If little is known about the sample under test, ascertaining a quantitative material true stress–true strain relationship from a small punch test is not direct. Conventional inverse simulation methods have used experimental force–displacement curves that ignore the deformation shape of the punched sample. We present small punch test methodology and results that used experimental deformation sha...

Based on both resource allocation theory (Becker, 1965; Bergeron, 2007) and role theory (Katz and Kahn, 1978), the current study aims to uncover the relationship between core self-evaluation (CSE) and three dimensions of work interference with family (WIF). A dual-process model was proposed, in which both work stress and career resilience mediate the CSE-WIF relationship. The mediation model wa...

HEALTH ISSUE: Research on the relationship between women's social roles and mental health has been equivocal. Although a greater number of roles often protect mental health, certain combinations can lead to strain. Our study explored the moderating affects of different role combinations on women's mental health by examining associations with socioeconomic status and differences in women's distr...

In this research, behaviour of clayey soils under triaxial loading is studied using Neural Network. The models have been prepared to predict the stress-strain behaviour of remolded clays under undrained condition. The advantage of the model developed is that simple parameters such as physical characteristics of soils like water content, fine content, Atterberg limits and so on, are used to mode...

Twenty-four rapidly adapting (RA) cutaneous afferents were recorded from a preparation of isolated, innervated hairy skin from the rat hindlimb for the purpose of identifying the mechanical variables associated with the initiation of afferent discharge. Neurons were studied while the skin was stretched dynamically along a single direction with the use of a linear actuator and a feedback control...

The potential stressfulness of an event may depend on how it is appraised by the individual, although up to now there have been no longitudinal studies on the relationship between lay beliefs concerning work stress and perceived strain. This longitudinal study examines how lay theories of work stress at baseline were related to perceived mental strain at follow up. The present paper builds on a...

The role of self-efficacy, an individual difference variable, in occupational stress research is seldom discussed, and is even rarely examined in Chinese societies. This study investigates the relationships between stressors, managerial self-efficacy (MSE) and job strains (job satisfaction, physical strain, and psychological strain). A total of 450 enterprise managers in eight cities of the Peo...

The effects of strain rate and low-gamma irradiation on the compressive properties of ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were investigated. Gamma irradiation was performed at 30 kGy in nitrogen or at 29 kGy in air without post-irradiation treatment. Quasi-static and impact compressive tests using the split-Hopkinson pressure-bar technique were performed to measure stress-strain r...