In this work, we significantly improve the efficiency of non-malleable codes in the split state model, by constructing a code with codeword length |s|+O(k), where |s| is the length of the message, and k is the security parameter. This is a substantial improvement over previous constructions, both asymptotically and concretely. Our construction relies on a new primitive which we define and study...

We establish the inverse Lebedev expansion with respect to parameters and arguments of the modified Bessel functions for an arbitrary function from Hardy’s space H2,A, A> 0. This gives another version of the Fourier-integral-type theorem for the Lebedev transform. The result is generalized for a weighted Hardy space Ĥ2,A ≡ Ĥ2((−A,A);|Γ(1+Rez+iτ)|2dτ), 0 < A < 1, of analytic functions f(z),z = R...

Broadcast encryption is a type of encryption where the sender can choose a subset from a set of designated receivers on the fly and enable them to decrypt a ciphertext while simultaneously preventing any other party from doing so. The notion of private broadcast encryption extends the primitive to a setting where one wishes to thwart an attacker that additionally attempts to extract information...

This paper investigates the reduction of variance associated with a simulation output performance measure, using the Sequential Sampling method while applying minimum simulation replications, for a class of JIT (Just in Time) warehousing system called crossdocking. We initially used the Sequential Sampling method to attain a desired 95% confidence interval half width of ± 0.5 for our chosen per...

In this paper, we introduce a new generalization of the well-known Fréchet distance between two polygonal curves, and provide an efficient algorithm for computing it. The classical Fréchet distance between two polygonal curves corresponds to the maximum distance between two point objects that traverse the curves with arbitrary non-negative speeds. Here, we consider a problem instance in which t...

In this paper, we introduce a pipe interface that recognizes touch on tone holes by the resonances in the pipe instead of a touch sensor. This work was based on the acoustic principles of woodwind instruments without complex sensors and electronic circuits to develop a simple and durable interface. The measured signals were analyzed to show that different fingerings generate various sounds. The...

OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this paper is to introduce the rate of divergence as an objective measure to differentiate between the four voice types based on the amount of disorder present in a signal. We hypothesized that rate of divergence would provide an objective measure that can quantify all four voice types. STUDY DESIGN A total of 150 acoustic voice recordings were randomly sel...

We investigate the energy behavior of the diffraction cone in the exclusive vector meson production in diffractive DIS within the kt-factorization approach. In our calculations, we make full use of fits to the unintegrated gluon structure functions extracted recently from experimental data on F2p. Confirming early predictions, we observe that shrinkage of the diffraction cone due to the slope o...

The idea of applying map and filter functions on consecutive sublists instead of on individual list elements is discussed and developed in this paper. A non-empty, consecutive sublist is called a bite. Both map and filter functions accept a function parameter a bite function which is responsible for returning a prefix bite of a list. We develop families of bite functions via a collection of hig...

BACKGROUND Spatial global clustering tests can be used to evaluate the geographical distribution of health outcomes. The power of several of these tests has been evaluated and compared using simulated data, but their performance using real unadjusted data and data adjusted for individual- and area-level covariates has not been reported previously.We evaluated data on prostate cancer histologic ...