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PhD Forum 2017 New Cryptographic Systems Based on Certain Sequences of Arithmetic Progressions (2017)

In this paper, we present salient properties of the mathematical object: sequence (collection) of arithmetic progressions, with the inverse property: i <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> terms of j <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> and (j + 1) <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> progressions are multiplicative inverses of each other modulo (i + 1) <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> term of j <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> progression. The theory developed (in my doctoral thesis) on the defined object paves the way for a novel design of cryptographic primitives for (i) symmetric key cryptography, (ii) entity authentication, (iii) end-end encryption, and (iv) crypto-currencies. In addition to being efficient, the proposed primitives are customizable as they support a wide range of values for their security parameters. The customization feature allows proprietary versions, which can be used in both civilian and military applications. The proposed primitives are amenable to parallelization and well-suited for hardware portability. The security of these primitives is based on an well-defined hard problem. Some special cases of the problem are shown to be equivalent to the problem of factoring large integers, a holy grail of mathematics, whose computational difficulty is central to the security of RSA cryptosystem.
Cardiac Replacement with a Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Transplantation (2004)

Implantation of the total artificial heart improved the rate of survival to cardiac transplantation and survival after transplantation. This device prevents death in critically ill patients who have irreversible biventricular failure and are candidates for cardiac transplantation.
High-performance TFTs fabricated by XeCl excimer laser annealing of hydrogenated amorphous-silicon film (1989)

High-performance staggered a-Si:H and poly-Si thin-film transistors (TFTs) fabricated by XeCl excimer laser annealing of a-Si:H films are discussed. The field-effect mobility of poly-Si TFT is 102 cm/sup 2//V-s, and that of a-Si:H TFT is 0.23 cm/sup 2//V-s. Their drain current on/off ratios are over 10/sup 6/. Except for the crystallization, the fabrication process was the same for both of them. This process appears extremely promising for the integration of matrix elements and peripheral drivers in a single substrate.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Oxide Electronics by Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (2009)

We report on zinc oxide (ZnO)-based devices produced by a fast, open-air atomic layer deposition (ALD) process relying upon the spatial isolation of reactive gases. At deposition rates of greater than 100 Aring per minute, ZnO-based thin-film transistors by spatial atomic layer deposition (S-ALD) show mobility above 15 cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> /Vs and excellent stability. Measurement and modeling of the gas isolation in the deposition head is discussed. Saturation curves obtained for aluminum oxide (Al <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> ) growth using trimethylaluminum and water are shown to be consistent with chamber ALD systems. Finally, the ability of this new ALD process to leverage patterning by using poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a growth inhibitor for selective area deposition is discussed. Relatively thin films of PMMA (~ 40 Aring) are shown to be capable of inhibiting the growth of ZnO for at least 1200 ALD cycles.
Flow cytometric analysis of G<sub>1</sub>‐ and G<sub>2</sub>/M‐phase subpopulations in mammalian cell nuclei using side scatter and DNA content measurements (1990)

Several subcompartments of the cell cycle in addition to the G1-, S-, and G2-phases usually observed were identified by simultaneous flow cytometric measurements of ethidium bromide fluorescence and side scatter intensity of cell nuclei. Metaphase cells and very early G1-phase cells (G1A) with low side scatter intensities were discriminated from interphase cells with high side scatter intensities. The reason for the various side scatter intensities was found to be the different structure of metaphase cells and early G1-phase cells due to chromatin condensation as shown by sorting of the respective cell nuclei. The G1A-phase could further be subdivided into two compartments with very low side scatter (G1A1) and intermediate side scatter (G1A2) intensities. Using partially synchronized cells the duration of these subcompartments of the G1-phase could be estimated. The durations of G1A1- and G1A2-phases were found to be about 10 min and 20 min, respectively, compared to the total duration of the G1-phase of about 3 h. Additional flow cytometric measurements of side scatter intensities of cell nuclei provide therefore further information on subcompartments of the G1- and G2/M-phases.
Performance of Unbuffered Shuffle-Exchange Networks (1986)

