• Determination of masonry equivalent homogeneous material using periodic homogenization. Joint/mortar interface strength modelled by a Mohr-Coulomb yield surface. Thermomechanical finite element modelling blast furnace hearth. Joint openings and lower ramming mix initial density decrease the stress level. Validation model comparison with measurements on real furnace. A hearth is made several r...

The positive deviance (PD) approach offers an alternative to needs-based approaches for development. The "traditional" application of the PD approach for childhood malnutrition involves studying children who grow well despite adversity, identifying uncommon, model practices among PD families, and designing an intervention to transfer these behaviors to the mothers of malnourished children. A co...

Ti(C,N) in BF hearth plays an important role protecting the lining and prolonging life of BF. The characterization crystallization process obtained from one dead were clarified paper. It is found that precipitated exhibits annual-ring shape features different colors. topography caused by change C/N ratio. composed or more large grains. presents as a superstructure mesocrystal evolves nanopartic...

We introduce first steps of constructing a natural language dialogue system for weather information retrieval. Data for speech recognition, speech understanding and construction of the dialogue manager is being collected with a Wizard-of-Oz (WOZ) system. The hearth of the WOZ system is a graphical interface which is connected to the system’s database, the language generation module and the Text...

The world was warm and white when I was horn: Beyond the windowpane the world was white, A glaring whiteness in a leaded frame, Yet warm as in the hearth and heart of light, Although the whiteness was almost and was bone In midnight's still paralysis, nevertheless The world was warm and hope was infinite, All things would come, fulfilled, all things would be known All things would be enjoyed, f...

INTRODUCTION Central Venous Catheters (CVC) are essential in everyday medical practice, especially in treating patients in intensive care units (ICU). The application of these catheters is accompanied with the risk of complications, such as the complications caused during the CVC insertion, infections at the location of the insertion, and complications during the use of the catheter, sepsis and...