Abstract In this study, the columns with interior notches in traditional Japanese timber frames were selected as research object, and static bending tests performed to investigate effect of on flexural properties columns. First, behaviors under three-point four-point load configurations compared obtain a suitable referenced strength column without notches. The reduction load-bearing capacity di...

The aim of this research is to clarify whether the midline axis of the complete upper denture (CUD) is the axis of its torsion during loading, apart from the known bending deflection. Furthermore the present study is intended to estimate the influence of the anterior notches on the torsional deformation of the CUD. Using commercial edentulous molds and standardized procedures, six identical CUD...

In-the-ear calibration of sound pressure level may be problematic at frequencies above 2 kHz, because the pressure can vary significantly along the length of the ear canal, due to reflection of sound waves at the eardrum. This issue has been investigated by measuring behavioral thresholds to tones in a group of human subjects (N = 61) for two different insertion depths of an insert earphone. Th...

Experiments were performed to observe the fracture behavior of thin-wall and initially-flawed aluminum tubes to internal gaseous detonation loading. The pressure load, with speeds exceeding 2 km/s, can be characterized as a pressure peak (ranging from 2 to 6 MPa in these experiments) followed by an expansion wave. Flaws were machined as external axial surface notches. Cracks ran both in the ups...

Synthetic waveform modeling of the anomalous receiver functions for two stations in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, California, suggests that a flat-topped notch structure exists on the Moho. North of the San Andreas Fault (SAF), the Moho depth is 36–38 km and is 33–35 km south of the San Gabriel Fault (SGF), but in-between under the Mt. Baldy block, it is only ∼29 km. The inferred notch str...

Fracture assessment of U- and V-notches is important in mechanical engineering. One can use the J-integral as fracture parameter in order to predict the critical fracture load in notches. The critical value of the J-integral in cracks is a function of the material properties. In notches, however, the material properties as well as the notch dimensions affect this critical value (named fracture ...

Objective(s): NOTCH signaling pathway is well known for its role in cell fate, cell survival, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. Some of the NOTCH signaling genes are critical for endometrial function and implantation in animals and appear to play a similar role in humans. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the potential roles of some main components of the NOTCH family in hu...

Notch characteristics significantly affect the fatigue performance of engineered components, for which stress gradient effect is worth careful consideration. The traditional analysis method based on Coffin–Manson equation does not take into account influence range regarding definition correction factor, nor high-stress region, has a greater life. To address aforementioned problems, new notch li...

Shallow notch-screw connections, which showed potential superior slip moduli and load-carrying capacity compared with the traditional screwed connections can be employed in timber-concrete composite (TCC) floors were examined this study. Eight groups of shallow designed to perform push-out tests, arrangement screws, heavy timber types, width notch considered. The depth was uniformly 15 mm. vert...

Although many efforts have contributed to improve our knowledge of molecular pathogenesis about multiple myeloma (MM), the role and significance of microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs in MM cells, along with the core mechanism remains virtually absent. The mRNA levels of miR-125b and MALAT1 in MM cell lines were detected by qRT-PCR. The influence of Lenti-Sh-miR-125b on cell viability and the Not...