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Performance of masonry enclosure walls:lessons learned from recent earthquakes

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Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration 2012年第1期11卷 23-34页

作者： Romeu silva Vicente Hugo Rodrigues Humberto Varum Aníbal Costa Jos António Raimundo Mendes da silva University of Aveiro Civil Engineering Department Campus Universitario de SantiagoAveiroPT3810-193Portugal University of Coimbra Civil Engineering Pinhal de MarrocosPolo ⅡCoimbraPT3030Portugal

This paper discusses the issue of performance requirements and construction criteria for masonry enclosure and infill walls. Vertical building enclosures in European countries are very often constituted by non-load-bearing masonry walls, using horizontally perforated clay bricks. These walls are generally supported and confined by a reinforced concrete frame structure of columns and beams/slabs. Since these walls are commonly considered to be nonstructural elements and their influence on the structural response is ignored, their consideration in the design of structures as well as their connection to the adjacent structural elements is frequently negligent or insufficiently detailed. As a consequence, nonstructural elements, as for wall enclosures, are relatively sensitive to drift and acceleration demands when buildings are subjected to seismic actions. Many international standards and technical documents stress the need for design acceptability criteria for nonstructural elements, however they do not specifically indicate how to prevent collapse and severe cracking, and how to enhance the overall stability in the case of moderate to high seismic loading. Furthermore, a review of appropriate measures to improve enclosure wall performance and both in-plane and out-of-plane integrity under seismic actions is addressed.

关键词： RC structures masonry enclosure walls infill walls in-plane out-of-plane cracking performanceimprovement

The “sequential cues hypothesis”: a conceptual model to explain host location and ranking by polyphagous herbivores

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Insect Science 2020年第6期27卷 1136-1147页

作者： Rehan silva Anthony R.Clarke School of Earth.Environmental and Biological Sciences Queensland University of Technology(QUT)BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia

Successfully locating a host plant is crucial for an insect herbivore to feed and/or ***,locating a host within a complex environment that may contain an array of different plant species is a difficult *** is particularly the case for polyphagous herbivores,which must locate a host within environments that may simultaneously contain multiple suitable and unsuitable *** we review the mechanisms of host selection used by polyphagous herbivores,as well as exploring how prior experience may modify a generalist's response to host *** show that recent research demonstrates that polyphagous herbivores have the capacity to detect both common cues from multiple host species,as well as specific cues from individual host *** creates a paradox in that generalists invariably rank hosts when given a choice,a finding at odds with the“neural limitations”hypothesis that says generalist insect herbivores should not have the neural capacity to identify cues specific to every possible *** explain this paradox we propose a model,akin to parasitoid host location,that postulates that generalist herbivores use different cues sequentially in host *** propose that initially common host cues,associated with all potential hosts,are used to place the herbivore within the host habitat and that,in the absence of any other host cues,these cues are sufficient in themselves to lead to host *** such they are true “generalist”***,once within the host habitat,we propose that the presence of a smaller group of cues may lead to further host searching and the location of preferred hosts:these are“specialist”*** model explains the current conflict in the literature where generalists can respond to both common and specific host-plant cues,while also exhibiting specialist and generalist host use behavior under different conditions.

关键词： diet breadth foraging insect behavior insect-plant relationship learning neural constraints visual cues volatile cues

Antimicrobial Activity, Structural, Crystallographic and Thermal Characteristics of Alpha-Titanium Phosphate Promoted by Silver Ions

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Materials Sciences and Applications 2024年第8期15卷 253-269页

作者： Enzo Erbisti Garcia Agnes Maria Cupertino Fernandes Araujo Gerson Alberto Valencia Albitres Daniela de França da silva Freitas Danielle Mattos Mariano Carlos Magno Fialho Soares Sibele Piedade Cestari Marco Antônio Lemos Miguel Luis Claudio Mendes Institute of Macromolecules Professora Eloisa Mano Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Avenida Horacio Macedo 2030 Centro de Tecnologia Bloco J Ilha do Fundo Rio de Janeiro Brazil Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Ges Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciencias da Saude Bloco I Ilha do Fundo Rio de Janeiro Brazil Innovation in Polymer Engineering (PIEP) University of Minho Guimares Portugal

