In recent years, numerous approaches have been proposed for detecting damage in structures, in which the flexibility-based Damage Locating Vector (DLV) method is one of the promising techniques. By computing a set of load vectors from the change of the flexibility matrix before and after damage and then applying them as static forces to analytical model for static computation, the DLV method is...

mauddud member with the age of late albian to cenomanian is equivalent to the lower sarvak formation in the southern persian gulf and adjacent area. in this work, microfacies, depositional environment, and diagenetic processes affected the mauddud member in a field in the persian gulf are investigated. based on the studies of available cores and thin sections of 3 wells, five types of microfaci...

nanocomposites made of carbon nanotube (cnt) bundles have attracted researchers’ attention due to their unusual properties such as: light weight, flexibility and stiffness.  in this paper, the effects of straight and rope-shaped bundles on nanocomposite effective mechanical properties are investigated.  first, fea models are created consisting of cnts with different shapes of straight and rope-...

Because cartilage lacks nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels, it is thought to contain factors that inhibit the growth and development of those tissues. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are a major extracellular component in cartilage. CSPGs contribute to joint flexibility and regulate extracellular signaling via their attached glycosaminoglycan, chondroitin sulfate (CS). CS an...

       The purpose of this review article is to characterize all of the parameters regarding the types, polymers used, and release kinetics of matrix tablets. Matrix system was the earliest oral extended release platform for medicinal use. Matrix tablets are most commonly used methods to modulate the release profile of drugs. They are much desirable and preferred for such therapy because they o...

I describe two studies that were designed to illustrate the potential applicability of laboratory-derived ESP effects in trying to predict events of practical consequence in the “real world.” Both studies attempt to predict the behavior of sets of fi nancial indices over a designated week in the future. The studies followed up on earlier work on the prediction of scoring direction and scoring e...

Th is paper investigates the role of information technology in fi nancial reporting as well as the relationship between using information technology and its impact on the quality of fi nancial reporting. To identify the impact of information technology on quality of fi nancial reporting, a questionnaire was designed and developed. In order to test the hypotheses, T-Test, ANOVA and Duncan’s Test...

The level 1 highest weight modules of the quantum affine algebra Uq(ŝln) can be described as spaces of certain semi-infinite wedges. Using a q-antisymmetrization procedure, these semi-infinite wedges can be realized inside an infinite tensor product of evaluation modules. This realization gives rise to simple descriptions of vertex operators and (up to a scalar function) their compositions. 1 R...

regarding the recent development in lng production and transportation, lng exports would exhibit a pivotal role in the future of global gas trade. by analyzing the geographical pattern of the world lng trade and the structure of its transportation costs, the lng cost matrix for forum's exporters to main lng importers is presented. using this matrix, the cooperation amongst the forum's...