‎A $mu$-way $(v,k,t)$ $trade$ of volume $m$ consists of $mu$‎ ‎disjoint collections $T_1$‎, ‎$T_2‎, ‎dots T_{mu}$‎, ‎each of $m$‎ ‎blocks‎, ‎such that for every $t$-subset of $v$-set $V$ the number of‎ ‎blocks containing this t-subset is the same in each $T_i (1leq‎ ‎i leq mu)$‎. ‎In other words any pair of collections ${T_i,T_j}$‎, ‎$1leq i< j leq mu‎$ is a $(v,k,t)$ trade of volume $m$. In th...

We propose several new efficient non-interactive zero knowledge (NIZK) arguments in the common reference string model. The final arguments are based on two building blocks, a more efficient version of Lipmaa’s Hadamard product argument from TCC 2012, and a novel shift argument. Based on these two arguments, we speed up the recent range argument by Chaabouni, Lipmaa and Zhang (FC 2012). We also ...

The objective of this work is to quantify the uncertainty in probability failure estimates resulting from incomplete knowledge distributions for input random variables. We propose a framework that couples widely used Subset simulation (SuS) with Bayesian/information theoretic multi-model inference. process starts data infer model inputs. Often such sets are small. Multi-model inference assess a...

A finite automaton can be either deterministic (DFA) or nondeterministic (NFA). An automaton-based task is in general more efficient when performed with a DFA rather than an NFA. For any NFA there equivalent that generated by the classical Subset Construction algorithm. When, however, large may transformed into series of actions operating directly on NFA, unnecessarily expensive computation, as...

Feature subset selection has become more and more a common topic of research. This popularity is partly due to the growth in the number of features and application domains. It is of the greatest importance to take the most of every evaluation of the inducer, which is normally the more costly part. In this paper, a technique is proposed that takes into account the inducer evaluation both in the ...

AIMS We aimed to analyze the phenotype of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and non-tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (NILs) in HCC and non-tumor tissues, and evaluate relationships between changes in these cells and the prognosis of HCC. METHODS Lymphocytes were isolated from HCC and corresponding non-tumor tissues and tested by flow cytometry. For comparison, clinical parameters were analy...

For simplicity, we adopt the following rules: r denotes a real number, i, j, n denote natural numbers, f denotes a non constant standard special circular sequence, g denotes a clockwise oriented non constant standard special circular sequence, p, q denote points of E T , P , Q, R denote subsets of E T , C denotes a compact non vertical non horizontal subset of E T , and G denotes a Go-board. Ne...