The massive construction in poor lands has encouraged engineers to use deep foundations in order to transfer superstructure loads to the subsoil. Since soil excavation, sampling, and laboratory testing as a part of site investigation are relatively difficult, in-situ tests such as cone penetration test (CPT) as a very informative test may be recommended. The CPT has been widely used in engineer...

the current study is focused on strengthening of reinforced concrete (rc) beams using cfrp straps installed in pre-cut grooves. the method which is referred as near surface mounted (nsm) benefits considerable advantages in comparison with the conventional externally bonded reinforcement (ebr) method and provides better normal and shear stress transfer between the frp and concrete substrate. the...

National renewable energy policies often have many goals, and frequently an aspiration is the development of domestic renewable energy technology manufacturing capacity. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM) in India is an example; besides targeting an installation of 20GW of grid-tied solar power capacity, it includes industrial policy to strengthen a photovoltaic solar manufacturi...

BACKGROUND Digital mammography clearly distinguishes gland tissue density from the overlying nonglandular breast tissue coverage, which corresponds to the existing tissue between the skin and the superficial layer of the fascia superficialis surrounding the gland (i.e., dermis and subcutaneous fat). Preoperative digital imaging can determine the thickness of this breast tissue coverage, thus fa...

Analyses of bunyavirus-infected cell extracts identified at least two virus-induced nonstructural polypeptides. With snowshoe hare (SSH), La Crosse (LAC), and six SSH-LAC reassortant viruses, it was shown that one of these nonstructural polypeptides (NSs, approximate molecular weight, 7.4 X 10(3)) is coded by the SSH small (S)-size viral RNA species. This nonstructural polypeptide was not detec...

OBJECTIVE Women with breast cancer face threats to body image following surgery. Nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction (NSM + IBR) may minimise body image disturbance as this preserves the woman's skin and areola complex. We assessed levels of body image disturbance and psychological distress in women undergoing NSM + IBR. To further understand the body image-distress r...

In this paper, we have firstly redefined the notion of neutrosophic soft set and its operations in a new way to handle the indeterminate information and inconsistent information which exists commonly in belief systems. Then, we defined neutrosophic soft matrix and their operators which are more functional to make theoretical studies and application in the neutrosophic soft set theory. The matri...

Coastal areas are vulnerable to change because, in this region, many human activities and natural influences change. These can result changes the existing coastline. Moreover, city of Surabaya has a reasonably long This study calculated speed shoreline using remote sensing technology SPOT 6 7 high- resolution satellite imagery from 2015 2019. Calculation is assisted by application Digital Shore...

The near-surface-mounted (NSM) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening technique for reinforced-concrete (RC) beams has attracted worldwide research attention and application in the past two decades. In spite of improved bond strength between NSM FRP concrete, compared with externally bonded (EB) method, premature debonding failure still occurs, and, hence, efficiency intervention is limit...

INTRODUCTION: The nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) improves aesthetic results after breast reconstruction through preservation of the entire skin envelope, obviating the need for reconstruction of the nipple areola complex (NAC). NSM, however, is associated with a higher risk for occult pathology and skin necrosis, which can require resection and compromise the reconstructive outcome. In DIEP fl...