There is a growing research and production interest for the application of lower-cost hybrid cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels composed layers dissimilar quality. Therefore, an approach design cost-effective CLT in bending, based on existing analytical novel finite element procedures, presented paper. The gamma-method, extended gamma method, composite theory are applied analysis square panels...

BACKGROUND Animal welfare and accurate data collection are equally important in rodent research. Housing influences study outcomes and can challenge studies that monitor feeding, so housing choice needs to be evidence-based. The goal of these studies was to (1) compare established measures of well-being between rodents housed in wire grid-bottom floors with a resting platform compared to solid-...

OBJECTIVE To account for the apparent high incidence of pain in the feet of elite women kendo players. METHODS A clinical evaluation was done by a chiropractor, the women were interviewed about their kendo experience, and the conditions and frequency of training and ground reaction forces were measured on a Kistler force plate during the kendo attacking action. RESULTS Four out the five wom...

In this paper, we compare the decoding error rates in the error floors for non-binary low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes over general linear groups with those for non-binary LDPC codes over finite fields transmitted through the q-ary memoryless symmetric channels under belief propagation decoding. To analyze non-binary LDPC codes defined over both the general linear group GL(m, F2) and the f...

BACKGROUND The organized stroke alert is critical in quickly evaluating and treating patients with acute stroke. The purpose of this paper was to further understand how this process functions in a moderate sized general hospital by exploring the effects of patient location and time of day on the pace of evaluation and the eventual outcome of evaluation. METHODS Retrospective chart review. R...

BACKGROUND The number of hip fractures occurring worldwide in 1990 was estimated at 1.7 million and is predicted to rise to 6.3 million by 2050. The vast majority occur as a result of simple falls and the impact of the femoral trochanter with the floor. Previous studies have addressed the problem from the patient's side of the impact. Little research has been carried out on the other surface in...

Following the popularity of smart phones and the development of mobile Internet, the demands for accurate indoor positioning have grown rapidly in recent years. Previous indoor positioning methods focused on plane locations on a floor and did not provide accurate floor positioning. In this paper, we propose a method that uses multiple barometers as references for the floor positioning of smart ...

This study considers a multi-storey composite frame subject to a fire which travels vertically between three floors. Previousworkhas analysed the behaviour of this structurewhen subject to simultaneous fires on three floors. It highlighted the importance of the cooling regime adopted and the relative axial stiffness of the steel beams to the overall behaviour of the structure. This paper extend...

The use of timber constructions recently increased. In particular, Cross Laminated Timber floors are often used in multi-story buildings. development standardization processes, product testing, design details and joints, the speed construction, advantages eco-sustainability main reasons why these structures play a paramount role on international building scene. However, for further developments...