seismic ground motion is profoundly affected by geometrical and mechanical properties of soil deposits overlaying bedrock. local seismic ground response of saturated soil deposits was studied in literature by applying the effects of soil stress state and index properties on the strain-dependent normalized shear modulus reduction, g/g0, and damping ratio, d, curves in an equivalent linear analys...

This study intends to semi-analytically investigate the steady 3D boundary layer flow of a SiC-TiO2/DO hybrid nanofluid over a porous spinning disk subject to a constant vertical magnetic field. Here, the novel attitude to single-phase hybrid nanofluid model corresponds to considering nanoparticles and base fluid masses to compute solid equivalent volume fraction, solid equivalent de...

Background: The appropriate colon cleansing is a major determinant of quality of colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the morning (AM) PEG (polyethylene glycol) solution to previous-evening (PM) PEG solution for the afternoon colonoscopy. Methods: This comparative study compared the AM to PM prep for afternoon outpatient colonoscopy. The subjects r...

background: the appropriate colon cleansing is a major determinant of quality of colonoscopy. the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the morning (am) peg (polyethylene glycol) solution to previous-evening (pm) peg solution for the afternoon colonoscopy. methods: this comparative study compared the am to pm prep for afternoon outpatient colonoscopy. the subjects ra...

I, Bedok South Road, Singapore 1646 This study attempts to qualitatively quanti:(y the thermal design aspects of the suction tube of a hermetic refrigeration compressor with high shell pressure configuration. The effects on heat transfer and fluid flow which affect the design dimensions and material selection of the suction tube will be shown and discussed. Results obtained suggested that the t...

PURPOSE To study the influence of the transient elevation of intraocular pressure during suction in laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness both in microkeratome assisted and femotsecond (FS) LASIK. PATIENTS AND METHODS An interventional case series that included 40 eyes suffering from myopia who were candidates for LASIK. All underwent ...

Abstract This paper presents a novel approach to soil–water retention modelling that is based on the analysis of material pore network. The postulates existence differential coupling function, which relates variation water ratio void at constant suction. Distinct functions have been considered, and most general option has integrated in closed-form relationship between with suction-dependent int...

We investigated the determinants of ventricular early diastolic lengthening and mechanics of suction using a mathematical model of the left ventricle (LV). The model was based on a force balance between the force represented by LV pressure (LVP) and active and passive myocardial forces. The predicted lengthening velocity (e') from the model agreed well with measurements from 10 dogs during 5 di...