Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Donghui Hu, Chunya Hu, Yuqi Fan, Xintao Wu
Summary: The paper introduces a group-based access control framework to prevent privacy disclosure when sharing information in online social networks. By extending group-centric secure information sharing models and incorporating ideas from attribute-based access control, the framework ensures privacy protection by imposing restrictions on information flow among groups. The security and efficiency of the implemented system is analyzed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the oGBAC model.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DEPENDABLE AND SECURE COMPUTING
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Ye Zhang, Leyou Zhang, Qing Wu, Yi Mu
Summary: This paper introduces a blockchain-enabled data access method based on attribute-based encryption to address the challenges of the Internet of Vehicles. By hiding attributes and recording transactions, user data privacy is protected, and decentralized edge nodes are utilized to reduce computational burden.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Marco Anisetti, Claudio A. Ardagna, Filippo Berto, Ernesto Damiani
Summary: This paper introduces a novel certification methodology for information-centric networks that supports continuous security verification. The methodology provides a complete view of the network security status and proposes two certification processes to balance the impact on the network and system performance.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Payal Chaudhari, Manik Lal Das
Summary: Searchable encryption allows cloud servers to search encrypted data without decryption. Single keyword-based encryption enables users to access subsets of documents containing specific keywords. The scheme presented in this paper uses attribute-based encryption to grant access to selective data subsets while maintaining user privacy.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CLOUD COMPUTING
(2021)
Article
Telecommunications
Qikun Zhang, Liang Zhu, Kunyuan Zhao, Yimeng Wu, Baohua Jin, Jianyong Li, Yinghui Meng, Sikang Hu
Summary: In this paper, a dynamic access control model based on privacy protection is proposed to address the issues of user privacy protection and frequent permission changes. The model encrypts and hides entity attributes and binds resource access permissions with entity attributes, resulting in more secure and flexible resource access control.
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xinyue Zhang, Hongning Li, Jingyi Wang, Yuanxiong Guo, Qingqi Pei, Pan Li, Miao Pan
Summary: This work proposes a data-driven caching revenue maximization problem with considerations of users' local differential privacy, utilizing the dBitFlip mechanism to add differential private noise to users' preference content information. Mathematical methods are used to describe the distance between noisy reference distribution and true distribution, and the relationship among tolerance level, differential privacy budget, and confidence level is proven. Feasible solutions to the revenue maximization problem are provided and simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Boubakr Nour, Hakima Khelifi, Rasheed Hussain, Spyridon Mastorakis, Hassine Moungla
Summary: ICN and NDN, as candidates for the future Internet architecture, provide a new approach to content security. By decoupling content from its original location and using content names for communication, ICN-based networks face challenges in controlling access to content, posing difficulties in realizing efficient AC mechanisms.
ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Dezhi Han, Yujie Zhu, Dun Li, Wei Liang, Alireza Souri, Kuan-Ching Li
Summary: This article proposes an auditable access control model based on attribute-based access control for managing private data's access control policy in IoT environments. A blockchain-based auditable access control system is also introduced to ensure data security and auditable access in IoT environments. Experimental results demonstrate high throughput and data security for real application scenarios.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Zhiyuan Wang, Hong Ni, Rui Han
Summary: Information-centric networking (ICN) has received extensive attention for improving content distribution efficiency in the network. The ICN architecture, which separates name resolution and message routing, is widely accepted due to its compatibility with IP networks. In this architecture, users obtain content replica node locator from the name resolution system (NRS) and complete data transmission through the locator. By introducing the Copa algorithm into ICN and proposing an improved Copa-ICN algorithm, we achieve high convergence speed and fairness in experiments, even when there is transmission in the opposite direction.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mena Safwat, Ali Elgammal, Eslam G. AbdAllah, Marianne A. Azer
Summary: ICN vehicular networks enhance data transmission and time sensitivity by providing features such as location-independent naming, in-network caching, name-based routing, built-in security, and high mobility. However, interacting with external networks introduces new security vulnerabilities, highlighting the importance of understanding attacks on VANETs.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rayan Anwar Abutaleb, Saad Said Alqahtany, Toqeer Ali Syed
Summary: Blockchains are recognized as secure and reliable platforms for data sharing in various industries. They can be seen as immutable ledgers storing data entries when decentralized. A framework has been designed to control patient health records and ensure patient privacy through blockchain and usage control. Performance analysis showed that the optimized blockchain operating system works at an acceptable speed.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Guangyu Peng, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaodong Lin
Summary: This study proposes a privacy-preserving EMR sharing architecture based on blockchain technology to address the issue of privacy leakage in cloud-based storage. Through a dual-blockchain system and identity-based tripartite authentication key agreement scheme, patients have fine-grained control over their EMR access, ensuring trust between healthcare institutions and supervising doctors' identities. The results of the study demonstrate that the proposed protocol is secure, efficient, and suitable for the EMR sharing of comatose patients.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Pei-Hsuan Tsai, Jun-Bin Zhang, Meng-Hsun Tsai
Summary: This paper presents a novel probe-based routing algorithm that explores real-time in-network caching to ensure the routing table storing the optimal paths to the nearest content provider is up to date. The effectiveness of probe-selections, Pending Interest Table (PIT) probe, and Forwarding Information Base (FIB) probe are discussed and analyzed by simulation with different performance measurements. The results demonstrate that the approach reduces the number of timeout interests and the average response time compared to basic CCN.
