BACKGROUND The transosseous-equivalent cross bridge double row (TESBDR) rotator cuff (RC) repair technique has been developed to optimize healing biology at a repaired RC tendon insertion. It has been shown in the laboratory to improve pressurized contact area and mean foot print pressure when compared with a double row anchor technique. Pressure has been shown to influence healing between tend...

Precast post-tensioned segmental (PPS) bridge piers mitigate global and local damages of structures through natural hinges (joints between their segments) rocking motion segments. The application the PPS is currently growing in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) where segments are manufactured offsite with higher quality, assembled onsite a short time. Structural vulnerability analysis very ...

This paper is concerned with the thermal models which can physically reflect the heat-flow paths in a lightweight three-phase half bridge, two-level SiC power module with 6 MOSFETs and can be used for coupled electro-thermal simulation. The finite element (FE) model was first evaluated and calibrated to provide the raw data for establishing the physical RC network model. It was experimentally ...

BACKGROUND Many questionnaires for measuring physical activity (PA) exist. This complicates the comparison of outcomes. METHODS In 8 European countries, PA was measured in random samples of 600 persons, using the IPAQ as a 'bridge' to historical sets of country-specific questions. We assume that a unidimensional scale of PA ability exists on which items and respondents can be placed, irrespec...

Abstract Within the last century, coastal structures for infrastructure applications have traditionally been constructed with timber, structural steel, and/or steel-reinforced/prestressed concrete. Given asset owners’ desires increased service-life; reduced maintenance, repair and rehabilitation; liability; resilience; sustainability, it has become clear that traditional construction materials ...

Reinforced concrete (RC) bridges exposed to marine environments significantly suffer from steel bar corrosion. Steel corrosion is responsible for strength deterioration of and material, damage in steel-concrete bond, spalling cover concrete, so on. This study presents a numerical model that can simulate the structural behavior corroded RC bridge piers under seismic action. In model, corrosion-i...

Background: A licensed vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) has not become available to date. The stability and antigenicity of a targeted synthesized recombinant fusion protein consisting of a truncated core and NS3 (rC/N) of HCV had been predicted. Although safe antigens, recombinant proteins are not efficacious vaccines without adjuvants. The present study evaluated the immunogenicity of ...