The recent global spread of the pandemic underscores the necessity of seeking new materials effective against microorganisms. Nanotechnology offers avenues for developing multifunctional materials. In this study, alpha-titanium phosphate (α-TiP) nanoparticles were synthesized and treated with silver salt to enhance their antimicrobial properties. The physicochemical characteristics and antimicrobial activity were evaluated. It was revealed by X-ray diffraction analysis that the structural integrity of α-TiP was influenced by ethylenediamine and silver ions. Distinct degradation profiles for each chemical modification were shown by thermogravimetric analysis. Infrared spectroscopy detected shifts and new absorption peaks in the spectra depending on the type of modification. Energy dispersive spectroscopy confirmed the disaggregation of α-TiP galleries following the addition of silver salt, which increased their effectiveness against microorganisms. Notably, only the sample treated with silver ions exhibited antimicrobial action. Antimicrobial activity was tested against the bacteria of medical importance Escherichia coli, Salmonella Enteritidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria momocytogenes and the yeast Candida albicans. All microorganisms were inhibited by sample containing silver. Minor inhibition was observed against the Gram-positive bacteria L. monocytogenes and Bacillus cereus, while the greatest inhibition occurred against the fungus (yeast) C. albicans. The results revealed a potential application of the nanoparticles for control of microorganisms in public health.

关键词： Titanium Phosphate Silver Nitrate Antimicrobial Action

Serum levels of angiotensin converting enzyme as a biomarker of liver fibrosis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2017年第48期23卷 8439-8442页

作者： Aline silva Miranda Ana Cristina Sim?es e silva In-terdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation Faculty of MedicineFederal University of Minas Gerais Laboratory of Neurobiology Department of MorphologyInstitute of Biological SciencesFederal University of Minas Gerais Department of Pediatrics Faculty of MedicineFederal University of Minas Gerais

The renin angiotensin system(RAS) is classically conceived as a circulating hormonal system involved in blood pressure control and hydroelectrolyte balance. The discovery that RAS components are locally expressed in a wide range of organs and tissues,including the liver,pointed to a role for this system in the pathogenesis of several conditions including hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. It has been widely reported that the classical RAS axis composed by the angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE)-angiotensin(Ang) Ⅱ-Ang type 1(AT1) receptor mediates pro-inflammatory,pro-thrombotic,and pro-fibrotic processes. On the other hand,the alternative axis comprising ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas receptor seems to play a protective role by frequently opposing Ang Ⅱ action. Chronic hepatitis B(CHB) is one of the leading causes of liver fibrosis,accounting for the death of nearly one million people worldwide. Liver fibrosis is a key factor to determine therapeutic interventions for patients with CHB. However,the establishment of non-invasive and accurate methods to detect reversible stages of liver fibrosis is still a challenge. In an elegant study published in the 36 th issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology,Noguchi et al showed the predictive value of serum ACE levels in detecting not only advanced stages of liver fibrosis but also initial and intermediate fibrotic stages. The serum levels of ACE might represent an accurate,non-invasive,widely available,and easy method to evaluate fibrosis related to CHB. Moreover,therapies involving the inhibition of the classical RAS axis components might be promising in the control of CHB-related liver fibrosis.

关键词： Renin angiotensin system Angiotensin converting enzyme Angiotensin Ⅱ Angiotensin-(1-7) Chronic hepatitis B hepatic cirrhosis Liver fibrosis

Prognosis of forest production using machine learning techniques

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Information Processing in Agriculture 2023年第1期10卷 71-84页

作者： Jeferson Pereira Martins silva Mayra Luiza Marques da silva Adriano Ribeiro de Mendonca Gilson Fernandes da silva Antoˆnio Almeida de Barros Junior Evandro Ferreira da silva Marcelo Otone Aguiar Jeangelis silva Santos Nı´vea Maria Mafra Rodrigues Federal University of Espirito Santo UFESDepartment of Forestry and Wood ScienceAvenue Governor Lindemberg31629550-000 Jeroˆnimo MonteiroESBrasil b Departamento de Cieˆncias Agra´riasUniversidade Federal de Sa o Joa del-Rei Sete Lagoas CampusHighway MG 424-Km 47Sete LagoasMinas Gerais 35701-970Brazil Federal University of Para(UFPA) University Campus of AltamiraStreet Cel.Jose Porfırio2515Sa o Sebastiao68372-040 AltamiraPABrazil