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Ahmed El Ouadrhiri, Basma Nissar, Mohamed El Kamili, Imane Rahmouni
Summary: Information-Centric Networking (ICN) coupled with Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) can overcome current Internet architecture limitations and resource constraints in environments like Mobile Information-Centric Disruption Tolerant Networking (MICDTN). The new approach, Fast-MICDTN, is proven to efficiently share content among a large number of users at a low cost through extensive simulations.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jakob Pfender, Alvin Valera, Winston K. G. Seah
Summary: This paper argues that traditional metrics are insufficient to describe caching performance in the subdomain of information-centric IoT, and introduces two new metrics to provide deeper insights into the effectiveness of in-network caching strategies, demonstrated through experiments on real hardware.
INTERNET OF THINGS
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Yuhui Wang, Shilong Ma, Xuanyu Liu, Yan Wei, Ziwei Liang, Yinchun Hu, Xiaojie Lian, Di Huang
Summary: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly deadly tumor with a significant rate of recurrence and metastasis. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a crucial role in these processes, providing a new perspective on liver cancer development. A study utilized composite magnetic nanocubes modified with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and hyaluronic acid (HA) to target HCC stem cells. The nanocubes successfully recognized the stem cells through receptor-ligand binding. The study also showed that the nanocubes inhibited HCC cell proliferation and migration by regulating the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Huilun Xu, Kejun Liu, Yimeng Su, Zhengjiang Liu, Yan Wei, Yinchun Hu, Liqin Zhao, Lingfeng Chen, Xiaojie Lian, Di Huang
Summary: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and creating reliable small diameter artificial blood vessels remains a challenge. To meet the requirements, researchers have successfully developed a micro diameter vessel using polyvinyl alcohol and alginate interpenetrating polymer networks through coaxial printing. The artificial blood vessel combines high strength and mimics the compliance of natural blood vessels. It also exhibits excellent anticoagulation properties and promotes tissue integration after implantation.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Su Yimeng, Xu Huilun, Liao Ziming, Liu Kejun, Merzougui Chaima, Zhang Xiangyu, Hu Yinchun, Wei Yan, Huang Di
Summary: This review summarizes the synthetic methods, antibacterial mechanisms, and applications of copper-based nanoparticles, and discusses the prospects of copper-based nanoparticle antibacterial agents in biomedical and clinical fields.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Pinglan Lin, Furong Qiu, Ming Wu, Lin Xu, Di Huang, Chen Wang, Xuejun Yang, Chaoyang Ye
Summary: This study investigated the effect of Salvianolic acid B (SAB) on renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis and its underlying mechanisms. The results showed that SAB significantly improved renal function and reduced renal fibrosis by inhibiting EZH2 and affecting the PTEN/Akt signaling pathway. Further clinical trials are needed to explore the therapeutic potential of SAB in treating renal fibrosis.
