Chaotic maps used to shuffle and manipulate the image pixels are important for encryption (IE). In this study, a novel 2D optimized chaotic map (OPMAP) using triple-objective differential evolution (TODE) algorithm is presented IE. A model OPMAP with eight decision variables empirically designed, then its determined utilizing TODE through minimizing function that involving Lyapunov exponent (LE...

The present study was carried out to characterize the cervical mucus (CM) collected when inseminating Holstein cows and to relate the secretion pattern with pregnancy. The mucus was collected from mid-cervix of 64 cows with spontaneus estrus (SE) and induced estrus (IE). The quantity, pattern and consistency of the mucus, pH, arborization patterns and the sperm motility were observed. The level...

Insurance policies often contain optional insurance coverages known as endorsements. Because these additional coverages are typically inexpensive relative to primary coverages and data can be sparse (coverages are optional), rating of endorsements is often done in ad hoc manner after a primary analysis has been conducted. This paper describes a study of the Wisconsin Local Government Property I...

We present a model in which the media endorses the character of offi ce-seeking candidates as a means to promote its own ideological agenda. In equilibrium, political parties completely pander to the elite-controlled media under moderate ideological conflict between voters and the elite. Larger ideological conflict leads to stochastic polarization– parties either adopt the role of media darling...

Despite consensus in focus on form (FOF) instruction over the facilitative role of noticing, controversy has not quelled over ways of directing EFL learners’ attention towards formal features via implicit techniques like input-enhancement or explicit metacognitive feedback and interactive peer-editing on the output they produce. This quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of input enh...

A gene that encodes a protein homologue to baculoviral IE-1 was identified and sequenced in the genome of the Choristoneura fumiferana granulovirus (ChfuGV). The gene has an 1278 nucleotide (nt) open-reading frame (ORF) that encodes 426 amino acids with an estimated molecular weight of 50.33 kDa. At the nucleotide level, several cis-acting regulatory elements were detected within the promoter r...