In 1992, Blundo et al. have proposed a non-interactive k-secure m-conference protocol based on an m-variate polynomial over a finite field Fp. The key distribution center (KDC) is responsible to pick a symmetric m-variate polynomial of degree k and generate shares for users. Each share is a symmetric polynomial involving m− 1 variables of degree k, and needs to store the coefficients of such a ...

This article surveys the evolution of functional analysis, from its origins to its establishment as an independent discipline around 1933. Its origins were closely connected with the calculus of variations, the operational calculus. and the theory of integral equations. Its rigorous development was made possible largely through the development of Cantor’s “Mengenlehre,” of set-theoretic topolog...

BIOTIC INTERACTIONS INFLUENCING SHRUB ESTABLISHMENT ON AN ATLANTIC COAST BARRIER ISLAND. Elucidating mechanisms influencing the establishment of woody species is essential for understanding community dynamics and successional processes on barrier islands. The relative intensity of facilitation and inhibition of grasses on seedling establishment of two woody species common to Atlantic Coast barr...