In recent years, the use of encased steel concrete columns has been increased significantly in medium-rise or high-rise buildings.The aim of the present investigation is to assess experimentally the current methods and codes for evaluating the ultimate load behavior of concrete encased steel short columns.The current Warming Equipment:Heat Lamps st

Stereotypes and stigma associated with living on welfare or a low income can be a psychological threat that hampers performance and undermines aspirations.Our paper explores the potential of a novel self-affirmation intervention to mitigate such adverse impacts.The intervention comprises a verbal self-affirmation exercise String Decorations for app

Multi-speed transmission can greatly improve the power and economic performance of electric vehicles (EVs) compared with single-speed transmission.Gear ratio is the key design parameter of multi-speed transmission.Optimizing gear ratios can further improve vehicle performance.Most of the existing optimization methods of gear ratios take the power a

Abstract Background Nutrition research is relying more on artificial intelligence and machine learning models to understand, diagnose, predict, and explain data.While artificial intelligence and machine learning models provide powerful modeling tools, failure to use careful and well-thought-out modeling processes can lead to misleading conclusions

This article addresses the nature of autonomist impulses and initiatives that developed on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England, in the late 20th Century.Drawing on recent discussions of the process of decolonization of island territories and the broader field of study of Figures ethnopolitical mobilization in support of regional au