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Evaluation of the American Approach for Detecting Plan Irregularity
The European seismic code 8 (Eurocode 8) classifies buildings as planwise regular according to four criteria which are mostly qualitative and a fifth one, which is based on parameters such as stiffness, eccentricity, and torsional radius, that can be ...
V. Alecci +4 more
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Histamine and histidine decarboxylase: Immunomodulatory functions and regulatory mechanisms. [PDF]
Histamine is a bioactive monoamine that is synthesized by the enzymatic activity of histidine decarboxylase (HDC) in various cells. We summarize the current understanding of the regulatory mechanism of Hdc gene expression and the roles played by histamine in physiological contexts and pathogenic processes.
Moriguchi T, Takai J.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation and Neuroprotection, Inflammation, Fatigue, and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
In this randomized, placebo‐controlled trial, ommega‐3 and placebo increased BDNF levels with no significantly change found in BDNF or hs‐CRP serum levels when adjusting for baseline levels. In conclusion, omega‐3 supplementation has no determinate impacts on BDNF levels, fatigue, or physical activity capacity in MS patients.
Golabi S +4 more
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Aerial view, from top of campanile, depicting the dome and lantern and relationship to; The sacristy was designed as the funerary chapel of Giovanni di Averardo de' Medici.
Brunelleschi, Filippo +2 more
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Abstract This article explores an intellectual disconnection in architectural education about the conception of wood as a building material. It explores initiatives to develop in future architects a deeper consciousness of the complex ecology of timber, promoting its sustainable use in the building industry.
James Benedict Brown, Francesco Camilli
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Pier Luigi Nervi’s design process of hangars
This paper analyzes the design changes when Nervi designed the airplane hangar during the interwar period, focusing on the structural form. At the end of the design phase, the transition from pin joints to rigid joints reveals Nervi's preference for an integral and a monolithic structure.
Satoru Kimura, Takahiro Taji
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Turkish translation [by Levend Kilic] of: 'A mirror for Brunelleschi', Daedalus, Boston: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Summer 1987, Vol.
Brian Winston (17170279)
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Carlo Tirinanzi De Nedici, Il romanzo italiano contemporaneo. Dalla fine degli anni Settanta a oggi
Tirinanzi De Medici tenta con Il romanzo italiano contemporaneo. Dalla fine degli anni Settanta a oggi una storicizzazione ampia, in quanto abbraccia sia le evoluzioni del gusto che i riscontri sul mercato editoriale, sia la produzione letteraria che la
Cristina Nesi
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This essay argues that the advent of linear perspective, ca. 1425, when Filippo Brunelleschi painted a small panel of the Florentine Baptistery by applying the geometric rules of optical mirror reflection, was more than just an artistic event. Indeed, it
Samuel Y. Edgerton
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In the last decades, composite materials made of synthetic fibers embedded in organic or inorganic matrices have been successfully used for strengthening reinforced-concrete and masonry buildings.
Gianfranco Stipo +5 more
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