Obadah Said Solaiman, Ishak Hashim^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 379-390, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015285 - 18 January 2021

Abstract A new iterative technique for nonlinear equations is proposed in this work. The new scheme is of three steps, of which the first two steps are based on the sixth-order modified Halley’s method presented by the authors, and the last is a Newton step, with suitable approximations for the first derivatives appeared in the new scheme. The eighth-order of convergence of the new method is proved via Mathematica code. Every iteration of the presented scheme needs the evaluation of three functions and one first derivative. Therefore, the scheme is optimal in the sense of Kung-Traub More >

Abdulaziz Attaallah¹, Masood Ahmad², Md Tarique Jamal Ansari², Abhishek Kumar Pandey², Rajeev Kumar^2,3,*, Raees Ahmad Khan²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 593-603, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015092 - 18 January 2021

Abstract Security of the Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT) devices plays a vital role in e-healthcare today and there has been a rapid increase in the use of networked devices of IoHT in the present healthcare services. However, these networked devices are also highly vulnerable to attackers who constantly target the security of devices and their components to gain access to the patients’ data. Infringement of patients’ data is not only a violation of privacy but can also jeopardize patients’ health if the health records are tampered with. Once the device has been intruded upon, attackers… More >

Tahani A. Abushal¹, Amal S. Hassan², Ahmed R. El-Saeed³, Said G. Nassr^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 991-1011, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014620 - 12 January 2021

Abstract We introduce a new two-parameter model related to the inverted Topp–Leone distribution called the power inverted Topp–Leone (PITL) distribution. Major properties of the PITL distribution are stated; including; quantile measures, moments, moment generating function, probability weighted moments, Bonferroni and Lorenz curve, stochastic ordering, incomplete moments, residual life function, and entropy measure. Acceptance sampling plans are developed for the PITL distribution, when the life test is truncated at a pre-specified time. The truncation time is assumed to be the median lifetime of the PITL distribution with pre-specified factors. The minimum sample size necessary to ensure the… More >

Amer Ibrahim Al-Omari^1,*, Ibrahim M. Almanjahie^2,3, Olena Kravchuk⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 285-301, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014537 - 12 January 2021

Abstract In this paper, we considered the Length-biased weighted Lomax distribution and constructed new acceptance sampling plans (ASPs) where the life test is assumed to be truncated at a pre-assigned time. For the new suggested ASPs, the tables of the minimum samples sizes needed to assert a specific mean life of the test units are obtained. In addition, the values of the corresponding operating characteristic function and the associated producer’s risks are calculated. Analyses of two real data sets are presented to investigate the applicability of the proposed acceptance sampling plans; one data set contains the More >

Mohammad Masroor Ahmed^1,*, Saleh Al Shehri², Jawad Usman Arshed³, Mahmood Ul Hassan⁴, Muzammil Hussain⁵, Mehtab Afzal⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 171-185, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014141 - 12 January 2021

Abstract Spatially Constrained Mixture Model (SCMM) is an image segmentation model that works over the framework of maximum a-posteriori and Markov Random Field (MAP-MRF). It developed its own maximization step to be used within this framework. This research has proposed an improvement in the SCMM’s maximization step for segmenting simulated brain Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs). The improved model is named as the Weighted Spatially Constrained Finite Mixture Model (WSCFMM). To compare the performance of SCMM and WSCFMM, simulated T1-Weighted normal MRIs were segmented. A region of interest (ROI) was extracted from segmented images. The similarity level More >

Jingming Xia¹, Yi Lu¹, Ling Tan^2,*, Ping Jiang³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 613-624, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013457 - 12 January 2021

Abstract Multi-source information can be obtained through the fusion of infrared images and visible light images, which have the characteristics of complementary information. However, the existing acquisition methods of fusion images have disadvantages such as blurred edges, low contrast, and loss of details. Based on convolution sparse representation and improved pulse-coupled neural network this paper proposes an image fusion algorithm that decompose the source images into high-frequency and low-frequency subbands by non-subsampled Shearlet Transform (NSST). Furthermore, the low-frequency subbands were fused by convolutional sparse representation (CSR), and the high-frequency subbands were fused by an improved pulse More >

Yixuan Wang¹, Liping Yuan^2,3, Harish Garg⁴, Ali Bagherinia⁵, Parvïn Hamïd^6,7,8,*, Kim-Hung Pho⁹, Zulkefli Mansor¹⁰

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 369-392, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012850 - 12 January 2021

Abstract In order to improve performance and robustness of clustering, it is proposed to generate and aggregate a number of primary clusters via clustering ensemble technique. Fuzzy clustering ensemble approaches attempt to improve the performance of fuzzy clustering tasks. However, in these approaches, cluster (or clustering) reliability has not paid much attention to. Ignoring cluster (or clustering) reliability makes these approaches weak in dealing with low-quality base clustering methods. In this paper, we have utilized cluster unreliability estimation and local weighting strategy to propose a new fuzzy clustering ensemble method which has introduced Reliability Based weighted… More >

Husam Jasim Mohammed^1,*, Hajem Ati Daham²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2229-2239, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014445 - 28 December 2020

Abstract In reality, the flipped classroom has gained popularity as a modern way of structuring teaching, where lectures move from in-class procedures to digitally-based assignments, freeing up the debate, and practice exercises class time. Therefore, it is essential to implement and analyze a way of teaching that will improve student performance. The paper aims to develop a model of the method of teaching science in Iraqi schools, and to assess whether teaching flipped classroom affects the achievement, motivation, and creative thinking of students by using the methodology of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) in the Analytic Hierarchy… More >

Antonio Peña-García^1,*, Huchang Liao²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2373-2383, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013151 - 28 December 2020

Abstract The requirements for automotive lighting systems, especially the light patterns ensuring driver perception, are based on criteria related to the headlamps, rather than the light perceived by drivers and road users. Consequently, important factors such as pavement reflectance, driver age, or time of night, are largely ignored. Other factors such as presence of other vehicles, vehicle speed and weather conditions are considered by the Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) and Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) respectively, though with no information regarding the visual perception of drivers and other road users. Evidently, it is simpler to simulate and… More >

Shuowang Zhang¹, Lingxiang Huang^1,*, Dongran Song^2,*, Ke Xu¹, Xuebing Yang¹, Xiaoping Song¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.2, pp. 237-250, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.014269 - 23 December 2020

Abstract Yaw control system plays an important role in helping large-scale horizontal wind turbines capture the wind energy. To track the stochastic and fast-changing wind direction, the nacelle is rotated by the yaw control system. Therein, a difficulty consists in the variation speed of the wind direction much faster than the rotation speed of the nacelle. To deal with this difficulty, model predictive control has been recently proposed in the literature, in which the previewed wind direction is employed into the predictive model, and the estimated captured energy and yaw actuator usage are two contradictive objectives.… More >