In this paper, the membrane effect of geogrid reinforcement was investigated based on numerical simulation to understand serviceability and deformation highway piled embankments under moving vehicle loads. The in low (i.e., ratio embankment height pile spacing is less than 1.5) clearly emphasized. It has been found that maximum settlement occurs central area between piles, tension concentrated ...

With Rasmussen’s abstraction hierarchy as starting point, the present article focuses on understanding some of aspects guiding development a simulation exercise (SimEx) from multi-faceted perspective, based interviews and post-exercise evaluations conducted with both designers participants. The results show that, in order to achieve its overarching objective, an must fulfill wide range “functio...

In this paper we propose an over-arching namespace that serves to abstract away the Internet’s current and obscure naming schemes from users. We argue for users to have personal namespaces that are not concerned with unique naming of resources, but rather focused on aiding user’s interactions with the system. This additional namespace does not replace any of our current (or future) naming syste...

When a person has a life-threatening illness, many changes occur. These changes are more than just physical changes and include psychosocial, practical and spiritual consequences. If disease progresses, the impact of these changes intensifies. Nurses who are caring for patients with advancing disease must be able to provide appropriate interventions if they are to help individuals cope. This pa...

1. A biomarker is any substance, structure or process that can be measured in an organism, related to a specific exposure or effect or which can influence the incidence of the effect. Biomarkers can provide valuable information to aid chemical risk assessment processes and are used as investigative tools in both animal and human studies which aim to evaluate carcinogenic hazards and risk. The o...

The over-arching theme of my recent research is the design, modeling and analysis of wireless networks, particularly mobile ad hoc and sensor networks. Such emerging networks are infrastructure-less and consist of a large number of small energy-constrained devices. These networks enable a wide array of potential vital applications including disaster relief networks, vehicular networks, and wire...

Back arching was reported in one of the very first patients with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation syndrome (NBIAs) published in 1936. However, recent reports have mainly focused on the genetic and imaging aspects of these disorders, and the phenotypic characterization of the dystonia has been lost. In evaluating patients with NBIAs in our centers, we have observed that action-indu...

Particle-based reaction-diffusion algorithms facilitate the modeling of the diffusional motion of individual molecules and the reactions between them in cellular environments. A physically realistic model, depending on the system at hand and the questions asked, would require different levels of modeling detail such as particle diffusion, geometrical confinement, particle volume exclusion or pa...

A 2011 Pubmed search on the terms “breast cancer” and “triple negative” identified 932 articles, thus interest in this topic since the classification of triple negative/basal-like breast cancer has exploded and a number of recent informative reviews have been published [1–3]. We envision this special edition of Breast Disease focused on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) as a “go-to” handbook...