Seismic assessment is a paramount issue and valuable instrument towards the conservation of vulnerable structures in seismic prone regions. The past events have highlighted vulnerability masonry towers that exhibited by severe structural nonstructural damages or even collapses. preservation existing structures, mainly focused on built heritage, emerging imposing substantial enhancements numeric...

Protein-protein interactions involved in formation of the membrane-associated hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication complex are poorly understood. Here, we investigated nonstructural proteins with deletions in their membrane anchor domains when expressed in the context of the entire HCV polyprotein. Interactions among cytosolic domains of HCV nonstructural proteins were found not to be sufficient...

according to non-existence of accurate inspection tools on various steps of design and construction of buildings in the past, also due to any change in function of some structures and finally of seismic activities of residential regions of the country, vulnerability assessment of existing structures is necessary. evaluation of vulnerability of the structures is classified in two categories, qua...

Biochemical studies revealed that nonstructural proteins of hepatitis C virus (HCV) interacted with each other and were associated with intracellular membranes. The goals of this study were to determine whether nonstructural viral proteins are colocalized at specific intracellular sites where HCV RNA is replicated and to identify the virus components of the HCV replication complex (RC). Immunof...

BACKGROUND In clinical practice, GPs appeared to have an internalized concept of "vulnerability." This study investigates the variability between general practitioners (GPs) in their vulnerability-assessment of older persons. METHODS Seventy-seven GPs categorized their 75-plus patients (n = 11392) into non-vulnerable, possibly vulnerable, and vulnerable patients. GPs personal and practice cha...

if we think of the graph as modeling a network, the vulnerability measure the resistance of the network to disruption of operation after the failure of certain stations or communication links. many graph theoretical parameters have been used to describe the vulnerability of communication networks, including connectivity, integrity, toughness, binding number and tenacity.in this paper we discuss...

OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors related to clinical-functional vulnerability in older people. METHODS: This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted 2018/2019 with 492 adults registered Family Health Strategy units city of Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (CFVI-20) applied (possible score 0-40; higher scores ind...