Decoding techniques for product and staircase codes represent a dynamic research area in error-correcting codes, underpinning robust data transmission and storage applications. Product codes, which ...

Joint source-channel coding/decoding (JSCC/JSCD) techniques have become state-of-the-art and one of the challenging research subjects in the spatial communication area. This paper addresses the basic ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) 2005 Food Code states that the estimated cost of foodborne illness is $10–$83 billion annually. These staggering numbers, not to mention the potential of ...