The better the seismic performance of building joints, more lives and property can be preserved in earthquake disasters. This paper briefly introduced the basic structure self-centering reinforced concrete (RC) column-steel beam joints then prepared three types joint specimens. Specimen 1 was a self-centering RC column-steel joint, specimen 2 obtained by removing dampin...

itotic spindle positioning involves a con-formational switch in LGN, the mammalian version of the invertebrate Pins protein, duces a spindle rocking that represents the first genetically manipulable model for studying spindle positioning in vertebrates. The switch operates via the opening of LGN, which can normally fold back onto itself. The unfolding is triggered by binding to either membrane-...

I propose that tense and mood paradigms are grammatical centering systems. Specifically, English tenses form a temporal centering system, which monitors and updates topic times, whereas Kalaallisut moods form a modal centering system, which monitors and updates modal discourse referents. Nevertheless, English and Kalaallisut translation equivalents converge on the same truth conditions, due to ...

We investigate a self-gravitating thick domain wall for a λΦ potential. The system of scalar and Einstein equations admits two types of non-trivial solutions: domain wall solutions and false vacuum-de Sitter solutions. The existence and stability of these solutions depends on the strength of the gravitational interaction of the scalar field, which is characterized by the number ǫ. For ǫ ≪ 1, we...

We investigate the relation between interior-point algorithms applied to two homogeneous self-dual approaches to linear programming, one of which was proposed by Ye, Todd, and Mizuno and the other by Nesterov, Todd, and Ye. We obtain only a partial equivalence of path-following methods (the centering parameter for the first approach needs to be equal to zero or larger than one half), whereas co...

Received: date / Revised version: date Abstract. We investigate the relation between interior-point algorithms applied to two homogeneous self-dual approaches to linear programming, one of which was proposed by Ye, Todd, and Mizuno and the other by Nesterov, Todd, and Ye. We obtain only a partial equivalence of path-following methods (the centering parameter for the first approach needs to be e...

Fluid shear stress (FSS) is an important stimulus for cell functions. Compared with the well established parallel-plate and cone-and-plate systems, a rocking "see-saw" system offers some advantages such as easy operation, low cost, and high throughput. However, the FSS spatiotemporal pattern in the system has not been quantified. In the present study, we developed a lubrication-based model to a...

Theoretical models of self-harm suggest that high perceived stress and high fatigue (which might affect the ability to cope with stress) may interact to predict the short-term occurrence of suicidal ideation and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). We tested 3 approaches to examining this interaction, each of which provided a different understanding of the specific nature of these associations: comp...

itotic spindle positioning involves a con-formational switch in LGN, the mammalian version of the invertebrate Pins protein, duces a spindle rocking that represents the first genetically manipulable model for studying spindle positioning in vertebrates. The switch operates via the opening of LGN, which can normally fold back onto itself. The unfolding is triggered by binding to either membrane-...

Our original paper (Grosz, Joshi, and Weinstein, 1983) on centering claimed that certain entities mentioned in an utterance were more central than others and that this property imposed constraints on a speaker's use of different types of referring expression. Centering was proposed as a model that accounted for this phenomenon. We argued that the compatibility of centering properties of an utte...