About the MDF The Mediterranean Development Forum (MDF) partnership, which began in 1997, comprises Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region think tanks, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank Institute. The partnership is dedicated to empowering civil society to participate in shaping public policy, making a contribution to the policy debate in key areas of regional int...

This paper presents insights into the response and failure of medium density fibreboard (MDF) panels subjected to air-blast loading. The MDF are representative a cheap, potentially sustainable, structural material that is commonly used in homes buildings. Simplified computational simulations were design series experiments elucidate range responses failures within MDF. blast-loaded exhibited mul...

the influence of flour content and immersion time in water on the creep behavior of composites made from high density polyethylene (hdpe) waste and mdf (medium density fiberboard) flour was investigated. mixing was carried out by a twin screw extruder and the sample was manufactured by flat hot press. firstly, the modulus of elasticity and bending strength of various mdf flour-polyethylene comp...

The pathophysiological relationships of a myocardial depressant factor (MDF) present in the plasma of cats in hemorrhagic shock were studied. Aprotinin (Trasylol), an inhibitor of a variety of proteases including kallikrein and trypsin, prolonged survival of cats in postoligemic shock as well as prevented the appearance of MDF in the plasma. Trasylol did not alter the arterial blood pressure, v...

[Purpose] This study compared the differences in electrophysiological characteristics of normal muscles versus muscles with latent or active myofascial trigger points, and identified the neuromuscular physiological characteristics of muscles with active myofascial trigger points, thereby providing a quantitative evaluation of myofascial pain syndrome and clinical foundational data for its diagn...

Hybrids of meta-heuristics have been shown to be more effective and adaptable than their parents in solving various combinatorial optimization problems. However, hybridized schemes are more tedious to implement due to their complexity. We address this problem by proposing the Meta-heuristics Development Framework (MDF). In addition to being a framework that promotes reuse to reduce developmenta...

The objective of this research was to investigate the utilization of olive mill sludge (OMS) as an alternative to wood in the manufacture of the medium density fiberboard (MDF). The MDF panels were manufactured using standardized procedures that simulated industrial production at the laboratory. Six panel types were made from various mixtures of hardwood fiber/dried OMS flour, 100/0, 90/10, 80/...

BACKGROUND There is not enough evidence to support the efficacy of massage for muscle fatigue despite wide utilization of the modality in various clinical settings. This study investigated the influence of massage application on localized back muscle fatigue. METHODS Twenty-nine healthy subjects participated in two experimental sessions (massage and rest conditions). On each test day, subject...

Japanese pine sawyer beetle, pine shoot beetle, and Formosan subterranean termite were selected to investigate the inhibitory abilities of solid wood and wood-based composites (MDF and WPCs) made with Eucalyptus urograndis and Melaleuca leucadendra. The chemical components in the extractives of the two types of wood were also analyzed by GC-MS. The results indicated that the inhibitory ability ...