I show that Kant’s phrase Ding an sich denotes, not a type of thing, but a type of object: namely, an object which is per se a thing. My interpretation is based on the assumption that Kant follows the traditional use of the terms objectum and res. Kant’s distinction between phenomenon and noumenon is a distinction between types of object: a “distinction of all objects in general into phenomena ...

Nicole L. Ward1,*,$, Narasimharao Bhagathavula2,*, Andrew Johnston3,*, Sean M. Dawes1, Wen Fu1, Sylviane Lambert3, Michael K. Dame2, Roscoe L. Warner2, Johann E. Gudjonsson3, James Varani2, and James T. Elder3,4,$ 1Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 3Department of Dermatology, University of Mi...

A new species of the planthopper genus Longtania Ding (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), L. arcuata n. sp. (central southern China: Hubei) is described and illustrated. A revised diagnosis of Longtania and a key to known species is provided. The genus is tentatively placed in the subtribe Delphacina. The genus Platytibia is reviewed and is assigned to the subtribe Numatina sensu Emeljanov...

The occurrence of catastrophic earthquakes necessitates further researches in the structure engineering for retrofitting construction structures. In this paper, the application of the active control in the structures’ seismic response has been addressed. A single degree of freedom nonlinear structure has been studied. The nonlinear dynamic of the structure is considered in which, the nonlinear ...

The original online version of this article was revised. On page 1424, the corresponding author should be CHEN Wen-hua.

This paper established the equivalent linear motion equation of TRMD. To further investigate potential application TRMD in nonlinear vibration, Bouc-wen model structure with is provided, vibration control efficacy and hysteretic characteristics main under harmonic excitation are analyzed. The results show that suppresses displacement while loop energy dissipation capacity itself reduced. For so...

In this paper the performance of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Adaptive Neuro- Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS) in simulating the inverse dynamic behavior of Magneto- Rheological (MR) dampers is investigated. MR dampers are one of the most applicable methods in semi active control of seismic response of structures. Various mathematical models are introduced to simulate the dynamic behavi...