The present study examines the various techniques being used to maintain the integrity of the medical devices,and develops a quantitative framework to list these in the sequence of priority.To achieve the intended obj...The present study examines the various techniques being used to maintain the integrity of the medical devices,and develops a quantitative framework to list these in the sequence of priority.To achieve the intended objective,the study employs the combined procedure of Fuzzy Analytic Network Process(ANP)and Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS).We selected fuzzy based decision making techniques for assessing the integrity of medical devices.The suggested methodology was then used for classifying the suitable techniques used to evaluate the integrity of medical devices.Different techniques or the procedures of integrity assessment were ranked according to their satisfaction weights.The rating of the options determined the order of priority for the procedures.As per the findings of the study,among all the options,A1 was assessed to be the most likely option.This means that the integrity of medical devices of A2 is the highest amongst all the chosen alternatives.This analysis will be a corroborative guideline for manufacturers and developers to quantitatively test the integrity of medical devices in order to engineer efficacious devices.The evaluations undertaken with the assistance of the planned procedure are accurate and conclusive.Hence instead of conducting a manual valuation,this experimental study is a better and reliable option for assessing the integrity of the medical devices.展开更多
The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has ...The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has unfortunately become a means to perpetuate crimes like illegal drugs and firearm trafficking,violence and terrorist activities among others.The government and law enforcement agencies are working relentlessly to control the misuse of Tor network.This is a study in the similar league,with an attempt to suggest a link-based ranking technique to rank and identify the influential hidden services in the Tor dark web.The proposed method considers the extent of connectivity to the surface web services and values of the centrality metrics of a hidden service in the web graph for ranking.The modified PageRank algorithm is used to obtain the overall rankings of the hidden services in the dataset.Several graph metrics were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed technique with other commonly known ranking procedures in literature.The proposed ranking technique is shown to produce good results in identifying the influential domains in the tor network.展开更多
A significant increase in the number of coronavirus cases can easily be noticed in most of the countries around the world.Inspite of the consistent preventive initiatives being taken to contain the spread of this viru...A significant increase in the number of coronavirus cases can easily be noticed in most of the countries around the world.Inspite of the consistent preventive initiatives being taken to contain the spread of this virus,the unabated increase in the cases is both alarming and intriguing.The role of mathematical models in predicting and estimating the spread of the virus,and identifying various preventive factors dependencies has been found important and effective in most of the previous pandemics like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS)2003.In this research work,authors have proposed the Susceptible-Infectected-Removed(SIR)model variation in order to forecast the pattern of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)spread for the upcoming eight weeks in perspective of Saudi Arabia.The study has been performed by using SIR model with a proposed simplification using average progression for further estimation ofβandγvalues for better curve fittings ratios.The predictive results of this study clearly show that under the current public health interventions,there will be an increase in the COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia in the next four weeks.Hence,a set of strong health primitives and precautionary measures are recommended in order to avoid and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.展开更多
The current study discusses the different methods used to secure healthcare devices and proposes a quantitative framework to list them in order of significances.The study uses the Hesitant Fuzzy(HF),Analytic Hierarchy...The current study discusses the different methods used to secure healthcare devices and proposes a quantitative framework to list them in order of significances.The study uses the Hesitant Fuzzy(HF),Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)integrated with Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)to classify the best alternatives to security techniques for healthcare devices to securing the devices.The technique is enlisted to rate the alternatives based on the degree of satisfaction of their weights.The ranks of the alternatives consequently decide the order of priority for the techniques.A1 was the most probable alternative of all the alternatives,according to the ranks of the alternatives acquired.This means that the security of A2 healthcare devices is the greatest of all the alternatives picked.A corroborative guide for the developers and the makers in quantitatively determining the security of healthcare devices to engineer efficacious devices will be the findings drawn up with the assistance of the proposed framework.The assessments performed using the proposed framework are systematic,precise,and definitive.Therefore,the results of the present empirical analysis are a stronger and accurate choice than the manual assessment of the device’s security.展开更多
基金Funding for this study was granted by the King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology(KACST),Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the Grant Number:12-INF2970-10.
