OBJECTIVE To compare two thoracotomy closure techniques (pericostal and transcostal suture) in terms of postoperative pain and pulmonary function. METHODS This was a prospective, randomized, double-blind study carried out in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Luzia de Pinho Melo Hospital das Clínicas and at the University of Mogi das Cruzes, both located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes,...

A numerical analysis of the limit state for solids, with an adequately described structural geometry, is often a computationally demanding task, and there need effective method. The existing solid elements Finite Element Limit Analysis (FELA) are either expensive or require stress cutoff yield surface triaxial states. This paper presents partially mixed lower bound tetrahedral constant element ...

volcanoes and their eruption indicate dynamic process of the inside of ground, which are often located along the boundaries of tectonic plates. study of movements and surface deformation of the volcano is essential because surface deformation reflects changes in the subsurface. in the studies of crustal deformation, volcanic models provide valuable insights of the features of volcanoes and thei...

The safety factor of rock mass surrounding tunnel can be determined using the strength reduction method (SRM), furthermore, it is very important to solve criterion critical state. For stability estimation tunnel, there need discuss that preferable use same criteria for slope stability, such as non-convergence finite element calculation, penetration plastic strain and sudden change horizontal di...

Magma movements are almost universally associated with volcanic deformation. The Mogi (1958) and McTigue (1987) models link observed surface displacements to behaviour within inaccessible magmatic plumbing systems. well-used due their computational simplicity ease of application, but both limited by assumptions about the deformation source its embedding domain. Domain assumptions, including ela...

Introduction: Facility in graphics use is critical to accessing data visualizations science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) content areas. Efforts understand cognitive processes underlying strategic action by students with visual impairments must consider both metacognition self-regulated learning. Methods: Think-aloud transcripts were analyzed using a priori level o...

BACKGROUND Finite element simulation has been used in last years for analysing the biomechanical performance of post-core restorations in endodontics, but results of these simulations have been interpreted in most of the works using von Mises stress criterion. However, the validity of this failure criterion for brittle materials, which are present in these restorations, is questionable. The obj...

This paper includes the most important findings of a series of linear analyses focusing on the development of failure that is identified through different failure criteria. The historic monument which was selected for this investigation is the church of Agia Triada, in the District of Karditsa, Greece. The numerical simulation for the church of Agia Triada includes all parts of the super-struct...

The identification of breeding sites of sand flies is of great epidemiological interest. A soil emergence trap for investigating potential sand fly breeding sites is described. The trap was tested in two rural areas in the Mogi Guaçu River Valley where the American cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease. Seventy-three sand fly individuals of three species, Lutzomyia intermedia s. l., L. ...