LETTERS Football blades: a cause for concern Sporting injuries have always contributed a significant proportion of the workload of the emergency department. 1 The number is increasing considerably 2 for several reasons. A burgeoning range of sporting activities combined with increased disposable income and leisure time has led to greater participation. 2 Consequently research and development ai...

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The data used for this study were collected in 12 different Angora goat studs from 2000 to 2004. Data collected on 17534 kids born alive in the different studs were included in the analyses. Average pre-weaning mortality rate was 11.5% and ranged from 8.6% to 16.5% (of the 17534 kids born alive, 2018 kids ...

Warensjö, M. 2003. Compression wood in Scots pine and Norway spruce-Distribution in relation to external geometry and the impact on dimensional stability in sawn wood. With the aid of compression wood the conifer trees are able to maintain their predetermined growth form. Compression wood is formed as soon as the tree is displaced from its normal vertical position. Trees with expressed curvatur...

Abstract Based on the three-stage fatigue crack growth model, a corrosion life prediction method considering coupling effect of and is proposed in this paper. In case, stress factor amplitude was claimed fatigue. Three push-out tests conditions were conducted to study failure mode studs. The propagation studs, obtained through tests, simulated FRANC 3D establish library adequate amplitude. Acco...

Steel-concrete composite beams have been used in bridge construction for decades. Novel demountable bolted shear connectors, that allow disassembly and offer high level of prefabrication, are proposed the connection deck with steel beams, as an alternative to conventional headed studs. In terms sustainability, connectors facilitate replacement deteriorating components therefore extend design li...

Crude enzyme extract obtained from the petioles of the plant piper betel- Bengal variety as been evaluated for various physico-chemical studs such as estimation of protein content, thin layer chromatography, optical activity and tests for the presence of thiol groups, disulphide and peptide linkages and the results are discussed.

Earthquake performance of wood-frame shear walls was evaluated by comparing fully and partially anchored walls under monotonic, cyclic, and earthquake loads and comparing with code measures. Suitability of monotonic and cyclic testing to predict seismic performance was examined. Earthquake tests were conducted on 2440-mm-square walls with Douglas-fir studs. Two oriented strandboard panels were ...