This paper proposes a new signature scheme based on two hard problems : the cube root extraction modulo a composite moduli (which is equivalent to the factorisation of the moduli, IFP) and the discrete logarithm problem(DLP). By combining these two cryptographic assumptions, we introduce an efficient and strongly secure signature scheme. We show that if an adversary can break the new scheme wit...

Aim. Three incisional ventral abdominal wall hernias were repaired by placing a 20 × 30 cm composite mesh via single incision of 2 cm. Methods. All three cases had previous operations and presented with giant incisional defects clinically. The defects were repaired laparoscopically via single incision with the placement of a composite mesh of 20 × 30 cm. Nonabsorbable sutures were needed to han...

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) have been shown to induce bone formation and union in long bone defects and nonunions. We report a case of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia treated with a composite implant consisting of a biocoral frame, collagen carrier, and native bovine BMP extract. A six-year-old boy had persisting congenital proximal tibial pseudarthrosis despite six prior operation...

Arterial multivessel bypass grafting without extra corporeal circulation and manipulation of the ascending aorta should be a good surgical option for the treatment of coronary artery disease. An internal thoracic artery (ITA)-radial artery (RA) composite graft was used for this purpose. Between July 2000 and October 2001, we employed the LITA-RA composite graft for off-pump coronary artery bypa...

The number of possible refactorings is unlimited, so no tool vendor will ever be able to provide custom refactorings for all specific user needs. Therefore, we propose a new kind of refactoring tools, which allow users to create, edit and and compose required refactorings just like any other documents. The heart of such a refactoring editor is the ability to compose larger refactorings from exi...

Introduction: In orthodontic treatment, it is essential to establish a satisfactory bond between enamel and bracket. After the self-etch primers (SEPs) were introduced for the facilitation of bracket bonding in comparison to the conventional etch-and-bond system, multiple studies have been carried out on their shear bond strengths which have yielded different results. This study was aimed at co...

Abstract This paper presents a novel reliability-based parametric methodology for quantifying the reliability of cost estimates new composite aircraft components. In recent years, production sector has increased its attention on optimizing their manufacturing operations. It become clear that key factor in success these operations is consideration not only technical factors, but also economic on...

We present a new methodology to derive faster composite operations of the form dP+Q, where d is a small integer ≥ 2, for generic ECC scalar multiplications over prime fields. In particular, we present an efficient DoublingAddition (DA) operation that can be exploited to accelerate most scalar multiplication methods, including multiscalar variants. We also present a new precomputation scheme use...

The paper describes combinatorial model-ing of decomposable systems: hierarchical system models, system components, design alternatives (DAs) for system components and their interconnection (Is), estimates of DAs and Is, changes of the systems. We point out some basic combinatorial operations: combinatorial description and presentation ; analysis and evaluation; revealing of bottlenecks by elem...

Aiming at the problem of cloud service selection based on global Quality-of-Service (QoS) constraints, this paper provides a hybrid algorithm of Simplex Method (SM) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). In this algorithm, some relevant variables are defined, some Simplex Method operations are proposed and the hybrid algorithm based on GA and SM is provided. The global convergence ability and local conver...