the objective of this review to be submitted in two independent parts, for steel frames and for rc frames, is to compare their structural performance with respect to the proposed n2-method, and so also of the consequent convenience of using pushover methodology for the seismic analysis of these structures. a preliminary investigation is presented on a pushover analysis used for the seismic perf...

The aim of this study was to identify the critical thinking skills utilized in the nursing diagnosis process. This was an exploratory descriptive study conducted with seven nursing students on the application of a clinical case to identify critical thinking skills, as well as their justifications in the nursing diagnosis process. Content analysis was performed to evaluate descriptive data. Six ...

frost is one of the atmospheric phenomena which seriously threaten crop production. it also causes numerousaccidents in mountainous roads. in this research the spatial synoptic classification ssc method was employed toclassify the type of air masses. for the classification, such meteorological data as: temperature, dew point, mean sealevel pressure, cloudiness, direction and speed of wind were ...

When the existing information does not contain all categories, Generalized Evidence Theory (GET) can deal with fusion. However, question of how to determine number categories through GET is still intriguing. To address this question, a modified k-means clustering, named centers initialized clustering proposed, filling gap identification and complement frame discernment. Based on method, determi...

The three-state test (3ST) is a method based on ordinal pattern analysis for detecting chaos and determining the period in time series. For some well-known chaotic dynamical systems we showed that the test behaves similar to Lyapunov exponents. However, the 3ST is detecting quasi-periodic motions both as regular and non-regular. In this paper, we propose to use the sensitivity of its chaos indi...

A portable luminescence spectrofluorometer weighing only 1.5 kg that uses multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) as excitation sources was developed and evaluated. Excitation using a sequence of seven individual broad-band LED emission sources enabled the generation of excitation-emission spectra using a light weight (<1.5 kg) spectrometer. Limits of detection for rhodamine 6G, rhodamine B, and ...

This contribution deals with a belief processing which enables managing of multiple and overlapping elements of a frame of discernment. An outline of the Dempster-Shafer theory for such cases is presented, including several types of constraints for simplification of its large computational complexity. DSmT — a new theory rapidly developing the last five years — is briefly introduced. Finally, i...

Abstract Messaging applications are changing the communication landscape in emerging countries. While offering speed and affordability, these solutions have also opened way for spread of misinformation. Aiming to better understand dynamics COVID-19 as infodemic, we asked Brazilian participants (n=1007) report perceived accuracy 20 messages (10 true 10 false). Each message was randomly presented...