Y. Alemu

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1. Flow-induced platelet activation and damage accumulation in a mechanical heart valve: numerical studies.

   Y. Alemu, D. Bluestein

   2007Artificial Organs224 citations

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2. Influence of microcalcifications on vulnerable plaque mechanics using FSI modeling.

   D. Bluestein, Y. Alemu, I. Avrahami, M. Gharib +3 more

   2008Journal of Biomechanics185 citations

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3. Abdominal aortic aneurysm risk of rupture: patient-specific FSI simulations using anisotropic model.

   P. Rissland, Y. Alemu, S. Einav, J. Ricotta +1 more

   2009Journal of Biomechanical Engineering163 citations

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4. Device Thrombogenicty Emulator (DTE) – Design optimization Methodology for Cardiovascular Devices: A Study in Two Bileaflet MHV Designs

   M. Xenos, G. Girdhar, Y. Alemu, J. Jesty +3 more

   2010Journal of Biomechanics113 citations Open access

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5. Patient-Based Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk Prediction with Fluid Structure Interaction Modeling

   M. Xenos, S. Rambhia, Y. Alemu, S. Einav +4 more

   2010Annals of Biomedical Engineering112 citations

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6. Flow-Induced Platelet Activation in Bileaflet and Monoleaflet Mechanical Heart Valves

   Wei Yin, Y. Alemu, K. Affeld, J. Jesty +1 more

   2004Annals of Biomedical Engineering112 citations

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7. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation: A Novel Method for Optimizing Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Thromboresistance

   G. Girdhar, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu, Wei-Che Chiu +5 more

   2012PLoS ONE90 citations Open access

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8. Thromboresistance comparison of the HeartMate II ventricular assist device with the device thrombogenicity emulation- optimized HeartAssist 5 VAD.

   Wei-Che Chiu, G. Girdhar, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu +4 more

   2014Journal of Biomechanical Engineering80 citations Open access

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9. Microcalcifications Increase Coronary Vulnerable Plaque Rupture Potential: A Patient-Based Micro-CT Fluid–Structure Interaction Study

   S. Rambhia, X. Liang, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu +7 more

   2012Annals of Biomedical Engineering72 citations

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10. total artificial heart: in vivo, in vitro, and computational modeling studies

    M. Slepian, Y. Alemu, S. Soares, Richard G. Smith +2 more

    201371 citations

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11. Cardiovascular disease management: the need for better diagnostics

    J. Ricotta, J. Pagán, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu +2 more

    2008Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing70 citations

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12. DPIV Prediction of Flow Induced Platelet Activation—Comparison to Numerical Predictions

    S. Raz, S. Einav, Y. Alemu, D. Bluestein

    2007Annals of Biomedical Engineering63 citations

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13. Progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm towards rupture - refining clinical risk assessment using a fully coupled fluid-structure interaction method

    M. Xenos, N. Labropoulos, S. Rambhia, Y. Alemu +4 more

    2014Annals of Biomedical Engineering61 citations Open access

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14. Mental Health Practitioners: The Relationship Between White Racial Identity Attitudes and Self‐Reported Multicultural Counseling Competencies

    R. Middleton, H. Stadler, Carol Simpson, Y. Guo +5 more

    200559 citations Open access

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15. The effect of angulation in abdominal aortic aneurysms: fluid–structure interaction simulations of idealized geometries

    M. Xenos, Y. Alemu, D. Zamfir, S. Einav +4 more

    2010Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing56 citations

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16. Design Optimization of a Mechanical Heart Valve for Reducing Valve Thrombogenicity—A Case Study with ATS Valve

    G. Girdhar, Y. Alemu, M. Xenos, J. Sheriff +3 more

    2010ASAIO journal (1992)55 citations

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17. Towards Optimization of a Novel Trileaflet Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve Via Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE)

    T. Claiborne, M. Xenos, J. Sheriff, Wei-Che Chiu +6 more

    2013ASAIO journal (1992)48 citations Open access

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18. In Vitro Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria from Suspected External Eye Infected Patients Attending Ophthalmology Clinic, Southwest Ethiopia

