Metrics for code obfuscation based on symbolic execution and N-scope complexity by Yuqiang XIAO, Yunfei GUO, Yawen WANG

“…Code obfuscation has been well developed as mitigated endogenous security technology, to effectively resist MATE attacks (e.g.reverse engineering).And it also has important value for the reasonable metrics of code obfuscation effect.Since symbolic execution is widely used in anti-obfuscation attacks, metrics for code obfuscation resilience can refer to the efforts of generating input test set for executing all program paths.However, some adversarial techniques could reduce the symbol execution efficiency significantly based on the nested structure of the program and increase the error of the resilience reference.To solve the above problems, a metrics for code obfuscation was proposed based on symbolic execution and N-scope complexity.The obfuscation resilience was defined with symbolic execution time and obfuscation potency was defined based on the proposed N-scope complexity for better robustness in measuring the resilience of multi-nested structure programs.Furthermore, the correlation analysis of obfuscation effect was proposed and the effect was quantified by symbolic execution and control flow diagram extraction of programs.Over 4000 obfuscated programs from 3 open-sourced assemblies were evaluated with proposed metrics in the experiment, which indicated the generalization performance and practicality of the metrics.And an example of this metrics application was presented in a simulated obfuscation scenario which provided references of obfuscation technology metrics and obfuscation configuration for obfuscation users.…”
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Creep Properties of Axially Compressed Fly Ash Concrete under Sulfate Corrosion by Jian Cao, Ziyang Han, Zhifeng Du

“…However, the concrete creep under both sustained compression load and sulfate attack conditions has rarely been reported. To obtain the creep characteristics of fly ash concrete in a sulfate environment, this paper first finishes the creep experiments of fly ash concrete under sustained compression load and sulfate attack. …”
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Stochastic Dynamic Model of Sulfate Corrosion Reactions in Concrete Materials considering the Effects of Colored Gaussian Noises by Tao Li, Bin Zhang

“…The corrosion reactions in concrete materials subjected to external environment attack can lead to the deterioration of concrete. …”
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A Survey on Frameworks Used for Robustness Analysis on Interdependent Networks by Ivana Bachmann, Javier Bustos-Jiménez, Benjamin Bustos

“…The analysis of network robustness tackles the problem of studying how a complex network behaves under adverse scenarios, such as failures or attacks. In particular, the analysis of interdependent networks’ robustness focuses on the specific case of the robustness of interacting networks and their emerging behaviors. …”
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Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Unfortunately, one of the major factors limiting the productivity of Amaranthus is the incidence of insect pests attack. The aim of this study was to determine the insect pest occurrence on cultivated Amaranths in Benin City, Nigeria. …”
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New-Onset Panic, Depression with Suicidal Thoughts, and Somatic Symptoms in a Patient with a History of Lyme Disease by Amir Garakani, Andrew G. Mitton

“…We present a case of a 37-year-old man with no known psychiatric history who developed panic attacks, severe depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, and neuromuscular complaints including back spasms, joint pain, myalgias, and neuropathic pain. …”
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Vulnerability Evaluation and Improvement Method of Civil Aviation Navigation Network by Tingyu Gong, Songchen Han, Kunshan Yang

“…Vulnerability evaluation shows that the navigation network is more vulnerable when subject to the intentional attack of nodes with higher comprehensive node importance than an intentional attack of nodes with a larger value of indicators used in previous literature. …”
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A Dynamic Intrusion Detection System Based on Multivariate Hotelling’s T2 Statistics Approach for Network Environments by Aneetha Avalappampatty Sivasamy, Bose Sundan

“…Components such as preprocessing, multivariate statistical analysis, and attack detection have been incorporated in developing the multivariate Hotelling’s T2 statistical model and necessary profiles have been generated based on the T-square distance metrics. …”
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Dorsal hippocampus represents locations to avoid as well as locations to approach during approach-avoidance conflict. by Olivia L Calvin, Matthew T Erickson, Cody J Walters, A David Redish

