OBJECTIVE Normal physiological movement creates different weightbearing zones within a human knee: the medial condyle bearing the highest and the trochlea bearing the lowest weight. Adaptation to different physiological loading conditions results in different tissue and cellular properties within a knee. The objective of this study was to use microarray analysis to examine gene expression diffe...

Natural-fiber-reinforced composites offer various advantages over synthetic composites, including low density, useful mechanical properties and environmental friendliness. In spite of the progress achieved in field, performance these composite materials has yet to be fully characterized, particularly terms impact resistance. this study, we measured drop weight impact, Izod strength, hardness, t...

The self-compacting concrete (SCC) was invented to overcome the compaction problems in deep sections, owing its perfect workability characteristics. Steel fibers when used with SCC would affect required fluidity characteristics but improve impact resistance. In this research, an experimental work conducted evaluate response of micro-steel fiber-reinforced SCC, under flexural impact. A 5.47 kg f...

After 12 months of insulin therapy, mean body weight had increased by 3.06 2.5 kg (P < 0.001). The drop in HbA1c was correlated with insulin-associated weight gain. With the use of a multiple linear regression model, a cluster of variables was identified that significantly related to weight gain. Diabetes-related distress, initial insulin dose, and the increase of insulin dose during the course...

This paper describes the design of an experiment that tests the e↵ectiveness of mobile applications for a weight loss program. The mobile application combines three modules: a tailored text messaging service, a goal setting and progress monitoring support, and a social network setup to achieve the weight management goals. We describe the design of a usability testing experiment for the mobile a...

The thesis discusses machine setup problems which arise in high-mix, lowvolume production environments of printed circuit board assembly (PCB) industry. We concentrate especially on the hybrid setup problem that is a combination of the job grouping and minimum setup problems. We define an objective function that minimizes a weighted sum of the number of setup occasions and the number of feeder ...