A Statistical Model for Early Detection of DDoS Attacks on Random Targets in SDN

Wireless Personal Communications - Software Defined Networks (SDNs) have accelerated and simplified the management, configuration and error detection in today’s networking systems. However,...     

Finite element analysis of a center crack specimen warm pre-stressed under different modes of loading

Load bearing capacity of cracked specimens can be improved following pre-loading procedures like warm pre-stressing (WPS). In this paper, the effects of modes I and II pre-loading on fracture load of a central angled crack specimen are studied by finite element analysis. The specimen is reloaded either in mode I or in mode II. To predict the fracture load of cracked specimen after pre-loading, the maximum tensile stress (MTS) and maximum shear stress (MSS) criteria are used. It is shown that mode II fracture load is independent of pre-loading but the mode I fracture load is highly improved after warm pre-stressing. The mode mixity of the specimen is also changed when the pre-loading and reloading modes are not identical. An increase in the fracture load of the specimen following pre-loading may be due to change of failure mode as predicted by finite element analysis in this work.     

Inversion of inhomogeneous continuously varying dielectric profilesusing open-ended waveguides

The problem of reconstructing one-dimensional inhomogeneous, continuously varying dielectric profiles using open-ended waveguides is studied. The measured or available data-which are actually simulated here-consist of the self-admittance of the open-ended waveguide ending in a flange, put in contact with the dielectric medium to be inverted. The self-admittance of the waveguide radiating into the medium is then formulated. Choosing the Levenberg-Marquardt optimization algorithm, a search for a multilayered model with a sufficient number of layers-using successive refinements-is carried out until the admittance of the trial medium agrees closely, within a certain tolerance, with the admittance of the actual medium     

Investigation of the levels of N(τ)-Methylhistidine in a range of beef cuts and offals

Protein-bound N(τ)-methylhistidine (N-MeHis) has been suggested as an index for the estimation of muscle (meat) protein in meat and meat products. This paper examines the levels of N-MeHis in a range of six prime beef cuts together with beef flank, cheek, mechanically recovered meat (MRM) and offals. The study was undertaken by two separate laboratories using a previously reported HPLC procedure involving the conversion of N-MeHis to a fluorescent derivative. It is shown that, whilst similar N-MeHis levels are present in the prime cuts, there is considerable variation in those found in the other cuts and offals. The average N-MeHis level in six prime cuts observed at both laboratories is 122 μg/g fat-free connective tissue-free (FFCF) meat; however, flank exhibits apparently high N-MeHis levels, whilst cheek and MRM contain only approximately 70% of the level found in the prime cuts. The offals contain between 0 and 65% of the N-MeHis level found in prime cuts. The greater variability and the often lower value of the N-MeHis content of these legitimate meat materials preclude the establishment of a single realistic index for FFCF beef, and present fundamental problems for the assessment of the lean meat content of manufactured beef products by N-MeHis determination.     

Characterization of silver-palladium submicronic powders

Various properties of submicronic silver-palladium powders (70/30 and 75/25 Ag/Pd % wt/wt), recently obtained by a new process of precipitation in aqueous solution, are described. These powders are intended to be used in the multilayer ceramic capacitor industry. The morphology of the particles has been analysed through various measurements, such as SEM images, tap density, BET surface area, and the size distribution by a sedimentation technique. The powders were found to be made of spherical shaped particles of mean diameter close to 0.3 m with a narrow size distribution. The individual grains were agglomerated only to a small extent. After being conditioned as a paste by blending with an organic binder, screen-printed and fired, the particles sintered into a conductive layer of low resistivity (15–30 Wcm for 2 m thickness) with only a few remaining voids, as observed by SEM. Thermal measurements indicated no melting of a pure silver phase at 960 °C, thus indicating that alloying was achieved before this temperature.     

Investigation of the levels of free purine and pyrimidine bases and metabolites in mechanically recovered meats

Levels of free purine and pyrimidine bases and metabolites, in particular xanthine, have been investigated in poultry meat and MRM as potential qualitative or quantitative markers for the presence of MRM in meat products. Only xanthine was found to exhibit significantly different levels between the source meat and MRM product where, for example, it was found to be present at approximately 100 μg/g in turkey MRM but only 57, 33 and 14 μg/g in the neck, leg and breast meat respectively. The wide variation in levels within a cut, together with the overlap between figures for source meat and MRM, preclude the use of xanthine as a robust qualitative or quantitative marker. Processing of turkey meat by subjecting it to an increasing level of comminution does not appear to elevate the indigenous level of free xanthine.     

ERES: an extended regular expression signature for polymorphic worm detection

Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques - The quick spreading of modern sophisticated polymorphic worms poses a serious threat to the internet security. So far, several signature...     

Kinetics of the Benzylation of Potato Starch

The formation of benzyl ethers of potato starch by etherification with benzyl chloride is base catalyzed and is therefore carried out at high pH. In a suspension of starch granules the rate of starch ether formation is found not to be linearly related to the concentration of hydroxyl ions in the water phase of the suspension. At the same pH widely different rates of reaction can be observed, to be due to the tendency of the starch granules to “absorb” hydroxyl ions when electrolytes are added to the suspension. The rate of formation of the benzyl ether of starch is found to be linearly related to the amount of hydroxyl ions “absorbed” by the starch. The rate of the side reaction leading to benzyl alcohol turned out to be higher in the presence of starch than in water of the same pH.