The throughput of unbuffered shuffle-exchange networks (also known as delta networks) is related to the arrival rate by a quadratic recurrence relation. Lower and upper bounds on the solution of this recurrence relation are derived in this paper. Two approaches for improving the throughput of unbuffered delta networks are investigated. The first approach combines multiple delta subnetworks of size N × N each, in parallel, to obtain a network of size N × N. Three policies used to distribute the incoming packets between the subnetworks are discussed and the relative effect of each on the throughput is compared. The second approach replaces each link of the simple delta networks by K parallel links (K equals 2,4,...,). The throughput of such networks is analyzed and one possible implementation for crossbar switches that could be used in these networks is discussed. The throughput of such networks with four parallel links is almost equal to the throughput of crossbars.
Increased energy cost of walking in multiple sclerosis: effect of spasticity, ataxia, and weakness. (1988)

Multiple sclerosis patients with motor involvement of the lower extremities and the trunk often experience exertional dyspnea and generalized or leg fatigue on walking, and their walking performance is reduced. It has recently been suggested that a high energy cost of walking (Cw) may be an important contributing factor to the observed dyspnea and fatigue. The purpose of this study was to determine which factors influence Cw. Clinical tests were used to assess the major alterations of the motor system. Thirty-three patients (mean age 41 years, mean maximal speed 2.8 km/h, range 1.2 to 6.2 km/h) in a stable phase of their disease were examined. Cost of walking (mean +/- SE) at 1.8 km/h was 0.287 +/- 0.018 ml 02.kg-1.m-1 (normal value 0.163 +/- 0.007, p less than 0.001). A multivariate regression analysis showed that Cw was significantly related to spasticity of the lower extremities, whereas lower extremity and truncal weakness did not contribute to the observed high Cw.
[Delayed sternal closure; a simple sternal splint]. (1992)

A simple and inexpensive sternal splint for delayed sternal closure was described. Sternal edges were splinted open using an edge-cut disposable syringe. This method has been employed successfully in 10 patients (one adult, 9 children). This syringe splint is a simple, inexpensive and effective method for delayed sternal closure.
A software data generator for radiographic imaging investigations (2000)

A software data generation tool, intended to be used in radiographic applications, has been developed. The application integrates a phantom design module and an imaging simulator. Phantoms can be described as a set of either geometrical objects or voxels, or contours drawn on multiple tomographic slices. Radiographic projections of the phantoms are formed on the basis of a simulated irradiation process, with selectable imaging parameters. Comparison between actual projection images from a physical and a simulated phantom shows good correspondence. The application was used for digital tomosynthesis (DTS) investigations and has proven to be a useful tool in the study of tomographic noise. Further development is expected to expand the use of the application to more areas of radiological imaging research.
Electro-thermal coupling analysis methodology for RF circuits (2010)

In this paper we present an electro-thermal coupling simulation technique for RF circuits. The proposed methodology takes advantage of well established tools for frequency translating circuits in order to significantly reduce the computational resources needed when frequencies of interest are separated by orders of magnitude.
Efficient GPU-based Construction of Occupancy Girds Using several Laser Range-finders (2006)

Building occupancy grids (OGs) in order to model the surrounding environment of a vehicle implies to fusion occupancy information provided by the different embedded sensors in the same grid. The principal difficulty comes from the fact that each can have a different resolution, but also that the resolution of some sensors varies with the location in the field of view. In this article we present a new exact approach to this issue and we explain why the problem of switching coordinate systems is an instance of the texture mapping problem in computer graphics. Therefore we introduce a calculus architecture to build occupancy grids with a graphical processor unit (GPU). Thus we present computational time results that can allow to compute occupancy grids for 50 sensors at frame rate even for a very fine grid. To validate our method, the results with GPU are compared to results obtained through the exact approach
The influence of visual perspective on the somatosensory steady-state response during pain observation (2013)

The observation and evaluation of other's pain activate part of the neuronal network involved in the actual experience of pain, including those regions subserving the sensori-discriminative dimension of pain. This was largely interpreted as evidence showing that part of the painful experience can be shared vicariously. Here, we investigated the effect of the visual perspective from which other people's pain is seen on the cortical response to continuous 25 Hz non-painful somatosensory stimulation (somatosensory steady-state response: SSSR). Based on the shared representation framework, we expected first-person visual perspective (1PP) to yield more changes in cortical activity than third-person visual perspective (3PP) during pain observation. Twenty healthy adults were instructed to rate a series of pseudo-dynamic pictures depicting hands in either painful or non-painful scenarios, presented either in 1PP (0-45° angle) or 3PP (180° angle), while changes in brain activity was measured with a 128-electode EEG system. The ratings demonstrated that the same scenarios were rated on average as more painful when observed from the 1PP than from the 3PP. As expected from previous works, the SSSR response was decreased after stimulus onset over the left caudal part of the parieto-central cortex, contralateral to the stimulation side. Moreover, the difference between the SSSR was of greater amplitude when the painful situations were presented from the 1PP compared to the 3PP. Together, these results suggest that a visuospatial congruence between the viewer and the observed scenarios is associated with both a higher subjective evaluation of pain and an increased modulation in the somatosensory representation of observed pain. These findings are discussed with regards to the potential role of visual perspective in pain communication and empathy.
ChemInform Abstract: The Courses of the Ammonolyses of the Ammonium Hexafluorometalates of Aluminum, Gallium, and Indium, (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>MF<sub>6</sub> (M: Al, Ga, In) (2000)

