Nowadays Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems have appeared in lots of identification and authentication applications. In some sensitive applications, providing secure and confidential communication is very important for end-users. To this aim, different RFID authentication protocols have been proposed, which have tried to provide security and privacy of RFID users. In this paper, we a...

Search protocols are among the main applications of RFID systems. Since a search protocol should be able to locate a certain tag among many tags, not only it should be secure against RFID threats but also it should be affordable. In this article, an RFID-based search protocol will be presented. We use an encryption technique that is referred to as authenticated encryption in order to boost the ...

We introduce an original 2-valued semantics for Normal Logic Programs (NLPs) extending the well-known Argumentation work of Phan Minh Dung on Admissible Arguments and Preferred Extensions. In the 2-valued Approved Models Semantics set forth, an Approved Model (AM) correspond to the minimal positive strict consistent 2-valued completion of a Dung Preferred Extension. The AMs Semantics enjoys sev...

We study the mean field dynamics of a model introduced by Phan et al [Wehia, 2005] of a polymorphic social community. The individuals may choose between three strategies: either not to join the community or, in the case of joining it, to cooperate or to behave as a free-rider. Individuals’ preferences have an idiosyncratic component and a social component. Cooperators bear a fixed cost whereas ...

Hong Cui,3 Amy Hayashi,1 Hong-Shuo Sun,1 Michael P. Belmares,2 Carolyn Cobey,2 Thuymy Phan,2 Johannes Schweizer,2 Michael W. Salter,3,5 Yu Tian Wang,6 R. Andrew Tasker,4 David Garman,2 Joshua Rabinowitz,7 Peter S. Lu,2 and Michael Tymianski1,3 1Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8, 2Arbor Vita Corporation, Sunnyvale, California 94085, 3NoNO Inc., Toronto...

N-geranylcyclopropylcarboximide (NGCC) Modulates Salty And Umami Taste In 1 Humans And Animal Models 2 3 Mark L. Dewis, Tam-Hao T. Phan, ZuoJun Ren, Xuanyu Meng, Meng Cui, Shobha 4 Mummalaneni, Mee-Ra Rhyu, John A. DeSimone and Vijay Lyall 5 Flavor Ingredients R&D, International Flavors & Fragrances, Union Beach, NJ, USA, 6 Korea Food Research Institute, Bundang-gu, Sungnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-...

The solvent dependence of the photooxidation of tryptophan and 3,4-benzopyrene in aqueous solutions was studied by quantum yield measurements. When the hydrocarbon is dissolved in aqueous solution of caffeine, the quantum yields indicate a 3,4-benzopyrene photosensitized trypto­ phan oxidation instead of a photocooxidation, which is indicated in aqueous solution of sodium dodecylsulfate. The sa...

The introduction of heifers into the automatic milking system (AMS) can be associated with considerable stress for both animals and farm employees, as completely inexperienced initially do not independently enter unknown robot. This study investigated whether training on an AMS phantom provides possibility preparing following lactation at AMS. For this purpose, 77 Holstein-Friesian were randoml...