A high-resolution finite element model is developed using the MSC.Marc software package to investigate local bond behavior and the modeling of this behavior. In the model, interaction between concrete and steel is treated geometrically as contact between two separate bodies. Concrete is modeled as a homogenous material. A multiple, fixed, smeared crack model is used to simulate response in tens...

Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical technique producing volume restriction with early satiety and a corresponding fall in the appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin [1]. It may be offered as the first stage of a gastric bypass or duodenal switch or as the definitive surgery for obesity [2]. The technique is particularly useful in the very young and old (short operative time), high risk patients (sim...

Internal bond strength testing is a widely used approach for testing quality traits of wood based panels. Generally, failure of internal bond specimens is due to adhesion and/or wood failure in the specimen. It has been reported that a composite product with a large variation in the vertical density profile fails in the center part of the board which is either the middle of the core layer or th...

Herein, Compact-Testing (CT ) and Charpy V-Notch (CVN) testing have been done on four Friction-Stir-Processed (FSPed) samples: BM (Base-Metal), FS (FSPed-Sample), FN5 (FSP Nano-ZrO2-coated/560 rpm rotational speed) and FN9 (FSP Nano-ZrO2-coated/900 rpm), to investigate the KIC and the dominant parameters on it for St 37 steel. Experiments are also surveyed and validated by ABAQUS. Results showe...

OBJECTIVE To our knowledge, no previous study has described the measurement of the tensile strength of the human aortic adventitia. In the present study, we examined the relationship between the tension and length of the aortic adventitia resected from the aortic wall of patients with acute aortic dissection. METHODS We obtained rectangular specimens from the aortic adventitia that was resect...

Abstract Background The LabGenius C-CT/NG-BMX assay (LabGenius CT/NG; BIOMEDUX, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea) is a recently developed real-time polymerase chain reaction that can simultaneously detect sexual transmitted pathogens (Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG)) in vaginal swab specimen or urine specimen. Methods To evaluate the analytical performance, total 343 167...