Base-isolated structures achieve superior seismic performance but with the cost of large deformation base floor, which possibly causes superstructure collapse during severe earthquakes. Hence, it is great interest to develop hybrid isolation systems that can reduce and simultaneously improve superstructure’s performance. Recently, several using inerter-based dampers have emerged; however, nonli...

BACKGROUND New approaches are needed to bolster the modest effects of campus drinking prevention programs. However, more definitive research on new paradigms is very expensive, and in the current economic climate, progress can be made by evaluating smaller pilot studies. This study describes one such approach. METHODS A sample of 18-year-old or older, healthy, drinking freshmen at our univers...

A bimodal planar waveguide segment of specific length and thickness between two thinner single mode sections can serve as an interferometer. Depending on the phase gain of the two modes in the thick region, these fields can interfere destructively or constructively at the transition from the bimodal to the single mode section. We employ this geometry to realize a simple magnetooptic isolator co...

The Toucher–Isolator game was introduced recently by Dowden, Kang, Mikalački and Stojaković. Two players, Toucher Isolator, alternately claim an edge from a graph, where plays first. aims to touch as many vertices possible, Isolator minimize the number of that are so touched. Among trees with n vertices, they showed star is best choice for asked most suitable tree Toucher. Later, Räty answer pa...

Abstract Aim Smallmouth Bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ; SMB) are globally popular among anglers and have been widely introduced (i.e. stocked) for population management sportfishing. Importantly, stocking was prevalent before cryptic diversity within the SMB complex known, which now includes three newly elevated species: Neosho M. velox NB), Little River sp. cf. River; LRB) Ouachita OB). We sough...

BACKGROUND   In mammals, early-life environmental variations appear to affect microbial colonization and therefore competent immune development, and exposure to farm environments in infants has been inversely correlated with allergy development. Modelling these effects using manipulation of neonatal rodents is difficult due to their dependency on the mother, but the relatively independent pigle...