Publications by authors named "Siraj A Shaikh"

The emerging technology that is vehicular platooning is an exciting technology. It promises to save space on congested roadways, improve safety and utilise less fuel for transporting goods, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The technology has already been shown to be vulnerable to attack and exploitation by attackers.

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  • Cardiovascular disease is a major health issue, highlighting the importance of modifiable risk factor management, such as lowering lipid levels and improving lifestyle habits.
  • A study evaluated the effectiveness of a specific herbal preparation on patients with hyperlipidemia using various herbal extracts over a series of assessments.
  • Results showed significant reductions in total cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels by the end of the study, indicating potential benefits of the herbal treatment on lipid profiles.
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Background: The deltoid ligament (DL) is a strong triangle-shaped ligament with a complex fascicular arrangement. Understanding the morphological and/or functional typing of the DL structure is hindered by a paucity of clear, quantitative, and reproducible data and is further complicated by inconsistent terminology use. The aim of this work was to describe different components of the DL using strict identification criteria.

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App collusion refers to two or more apps working together to achieve a malicious goal that they otherwise would not be able to achieve individually. The permissions based security model of Android does not address this threat as it is rather limited to mitigating risks of individual apps. This paper presents a technique for quantifying the collusion threat, essentially the first step towards assessing the collusion risk.

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