OBJECTIVE To explore factors influencing participation and attrition in a family-led weight-management programme for obese Pacific children. DESIGN Qualitative study used bilingual in-depth interviews at exit and end of an 8-week weight-management programme. SETTING New Zealand. SUBJECTS Forty-two parents/primary caregivers of obese children who were randomised in the intervention weight-...

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the effect impact force on residual strength capacity simply supported reactive powder slabs. Eight specimens reinforced concrete slabs with dimensions 500 x mm and 70 in four categories were used. The influences slab compressive (conventional concrete), steel fiber proportion (1, 1.5, 2%), percentage reinforcement tension zone (ρ1=0.007, ρ2=...

Impact force and structural response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams under drop weight impact have been intensively studied reported in the literature. The prediction peak has well investigated while study overall profile governing is limited. parameters acting on a structure including force, plateau duration all affect responses. This investigates profiles from RC beams. effects global stiff...

Board-level drop impact testing is a useful way to characterize the drop durability of the different soldered assemblies onto the printed circuit board (PCB). The characterization process is critical to the lead-free (Pb-free) solders that are replacing lead-based (Pb-based) solders. In this study, drop impact solder joint reliability for plastic ball grid array (PBGA), very-thin quad flat no-l...