs in developing countries:What are the coping strategies?

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World Journal of Methodology 2024年第2期14卷 1-16页

作者： Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem Amr Mostafa Abdelgawad Nasreldin Mohammed Mohammed Ali Zarzour Mahmoud Khalil Ahmed Reda Hisham Mokhtar Hammouda Department of Urology Assiut Urology and Nephrology HospitalFaculty of MedicineAssiut UniversityAssiut 71515Egypt

Kidney transplantation(KT)is the optimal form of renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal ***,this health service is not available to all patients,especially in developing *** deceased donor KT programs are mostly absent,and the living donor KT centers are ***-center studies presenting experiences from developing countries usually report a variety of *** review addresses these challenges and the opposing strategies by reviewing the single-center experiences of developing *** financial challenges hamper the infrastructural and material availability,coverage of transplant costs,and qualification of medical *** sociocultural challenges influence organ donation,equity of beneficence,and regular follow-up *** interests and motives for transplantation may result from high medicolegal responsibilities in KT practice,intense potential psychosocial burdens,complex qualification protocols,and low productivity or compensation for KT *** medical literacy about KT advantages is prevalent among clinicians,patients,and the *** inefficient organizational and regulatory oversight is translated into inefficient healthcare systems,absent national KT programs and registries,uncoordinated job descriptions and qualification protocols,uncoordinated on-site investigations with regulatory constraints,and the prevalence of commercial KT *** challenges resulted in noticeable differences between KT services in developed and developing *** coping strategies can be summarized in two main mechanisms:The first mechanism is maximizing the available resources by increasing the rates of living kidney donation,promoting the expertise of medical personnel,reducing material consumption,and supporting the establishment and maintenance of KT *** latter warrants the expansion of the public sector and the elimination of non-ethical KT *** second mechanism is recru

关键词： Challenges Coping strategies Developing countries Kidney transplantation Low resources Single-center

Hematobiochemical and histopathological alterations in Nile Tilapia(Oreochromis niloticus)exposed to ethidium bromide:The protective role of Spirulina platensis

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Aquaculture and Fisheries 2024年第1期9卷 93-103页

作者： Sabreen Abdullah Mervat Naguib Alaa El-Din Salah El-Din Alaa El-Din H.Sayed Zoology Department Faculty of ScienceAswan UniversityAswan81528Egypt Zoology Department Faculty of ScienceAssuit UniversityAssiut71516Egypt

Ethidium bromide(EtBr)is one of the contaminants recorded in aquatic environments whose effects have been investigated;however,there is still limited knowledge about its *** study examined the potential protective effects of Spirulina platensis(SP)against the effects of EtBr toxicity in the Nile tilapia(Oreochromis niloticus)*** were divided to five groups,viz.,a control and four treatment groups of low-dose EtBr(10μg/L),low-dose EtBr with SP(10μg/L EtBr+200 mg/L SP),high-dose EtBr(100μg/L),and high-dose EtBr with SP(100μg/L EtBr+200 mg/L SP);the exposure period was 2 *** and high doses of EtBr induced alterations in some hematological,biochemical,and histopathological *** hepatocytes,degenerated area,vacuolated hepatocytes,pyknotic nuclei,constricted and dilated blood sinusoids,and infiltration of inflammatory cells were *** peroxidation concentration was not significantly different in groups exposed to low doses of EtBr and EtBr with SP,but it was increased in groups exposed to high doses of EtBr and EtBr with SP,compared with the control *** feeding with SP,most histological and histochemical parameters restored to normal ***,SP may possess the ability to preserve the structural integrity of the hepatic and renal membranes.

关键词： Ethidium bromide Spirulina platensis Oreochromis niloticus Liver Lipid peroxidation

The Upper Jurassic sediments,Marib-Shabwa Basin,Yemen:Lithofacies aspects and sequence stratigraphic analysis

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Energy Geoscience 2024年第1期5卷 342-357页

作者： Mohammed Albaroot Mohamed M.Elhossainy Nabil M.Al-Areeq Emad A.Abdullah Abdelhamid M.Salman Department of Applied Geology Faculty of Science and EducationUniversity of Saba RegionMaribYemen Department of Geology Faculty of ScienceKafrelsheikh UniversityKafrelsheikh33516Egypt Department of Geology and Environment Faculty of Applied SciencesThamar UniversityYemen Department of Mineral Developing and Oil&Gas Engineering Academy of EngineeringPeoples’Friendship University of Russia(RUDN University)Moscow117198Russia Department of Geology Faculty of ScienceAssiut UniversityAssiut71516Egypt

The present study is devoted to understanding the evolution of the Upper Jurassic Sab'atayn Formation in the Marib-Shabwa Basin,Yemen,through a sequence stratigraphic analysis based on integrating datasets of sedimentology,seismic sections,and well *** Sab'atayn Formation(Tithonian age)is represented by a series of clastic and evaporites that were deposited under fluvio-deltaic to prodeltaic *** is divided into four members including Yah(at the base),upwards to Seen,Alif,and Safir at the *** third-order depositional sequences were determined for the Tithonian succession which were separated by three sequence *** sequences were classified into their systems tracts signifying several sedimentation patterns of progradational,aggradational,and retrogradational parasequence *** first depositional sequence corresponds to the early-middle Tithonian Yah and Seen units that can be classified into lowstand,transgressive,and highstand systems *** second sequence comprises the late Tithonian Alif unit that can be subdivided into transgressive and highstand systems *** sandy deposits of the Alif Member(highstand deposits)represent the most productive hydrocarbon reservoir in the *** Upper Jurassic sediments in the study area were resulted from a combination of eustatic and tectonic effects.

