In this paper, a discontinuity in beams whose intensity is adjusted by the spring stiffness factor is modeled using a torsional spring. Adapting two analyses in strong and weak forms for discontinuous beams, the improved governing differential equations and the modified stiffness matrix are derived respectively. In the strong form, two different solution methods have been presented to make an a...

OBJECTIVE This discussion paper analyses a midwifery Continuity of Care program at an Australian University with the symbiotic clinical education model, to identify strengths and weakness, and identify ways in which this new pedagogical approach can be improved. BACKGROUND In 2002 a major change in Australian midwifery curricula was the introduction of a pedagogical innovation known as the Co...

We prove the local Hölder continuity of strong local minimizers of the stored energy functional E(u) = ∫ Ω λ|∇u|2 + h(det∇u) dx subject to a condition of ‘positive twist’. The latter turns out to be equivalent to requiring that u maps circles to suitably star-shaped sets. The convex function h(s) grows logarithmically as s → 0+, linearly as s → +∞, and satisfies h(s) = +∞ if s ≤ 0. These proper...

In a setting, where only “exit measures” are given, as they are associated with an arbitrary right continuous strong Markov process on a separable metric space, we provide simple criteria for the validity of Harnack inequalities for positive harmonic functions. These inequalities are scaling invariant with respect to a metric on the state space which, having an associated Green function, may be...

Continuity of care is critical to achieving the best outcomes, especially for patients with chronic conditions. Israel's strong commitment to primary care as a central organizing concept of the health system, accompanied by investments in health information technology and training primary care physicians, has contributed to its impressive levels of continuity of care. Taking the next steps towa...

In this paper, the continuity and strong continuity in domain-free information algebras and labeled information algebras are introduced respectively. A more general concept of continuous function which is defined between two domain-free continuous information algebras is presented. It is shown that, with the operations combination and focusing, the set of all continuous functions between two do...

In this paper, the continuity and strong continuity in domain-free information algebras and labeled information algebras are introduced respectively. A more general concept of continuous function which is defined between two domain-free continuous information algebras is presented. It is shown that, with the operations combination and focusing, the set of all continuous functions between two do...

Pseudomonotone variational inequalities have been investigated by many authors, a common assumption ?weak sequential continuity? being imposed on pseudomonotone operators. In this paper, we propose an iterative procedure for solving and fixed point problems of asymptotically pseudocontractive operators using self-adaptive techniques. Under weaker than weak continuity operators, prove that the s...

Abstract—We develop an approximation approach to infinite-dimensional quantum channels based on a detailed investigation of continuity properties of entropic characteristics of quantum channels and operations (trace-nonincreasing completely positive maps) as functions of a pair “channel, input state.” Obtained results are then applied to the problems of continuity of the χ-capacity as a functio...