in this paper, the optimal location and characteristics of tadas dampers in moment resisting steel structures, considering the application of minimum number of tadas dampers in a building as an objective function and the restriction for destruction of main members is studied. genetic algorithm in first generation randomly produces different chromosomes representing unique tadas dampers distribu...

objective: to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall injuries in east azerbaijan, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was based on hospital information system (his) data for patients referred to the imam reza hospital between 2008 and 2013. we recorded the demographic characteristics and epidemiological patterns of patients who were admitted to our center due to...

  Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to estimate genetic relationships between two seasonal immigrant forms (namely fall-run and spring-run) of Caspian trout Salmo trutta caspius. In this regard, 62 fin tissue samples were collected from southern parts of the Caspian Sea basin and examined with 16 oligodecamer primers to asses their genetic diversity as well as probable s...

Damavand is a large dormant stratovolcano in the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran located in one of the most populous provinces, which could be adversely affected by tephra fall from Damavand. The youngest known eruption is a lava flow on the western flanks with an age of 7.3 ka. The volcanic products are predominantly porphyritic trachyandesite. Three major young pumice deposits, named here a...

Humanoid robots are expected to share human environments in the future and it is important to ensure the safety of their operation. A serious threat to safety is the fall of such robots, which can seriously damage the robot itself as well as objects in its surA. Goswami Principal Scientist Honda Research Institute USA Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] S.-K. Yun Senio...