Unconditionally secure authentication codes with arbitration (A 2-codes) protect against deceptions from the transmitter and the receiver as well as that from the opponent. We rst show that an optimal A 2-code implies an orthogonal array and an aane-resolvable design. Next we deene a new design, an aane-resolvable + BIBD, and prove that optimal A 2-codes are equivalent to this new design. From ...

A ball joint for an automobile steering system is a pivot component which is connected to knuckle and lower control arm. The manufacturing process for its caulking comprises spinning and deforming. In this study, the process was simulated by flexible multibody dynamics. The caulking was evaluated qualitatively through numerical analysis and inspecting a plastically deformed shape. The structura...

Submitted: Jul 22, 2013; Accepted: Sep 2, 2013; Published: Sep 11, 2013 Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum condition of humidity contents, drying rate and energy in the experiment of drying of lemon grass in the fluidized bed dryer with presence of inert particles. The studied drying parameters were temperature, air velocity, mass of sand and drying time. The optimi...

We have applied the orthogonal array method to optimize the parameters in the genetic algorithm of the protein folding problem. Our study employed a 210-type lattice model to describe proteins, where the orientation of a residue relative to its neighboring residue is described by two angles. The statistical analysis and graphic representation show that the two angles characterize protein confor...

The objective of the present study is to optimize the process by applying the Taguchi method with orthogonal array robust design. Taguchi Parameter Design is a powerful and efficient method for optimizing the process, quality and performance output of manufacturing processes, thus a powerful tool for meeting this challenge. Off-line quality control is considered to be an effective approach to i...

Although the number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries is steadily declining worldwide, pedestrian protection is still an important issue. Extensive researches have been carried out for pedestrian protection in order to establish regulations for pedestrian safety. The automobile hoods and bumpers, which pedestrians frequently collide into during accidents, should be designed for the safety o...

The main objective of this project is to design the full-rate Space-Time-Frequency Trellis code (STFTC), which is based on Quasi-Orthogonal designs for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The proposed Quasi-Orthogonal Space-TimeFrequency Trellis code combines set partitioning and the structure of quasi-orthogonal space-frequency desig...

BACKGROUND Although the signal-averaged ECG (SAECG) is currently the best noninvasive test to identify patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) following myocardial infarction (MI), it is still a relatively insensitive test. Body surface mapping has improved the sensitivity of ECG in detecting various cardiac diseases. This study applied body surface mapping to the SAECG in the form of a clin...

In this study, amine functionalized Kit-6 silica mesoporous magnetite nanocomposite (NH2-MMNC) was synthesized by chemical methods and used as an efficient and recoverable adsorbent for removal of Ponceau 4R, as a toxic dye, from aqueous solutions. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, BET and SEM instruments. The effect of various experimental parameters on the dye r...

Background: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), the causative agent of bacterial citrus canker, has affected citriculture worldwide. Varieties of means have been used to minimize its devastating effects, but no attention has been given to bacteriocins. Objectives: Here and for the first time, we report the isolation and characterization of two novel bacteriocins. Materials and Methods: Secret...