Vector Stream Cipher (VSC) is a stream cipher designed by ChaosWare and patented by NICT (formerly CRL), Japanese patents 3030341 and 3455758, US patent 6,668,265. VSC is recommended by the Softbank Technology Corporation for use in high bandwidth and high security applications. In this paper we present a practical attack instantly recovering the entire secret key of the high-speed single-round...

Vector Stream Cipher (VSC) is a stream cipher which consists of permutation polynomial over a ring of modulo 2w . The algorithm for generating stream keys is very simple and the encryption speed is very fast. Some theoretical attacks for VSC have been reported so far since the invention of VSC in 2004. Then, the authors proposed some improvements and developed “Vector Stream Cipher 2.0 (VSC 2.0...

In the field of mesh segmentation, co-segmentation techniques achieve state-of-the-art performance; however, the segmentation results rely on the shape descriptors used in the segmentation process. In this paper, we propose a novel type of descriptor called the “volumetric shape context” (VSC). For each triangle in the mesh, the VSC describes the distribution of the shape’s volume relative to t...

High-frequency oscillations caused by voltage source converters (VSCs) are constantly emerging in power systems with the increasing penetration of renewable energies. VSC models in current control timescale play a pivotal role in the analysis of these oscillation issues. Conventional VSC models show few physical mechanisms of VSC dynamics during system oscillations. Hence, this paper proposes a...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of two chewing gums on the production of volatile sulfur-containing compounds (VSC) in vivo. Fourteen periodontally healthy participants (20-35 years old) were included in the test panel. Test gum 1 (TG1) contained sucrose and Test gum 2 (TG2) contained xylitol and zinc citrate. Two series of tests were conducted with a double-blind cross-...

BACKGROUND The variable-stiffness colonoscope (VSC) appears to have advantages over the standard adult colonoscope (SAC), although data are conflicting. To provide a comprehensive up-to-date review, we conducted a meta-analysis to compare the efficacies of the VSC and SAC. METHODS Electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane library and the Science Citation Index, were searche...

This study aimed to determine the effect of green tea mouthwash on oral malodor, plaque, and gingival inflammation. Gingivitis subjects who had over 80 parts per billion of volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) in the morning breath were randomly assigned into green tea or placebo mouthwash group. At baseline, VSC, Plaque Index (PI) and Papillary Bleeding Index (PBI) were recorded. Participants were ...

The VSC (Variable Structure Control) with SM (Sliding Mode) dynamics is a well known theory used to dene a robust controller for a plant in the presence of model uncertainty and disturbance input. In this paper a method for de ning a Sugeno type of Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) parameters, derived from VSC design considerations, is proposed. The idea is to generate a set of VSC controllers, rela...

This paper discusses a novel direction for multicore cryptographic software, namely the use of multicore to protect a design against side-channel attacks. We present a technique which is based on the principle of dual-rail pre-charge, but which can be completely implemented in software. The resulting protected software is called a Virtual Secure Circuit (VSC). Similar to the dual-rail pre-charg...

The voltage source converter (VSC) excitation system is a novel excitation system based on pulse-width modulation (PWM) voltage source converter, which is proposed as improved alternatives to the conventional thyristor excitation systems. This paper aims to provide theoretical confirmation of power system stability enhancement by the VSC excitation system. The reactive current injected to gener...