文摘The present study examines the various techniques being used to maintain the integrity of the medical devices,and develops a quantitative framework to list these in the sequence of priority.To achieve the intended objective,the study employs the combined procedure of Fuzzy Analytic Network Process(ANP)and Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS).We selected fuzzy based decision making techniques for assessing the integrity of medical devices.The suggested methodology was then used for classifying the suitable techniques used to evaluate the integrity of medical devices.Different techniques or the procedures of integrity assessment were ranked according to their satisfaction weights.The rating of the options determined the order of priority for the procedures.As per the findings of the study,among all the options,A1 was assessed to be the most likely option.This means that the integrity of medical devices of A2 is the highest amongst all the chosen alternatives.This analysis will be a corroborative guideline for manufacturers and developers to quantitatively test the integrity of medical devices in order to engineer efficacious devices.The evaluations undertaken with the assistance of the planned procedure are accurate and conclusive.Hence instead of conducting a manual valuation,this experimental study is a better and reliable option for assessing the integrity of the medical devices.
基金supported by Taif University Researchers Supporting Project Number(TURSP-2020/231),Taif University,Taif,Saudi Arabia.
文摘The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has unfortunately become a means to perpetuate crimes like illegal drugs and firearm trafficking,violence and terrorist activities among others.The government and law enforcement agencies are working relentlessly to control the misuse of Tor network.This is a study in the similar league,with an attempt to suggest a link-based ranking technique to rank and identify the influential hidden services in the Tor dark web.The proposed method considers the extent of connectivity to the surface web services and values of the centrality metrics of a hidden service in the web graph for ranking.The modified PageRank algorithm is used to obtain the overall rankings of the hidden services in the dataset.Several graph metrics were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed technique with other commonly known ranking procedures in literature.The proposed ranking technique is shown to produce good results in identifying the influential domains in the tor network.
文摘A significant increase in the number of coronavirus cases can easily be noticed in most of the countries around the world.Inspite of the consistent preventive initiatives being taken to contain the spread of this virus,the unabated increase in the cases is both alarming and intriguing.The role of mathematical models in predicting and estimating the spread of the virus,and identifying various preventive factors dependencies has been found important and effective in most of the previous pandemics like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS)2003.In this research work,authors have proposed the Susceptible-Infectected-Removed(SIR)model variation in order to forecast the pattern of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)spread for the upcoming eight weeks in perspective of Saudi Arabia.The study has been performed by using SIR model with a proposed simplification using average progression for further estimation ofβandγvalues for better curve fittings ratios.The predictive results of this study clearly show that under the current public health interventions,there will be an increase in the COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia in the next four weeks.Hence,a set of strong health primitives and precautionary measures are recommended in order to avoid and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
基金funded by the Taif University Researchers Supporting Projects at Taif University,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,under Grant Number:TURSP-2020/211.
文摘The current study discusses the different methods used to secure healthcare devices and proposes a quantitative framework to list them in order of significances.The study uses the Hesitant Fuzzy(HF),Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)integrated with Fuzzy Technical for Order Preference by Similarities to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)to classify the best alternatives to security techniques for healthcare devices to securing the devices.The technique is enlisted to rate the alternatives based on the degree of satisfaction of their weights.The ranks of the alternatives consequently decide the order of priority for the techniques.A1 was the most probable alternative of all the alternatives,according to the ranks of the alternatives acquired.This means that the security of A2 healthcare devices is the greatest of all the alternatives picked.A corroborative guide for the developers and the makers in quantitatively determining the security of healthcare devices to engineer efficacious devices will be the findings drawn up with the assistance of the proposed framework.The assessments performed using the proposed framework are systematic,precise,and definitive.Therefore,the results of the present empirical analysis are a stronger and accurate choice than the manual assessment of the device’s security.
