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Blog: https://theaugustdispatch.com/category/computerizing-our-real-world/ 

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/fmartinson/Encription 

Apps: https://lhydra.com/homepage

 Title: A Comprehensive Analysis of Game Hacking through Injectors: Exploits, Defenses and Beyond 

Authors: Francis Martinson (1st), Dylan Rangel (2nd)

Year: 2023

Abstract: The emergence and rapid adoption of online gaming have resulted in massive multiplayer games and virtual landscapes that enable players to interact in real-time within a digital ecosystem. Competitive gaming has led some players to succumb to the temptation of employing illegitimate methods to achieve an unfair advantage over others, thereby compromising the gaming experience's authenticity and fairness. Game hacking is a pervasive problem that challenges the industry and raises crucial questions about the extent and the implications of such behavior in the gaming community. One of the most common methods employed by hackers is the use of injectors to compromise a game's code and modify its structure. As sophisticated software defenses evolve, questions arise as to how effectively developers can deter and combat hackers. This research discusses the mechanisms behind injectors, their methods of exploitation, and the potential strategies employed by game developers and anti-cheat systems to prevent hacking. 

PDF Link: A Comprehensive Analysis of Game Hacking through Injectors: Exploits, Defenses and Beyond (ijcaonline.org) 

 Title: A Revealed Architecture of camera-based Attacks for Smartphones 

Authors: Arnold Mashud Abukari (1st), Mohammed Amini (2nd), Francis Martinson (3rd)

Year: 2023

Abstract: Smartphones have taken a center stage in the daily activities of individuals and organizations across the world. Despite the positive impacts smartphones come with, the use of smartphones also has serious cyber security implications on the users. One of the most common attacks on smartphones is the camera-based attack. This research paper presents a revealed architectural algorithm highlighting how the camera-based attack are carried out and which functions of the smartphones are being used to aid the attack process. This research work also gives an overview of the global smartphone use and it’s reported cyber attack. The generalized smartphone architecture and it’s vulnerabilities are also presented in this research paper. 

PDF Link: A Revealed Architecture of camera-based Attacks for Smartphones (ijcaonline.org) 

 Title: Pre-harvest and post-harvest practices along the plantain (<i>Musa</i> spp. AAB) fruit value chain in Ghana that predispose them to ripening 

Authors: D.O. Ofosu (1st), I. Before (2nd), F. Martinson (3rd), G. K. Frimpong (4th), I. K. Asare (5th), B. Darfour (6th)

Year: 2023

Abstract: The present research sought to find out the practices of farmers and aggregators (wholesalers and retailers) in Ghana that might reduce the shelf-life of plantains (Musa spp. AAB). Primary data was obtained from a survey conducted on hundred (100) plantain farms and responses from 754 plantain aggregators from 95 major markets in communities spread across Ghana. There were variations in the planting style of farmers encountered in the study. Practices such as the haphazard planting (not planting in rows) by the farmers in the present study encouraged the growth of weeds, resulting in little aeration around the plants. Most of the farmers (65 to 80%) had good knowledge of plantains diseases. The bulk of the farmers interviewed used visual observation to assess the maturity of the plantain fruits and harvesting was mainly based on market demand. The Ashanti Region served as the main hub for the trading of plantains in Ghana with plantains from this region found in seven (7) out of the ten (10) regions surveyed. Traders preferred not to buy produce from far regions for sale in their region because of increased cost of transportation and hastened ripening of the plantain fruits prior to sale. All (100%) the plantain traders transported the plantains in vehicles meant for cargo or general goods, thus not providing the right conditions for transport of the plantain fruits. It is apparent from this present study that the practices of the various actors along the plantain value chain (farmers and traders) accelerate the ripening and subsequent softening of plantain fruits. 

PDF Link:  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gjas/article/view/261457