205 research outputs found
UniquID: A Quest to Reconcile Identity Access Management and the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has caused a revolutionary paradigm shift in
computer networking. After decades of human-centered routines, where devices
were merely tools that enabled human beings to authenticate themselves and
perform activities, we are now dealing with a device-centered paradigm: the
devices themselves are actors, not just tools for people. Conventional identity
access management (IAM) frameworks were not designed to handle the challenges
of IoT. Trying to use traditional IAM systems to reconcile heterogeneous
devices and complex federations of online services (e.g., IoT sensors and cloud
computing solutions) adds a cumbersome architectural layer that can become hard
to maintain and act as a single point of failure. In this paper, we propose
UniquID, a blockchain-based solution that overcomes the need for centralized
IAM architectures while providing scalability and robustness. We also present
the experimental results of a proof-of-concept UniquID enrolment network, and
we discuss two different use-cases that show the considerable value of a
blockchain-based IAM.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figure
Fusion of Li with Tb} at near barrier energies
Complete and incomplete fusion cross sections for Li+Tb have
been measured at energies around the Coulomb barrier by the -ray
method. The measurements show that the complete fusion cross sections at
above-barrier energies are suppressed by 34% compared to the coupled
channels calculations. A comparison of the complete fusion cross sections at
above-barrier energies with the existing data of B+Tb and
Li+Tb shows that the extent of suppression is correlated with the
-separation energies of the projectiles. It has been argued that the Dy
isotopes produced in the reaction Li+Tb, at below-barrier
energies are primarily due to the -transfer to unbound states of Tb,
while both transfer and incomplete fusion processes contribute at above-barrier
energies.Comment: Phys. Rev. C (accepted
High-Precision Measurement of the 19Ne Half-Life and Implications for Right-Handed Weak Currents
We report a precise determination of the 19Ne half-life to be s. This result disagrees with the most recent precision
measurements and is important for placing bounds on predicted right-handed
interactions that are absent in the current Standard Model. We are able to
identify and disentangle two competing systematic effects that influence the
accuracy of such measurements. Our findings prompt a reassessment of results
from previous high-precision lifetime measurements that used similar equipment
and methods.Comment: 5 pages and 5 figures. Paper accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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Onset of deformation at in Bi nuclei
The high spin states in Bi has been studied by -ray
spectroscopic method using the Ta(Ne, 6n) fusion evaporation
reaction at 130 MeV. The coincidence data were taken using an
array of 8 clover HPGe detectors. The spin and parity assignments of the
excited states have been made from the measured directional correlation from
oriented states (DCO) ratios and integrated polarization asymmetry (IPDCO)
ratios. The results show, for the first time, the evidence of a rotational like
band based on a 13/2 band head in this nucleus, indicating the onset of
deformation at neutron number for the Bismuth isotopes. The results
obtained were found to be consistent with the prediction of the total Routhian
surface calculations using Woods Saxon potential. The same calculations also
predict a change in shape from oblate to triaxial in Bi at high
rotational frequency
Econometric analysis of the industrial growth determinants in Colombia
An econometric study is carried out using a panel data model with fixed effects to identify the industrial development determinants in Colombia during the term 2005–2015. The database used in the study corresponds to World Bank and the Colombian state. The determinants of industrial growth identified at the theoretical level that allow the enhancement of productive capacities to face foreign competition in Colombia are: innovation; networks of innovations and knowledge among companies and organizations; the interest rate; the capital-product ratio, the unit labor cost; and the exchange rate. The amount invested in scientific, technological and innovation activities by industrial group is the only variable that is not significant in the model
Fusion cross sections for 6,7Li + 24Mg reactions at energies below and above the barrier
Measurement of fusion cross sections for the 6,7Li + 24Mg reactions by the
characteristic gamma-ray method has been done at energies from below to well
above the respective Coulomb barriers. The fusion cross sections obtained from
these gamma-ray cross sections for the two systems are found to agree well with
the total reaction cross sections at low energies. The decrease of fusion cross
sections with increase of energy is consistent with the fact that other
channels, in particular breakup open up with increase of bombarding energy.
This shows that there is neither inhibition nor enhancement of fusion cross
sections for these systems at above or below the barrier. The critical angular
momenta (lcr) deduced from the fusion cross sections are found to have an
energy dependence similar to other Li - induced reactions.Comment: 1 .pdf fil
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