LWLCM: A novel lightweight stream cipher using logistic chaos function and multiplexer for IoT communications.

The Internet of Things (IoT) includes vehicles, homes, and integrated sensors and many interconnected physical devices that gather and share data to interact with their environment. Data moving across multiple levels is vulnerable to various security threats, including leaks and unauthorized access. IoT faces significant challenges in balancing strict security with optimal performance metrics such as energy efficiency, throughput, and memory.

Comparative Study of Automated Real-Time Left Atrial Appendage Sizing Using Patient-Specific 3D Heart Models Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography and Multidetector Computed Tomography in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Device Selection.

An accurate device sizing for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) can be challenging. Intraprocedural automated LAA evaluation by transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) based on an artificial intelligence-assisted 3D model may facilitate sizing and prediction of C-arm angulation for device implantation in a one-stop-shop procedure. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of automated echocardiographic LAA sizing based on a patient-specific 3D heart model prototype in real-time.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Kinesio Taping for Pain Management and Pressure Pain Threshold in Myofascial Pain Syndrome.

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder characterized by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), which can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Kinesio taping (KT) in reducing pain intensity and increasing pressure pain threshold (PPT) in individuals with MPS. A comprehensive search was performed across five electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and SCOPUS) from inception to May 2024.

Inflammatory cell death and leukemia treatment.

The process of inflammatory cell death maintains vital functions in immune surveillance as well as controls tissue balance mechanisms and it serves to advance hematological malignancies including leukemia. Blood cancer leukemia develops from problematic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that create acute and chronic subgroup variations by their cell origin and disease development. The mechanisms of inflammatory cell death through pyroptosis together with necroptosis and ferroptosis regulate leukemia development and therapeutic approaches.

Risk reduction of ASCVD attributed to lowering of remnant cholesterol from statins, fibrates, APOC3 inhibitors, and ANGPTL3 inhibitors: a cohort study.

Background And Aims: Randomized clinical trials of remnant cholesterol lowering drugs show 50 % and 80 % reduction in remnant cholesterol with apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) and angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) inhibitors. However, how many of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD) cases that could be prevented lowering remnant cholesterol by these therapies is unknown. The aim of the study was to estimate the potential of APOC3 and ANGPTL3 inhibitors to reduce the ASCVD burden through lowering of remnant cholesterol.