In the present study, the finite element method is developed for the static analysis of nano-beams under the Winkler foundation and the uniform load. The small scale effect along with Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory is taken into account. The governing equations are derived based on the minimum potential energy principle. Galerkin weighted residual method is used to obtain the finite eleme...

Voluntary standard setting organizations (SSOs) typically require participants to disclose their patents during the standard-setting process, and will endorse a standard only if patent holders commit to license them on “reasonable and non-discriminatory” or RAND terms. We argue that this policy is unworkable—the RAND standard is ambiguous and thus extremely hard to adjudicate. As an alternative...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the feasibility of a unique prototype foot-controlled robotic-enabled endoscope holder (FREE) in functional endoscopic sinus surgery. STUDY DESIGN Cadaveric study. METHODS Using human cadavers, we investigated the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of the robotic endoscope holder in performing endoscopic sinus surgery with two hands in five cadaver ...

Present paper is an application study of intuitionistic fuzzy optimization technique in agricultural production planning problem particularly a case of smallholder farmer in north Bihar, India. Generally, the crop planning problem is formulated as linear programming problems. but in realistic situation there are many uncertain factors in agricultural production planning problems and hence futur...

Can institutional stock sales influence firm governance? Theory suggests that informed selling is likely to depress prices and disperse shareholding. Combined, both effects can influence firm governance by facilitating takeovers. I formalize this hypothesis and test its predictions on firms that undertake large acquisitions. Using acquisitions to identify firms with potential agency problems, I...

Arrangement of an adequate price's information of agricultural products that are cultivated by small farmers constitute a key element to facilitate commercial operations, improving their incomes. So, it's necessary to develop an agile, dynamical and transparent information mechanism, in order to link producers, buyers, technical, and public organizations, between themself and others. These elem...

Weed control is one of the most important crop protection activities undertaken in both intensive and low-input farming systems. However, even under intensive systems, crop protection which is less dependent on pesticides may require that weeds be managed to obtain a balance between crop and non-crop vegetation to encourage an increase in natural enemies of crop pests. In the low-input farming ...