Damage evolution of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube (RCFT) members, connections, and frames as documented in experimental tests was investigated in this research. Based on the experimental data, appropriate limits states for RCFTs were defined at different levels of loading. For each limit state, the performance of the specimens was judged with the use of damage indices. The report also ...

antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects of anthocyanins are abundant in berberry fruits suggesting that they may have beneficial effects on inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd). the present study was carried out to investigate the anti-colitic effect of berberis vulgaris fruit extract (bfe) compared to berberine chloride (bec) and corticosteroids using an animal model of acetic acid induced exper...

Piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is being gradually applied into practice as a new intelligent material for structural health monitoring. In order to study the damage detection properties of PZT on concrete slabs, simply supported reinforced concrete slabs with piezoelectric patches attached to their surfaces were chosen as the research objects and the Electromechanical Impedance met...

In this paper, an advanced analytical assessment methodology for the assessment of irregular buildings is presented. In the proposed method, 3D modeling is utilized to capture the torsional and bi-directional response of buildings. A layering technique, termed ‘Planar Decomposition’, is proposed and shown to furnish detailed information on the demand and capacity of critical members. Through it...

in this study an innovatively designed tractor-mounted, ground-wheel driven, triple unit, row crop precision planter capable of planting three rows of garlic (allium sativum l.) cloves on each raised bed was designed, fabricated and tested. the major components of this planter include; chassis and transport wheels, lister-bedder unit, seed hopper, seed metering drum, sweeper, knocker, seed tube...

In 1999, Typhoon 9918 struck Kyushu Island, which is located in Western Japan. During the strongest stage of the typhoon, the central pressure was 930 hPa and the maximum wind speed was 45 m/s near the center of the typhoon. The maximum storm tide was over 2 m along the coast of Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island. Due to the storm surges and wind waves, the typhoon caused enormous damage to m...

BACKGROUND It is proposed that chronic calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity has a central role in chronic kidney disease after nonrenal solid organ transplantation (NRSOT), although there are little data on renal histology in this setting. The aim of this study was to assess the histological features and renal outcomes of a cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease after NRSOT. MET...

BACKGROUND To investigate the prevalence of cumulative organ damage among Egyptian children with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) and the relationships between the organ damage and the demographic data, clinical variables, and disease activity. METHODS A total of 148 patients with jSLE have been followed in the pediatric rheumatology clinic and section at Cairo University. T...

OBJECTIVES Autoinflammatory diseases cause systemic inflammation that can result in damage to multiple organs. A validated instrument is essential to quantify damage in individual patients and to compare disease outcomes in clinical studies. Currently, there is no such tool. Our objective was to develop a common autoinflammatory disease damage index (ADDI) for familial Mediterranean fever, cryo...