k-times anonymous authentication (k-TAA) schemes allow members of a group to be authenticated anonymously by application providers for a bounded number of times. Dynamic k-TAA allows application providers to independently grant or revoke users from their own access group so as to provide better control over their clients. In terms of time and space complexity, existing dynamic k-TAA schemes are...

This paper deals with a polling game on a graph. Initially, each vertex is colored white or black. At each round, each vertex is colored by the color shared by the majority of vertices in its neighborhood. (All recolorings are done simultaneously). We say that a set W0 of vertices is a dynamic monopoly or dynamo if starting the game with the vertices ofW0 colored white, the entire system is whi...

Various rod-shaped bacteria such as the canonical gram negative Escherichia coli or the wellstudied gram positive Bacillus subtilis divide symmetrically after they approximately double their volume. Their size at division is not constant, but is typically distributed over a narrow range. Here, we propose an analytically tractable model for cell size control, and calculate the cell size and inte...

Many attribute-based anonymous credential (ABC) schemes have been proposed, enabling users to anonymously prove possession of attributes. Recent papers introduced constant-size credentials issued by a single issuer for showing subset However, proving attributes from multiple issuers typically requires independent credentials. Only aggregate signature-based can overcome this limitation. This pap...

The total volume of centromeres per nucleus varies widely within Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring (7-fold) and between 11 higher plant species (24-fold). Such variation is closely correlated with nuclear DNA content, nuclear volume and, to a lesser extent, the total volume of nucleoli per nucleus. Centromere volume reflects minor intraspecific developmental fluctuations in nuclear size inde...

Various bacteria such as the canonical gram negative Escherichia coli or the well-studied gram positive Bacillus subtilis divide symmetrically after they approximately double their volume. Their size at division is not constant, but is typically distributed over a narrow range. Here, we propose an analytically tractable model for cell size control, and calculate the cell size and inter-division...