Private array equality comparison (PAEC) aims to evaluate whether two arrays are equal while maintaining the confidentiality of their elements. Current private comparison protocols predominantly focus on determining the relationships of secret intege...
Current private comparison schemes primarily focus on comparing single secret integers using quantum technologies, while the area of private array content comparison remains relatively unexplored. To bridge this gap, we introduce a quantum private ar...
When examining the history of wind engineering, it is evident that many full-scale/model test comparisons have found noticeable differences between the results. Although understanding the causes of these differences is important for practical purpose...
Potential etiological relevance for gastroenteric disorders including diarrhea has been assigned to Arcobacter butzleri. However, standard routine diagnostic algorithms for stool samples of patients with diarrhea are rarely adapted to the detection o...
Nonparametric combinations of permutation tests for pairwise comparison of scale parameters, based on deviances, are examined. Permutation tests for comparing two or more groups based on the ratio of deviances have been investigated, and a procedure...
Adjusting for covariates is important in the study of the performance of diagnostic tests. In this manuscript, the simultaneous comparison of the sensitivities and specificities of two binary diagnostic tests is studied when discrete covariates are o...
This work was conducted as a cross sectional study to define the disease burden of schistosomiasis in pregnant Madagascan women and to evaluate serological and molecular diagnostic assays. A total of 1154 residual EDTA blood samples from pregnant Mad...
For this paper, full-scale/model test comparisons to validate the traditional atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind-tunnel simulation technique performed until now by the wind engineering community are systematically reviewed. The engineering backgro...
Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods are broadly used for detection and characterization/imaging of cracks. Simulation is of great interest for designing such NDT methods. To model the ultrasonic 3D response of a crack, ultrasonic high fr...
A new research scheme for a full-scale/model test comparison is proposed for effectively validating the wind tunnel pressure measurement technique in this article. With the new research scheme and using quantifiable data, future full-scale/model test...
Molecular diagnoses of Entamoeba histolytica and Strongyloides stercoralis in human samples are becoming increasingly common. To contribute to the ongoing standardization of molecular diagnostic approaches targeting these parasites, we compared three...
The clock comparison experiments to test special relativity mainly include the Michelson–Morley experiment, Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, Ives–Stilwell experiment and the comparison experiment of atomic clocks in two locations. Thes...
Genetic testing has expanded out of the research laboratory into medical practice and the direct-to-consumer market. Rapid analysis of the resulting genotype data now has a significant impact. We present a method for summarizing personal genotypes as...
This article is a continuation of our previously published work that presented a comparison of nine attitude quaternion-based controllers of the quadrotor in simulation environment. In this article, the best three controllers were implemented into th...
A goodness-of-fit test is a frequently used modern statistics tool. However, it is still unclear what the most reliable approach is to check assumptions about data set normality. A particular data set (especially with a small number of observations)...
Background: The insulin tolerance test (ITT) and glucagon stimulation test (GST) are commonly used for assessment of anterior pituitary function, but there are few direct comparisons of these tests, i.e., where both tests were performed on the same i...
Frequency Response Analysis (FRA) is an important tool used for diagnostic measurements of power transformers. Standard test configuration applied in the industry is the end-to-end open test setup; however, an interwinding capacitive configuration is...
Containment is the last barrier for release of radioactive materials in the case of an accident in the nuclear power plant (NPP). Its overall integrity is tested during a containment integrated leak rate test (CILRT) at the design pressure, at regula...
Haptic displays have been gaining more relevance over the recent years, in part because of the multiple advantages they present compared with standard displays, especially for improved user experience and their many different fields of application. A...
In this paper, we leverage the properties of the swap test to evaluate the similarity of two qubits and propose a two-party quantum private comparison (QPC) protocol involving a semi-trusted third party (TP). The TP facilitates the comparison between...
The goal of this paper is to evaluate the life of HVDC extruded cables subjected to the extension of qualification test (EQT) load cycles, introduced by Cigrè Technical Brochure 852, as well as to compare the results thus obtained with those f...
Standardized mechanical tests have become one of the central bottlenecks in the efficient and cost-effective exploration of the process space in advanced manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing (AM). This paper presents a critical comp...
The additive manufacturing process is one of the technical domains that has had a sustained development in recent decades. The designers’ attention to equipment and materials for 3D printing has been focused on this type of process. The paper present...
Protective hard PVD coatings are used to improve the endurance of the tools exposed to repeated impact load, e.g., fine blanking punches. During the fine blanking process, a coated punch repeatedly impacts sheet metal. Thus, the coating which protect...
We show that the one-way ANOVA and Tukey–Kramer (TK) tests agree on any sample with two groups. This result is based on a simple identity connecting the Fisher–Snedecor and studentized probabilistic distributions and is proven without any additional...
