“MIX-net” systems protect the privacy of participants by clouding together their transactions through cascades of third parties. Reliability and trust are therefore open issues in this literature and limit the applicability of these systems. This paper discusses how the MIX approach can be adapted to put the user at the center of the protocol and in control of it, so that each participant can t...

OBJECTIVE To explore why patients with cancer treated by London hospitals report worse experiences of care compared with those treated in other English regions. DESIGN Secondary analysis of the 2011/2012 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (n=69 086). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Patients with cancer treated by the English National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES 6...

This study aims to examine the relationship between Marketing Mix, Brand Equity with Purchase Decisions, and Loyalty Digital Wallets reinforce purchasing decisions. research is included in cross-sectional because it was conducted at a particular time not compared other studies. The sample selection technique used non-probability sampling, namely convenience samples, questionnaires were distribu...

This paper presents an analysis of mixes and dummy traffic policies, which are building blocks of anonymous services. The goal of the paper is to bring together all the issues related to the analysis and design of mix networks. We discuss continuous and pool mixes, topologies for mix networks and dummy traffic policies. We point out the advantages and disadvantages of design decisions for mixes...

the purpose of this research was to evaluate the application of recycled aggregates of constructiondebris such as concrete, cement block and rubbles from pars-kangan site in asphalt concrete mix design. toevaluate the performance of aggregates different mix designs with recycled aggregate percentages of 0, 10,30, 50 and bitumen percentages of 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, and 6.5 were provided and two mar...

The development of genetically modified (GM) crops has prompted widespread debate regarding both human safety and environmental issues. Food crops produced by modern biotechnology using recombinant techniques usually differ from their conventional counterparts only in respect of one or a few desirable genes, as opposed to the use of traditional breeding methods which mix thousands of genes and ...

In this article we signpost readers to 10 papers we consider essential reading for anyone starting out on an evidence-based medicine journey. We have considered papers consisting a mix of old and new, seminal and cutting-edge that offer insight into what evidence-based medicine is, where it came from, why it matters and what it has achieved. This is balanced against some of the common criticism...

Cement producers are large consumers of thermal and electrical energy, which on a global level are only available at steadily increasing costs. Efforts to reduce demands by using higher effi ciency equipment and substituting fuels and raw materials to lower production costs have been addressed in recent years. These changes have introduced constraints that must now be managed to secure the requ...