Manuscript received November 20, 2014. Of course, things can get complicated in nonlinear problems with large deformations (and rotations) because the final deformed area may be different from the initial area, among other things [1]. Stress is in fact a tensor [1]. It can be written in any of several forms as follows [1]. (Cauchy stress tensor shown in Fig. 2) In 3-D it can be written as, σ = ...

Depictions, such as maps, that portray visible things are ancient whereas graphics, such as charts and diagrams, that portray things that are inherently not visible, are relatively modern inventions. An analysis of historical and developmental graphic inventions suggests that they convey meaning by using elements and space naturally. Elements are based on likenesses, "figures of depiction" and ...

the united states president’s emergency plan for aids relief (pepfar) emphasizes health systems strengthening as a cornerstone of programmatic success. health systems strengthening, among other things, includes effective capacity building for clinical care, administrative management and public health practice. avante zambéziais a district-level in-service training program for administrative sta...

One of the key aspects that distinguishes humans from other species is that humans use a complex communication system that is among other things symbolic, learnt, compositional and recursive, whereas all other species’ communication systems typically lack these properties. It is often thought that this unique human feature is the key to understanding the nature (and nurture!) of human cognition...

In this paper, we study $L^p$-conjecture on locally compact hypergroups and by some technical proofs we give some sufficient and necessary conditions  for a weighted Lebesgue space  $L^p(K,w)$ to be a convolution Banach algebra, where $1<p<infty$, $K$ is a locally compact hypergroup and $w$ is a weight function on $K$.  Among the other things, we also show that if $K$ is a locally compact hyper...

Abstract Genre-based approach has been the focus of interest in the teaching of language since the mid1980s. Genre is defined in terms of the use of language in conventionalized communicative settings. The present study made an attempt to scrutinize the effects of genre-based pedagogy on Iranian Pre-intermediate EFL leaners' reading comprehension as well as the interaction between their reading...

With massive technological advancements and the growing popularity of digital assistance in everyday life and work environments that goes along with it, technologies are needed to evolve these application domains to the next level. One vision for this is the Internet of Things (IoT).Interconnected devices, embedded in all kinds of objects. In order to turn this vision into reality, routing prot...

The place of information in addressing market access and participation limitation, which hinders farmer’s welfare and poverty reduction efforts in many developing countries, cannot be over-emphasized. This study therefore examined the use of mobile phone in the marketing of food crops among farming households in rural south east, Nigeria. A multi stage sampling procedures was used in the select...