k-times attribute-based authentication scheme using direct anonymous attestation by Xin LIU, Qiuliang XU, Bin ZHANG, Bo ZHANG

“…Moreover, in order to reduce user's calculation as much as possible, the underlying attribute-based encryption scheme was modified, and then the main decryption operations were outsourced by using the key binding technique of Green et al. The new scheme can be deployed on a trusted platform and support expressive authentication policies. …”
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Optimal Wavelet Estimation of Density Derivatives for Size-Biased Data by Jinru Wang, Zijuan Geng, Fengfeng Jin

“…A perfect achievement has been made for wavelet density estimation by Dohono et al. in 1996, when the samples without any noise are independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.). …”
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Expansão do agronegócio canavieiro no sul goiano e os efeitos na produção de alimento by Pedro Dias Mangolini Neves, Marcelo Rodrigues Mendonça

“…In this way, to understand the dynamics of this territory that favor the expansion of sugarcane agroindustry through programs and public policies, soil and climatic conditions, water availability, fertile soils, considering the mapping proposed by the Agroecological Zoning of Sugarcane (MANZATTO et al. 2009) corresponds to the objective of this research. …”
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Sürdürülebilir Liderlik Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması by Kürşad ZORLU, Fatma KORKMAZ

“…The purpose of this study is to adapt ‘‘Sustainable Leadership Scale’’ which was compiled by Dalati et al. (2017) and consists of 10 items and one dimension to Turkish and and to perform validity and reliability analyses with the intent of revealing the suitability of the scale structure in terms of socio-cultural aspects.The sample of the research consists of 280 academicians working at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Bağbaşı Campus. …”
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Nantucket Pine Tip Moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Wayne N. Dixon

“…Growth loss and stem deformity, caused by larvae feeding inside growing shoots, buds, and conelets, can be considerable during the first five years when most damage occurs (Yates et al. 1981). The increasing population of a preferred host species, loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), in Florida poses an ever-increasing problem of Nantucket pine tip moth infestations. …”
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Some new properties of black holes in the quantum Oppenheimer-Snyder model by Shi-Hai Dong, Farokhnaz Hosseinifar, Filip Studnička, Hassan Hassanabadi

“…In response to the limitations of the classical Oppenheimer-Snyder model of black holes, we investigate the quantum framework proposed by Lewandowski et al. (2023) [29]. This quantum model incorporates corrections that allow for a detailed analysis of features such as black hole thermodynamics and Hawking radiation. …”
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Calcifying Ghost Cell Odontogenic Cyst: Report of a Case and Review of Literature by Archana Sonone, V. S. Sabane, Rajeev Desai

“…The calcifying ghost cell odontogenic cyst (CGCOC) was first described by Gorlin et al. in 1962. Calcifying ghost cell odontogenic cyst is comparatively rare in occurrence, constituting about 0.37% to 2.1% of all odontogenic tumors. …”
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A Thematic Review of Tablet-Based Science Education Studies by Ummuhan Ormanci, Salih Cepni

“…The aim of this study was to thematically examine and analyze tablet-based science education studies. 25 articles were exposed to this thematic review via the matrix developed by Ormanci et al. (2015). The matrix consists of two parts-general properties (type of journals, years, etc.) and content (rationales, aims, research methods, etc.). …”
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Blood clots affect the response of tympanic membrane perforations to gelfoam grafting after ventilation tube insertion by Zhengcai Lou

“…The persistent perforation require surgical closure by myringoplasty. Song JS et al. recently a paper entitled: “Evaluating short and long term outcomes following pediatric myringoplasty with gelfoam graft for tympanic membrane perforation following ventilation tube insertion.” …”
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A GenEO Domain Decomposition method for Saddle Point problems by Nataf, Frédéric, Tournier, Pierre-Henri

