Locks are efficient concurrent control mechanisms to ensure that shared resources are accessed by only a single thread in multi-threaded applications. However, for multi-core systems, lock usage leads to lock contention, which degrades program performance, increases system response time, and negatively affects scalability. This paper initially models lock contention from two aspects: static str...

In this paper we present a sliding mode based vehicle control strategy, which includes anti-lock braking and anti-spin acceleration. This strategy uses the slip velocity as controlled variable instead of wheel slip. The sliding mode control is integrated with an adaptation process for the unknown and varying adhesion coefcient of the tire/road interface. The proposed control method is veried ...

The phase-locked amplifier with output stability can filter out the noise effectively and the weak signal will be extracted from the noise and be amplified. The signal processing is relatively simple, so it is an effective way to detect the weak signal. It uses the phase sensitive detector (Phase Sensitive Detection, PSD) technique to identify the test signal, which has same frequency with the ...

In nature, microorganisms prefer to reside in structured microbial communities, termed biofilms, rather than as free-floating planktonic cells. Advantageous for the microorganisms, but disadvantageous for human health, is the increased resistance/tolerance of the biofilm cells to antimicrobial treatment. In clinically relevant biofilms, Candida albicans is one of the most frequently isolated mi...

This paper presents a practical design of backdoor to permanently bypass the screen lock mechanisms on Android devices. Our design has many advantages such as difficulty in detecting backdoor, fast execution time and low power consumption. The key feature of our backdoor is remote triggering that allows the backdoor to be temporarily triggered and executed through push notification services als...