This paper presents a benchmark exercise for the seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings as follow-up blind prediction test organized in context European Conference Earthquake Engineering Series. The was aimed at better defining open issues current procedures modeling and performing analysis URM buildings, by highlighting uncertainty that can influence results. work an overvi...

RATIONALE Oxidative stress is involved in the skeletal muscle dysfunction observed in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesized that the diaphragms of such patients might generate greater levels of oxidants than those neutralized by antioxidants. OBJECTIVES To assess the levels of both oxidative and nitrosative stress and different antioxidants in the ...

It was reported (1) that the hexokinase reaction, glucose + adenosine triphosphate + glucose-&phosphate + adenosine diphosphate, in extracts of muscle from diabetic rats could be inhibited by adrenal cortical extract, while the hexokinase activity in extracts of normal muscle was inhibited by a combination of anterior pituitary and adrenal cortical extracts. The inhibition was in both cases rel...

These studies examined the expression of the podocyte slit diaphragm protein nephrin and its association with actin at the onset of proteinuria in passive Heymann nephritis (PHN), a rat model of human membranous nephropathy. Four days after immunization, 58% of PHN rats had mild proteinuria. At that time, most slit diaphragms were still visible on electron microscopy; however, in those location...

In this article we carry out the comparative analysis of new compact satellite polarisers based on a square guide with diaphragms. The main electromagnetic parameters developed microwave devices various amount diaphragms were obtained within frequency interval from 10.7 GHz to 12.75 GHz. Waveguide polarization converters different 2 5 have been designed and optimized. presented polarizer calcul...

This work deals with the thermoelectric characterization of commercial lead zirconate titanate (PZT) based piezoelectric diaphragms. An in-depth analysis piezo- and ferroelectric behavior samples was carried out by measuring current voltage curves polarization hysteresis cycles in a wide temperature range. We demonstrate that, as decreases, higher electric fields are needed to completely polari...

This paper presents the design optimization of diaphragms for a micro-shock tube-based drug delivery device. The function of the diaphragm is to impart the required velocity and direction to the loosely held drug particles on the diaphragm through van der Waals interaction. The finite element model-based studies involved diaphragms made up of copper, brass and aluminium. The study of the influe...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive degenerative disease that results in fibrosis and atrophy of muscles. The main cause of death associated with DMD is failure of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle with a fiber microstructure that differs across regions of the muscle. However, no studies to our knowledge have examined spatial variations of muscle fibers in dyst...