Published in Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Existing anonymity systems sacrifice anonymity for efficient communication or vice-versa. Onion-routing achieves low latency, high bandwidth, and scalable anonymous communication, but is susceptible to traffic analysis attacks. Designs based on DC-Nets, on the other hand, protect the users against traffic analysis attacks, but sacrifice bandwidth. ...
Published in Globalization and Health
During global pandemics, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), crisis communication is indispensable in dispelling fears, uncertainty, and unifying individuals worldwide in a collective fight against health threats. Inadequate crisis communication can bring dire personal and economic consequences. Mounting research shows that seemingly endle...
In indoor target tracking based on wireless sensor networks, the particle filtering algorithm has been widely used because of its outstanding performance in coping with highly nonlinear problems. Resampling is generally required to address the inherent particle degeneracy problem in the particle filter. However, traditional resampling methods cause...
Published in Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
A common challenge faced by the healthcare systems in many low- and middle-income countries is the substantial unmet mental healthcare needs, or the large gap between the need for and the provision of mental healthcare treatment. This paper investigates the potential causes of this treatment gap from the perspective of economics. Specifically, we h...
BackgroundResearchers worldwide are actively engaging in research activities to search for preventive and therapeutic interventions against COVID-19. Our aim was to describe the planning of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in terms of timing related to the course of the COVID-19 epidemic and research question evaluated.MethodWe performed a livin...
In bone cutting, the tissue is exposed to necrosis due to temperature elevation, which can significantly influence postoperative results in orthopaedic surgeries. This damage is usually revealed through histological analysis to show the necrotic extent; however, this technique does not capture mechanical damage, which is essential for a full materi...
Halichlorine, pinnaic acid and pinnarine are a novel family of marine alkaloids, characterised by their common 6-aza-spiro[4.5]decane ring system. First isolated in 1996 by Uemura et al, they have been shown to be biologically active with potential applications in the fields of inflammatory response and tumor metastasis. This project details the at...
Due to the exponential growth of the population and industrialisation over the past decades, the demand for sustainable separations and purification technologies has rapidly increased. Membrane-based separation is one of the most promising techniques since the costs involved is significantly reduced relative to conventional technologies such as dis...
Low surface energy polymeric materials always attract great interest due to their effective non-stick feature when contacting with other materials. Surface roughness in addition to the low surface energy elevates the hydrophobicity of the surface and makes it superhydrophobic. Ice adhesion and formation is one of the major problems for many industr...
With a global drive to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency, aeroengine manufacturers are challenged with the significant task of developing more efficient engines. In order to achieve improved propulsion and thermal efficiencies, the desire to operate at both higher temperatures and shaft speeds requires sufficient understanding of the eng...
