Knitted fabrics are widely used by the underwear apparel industry due to their good elasticity. Modeling the mechanical behavior of knitted fabrics using Kelvin model is one of the discussed subjects in the textile industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the accuracy of a nonlinear Kelvin model for determining the drying behavior of knitted fabrics. To fulfill this aim, genetic al...

Sandstone intrusions are found in all sedimentary environments but have been reported most commonly from deep-water settings. They also appear to be more frequently developed in tectonically active settings where applied tectonic stresses facilitate development of high fluid pressures within the sediments. A variety of mechanisms have been cited as triggers for clastic intrusions. These include...

Tectonic processes are major factors controlling landform development in tectonically active areas. In order to evaluate quantitative measurement of tectonic activities in the Alamarvdasht basin in the south of Iran, six different morphological indices including stream-gradient index (SL), drainage basin asymmetry (Af), hypsometric integral (Hi), valley floor width-valley height ratio (Vf), dra...

Solid volume increases during the hydration of mantle rocks. The fluid pathways necessary to feed reaction front with water can be filled by low density products. As a result, dries out and stops at progress. This process porosity clogging is generally predicted dominate in reactive transport models, even when processes such as reaction-induced fracturing are considered. These predictions not c...

Understanding the magmatic plumbing system of rift volcanoes is essential when examining interplay between and tectonic forces. Recent seismicity, volcanic activity, magma emplacement, volatile release make Natron basin ideal location to study these processes in East African Rift System. Here, we present first high-resolution tomographic imaging Oldoinyo Lengai volcano surrounding systems using...

AIM To observe the neurological complications arising from various tribal practices and their management. Penetrating head injuries comprise only a small number of total head injuries. A penetrating head injury by deliberate attempt to treat an ailment is almost unheard of. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present here a case of penetrating head injury caused by stabbing a scissor in head by a local w...

This work considers switching fabrics with distributed packet routing to achieve high scalability and low costs. The considered switching fabrics are based on a multistage structure with different re-circulation designs, where adjacent stages are interconnected according to the indirect n-cube connection style. They all compare favorably with an earlier multistage-based counterpart according to...