Y our patient presents with a history of ovarian carcinoma, 2 years post pelvic exenteration, chemotherapy, and pelvic radiation therapy. She has a colostomy and an ileal conduit. She now is experiencing extremely high output from her colostomy, symptoms of dehydration, frequent leakage and skin irritation, and a short wear time of 24 to 48 hours for her colostomy pouching system. After her phy...

The internet of things (IOT) is the new revolution of internet after PCS and ServersClients communication now sensors, smart object, wearable devices, and smart phones are able to communicate. Everything surrounding us can talk to each other. life will be easier and smarter with smart environment, smart homes,smart cities and intelligent transport and healthcare.Billions of devices will be comm...

The threat of malicious attacks against the security of the Smart Grid infrastructure cannot be overlooked. The ever-expanding nature of smart grid user base implies that a larger set of vulnerabilities are exploitable by the adversary class to launch malicious attacks. Extensive research has been conducted to identify various threat types against the smart grid, and to propose counter-measures...

This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of authentication schemes for smart mobile devices. We start by providing an overview of existing survey articles published in the recent years that deal with security for mobile devices. Then, we describe and give a classification of threat models in smart mobile devices in five categories, including, identity-based attacks, eavesdropping-based...

The smart meter is an important intelligent device on the Smart Grid that has the capability to report information related to power consumption, billing and other significant readings. The protection of smart meter communications against attacks is essential to ensure reliable operations of the Smart Grid. In this paper, we give an overview of smart meter applications, and we discuss the securi...

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a new technology in radiation oncology that delivers radiation more precisely to the tumor while relatively sparing the surrounding normal tissues. It also introduces new concepts of inverse planning and computer-controlled radiation deposition and normal tissue avoidance in contrast to the conventional trial-and-error approach. IMRT has wide appl...