Mohammed Al Jaffal^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.8, pp. 881-890, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028982

Abstract Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience delays in the development of social and communications skills, which can limit their opportunities in higher education and employment resulting in an overall negative impact to their quality of life. This systematic review identifies 15 studies that explored the effectiveness of Video-Based Interventions (VBIs) for those with ASD during the critical years of adolescence and young adulthood. The 15 studies described herein found this to be an effective intervention for this population for the improvement of their vocational, daily living, and academic skills. In addition, VBIs allow for the maintenance and generalization… More >

Jing Geng^1,*, Huali Yang², Shengze Hu³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 1311-1324, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.038481

Abstract Educational data mining based on student cognitive diagnosis analysis can provide an important decision basis for personalized learning tutoring of students, which has attracted extensive attention from scholars at home and abroad and has made a series of important research progress. To this end, we propose a noise-filtering enhanced deep cognitive diagnosis method to improve the fitting ability of traditional models and obtain students’ skill mastery status by mining the interaction between students and problems nonlinearly through neural networks. First, modeling complex interactions between students and problems with multidimensional features based on cognitive processing theory can enhance the interpretability of… More >

H. Zarglayoun, C. Arbour, J. Delage, S. Pierre, M. Tremblay, D. Hjeij, P. Rainville, D. Ogez

Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 375-379, 2022, DOI:10.3166/pson-2022-0202

Abstract Objective: This project aimed to train nurses on an oncology unit in hypnotic communication to reduce treatment-related pain and anxiety in their patients. A pilot study was conducted to assess changes in hypnotic communication behaviors associated with the training.
Methods: Nurses were recruited and their interactions during a simulated patient admission for treatment (before and after training) were recorded. Hypnotic communication skills were assessed by independent reviewers using a training checklist listing different hypnotic communication techniques and a validated assessment scale (Sainte-Justine Hypnotic Communication Assessment Scale, SJ-HCAS).
Results: Seven nurses were evaluated. Wilcoxon pairedsample tests (pre–post) reported significant improvement with… More >

Min Hu^1,2,3, Zhimin Chen⁴, Yuan Xia⁴, Liping Zhang^1,2,3,*, Qiuhua Tang^1,2,3

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.136, No.3, pp. 2815-2840, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027146

Abstract The multi-skill resource-constrained project scheduling problem (MS-RCPSP) is a significant management science problem that extends from the resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) and is integrated with a real project and production environment. To solve MS-RCPSP, it is an efficient method to use dispatching rules combined with a parallel scheduling mechanism to generate a scheduling scheme. This paper proposes an improved gene expression programming (IGEP) approach to explore newly dispatching rules that can broadly solve MS-RCPSP. A new backward traversal decoding mechanism, and several neighborhood operators are applied in IGEP. The backward traversal decoding mechanism dramatically reduces the space complexity in… More > Graphic Abstract

Hadi Givi¹, Marie Hubalovska^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 179-202, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.030379

Abstract Metaheuristic algorithms are widely used in solving optimization problems. In this paper, a new metaheuristic algorithm called Skill Optimization Algorithm (SOA) is proposed to solve optimization problems. The fundamental inspiration in designing SOA is human efforts to acquire and improve skills. Various stages of SOA are mathematically modeled in two phases, including: (i) exploration, skill acquisition from experts and (ii) exploitation, skill improvement based on practice and individual effort. The efficiency of SOA in optimization applications is analyzed through testing this algorithm on a set of twenty-three standard benchmark functions of a variety of unimodal, high-dimensional multimodal, and fixed-dimensional multimodal… More >

P. N. Ramesh^1,*, S. Kannimuthu²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.3, pp. 3845-3860, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.031329

Abstract The use of programming online judges (POJs) has risen dramatically in recent years, owing to the fact that the auto-evaluation of codes during practice motivates students to learn programming. Since POJs have greater number of programming problems in their repository, learners experience information overload. Recommender systems are a common solution to information overload. Current recommender systems used in e-learning platforms are inadequate for POJ since recommendations should consider learners’ current context, like learning goals and current skill level (topic knowledge and difficulty level). To overcome the issue, we propose a context-aware practice problem recommender system based on learners’ skill level… More >

Mengxian Zhao¹, Yonghao You², Jinming Li³, Sean Healy⁴, Alyx Taylor⁵, Zhihao Zhang³, Linlin Li⁶, Liye Zou^7,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 475-489, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021361

Abstract Therapeutic horseback riding (THR) as an animal-assisted intervention is one of the innovative approaches emerging in the treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study was designed to investigate the effects of a 12-week, twice a week THR program on motor skills in sixty-eight children with ASD aged 5–10 years old. All participants selected met the DSM-V criteria for ASD, and a total of fifty-three participants completed the study. A randomized controlled trial design was utilized for the study. Data was collected via a pre-THR test, interim-THR test, and post-THR test to investigate the possible changes in… More >

Shakeel Ahmed¹, Munazza Ambreen¹, Muneer Ahmad², Abdulellah A. Alaboudi³, Roobaea Alroobaea⁴, NZ Jhanjhi^5,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.2, pp. 131-140, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016504

Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak severely affected formal face-to-face classroom teaching and learning. ICT-based online education and training can be a useful measure during the pandemic. In the Pakistani educational context, the use of ICT-based online training is generally sporadic and often unavailable, especially for developing English-language instructors’ listening comprehension skills. The major factors affecting availability include insufficient IT resources and infrastructure, a lack of proper online training for speech and listening, instructors with inadequate academic backgrounds, and an unfavorable environment for ICT-based training for listening comprehension. This study evaluated the effectiveness of ICT-based training for developing secondary-level English-language instructors’ listening comprehension… More >

Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan^1,2, Zubaira Naz¹, Javeria Khan¹, Tanzila Saba³, Ibrahim Abunadi³, Amjad Rehman³, Usman Tariq^4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.2, pp. 2363-2376, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014550

Abstract The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) shows that there are 13.2% of children at the age of 11 to 17 who are suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), globally. The treatment methods for ADHD are either psycho-stimulant medications or cognitive therapy. These traditional methods, namely therapy, need a large number of visits to hospitals and include medication. Neurogames could be used for the effective treatment of ADHD. It could be a helpful tool in improving children and ADHD patients’ cognitive skills by using Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCI). BCI enables the user to interact with the computer through brain activity using… More >

Feiying Xia¹, Shenghong Huang^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 91-98, 2020, DOI:10.32604/csse.2020.35.098

Abstract Color is one of the primary elements of artistic expression. Its design and collocation play a very important role in image processing. While the number of people using the Internet is increasing, more attention is being paid to the user’s experience including the color design and matching of the Internet web interface, in order to reach the color design of the web interface with image processing as the core. This thesis firstly discusses the importance of web interface color design and matching in image processing from the image processing appeal of the web interface and the color characteristics of the… More >