Multicast and anycast have received considerable attention due to their ability to support networked services. There are distinct and significant security vulnerabilities in both the multicast and anycast model including denial of service, theft of service, eavesdropping, and masquerading. The multicast problem requires a secure IGMP. The anycast problem requires secure anycast server advertise...

The centric relation is a mandibular position that determines a balance relation among the temporomandibular joints, the chew muscles and the occlusion. This position makes possible to the dentist to plan and to execute oral rehabilitation respecting the physiological principles of the stomatognathic system. The aim of this study was to investigate the reproducibility of centric relation record...

This paper presents a work in progress on a new research topic for artificial intelligence. It presents the first stages in a research that investigates the capacities of AI to understand the architectural rules that define historic architecture, more precisely Gothic cathedrals. Gothic architecture has its own logic. It follows rules that are defined by physical and structural constraints as w...

Unlike Harlequins, popular Gothic novels are not restricted to one publisher, but are sold by a number of large publishers such as Ace and Fawcett. As a result, the Gothic formula is not quite as rigid as the Harlequin formula. The term "Gothic" is often used loosely to designate "suspense." Thus, Gothics tend to shade off, on the one hand, into the classical detective story and, on the other h...

Various surgical techniques have been developed for the repair of an interrupted aortic arch. However, tension and Gothic arch formation at the anastomotic site have remained major problems for these techniques: Excessive tension causes arch stenosis and left main bronchus compression, and Gothic arch configuration is related to cardiovascular complications. To resolve these problems, we adopte...

Much Gothic literature touches upon the concepts of familial injustice, disconnect from origin, and ill-treatment "monstrously-othered" or abandoned child. Certain works fiction mirror those judicial discourses that involve contentious issues unknown ancestry, not least anonymous gamete donation cross-border surrogacy. Three novels in particular see their characters rendered monstrous by law, s...

In White is for Witching (2009), Helen Oyeyemi defamiliarizes traditional narratives, subverts the classical doctrines and inserts recent issues. Although her novels are mostly read within scope of gothic literature, she introduces ethnic mythology folklore that provide myriad perspectives. As well as incorporating features, draws from cultural motifs Nigerian roots to highlight recurring patte...