Academic Articles & Research Papers

Distributed System Design

Future requirements for computing speed, system reliability, and cost-effectiveness entail the development of alternative computers to replace the traditional von Neumann organization. As computing networks come into being, one of the lates...

Constructing distributed systems in Conic

The Conic environment provides a language-based approach to the building of distributed systems which combines the simplicity and safety of a language approach with the flexibility and accessibility of an operating systems approach. It prov...

A general theory of glacier surges

We present the first general theory of glacier surging that includes both temperate and polythermal glacier surges, based on coupled mass and enthalpy budgets. Enthalpy (in the form of thermal energy and water) is gained at the glacier bed ...

Voltage Stability and Power Sharing Control of Distributed Generation Units in DC Microgrids

Advancements in power conversion efficiency and the growing prevalence of DC loads worldwide have underscored the importance of DC microgrids in modern energy systems. Addressing the challenges of power-sharing and voltage stability in thes...

Distribution Patterns of Iron-Oxidizing Zeta- and Beta-Proteobacteria From Different Environmental Settings at the Jan Mayen Vent Fields

Iron oxidizers are widespread in marine environments and play an important role in marine iron cycling. However, little is known about the overall distribution of iron oxidizers within hydrothermal systems, including settings with little hy...

Pore-Throat-Adaptive Transport and Flow-Redistribution Mechanisms of Deformable Hydrogel Particles in Tight Reservoirs of the Ordos Basin

Tight reservoirs commonly exhibit strong pore-throat confinement and flow heterogeneity, which cause injected water to preferentially migrate through connected high-conductivity pathways while a large fraction of movable fluids remains unde...

Optimistic recovery in distributed systems

Optimistic Recovery is a new technique supporting application-independent transparent recovery from processor failures in distributed systems. In optimistic recovery communication, computation and checkpointing proceed asynchronously. Synch...

Four-dimensional reconfigurable vascular tunneling machine of spatially programmed liquid crystal elastomers

Abstract Thrombosis in tortuous vessels causes blockages and pathological conditions. Current thrombolytics are inefficient, and mechanical thrombectomies lack adaptability, hindering thrombus clearance in complex geometries. Here, we propo...

High-risk behaviors and experiences with traffic law among night drivers in Curitiba, Brazil

Objective: To explore high-risk behaviors and experiences with traffic law among night drivers in Curitiba, Brazil. Method: Data from 398 drivers on sociodemographic parameters, high-risk behaviors, experiences with traffic law, and traffi...

Impact of various sociodemographic factors on oral hygiene of mentally retarded residing in Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Oral health of the mentally retarded (MR) has received scant attention in the literature compared with the normal child even though they are much sufferer. Aim: To assess the impact of various sociodemographic factors on oral ...

Propagation of solitons in optical fibers with generalized Kudryashov’s refractive index

The propagation of optical solitons in optical fibers with the generalized Kudryashov’s refractive index is described by a high order nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The main feature is that the amplitude and width of the pulse can be chang...

Variation Characteristics of Annual Baseflow at Different Frequencies in Upper Yangtze River Using a Digital Filtering Method

[Objective] Addressing critical gaps in understanding the Upper Yangtze River Basin (UYRB) baseflow dynamics is essential for regional water security and ecological sustainability. This study presents the first comprehensive multi-station a...

Korean Red Ginseng exhibits no significant adverse effect on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

Background: Panax ginseng is a well-known immune modulator, and there is concern that its immune-enhancing effects may negatively affect patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by worsening symptoms or increasing the risk of adverse effects...

Spectral-habitat analysis and perfusion fingerprinting on contrast-enhanced ultrasound for characterizing tumor perfusion in breast lesions.

A Bloom filter-based dynamic symmetric searchable encryption scheme over cloud data

Abstract In this paper, a searchable encryption scheme for cloud data is proposed to address the limitations of existing schemes, which suffer from inefficient index construction and search process, as well as a lack of support for dynamic ...

Feddsg: backdoor defense via semantic filter and geometric constraint in federated learning

Abstract Backdoor attacks pose a serious threat to Internet-of-Things (IoT) federated learning. In IoT deployments, pronounced non-independent and identically distributed (non-IID) data heterogeneity causes benign client updates to exhibit ...

A Review of the Insider Threat, a Practitioner Perspective Within the U.K. Financial Services

The insider threat within organisational cybersecurity continues to be of great concern globally. The current insider threat detection strategies are acknowledged as ineffective, evidenced by the increased reported events in high-profile in...

The impact of corporate social responsibility on cybersecurity behavior: The crucial role of organizationally-prescribed perfectionism

Abstract This study delves into the ways in which corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects cybersecurity behavior among employees. It specifically examines the mediating effects of psychological safety and job stress, as well as the mo...

Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in fringe communities of the Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana.

Assessing the Microbial Quality of Shrimp (<i>Xiphonaeus kroyeri)</i> and Mussels (<i>Perna perna</i>) Illegally Sold in the Vitória Region, Brazil, and Investigating the Antimicrobial Resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolates

The consumption of seafood is crucial for food security, but poor hygiene along the food production chain can result in low microbiological quality, posing significant risks for public health and seafood quality. Thus, this study aimed to a...