distinct aortic stiffening, which was independent of age (Fig.4d). In the presence of L-NAME (to suppress NO release and induce maximal contractions), K+-induced aortic stiffening was larger, although this effect seemed to be less pronounced in aged mice (non-significant trend,p = 0.156...
Makita [12] assumes that the steel fibres pull out of the concrete matrix due to cyclic loading under the top load and then slip back into the concrete channel under the bottom load by elastic rebound. Due to the cyclic pullout out and slip-back of the fibres, the fibre surface and wal...
In this focus, the structural behaviour of a stringed instrument can be studied under three main categories: first, the behaviour of the stretched string manipulated by the player; second, the reaction of the wooden soundbox of the instrument and the surrounding air to the string’s movement; ...
As the number and frequency of cyber-attacks designed to take advantage of unsuspecting personnel are increasing, the significance of the human factor in information security management cannot be understated. In order to counter cyber-attacks designed to exploit human factors in information...
Then the sharp notch was machined in weld metal region to provide ai/W length using the wire cut electric-discharge machine (EDM). Procedures prescribed by the ASTM E 647-05 standard were followed for the preparation of the specimens. Fatigue crack growth experiments were conducted using a ...
2018a, b). Of these the greatest advantage of including steel fibres in the concrete is to impart ductility to an otherwise brittle material. Steel fibres enable the concrete to continue carry load after cracking, the so-called post-cracking behaviour (Abdallah et al. 2016b; El-Mal et al....
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been most consistently linked to sexual behaviour, and the epidemiological profile of BV mirrors that of established sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It remains a matter of debate however whether BV pathogenesis does a
variation of load and scattering intensity (given in arbitrary units but self-consistentunits) are depicted in Fig. 6–9.Fig.6.Diagram showing results of simultaneous SAXS and tensile testing of theunmodified polyester resin/styrene matrix.The scattering patterns are 2-dimensional contour plots of ...
of pre-tension values,the number of pre-stressed wires,and long-term load on the stress variation of the steel wire and the long-term deflection of the beam midspan.The test results showed that with the number of prestressed wires increasing,the total stress of the steel wire in the beam ...
we construct two measures of trustworthiness among all recipients in the experiment, one based on the questionnaires’ answers and another based on the strategy method. We then compare the ex-ante behavioural decision to trust (before participants are allocated to a group) with the ex-post decisio...