While exposure therapy is effective in treating anxiety, fear can return after exposure. Return of fear can be understood through mechanisms of extinction learning. One form of return of fear is reinstatement, or, the fear that results from an unsignaled unconditional stimulus (US) presentation after extinction. Though the conditional response (CR; e.g., fear) typically reduces during extinctio...

This paper deals with behavior and capacity of punching shear force for flat slabs produced from steel fiber reinforced self compacting concrete (SFRSCC) by application nonlinear finite element method. Nonlinear finite element analysis on nine slab specimens was achieved by using ANSYS software. A general description of the finite element method, theoretical modeling of concrete and reinforceme...

Abstract—This paper presents a numerical study for investigating the effectiveness of geocell reinforcement in reducing pressure and settlement over EPS geofoam blocks in road embankments. A 3-D FEM model of soil and geofoam was created in ABAQUS, and geocell was also modeled realistically using membrane elements. The accuracy of the model was tested by comparing its results with previous works...

Multi-ribbed frame grid (hereinafter referred to as MRFG) is an important part of Multi-ribbed composite wall and consisted of outer frame and ribbed grid. The reinforcement of outer frame is the main influence factor on the performance of MRFG. In this study, an MRFG specimen under laterally cyclic and axial loading in literature is numerically simulated with 5 kinds of different reinforcement...

In this study, a numerical model was presented to simulate the experimental behavior obtained for a reinforced concrete chimney section. The purpose of the previous experimental investigation conducted for the chimney section was to evaluate the effect of large openings on the cyclic response in order to reveal the performance of such structures under seismic loads. A detailed finite element mo...

Nonlinear behaviour of RC beams is complex due to involvement of various parameters. Many attempts have been made by the past researchers to predict the behaviour using ANSYS. The accuracy and convergence of the solution depends on factors such as mesh density, constitutive properties of concrete, convergence criteria and tolerance values etc., Past researchers have used various values of the a...

One of the conceptual and definitional issues that has plagued the study of child maltreatment is the relationship between intention and outcome. This paper flows from the finding that the common developmentally destructive element in all forms of child maltreatment is psychological maltreatment, that the study of child abuse and neglect is the study of child maltreatment in a fundamental way. ...

To enhance compassion in organizations, the processes by which compassion can be enhanced in individuals must be understood. We develop an expanded model of the components of compassionate responding that includes noticing, appraising, feeling and acting. Using this model, we propose that psychological flexibility (mindfulness combined with values-directed action) contributes to enhancing the p...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Postconcussion syndrome (PCS) is a term used to describe the complex, and controversial, constellation of physical, cognitive and emotional symptoms associated with mild brain injury. At the current time, there is a lack of clear, evidence-based treatment strategies. In this systematic review, the authors aimed to evaluate the potential efficacy of cognitive behavioural thera...

A detailed connectionist architecture is described which is capable of relating psychological behavior to the functioning of neurons and neurochemicals. The need to be able to build, repair and modify current electronic systems with billions of hardware components has been met through a seldom appreciated aspect of the von Neumann architecture: the hardware architecture is compatible with a sim...