The EU H2020 MaRINET2 project has a goal to improve the quality, robustness and accuracy of physical modelling and associated testing practices for the offshore renewable energy sector. To support this aim, a round robin scale physical modelling test...
In this paper, the results of a comparison between the soil moisture content (SMC) estimated from C-band SAR, the SMC simulated by a hydrological model, and the SMC measured on ground are presented. The study was carried out in an agricultural test s...
The Ames assay is the standard assay for identifying DNA-reactive genotoxic substances. Multiple formats are available and the correct choice of an assay protocol is essential for achieving optimal performance, including fit for purpose detection lim...
The Instrumented Indentation Test (IIT) mechanically characterizes materials from the nano to the macro scale, enabling the evaluation of microstructure and ultra-thin coatings. IIT is a non-conventional technique applied in strategic sectors, e.g.,...
Modern sensors deployed in most Industry 4.0 applications are intelligent, meaning that they present sophisticated behavior, usually due to embedded software, and network connectivity capabilities. For that reason, the task of calibrating an intellig...
This paper presents the performance analysis of a latest-generation hybrid vehicle (Toyota Yaris 2020) with a testing campaign in real road conditions and a comparison with the previous model (Toyota Yaris 2017). The study was conducted by applying t...
When choosing between two candidate models, classical hypothesis testing presents two main limitations: first, the models being tested have to be nested, and second, one of the candidate models must subsume the structure of the true data-generating m...
Inland shipping is pivotal to the comprehensive transport system of China. However, ship emission has become a major air polluter in inland river regions, and relevant emission inventories are urgently needed. Currently, the Automatic identification...
Proper quality assessment of ready-mixed concrete, which is currently the principal material for construction, land engineering and architecture, has an impact on the optimisation and verification of correct functioning of individual stages of the pr...
Background: Rapid and accurate identification of healthcare associated pathogens is crucial for early diagnosis and treatment of infections. This study aimed to assess the performance of a point-of-care multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in di...
The compatibility of seal materials with the working fluid is crucial for the flawless, energy-saving, environmentally sustainable, and safe operation of any technical system. This is especially true for hydraulic systems operating under high operati...
The aim of this study is to propose a test method for the determination of the quality of transformer paper insulation. For this purpose, the oil/cellulose insulation systems were exposed to various accelerated aging tests. The results of the aging e...
Faced with measurement conditions such as high-temperature forging, strict prohibition of surface contamination, and toxic environments, using the projection point of an optical target projector (referred to as an “optical projector”) as...
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In this cross-sectional study, the interactions between demographic characteristics and the body, mind, and social dimensions among participants of a holistic training program for social and personal development were examined and compared to a contro...
Homogenization of the time series of observed climatic data aims to remove non-climatic biases caused by technical changes during the history of the climate observations. The spatial redundancy of climate information helps to recognize station-specif...
In addition to the conventional laboratory tests of input materials and construction mixtures, the technically correct design of pavement structure involves more frequent functional tests of the input materials and mixtures. Our study summarizes find...
In this paper, we develop and study a novel testing procedure that has more a powerful ability to detect mean difference for functional data. In general, it includes two stages: first, splitting the sample into two parts and selecting principle compo...
The impact of different parameter estimation results on the design length of a borehole heat exchanger has received very little attention. This paper provides an in-depth investigation of this problem, together with a full presentation of six data in...
9 March 2020
Interlaboratory comparisons are a basic part of the regular quality controls of laboratories to warranty the adequate performance of test and measurements. The exercise presented in this article is the comparison of indoor radon gas measurements unde...
To analyze multivariate outcomes in clinical trials, several authors have suggested generalizations of the univariate Mann–Whitney test. As the Mann–Whitney statistic compares the subjects’ outcome pairwise, the multivariate general...
This paper proposes a validation-comparison method for burned area (BA) products. The technique considers: (1) bootstrapping of scenes for validation-comparison and (2) permutation tests for validation. The research focuses on the tropical regions of...
The comparison of covariance matrices is one of the most important assumptions in many multivariate hypothesis tests, such as Hotelling
Accurate wind power generation prediction, which has positive implications for making full use of wind energy, seems still a critical issue and a huge challenge. In this paper, a novel hybrid approach has been proposed for wind power generation forec...
Traditionally, mechanical bending tests are used to measure the stiffness of lumber, which is generally represented by the static modulus of elasticity (MoE). However, it is desirable to measure the stiffness of wood before it is processed into lumbe...
Music data exhibits numerous distinct symmetric and asymmetric patterns—ranging from symmetric pitch sequences and rhythmic cycles to asymmetric phrase structures and dynamic shifts. These varied and often subjective patterns present notable ch...
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