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196. The synthesis and properties of 1 : 7-dialkyl xanthines (1945)

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New Algorithms for Bin Packing (1980)

In the bin-packing problem a list L of n numbers are to be packed into unit-capacity bins. For any algorithm S , let r ( S ) be the maximum ratio S ( L )/ L * for large L * , where S ( L ) denotes the number of bins used by S and L * denotes the minimum number needed. An on-line Ο ( n log n )-time algorithm RFF with r (RFF) = 5/3 and an off-line polynomial-time algorithm RFFD with r (RFFD) ≤ 11/9 - ε for some fixed ε > 0, are given. These are strictly better, respectively, than two prominent algorithms: the First-Fit (FF), which is on-line with r (FF) = 17/10, and the First-Fit-Decreasing (FFD) with r (FFD) = 11/9. Furthermore, it is shown that any on-line algorithm S must have r ( S ) ≥ 3/2. The question, “How well can an ο ( n log n )-time algorithm perform?” is also discussed. It is shown that in the generalized d -dimensional bin packing, any ο ( n log n )-time algorithm S must have r ( S ) ≥ d .
Western livestock slaughter: California producers gain by increased Western demand caused by population growth and high spendable income (1951)

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An Aqueous Rechargeable Zn//Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Battery with High Energy Density and Good Cycling Behavior (2016)

An aqueous rechargeable Zn//Co3 O4 battery is demonstrated with Zn@carbon fibers and Co3 O4 @Ni foam as the negative and positive electrodes, respectively, using an electrolyte of 1 m KOH and 10 × 10(-3) m Zn(Ac)2 . It can operate at a cell voltage as high as 1.78 V with an energy density of 241 W h kg(-1) and presents excellent cycling. The battery is also assembled into a flexible shape, which can be applied in flexible or wearable devices requiring high energy.
Composite Membranes Prepared from Cation Exchange Membranes and Polyaniline and Their Transport Properties in Electrodialysis (1999)

A cation exchange membrane was modified with polyaniline by polymerizing aniline with ammonium peroxodisulfate on the membrane surfaces, producing a membrane with polyaniline layers on both surfaces or a membrane with a single polyaniline layer on the surface. The modified membranes, composite membranes, showed sodium ion permselectivity in electrodialysis compared with divalent cations at an optimum polymerization time. The electronic conductivity of dry membranes showed a maximum at the same polymerization time as the time to attain a maximum value of the sodium ion permselectivity. Because emeraldine‐based polyaniline is conductive and has a cationic charge, the sodium ion permselectivity is based on the difference in the electrostatic repulsion forces of the cationic charge on the membrane surface of a desalting side to divalent cations and sodium ions. In fact, the selective permeation of sodium ions appeared only when the layer faced the desalting side of the membrane, and was affected by dissociation of polyaniline. Further oxidized polyaniline, pemigraniline‐based polyaniline, did not affect the permselectivity between cations, and the diffusion coefficient of neutral molecules, urea, increased with increasing polymerization time. Sodium ion permselectivity was maintained with repeated electrodialysis. © 1999 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.
A state-of-the-art automation system of an ASIC wafer fab in Japan (2002)

In the implementation of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM), there are varying degrees of integration. Within the semiconductor wafer manufacturing industry, only a few companies have installed a comprehensive and fully automated CIM system in their facilities. Thus, compared to other industries, wafer fabs continue to require significant numbers of production personnel. This makes work-in-process (WIP) control and yield problems more complex and difficult. This paper describes the key points of a state-of-the-art automation system, called FABCON, that was developed and is being implemented in an ASIC wafer fabrication facility (fab) in Japan. This system was created through the collaboration of both Japanese and American companies. Along with the traditional CIM functions of automatic lot tracking, recipe setting, and process data collection, this system also creates the production schedule automatically, and controls the transport of almost all wafer carriers throughout the fab by robots. Specifically, this paper discusses a distributed fab control system based on ISA standard 386 and 486 based PC's, a dynamic shop floor scheduler/dispatcher, wafer carrier transportation robotics, feedback/feedforward process control, and standardization of equipment interfaces. In addition, this paper describes some of the experiences in the course of development and implementation of the system.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Discovery of Directional Communication Channels in AD HOC Networks (2004)

