The occurrence of catastrophic earthquakes necessitates further researches in the structure engineering for retrofitting construction structures. In this paper, the application of the active control in the structures’ seismic response has been addressed. A single degree of freedom nonlinear structure has been studied. The nonlinear dynamic of the structure is considered in which, the nonlinear ...

Synchronous context-free grammars are a generalization of context-free grammars (CFGs) that generate pairs of related strings instead of single strings. Thus they are useful in many situations where one might want to specify a recursive relationship between two languages. Originally, they were developed in the late 1960s for programming-language compilation [1]. In natural language processing, ...

Single mode-Multimode-Single mode (SMS) sensors have been attracted a relevant attention because of their simple manufacturing, capability sensing different quantities, and enhanced sensitivity compared to the most common fiber optic sensor represented by Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs). Moreover, SMS exhibit blue-shift strain, opposite FBGs, making them suitable in applications where strain-temper...

Using a think-aloud procedure this study explored why certain vocabulary interventions are more facilitative for word learning than others. Second Language (L2) readers' quality and quantity (Hulstijn, 2001) of word processing strategies were recorded to determine the effect on (a) establishing and (b) strengthening lexical form-meaning connections (FMCs) as well as (c) text comprehension. L2 l...