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Steganographic Analysis of Blockchains

, 2021
Steganography is one of the ways to hide data between parties. Its use can be worrisome, e.g., to hide illegal communications. Researchers found that public blockchains can be an attractive place to hide communications; however, there is not much ...
Jean Everson Martina, Ricardo Custódio, Alexandre Augusto Giron   +2 more
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Bioinspired Mechanosensitive Organic Artificial Neuron With Programmable Excitatory and Inhibitory Responses via Nonlinear Mechano‐Electrochemical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organic artificial neurons couple mechanical deformation and ionic environments through nonlinear mechano‐electrochemical dynamics. Mechanical strain and electrolyte concentration reshape their nonlinear electrical characteristics, programming excitatory or inhibitory spiking responses that mimic mechanosensitive biological neurons and enable ...
Rassen Boukraa, Pietro Belleri, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Fabrizio Torricelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Implementation of Verifiable Credentials Management System in Heterogeneous Cross-Chain Environments

Blockchains
Heterogeneous cross-domain networks are plagued by fragmented trust, data silos, and privacy risks, while conventional single-chain architectures fail to reconcile cross-chain interoperability, regulatory compliance, and commercial privacy.
Qibing Zhou, Tenghang Li, Yile Jiang, Datian Zhou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proof of Work as a Three-Sided Market

Frontiers in Blockchain, 2020
Blockchain technology is the distributed ledger technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We apply Oliver Williamson's transactions cost analysis to a proof of work blockchain consensus mechanism.
Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson, Jason Potts   +2 more
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Enhancing the blockchain interoperability through federated learning with directed acyclic graph

IET Blockchain, 2023
The use of federated learning to achieve blockchain interoperability has become a hot topic in research, because it enables data exchange without revealing any private information.
Feng Xia, Li Kaiye, Wu Songze, Xin yan
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain Asset Lifecycle Management for Visual Content Tracking

IEEE Access, 2023
With the current complexification of image manipulation technologies (ranging from color editing or aspect ratio modifications to AI-generated fake news), many numerical representations can be connected to the same semantic visual content. Thus, ensuring
Alexandre C. Moreaux, Mihai P. Mitrea
doaj   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America

Blockchains
This article examines Liquid Equity Rewards (LERs), a proposed blockchain-enabled mechanism designed to provide shareholders with time-weighted, utility-only incentives as a potential tool for improving corporate governance.
Wulf A. Kaal
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ChainKeeper: A cross‐chain scheme for governing the chain by chain

IET Blockchain, 2023
With the rapid application of consortium chains, supervising these systems has become a challenge for governments. The centralized model fails to deliver supervision services that are both open and transparent. Given the benefits of decentralization, non‐
Yuwei Xu, Ran He, Shengjiang Dai, Yujian Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source