The delayed failure time of SiC-based multifilament tows under static fatigue condition is as broadly scattered for individual filaments, despite it commonly used strong scatter reduction. Moreover, the stress exponent (n) hierarchy-dependent revealed by a Monte-Carlo algorithm: decreasing from filament (micro) scale to tow (meso) scale. This demonstrated originate mismatch between applied crit...

This article reviews phase 2-3 clinical trial designs, including their genesis and the potential role of such designs in treatment evaluation. The paper begins with a discussion of the many scientific flaws in the conventional phase 2 --> phase 3 treatment evaluation process that motivate phase 2-3 designs. This is followed by descriptions of some particular phase 2-3 designs that have been pro...

1. Abstract Composite materials are now making their way into the primary structures of large transport aircraft and have contributed to more efficient airframes. However, the composites used so far consist in conventional plies with fixed angles. The introduction of the capability to manufacture tow-steered composites opens the door to more efficient airframes by enabling more tailored structu...

Spatial connections between habitats are important to allow movement of organisms across heterogeneous landscapes with diverse disturbances and management. Similarly, species providing functional subnetworks interactions (modules) for ecosystem services these landscapes. These connectors have received less study. In post-wildfire landscapes, we investigated the influence salvage logging, a comm...

One of the most important parameters to be controlled during the production of textile yarns obtained by mixing pre-colored fibers, is the color correspondence between the manufactured yarn and a given reference, usually provided by a designer or a customer. Obtaining yarns from raw pre-colored fibers is a complex manufacturing process entailing a number of steps such as laboratory sampling, co...

OBJECTIVES This case-control study aimed to investigate the predictors of return to work (RTW) following work-related major forearm, wrist or hand injury at the preparation stage of return to work. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 80 clients were recruited and divided into 2 groups depending on their readiness of RTW. The groups were compared with each other with regard to their demographics, ...

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of tow duration on catch per unit of swept area (CPUE), trawl catch performance, and the proportion of the species caught in a trawl survey. Longer tows are expected to have a greater probability of catching species. An average of 26 species were caught in the first 30 minutes, whereas only about one additional species was caught in the next 30 min...