A. S. Al-Waisy¹, Mazin Abed Mohammed¹, Shumoos Al-Fahdawi¹, M. S. Maashi², Begonya Garcia-Zapirain³, Karrar Hameed Abdulkareem⁴, S. A. Mostafa⁵, Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar⁶, Dac-Nhuong Le^7,8,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2409-2429, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012955 - 05 February 2021

Abstract Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic outbreak has devastating effects on daily lives and healthcare systems worldwide. This newly recognized virus is highly transmissible, and no clinically approved vaccine or antiviral medicine is currently available. Early diagnosis of infected patients through effective screening is needed to control the rapid spread of this virus. Chest radiography imaging is an effective diagnosis tool for COVID-19 virus and follow-up. Here, a novel hybrid multimodal deep learning system for identifying COVID-19 virus in chest X-ray (CX-R) images is developed and termed as the COVID-DeepNet system to aid expert radiologists in rapid and… More >

Debabrata Dansana¹, Raghvendra Kumar¹, Arupa Parida¹, Rohit Sharma², Janmejoy Das Adhikari¹, Hiep Van Le^3,*, Binh Thai Pham⁴, Krishna Kant Singh⁵, Biswajeet Pradhan^6,7,8,9

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1595-1612, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012646 - 05 February 2021

Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first discovered in Wuhan, China, and it has since spread to more than 200 countries. The World Health Organization proclaimed COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. Normally, a quickly spreading infection that could jeopardize the well-being of countless individuals requires prompt action to forestall the malady in a timely manner. COVID-19 is a major threat worldwide due to its ability to rapidly spread. No vaccines are yet available for COVID-19. The objective of this paper is to examine the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,… More >

Rizwan Ali Naqvi¹, Muhammad Faheem Mushtaq², Natash Ali Mian³, Muhammad Adnan Khan^4,*, Atta-ur-Rahman⁵, Muhammad Ali Yousaf⁶, Muhammad Umair⁶, Rizwan Majeed⁷

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2631-2646, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012167 - 05 February 2021

Abstract Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can be transmitted from one person to another. Earlier strains have only been mild viruses, but the current form, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has become a deadly infection. The outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide. The symptoms of COVID-19 include a dry cough, sore throat, fever, and nasal congestion. Antimicrobial drugs, pathogen–host interaction, and 2 weeks of isolation have been recommended for the treatment of the infection. Safe operating procedures, such as the use of face masks, hand sanitizer, handwashing with soap,… More >

Khaled A. Gepreel^1,2, Mohamed S. Mohamed^1,3, Hammad Alotaibi¹, Amr M. S. Mahdy^1,2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 675-686, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012200 - 12 January 2021

Abstract The development of mathematical modeling of infectious diseases is a key research area in various fields including ecology and epidemiology. One aim of these models is to understand the dynamics of behavior in infectious diseases. For the new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19), there is no vaccine to protect people and to prevent its spread so far. Instead, control strategies associated with health care, such as social distancing, quarantine, travel restrictions, can be adopted to control the pandemic of COVID-19. This article sheds light on the dynamical behaviors of nonlinear COVID-19 models based on two methods: More >

Wajdi Alhakami¹, Ahmed Binmahfoudh², Abdullah Baz³, Hosam Alhakami⁴, Md Tarique Jamal Ansari⁵, Raees Ahmad Khan^5,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.36, No.2, pp. 323-338, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014929 - 05 January 2021

Abstract COVID-19 is the contagious disease transmitted by Coronavirus. The majority of people diagnosed with COVID-19 may suffer from moderate-to- severe respiratory illnesses and stabilize without preferential treatment. Those who are most likely to experience significant infections include the elderly as well as people with a history of significant medical issues including heart disease, diabetes, or chronic breathing problems. The novel Coronavirus has affected not only the physical and mental health of the people but also had adverse impact on their emotional well-being. For months on end now, due to constant monitoring and containment measures to… More >

