Thomas V. Cash, Cartel-Busting D.E.A. Chief in Miami, Dies at 85

Thomas V. Cash, a charismatic Drug Enforcement Administration official who ran its Miami field division during a ...

Malik Thomas scores 20 and No. 23 Virginia moves to 9-0 at home with 84-60 win over Cal

Malik Thomas scored 20 points and No. 23 Virginia beat California 84-60 in its Atlantic Coast Conference home opener Wednesday night, scoring at least 80 points for the 14th time in 15 games this ...
IEEE

Improved Decoding Algorithm of BD-LRPC Codes

Abstract: A Bounded-Degree Low-Rank Parity-Check (BD-LRPC) code is a rank-metric code that admits a parity-check matrix whose support is generated by a set of powers of an element. This specific ...
IEEE

Channel-Aware Gradient Descent Bit-Flipping Algorithm for LDPC Codes

Abstract: The gradient descent bit-flipping with momentum (GDBF-w/M) and probabilistic GDBF-w/M (PGDBF-w/M) algorithms significantly improve the decoding performance of the bit-flipping (BF) algorithm ...
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Thomas Black: A dress code won’t make flyers behave, but a $44,000 fine will

The number of disruptive passengers on airplanes continues at a pace well above pre-pandemic levels. While the midair dustups are trending down after the Federal Aviation Administration adopted a zero ...