High-Rate Secret Key Generation Using Physical Layer Security and Physical Unclonable Functions by Tasneem Assaf, Arafat Al-Dweik, Youssef Iraqi, Sobia Jangsher, Anshul Pandey, Jean-Pierre Giacalone, Enas E. Abulibdeh, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad

“…Moreover, we propose a novel bit extraction scheme to reduce the number of overhead bits required to share the intermediate keys. …”
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Improved Frequency Domain Turbo Equalization with Expectation Propagation Interference Cancellation in Underwater Acoustic Communications by Bin Jiang, Yue Tang, Yinan Zhao, Jianrong Bao, Chao Liu, Xianghong Tang

“…THe simulation results show that the proposed channel estimation obtains 1.9 and 0.5 dB performance gains, when compared with those of the IPNLMS and the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>0</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>-IPNLMS at a bit error rate (BER) of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Novel Multilayer Extreme Learning Machine as a Massive MIMO Receiver for Millimeter Wave Communications by Diego Fernando Carrera, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, David Zabala-Blanco, Noe M. Yungaicela-Naula, Cesar A. Azurdia-Meza, Mohamed Marey, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…We compare the results of the introduced M-ELM algorithm with a fully complex extreme learning machine (ELM), fully real ELM, and M-ELM defined in the real plane in terms of spectral efficiency, bit error rate, computational complexity, and processing time. …”
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Respiracijski monitoring je preduvjet za sigurnu primjenu neinvazivne ventilacije by Jasminka Kopić, Matija Jurjević, Ivan Mirković, Natalija Mrzljak Vučinić

“…Samo striktnim nadzorom respiracijskih pokazatelja, kontrolom povećanoga dišnog rada i poznavanjem NIV-a kao metode potpore disanja njegova primjena postaje sigurna, a eventualni neuspjeh NIV-a i potreba za prijelazom na invazivnu ventilaciju bit će na vrijeme prepoznata.…”
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Exploiting compressed sensing and polynomial-based progressive secret image sharing for visually secure image selection encryption with authentication by Zhihua Gan, Shiping Song, Lin Zhou, Daojun Han, Jiangyu Fu, Xiuli Chai

“…Additionally, a new authentication scheme based on bit-level cyclic shifts and dynamic combination (AS-BCSDC) is introduced, and the obtained authentication information is fused into cipher images to prevent the deception of illegal users and malicious tampering of cloud platform. …”
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High performance integrated photonic circuit based on inverse design method by Huixin Qi, Zhuochen Du, Xiaoyong Hu, Jiayu Yang, Saisai Chu, Qihuang Gong

“…Theoretical response time of the circuit is 150 fs, and the threshold energy is within 10 fJ/bit. We have also considered the crosstalk problem. …”
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Fibroblasts upregulate expression of adhesion molecules and promote lymphocyte retention in 3D fibroin/gelatin scaffolds by Maxim A. Nosenko, Anastasia M. Moysenovich, Anastasia Y. Arkhipova, Kamar-Sulu N. Atretkhany, Sergei A. Nedospasov, Marina S. Drutskaya, Mikhail M. Moisenovich

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A 16.5-&#x03BC;W 73.7-dB-SNDR Second-Order Fully Passive Noise-Shaping SAR ADC With a Hybrid Switching Procedure by Zheng Li, Yating Yang, Mingyang Liu, Wei Liu, Ying Hou, Zihui Wei, Xiaosong Wang, Zhenming Li, Shuilong Huang, Yu Liu

“…We use a most-significant-bit(MSB) sampling-segmented capacitor array to reduce the number of unit capacitors, and a common mode voltage(VCM)-based hybrid switching procedure to reduce the average switching power. …”
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The Multiband over Spatial Division Multiplexing Sliceable Transceiver for Future Optical Networks by Laia Nadal, Mumtaz Ali, Francisco Javier Vílchez, Josep Maria Fàbrega, Michela Svaluto Moreolo

“…MB transmission (S+C+L) over <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>25.4</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> km of 19-cores multicore fibre (MCF) is experimentally assessed and demonstrated achieving an aggregated capacity of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>119.1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> Gb/s at <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>4.62</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> bit error rate (BER). The proposed modular sliceable transceiver architecture arises as a suitable option towards achieving 500 Tb/s per fibre transmission, by further enabling more slices covering all the available S+C+L spectra and the 19 cores of the MCF.…”
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Revisiting Keccak and Dilithium Implementations on ARMv7-M by Junhao Huang, Alexandre Adomnicăi, Jipeng Zhang, Wangchen Dai, Yao Liu, Ray C. C. Cheung, Çetin Kaya Koç, Donglong Chen

