The tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) having a uniform cross-sectional tube of U-shaped, occupied with liquid is used as a vibrational response mitigation device. The tuned liquid column ball damper (TLCBD) is a modified TLCD, where, an immovable orifice, positioned at the middle part of the horizontal portion, is replaced by a metal ball. Different studies on the unconstrained optimization per...

This paper presents an enhanced base-isolation (BI) system equipped with a novel passive control device composed of tuned liquid damper and inerter (TLCDI). With the aim reducing seismic response BI systems, this contribution focuses on design TLCDI providing analytical solutions for optimal parameters, easily implementable in phase. The effectiveness proposed approach terms reduction computati...

Recent trials comparing single-agent vs combination therapy in metastatic breast cancer suggest that it may be time to reconsider the belief that combination chemotherapy is the gold standard of treatment. Based on the limited randomized trial data available to date, high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell rescue should not be viewed as "state-of-the art" treatment for metastatic disease and shou...

Deep-sea floating platforms are one of the most important large structures for ocean energy exploitation. A new energy-absorbing device named S-shaped Tuned Liquid Column Damper (TLCD) has been invented for the suppression of the horizontal motion and vertical in-plane rotation of a deep-sea floating platform. A conventional tuned liquid column damper has a U-shaped water tunnel to absorb the e...

Total lung capacity (TLC) and residual volume (RV) measurements derived from multi-breath and single breath helium dilution methods were combined to produce four indices of gas mixing: single breath volume/multi-breath volume ratio (TLCr, RVr) or multi-breath volume minus single breath volume difference (TLCd, RVd). The reproducibility of these indices and their sensitivity and specificity in d...