An energy equation for fatigue crack growth in adhesive joints is proposed. Fatigue experiment on DCB joint specimens was used to derive the relation between rate (da/dN) and variables this equation. The result shows plastic dissipation change stored strain energy, whose with da/dN both depending stress ratio, are not straightforwardly related da/dN. dissipated new surface formation variable th...

BACKGROUND Although clinical experience suggests that patients with diabetes mellitus are more susceptible to several types of infections, the overall scope of pneumonia in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) has received little attention. METHODS This was a prospective observational cohort study in CAPD patients in which prognostic risks o...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a common diabetes-related complication, is the leading cause of progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end‑stage renal disease. Despite the rapid development in the treatment of DN, currently available therapies used in early DN cannot prevent progressive CKD. The exact pathogenic mechanisms and the molecular events underlying DN development remain unclear. Gins...

The linear 2-dim irreducible representations of the dihedral groups (Dn) are interpreted as classical linear operators of geometrical optics. It is shown that the 2-dim irreducible representation of D4 is simply the refractive group described by Campbell [Optom. Vision Sci. 74, 381 (1997)]. The dihedral Fourier-inverse mechanism is introduced and shown to provide a systematic connection between...

Todo grupo finito G actúa como grupo de automorfismos de diversas superficies de Klein con borde. Al menor de los géneros algebraicos de estas superficies se le llama género real ρ(G) del grupo G. Se conocen todos los grupos con 0 ≤ ρ(G) ≤ 8, aśı como el género real para varias familias de grupos. En este trabajo calculamos el género real de los grupos G = C2m × Dn, en función de los números m ...

Fault indicators (FI) and remotely controlled switches (RCS) can reduce the power outage time in distribution network (DN) by finding isolating faulty area. Therefore, they play an important role reducing cost increasing reliability of DN. In DN, there may be high-priority loads. One goals improving updating DN is to increase all buses, especially buses feeding such Here, placement FI RCS, as s...

Recurrent, multifocal Mycobacterium avium-intercellulare infection in a patient with interferon-gamma autoantibody. Clin Infect Dis. 2009;49:e76–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/605581 10. Havlir DV, Dubé MP, Sattler FR, Forthal DN, Kemper CA, Dunne MW, et al. Prophylaxis against disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex with weekly azithromycin, daily rifabutin, or both. California Collaborative Tr...

For given a graphH , a graphic sequence π = (d1, d2, · · · , dn) is said to be potentially H-graphic if there exists a realization of π containing H as a subgraph. Let Km − H be the graph obtained from Km by removing the edges set E(H) where H is a subgraph of Km. In this paper, we characterize potentially K2,5-graphic sequences. This characterization implies a special case of a theorem due to ...