Abstract: This research work presents a new rigid connection constructed with channels. In order to assess its hysteresis behavior, three specimens with different cover plates and six specimens with different panel zone thickness have been considered. The energy absorbed by the connection and the behavior of the panel zone were studied during cyclic loading and compared with those of connectio...

CONTEXT During aging, total testosterone (TT) declines and SHBG increases, resulting in a greater decrease in calculated free T (cFT). Currently, guidelines suggest using TT to diagnose androgen deficiency and to reserve cFT only for men with borderline TT. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate if either low cFT or low TT is more strongly associated with androgen-related clinical endpoin...

Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) has attracted much attention in China as a new and efficient method. However, the seismic performance of connections between precast piers other structures limits application ABC medium high zones. In this paper, quasi-static test was conducted to investigate differences cap–column socket connection (PSC) specimen, which reinforced an embedded RC column-to-...

We analyze the strong coupling behavior of the large N gauge theories in 4-dimensions with N = 4 supersymmetry by making use of S-duality. We show that at large values of the coupling constant λ = g YMN the j-th non-planar amplitude fj(λ) (j = 0, 1, 2 . . .) behaves as fj(λ) ≈ λ j . Implication of this behavior is discussed in connection with the supergravity theory on AdS5×S 5 suggested by the...

We study frustration-free Hamiltonians of fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states from the point view matrix product state (MPS) representation their ground and excited states. There is a wealth solvable models relating to FQH physics, which, however, mostly derived analyzed vantage first-quantized "analytic clustering properties". In contrast, one obtains long-ranged lattice when these are studie...

This paper describes the connection between scattering matrices on conformally compact asymptotically Einstein manifolds and conformally invariant objects on their boundaries at infinity. This connection is a manifestation of the general principle that the far field phenomena on a conformally compact Einstein manifold are related to conformal theories on its boundary at infinity. This relations...

1. Statement of the results This paper describes the connection between scattering matrices on conformally compact asymptotically Einstein manifolds and conformally invariant objects on their boundaries at infinity. This connection is a manifestation of the general principle that the far field phenomena on a conformally compact Einstein manifold are related to conformal theories on its boundary...