关键词： Sequence stratigraphy Sandstone reservoir Well logs Upper Jurassic Marib-Shabwa Basin Yemen

Nondestructive and active interrogation system for special nuclear material:proof of principle and initial results

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Nuclear Science and Techniques 2024年第5期35卷 216-225页

作者： Mahmoud Bakr Kai Masuda Yoshiyuki Takahashi Tsuyoshi Misawa Norio Yamakawa Tomas Scott Institute of Advanced Energy Kyoto UniversityGokashoUjiKyoto 611‑0011Japan School of Physics University of BristolBs81TL Tyndall AvenueBristolUK Physics Department Faculty of ScienceAssiut UniversityAssiut 71516Egypt Research Reactor Institute Kyoto University2 Asashiro‑NishiKumatoriOsaka 590‑0494Japan Pony Industry Co.Ltd. 2‑3‑6 Kitakyuhoji‑MachiChuo‑KuOsaka 541‑0057Japan Astral Neutronics LTD Unit H5HallenBristol BS107SBUK

Herein,we employ the threshold energy neutron analysis(TENA)technique to introduce the world's first active interrogation system to detect special nuclear materials(SNMs),including U-235 and *** system utilizes a DD neutron generator based on inertial electrostatic confinement(IEC)to interrogate suspicious *** detect secondary neutrons produced during fission reactions induced in SNMs,a tensioned metastable fluid detector(TMFD)is *** current status of the system's development is reported in this paper,accompanied by the results from experiments conducted to detect 10 g of highly enriched uranium(HEU).Notably,the experimental findings demonstrate a distinct difference in the count rates of measurements with and without *** difference in count rates surpasses two times the standard deviation,indicating a confidence level of more than 96% for identifying the presence of *** paper presents and extensively discusses the proof-of-principle experimental results,along with the system's planned trajectory.

关键词： Special nuclear materials Uranium detection Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion TENA HEU CTMFD

Impact of carbimazole combined with vitamin E on testicular injury induced by experimental hyperthyroidism in adult albino rats:oxidative/inflammatory/apoptotic pathways

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2024年第4期26卷 396-401页

作者： Ramadan S Hussein Moustafa M Eyada Rashad M Mostafa Samah M Elaidy Shereen H Elsayed Hany M Saad Department of Dermatology College of Medicine Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityAl-Kharj 16242Saudi Arabia Department of Dermatology Andrology and STDsAssiut Police HospitalAssiut 71525Egypt Department of Dermatology Venereology and AndrologyFaculty of MedicineSuez Canal UniversityIsmailia 41522Egypt Department of Andrology and Sexology Faculty of MedicineSuez Canal UniversityIsmailia 41511Egypt Department of Clinical Pharmacology Faculty of MedicineSuez Canal UniversityIsmailia 41511Egypt Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityRiyadh 12271Saudi Arabia.

Thyroid hormones play essential roles in spermatogenesis,but their effects on infertile males remain poorly *** study aimed to evaluate the impact of combining carbimazole(CBZ)with vitamin E(VE)on testicular injury induced by experimental hyperthyroidism in adult albino rats,focusing on oxidative,inflammatory,and apoptotic *** this experimental study,64 adult male albino Wistar rats were divided into eight groups:Group I(control-untreated),Group II(CBZ-control),Group III(VE-control),Group IV(CBZ+VE-control),Group V(levothyroxine-induced testicular injury),Group VI(levothyroxine+CBZ-treated),Group VII(levothyroxine+VE-treated),and Group VIII(levothyroxine+CBZ+VE-treated).The study was conducted in the Faculty of Medicine,Suez Canal university(Ismailia,Egypt).After cervical decapitation,both testes and epididymis were examined histopathologically and *** differences were observed among groups concerning malondialdehyde(MDA),glutathione(GSH),superoxide dismutase(SOD),and catalase(CAT;all P<0.001).Polymerase chain reaction analysis showed significant differences in tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukin-10(IL-10),Bcl-2-associated X protein(BAX),B-cell lymphoma 2 protein(Bcl2),p53,Caspase-3,Caspase-8,Caspase-9,and nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB)mRNA levels(all P<0.001).Hyperthyroid group treated with CBZ alone(Group VI)exhibited testicular side effects,affecting seminiferous tubules and ***,the Group VIII showed improved spermatogenesis and a decrease in testicular side *** addition of VE to the treatment of hyperthyroid rats with CBZ reduced testicular side effects and seminiferous tubular affection when potentially improving *** research is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms fully.

关键词： antithyroid drugs testicular injury thyroid gland vitamin E