Security Proof of Single-Source Shortest Distance Protocols Built on Secure Multiparty Computation Protocols by Mohammad Anagreh, Peeter Laud

“…Secure secret-sharing Single-Source Shortest Distance (SSSD) protocols, based on secure multiparty computation (SMC), offer a promising solution for securely distributing and managing sensitive information among multiple parties. …”
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Analysis of provably secure on-demand source routing in MANET by MAO Li-qiang1, MA Jian-feng1, LI Xing-hua1

“…A formal model tailored to the security analysis of on-demand source routing protocols in MANET was analyzed, and the improper manipulations such as mergence of the adjacent adversarial nodes in the model and the flaw in the proof for endairA were indicated. …”
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Open Science Practices in Integrated Assessment Models [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Jon Sampedro, Clàudia Rodés-Bachs, Francesco Gardumi, Natasha Frilingou, Camilla Lo Giudice

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Hardware Communications: An Open-Source Ethernet Switch Implementing the Parallel Redundancy Protocol by André Torres, Rodrigo Piedade, Filipe Moutinho, Luis Gomes

“…Upon packet reception, it will be verified if it is new or has been received before, being discarded if it is duplicated. This paper presents an open-source Ethernet switch, the REDSwitch, capable of implementing the PRP protocol, besides working as a regular switch. …”
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An open-source platform for structured annotation and computational workflows in digital pathology research by Luca Lianas, Mauro Del Rio, Luca Pireddu, Oskar Aspegren, Francesca Giunchi, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Simone Leo, Renata Zelic, Per Henrik Vincent, Nicolas Destefanis, Daniela Zugna, Lorenzo Richiardi, Andreas Pettersson, Olof Akre, Francesca Frexia

“…In this work we present the CRS4 Digital Pathology Platform (CDPP), an open-source system for research studies that manages WSI collections and focuses on high-quality, structured annotations, gathered according to well-defined protocols. …”
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3D transcranial ultrasound localization microscopy in awake mice: protocol and open-source pipeline by Georges Chabouh, Louise Denis, Myriam Abioui-Mourgues, Jean-Baptiste Deloges, Jacques Battaglia, Arthur Chavignon, Baptiste Heiles, Basile Pradier, Sylvain Bodard, Denis Vivien, Cyrille Orset, Olivier Couture

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Protocol for open-source automated universal high-content multiplex fluorescence for RNA in situ analysis by Jean Descarpentrie, Florian Bernard, Wilfried Souleyreau, Lucie Brisson, Thomas Mathivet, Ioannis S. Pateras, Océane C.B. Martin, Maria Lopez Chiloeches, Teresa Frisan

“…Summary: In situ hybridization visualizes RNA in cells, but image analysis is complex. We present a protocol based on open-source software for automated high-content multiplex fluorescence in situ transcriptomics analysis. …”
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Targeting deeply-sourced seeps along the Central Volcanic Zone [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Deborah Bastoni, Felipe Aguilera, Mauricio Aguilera, Joy Buongiorno, Jenny M. Blamey, Angelina Cordone, Agostina Chiodi, Marco Giardina, Alfredo Esquivel, Joaquin Gutierrez, Cristobal Gonzalez, Viola Krukenberg, Nahun Irarrazabal, Jacopo Pasotti, Susana Layana, Alejandro Rodriguez, Carlos J. Ramirez, Claudia Rojas, Timothy J. Rogers, Matt O. Schrenk, Jorge Sánchez-SanMartín, Gerdhard L. Jessen, Hector Vallejos, Karen G. Lloyd, J. Maarten de Moor, Donato Giovannelli, Peter H. Barry

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Automation for lateral flow rapid tests: Protocol for an open-source fluid handler and applications to dengue and African swine fever tests. by Rohan Laurent, Benjamin Hinnant, Michael D Talbott, Kenneth Kim

“…Here we review dengue virus and African swine fever virus rapid tests, and present a novel protocol that employs an open-source fluid handler to automate the execution of up to 42 RTs per run. …”
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Secret Key Rates and Optimization of BB84 and Decoy State Protocols Over Time-Varying Free-Space Optical Channels by Xiaole Sun, Ivan B. Djordjevic, Mark A. Neifeld

