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PRIVANET: An Efficient Pseudonym Changing and Management Framework for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
2020
Protecting the location privacy is one of the main challenges in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). Although, standardization bodies, such as IEEE and ETSI, have adopted a pseudonym-based scheme as a solution for this problem, an efficient pseudonym changing and management is still an open issue. In this paper, we propose PRIVANET, a complete and efficient pseudonym changing and management framework. The PRIVANET has a hierarchical structure and considers the vehicular geographic area as a grid. Each cell of this grid contains one or many logical zones, called vehicular location privacy zones (VLPZs). These zones can easily be deployed over the widespread roadside infrastructures (RIs), su…
Emotional Dimensions of User Experience ? A User Psychological Analysis
2014
User psychology is a human–technology interaction research approach that uses psychological concepts, theories, and findings to structure problems of human–technology interaction. As the notion of user experience has become central in human–technology interaction research and in product development, it is necessary to investigate the user psychology of user experience. This analysis of emotional human–technology interaction is based on the psychological theory of basic emotions. Three studies, two laboratory experiments, and one field study are used to investigate the basic emotions and the emotional mind involved in user experience. The first and second experiments study the measurement of…
eParticipation:Designing and Managing Political Discussion Forums
2010
Author's version of an article published in Social Science Computer Review, 2010, 28 (4), 403-426. Also available from the publisher: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894439309341626 eParticipation is the extension and transformation of participation in political deliberation and decision-making processes through information and communication technologies (ICTs). The most commonly found examples of eParticipation systems are political discussion forums. Although much of the discussion of these technologies is conducted in the eGovernment and eDemocracy literature, political discussion forums present a distinct set of design and management challenges, which relate directly to information systems c…
Subharmonic phase-lock criteria for a class of weakly non-linear high-order oscillators
1985
Subharmonic frequency entrainment of high-order weakly non-linear oscillators is investigated. For the class of circuits considered, equations are first derived which provide the first approximation values for the amplitudes and phases of the two main spectral components of the steady-state waveform. Necessary and sufficient stability criteria are then derived in explicit from. The example worked out (a negative conductance double-tuned oscillator) shows the efficiency and ease of use of the proposed method.
Determinants of user behaviour and recommendation in social networks
2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of social network use behaviour using Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Uses and Gratifications Theory. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative study was carried out with data gathered by personal interview using a structured questionnaire. Relationships proposed in the theoretical model were estimated through structural equation models. In total, 811 users of social networks over 14 and residents in Spain were part of the sample. Findings – Results indicate that use attitude and the subjective norm, both TPB variables, directly and significantly influence social network loyalty. Thus, network loyalty can be achiev…
A deep semantic segmentation-based algorithm to segment crops and weeds in agronomic color images
2022
Abstract In precision agriculture, the accurate segmentation of crops and weeds in agronomic images has always been the center of attention. Many methods have been proposed but still the clean and sharp segmentation of crops and weeds is a challenging issue for the images with a high presence of weeds. This work proposes a segmentation method based on the combination of semantic segmentation and K-means algorithms for the segmentation of crops and weeds in color images. Agronomic images of two different databases were used for the segmentation algorithms. Using the thresholding technique, everything except plants was removed from the images. Afterward, semantic segmentation was applied usin…
“Water Association” Band in Saccharide Amorphous Matrices: Role of Residual Water on Bioprotection
2021
Saccharides protect biostructures against adverse environmental conditions mainly by preventing large scale motions leading to unfolding. The efficiency of this molecular mechanism, which is higher in trehalose with respect to other sugars, strongly depends on hydration and sugar/protein ratio. Here we report an Infrared Spectroscopy study on dry amorphous matrices of the disaccharides trehalose, maltose, sucrose and lactose, and the trisaccharide raffinose. Samples with and without embedded protein (Myoglobin) are investigated at different sugar/protein ratios, and compared. To inspect matrix properties we analyse the Water Association Band (WAB), and carefully decompose it into sub-bands,…
Impact of non-idealities on the conductance characteristics of superconductor-insulator-normal metal-insulator-superconductor tunnel junctions
2012
We have investigated the effect of asymmetry in tunnelling resistance of individual normal metal-insulator-superconductor (NIS) tunnel junctions that constitute a SINIS pair, both experimentally and theoretically. Ours results clearly demonstrate that any finite asymmetry in the tunnelling resistance gives rise to an excess current, as compared to its symmetric counterpart, both below and around the gap edge. The signature of this excess current is visible almost up to the critical temperature. We find that this apparent broadening of the density of states is purely electrical in origin. Our calculations also show that any finite resistance that is in series with the tunnelling resistance, …
Further RF Measurements on the Superconducting 217 MHz CH Demonstrator Cavity for a CW Linac at GSI
2019
Proceedings of the 10th International Particle Accelerator Conference The 10th International Particle Accelerator Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 19 May 2019 - 24 May 2019; Geneva : JACoW Publishing, CERN 2826-2829 (2019). doi:10.18429/JACOW-IPAC2019-WEPRB014
Advanced Beam Dynamics Design for the Superconducting Heavy Ion Accelerator HELIAC
2019
The 10th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia, 19 May 2019 - 24 May 2019; JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland 928-931 (2019). doi:10.18429/JACOW-IPAC2019-MOPTS034