Often objects are to be ranked. However, there is no measurable quantity available to express the ranking aim and to quantify it. The consequence is that indicators are selected, serving as proxies for the ranking aim. Although this set of indicators is of great importance for its own right, the most commonly used practice to obtain a ranking is an aggregation method. Any aggregation, however s...

In this talk we deal with the simulation of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems in hemodynamics, with the emphasis in data assimilation and simulation in physiological regimes.

Size-dependent vibrational and instability behavior of fluid-conveying magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) tubular nano-beam subjected to magneto-electric potential and thermal field has been analyzed in this study. Considering the fluid-conveying nanotube as an Euler-Bernoulli beam, fluid-structure interaction (FSI) equations are derived by using non-classical constitutive relations for MEE material...

The CCC-r chart is developed based on cumulative count of a conforming (CCC) control chart that considers the cumulative number of items inspected until observing r nonconforming ones. Typically, the samples obtained from the process are analyzed through 100% inspection to exploit the CCC-r chart. However, considering the inspection cost and time would limit its implementation. In this paper, w...

BACKGROUND Poor adherence to inhaled therapy is common in patients with asthma and COPD. An inhaler selection based on patients' preference could be beneficial to adherence and treatment effectiveness. Properly designed questionnaires can assess patients' satisfaction with their medication devices. The aim of this study was to estimate, using the Feeling of Satisfaction with Inhaler (FSI-10) qu...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to assess the evolution of stress in families of children and adolescents who start psychopharmacological treatment after being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the ability to detect this change using the FSI (Family Strain Index) questionnaire. METHODOLOGY Forty eight (48) specialists in child-adolescent psychiat...

Nowadays, advanced composite materials have shown remarkable resilience for lightweight structures, construction in ballistics protection, engineering, and other similar applications. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are being applied to many aircraft structures in order to improve performance and reduce the weight. But there is a possibility of structural damages due to Fluid-Structure ...

BACKGROUND The triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio has been reported to be as closely correlated with insulin resistance as is the fasting serum insulin concentration (FSI), and therefore it is seen as a clinically useful way to identify the concomitant presence of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. However, conflicting findings exist for the association of t...

Objectives This study compared full-arch screw-retained implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (FSI-FDPs) and telescopic-retained with a professional retrieval system (FTI-FDPs) on marginal bone loss (MBL), the risk indicators peri-implantitis rate after 7–13 years. Material methods Sixty five edentulous patients were treated 86 592 implants. The FSI-FDP group comprised 26 (32 prostheses, 20...