As a general framework to determine a collision-free feedback motion strategies, the Random Neighborhood Graph (RNG) approach [19] defines a global navigation function over an approximate representation of the free configuration. In this paper, we improve the RNG approach in several aspects. We present an ANN-accelerated RNG construction algorithm to achieve near logarithmic running time in eac...

The renormalization group (RNG) analysis of the Kosterlitz–Thouless (KT) phase transition is a basic paradigm in statistical physics and a well-known success of the RNG approach. It was recently shown that the derivation of the RNG parameter flow for the KT problem rests on the assumption of one-sided polarization, which is implausible and cannot be derived from first principles. We extend this...

We provide the first provable-security analysis of the Intel Secure Key hardware RNG (ISK-RNG), versions of which have appeared in Intel processors since late 2011. To model the ISKRNG, we generalize the PRNG-with-inputs primitive, introduced by Dodis et al. at CCS’13 for their /dev/[u]random analysis. The concrete security bounds we uncover tell a mixed story. We find that ISKRNG lacks backwar...

The limited battery power available in the nodes of an ad hoc network makes it mandatory to reduce the energy expenditure. Thus, reducing the transmission distances between nodes and balancing the number of nodes among clusters are two effective approaches to battery power conservation in the design of green wireless ad hoc networks. To realise this goal, the concept of relative neighbourhood g...

In this research, the performance of nonlinear k-ε turbulence model in resolving the time delay between mean flow changes and its proportionate turbulent dissipation rate adjustment was investigated. For this purpose, the ability of Launder-Spalding linear, Suga non-linear, Yakhot RNG and Rietz modified RNG k-ε models are compared in the estimation of axial mean velocity profile and turbulent i...

Security and privacy concerns have been growing with the increased usage of the RFID technology in our daily lives. To mitigate these issues, numerous privacy-friendly authentication protocols have been published in the last decade. Random number generators (RNGs) are commonly used in RFID tags to provide security and privacy of RFID protocols. RNGs might be weak spot of a protocol scheme and m...

Most indoor airflows are mixed convection. In order to simulate mixed convection accurately and efficiently, this paper uses a two-layer turbulence model. The two-layer model combines a one-equation model for near wall flow together with the standard k-epsilon model for outer-wall flow. The model has been used to predict the mixed convection by displacement ventilation in an office. The compute...

OBJECTIVE To assess the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of rapid nasogastric hydration (RNG) and rapid intravenous hydration (RIV) administered in the emergency department (ED) to young children suffering with uncomplicated, acute moderate dehydration. METHODS Ninety-six children aged 3 to 36 months, who presented with signs and symptoms of uncomplicated, acute moderate dehydration c...