The connections among the various nonlinearity criteria is currently an important topic in the area of designing and analyzing cryptographic functions. In this paper we show a quantitative relationship between propagation characteristics and nonlinearity, two critical indicators of the cryptographic strength of a Boolean function. We also present a tight lower bound on the nonlinearity of a cry...

We predict a strong effective Kerr nonlinearity in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers filled with a Raman active gas which exceeds the intrinsic Kerr nonlinearity by 2 orders of magnitude. Two-color bright-bright and dark-bright solitons supported by this nonlinearity are found and the feasibility of their experimental observation is demonstrated.

The connections among the various nonlinearity criteria is currently an important topic in the area of designing and analyzing cryptographic functions In this paper we show a quantitative relationship between propagation characteristics and nonlinearity two critical indicators of the cryptographic strength of a Boolean function We also present a tight lower bound on the nonlinearity of a crypto...

This paper deals with the freeze-drying process and, in particular, with the optimization of the operating conditions of the primary drying stage. When designing a freeze-drying cycle, process control aims at obtaining the values of the operating conditions (temperature of the heating fluid and pressure in the drying chamber) resulting in a product temperature lower than the limit value of the ...

BACKGROUND The potential role of whole grain in preventing various mortality outcomes has been inconsistently reported in a wealth of prospective observational studies. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the relations between whole-grain intake and risks of dying from any cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer through a meta-analytic approach. DESIGN Relevant studies were identified by searchi...

Nonlinearity, 0-1 balancedness and strict avalanche criterion (SAC) are important criteria for cryptographic functions. Bent functions have maximum nonlinearity and satisfy SAC however they are not 01 balanced and hence cannot be directly used in many cryptosystems where 0-1 balancedness is needed. In this paper we construct (i) 0-1 balanced boolean functions on V2k+1 (k ≥ 1) having nonlinearit...

Breast cancer is a serious disease across the world, and it is one of the largest causes of cancer death for women. The traditional diagnosis is not only time consuming but also easily affected. Hence, artificial intelligence (AI), especially neural networks, has been widely used to assist to detect cancer. However, in recent years, the computational ability of a neuron has attracted more and m...

We present a chaotic frequency-modulated microwave source that is governed by a simple, first-order nonlinear delay differential equation. When a sinusoidal nonlinearity is incorporated, the dynamical behaviors range from fixed-point to periodic to chaotic, depending on the feedback strength. When the sinusoidal nonlinearity is replaced by a binary nonlinearity, the system exhibits a complex pe...