Nowadays, one of the foremost procedures for strengthening concrete structures is Near-Surface Mounted (NSM) technique. This paper presents an experimental study on effect sustained loading and different service temperatures (steady cyclic) have NSM Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)-concrete bonded joints their post-sustained load-slip behaviour. Four campaigns using eight CFRP-concrete sp...

Little is known about the longitudinal course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) load and its relationship with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We conducted a case-cohort study nested within a cohort of 2874 HBV surface antigen-positive male Taiwanese government employees aged 30 years or older. HBV genotype and DNA levels (i.e. viral load) were tested using polymerase chain reaction...

In this study we examined the effect of Intermittent Sequential Pneumatic Compression (ISPC) of the legs on the recovery of fatigued Tibialis Anterior (TA) muscles. Eight subjects performed 10 min fast walking on a treadmill, followed by 2 min sustained effort of the TA (load A). Immediately afterwards they took 3 min of resting time, during which one leg was treated by ISPC (active recovery) a...