“…Then, we thoroughly integrate the efficient Plantard arithmetic to the 16-bit NTTs for computing the small polynomial multiplications csi and cti on Cortex-M3 and M4. …”
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المشكلات السكانية في الجمهورية العربية السورية من وجهة نظر عيّنة من الخبراء والمختصين "دراسة تحليلية ميدانية"... by ريمون المعلولي, أنديرا عيسى

“…The results show that (36.22%) of respondents agreed on the presence of the problems mentioned, and (30.08%) agreed to its presence a bit, while (24.52%) agreed not to its presence. …”
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Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of the Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 assay and the BGI real-time fluorescent RT-PCR kit for the RT-PCR-based detection of Severe Acute Respirator... by Stojčević-Maletić Jelena, Barjaktarović Iva, Bačulov Katarina, Čabarkapa Velibor, Sakač Vladimir, Gojković Zoran

“…Conclusion. The ACOV showed a bit better diagnostic performance, and due to possible false negative results using the BGI test, we recommend complete testing with the ACOV test.…”
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Capacity Improvement of 3D-OCDMA-PON Hybrid System Next Generation Using Weight Zero Cross Correlation Code by Abdelhamid Cherifi, Tarik Mohammed Chikouche, Abdullah S. Karar, Julien Moussa H. Barakat, Omar Arbouche, Iyad Dayoub

“…The system function is provided by exhibiting the architecture of the transmitter and receiver in the PON context, where the proposed code demonstrates its effectiveness in meeting optical communication requirements based on 3D-OCDMA-PON by producing a high quality factor (Q) of 18.8 and low bit error rate (BER) of 3.48 × 10⁻²⁹ over a long distance that can reach 30 Km for a data rate of 0.622 Gbps.…”
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Performance of Soil Quality: Indicator-Based GIS Analysis of Jamuna-Dhaleshwari and Surma-Kushiyara Floodplain Regions, Bangladesh by Tanbi Tanaya Sarker, Sameena Begum, Md. Shohel Khan, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Shehan Tawsif

“…The result revealed that the soil was bit alkaline for Manikganj, compared to range from alkaline to acidic in Sylhet and non-saline for both areas that was suitable for agriculture. …”
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Indonesia’s forest management progress: empirical analysis of environmental Kuznets curve by Marissa Malahayati

“…This study also tries to add a bit on cubic model assessment to detect this N-shaped EKC in Indonesia. …”
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3531 Evaluation of a Team Leadership Assessment Center Study for Scientists by Joseph A Kotarba, Kevin Wooten

“…A general take-away was the sense that, although some participants did not consider themselves to be “leaders” before the training, most felt that the “pressure” to be or become a leader was relieved a bit by the LAC. One was only expected to develop leadership skills and strategies, not change one’s Self-Identity. …”
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Relaxation of the Radio-Frequency Linewidth for Coherent-Optical Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing Schemes by Employing the Improved Extreme Learning Machine by David Zabala-Blanco, Marco Mora, Cesar A. Azurdia-Meza, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi, Pablo Palacios Játiva, Ismael Soto

“…Secondly, the regularization parameter is included in the ELM to balance the empirical and structural risks, namely to minimize the root mean square error in the test stage and, consequently, the bit error rate (BER) metric. The operational principle of the real-complex (RC) ELM is analytically explained, and then, its sub-parameters (number of hidden neurons, regularization parameter, and activation function) are numerically found in order to enhance the system performance. …”
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Compact Circuits for Efficient Möbius Transform by Subhadeep Banik, Francesco Regazzoni

“…However the operation, although linear, needs exponential number of logic operations (around n · 2n−1 bit xors) for an n-variable Boolean function. As such, the only known hardware circuit to efficiently compute the Möbius Transform requires silicon area that is exponential in n. …”
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Depositional and Sratigraphic Evolution of the Early-Middle Miocene Succession in Hamrin, Ajeel and Mansuriyha Oil Fields, Central Iraq by Noor Al- Yassery, Aiad Al-Zaidy

“…In Hamrin Oil Field, this succession is started with thin transgressive system tract (TST) as C1 reflected by toe of slope and it occupied a bit of lower part of Euphrates Formation. The highstand system tract (HST) is divided to five cycles (CE1, CE2, CE3, CE/Dh and CDh). …”
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Bio-Inspired Watermarking Method for Authentication of Fundus Images in Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Retinopathy by Ernesto Moya-Albor, Sandra L. Gomez-Coronel, Jorge Brieva, Alberto Lopez-Figueroa

“…The proposed approach was tested using the image public dataset MESSIDOR-2, which contains 1748 8-bit color images of different sizes and presenting different Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). …”
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