In this article, we consider a variant of the classical DeGroot model opinion propagation with random interactions, in which prescribed subset agents is amenable to control parameter. There are also some stubborn and that neither nor control. We map problem shortest path problem, where parameter coupled across controlled nodes because common resource constraint. Hence, not pure dynamic programm...

This study explores the issue of micropolar fluids and heat transfer in a hybrid nanofluid through moving thin needle with prescribed surface flux. Here, SWCNT MWCNT are referred to as nanoparticles, Engine oil Refrigerant-134A working fluid. Similarity transformation is implemented acquire similarity equations, then numerically solved by utilizing shooting technique bvp4c function. Hybrid nano...

We consider a variant of the game of Cops and Robbers, called Lazy Cops and Robbers, where at most one cop can move in any round. We investigate the analogue of the cop number for this game, which we call the lazy cop number. Lazy Cops and Robbers was recently introduced by Offner and Ojakian, who provided asymptotic upper and lower bounds on the lazy cop number of the hypercube. By coupling th...

Publications are increasingly (often wrongly) being used as research outputs. Furthermore, ‘impacts’ of such publications are often (wrongly as well) measured using ‘citations’. Popular metric, like the ‘Hirsch index’, or ‘h-index’ is used as yardstick for judging the quality of individual researchers. However, there are many controversies around it, whether it is a good yardstick, which could ...

Background: This study was aimed to evaluate the orthopedists’ prescription pattern for outpatients referred to private clinics in Kerman province, Iran. Methods: In this study a total of 59,613 outpatients’ prescriptions issued by orthopedists contracting with Iran Health insurance organization and Iran Social Security Organization from the 1st May...

In this paper, we construct a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) scheme over integers with the message space ZQ for any prime Q. Even for the binary case Q = 2, our decryption circuit has a smaller degree than that of the previous scheme; the multiplicative degree is reduced from O(λ(log λ)) to O(λ), where λ is the security parameter. We also extend our FHE scheme to a batch FHE scheme.