The plane strain deformation of an isotropic, homogeneous, poroelastic medium caused by an inclined line-load is studied using the Biot linearized theory for fluid saturated porous materials. The analytical expressions for the displacements and stresses in the medium are obtained by applying suitable boundary conditions. The solutions are obtained analytically for the limiting case of undrained...

The present study examined the spatial distribution of involuntary attentional capture over the two visual hemi-fields. A new experiment, and an analysis of three previous experiments showed that distractors in the left visual field that matched a sought-for target in color produced a much larger capture effect than identical distractors in the right visual field, revealing a visual field asymm...

An important variant of the traditional line bisection task has involved a mechanical device invented by Bisiach and his colleagues (Bisiach et al. Perceptual and premotor factors of unilateral neglect. Neurology 1990;40:1278-81 [3]). This tool was devised to dissociate motor from perceptual factors in hemi-spatial neglect, by means of a mid-line indicator which moved 'congruently' or 'non-cong...

Re®nements of high residue cropping practices are needed to provide crop producers viable systems that are both economically and environmentally sound. Several tillage treatments in combination with row-placed fertilizer were evaluated in a 3 year study on maize (Zea mays L.) on a Luvic Phaeozem in southern Wisconsin, USA. Tillage treatments included fall chisel, fall and spring in-row residue ...

Having information on the distribution of progeny in a biparental cross—before the cross is made—would be helpful. My objectives were (i) to determine if genomewide markers can be used to accurately predict genotypic values at different classes of loci between two parents (p1 and p2) and (ii) to propose and analyze the use of virtual populations for choosing parents in inbred development. prior...