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Crack monitoring using multiple smart materials; fiber-optic sensors & piezo sensors

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2017
This article focuses on health monitoring of structures using multiple smart materials. In this research, two fiber-optic sensors, namely fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and fiber-optic polarimetric sensor (FOPS), are investigated for damage detection in the ...
Muneesh Maheshwari, Venu G. M. Annamdas, John H. L. Pang, Anand Asundi, Swee C. Tjin   +4 more
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Emotional, Relational, and Identity Shifts in Aphasia Caregiving: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Care Partner Experiences

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Care partners of people with aphasia, an acquired language disorder affecting multiple linguistic modalities, face significant life changes when assuming caregiving responsibilities. These changes affect both physical and psychological well‐being, yet the nuanced experiences of care partners remain underexplored. Aims Our aim was to
Eleanor Siegle, Brooke Boxrud, Stewart A. Shankman, Claudia M. Haase, Sameer A. Ashaie   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact Localization on a Composite Plate With Unknown Material Properties Using PWAS Transducers and Wavelet Transform [PDF]

, 2017
In this work, an impact experiment on a composite plate with unknown material properties (its group velocity profile is unknown) is implemented to localize the impact points.
Victor Giurgiutiu, Asaad Migot
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THE ECONOMIC AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL EXPERIENCES AND COPING RESOURCES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CARING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS IN THEIR HOMES IN BHAMBAYI, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2013
There is empirical evidence that families have responded with much resilience and compassion to caring for persons living with AIDS (PWAs) in their homes (Engelbrecht & Kasiram, 2007; Sekokotla & Mturi, 2004; Simpson & Raniga, 2004).
Tanusha Raniga, Siphiwe Motloung
doaj   +1 more source

Training for the Delivery of a Comprehensive High‐Dose Aphasia Therapy Program via Telerehabilitation: Effectiveness and Satisfaction With the TeleCHAT Training Package

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background TeleCHAT is the Comprehensive High‐dose Aphasia Treatment program delivered via telerehabilitation. TeleCHAT is a complex intervention, with delivery challenges arising from its comprehensive scope and individualised therapeutic and technological requirements. Thus, training for speech‐language pathologists (SLPs) in the delivery of
Shu En Lee, Genevieve Vuong, Jade Dignam, Annie Hill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual Mode Sensing with Low-Profile Piezoelectric Thin Wafer Sensors for Steel Bridge Crack Detection and Diagnosis

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2012
Monitoring of fatigue cracking in steel bridges is of high interest to many bridge owners and agencies. Due to the variety of deterioration sources and locations of bridge defects, there is currently no single method that can detect and address the ...
Lingyu Yu, Sepandarmaz Momeni, Valery Godinez, Victor Giurgiutiu, Paul Ziehl, Jianguo Yu   +5 more
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Efficient Membranes Made of a Nanohybrid of Fluorine‐Doped Carbon Dots Coupled With Metal Organic Framework for High‐Performance Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 45, 5 June 2026.
A sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)‐based hybrid membrane is fabricated with fluorine‐doped carbon dot (FCD) and functionalized metal organic framework (MIL−101−NH2). The novel design reduces unwanted ion crossover while maintaining a sufficient proton transport pathway.
Tan Trung Kien Huynh, Nayanthara P. S., Muhammad Fawad Khan, Tong Yang, Zijian Cai, Saveen Senanayake, Yang Yang, Jiaye Ye, Hongxia Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analytical and Experimental Study of Fatigue-Crack-Growth AE Signals in Thin Sheet Metals

Sensors, 2020
The acoustic emission (AE) method is a very popular and well-developed method for passive structural health monitoring of metallic and composite structures.
Roshan Joseph, Victor Giurgiutiu
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A Comparative Analysis of the Critical Resilience and Gender Equity of Mothers Impacted by Albinism: Promising Practices From Tanzania and South Africa

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Women bear the brunt of human rights violations faced by persons with albinism. Our ethnographic study showed that critical resilience comes about through social relationships, collective practices, and identities present in communities (local and national). We identified six promising practices in Tanzania and South Africa to strengthen gender equity.
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham, Barbara Astle, Ikponwosa Ero, Lori Beaman, Maretha de Waal, Bonny Ibhawoh, Elvis Imafidon, Jennifer Kromberg, Ronell Leech, Nomasonto Mazibuko, Innocentia Mgijima‐Konopi, Ramadimetja Shirley Mooa, Dianah Msipa, Perpetua Senkoro, Sonya Sharma, Wisdom Tettey, Mpho Tjope, Boateng Wiafe, Meghann Buyco, Emma Strobell   +19 more
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Teasing apart time reference-related encoding and retrieval deficits in aphasia: evidence from Greek, Russian, Italian and English [PDF]

Background: Persons with aphasia (PWAs) are often impaired in time reference/tense production. It has been suggested that this impairment is due to encoding or/and retrieval deficits.
Fyndanis, Valantis, Gardner, Qingyuan, Kiran, Swathi, Kalpakidi, Theodora, Soilemezidi, Marielena, Burgio, Francesca, Buivolova, Olga, Danesin, Laura, Scimeca, Michael, Dragoy, Olga   +9 more
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