Yuquan Yao¹, Jie Gao^2,3, Jiangang Yang^2,3,*, Bocheng Huang⁴, Liang Song⁵

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.8, pp. 2263-2285, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018911 - 25 April 2022

Abstract The shortage of natural aggregates is becoming a severe problem in the pavement industry globally. To address this issue, in this study, an effort was made to use reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and coal gangue (CG) as coarse and fine aggregate, respectively for producing the hot mix asphalt (HMA). As the replacement of natural aggregate, there were seven types of HMA containing 20% and 40% RAP coarse aggregate content, and 10% and 25% CG fine aggregate content were designed and prepared. In addition, Marshall Stability test, rutting resistance test, immersion Marshall test, freezing-thaw splitting test,… More > Graphic Abstract

Haitham Elwahsh^1,*, Ahmed Elkhouly¹, Emad Abouel Nasr², Ali K. Kamrani³, Engy El-shafeiy⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.3, pp. 6045-6060, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026309 - 21 April 2022

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People who are deaf or have difficulty speaking use sign language, which consists of hand gestures with particular motions that symbolize the “language” they are communicating. A gesture in a sign language is a particular movement of the hands with a specific shape from the fingers and whole hand. In this paper, we present an Intelligent for Deaf/Dumb People approach in real time based on Deep Learning using Gloves (IDLG). The approach IDLG offers scientific contributions based deep-learning, a multi-mode command techniques, real-time, and effective use, and high accuracy rates. For this purpose, smart gloves working in

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Qiang Li^1,*, Lei Xue¹, Xia Lin²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.3, pp. 1059-1074, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.017687 - 31 March 2022

Abstract For facing the challenges brought by large-scale renewable energy having access to the system and considering the key technologies of energy Internet, it is very necessary to put forward the location method of distribution network equipment and capacity from the perspective of life cycle cost. Compared with the traditional energy network, the equipment capacity problem of energy interconnected distribution network which involves in electricity network, thermal energy network and natural gas network is comprehensively considered in this paper. On this basis, firstly, the operation architecture of energy interconnected distribution network is designed. Secondly, taking the… More >

Akram A. Almohammedi^1,2,*, Vladimir Shepelev¹, Sam Darshi³, Mohammed Balfaqih⁴, Fayad Ghawbar⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3929-3943, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026307 - 29 March 2022

Abstract The widespread use of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications has enormously increased the danger level of data leakage and theft in IoT as data transmission occurs through a public channel. As a result, the security of the IoT has become a serious challenge in the field of information security. Steganography on the network is a critical tool for preventing the leakage of private information and enabling secure and encrypted communication. The primary purpose of steganography is to conceal sensitive information in any form of media such as audio, video, text, or photos, and securely… More >

Mohammad Aldossary^1,*, Hatem A. Alharbi²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.2, pp. 3175-3193, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.026041 - 29 March 2022

Abstract Based on the Saudi Green initiative, which aims to improve the Kingdom's environmental status and reduce the carbon emission of more than 278 million tons by 2030 along with a promising plan to achieve net-zero carbon by 2060, NEOM city has been proposed to be the “Saudi hub” for green energy, since NEOM is estimated to generate up to 120 Gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030. Nevertheless, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is considered a key contributor to global energy consumption and carbon emissions. The data centers are estimated to consume about… More >

Wen Xu¹, Dongdong Ren², Biyi Yi¹, Haoqing Zhen¹, Youbing Zhang^2,*, Xuesong Zhang³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.131, No.2, pp. 1101-1123, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.019564 - 14 March 2022

Abstract The Regional Integrated Energy System (RIES) has brought new modes of development, utilization, conversion, storage of energy. The introduction of Soft Open Point (SOP) and the application of Power to Gas (P2G) technology will greatly deepen the coupling of the electricity-gas integrated energy system, improve the flexibility and safety of the operation of the power system, and bring a deal of benefits to the power system. On this background, an optimal dispatch model of RIES combined cold, heat, gas and electricity with SOP is proposed. Firstly, RIES architecture with SOP and P2G is designed and… More >

Muhammad Mateen Yaqoob¹, Waqar Khurshid¹, Leo Liu², Syed Zulqarnain Arif¹, Imran Ali Khan¹, Osman Khalid^1,*, Raheel Nawaz²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 1089-1103, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.024798 - 24 February 2022

Abstract Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) technologies are emerging with extensive applications in several domains. Health is a fascinating domain of WBAN for smart monitoring of a patient's condition. An important factor to consider in WBAN is a node's lifetime. Improving the lifetime of nodes is critical to address many issues, such as utility and reliability. Existing routing protocols have addressed the energy conservation problem but considered only a few parameters, thus affecting their performance. Moreover, most of the existing schemes did not consider traffic prioritization which is critical in WBANs. In this paper, an adaptive More >

G. Ravikumar¹, K. Venkatachalam², Mehedi Masud³, Mohamed Abouhawwash^4,5,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.2, pp. 865-877, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.024278 - 08 February 2022

Abstract Recently internet of medical things (IoMT) act as a smart doctor using sensor wearable’s device in human body. This smart doctor device senses necessary medical data from human and transfer via network immediately to physician. It is important to transfer sensitive data very securely. Blockchain becomes trending technology to provide high security to both end users in the network. Traditionally security structure is relying on cryptographic techniques which is very expensive and takes more time in securely transmitting data. To overcome this issue, this paper builds a cost effective, blockchain with IoMT using fog-cloud computing.… More >

M. Manikandan^1,*, R. Subramanian², M. S. Kavitha³, S. Karthik³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.42, No.3, pp. 935-948, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.021816 - 08 February 2022

Abstract In today’s world, Cloud Computing (CC) enables the users to access computing resources and services over cloud without any need to own the infrastructure. Cloud Computing is a concept in which a network of devices, located in remote locations, is integrated to perform operations like data collection, processing, data profiling and data storage. In this context, resource allocation and task scheduling are important processes which must be managed based on the requirements of a user. In order to allocate the resources effectively, hybrid cloud is employed since it is a capable solution to process large-scale… More >

Xueqin Tian¹, Jinfei Sun², Tong Xu¹, Mengran Cui², Xinlei Wang¹, Jianxiang Guo², De-gejirifu^1,*, Na Wang¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.2, pp. 723-737, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.015982 - 24 January 2022

Abstract Although the Combined Cooing, Heating and Power System (hereinafter referred to as “CCHP”) improves the capacity utilization rate and energy utilization efficiency, single use of CCHP system cannot realize dynamic matching between supply and demand loads due to the unbalance features of the user’s cooling and heating loads. On the basis of user convenience and wide applicability of clean air energy, this paper tries to put forward a coupled CCHP system with combustion gas turbine and ASHP ordered power by heat, analyze trends of such parameters as gas consumption and power consumption of heat pump… More >