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ArticlePattern recognition2023

COVID-19 and Rumors: A Dynamic Nested Optimal Control Model.

Ibrahim M Hezam, Abdulkarem Almshnanah, Ahmed A Mubarak, Amrit Das, Abdelaziz Foul, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi

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Article in Pattern recognition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Ibrahim M HezamStatistics & Operations Research Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkarem AlmshnanahComputer & Information Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jorden.
Ahmed A MubarakSchool of Computer and Science- Shaanxi Normal University-Xian- China, 710119.
Amrit DasSchool of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.
Abdelaziz FoulStatistics & Operations Research Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adel Fahad AlrasheediStatistics & Operations Research Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAJordan University of Science and Technology · JOPusan National University · KRShaanxi Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 outbreak has been accompanied by the spread of rumors and depressing news. Herein, we develop a dynamic nested optimal control model of COVID-19 and its rumor outbreaks. The model aims to curb the epidemics by reducing the number of individuals infected with COVID-19 and reducing the number of rumor-spreaders while minimizing the cost associated with the control interventions. We use the modified approximation Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions with the Hamiltonian function to simplify the model before solving it using a genetic algorithm. The present model highlights three prevention measures that affect COVID-19 and its rumor outbreaks. One represents the interventions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The other two represent interventions to increase awareness, disseminate the correct information, and impose penalties on the spreaders of false rumors. The results emphasize the importance of interventions in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated rumor problems alike.

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COVID-19genetic algorithmKKTnested optimal controlrumors

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PMID36405882
PMCPMC9663144
OpenAlexW4308987992

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