We examine the process of discovering directional antenna communication channels in ad hoc networks and discuss how available location information can be used to guide the search. We outline methods to estimate the bearings of potential directional links and focus the search in sectors where greater payoff is expected, thus increasing its effectiveness and reducing unnecessary probing.
A Novel Indole Compound That Inhibits <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Growth by Targeting MreB Is a Substrate for MexAB-OprM (2007)

Drug efflux systems contribute to the intrinsic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to many antibiotics and biocides and hamper research focused on the discovery and development of new antimicrobial agents targeted against this important opportunistic pathogen. Using a P. aeruginosa PAO1 derivative bearing deletions of opmH, encoding an outer membrane channel for efflux substrates, and four efflux pumps belonging to the resistance nodulation/cell division class including mexAB-oprM, we identified a small-molecule indole-class compound (CBR-4830) that is inhibitory to growth of this efflux-compromised strain. Genetic studies established MexAB-OprM as the principal pump for CBR-4830 and revealed MreB, a prokaryotic actin homolog, as the proximal cellular target of CBR-4830. Additional studies establish MreB as an essential protein in P. aeruginosa, and efflux-compromised strains treated with CBR-4830 transition to coccoid shape, consistent with MreB inhibition or depletion. Resistance genetics further suggest that CBR-4830 interacts with the putative ATP-binding pocket in MreB and demonstrate significant cross-resistance with A22, a structurally unrelated compound that has been shown to promote rapid dispersion of MreB filaments in vivo. Interestingly, however, ATP-dependent polymerization of purified recombinant P. aeruginosa MreB is blocked in vitro in a dose-dependent manner by CBR-4830 but not by A22. Neither compound exhibits significant inhibitory activity against mutant forms of MreB protein that bear mutations identified in CBR-4830-resistant strains. Finally, employing the strains and reagents prepared and characterized during the course of these studies, we have begun to investigate the ability of analogues of CBR-4830 to inhibit the growth of both efflux-proficient and efflux-compromised P. aeruginosa through specific inhibition of MreB function.
Production of superconducting thick films by a spin-on process (1988)

Thick films of yttrium barium copper oxide have been prepared by spinning a suspension of YBCO powder in an organic medium onto a substrate. Films produced have a superconducting onset of 90 K and zero resistance at 79 K. The effects of substrate composition, barrier layers and process parameters have been investigated.
Total Synthesis of the Naturally Occurring Endothelin Converting Enzyme (ECE) Inhibitor WS 75624 A (2002)

The ECE inhibitor WS 75624 A (1a) was synthesized following a convergent strategy. 2,4-Dibromothiazole (2) served as the central building block, which underwent consecutive cross-coupling reactions. In the first C-C bond formation step, it was substituted at carbon atom C-2 by a C7-alkylzinc chloride derived from iodide 8 (85% yield). In the second step, the intermediate 4-bromothiazole 9 was converted to the corresponding stannane 10 which was coupled at carbon atom C-4 to the 2-iodopyridine 6 (75% yield).
Temperature sensitivity of seeded second-harmonic generation in germanosilicate optical fibres (1989)

To evaluate models for efficient second-harmonic generation based on charge transport by hopping, we have prepared fibres at 300 and 77 K. No significant differences in the evolution and conversion and efficiency were observed.
Modification of some physicochemical properties of wheat flour pentosans by an enzyme complex recommended for baking (1993)

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Review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis in animals (2003)

Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite of animals. It is a major pathogen for cattle and dogs and it occasionally causes clinical infections in horses, goats, sheep, and deer. Domestic dogs are the only known definitive hosts for N. caninum. It is one of the most efficiently transmitted parasite of cattle and up to 90% of cattle in some herds are infected. Transplacental transmission is considered the major route of transmission of N. caninum in cattle. Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle in many countries. To elicit protective immunity against abortion in cows that already harbor a latent infection is a major problem. This paper reviews information on biology, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of neosporosis in animals.