... as to develop the strength ofthe FRP system Thedevelopment length is a function ofthe strength ofthe substrate andthe rigidity ofthe bonded FRP Durability, FRP The ability of a material ... orientation ofthe fibers, andthe quantity of fibers primarily govern the tensile properties ofthe FRP material Due to the primary role ofthe fibers and methods of application, the properties of an ... Composite Fiber volume fraction The ratio ofthe volume of fibers to the volume ofthe composite Fiber weight fraction The ratio ofthe weight of fibers to the weight ofthe composite Filament—See...
... emergence of gene therapy The revival of established drugs and clinical success of innovative drugs may be dependent on thedesignof controlled release systems that ensure that the drugs reach their ... to or less than the saturation solubility ofthe drug, the rate of release is dependent upon the diffusion coefficient ofthedrug in the polymer and upon the initial drug load The diffusion coefficient ... describes the application of SBA-15 in thedeliveryofthe small molecule model drugof ibuprofen (IBU), with emphasis on the influence ofthe different functional methods on the adsorption and release...
... for the use of these circuits and/ or software or ofsystems incorporating these circuits and/ or software lies with the reader, who must apply for any and all approvals and certifications that the ... DESIGNANDDEVELOPMENTOF MEDICAL ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION DESIGNANDDEVELOPMENTOF MEDICAL ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION A Practical Perspective ofthe Design, Construction, and Test of Medical ... finite period of time and then drifts back to the original baseline The time required for the return of normal operational conditions ofthe biopotential amplifier after the end ofthe saturating...
... factors the aesthetics ofthe formulation andthe performance ofthe product The aesthetics (color, odor, feel, application, etc.) are the properties of a formulation that determine whether the consumer ... routes of administration are discussed The transdermal route is highlighted with scientific and technological aspects ofdesignanddevelopmentofdeliverysystemsThe structure of human skin and ... targeted sites, amount and accuracy ofthe dose, and condition ofthe consumer Nevertheless, the chosen route of administration will have a profound impact on the efficacy ofthe bioactive ingredient...
... relative importance ofthe various kinds of data written to disk, both in terms of how much ofthe live blocks they occupy on disk and in terms of how much ofthe data written to the log they represent ... writes, then reads the file back sequentially, then writes 100 Mbytes randomly to the existing file, then reads 100 Mbytes randomly from the file, and finally reads the file sequentially again The bandwidth ... delay the cleaning a while and let more ofthe blocks die in the current segment The value of a segment’s free space is based on the stability ofthe data in the segment Unfortunately, the stability...
... limits the harmful emissions ofthe SOFC system Thedesign route is calculated beforehand by using GCTool to conduct the SOFC system designandthe optimal operating conditions between thermal ... conditions ofthe fuel cell stack, but also on thedesignand operating conditions ofthe BOP components (e.g., the afterburner, reformer and heat exchanger) Accordingly, the objective ofthe present ... and 70% ofthe total system cost Due to the high operating temperature of SOFC, the material of all BOP components should own the resistant to thermal shock Ofthe various BOP components, the flow...
... compromise the predictability and performance of our realtime systems This section briefly discusses each ofthe issues and how our systems address the potential problems 7.1 The Cost of Dynamic ... A benefit of separating the functionality ofthe Dispatcher consumer, the Run-time Scheduler determines the priority at from the Priority Queues is to allow the implementation of which the event ... of events, andthe consumers no work other than maintain simple statistics We progressively decreased the event generation period and measured the ratio between the effective event rate and the...
... CHAPTER – THE STRUCTURE ANDDEVELOPMENTOFTHE CEREAL PLANT 24 THE WHEAT BOOK THE WHEAT BOOK CHAPTER – THE STRUCTURE ANDDEVELOPMENTOFTHE CEREAL PLANT THE STRUCTURE ANDDEVELOPMENTOFTHE CEREAL ... parts of a leaf are the tip ofthe blade andthe top ofthe sheath Where the blade and sheath join, there are structures called the ligule andthe auricles (Figure 2.3) Characteristics ofthe shoot ... structure ofthe stem and leaf ofthe wheat plant 27 CHAPTER – THE STRUCTURE ANDDEVELOPMENTOFTHE CEREAL PLANT DESCRIPTION OFTHE WHEAT PLANT THE WHEAT BOOK (continued) at their bases, so the oldest...
