A Protocol for Bidirectional Quantum Secure Communication Based on Genuine Four-Particle Entangled States

By swapping the entanglement of genuine four-particle entangled states, we propose a bidirectional quantum secure communication protocol. The biggest merit of this protocol is that the information leakage does not exist. In addition, the ideas of the ``two-step" transmission and the block transmission are employed in this protocol. In order to analyze the security of the second sequence transmission, decoy states are used.     

Approximating the maximum 2- and 3-edge-colorable subgraph problems

For a fixed value of a parameter k≥2, the Maximum k-Edge-Colorable Subgraph Problem consists in finding k edge-disjoint matchings in a simple graph, with the goal of maximising the total number of edges used. The problem is known to be -hard for all k, but there exist polynomial time approximation algorithms with approximation ratios tending to 1 as k tends to infinity. Herein we propose improved approximation algorithms for the cases of k=2 and k=3, having approximation ratios of 5/6 and 4/5, respectively.     

On the complexity of some subgraph problems

We study the complexity of the problem of deciding the existence of a spanning subgraph of a given graph, and of that of finding a maximum (weight) such subgraph. We establish some general relations between these problems, and we use these relations to obtain new NP-completeness results for maximum (weight) spanning subgraph problems from analogous results for existence problems and from results in extremal graph theory. On the positive side, we provide a decomposition method for the maximum (weight) spanning chordal subgraph problem that can be used, e.g., to obtain a linear (or O(nlogn)) time algorithm for such problems in graphs with vertex degree bounded by 3.     

Uniqueness results for nonlocal Hamilton-Jacobi equations

We are interested in nonlocal eikonal equations describing the evolution of interfaces moving with a nonlocal, non-monotone velocity. For these equations, only the existence of global-in-time weak solutions is available in some particular cases. In this paper, we propose a new approach for proving uniqueness of the solution when the front is expanding. This approach simplifies and extends existing results for dislocation dynamics. It also provides the first uniqueness result for a Fitzhugh-Nagumo system. The key ingredients are some new perimeter estimates for the evolving fronts as well as some uniform interior cone property for these fronts.     

ICT and cities revisited

This paper tests whether or not adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) has offset agglomeration benefits and led to more dispersed spatial structures worldwide. The paper returns to Ioannides et al. (2008) and confirms, first by relying on the Pareto (Zipf) coefficient of the city size distribution as a proxy of spatial dispersion, that the diffusion of fixed telephony has caused more dispersed urban structures worldwide, in other words, greater urban decentralization. Similar causal effects are established for mobile telephony, which are novel, and the internet, which extend previous research. They are confirmed for such alternative measures of dispersion as the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl index, and the coefficient of variation.     

一种基于OFDMA的无线多播比例公平调度方案

为了在无线多播网络中提高系统吞吐量,该文提出了一种新型的多播组间公平的无线资源分配方案。方案在保证公平分配无线资源的基础之上,运用设置平均误块率门限的方法,在系统的多用户分集增益和多播增益之间找到了最佳平衡,从而提高了系统的吞吐量。理论和仿真分析表明,与已有的传统多播方案相比,该方案在保证误块率不超过用户忍受的最高限度时,系统能够提供更高的吞吐量。该方案在实际应用中,具有一定的可行性和可操作性。     

张 ■教授与我国的植物科学

张（１８８４—１９５０），植物学家和生物学教育家．中国近代植物学的先驱、现代实验性植物生理学和植物生态学的奠基人．最先自编我国第一套植物学、植物形态学、植物解剖学、种子植物分类学、植物生态学和植物生理学教科书．长期从事植物学科的教学和研究工作，为我国的生物科学和教育事业的建立和发展，贡献了自己的一切知识和力量．     

Fabrication of Boron Nitride Nanosheets by Exfoliation

Nanomaterials with layered structures, with their intriguing properties, are of great research interest nowadays. As one of the primary two‐dimensional nanomaterials, the hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS, also called white graphene), which is an analogue of graphene, possesses various attractive properties, such as high intrinsic thermal conductivity, excellent chemical and thermal stability, and electrical insulation properties. After being discovered, it has been one of the most intensively studied two‐dimensional non‐carbon nanomaterials and has been applied in a wide range of applications. To support the exploration of applications of BNNSs, exfoliation, as one of the most promising approaches to realize large‐scale production of BNNSs, has been intensively investigated. In this review, methods to yield BNNSs by exfoliation will be summarized and compared with other potential fabrication methods of BNNSs. In addition, the future prospects of the exfoliation of h‐BN will also be discussed.     

Enhanced Thermal Stability in SiO2/Carbon Filler Derived from Rice Husk via Microwave Treatment for Electronic Packaging Application

Here we report the effect of microwave treatment on a silica–carbon (SiO₂ /C) filler derived from rice husk and the function of the microwave‐treated filler in an epoxy matrix for electronic packaging applications. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed improved thermal stability of the SiO₂ /C filler upon microwave treatment. X‐ray diffraction analysis indicated partial SiC formation after the microwave treatment. For packaging applications, compared to that of the pure epoxy polymer, the thermal conductivity of the epoxy–SiO₂ /C composite was improved by 178% at 40 wt % content of the microwave‐treated SiO₂ /C filler. Furthermore, an improvement of 149% in storage modulus and 17.6°C in glass transition temperature of the epoxy–SiO₂ /C composites was realized. The improvement in thermal stability of SiO₂ /C filler could be achieved via a simple microwave treatment, which in turn enhanced the thermal stability, thermal conduction, and thermomechanical strength of the electronic packaging materials.