On June 14th, 2016, the Bauru School of Dentistry (FOB), University of São Paulo (USP) received with huge enthusiasm the great news of the 1.117 impact factor for the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS) in the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR), 2015 Science Edition. Out of the 89 journals indexed in this database in the Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine category, JAOS is now ranked in the 56t...

Multiscale Modelling and Simulation (MMS) is a cornerstone in today’s research in computational science. Simulations containing multiple models, with each model operating at a different temporal or spatial scale, are a challenging setting that frequently require innovative approaches in areas such as scale bridging, code deployment, error quantification, and scientific analysis. The aim of the ...

This paper presents a computational study assessing the seismic response of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube (RCFT) members and frames to develop a reliability-based performance-based design methodology. A new analysis formulation was derived based on a mixed-finite element approach allowing geometrically and materially nonlinear analysis of RCFT frames under seismic and non-seismic loadi...

The objective of the study presented herein is to access the influence of rupture directivity on the inducement of liquefaction in loose, saturated sand. Rupture directivity is a near fault phenomenon that results in a pronounced double-sided velocity pulse in the strike normal component(s) of motion. Using the Palmgren-Miner fatigue theory, implemented for low cycle fatigue conditions, the num...

(mental retardation, behaviour disorders, ADHD, school problems, psyhiatric aspects). As in the previous meetings, in addition to the main themes, leading international experts will give you an Antiepileptic drug update. A special feature of the 14th BCS will be a course about Nursing in epilepsy care. Last but not least, EUREPA, the European Epilepsy Academy, will also offer the congress deleg...

Medieval analyses of molecular propositions include many non-truthfunctional connectives in addition to the standard modern binary connectives (conjunction, disjunction, and conditional). Two types of non-truthfunctional molecular propositions considered by a number of 13thand 14th-century authors are temporal and local propositions, which combine atomic propositions with ‘while’ and ‘where’. D...

Nuchal translucency (NT) is the assessment of the amount of fluid behind the neck of the fetus, also known as the nuchal fold. An anechoic space is visible and measurable sonographically in all fetuses between the 11th and the 14th week of the pregnancy (Figure 1). Underlying patho‐ physiological mechanisms for nuchal fluid collection under the skin include cardiac dysfunc‐ tion, venous congest...