conclusions the present data do not suggest that pregabalin is more efficacious than placebo in the treatment of lumbar and cervical radicular pain. however, the small sample size of this study may have affected the ability to detect such a difference. results data on 19 of the 39 patients recruited were available for analysis. no statistically significant differences in the pain, disability, a...

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Displacement Coefficient Method (DCM) stipulated in the ASCE 41-06 standard is becoming the preferred method for seismic rehabilitation of buildings in many high-seismic-hazard countries. Applications of the method for non-building constructions such as bridges are beyond the scope of this standard. Thus its application to this kind of structure should be approached with care. Target displaceme...

Direct displacement based design (DDBD) is a conceptual framework that directly design a structure to achieve an expected performance level under specified seismic intensity. In this study, two important issues relevant to torsional response of mass eccentric 8-story RC building designed with DDBD approach are investigated. These issues are including the effects of unbalanced mass distribution ...