Linguo Li^1,2, Shujing Li^1,*, Jian Su³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2355-2366, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.019409

Abstract Brain tumor is one of the most common tumors with high mortality. Early detection is of great significance for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients. The single channel convolution layer and pool layer of traditional convolutional neural network (CNN) structure can only accept limited local context information. And most of the current methods only focus on the classification of benign and malignant brain tumors, multi classification of brain tumors is not common. In response to these shortcomings, considering that convolution kernels of different sizes can extract more comprehensive features, we put forward the multi-size convolutional kernel module. And considering that… More >

Zakir Ullah¹, Asif Umer¹, Mahdi Zaree², Jamil Ahmad¹, Faisal Alanazi^3,*, Noor Ul Amin¹, Arif Iqbal Umar¹, Ali Imran Jehangiri¹, Muhammad Adnan¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2123-2140, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015445

Abstract Cloud computing is a demanding business platform for services related to the field of IT. The goal of cloud customers is to access resources at a sustainable price, while the goal of cloud suppliers is to maximize their services utilization. Previously, the customers would bid for every single resource type, which was a limitation of cloud resources allocation. To solve these issues, researchers have focused on a combinatorial auction in which the resources are offered by the providers in bundles so that the user bids for their required bundle. Still, in this allocation mechanism, some drawbacks need to be tackled,… More >

Pierre-Guillaume Poureau^1,2,*, Estelle Dhamelincourt², Jessica Nguyen², Hélène Babey², Emmanuelle Renaud², Margaux Geier², Michèle Boisdron-Celle³, Jean-Philippe Metges²

Oncologie, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 195-202, 2021, DOI:10.32604/Oncologie.2021.015929

Abstract Introduction: Regorafenib is a multi tyrosin-kinase inhibitor prescribed in metastatic refractory colorectal cancer treatment. Its toxicity is significant but inconstant. The metabolism of regorafenib includes oxydation via cytochrome P3A4, then glucuroconjugation. A pharmacogenetical approach of mutational status of Uridine-Diphospho-Glucuronosyltransfersase (UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase, UGT) could be a strategy to optimise the use of regorafenib. Patients and Method: This is a restrospective, unicentric study. All adult patients treated with regorafenib for a metastatic colorectal cancer in our center between 2013 and 2017 were analysed. UGT1A1 polypmorphism was previously researched in the laboratory after written informed consent. Results: Thirty-five patients received regorafenib during the study… More >

Amber Ayoub¹, Kainaat Mahboob¹, Abdul Rehman Javed², Muhammad Rizwan¹, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu², Mustufa Haider Abidi^3,*, Mohammed Alkahtani^4,5

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.1, pp. 1253-1269, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015655

Abstract Coronavirus is a potentially fatal disease that normally occurs in mammals and birds. Generally, in humans, the virus spreads through aerial droplets of any type of fluid secreted from the body of an infected person. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that is more lethal than other unpremeditated viruses. In December 2019, a new variant, i.e., a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) developed in Wuhan province, China. Since January 23, 2020, the number of infected individuals has increased rapidly, affecting the health and economies of many countries, including Pakistan. The objective of this research is to provide a system to classify and… More >

Rabia Javed^1,2, Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim¹, Tanzila Saba³, Suliman Mohamed Fati³, Amjad Rehman^3,*, Usman Tariq⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2337-2352, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014677

Abstract Most of the melanoma cases of skin cancer are the life-threatening form of cancer. It is prevalent among the Caucasian group of people due to their light skin tone. Melanoma is the second most common cancer that hits the age group of 15–29 years. The high number of cases has increased the importance of automated systems for diagnosing. The diagnosis should be fast and accurate for the early treatment of melanoma. It should remove the need for biopsies and provide stable diagnostic results. Automation requires large quantities of images. Skin lesion datasets contain various kinds of dermoscopic images for the… More >

Muhammad Javed Azhar Khan¹, Muhammad Ibrahim^1,*, Ali Ahmad²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 485-492, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014810

Abstract Among the huge diversity of ideas that show up while studying graph theory, one that has obtained a lot of popularity is the concept of labelings of graphs. Graph labelings give valuable mathematical models for a wide scope of applications in high technologies (cryptography, astronomy, data security, various coding theory problems, communication networks, etc.). A labeling or a valuation of a graph is any mapping that sends a certain set of graph elements to a certain set of numbers subject to certain conditions. Graph labeling is a mapping of elements of the graph, i.e., vertex and/or edges to a set… More >

Ruijun Chai¹, Sujie Shao^1,*, Shaoyong Guo¹, Yuqi Wang¹, Xuesong Qiu¹, Linna Ruan²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 471-482, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.013373

Abstract Long Range Radio (LoRa) has become one of the widely adopted Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies in power Internet of Things (PIoT). Its major advantages include long-distance, large links and low power consumption. However, in LoRa-based PIoT, terminals are often deployed in the wild place and are easily affected by bad weather or disaster, which could easily lead to large-scale operation faults and could seriously affect the normal operation of the network. Simultaneously, the distribution characteristics of outdoor terminals with wide coverage and large links lead to a sharp increase in the difficulty and cost of fault recovery. Given… More >

Nakhim Chea¹, Yunyoung Nam^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 411-426, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013390

Abstract Various techniques to diagnose eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma (GLC), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), are possible through deep learning algorithms. A few recent studies have examined a couple of major diseases and compared them with data from healthy subjects. However, multiple major eye diseases, such as DR, GLC, and AMD, could not be detected simultaneously by computer-aided systems to date. There were just high-performance-outcome researches on a pair of healthy and eye-diseased group, besides of four categories of fundus image classification. To have a better knowledge of multi-categorical classification of fundus photographs, we used optimal residual… More >

Adeeb M. Alhomoud^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.1, pp. 69-88, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.014773

Abstract This research article provides an up-to-date review of spatial-domain steganography. Maintaining the communication as secure as possible when transmitting secret data through any available communication channels is the target of steganography. Currently, image steganography is the most developed field, with several techniques are provided for different image formats. Therefore, the general image steganography including the fundamental concepts, the terminology, and the applications are highlighted in this paper. Further, the paper depicts the essential characteristics between information hiding and cryptography systems. In addition, recent well-known techniques in the spatial-domain steganography, such as LSB and pixel value differencing, are discussed in detail… More >

Yan Zhou^1,*, Yue Li¹, Yunxing Zhang²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.1, pp. 191-203, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.014142

Abstract Service pricing is a bottleneck in the development of innovation services, as it is the issue of most concern to the suppliers and demanders. In this paper, a negotiated pricing model that is based on the multiobjective genetic algorithm is developed for innovation services. Regarding the process of service pricing as a multiobjective problem, the objective functions which include the service price, service efficiency, and service quality for the suppliers and the demanders are constructed. Because the solution of a multiobjective problem is typically a series of alternatives, an additional negotiation process is necessary in determining the final decision. A… More >