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Wenbo Ma, Abdusalam Abdukerim, Chen Cheng, Zihao Bo, Wei Chen, Xun Chen, Yunhua Chen, Zhaokan Cheng, Xiangyi Cui, Yingjie Fan, Deqing Fang, Changbo Fu, Mengting Fu, Lisheng Geng, Karl Giboni, Linhui Gu, Xuyuan Guo, Chencheng Han, Ke Han, Changda He, Jinrong He, Di Huang, Yanlin Huang, Zhou Huang, Ruquan Hou, Xiangdong Ji, Yonglin Ju, Chenxiang Li, Jiafu Li, Mingchuan Li, Shu Li, Shuaijie Li, Qing Lin, Jianglai Liu, Xiaoying Lu, Lingyin Luo, Yunyang Luo, Yugang Ma, Yajun Mao, Nasir Shaheed, Yue Meng, Xuyang Ning, Ningchun Qi, Zhicheng Qian, Xiangxiang Ren, Changsong Shang, Xiaofeng Shang, Guofang Shen, Lin Si, Wenliang Sun, Andi Tan, Yi Tao, Anqing Wang, Meng Wang, Qiuhong Wang, Shaobo Wang, Siguang Wang, Wei Wang, Xiuli Wang, Zhou Wang, Yuehuan Wei, Mengmeng Wu, Weihao Wu, Jingkai Xia, Mengjiao Xiao, Xiang Xiao, Pengwei Xie, Binbin Yan, Xiyu Yan, Jijun Yang, Yong Yang, Chunxu Yu, Jumin Yuan, Ying Yuan, Zhe Yuan, Xinning Zeng, Dan Zhang, Minzhen Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shibo Zhang, Shu Zhang, Tao Zhang, Yingxin Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Li Zhao, Qibin Zheng, Jifang Zhou, Ning Zhou, Xiaopeng Zhou, Yong Zhou, Yubo Zhou
Summary: A search is conducted for interactions from solar 8B neutrinos elastically scattering off xenon nuclei using PandaX-4T commissioning data. The energy threshold for this search is lowered compared to previous dark matter searches, and various techniques are employed to suppress background. Analyzing the data with an effective exposure of 0.48 tonne year, no significant excess of events is observed. The study provides the most stringent constraint on the solar 8B neutrino flux and a more stringent limit on the cross section between dark matter and nucleon in the mass range from 3 to 9 GeV/c2.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ji Qian, Yang Ha, Krishna Prasad Koirala, Di Huang, Zhi Huang, Vincent S. S. Battaglia, Chongmin Wang, Wanli Yang, Wei Tong
Summary: This study reports the synthesis of a highly fluorinated Li-excess cation-disordered rock salts (DRX) cathode, Li1.2Mn0.6Ti0.2O1.8F0.2, based on cost-effective and earth-abundant transition metals via a solid-state reaction. The fluorinated DRX cathode using an ammonium fluoride precursor exhibits uniform particle size, delivering a specific discharge capacity of 233 mAh g(-1) and specific energy of 754 Wh kg(-1), with 206 mAh g(-1) retained after 200 cycles. The study demonstrates the potential to develop next-generation cost-effective DRX cathodes with enhanced capacity retention for high-energy Li-ion batteries.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dong Seob Kim, Di Huang, Chunhao Guo, Kejun Li, Dario Rocca, Frank Y. Gao, Jeongheon Choe, David Lujan, Ting-Hsuan Wu, Kung-Hsuan Lin, Edoardo Baldini, Li Yang, Shivani Sharma, Raju Kalaivanan, Raman Sankar, Shang-Fan Lee, Yuan Ping, Xiaoqin Li
Summary: A long-standing pursuit in materials science is to identify suitable magnetic semiconductors for integrated information storage, processing, and transfer. Van der Waals magnets have brought forth new material candidates for this purpose. Recently, sharp exciton resonances in antiferromagnet NiPS3 have been reported to correlate with magnetic order, that is, the exciton photoluminescence intensity diminishes above the Neel temperature. Here, it is found that the polarization of maximal exciton emission rotates locally, revealing three possible spin chain directions. This study shows that anisotropic exciton photoluminescence can be used to read out local spin chain directions in antiferromagnets and realize multi-functional devices via spin-photon transduction.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yanzuo Jiang, Di Huang, Hongjia Zhang, Wei Xu, Ting Jiang
Summary: Similar to smartphones, smart or automatic level is crucial for miniature mass spectrometers. In this study, a miniature mass spectrometer combined with intelligent algorithms was used for rapid and accurate identification. The system achieved an average accuracy of 97% in differentiating ten fruits and determining the freshness of strawberries. By utilizing molecular ions, fragment ions, and dimer ions in the full mass spectrum, a satisfactory prediction accuracy (>99%) for 63 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was achieved.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Song Chen, Hao Li, Yajia Bai, Jianan Zhang, Toshiyuki Ikoma, Di Huang, Xiaona Li, Weiyi Chen
Summary: In this study, hierarchical and urchin-like chitosan/hydroxyapatite nanowire (HU-CS/HAp NW) microspheres were synthesized for the first time. These microspheres showed good biocompatibility, enhanced cell attachment and proliferation, and a high adsorption capacity for antibiotics. They also maintained their antibacterial efficacy. These novel HU-CS/HAp NW microspheres have potential applications as drug-laden cell carriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaofeng Luan, Pengbin Liu, Di Huang, Haiping Zhao, Yuang Li, Sheng Sun, Wenchang Zhang, Lingqian Zhang, Mingxiao Li, Tian Zhi, Yang Zhao, Chengjun Huang
Summary: Real-time transformation is crucial for impedance flow cytometry in practice, but the translation of raw data to cellular intrinsic electrical properties is time-consuming. We proposed a fast parallel physical fitting solver that characterizes single cells' electrical properties within 0.62 ms/cell. Based on this solver, we implemented physics-informed real-time impedance flow cytometry (piRT-IFC), which showed comparable speed but higher accuracy than the fully connected neural network predictor. In addition, we demonstrated the advantages of piRT-IFC in handling unfamiliar samples without pretraining.
MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Yinchun Hu, Min Kang, Xiangfei Yin, Yizhu Cheng, Zexin Liu, Yan Wei, Di Huang
Summary: The mineralized polyacrylamide (PAM-Mineralized) hydrogel demonstrated good ALP activity, cell adhesion, and biocompatibility for subchondral bone tissue engineering. It exhibited well-distributed layers of hydroxyapatite mineralization on the surface, improving the mechanical properties and osteogenic differentiation potential.
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hao Cheng, Niuniu Wang, Yongqiang Yang, Xiong Jiao, Peide Han, Wangping Duan, Di Huang, Meiwen An, Weiyi Chen, Xiaohong Yao, Xiangyu Zhang
Summary: Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been widely studied as a metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for antibacterial application. However, its weak photocatalytic activity under visible light hinders its practical use. In this study, g-C3N4 was modified with Zinc (II) meso-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (ZnTCPP) to improve its utilization of visible light and reduce electron-hole recombination. The resulting composite (ZP/CN) exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity, achieving 99.99% bacterial inactivation within 10 minutes under visible light irradiation. The improved performance was attributed to the excellent electrical conductivity at the ZnTCPP-g-C3N4 interface. In vitro and in vivo tests demonstrated that ZP/CN not only possessed strong antibacterial activity, but also promoted angiogenesis and suppressed inflammation. Therefore, ZP/CN shows great potential as an effective platform for healing bacteria-infected wounds.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Di Huang, Xiaohui Li, Wen Guo
Summary: This paper proposes a new energy saving path to meet COP26 requirements through the Industrial Collaborative Agglomeration Index (ICAI) model, constructed based on the location entropy of single industrial agglomeration. The results show significant differences in ICAI among the 3 regions and 11 provinces, with the upstream region showing an upward trend in industrial collaborative agglomeration level and the downstream region showing the highest ecological efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuhui Wang, Xiaohan Wang, Guozhen Ma, Lijie Xie, Dan Liu, Yanling Wang, Xinyu Zhao, Yingying Su, Andrei V. Perepelov, Peng Ding, Xiao Zhang, Bo Xu, Bin Liu, Di Huang
Summary: Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is a common infectious disease, with the prevalent serogroup O4 showing high antibiotic resistance. This study developed an O-glycosylation Escherichia coli chassis to biosynthesize a polysaccharide-based glycoprotein for the development of vaccines against UPEC infection. By optimizing the expression of enzymes and fermentation conditions, a high-yield glycoprotein was produced, which effectively reduced bacterial burden in mice after vaccination.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ruihuang Zhao, Pengcheng Wan, Ling Zhou, Di Huang, Haiqin Guo, Hao Xia, Junjie Du
Summary: For electron optics in graphene, the only available physical mechanism has been the propagation effect. However, this results in large-sized electronic components that need to operate at low temperatures. This paper introduces the concept of electron metasurfaces in graphene, which are the electronic counterparts of optical metasurfaces. The metasurfaces allow for the bending and splitting of electron beams, with the functionalities controlled by applied gate biases. These electron metasurfaces can shape the wavefront of electron beams within a short distance at room temperature, enabling the realization of optics-inspired electronic devices that can operate under ambient conditions. The concept of metasurface electron optics also holds promise for applications such as electron metalenses, metasurface holography, and metasurface-based digital coding technology in graphene.