Fareeha Sameen¹, Abdul Momin Kazi², Majida Kazmi^1,*, Munir A Abbasi³, Saad Ahmed Qazi^1,4, Lampros K Stergioulas^3,5

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 375-395, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019167 - 07 September 2021

Abstract Routine immunization (RI) of children is the most effective and timely public health intervention for decreasing child mortality rates around the globe. Pakistan being a low-and-middle-income-country (LMIC) has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world occurring mainly due to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). For improving RI coverage, a critical need is to establish potential RI defaulters at an early stage, so that appropriate interventions can be targeted towards such population who are identified to be at risk of missing on their scheduled vaccine uptakes. In this paper, a machine learning (ML) based predictive… More >

Mian Ahmad Hanan^1,*, Arooj Arshad², Noshina Saleem³, Shamaila Asad²

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.4, pp. 565-575, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011168 - 28 October 2021

Abstract Previous research on media coverage of terrorism and its associated psychological consequences was explored internationally particularly after 9/11 attacks in the US. Also, the constructive role of resilience in this traumatic era has also been explored internationally. However, some studies have been conducted on the effect of media coverage of national terrorism on people that have endured a nearby terrorist attack. Moreover, knowledge about how the media coverage of terrorism, as a secondary source of evidence, can have devastated effects on native’s mental health and how resilience work in this relationship is rather limited. For… More >

Sawroop Kaur¹, Aman Singh^1,*, G. Geetha², Mehedi Masud³, Mohammed A. Alzain⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 2933-2948, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.019030 - 24 August 2021

Abstract Web crawlers have evolved from performing a meagre task of collecting statistics, security testing, web indexing and numerous other examples. The size and dynamism of the web are making crawling an interesting and challenging task. Researchers have tackled various issues and challenges related to web crawling. One such issue is efficiently discovering hidden web data. Web crawler’s inability to work with form-based data, lack of benchmarks and standards for both performance measures and datasets for evaluation of the web crawlers make it still an immature research domain. The applications like vertical portals and data integration… More >

Kalaipriyan Thirugnansambandam¹, Debnath Bhattacharyya², Jaroslav Frnda³, Dinesh Kumar Anguraj², Jan Nedoma^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3629-3644, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018939 - 24 August 2021

Abstract In Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), coverage and connectivity are the vital challenges in the target-based region. The linear objective is to find the positions to cover the complete target nodes and connectivity between each sensor for data forwarding towards the base station given a grid with target points and a potential sensor placement position. In this paper, a multiobjective problem on target-based WSN (t-WSN) is derived, which minimizes the number of deployed nodes, and maximizes the cost of coverage and sensing range. An Evolutionary-based Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) is incorporated to tackle this multiobjective problem… More >

Fahd N. Al-Wesabi^1,2,*, Murad A. A. Almekhlafi³, Huda G. Iskandar^2,4, Adnan Zain⁵, Saleh Alzahrani⁶, Mohammed Alamgeer⁶, Nadhem Nemri⁶, Sami Dhabi⁶, Mohammad Medani⁶, Ali. M. Al-Sharafi^2,7

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 1979-1994, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018390 - 21 July 2021

Abstract In recent years, there has been an increasing demand to improve cellular communication services in several aspects. The aspect that received the most attention is improving the quality of coverage through using smart antennas which consist of array antennas. this paper investigates the main characteristics and design of the three types of array antennas of the base station for better coverage through simulation (MATLAB) which provides field and strength patterns measured in polar and rectangular coordinates for a variety of conditions including broadsides, ordinary End-fire, and increasing directivity End-fire which is typically used in smart More >

Hissah A. Ben Zayed, Mashael S. Maashi^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.29, No.1, pp. 307-318, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.017239 - 12 May 2021

Abstract Software testing is a fundamental step in the software development lifecycle. Its purpose is to evaluate the quality of software applications. Regression testing is an important testing methodology in software testing. The purpose of regression testing is to validate the software after each change of its code. This involves adding new test cases to the test suite and running the test suite as the software changes, making the test suite larger. The cost and time of the project are affected by the test suite size. The challenge is to run regression testing with a smaller… More >

Ahmed S. Ghiduk^1,*, Moheb R. Girgis³, Eman Hassan^2,4, Sultan Aljahdali¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.29, No.1, pp. 147-164, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015708 - 12 May 2021

Abstract Path-based testing involves two main steps: 1) finding all paths throughout the code under test; 2) creating a test suite to cover these paths. Unfortunately, covering all paths in the code under test is impossible. Path-based testing could be achieved by targeting a subset of all feasible paths that satisfy a given testing criterion. Then, a test suite is created to execute this paths subset. Generating those paths is a key problem in path testing. In this paper, a new path testing technique is presented. This technique employs Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for generating a… More >

Qian Sun^1,2, Zhiping Shen^1,2, Jinglin Liang^1,2, Xiaoyi Wang^1,2,*, Jiping Xu^1,2, Li Wang^1,2, Huiyan Zhang^1,2, Jiabin Yu^1,2, Ning Cao³, Ruichao Wang⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.3, pp. 3967-3977, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.017252 - 06 May 2021

Abstract Water quality sensor networks are promising tools for the exploration of oceans. Some key areas need to be monitored effectively. Water quality sensors are deployed randomly or uniformly, however, and understanding how to deploy sensor nodes reasonably and realize effective monitoring of key areas on the basis of monitoring the whole area is an urgent problem to be solved. Additionally, energy is limited in water quality sensor networks. When moving sensor nodes, we should extend the life cycle of the sensor networks as much as possible. In this study, sensor nodes in non-key monitored areas… More >

Ayesha Maqbool^1,*, Farkhanda Afzal², Tauseef Rana³, Alina Mirza⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.3, pp. 653-667, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.017506 - 20 April 2021

Abstract This paper presents a co-operative, self-organisation method for Multiple Autonomous Vehicles aiming to share surveillance responsibilities. Spatial organization or formation configuration of multiple vehicles/agents’ systems is crucial for a team of agents to achieve their mission objectives. In this paper we present simple yet efficient thermodynamic inspired formation control framework. The proposed method autonomously allocates region of surveillance to each vehicle and also re-adjusts the area of their responsibilities during the mission. It provides framework for heterogeneous UAVs to scatter themselves optimally in order to provide maximum coverage of a given area. The method is… More >

Abdul Rehman Javed^1,*, Rabia Abid², Bakhtawar Aslam², Hafiza Ammara Khalid², Mohammad Zubair Khan³, Omar H. Alhazmi³, Muhammad Rizwan²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1933-1950, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015272 - 05 February 2021

Abstract With the popularity of green computing and the huge usage of networks, there is an acute need for expansion of the 5G network. 5G is used where energy efficiency is the highest priority, and it can play a pinnacle role in helping every industry to hit sustainability. While in the 5G network, conventional performance guides, such as network capacity and coverage are still major issues and need improvements. Device to Device communication (D2D) communication technology plays an important role to improve the capacity and coverage of 5G technology using different techniques. The issue of energy More >