Shear enhancement occurs in reinforced concrete (RC) beams when loads are applied within around 2d of supports where d is the beam effective depth. This paper examines shear RC beams, with stirrups, which loaded both and at 3d from minimal. Simultaneously loading inside outside commonly practice but has not previously been systematically studied. A total eight were tested two groups four having...

A linear temporal stability analysis is conducted for inviscid sheared convective boundary layer flow, in which the instability with stable stratification coexists and caps over thermal unstable stratification. The classic Taylor–Goldstein equation applied different factors J s b Brunt–Väisälä frequency, respectively. Two shear-thermal hybrid instabilities, shear stratified (HSS) Rayleigh–Bénar...

Recombinant thrombopoietin has been reported to stimulate megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombopoiesis and it may be quite useful to treat patients with low platelet counts after chemotherapy. As little is known regarding the possible activation of platelets by thrombopoietin, we examined the effects of thrombopoietin on platelet aggregation induced by shear stress and various agonists in native pla...

As a significant part of municipal solid waste (MSW), waste cardboard (CB) is a sustainable, inexpensive, and rich source of cellulose. Previous studies of polyolefin/CB composites have reported modest enhancement to major reduction in modulus and major reduction in elongation at break values relative to neat polymer. Here, green hybrids of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP)...

Recent advances in development of multi-core processor architectures and three-dimensional (3D) integration supported by continuous semiconductor device scaling continued to boost the performance of modern computers. However, in order to proceed with the performance enhancement beyond 3D integration completely new innovative approaches are mandatory. The electron spin attracts a significant att...

AS BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH the vascular network, it creates fluid mechanical forces that can be predicted based on established physical principles of fluid dynamics. The major components of flow-generated force in the vasculature include pressure and shear stress, both of which are imparted directly onto the vessel wall. The realization that different patterns (laminar vs. oscillatory), magnitudes ...

BACKGROUND Endothelial cells (EC) guard vascular functions by forming a dynamic barrier throughout the vascular system that sensitively adapts to 'classical' biomechanical forces, such as fluid shear stress and hydrostatic pressure. Alterations in gravitational forces might similarly affect EC integrity, but remain insufficiently studied. METHODS In an unique approach, we utilized Electric Ce...