Secure transmission for IoT wireless energy-carrying communication systems

Pingxin Wang; Zhen Jing; Zhi Zhang; Qing Wang; Congcong Li; Hongxia Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289251

Peer Review History

Original SubmissionMarch 29, 2023
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Cogent Business & Management, 4(1). doi:10.1080/23311975.2017.1361663 Li, Y., Khalid, A.-S., Dongling, W., & Al-Sulaiti, I. (2022). Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.964410 Methods and Results The results section of the paper presents a good view of the study. This work presents a notable investigation on a selected topic. I suggest including some graphical presentations to improve the quality of this study. Please see the proposed studies and see the graphical representation. Add few lines how media communication helps employees to cope in the emergence pf the COVID-19? Improve your work like these studies and cite them in this section. Li, Y., Khalid, A.-S., Dongling, W., & Al-Sulaiti, I. (2022). Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.964410 Zhuang, D., Al-Sulaiti, K., Fahlevi, M., Aljuaid, M., & Saniuk, S. (2022). Land-use and food security in energy transition: Role of food supply. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.1053031 Abbasi, K. R., & Tufail, M. (2021). Revisiting electricity consumption, price, and real GDP: A modified sectoral level analysis from Pakistan. Energy Policy, 149, 112087. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112087 Farzadfar, F., Naghavi, M., Sepanlou, S. G., Saeedi Moghaddam, S., Dangel, W. J., Davis Weaver, N., . . . Larijani, B. (2022). Health system performance in Iran: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 399(10335), 1625-1645. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02751-3 Paulson, K. R., Kamath, A. M., Alam, T., Bienhoff, K., Abady, G. G., . . . Kassebaum, N. J. (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398(10303), 870-905. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01207-1 Discussion section The discussion section needs improvement. Even the paper presents a good view of the study. This work presents a notable investigation on a selected topic. I suggest including some latest studies to improve the quality of this study. Please see the proposed studies and see the graphical representation. Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator, N. (2023). Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026. Lancet Glob Health, 11(3), e385-e413. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00007-4 Iorember, P. T., Iormom, B., Jato, T. P. (2022). 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5 Jun 2023 Author Response Reviewer #1: I have read this paper with interest. I have reviewed this informative study, which presents a new idea entitled, "Secure transmission for IoT wireless energy-carrying communication systems." The authors are very intelligent and skillful. The paper is well structured, and the methodology is appropriate, well applied, and discussed. I accept and endorse this study for publication in the current format, as the authors have revised it well to achieve merit. Good luck with the publication process. Abstract As the Abstract is the main door of the manuscript, it should briefly present high-quality English with new information. I am recommending the authors of this study to expand Abstract, as it is too short. The Abstract should be around 250 words. I have suggested some studies to check the abstracts and improve yours and cite them in the introduction and build your study objectives like these studies. The authors appreciate dear reviewer for this useful comment. The abstract of the manuscript was revised and rewritten according to the suggested studies. Introduction improvement: I am glad to assess this informative study. In my opinion, I have some guidelines for the authors to enhance the study quality before endorsing it for publication. [i1]- Balsalobre-Lorente, D., He, C., Pilař, L., & Shah, S. A. R. (2023). Tourism, urbanization and natural resources rents matter for environmental sustainability: The leading role of AI and ICT on sustainable development goals in the digital era. Resources Policy, 82, 103445. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103445 [i2]- Raza, S., Nurunnabi, M., Minai, M. S., & Bano, S. (2019). The Impact of Entrepreneurial Business Networks on Firms’ Performance Through a Mediating Role of Dynamic Capabilities. Sustainability, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11113006 [i3]- Hussain, T., Wei, Z., Ahmad, S., Xuehao, B., & Gaoli, Z. (2021). Impact of Urban Village Disamenity on Neighboring Residential Properties: Empirical Evidence from Nanjing through Hedonic Pricing Model Appraisal. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 147(1), 04020055. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000645 The authors appreciate dear reviewer for this constructive comment. The suggested works were studied and cited in the manuscript. The content related to this case were highlighted in the manuscript. Literature section It presents a good summary of the literature. I suggest authors add the literature as recommended below to improve the manuscript. Overall, the authors have creatively linked variables. It reflects an innovative model of the study. I am pleased to read this article. However, I have some suggestions for the authors to enhance the quality of the literature section. The authors can add few lines about technological innovations and environmental responsibility practices. Please see the suggested studies and cite them to enhance the literature section. [l1]- Shah, S. A. R., Zhang, Q., Balsalobre-Lorente, D., & Pilař, L. (2023). Technology, Urbanization and Natural Gas Supply Matter for Carbon Neutrality: A New Evidence of Environmental Sustainability under the Prism of COP26. Resources Policy, 82, 103465. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103465 [L2]- Lebni, J. Y., R. Toghroli, J. Abbas, N. NeJhaddadgar, M. R. Salahshoor, M. Mansourian, H. D. Gilan, N. Kianipour, F. Chaboksavar, S. A. Azizi, and A. Ziapour. 2020. "A study of internet addiction and its effects on mental health: A study based on Iranian University Students." J Educ Health Promot 9:205. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_148_20. [L3]- Hussain, S. T., Abbas, J., Lei, S., Jamal Haider, M., & Akram, T. (2017). Transactional leadership and organizational creativity: Examining the mediating role of knowledge sharing behavior. Cogent Business & Management, 4(1). doi:10.1080/23311975.2017.1361663 [L4]- Li, Y., Khalid, A.-S., Dongling, W., & Al-Sulaiti, I. (2022). Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.964410 The recommended articles were studied and added to the literature review section, as dear reviewer guided. The content related to this case were highlighted in the manuscript. Methods and Results The results section of the paper presents a good view of the study. This work presents a notable investigation on a selected topic. I suggest including some graphical presentations to improve the quality of this study. Please see the proposed studies and see the graphical representation. Add few lines how media communication helps employees to cope in the emergence pf the COVID-19? Improve your work like these studies and cite them in this section. Li, Y., Khalid, A.