This study investigates geometrical non-linear analysis of composite circular cylindrical shells under external pressure over part of their surfaces and also shells subjected to combined axial compression and triangular external pressure. Donnell non-linear shell theory along with first order shear deformation theory (FOSD) are adopted in the analysis. In the case of combined axial compression ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.01.006 0003-3472/© 2016 The Association for the Study of A Reproductive and agonistic behaviours typically diverge between individuals pursuing alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs). When tactics are fixed for life, evolutionary theory predicts that the relative frequencies of alternative male genotypes are stabilized in a population by negative freque...

The protein shells of rat tissue ferritins consist of two subunit species (heavy (H) and light (L)) in proportions varying according to the tissue and its iron content. Rat liver and heart ferritins were resolved by electrofocusing into a series of charge isomers that change progressively in H:L subunit ratios along the PI gradient, suggesting that net surface charge is determined by the subuni...

Web shells are malicious scripts that attackers upload to a compromised web server in order to remotely execute arbitrary commands, maintain their access, and elevate their privileges. Despite their high prevalence in practice and heavy involvement in security breaches, web shells have never been the direct subject of any study. In contrast, web shells have been treated as malicious blackboxes ...

This paper is intended as a first step in a program for a full algorithmic enumeration of lattice 3-polytopes. The program is based in the following two facts, that we prove: • For each n there is only a finite number of (equivalence classes of) 3polytopes of lattice width larger than one, where n is the number of lattice points. Polytopes of width one are infinitely many, but easy to classify....

We describe a programming tutor framework that consists of two configurable components, a guided-planning component and an assisted-coding component that offers task relevant automatically-generated hints on demand to students. We evaluate the effectiveness of the new integrated planning and coding environment by comparing it to three other tutor conditions: planning-only, coding-only, and plan...

In knowledge work, different types of collaboration can be distinguished. Because of close relationships between these collaboration types, it is necessary to support them together in an integrated collaboration environment. Using case studies, in this paper, the authors describe various types of collaboration practice and demonstrate the necessity of their integrated support. Based on this wor...

To date, the natural substratum preferences of early benthic phase (EBP) European lobsters (Homarus gammarus) remain largely unknown. This study utilised a large scale mesocosm experiment to determine if the animal favours cobble ground, similar to its American counterpart (Homarus americanus), or has other substratum preferences. Postlarvae were provided with the choice of settling on four nat...