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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-1782</article-id>
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        <article-title>A novel actuarial science approach for predicting infectious diseases using computed tomography</article-title>
      </title-group>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Seetha</surname>
            <given-names>J.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Muma College of Business, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, University of South Florida, Florida, U.S.A.</aff>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Business Systems, Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600123, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Unhelkar</surname>
            <given-names>Bhuvan</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Muma College of Business, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, University of South Florida, Florida, U.S.A.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shankar</surname>
            <given-names>S. Siva</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Moinabad, Telangana, 501504, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Chakrabarti</surname>
            <given-names>Tulika</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Chemistry, Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313601, lndia</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Chakrabarti</surname>
            <given-names>Prasun</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313601, lndia</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Sivaneasan</surname>
            <given-names>B.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Specialist Adult Educator Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering Programme, Singapore Institute of Technology, 828608, Singapore</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Margala</surname>
            <given-names>Martin</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Computing and Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA- 70503, U.S.A.</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>45</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>2193</fpage>
      <lpage>2202</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>18</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, early and accurate automatic detection is vital. This study presents the AVbADC Algorithm to separate lung areas impacted by COVID-19 in CT scans. Initial results show promising performance, though further improvements are needed. The refined AVbADC model emerges as a valuable tool for prompt COVID-19 case identification. Comparative analysis against existing methods provides insights into its efficacy.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Infectious diseases</kwd>
        <kwd>Predictive modeling</kwd>
        <kwd>Corona-virus</kwd>
        <kwd>Computer tomography</kwd>
        <kwd>Lungs</kwd>
        <kwd>Tracking</kwd>
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