“…We found decoding of the pseudo-predator's location during HSEs when hesitating in the nest and during theta prior to retreating as the rats approached the pseudo-predator. After the first attack, we observed new place fields appearing at the location of the robot (not the location the rat was when attacked). …”
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Reputation detection based on incomplete distribution for mobile agent in wireless sensor networks by Yang Yang, Xiaoyu Jin, Su Yao, Xuesong Qiu, Liu Liu

“…How to protect sensors from attacks of malicious mobile agents becomes an important issue in the field. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Face Anonymization Methods on Computer Vision Tasks: A Trade-Off Between Privacy and Utility by Roland Stenger, Steffen Busse, Jonas Sander, Thomas Eisenbarth, Sebastian Fudickar

“…Furthermore, a re-identification attack scenario is applied. The study findings indicate a clear trade-off between increased privacy and decreased CV performance. …”
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Hidden route of protein damage through oxygen-confined photooxidation by Seoyoon Kim, Eojin Kim, Mingyu Park, Seong Ho Kim, Byung-Gyu Kim, Seungjin Na, Victor W. Sadongo, W. C. Bhashini Wijesinghe, Yu-Gon Eom, Gwangsu Yoon, Hannah Jeong, Eunhye Hwang, Chaiheon Lee, Kyungjae Myung, Chae Un Kim, Jeong-Mo Choi, Seung Kyu Min, Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Duyoung Min

“…The generated ROS then attack the protein interior through constrained diffusion, causing protein damage. …”
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Robust medical zero‐watermarking algorithm based on Residual‐DenseNet by Cheng Gong, Jing Liu, Ming Gong, Jingbing Li, Uzair Aslam Bhatti, Jixin Ma

“…Abstract To solve the problem of poor robustness of existing traditional DCT‐based medical image watermarking algorithms under geometric attacks, a novel deep learning‐based robust zero‐watermarking algorithm for medical images is proposed. …”
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Terrorist Group Behavior Prediction by Wavelet Transform-Based Pattern Recognition by Ze Li, Duoyong Sun, Bo Li, Zhanfeng Li, Aobo Li

“…Predicting terrorist attacks by group networks is an important but difficult issue in intelligence and security informatics. …”
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Resilient robust model predictive load frequency control for smart grids with air conditioning loads by Shiluo Jike, Guobao Liu, Feng Li, Changyu Zhang, Qi Wang, Mengxia Zhou, Haiya Qian

“…The results also show that the proposed model predictive control strategy has some resistance to cyber attacks and external disturbances.…”
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The big challenge for livestock genomics is to make sequence data pay by Johnsson, Martin

“…It discusses potential explanations for why it is so difficult to consistently improve the accuracy of genomic prediction by means of whole-genome sequence data, and three potential attacks on the problem. …”
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Integrated Strategies for Controlling Flower Thrips in Southern Highbush Blueberries by Oscar E. Liburd, H. Alejandro Arevalo

“…Flower thrips are among the most important insect pests that attack early-season blueberries. This document is IPM-140, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Integrated Strategies for Controlling Flower Thrips in Southern Highbush Blueberries by Oscar E. Liburd, H. Alejandro Arevalo

“…Flower thrips are among the most important insect pests that attack early-season blueberries. This document is IPM-140, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Explainability of Network Intrusion Detection Using Transformers: A Packet-Level Approach by Pahavalan Rajkumardheivanayahi, Ryan Berry, Nicholas U. Costagliola, Lance Fiondella, Nathaniel D. Bastian, Gokhan Kul

“…While flow records provide valuable information for detecting network-level anomalies and attacks, they do not consider packet-level information and payload content. …”
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Short-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis by Mohamed Abdel moneim Abdo Tolba, Mohammed Alaswad, Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Mona Ali Eissa, Hala El-khawas, Hani Mahmoud Zaki Eldin, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa

“…Vertebrobasilar stenosis (VBS) is the main concern, causing stroke or ischemic attacks. Treatment includes antithrombotic therapy and lifestyle modifications, but invasive intervention like endovascular angioplasty is needed in indicated patients. …”
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