A cohesive element formulation is proposed that provides a general framework to approximate experimentally measured Traction–Separation Law (TSL) shapes. Unlike other approaches, it does not assume specific TSL shapes, such as bi-linear or exponential. The shapes are defined generally, in piecewise-linear fashion, and Mode I shear (Mode II III) TSLs can have different Furthermore, added general...

Does the disappointingly high unemployment in Central and East European countries reflect non-completed adjustment to institutional shocks from transition to a market economy, or is it the result of high labour market rigidities, or rather a syndrome of too weak aggregate demand and output? In the case of transitional causes, unemployment is expected to decline over time. Otherwise, it would po...

This paper explores the relation between campaign spending and votes, in France, relying on political financing reforms as a quasi-natural experiment to assess if how affects for both incumbent challenger candidates multiparty legislative elections. The French were adopted mid-1990s, modifying fundraising rules three important ways: (1) limits reduced, (2) legal entities no longer allowed fund ...

Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) at high temperatures and pressures is used to process manufacture nuclear fuel. As HF often directly with uranium, correct neutron thermal scattering cross sections are crucial criticality safety applications. Classical molecular dynamics (CMD) simulation of the flexible system was create law (TSL) sections. The initial 2-site model in LAMMPS, it can not capture...

PURPOSE To accelerate T1ρ quantification in cartilage imaging using combined compressed sensing with iterative locally adaptive support detection and JSENSE. METHODS To reconstruct T1ρ images from accelerated acquisition at different time of spin-lock (TSLs), we propose an approach to combine an advanced compressed sensing (CS) based reconstruction technique, LAISD (locally adaptive iterative...

Introduction The purpose of this study is to visualize the dynamics of accumulation of and the drug release from a nano-carrier using a multimodal temperature-sensitive liposome (TSL) that contains an anticancer drug, a fluorescent dye and a MR contrast agent for disseminated cancer treatment. A drug delivery system (DDS) using the TSL with doxorubicin has previously been developed to increase ...

Aims: This research aims to determine the effect of ownership based on managerial and institutional leverage corporate dividends.
 Study Design: We analyzed correlation between dividends interaction in several companies listed Indonesian Stock Exchange.
 Methodology: Some hypotheses were created then tested using an equation model. equations used this model can generate system that de...

TSL materials for ground support were initially intended to be used as an alternative to mesh or shotcrete. The first trials on TSL technology were initiated in Canada in the late 1980s (Archibald et al., 1992). Early research led to the development of a polyurethane based product. In the 1990s, numerous advantages in terms of speed of application and minimizing transportation of materials were...