For structural components that operate at elevated temperatures, martensitic P91 steel is preferable. It widely used in steam generators the fossil-fired thermal and nuclear power generation sectors due to its creep endurance corrosion resistance. Several laws, such as Monkman-Grant, Theta project, Wilshire Sinh model, Omega technique, Larson Miller Parameter (LMP), have been developed over tim...

One dimension of inequality between social groups, as defined by socio-economic status, age, gender and increasingly ethnicity, is the experience of ill health and access to health services (Ahmad and Bradby, 2008). There is a burgeoning interest in the health inequalities that are prevalent among minority ethnic groups in both the UK and the USA (see Box 1) (Kelleher and Hillier, 1996; Nazroo,...

The process of star formation in interstellar molecular clouds is believed to be controlled by driven supersonic magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. We suggest that in the inertial range such turbulence obeys the Kolmogorov law, while in the dissipative range it behaves as Burgers turbulence developing shock singularities. On the base of the She–Lévêque analytical model we then predict the velocity...

Satellite tobacco mosaic virus (STMV) is an icosahedral T=1 single-stranded RNA virus with a genome containing 1058 nucleotides. X-ray crystallography revealed a structure containing 30 double-helical RNA segments, with each helix having nine base pairs and an unpaired nucleotide at the 3' end of each strand. Based on this structure, Larson and McPherson proposed a model of 30 hairpin-loop elem...

We extend the results of our article, "Access and Interconnection Pricing? How Efficient Is the "Efficient Component Pricing Rule?," Antitrust Bulletin (1995). In the presence of a monopolized essential input, we show that application of the Efficient Component Pricing Rule ("ECPR") in pricing this input to downstream competitors perpetuates monopoly distortions and high prices of final goods s...

The probability approach to uncertainty and modeling is applied to default probability estimation. This issue has attracted attention as banks contemplate the requirements of Basel II’s IRB rules. Nicholas M. Kiefer proposes the fomal introduction of expert information into quantitative analysis. An application treating the incorporation of expert information on the default probability is consi...

introduction     domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and violence against pregnant women. materials and methods    in this cross-sectional stu...