... information on the high and low prices ,and theof As part ofthe type-check ofthe SQL query, the type ofthe volume ofthe stock tradedin eachhour SEQUN function is also checked This causes the embedded ... between the 24-h?ur moving averageof the high price of Stockl, andthe high price of Stock2 at the most recent hour when the volume of Stock2tradedwas greaterthan 25,000 The answer sequence only of ... ordersof magnitude! We should stressthat these differencesare symptomsof a basic design difference betweenSEQ and ADT-method systems. In order for thesesystemsto derive some ofthe efficienciesof the...
... notiÞcation and participation in the developmental process and is designated as an API standard Questions concerning the interpretation ofthe content of this standard or comments and questions ... aspects ofthe design, operation, and maintenance of liqueÞed petroleum gas (LPG) storage facilities from the standpoints of prevention and control of releases, Þre-protection design, and Þre-control ... overheating and loss of strength (see Figure 1) b The surface area ofthe vessel that may be exposed to Þre is the surface area ofthe vessel above the level ofthe liquid contents at the vesselÕs...
... percent of his time over the period, to10 percent ofthe time of four other members of a steering committee, and less than percent for the other members ofthe committee At around the time ofthe ... used the most by the end users ofthe system, andthe departments receiving the highest total rank will be the most frequent users ofthe system Only a small set ofthe 33 database systemsandthe ... results, and to provide high levels of confidence in the output .The process ofdesignand implementation of a GIS begins with people and their needs and ends up with applications in the hands of people...
... importantly, superiority of one type of therapy over another could not be distinguished, and therefore that the specific choice of therapy was difficult to justify over another type of treatment This ... concerning the benefit of various types of physical therapies Evolution of physical rehabilitation Historically, the management of stroke survivors involved bed-rest and convalescence, reminiscent ofthe ... Understanding stroke recovery This thematic series emphasizes the understanding anddevelopmentof modern neurorehabilitation methods, and outlines some ways to quantify plasticity and recovery of...
... experiment time (min) The primary function ofthe frontalis is to raise the eyebrow; hence, contraction ofthe frontalis often accompanies movement ofthe skin proximal to the eyebrow Muscle-contraction ... signal is generated by the unfused mechanical activities of motor units The bulk movement ofthe muscle and asynchronous activation of fibers at the initiation and end of contraction creates ... designed and implemented the detection algorithm, designed the performance tests, performed data collection, analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript TC conceived the study, advised on the...
... dimensions; 1) the use of pre-specified conceptual and measurement models; 2) the strength of empirical support for the reliability and validity ofthe scale(s); 3) the responsiveness of PRO to clinical ... statistical relationship between the latent construct andthe measured items, andthe ε1 represents the random measurement error in the ith measured item The Convenience scale ofthe Treatment Satisfaction ... construct Like the MCI model, the strength ofthe causal relationship between the item and construct is defined using a proxy measure ofthe latent construct The weight estimate ofthe indicator...
... achievable in the forward direction, and PACK is thedelivery probability ofthe ACK signal in the reverse direction (drev ) Since rx is the estimated throughput of broadcast packets in the forward ... for the mesh network The latter action disables the current backhaul link and use the multihop wireless backhaul as default route to the Internet The performances ofthe self-configuring and selfhealing ... and going toward the edges ofthe network A multiradio conflict graph model [30] is used to estimate and model the interference within the network and also between the network and other colocated...
... R and allows the calculation ofthe values of R and H in sequence B Design Variables and Objective Function The architectural parameters of a 3-PUU TPM involve the sizes of base platform (a) and ... in the closed form with the consideration of (1) and (2) On the other hand, given a set of actuated inputs, the moving platform position is solved by the forward kinematics Similar to most ofthe ... of these TPMs, the first joint of each limb is located at the base In this case, since the actuators can be mounted on the base, the moving components ofthe manipulator not bear any load of the...
... tailor the intervention (Designing the Intervention) NorthStar assists the user in the choice of appropriate study design to test the QI intervention (Choosing the Study Design) It then discusses the ... respondents about their main professional roles, their roles in CE and QI, and their experience in QI research We then asked them to estimate the time spent browsing NorthStar and which sections they reviewed ... sections of NorthStar also are being translated into French and Italian Libraries: These can be accessed from the 'Libraries' menu at the top ofthe screen or from the bottom ofthe contents and include:...