Sharp wave-associated synchronized inputs from the piriform cortex activate olfactory tubercle 1 neurons during slow-wave sleep 2 3 Kimiya Narikiyo Abstract 18 During slow-wave sleep, anterior piriform cortex neurons show highly synchronized discharges that 19 accompany olfactory cortex sharp waves (OC-SPWs). The OC-SPW-related synchronized activity of 20 anterior piriform cortex neurons travel...

Plates of austenitic stainless steel are often used in orthopedic surgery for fixing ends of the broken bones and for repairing fractures. The paper analyzes a premature breakage of six plates for fixing broken bones with different patients during their recovery. Each plate's breakage can induce serious aftermaths such as a new surgery, unexpected undesired complications and a prolonged healing...

This paper presents a novel experimental methodology for the study of dynamic deformation of structures under underwater impulsive loading. The experimental setup simulates fluid–structure interactions (FSI) encountered in various applications of interest. To generate impulsive loading similar to blast, a specially designed flyer plate impact experiment was designed and implemented. The design ...

Based on results from computational studies and plate casting trials, deficiencies in the steel casting feeding rules as currently published by the Steel Founders’ Society of America (SFSA) were determined. A methodology for the development of improved steel casting feeding rules was established based on the Niyama criterion determined from simulation. Newly developed feeding rules using this m...

Internal fixations provide fast healing but their failure remains problematic to patients. Here, we report an experimental study in failure of three typical cases of metals: a bent intramedullary stainless steel nail, a broken exterior pure Ti plate, and a broken intramedullary stainless steel nail. Characterization of the bent nail indicates that those metals are vulnerable to corrosion with t...

Lightweight steel framing is a method in housing and construction that have been widely used in lightweight steel construction. In this method, the structure is built by cold formed steel elements. They are cost-effective, light, and easy to assemble. However, the performance of lateral load resisting systems in cold-formed steel structures specially the behavior of cold-formed steel shear wall...

This paper presents results of numerical simulations on reduction of sound pressure radiated from a square plate using different types of piezo actuators. For this purpose a FEM model was developed using ANSYS software with said steel plate with a hemisphere of air on one side of the plate. There are two criteria by which the reduction is measured: minimising vibrations of plate area and minimi...

We examined whether excitation and inhibition are balanced in hippocampal cortical networks. Extracellular field and single-unit activity were recorded by multiple tetrodes and multisite silicon probes to reveal the timing of the activity of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and classes of interneurons during theta waves and sharp wave burst (SPW)-associated field ripples. The somatic and dendrit...

The early-age cracking problem in concrete has long been recognised by civil engineers and scientists because it can jeopardise the intended serviceability of structures. However, effects various crack control methods are different. This paper carried out field monitoring on a super-long wall with different measures compared temperature strain development process wall. In middle wall, pipe cool...