Consider a weak client that wishes to delegate computation to an untrusted server and be able to succinctly verify the correctness of the result, all within one round of interaction. We provide solutions for two relaxed variants of this problem. Specifically: • We consider a model where the client delegates the computation to two or more servers, and is guaranteed to output the correct answer a...

Secret sharing is a mechanism by which a trusted dealer holding a secret “splits” the secret into many “shares” and distributes the shares to a collection of parties. Associated with the sharing is a monotone access structure, that specifies which parties are “qualified” and which are not: any qualified subset of parties can (efficiently) reconstruct the secret, but no unqualified subset can le...

Providing restorative green areas is important, especially in the city, where level of stress and noise relatively high. Therefore, areas, such as urban parks, should provide coherent audio–visual stimuli to achieve positive perception by residents. this study aims investigate potential for psychological regeneration parks terms visual soundscape assessment well assess role intensity different ...

Quantitative information flow (QIF) is concerned with measuring how much of a secret is leaked to an adversary who observes the result of a computation that uses it. Prior work has shown that QIF techniques based on abstract interpretation with probabilistic polyhedra can be used to analyze the worst-case leakage of a query, on-line, to determine whether that query can be safely answered. While...

Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds in Costa Rica. Samples were collected during 2009 from a total of 19 different species of parrots, with Ara macao (33), Amazona autumnalis (24), Amazona ochrocephala (21...

Initially, the use of pairings did not involve any secret entry. However in an Identity Based Cryptographic protocol, one of the two entries of the pairing is secret, so fault attack can be applied to Pairing Based Cryptography to nd it. In [18], the author shows that Pairing Based Cryptography in Weierstrass coordinates is vulnerable to a fault attack. The addition law in Edwards coordinates i...

Green buildings (i.e., LEED certified buildings) emphasize access to daylight and views for occupants’ wellbeing, comfort, productivity. Window glazing allows but is often detrimental birds. Annually, up a billion bird in the United States die due window collisions. A comprehensive literature review data analysis of methods deterring collisions was conducted determine solutions limit deaths at ...

Inhibitory neurotransmission plays a substantial role in encoding of auditory cues relevant for sound localization in vertebrates. While the anatomical organization of the respective afferent auditory brainstem circuits shows remarkable similarities between mammals and birds, the properties of inhibitory neurotransmission in these neural circuits are strikingly different. In mammals, inhibition...