Governments of developing countries typically spend between 15 and 30 percent of GDP. Hence, small changes in the efficiency of public spending could have a major impact on GDP and on the attainment of the government’s objectives. The first challenge that stakeholders face is measuring efficiency. This paper attempts such quantification and has two major parts. The first one estimates efficienc...

The popular random-oracle-based signature schemes, such as Probabilistic Signature Scheme (PSS) and Full Domain Hash (FDH), output a signature of the form 〈 f−1(y), pub 〉 , where y somehow depends on the message signed (and pub) and f is some public trapdoor permutation (typically RSA). Interestingly, all these signature schemes can be proven asymptotically secure for an arbitrary trapdoor perm...

To investigate the role of thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) and albumin in the availability of thyroid hormones to peripheral tissues, comprehensive kinetic studies of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were carried out in eight subjects with familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH), in four subjects with inherited TBG excess, and in 15 normals. In high-TBG subjects, the reduction ...

The ultimate goal of this research is to construct a new direct CO2 fixation system using photosystems in living algae. Here, we report light-driven formate production from CO2 by using cyanobacterial photosystem I (PS I). Formate, a chemical hydrogen carrier and important industrial material, can be produced from CO2 by using the reducing power and the catalytic function of formate dehydrogena...

In this study, the experimental analysis on the bare hull resistance coefficient of submarine at snorkel depth is represented. The experiments are conducted in marine laboratory of Admiral Makarov University. The results are presented for surface condition and snorkel condition. Snorkel depth is regarded equal to one diameter of submarine hull beneath the water surface as usual in submarines. P...

Nowadays, various numerical methods are developed to extend computational fluid dynamics in engineering applications. One of the most useful methods in free surface modeling is Boundary Element Method (BEM). BEM is used to model inviscid fluid flow such as flow around ships. BEM solutions employ surface mesh at all of the boundaries. In order to model the linear free surface, BEM can be modifie...

Background: Dual-level stochastic programming is a technique that allows modelling uncertainty at two different levels, even when the time granularity differs vastly between levels. In this paper we study problem of determining optimal fleet size and mix vessels performing maintenance operations offshore wind farms. strategic planning spans decades, while operational performed on day-to-day bas...

The following study investigated a rare case of adult immersion in second language context without prior exposure to the language. It aimed investigate whether Length Residence (LoR) acts as strong index L2 speech performance when coupled with daily and interaction first speakers. Twenty-two females from Africa Asia who worked Foreign Domestic Helpers (FDH) Omani homes varying LoRs performed an...

The hash-and-sign RSA signature is one of the most elegant and well known signatures schemes, extensively used in a wide variety of cryptographic applications. Unfortunately, the only existing analysis of this popular signature scheme is in the random oracle model, where the resulting idealized signature is known as the RSA Full Domain Hash signature scheme (RSA-FDH). In fact, prior work has sh...