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Quality of cut and basecutter blade configuration for the mechanized harvest of green sugarcane

Scientia Agricola, 2013
Quality control is used to evaluate processes and products, and is a powerful tool for reducing variability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of green sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) cutting for mechanized harvest, using statistical ...
Anderson de Toledo, Rouverson Pereira da Silva, Carlos Eduardo Angeli Furlani   +2 more
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Damage indices of steel moment-resisting frames equipped with fluid viscous dampers

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023
Deformations, accelerations, shear forces, and energy demands are normally utilized to evaluate the performance of steel frames equipped with fluid viscous dampers (FVDs).
Mohammed Samier Sebaq, Yi Xiao, Ge Song
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Seismic Damage Probability Assessment of Isolated Girder Bridges Based on Performance under Near-Field Earthquakes

Applied Sciences, 2021
This paper presents a copula technique for developing seismic fragility curves for an RC (reinforced concrete) isolated continuous girder bridge, by considering earthquake damage indicators such as bridge piers, isolated bearing components, and the main ...
Qiang Liu, Chunyan Yang
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A combined local damage index for seismic assessment of existing RC structures [PDF]

, 2013
A new local damage index for existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures is introduced, wherein deterioration caused by all deformation mechanisms (flexure, shear, anchorage slip) is treated separately for each mechanism.
ACI Committee 408, Alsiwat, Cho, Consenza, Cosenza, Duong, Elwood, EPPO, Kappos, Mander, Mehanny, Mergos, Mergos, Mergos, Ozcebe, Papia, Park, Park, Pincheira, Priestley, Saatcioglu, Sezen, Sivaselvan, Williams   +23 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A combined damage index for seismic assessment of non-ductile reinforced concrete structures [PDF]

, 2015
Existing seismic damage indices have been formulated and verified almost exclusively on the basis of flexural damage mechanisms. In this paper, a local damage index proposed previously by the authors for assessing existing reinforced concrete (RC ...
Kappos, A. J., Mergos, P.E.
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Study on Fatigue Properties of Q420 Bridge Steel in a Deicing Salt Corrosion Environment in Western China

Buildings
The corrosive environment in the western region will adversely affect the fatigue performance of bridges. In order to determine the influence of the corrosion environment in western China on the fatigue failure of bridges, this paper simulated corrosion ...
Tingkun Zhou, Wenjing Qiao, Shoufu Li, Fan Yang, Yiqian Li, Zhuoda Li   +5 more
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Features of clinical manifestations, course, outcomes and health related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Научно-практическая ревматология, 2022
Objective – to evaluate the features of clinical manifestations, course, outcomes and quality of life related to health in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the Republic of Kazakhstan.Patients and methods. The study included 102 patients with
B. G. Issayeva, E. A. Aseeva, M. M. Saparbayeva, S. M. Issayeva, M. M. Kulshymanova, S. M. Kaiyrgali, A. S. Amanzholov, M. P. Bizhanova, M. B. Kalykova, S. K. Solovyev, N. S. Akhtaeva   +10 more
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Correlating low energy impact damage with changes in modal parameters: a preliminary study on composite beams [PDF]

, 2009
This paper is an experimental study of the effects of multi-site damage on the vibration response of a composite beam damaged by low energy impact. The variation of the modal parameters with different levels of impact energy and density of impact is ...
Amir Shahdin, Amraoui, M.Y., Arkaduiz, J.Z., Cheraghi, N., Colakoglu, M., Iglesias, A.M., Joseph Morlier, Li, V.C., Linder, D.K., Morlier, J., Richardson, M.H., Richardson, M.H., Tsai, S.W., Yves Gourinat   +13 more
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