Introduction Occam Filters are a general technique for filtering random noise by data compression. The essence of Occam filtering can be described as follow. Compress the noisy signal with a lossy compression algorithm, with the allowed loss set equal to the noise strength, and then do the decompression. The decompressed signal is the filtered signal. The idea originates from the fact that when...

BACKGROUND The luting cements must withstand masticatory and parafunctional stresses in the warm and wet oral environment. Mouth temperature and the temperature of the ingested foods may induce thermal variation and plastic deformation within the cements and might affect the strength properties. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of temperature on the compressive and diame...

Flanged shear walls are used extensively in moderate- and high-rise buildings to resist lateral loads induced by earthquakes. The seismic performance of many buildings is, therefore, closely linked to the behavior of the reinforced concrete walls. They must be carefully designed to provide not only adequate strength, but also sufficient ductility to avoid brittle failure under strong lateral lo...

The widespread use of porcelain in restorative dentistry is generally due to its esthetic appearance even though it is brittle. The transverse strength, or modulus rupture, averages around 108 MPa (16,000 psi) for aluminous porcelain and 88 MPa (13,000 psi) for feldspathic porcelain. The tensile strength, as determined by diametral compression, is approximately 29 MPa (4,200 psi) for opaque fel...

The dried fruit of Terminalia chebula is widely used for its laxative properties. The objective of the present study was to examine the flowability and compressibility of Terminalia chebula fruit powder, subsequently developing its tablet formulations by utilizing wet granulation and direct compression technology. Initial studies on flowability and compressibility revealed that the fruit powder...

INTRODUCTION A strong positive correlation between the apparent ultimate strength and stiffness of bone tissue has been observed for cortical bone in tension and low-density cancellous bone in compression [1]. For practical purposes, the existence of a relationship between strength and stiffness is significant in that bone strength can be predicted using non-invasive stiffness measurements. Fro...

This paper presents a new kind of composite produced with smalldiameter bamboo (Phyllostachys glauca McClure) and extruded tubular particleboard. The mechanical properties of the composite are significantly affected by the properties of the bamboo. First, the compression strength of the bamboo was studied. It was found that the compression strength (fc, MPa) and the maximum force of compression...