-S., Dongling, W., & Al-Sulaiti, I. (2022). Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.964410 [M1]- Zhuang, D., Al-Sulaiti, K., Fahlevi, M., Aljuaid, M., & Saniuk, S. (2022). Land-use and food security in energy transition: Role of food supply. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.1053031 [M2]- Abbasi, K. R., & Tufail, M. (2021). Revisiting electricity consumption, price, and real GDP: A modified sectoral level analysis from Pakistan. Energy Policy, 149, 112087. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112087 [M3]- Farzadfar, F., Naghavi, M., Sepanlou, S. G., Saeedi Moghaddam, S., Dangel, W. J., Davis Weaver, N., . . . Larijani, B. (2022). Health system performance in Iran: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 399(10335), 1625-1645. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02751-3 [M4]- Paulson, K. R., Kamath, A. M., Alam, T., Bienhoff, K., Abady, G. G., . . . Kassebaum, N. J. (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398(10303), 870-905. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01207-1 The authors appreciate reviewer for this comment. According to the reviewer’s comment, several lines about application of media communication in helping employees to cope in the emergence of the COVID-19 were added to the manuscript. Also, the suggested papers were studied and cited. Finally, the structure of the proposed method was represented as a diagram in Figure 2. The content related to this case were highlighted in the manuscript. Discussion section The discussion section needs improvement. Even the paper presents a good view of the study. This work presents a notable investigation on a selected topic. I suggest including some latest studies to improve the quality of this study. Please see the proposed studies and see the graphical representation. [D1]- Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator, N. (2023). Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026. Lancet Glob Health, 11(3), e385-e413. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00007-4 [D2]- Iorember, P. T., Iormom, B., Jato, T. P. (2022). Understanding the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes: the criticality of human capital development and energy use. Heliyon, 8(12), e12611. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12611 [D3]- Jawad, A., Wang, L., Ben Belgacem, S., Pawar, P. S., Najam, H. (2023). Investment in renewable energy and electricity output: Role of green finance, environmental tax, and geopolitical risk: Empirical evidence from China. Energy, 269, 05115. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.126683 [D4]- Jiakui, C., Najam, H., Liu, J., & Abbas, J. (2023). Green technological innovation, green finance, and financial development and their role in green total factor productivity: Empirical insights from China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 382(381), 135131. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135131 The suggested papers were studied and also cited in the manuscript. The content related to these references were highlighted in text. Also, some new simulation results were added to section 4.4 of the manuscript. These updates were highlighted in text. Conclusion I suggest you make a separate heading of the conclusion and do not mix it with implications. Policy Recommendations I again recommend you to make a separate heading of the Policy Recommendations. The conclusion section is acceptable. Overall, this presents a good piece of research work. I recommend that authors do a little more work and revise this article accordingly. I suggest the authors check English quality and fix some weak sentences. If you have already taken English editing service, ask them to recheck the quality to meet scientific merit for publication. I endorse this manuscript for publication after minor corrections, as suggested. The conclusion section was double-checked and edited according to the guidance of the dear reviewer. The updates in this section were highlighted in the manuscript. Reviewer #2: The paper can be improved considering the following: The motivation is not clear, add some updated references to increase the literature. The authors appreciate dear reviewer for this useful comment. Several updated references were added to the literature section of the manuscript. The updates related to this case were highlighted in section 1 (Introduction). What is the novelty of this paper? this paper constructs a secure transmission model for IoT, optimizes the power of the corresponding beamforming vector using block coordinate descent algorithm, locates the user confidential information encoding as an entropy function, and derives the secure transmission problem of the system by Lagrangian method. First, time-domain switching type energy-carrying communication network model is taken into consideration, which has multiple cells, multiple users, and multiple eavesdroppers. The transmitter dynamically shifts between energy transport and information transmission depending on the channel condition in order to fulfill the various needs for energy transport and information transmission, altering the conventional fixed allocation strategy for both. This makes it possible to thoroughly assess both the stability and efficiency of energy transmission as well as the dependability and security of information transfer under the conditions of both independent and combined eavesdropping by eavesdroppers. The impact of switching threshold on system performance is then investigated in order to strike a balance between system security and dependability. Next, a switching threshold optimization technique is created to increase secrecy throughput while staying within an energy budget. The resilience of secure transmission in the communication system is lastly supported by experimental data. Did you consider any tradeoffs in this paper? The authors did not consider tradeoffs in this paper. Needs to add few simulation results to justify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The authors appreciate dear reviewer for this constructive comment. In this regard, some new simulation results were added to section 4.4 of the manuscript. These updates were highlighted in text. Attachments Attachment Submitted filename: response-sh15-plos one.docx https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289251.r002
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Open letter on the publication of peer review reports

PLOS recognizes the benefits of transparency in the peer review process. Therefore, we enable the publication of all of the content of peer review and author responses alongside final, published articles. Reviewers remain anonymous, unless they choose to reveal their names.

We encourage other journals to join us in this initiative. We hope that our action inspires the community, including researchers, research funders, and research institutions, to recognize the benefits of published peer review reports for all parts of the research system.

Learn more at ASAPbio .