Comparative analysis of common essential constituents between single herbs, Ramulus cinnamomi (RC) and Herba schizonepetae (HS), and herbal pair (HP). RC – HS was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with alternative moving window factor analysis (AMWFA) and temperatureprogrammed retention indices (PTRIs). In all, 33, 37, and 43 essential chemical components in ess...

Significant research efforts have been devoted in recent years to the development of displacement-based seismic design methodologies, recognizing the shortcomings of traditional, code-specified force-based design procedures. Recent advances in direct displacement-based seismic design of columns rely on the estimates of yield curvature for the determination of seismic design forces to satisfy th...

Numerical simulation of beams failing in shear is still a challenge. With the scope verifying applicability smeared crack approaches to simulate behavior reinforced concrete (RC) shear, set with longitudinal glass fiber polymer (GFRP) bars, experimentally tested up their failure, and comprehensibly monitored, are numerically simulated. The simulations carried out multi-directional fixed model a...

This study evaluates the effect of shear on deflection reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to combined bending and shear. A total nine simply supported were manufactured with span-to-depth ratio, tension steel capacity ratio as test variables. The experimental results used evaluate by separating them into flexural deformations. theoretical specimens was calculated using effective moment in...

The CP47–RC complex of photosystem II (PS II) has an antenna subunit of 16 chlorophyll a molecules attached to the reaction center (RC) at the side of its inactive branch. The X-ray structure of PS II revealed that the shortest interpigment distances between CP47 and RC are about 21 Å, which is two-three times larger than within each subunit. Such long distances may slow down the energy transfe...

Relative centricity RC values of vertices/atoms are calculated within the Distance Detour and Cluj-Distance criteria on their corresponding Shell transforms. The vertex RC distribution in a molecular graph gives atom equivalence classes, useful in interpretation of NMR spectra. Timed by vertex valences, RC provides a new index, called Centric Connectivity CC, which can be useful in the topologi...

BACKGROUND Disability of the shoulder joint is often caused by a tear in the rotator cuff (RC) muscles. Four RC muscles coordinate shoulder movement and stability, among them the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscle which are predominantly torn. The contribution of each RC muscle to tear pathology is not fully understood. We hypothesized that muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration, features of...

The effects of somatostatin analogue RC-160 and bombesin/gastrin releasing-peptide (GRP) antagonist RC-3095 were evaluated in Copenhagen rats bearing the anaplastic, androgen-independent Dunning R3327-AT-1 prostatic adenocarcinoma. In the first experiment, RC-160 was given in the form of microcapsules releasing 60 micrograms/day/rat. RC-3095 was administered from implanted Alzet osmotic minipum...

The chloride corrosion of reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is a significant reason for premature deterioration and failure of RC structures in aggressive environments such as Persian Gulf region. This is one of the most important sources of engineering and economic problems in developed countries. So, the repair and maintenance of RC structures exposed to corrosive envir...