Abstract This study examined the hydrological behavior of the Araguaia River through reference flow, analyzing the capacity of granting the river segments in three different fluviometric stations.The study exposed the comparison of monthly and annual reference flow, considering a hydrological series of 33 years.Consequently, it was proposed seasona
Security in modern smart metering communications and in smart grid networks has been an area of interest recently.In this field, identity-based mutual authentication including credential privacy without active involvement of a trusted third party is an important building block for smart grid technology.Recently, several schemes have been proposed f
Abstract Background Various minimally invasive therapies are important adjuncts to management of hepatic injuries.However, there is a certain subset of patients who will benefit from liver resection, but there are no reports in the literature on laparoscopic anatomical liver resection for the management of complications after blunt liver trauma.Cas
Abstract Background Abnormal health anxiety, also called hypochondriasis, has been successfully treated by cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in patients recruited from primary care, but only one pilot trial has been carried out among those attending secondary medical clinics where health anxiety is likely to be more common and have a greater impact