In this paper, a new type of plant fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (PFRCC) is developed. Compared with ordinary cement-based materials, its toughness greatly improved. To investigate the tensile and bending mechanical properties PFRCC, four kinds PFRCC panels different thicknesses were developed, axial test panel designed. The results show that increase in thickness panel, bearing capac...

Abstract The characterization of mechanical properties materials used in biomedical applications is essential for performance evaluation. In addition to quasi-static tests, dynamic tests extend the range methods and allow predictions failure, as well information on durability. Appropriate specimen grips according test sample geometry are crucial a reliable examination testing therefore valid ex...

BACKGROUND Weaning decision for the patients on a mechanical ventilation (MV) device is often made based on personal judgments and experiences, which results in longer MV length of stay and higher costs. Therefore, the present study aimed to the effect of application of Burn's wean assessment program on MV length of stay among the patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs). MATERIAL...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Weaning parameters are commonly measured through an endotracheal tube in mechanically ventilated patients recovering from acute respiratory failure, however this practice has rarely been evaluated in tracheostomized patients. This study aimed to investigate changes in weaning parameters measured before and after tracheostomy, and to explore whether the data measured aft...

Semantic Textual Similarity (STS) measures the degree of semantic equivalence between two texts. This paper presents the results of the STS pilot task in Semeval. The training data contained 2000 sentence pairs from previously existing paraphrase datasets and machine translation evaluation resources. The test data also comprised 2000 sentences pairs for those datasets, plus two surprise dataset...

BACKGROUND One of the measures to keep the airway open is suctioning of endotracheal tube in patients under ventilation. This procedure can be accompanied with some complications. Selection of appropriate method of suctioning can prevent incidence of acute complications. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the effects of the open and closed system suctioning methods on blood pressure, mean...