    Kuma Diriba, T. Kassa, Y. Alemu, S. Bekele

    2020International Journal of Microbiology41 citations Open access

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19. Simulation of platelets suspension flowing through a stenosis model using a dissipative particle dynamics approach

    Joao S. Soares, Chao Gao, Y. Alemu, M. Slepian +1 more

    2013Annals of Biomedical Engineering36 citations Open access

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20. Biomechanical factors in coronary vulnerable plaque risk of rupture: intravascular ultrasound-based patient-specific fluid–structure interaction studies

    Xuan-Kun Liang, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu, S. Rambhia +6 more

    2013Coronary Artery Disease33 citations

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21. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among medical students of Jimma University, Southwest Ethiopia

    Feyissa Efa, Y. Alemu, G. Beyene, Esayas Kebede Gudina +1 more

    2019Heliyon29 citations Open access

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22. Fluid structure interaction with contact surface methodology for evaluation of endovascular carotid implants for drug-resistant hypertension treatment.

    D. Peter, Y. Alemu, M. Xenos, O. Weisberg +6 more

    2012Journal of Biomechanical Engineering23 citations

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23. Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Configurations Impact Overall Mechanical Circulatory Support System Thrombogenic Potential

    Wei-Che Chiu, Y. Alemu, A. Mclarty, S. Einav +2 more

    2017ASAIO journal (1992)17 citations Open access

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24. Detecting Clinically Relevant Emotional Distress and Functional Impairment in Children and Adolescents: Protocol for an Automated Speech Analysis Algorithm Development Study

    Y. Alemu, Hua Chen, Cheng-Hao Duan, Desmond Caulley +2 more

    2023JMIR Research Protocols15 citations Open access

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25. Enhanced identification of Group B streptococcus in infants with suspected meningitis in Ethiopia

    A. Geteneh, T. Kassa, Y. Alemu, D. Alemu +8 more

    2020PLoS ONE14 citations Open access

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26. Does cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in HIV patients increase the drug resistance of pneumococci? A comparative cross-sectional study in southern Ethiopia

    M. Seid, G. Beyene, Y. Alemu, B. Workalemahu +4 more

    2020PLoS ONE13 citations Open access

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27. Patient based Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm rupture risk prediction combining clinical visualizing modalities with fluid structure interaction numerical simulations

    M. Xenos, S. Rambhia, Y. Alemu, S. Einav +4 more

    20102010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology13 citations

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28. Isolation and Phenotypic Characterization of Virulent Bacteriophages Against Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli and Its Phage-Resistant Variant from Sewage Sources

    Ashetu Fikadu, Stephen Amankwah, Bikila Alemu, Y. Alemu +3 more

    2024Infection and Drug Resistance10 citations Open access

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29. Bacterial contamination of single and multiple-dose parenteral injection vials after opening and antibiotic susceptibility of isolates at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

    A. Tabor, Zewudineh Shalemariam, Y. Alemu, Kasahun Gorems

    2023Infection Prevention in Practice9 citations Open access

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30. Objectively Quantifying Pediatric Psychiatric Severity Using Artificial Intelligence, Voice Recognition Technology, and Universal Emotions: Pilot Study for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Innovation to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

    Desmond Caulley, Y. Alemu, Sedara Burson, Elizabeth Cárdenas Bautista +5 more

    2023JMIR Research Protocols8 citations Open access

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31. The Syncardia™ total artificial heart: in vivo, in vitro, and computational modeling studies

    Marvin J. Slepian, Y. Alemu, Joao S. Soares, Richard G. Smith +2 more

    2013Journal of Biomechanics7 citations Open access

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32. Characterization and classification of potential poultry feeds in Ethiopia using cluster analyses

    D. Negussie, Y. Alemu

    20057 citations

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33. Colonization and Associated Risk Factors of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus </i>Among People Living with HIV at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

    Mekonen Adisu, Stephen Amankwah, Rahel Tamrat, Y. Alemu +2 more

    2023International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences3 citations Open access

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34. Flow induced platelet activation and damage in mechanical heart valves - numerical studies

