This lecture begins with a discussion on secret-key and public-key cryptography, and then discusses One-Way Functions (OWF), and their importance in cryptography. Essentially, an OWF is easy to compute, but difficult to invert. A One-Way Permutation (OWP) is an OWF that permutes elements from a set. A Trap-Door Permutation (TDP) is essentially an OWP with certain information, that if disclosed,...

In this study, Fe(II) complexes of phenyldithiocarbamate, dimethyldithiocarbamate and imidazolyldithiocarbamate were used as single-source precursors to prepare iron sulphide nanoparticles by thermolysis in oleic acid/octadecylamine (ODA) at 180 °C. The nanoparticles were dispersed into hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) to prepare iron sulphide/HEC nanocomposites. Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis), Photo...

Granisetron and other 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists are first-line agents for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Current treatment guidelines prefer the longer-acting agent, palonosetron, for CINV prevention in some chemotherapy regimens. A new granisetron formulation, APF530, has been developed as an alternative long-acting agent. APF530 utili...

Mucoadhesive gels were prepared for the treatment of oral sub mucous fibrosis, which provide effect for extended periods of time. Stress was given for improvised local action of the drug with the addition of mucoadhesive polymer in the formulation. Curcumin was taken as a model drug as it exhibits profound antitumeric & antimutogenic activity. The semisolid preparations comprised of stabilizer ...

Phytocannabinoids that do not produce psychotropic effects are considered of special interest as novel therapeutic agents in CNS diseases. A cannabigerol quinone, the compound VCE-003, has been shown to alleviate symptoms in a viral model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Hence, we studied T cells and macrophages as targets for VCE-003 and its efficacy in an autoimmune model of MS. Proliferation, cel...

INTRODUCTION The second-generation 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist palonosetron is effective in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) associated with highly and moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC and MEC, respectively). In addition, palonosetron has been the first and, at present, the only 5-HT3 receptor antagonist to have a specific indication...

The present study aimed to establish hyperinsulinemic euglycemic step clamping with tracer glucose infusion and labeled glucose infusate (step hot-GINF HEC) for assessment of acute insulin resistance in anesthetized pigs and to arrange for combination with invasive investigative methods. Tracer enrichment was measured during D-[6,6-(2)H(2)]glucose infusion before and after surgical instrumentat...

Quantum states with geometric duals are known to satisfy a stricter set of entropy inequalities than those obeyed by general quantum systems. The allowed entropies derived using the Ryu-Takayanagi (RT) formula defines Holographic Entropy Cone (HEC). These no longer satisfied once corrections included employing Extremal Surface (QES) prescription. Nevertheless, structure QES allows for controlle...