superplastic materials show a very high ductility. this is due to both peculiar process conditions and material intrinsic characteristics. however, a number of superplastic materials are subjected to cavitation during superplastic deformation. evidently, extensive cavitation imposes significant limitations on their commercial application. the deformation and failure of superplastic sheet metals...

The relationship between spatially heterogeneous dynamics (SHD) and jamming is studied in a glass-forming binary Lennard-Jones system via molecular dynamics simulations. It has been suggested [Phys. ReV. Lett. 2001, 86, 111]1 that the probability distribution of interparticle forces P(F) develops a peak at the glass transition temperature Tg and that the large force inhomogeneities, responsible...

This paper seeks to provide an input towards developing the proposal for the research project, “Pathways of Women’s Empowerment” to investigate the determinants of women’s empowerment where and when it occurs. It primarily attempts to give an overview of the trends in research, thinking and programmes in Pakistan from 1975 onwards in the area of women’s empowerment and bodily integrity in order...

In the title salt, C(18)H(24)NO(+)·C(6)H(7)O(7) (-), the dihedral angle between the benzene rings in the cation is 74.2 (5)°. In the crystal, anion-anion O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak O-H⋯O inter-actions form infinite chains along [100]. Between these chains, cation-anion N-H-O hydrogen bonds are observed, forming an alternate pattern of cation and anion layers and leading to a two-dimensional ...

The heterocyclic core of the title compound, C(10)H(17)NO(5), adopts a chair conformation with its three C substituents positioned equatorially. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds between neighbouring mol-ecules lead to chains along b. These chains are connected by hydro-phobic inter-actions, forming infinite layers and N-H⋯O=C contacts between mol-ecules of adjacent layers gi...

In this paper, the authors examine UK mobile users’ perceptions of m-commerce utilization. For this purpose, the authors devise a Mobile Network Utilization Model empirically tested in experimental settings. The empirical findings reveal strong support for the capability of the proposed utilization model in measuring the concept of Mobile Task-Technology Fit (MTTF) and explaining the utilizatio...

in this paper, the competition between two supply chains and their elements is studied. each chain consisted of a manufacturer and a distributor and the two chains compete in a market with single type of customer sensitive to price and delivery time. therefore, this is a two-supply chain game and during the competition between two supply chains, elements of each supply chain (manufacturer and/o...