In automotive industry, there is an increasing demand for weight reduction. On the other hand extraordinary style exteriors are used in order to increase number of sales. As a result, usage different shapes exterior bumpers getting increased. Because that, finite element simulation dent resistance has become very important step early steps design. this paper, static rear bumper investigated by ...

UK electricity market changes provide opportunities to alter households’ electricity usage patterns for the benefit of the overall electricity network. Work on clustering similar households has concentrated on daily load profiles and the variability in regular household behaviours has not been considered. Those households with most variability in regular activities may be the most receptive to ...

JCB • VOLUME 212 • NUMBER 1 • 2016 4 Histone modifi cations come in many fl avors—phosphorylation, methylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination—that interact with each other to regulate the folding state of chromatin, with profound effects on gene expression. For example, histone acetylation reduces the affi nity of histone N termini for DNA, promoting chromatin relaxation and allowing transcri...

Computer-aided interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) is widespread but many physicians hesitate to rely on the computer, because the advice is presented without information about the con®dence of the advice. The purpose of this work was to develop a method to validate the advice of a computer by estimating the error of an arti®cial neural network output. A total of 1249 ECGs, recorded wit...

Two field experiments were conducted in 1995-1996 to determine if there are common yield responses among maize hybrids to larval western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte injury. Three yellow dent hybrids, five white food grade dent hybrids, and a popcorn hybrid were included in the study. The minimum level of rootworm injury as measured by root damage ratings (3.2-4.2) that...

The essential work of fracture (EWF) method is a powerful approach to characterize the resistance thin ductile sheets based on principle separation energy contributions. A major drawback an extensive use material, requiring series double-edge notched tensile (DENT) specimens with several ligament lengths extract EWF. This can be serious limitation when material difficult process and/or expensiv...

Adverse selection has long been recognized as a rationale for government intervention in insurance markets and for the adoption of public compulsory insurance. A di¤erent rationale for compulsory insurance is that overcon…dent individuals may underinsure because they underestimate the relevant risks. We show that government intervention is not a Pareto improvement in an adverse selection model ...

Résumé Une cervicalgie fébrile est souvent secondaire à une méningite ou à une spondylodiscite, exceptionnellement à une arthropathie microcristalline. Nous en rapportons un cas. Un homme de 81 ans sans antécédents particuliers est hospitalisé pour cervicalgie fébrile. Les diagnostics initialement évoqués étaient ceux de méningite et de spondylodiscite. L'examen a montré une raideur globale du ...

We describe a 7-month-old male with atypical features of autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) with sensorineural hearing loss. Uncharacteristically, he presented with mild acidosis, hypokalaemia and hypocalciuria as well as unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Subsequent investigations led to the discovery of both hyperoxaluria and beta2-microglobulinuria, thereby expandin...