We thank Wollstonecroft et al. for supporting the evidence that not all calories are equal (1). We found that the bioavailability of calories from lean beef (Bos taurus) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) increased with food processing (2). For both foods, cooking had a larger impact on bioavailability than pounding, and when these processing methods were applied in combination, cooking improve...

experience dizziness, fainting, or discomfort from a pounding or racing heartbeat. Their doctors give many of these patients a small wearable device that continuously monitors their heart rhythm via electrocardiogram (ECG) for up to a month while they go about their normal activities. In contrast to ECG recordings obtained in the hospital or doctor’s office, these ambulatory ECGs are often corr...

The most used life-line structure of the modern day is the bridges, which has been developed significantly, with the most recent introduction being of the curved bridges. They provide an aesthetic look and are also very convenient at various crossings and cross-over. However, curved bridges have been observed to have poor seismic response. Pounding between the adjacent segments, in-plane deck r...

Pounding between adjacent structures occurs when the separating distance within two buildings is inadequate to contain movement them during an earthquake event. Seismic pounding can lead significant harm or even destruction of neighbouring structures. In creating a model for structural response, impact stiffness considered as critical factor in calculating force throughout collision It importan...

This study aims to evaluate five different methodologies reported in the literature for developing fragility curves assess seismic performance of RC structures subjected structural pounding. In this context, displacement-based and curvature-based are developed. The use probabilistic demand models (PSDMs) on assessment pounding risk is further estimated. Linear bilinear PSDMs developed, while va...