Rachid Zagrouba¹, Muhammad Adnan Khan^2,*, Atta-ur-Rahman¹, Muhammad Aamer Saleem³, Muhammad Faheem Mushtaq⁴, Abdur Rehman⁵, Muhammad Farhan Khan⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2397-2407, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014042 - 28 December 2020

Abstract Novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is a newer type of coronavirus that has not been formally detected in humans. It is established that this disease often affects people of different age groups, particularly those with body disorders, blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, or weakened immune systems. The epidemic of this infection has recently had a huge impact on people around the globe with rising mortality rates. Rising levels of mortality are attributed to their transmitting behavior through physical contact between humans. It is extremely necessary to monitor the transmission of the infection and also to anticipate the… More >

Muhammad Attique Khan¹, Nazar Hussain¹, Abdul Majid¹, Majed Alhaisoni², Syed Ahmad Chan Bukhari³, Seifedine Kadry⁴, Yunyoung Nam^5,*, Yu-Dong Zhang⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2923-2938, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013191 - 28 December 2020

Abstract In medical imaging, computer vision researchers are faced with a variety of features for verifying the authenticity of classifiers for an accurate diagnosis. In response to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, new testing procedures, medical treatments, and vaccines are being developed rapidly. One potential diagnostic tool is a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RT-PCR, typically a time-consuming process, was less sensitive to COVID-19 recognition in the disease’s early stages. Here we introduce an optimized deep learning (DL) scheme to distinguish COVID-19-infected patients from normal patients according to computed tomography (CT) scans. In the proposed method,… More >

Mazin Abed Mohammed¹, Karrar Hameed Abdulkareem², Begonya Garcia-Zapirain³, Salama A. Mostafa⁴, Mashael S. Maashi⁵, Alaa S. Al-Waisy¹, Mohammed Ahmed Subhi⁶, Ammar Awad Mutlag⁷, Dac-Nhuong Le^8,9,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 3289-3310, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012874 - 28 December 2020

Abstract The quick spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infection around the world considered a real danger for global health. The biological structure and symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to other viral chest maladies, which makes it challenging and a big issue to improve approaches for efficient identification of COVID-19 disease. In this study, an automatic prediction of COVID-19 identification is proposed to automatically discriminate between healthy and COVID-19 infected subjects in X-ray images using two successful moderns are traditional machine learning methods (e.g., artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVM), linear kernel and radial… More >

Abdulaziz Attaallah¹, Masood Ahmad², Adil Hussain Seh², Alka Agrawal², Rajeev Kumar^2,3,*, Raees Ahmad Khan²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.1, pp. 419-436, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014263 - 22 December 2020

Abstract Ever since its outbreak in Wuhan, COVID-19 has cloaked the entire world in a pall of despondency and uncertainty. The present study describes the exploratory analysis of all COVID cases in Saudi Arabia. Besides, the study has executed the forecasting model for predicting the possible number of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia till a defined period. Towards this intent, the study analyzed different age groups of patients (child, adult, elderly) who were affected by COVID-19. The analysis was done city-wise and also included the number of recoveries recorded in different cities. Furthermore, the study also… More >

Ali Saadon Al-Ogaili^1,*, Ameer Alhasan², Agileswari Ramasamy¹, Marayati Binti Marsadek¹, Tengku Juhana Tengku Hashim¹, Ammar Al-Sharaa³, Mastura Binti Aadam³, Lukman Audah²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.2, pp. 2141-2164, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.013440 - 26 November 2020

Abstract The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is considered as a global public health challenge. To contain this pandemic, different measures are being taken globally. The Internet of Things (IoT) has been represented as one of the most important schemes that has been considered to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the world, practically Malaysia. In fact, there are many sectors in Malaysia would be transformed into smart services by using IoT technologies, particularly energy, transportation, healthcare sectors. This manuscript presents a comprehensive review of the IoT technologies that are being used currently in Malaysia to accelerate the… More >