We present a data structure for three-dimensional fields C continuous in the modelling space. Regular grids storing the field values discretely are combined with a triquadratic approximation filter to define volume objects. This association of a grid and an approximation/interpolation filter allows the field to be defined by a C continuous real function and the surface to be directly visualised...

We present a data structure for three-dimensional fields C continuous in the modelling space. Regular grids storing the field values discretely are combined with a triquadratic approximation filter to define volume objects. This association of a grid and an approximation/interpolation filter allows the field to be defined by a C continuous real function and the surface to be directly visualised...

In this research, wave propagation analysis in polymeric smart nanocomposite micro-tubes reinforced by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) conveying fluid is studied. The surrounded elastic medium is simulated by visco-Pasternak model while the composite micro-tube undergoes electro-magneto-mechanical fields. By means of micromechanics method, the constitutive structural coefficients of nano...

In this study, the seismic inter-story drift of structures is estimated by a combination of mode-acceleration equations with the modelling of high-rise buildings with flexural and shear cantilever beams. In the equation presented for calculating the inter-story drift, having less knowledge of the building is adequate and this issue is of significance in estimating the nonstructural component fo...

The current study was conducted to re-assess the factor structure of the 24-item Sport Motivation Scale-6 (SMS-6; Mallett, Kawabata, Newcombe, Otero-Forero, & Jackson, 2007) with an independent sample. A total of 437 participants completed the SMS-6, and their responses were examined with confirmatory factor analysis and recent exploratory structural equation modelling (Asparouhov & Muthén, 200...

We consider a prototype two-phase uid-ow model with capillary forces. The pressure equation is solved using standard nite-elements and multigrid techniques. The parabolic saturation equation is addressed via a novel corrected operator splitting approach. In typical applications, the importance of advection versus diiusion (capillary forces) may change rapidly during a simulation. The corrected ...

The factor structure and construct validity of a Spanish version of Spector, Carey, and Steinberg's Sexual Desire Inventory was examined with structural equation modelling and a nonclinical sample (N = 608). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that Dyadic and Solitary sexual desire scales measured two factorially distinct constructs. Their internal consistency reliabilities were .87 and .88,...

Introduction: Nurses who have difficulty balancing their family role and responsibilities because of intense work pressure tend to leave their current jobs to work in organizations which offer better working conditions, lower workloads, and more managerial support. Objective: This study aimed to determine nurses’ work-family conflict (WFC), job satisfacti...