    Danny Bluestein, Y. Alemu, K. Dumont, P. Verdonck

    20072007 IEEE 33rd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference3 citations

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35. FLOW INDUCED PLATELET ACTIVATION IN BILEAFLET AND MONOLEAFLET MECHANICAL HEART VALVES

    Wei Yin, Y. Alemu, J. Jesty, D. Bluestein

    20043 citations Open access

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36. The prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin-resistance strains using GeneXpert-MTB/RIF assay in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mengistu Abayneh, Ahmed Zeynudin, Y. Alemu, T. Degefa +3 more

    2025BMC Pulmonary Medicine2 citations Open access

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37. Health facility-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus and malaria among individuals suspected of acute febrile illnesses in Southwest Region, Ethiopia

    Mengistu Abayneh, Mitiku Aberad, Yosef Habtemariam, Y. Alemu

    2024Frontiers in Epidemiology2 citations Open access

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38. Fluid Structure Interaction for patient specific risk assessment in abdominal aortic aneurysms

    M. Xenos, D. Peter, S. Rambhia, Y. Alemu +1 more

    2010Northeast Bioengineering Conference2 citations

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39. Effects of Valve Design and Orientation on Flow Induced Platelet Activation in Mechanical Heart Valves

    Wei Yin, Y. Alemu, J. Jesty, D. Bluestein

    20042 citations

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40. Platelet activation in flow through a stenosis model: comparison between CFD and CDPIV results

    S. Raz, S. Einav, Y. Alemu, D. Bluestein

    2002Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society] [Engineering in Medicine and Biology2 citations

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41. Neisseria meningitidis carriage rate, antibiotic susceptibility profile, and associated factors among prisoners at Jimma zonal correction facility in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

    Samuel A. Assefa, A. Abdissa, Y. Alemu, Lencho Girma +1 more

    2022Tropical Medicine and Health1 citations Open access

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42. Corrigendum to “The SynCardiaTM total artificial heart: In vivo, in vitro and computational modeling studies” [The Journal of Biomechanics 46(2) (2012) 266–275]

    M. Slepian, Y. Alemu, G. Girdhar, Joao S. Soares +3 more

    20131 citations

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43. Thrombogenicity Comparison of Axial Ventricular Assist Devices by DTE Methodology: MicroMed HeartAssist 5 and Thoratec Heartmate II

    Wei-Che Chiu, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu, G. Girdhar +5 more

    20121 citations

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44. Dynamic Shear Stress Induced Platelet Activation in Blood Recirculation Devices: Implications for Thrombogenicity Minimization

    G. Girdhar, J. Sheriff, M. Xenos, Y. Alemu +5 more

    20091 citations

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45. Mimics Based Image Reconstruction Augments Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Pathologies : A Study of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurisms

    M. Xenos, S. Rambhia, Y. Alemu, S. Einav +5 more

    20091 citations

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46. Damage Accumulation Model of Prosthetic Heart Valves in Forward and Reverse Flow Phases

    Y. Alemu, M. Xenos, Yue-Fan Deng, Rui Feng +2 more

    20081 citations

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47. Damage Accumulation Model, FSI, and Multiscale Simulations for Studying the Thrombogenic Potential of Prosthetic Heart Valves

    D. Bluestein, Y. Alemu, P. Rissland, K. Dumont +1 more

    20071 citations

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48. An AI-Enabled, Trauma-Informed Rehabilitation Model for Ethiopian Women with Complex Trauma: Programmatic Implementation, Early Outcomes, and Implications for Scalable Care in Africa

    Y. Alemu, Patrick Ohiomoba, Yoel Kahsay, Fikirte Weldearegay +9 more

    2026International Journal of Psychiatry Research0 citations Open access

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49. HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RETENTION IN ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS: AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION

    Y. Alemu, N. Seth, S. Mathur

    2026Genetics and Molecular Research0 citations Open access

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50. Functional/dissociative seizures in a single women’s rehabilitation center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a single-center case series and thematic analysis of neuropsychiatric presentation, cultural meaning, and structural barriers to care

    Y. Alemu, Yoeal Kahsay, Fikirte Weldearegay, Lidya Hailu +3 more

    2026Frontiers in Psychiatry0 citations Open access

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