Reversible logic circuits consist of a chain of reversible gates with many stages. The existing transmission gate-based implementation of reversible gates severely suffers from voltage degradation because of the inherent resistive voltage drop when cascaded. In addition, the propagation delay increases quadratically with the number of transmission gates cascaded in reversible circuits. To circumvent these problems in cascaded circuits, static CMOS buffers or latches are generally inserted at intermediate stages. But the static CMOS latches are inherently irreversible and cannot be used in reversible circuits. In this work, a novel adiabatic reversible latch is proposed to regenerate the voltage levels at intermediate stages in cascaded reversible circuits. The proposed latch is placed at the target line of each transmission gate-based reversible gate implementation to restore the logic to their respective voltage levels and at the same time reduces the energy consumption significantly. In addition, the proposed adiabatic reversible gate implementations show resistance against power analysis attacks as the current drawn from the power supply matches for all cases of input stimulus.

Recently discovered 42 AChE inhibitors binding at the catalytic and peripheral anionic site were identified on the basis of molecular docking approach, and its comparative quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were developed. These structurally diverse inhibitors were obtained by our previously reported high-throughput in vitro screening technique using 384-well plate's assay based on colorimetric method of Ellman. QSAR models were developed using (i) genetic function algorithm, (ii) genetic partial least squares, (iii) support vector machine and (iv) artificial neural network techniques. The QSAR model robustness and significance was critically assessed using different cross-validation techniques on test data set. The generated QSAR models using thermodynamic, electrotopological and electronic descriptors showed that nonlinear methods are more robust than linear methods, and provide insight into the structural features of compounds that are important for AChE inhibition.

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Internet of Things (IoT) is an ecosystem of connected edge devices that are accessible through the internet. Recent research focusses on adding more smartness and intelligence to these edge devices making them susceptible to various kinds of security threats. These edge devices rely on cryptographic techniques to encrypt the pre-processed data collected from the sensors deployed in the field. Since the edge devices are resource constrained, low-cost implementations of cryptographic algorithms are desirable. This work proposes a novel low-cost implementation of a versatile symmetric encryption algorithm namely Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) using time-multiplexed architectures for edge devices. The optimization is carried out in a four-fold manner on AES encryption/decryption hardware based on the resource sharing mechanism with a modified Substitution box achieving a maximum of 1.053[Formula: see text]GHz operating frequency. The aim of this work is to develop an area-power efficient AES architecture with a reasonable throughput suitable for resource constrained applications. The proposed architectures are synthesized on a Virtex-6 FPGA board and the ASIC performance results are obtained using 180[Formula: see text]nm SCL technology library. Implementation results of the proposed AES core integrated with an UART module are shown as a proof of concept.

Abstract. The use of Different types of storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing energy and also to make advantages ofheating and cooling systems are installed to maintain temperatures within the well-being zone. PCMs have been extensively used in various storage systems for heat pumps, solar engineering, and thermal control applications. The use of PCM's for heating and cooling applications have been investigated during the past decade. There are large numbers of PCM's, which melt and solidify at a wide range of temperatures, making them attractive in a number of applications. This paper also outline the investigation and analysis of Phase Change materials used in Different Types of storage systems with different applications.

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