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Open AccessA comprehensive study of Al-Cu-Mg system reinforced with nano-ZrO2 particles synthesized by powder metallurgy technique
More focus has recently been placed on enhancing the strength, elastic modulus, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), wear and corrosion resistance, and other qualities of aluminum (Al) alloys by varying the...
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Design, Green Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity of Novel Nicotinonitrile Derivatives
Novel pyridine derivatives were successfully synthesized by grinding, microwave-assisted, and conventional techniques. Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-[(1S,2R,3R,4R)-1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxypentyl]nicotinate (1) w...
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Fatigue Properties and Simulation of Thin Wall ADI and IADI Castings
In this study, microstructure and mechanical properties of thin wall austempered and intercritically austempered ductile iron with a chemical composition of 3.37%C, 2.7%Si, 0.30%Mn, 0.01%S, 0.01%P, 0.47%Cu, an...
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Open AccessEgyptian evidence-based consensus on clinical practice recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever
We aimed to provide a consensus, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treat-to-target management of children living with FMF.
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Open AccessCorrection: Updated clinical practice treat-to-target guidelines for JIA management: the Egyptian College of Pediatric Rheumatology initiative
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Open AccessEgyptian evidence-based consensus on clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treat-to-target management of macrophage activation syndrome in children
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe life-threatening hyperinflammatory state with uncontrolled activation and proliferation of macrophages and T-lymphocytes. MAS has variable causes and risk facto...
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Open AccessUpdated clinical practice treat-to-target guidelines for JIA management: the Egyptian College of Pediatric Rheumatology initiative
These updated guidelines aimed to provide appropriate and convenient guidelines for the treatment of various types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
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Correction to: Effect of Strain Hardening and Aging Processes on Microstructure Evolution, Tensile and Fatigue Properties of Cast Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr–2Mo-1.5Cr-2Nb-0.1Si Alloy
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Effect of Strain Hardening and Aging Processes on Microstructure Evolution, Tensile and Fatigue Properties of Cast Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr–2Mo-1.5Cr-2Nb-0.1Si Alloy
The effect of strain hardening and aging processes on microstructure, tensile and fatigue properties was investigated on cast TC21 samples with a chemical composition of Ti-6.1Al-2.96Mo-2.11Nb-1.98Sn-2.05Zr-1....
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Prediction and optimization of cutting temperature on hard-turning of AISI H13 hot work steel
In the below investigation, the impact of speed, feed, depth of cut, and workpiece hardness on the cutting temperature at tool-workpiece interface on hard-turning of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI...
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Development of Residual Stresses in Al–Si Engine Blocks Subjected to Different Metallurgical Parameters
Light aluminum alloy engine blocks have successfully replaced heavy ferrous materials in order to enhance automobile fuel efficiency. Aluminum engine blocks with gray iron cylinder liners are prone to tensile ...
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Effect of Sr–Grain Refining–Si Interactions on the Microstructural Characteristics of Al–Si Hypoeutectic Alloys
The present study was performed on A356.2 alloy to explore the link between the effectiveness of different grain refiner practices and strontium (Sr) modification on both the eutectic silicon (Si) particle mor...
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Prostate Tissue Texture Feature Extraction for Suspicious Regions Identification on TRUS Images
In this work, two different approaches are proposed for region of interest (ROI) segmentation using transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images. The two methods aim to extract informative features that are able to ch...
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Prostate TRUS Image Region-Based Feature Extraction and Evaluation
In this work a new informative feature set is proposed to identify suspicious Regions Of Interest (ROIs) in the prostate TransRectal UltraSound (TRUS) images. The proposed features are region based to overcome...
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Prostate Tissue Texture Feature Extraction for Cancer Recognition in TRUS Images Using Wavelet Decomposition
In this paper, a wavelet based approach is proposed for the detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer in Trans Rectal UltraSound (TRUS) images. A texture feature extraction filter was implemented to extract t...
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Subband-Adaptive and Spatially-Adaptive Wavelet Thresholding for Denoising and Feature Preservation of Texture Images
In imaging applications such as ultrasound or Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), the local texture features are descriptive of the types of geological formation or biological tissue at that spatial location. Ther...
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Prostate Tissue Characterization Using TRUS Image Spectral Features
In this paper focuses on extracting and analyzing spectral features from Trans-Rectal Ultra-Sound (TRUS) images for prostate tissue characterization. The information of the images’ frequency domain features an...
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Artificial Life Feature Selection Techniques for Prostrate Cancer Diagnosis Using TRUS Images
This paper presents two novel feature selection techniques for the purpose of prostate tissue characterization based on Trans-rectal Ultrasound (TRUS) images. First, suspected cancerous regions of interest (RO...
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Region of Interest Based Prostate Tissue Characterization Using Least Square Support Vector Machine LS-SVM
This paper presents a novel algorithm for prostate tissue characterization based on Trans-rectal Ultrasound (TRUS) images. A Gabor multi-resolution technique is designed to automatically identify the Regions o...
