among various practical measures used for restriction of the ground surface settlement in such tunnels driven in soft ground, selection of an appropriate excavation method plays a significant role. in this paper, employing suggested diagram by yu & chern, corresponding values of niayesh tunnel has been inserted into the diagram. later, two excavation methods namely: central diaphragm and si...

Ptaeroxylaceae is an Afro-Malagasy family containing three genera, Bottegoa, Cedrelopsis, and Ptaeroxylon. Although the family is morphologically well delimited, it is currently considered part of the subfamily Spathelioideae in a broadly circumscribed orange family (Rutaceae). The Malagasy Cedrelopsis has traditionally been associated with different families of the order Sapindales and its phy...

This text addresses the decolonization of Afro-Brazilian domestic oratories and its implications as a magic device European-based religion that finds subsidies in African-based religions over centuries, assumes an acculturation allows it to result symbiosis rites, where Catholic was imbued with particular religiosity. In this way, we seek understand decoloniality imposed on use creation these o...

Attitudes towards eating, weight and shape were examined in 479 Caucasian, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British women. The Asian women were found to have significantly more disordered eating attitudes than the Caucasian women, but no difference was found between the three groups in their concern with their body weight and shape. However, while in the Caucasian group disordered eating attitudes were...

Most large heart failure studies in the United Kingdom population fail to include specific data on AfroCaribbean patients because ethnic minority groups form a relatively small proportion nationwide. However, >1 million people of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity live in the Greater London area (2011 census data) forming a significant proportion of the city’s population (13.3%). There are few studies fo...

Este texto trata de observações e notas recentes inéditas sobre a relação da arte produzida por afrodescendentes seus mecanismos institucionalidade. De outro modo, são abordados itinerários que se cruzam com minha própria trajetória na Escola Belas Artes Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro, frente à rara convivência pessoas racializadas metodologias história invisibilizadoras dos artistas afro-...

Esta contribuição propõe uma reflexão decolonial a partir de produções orais compartilhadas entre sociedades africanas e comunidades afrodescendentes Abya Yala. É um corpus oral contos animais oralidades rituais que produzem conjunto saberes descentralizados expressam necessidade esses grupos simbolizarem pensarem sua relação como comunidade, com seu ambiente natural sobrenatural.

Precast prestreesed concrete braces are a new method for seismic strength of Concrete Structures which has the following benefits: a) no wet concrete work in construction site b) No bolt or anchorage to the existing frame c) easy to apply d) short construction period e) low construction cost, to evaluate seismic performance of strengthened structure a model consist of existing frame and concret...