In this paper, an advanced analytical assessment methodology for the assessment of irregular buildings is presented. In the proposed method, 3D modeling is utilized to capture the torsional and bi-directional response of buildings. A layering technique, termed ‘Planar Decomposition’, is proposed and shown to furnish detailed information on the demand and capacity of critical members. Through it...

Abstract Fragility fractures, a form of stress fracture brought on by physiological weak bones, are not common. It might be challenging to diagnose fragility since standard radiograph shows signs repair rather than the actual fracture. We present case 32-year-old woman who has been complaining both leg pain for last 4 months and unable stand 1 week. Further analysis revealed that her vitamin D ...

Objective To identify the prevalence of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D among patients at the Siriraj Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) Clinic, and to compare initial vitamin D levels in patients with and without a history of fragility fractures. Methods Medical records of patients who attended our MBD clinic between 2012 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient baseline demographic, cli...

Due to low stiffness of braces after yielding, the structures with buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) experience high residual drifts during an earthquake, which can be intensified by aftershocks and causes considerable damages to structures. Also, due to poor distribution of stiffness, this problem is exacerbated for irregular structures. Recently, the yielding brace system (YBS) has been intro...

Erythrocytes containing haemoglobin C do not lyse normally in the peroxidase channel of the Technicon H6000 automated cell counter. This interferes with the normal function of the channel and results in a characteristic abnormal pattern. This correlates with a reduced osmotic fragility of the red cells.

The aim of this commentary is to address a number of issues and omissions arising from the integrative review of Bulmer-Smith et al. (2009) on emotional intelligence (EI) and nursing. An important objective is to bring to the attention of readers the growing research on trait EI (or trait emotional self-efficacy), which did not feature in Bulmer-Smith et al.’s review. As a scientific alternativ...

The pharmacokinetics and analgesic effect of i.v. ketamine in doses of 125 microgram kg-1 and 250 microgram kg-1 were determined in five healthy volunteers. Analgesia was measured with the submaximal effort tourniquet test. Both doses of ketamine prolonged the period of pain-free ischaemic exercise while the plasma ketamine concentration was greater than 100 ng ml-1. Ketamine was distributed ra...

In recent decades, significant research efforts have been devoted to developing fragility and vulnerability models for mainshock-damaged buildings, i.e., depending on the attained damage state after a mainshock ground motion (state-dependent fragility/vulnerability relationships). Displacement-based peak quantities, such as maximum interstory drift ratio, are widely adopted in analysis define b...