Buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) have proven to be a valuable earthquake resisting system.They demonstrated substantial ability in providing structures with ductility and energy dissipation.However, they are prone to exhibit large residual deformations after earthquake loading because of their low post-yield stiffnesses.In this study, the seismic
Although coverage and capacity are the key elements of the 5G user experience, a dominant part of the population living in rural areas still experience inferior connectivity.Several solutions have been proposed to address this issue.They include deploying small cells, increasing the number of sectors per eNodeB, and reusing SUITS COTTON HOPKINS sig
The predatory stink bug P.Lewisi shows potential for Integrated Pest Management programs for controlling Lepidoptera pest insects in crops and forests.The importance of this insect for biological control has THROWING AX stimulated several studies into its biology and ecology.However, P.lewisi has little genetic information available.In the present
A numerical model is developed to examine the effects of thermal radiation on unsteady mixed convection flow of a viscous dissipating incompressible micropolar fluid adjacent to U-matic Blank Video Tape a heated vertical stretching surface in the presence of the buoyancy force and heat generation/absorption.The Rosseland approximation is used to de
Abstract Background In the absence of reliable data, antenatal HIV surveillance has been used to monitor the HIV epidemic since the late 1980s.Currently, routine data from Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes are increasingly available.Evaluating whether the PMTCT programme reports provide comparable HIV prevalence esti