“…We first optimize BB84 and decoy state-based QKD protocols for different channel transmittances. We then present our adaptation method, to overcome scintillation effects, of changing the source intensity based on channel state predictions from a linear autoregressive model while ensuring the security against the eavesdropper. …”
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PCR-based detection of pathogens in improved water sources: a scoping review protocol of the evidence in low-income and middle-income countries by Yonatal Mesfin Tefera, Negasa Eshete Soboksa, Sirak Robele Gari, Shibabaw Tadesse Gemeda, Adey Feleke Desta

“…A grey literature search will be conducted in Google and ProQuest.Ethics and dissemination The College of Natural and Computational Science Institution Review Board of Addis Ababa University gave formal ethical approval to this study protocol. The findings of this study will be disseminated to the concerned body through peer-reviewed publications, presentations and summaries.…”
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Occupational factors and mental health outcomes among professional food handlers: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Harshit Singh, Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam, K Thirugnanasambantham

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Primary Path Reservation Using Enhanced Slot Assignment in TDMA for Session Admission by Suresh Koneri Chandrasekaran, Prakash Savarimuthu, Priya Andi Elumalai, Kathirvel Ayyaswamy

“…In order to overcome this specific issue, we propose a framework—PRAC (primary path reservation admission control protocol), which achieves improved QoS by making use of backup route combined with resource reservation. …”
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Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety: protocol for a living systematic review of human studies and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with rese... by Paulina Schenk, Virginia Chiocchia, Hossein Dehdarirad, Janna Hastings, Claire Stansfield, Toshi Furukawa, Simon E. Blackwell, Ava Homiar, Thomy Tonia, Per Carlbring, Kelvin Opiepie, Claire Friedrich, Simonne Wright, Susan Michie, Georgia Salanti, Richardson Mojica, James Thomas, Jaycee Kennett, Andrea Cipriani, Jennifer Potts

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Utility of respiratory viral testing in the risk stratification of young febrile infants presenting to emergency care settings: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Thomas Waterfield, Hannah Mitchell, Etimbuk Umana, Jordan Evans, Lisa McFetridge, Clare Mills, Hannah Norman-Bruce, Jennie Roe

“…We will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to disseminate the study results through publication and conference presentations.PROSPERO registration number This protocol is registered in PROSPERO—ID number: CRD42023433716.…”
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Altmetric coverage of health research in Ireland 2017-2023: a protocol for a cross-sectional analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not appro... by Melissa K Sharp, Barbara Clyne, Pádraig Murphy, Patricia Logullo, David Robert Grimes, Prativa Baral, Sara Burke, Máirín Ryan

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Muscarinic receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators in animal models of psychosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 1 approve... by Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Oliver D. Howes, Virginia Chiocchia, Ulf Tölch, Natascha I. Drude, Sabine M. Hölter, Andrea de Bartolomeis, Anthony C. Vernon, Georgia Salanti, Sridhar Natesan, Stefan Leucht, Irene Bighelli, Sameer Jauhar, Ioannis Mantas, Josef Priller, Francesca Tinsdeall, Wulf-Peter Hansen, Fiona J. Ramage, Nobuyuki Nomura, Malcolm R. Macleod

“…We will assess the confidence in the evidence considering a self-developed instrument thatconsiders the internal and external validity of the evidence. Protocol registration PROSPERO-ID: CRD42024520914…”
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Hearing problems in humans and mouse models with rare copy number variants associated with schizophrenia: a scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Noushin Saadullah Khani, Maria Richards-Brown, Jennifer F Linden, Lauren Varney, Elvira Bramon, Stephen Murtough, Chen Lu, Daniele Panconesi, Marius Cotic, Rosemary Abidoph, Alvin Richards-Belle, Daisy Mills

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Determining the relationship between mobile phone network signal strength and radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure: protocol and pilot study to derive conversion functions... by Lea Belácková, Isabelle Deltour, Florence Guida, Marco Zahner, Arno Thielens, Nekane Sandoval-Diez, Anke Huss, Hamed Jalilian, Jürg Fröhlich, Martin Röösli, Adriana Fernandes Veludo

“…This paper delineates a measurement protocol for deriving formulas to convert the app SSIs into electric field values to estimate RF-EMF exposure. …”
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Exploring how health inequalities are conceptualised and measured in patient experience surveys in acute care: a protocol for a scoping review [version 2; peer review: 1 approved,... by John Gilmore, David Healy, Jenny McSharry, Jenny King, Oonagh Meade, Conor Foley, Chris Noone, Lorna Sweeney, Éidín Ní Shé

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