“…The latter assumption enables the design of adaptive coarse space for DD methods that extends the GenEO theory (Spillane et al., 2014) to saddle point problems. Numerical results on three dimensional elasticity problems for steel-rubber structures discretized by a finite element with continuous pressure are shown for up to one billion degrees of freedom.…”
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Exact Interior Reconstruction from Truncated Limited-Angle Projection Data by Yangbo Ye, Hengyong Yu, Ge Wang

“…These results improve the classical theory of Hamaker et al. (1980).…”
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Homopteran Attendance by Wasps and Ants: The Stochastic Nature of Interactions by Deborah K. Letourneau, Jae C. Choe

“…The extensive body of literature, however, tends to be skewed to the interactions between ants and homopteran trophobionts in the Aphidae or Coccoidea (e.g., Kloft et al. 1965, Nixon 1951, Way 1963, Wilson 1971). …”
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A Critical Evaluation of CALL and MALL Products for Learning and Teaching American English by İbrahim Halil Topal

“…., three websites, one mobile application, and one corpus) about American English using the adapted frameworks of Baya’a et al. (2009) and Reinders and Pegrum (2017). With a particular focus on the technical and pedagogical features and concerns, the analyses indicated potential advantages to language learners and teachers in grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, reading, intercultural awareness/competence, and pragmatic awareness at varying degrees. …”
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Protocol to image, segment, and quantify cortical contractions in maturing mouse oocytes by Gaëlle Letort, Elvira Nikalayevich

“…We then explain how to set up the pipeline to segment the oocyte outline with an ImageJ plugin Oocytor and to measure cortical fluctuations with the help of an ImageJ plugin Radioak.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Nikalayevich et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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A-Bar Scrambling in Repetition in a Case of Mixed Transcortical Aphasia: Hints for the Psychological Reality of the Syntax/Pragmatic Interface by Ludovico Franco, Elisa Zampieri, Francesca Meneghello

“…In preliminary testing, MB spontaneously resisted accurate repetition when presented with sentences featuring morphosyntactic violations (see Davis et al., 1978). MB also managed to repeat all the proposed phrasal chunks, even in complex sentences. …”
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Managing Suicidal Thoughts with DBT-Informed Social Work Counseling: Reflections on Working with a Filipino Young Adult by Alain Matteo Meneses

“…In the Philippines, social work service users frequently present suicidal thoughts as an area of concern, yet the absence of standardized protocols and supportive systems complicates the role of Filipino social workers. Guided by Rolfe et al.’s Critical Reflection Model, this paper contemplates a social work helping process with a service user living with passive suicidal thoughts. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Trials Spotlight: Marcy by Mario H. M. L. Andrade, Rodrick Z. Mwatuwa, Christian T. Christensen, Lincoln Zotarelli

“…The cultivar was selected from a cross between ‘Atlantic’ and Q155-3 (De Jong et al. 2006). In trials conducted at the University of Florida, ‘Marcy’ demonstrated high yield and good tuber characteristics compared to its matched commercial standards, ‘Atlantic’ and ‘La Chipper’. …”
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Oscillation of Second-Order Nonlinear Delay Dynamic Equations with Damping on Time Scales by H. A. Agwa, Ahmed M. M. Khodier, Heba A. Hassan

“…Our results improve and extend some results established by Zhang et al., 2011. Also, our results unify the oscillation of the second-order nonlinear delay differential equation with damping and the second-order nonlinear delay difference equation with damping. …”
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The Effects of Affinity Mediated Clonal Expansion of Premigrant Thymocytes on the Periphery T-Cell Repertoire by Guanyu Wang

“…The immune system maintains a highly diverse T-cell repertoire,which is shaped by active interactions between developing thymocytesand endogenous peptide/MHC molecules through the principle ofpositive and negative selections. Detours et al. developed aquantitative model addressing key immunologic notions such asselection, alloreactivity, and self-restriction. …”
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Lifelong Educational and Decolonization Programs for the Batwa Indigenous People of Southwestern Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Musoke, Genza Gyaviira, Rugambwa, Nina Olivia, Muwagga, Anthony Mugagga

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