Forest production and growth are obtained from statistical models that allow the generation of information at the tree or forest stand *** the use of regression models is common in forest measurement,there is a constant search for estimation procedures that provide greater ***,machine learning techniques have been used with satisfactory performance in measuring ***,methods such as Adaptive NeuroFuzzy Inference System(ANFIS)and Random Forest are relatively poorly studied for predicting the volume of wood in eucalyptus plantations in ***,it is essential to check whether these techniques can provide gains in terms of ***,this study aimed to evaluate the use of Random Forest and ANFIS techniques in the prognosis of forest *** data used come from continuous forest inventories carried out in stands of eucalyptus *** data were divided into 70%for training and 30%for *** algorithms used to generate rules in ANFIS were Subtractive Clustering and ***,training was done with the hybrid algorithm(descending gradient and least squares)with the number of seasons ranging from 1 to *** RFs were trained,varying the number of trees from 50 to 850 and the number of observations by five leaves to *** neural networks and decision trees were also trained to compare the feasibility of the *** evaluation of the estimates generated by the techniques for training and validation was calculated based on the following statistics:correlation coefficient(r),relative Bias(RB),and the relative root mean square error(RRMSE)in *** general,the techniques studied in this work showed excellent performance for the training and validation data set with RRMSE values*** RF presented inferior statistics about the ANFIS for the prognosis of forest *** Subtractive Clustering(SC)and Fuzzy-C-Means(FCM)algorithms provide accurate baseline

关键词： Artificial Intelligence Ensemble Learning Forest Measurement Forest inventory Artificial Neural Networks Regression

The effect of drying of Piper hispidinervium bydifferent methods and its influence on the yield ofessential oil and safrole

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Information Processing in Agriculture 2023年第1期10卷 28-39页

作者： Helder Kiyoshi Miyagawa Alberdan silva Santos Systematic Investigation in Biotechnology and Molecular Biodiversity Laboratory Federal University of Para´Bele´m 66075-110PABrazil

The Piper hispidinervium leaves and thin stems were dried under laboratory and field *** drying was performed using a shade dryer operating with and without forced convection and an oven dryer operating at 30 and 40*** experiments were conducted using solar dryers with three different covers,i.e.,transparent,black plastic,and palm straw *** essential oil extraction was performed by steam distillation,and the safrole content was analyzed by gas *** mathematical models(Page,logarithmic,Henderson and Pabis,fractional,and diffusion)were fitted with the experimental data and compared based on the coefficient of determination(R2),root mean square error(RMSE)and *** suggest that the best model was the logarithmic model(R2>0.99,RMSE<0.0005,and v2<0.005).With sufficient drying,the safrole content increased up to 95%of the extracted oil;however,when the drying time was prolonged,both the oil yield and safrole content of the extracted oil decreased.

关键词： Modeling Drying kinetics Essential oil extraction Safrole extraction Piperaceae

An efficient approach for anti-jamming in IRNSS receivers using improved PSO based parametric wavelet packet thresholding

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Satellite Navigation 2022年第3期3卷 51-70,I0003页

作者： Jacob silva Lorraine Kambham Madhu Ramarakula Department of ECE University College of EngineeringJNTUKKakinadaAndhra Pradesh533003India

The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System provides accurate positioning service to the users within and around India,extending up to 1500 ***,when a receiver encounters a Continuous Wave Interference,its positioning accuracy degrades,or sometimes it even fails to *** Packet Transform(WPT)is the most widely used technique for anti-jamming in Global Navigation Satellite System *** the conventional method suffers from threshold drifting and employs inflexible thresholding ***,to address these issues,an efficient approach using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization based Parametric Wavelet Packet Thresholding(IPSO-PWPT)is ***,a new parameter adaptive thresholding function is ***,a new form of inertia weight is presented to enhance the performance of ***,IPSO is used to optimize the key parameters of ***,the implementation of the IPSO-PWPT anti-jamming algorithm is *** performance of the proposed technique is evaluated for various performance metrics in four jamming *** evaluation results manifest the proposed method’s efficacy compared to the conventional WPT in terms of anti-jamming ***,the results show the ability of the new thresholding function to process various signals ***,the findings reveal that the improved PSO outperforms the variants of PSO.

关键词： Continuous wave interference(CWI) IRNSS Particle swarm optimization(PSO) Wavelet packet transform(WPT)

EDITORIAL:Now is the Time for Energy Materials Research to Save the Planet

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Energy & Environmental Materials 2021年第4期4卷 497-499页

作者： S.Ravi P.silva Advanced Technology Institute University of SurreyGuildfordUK

Linking Energy Supply and Energy Storage to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Our world has witnessed an unprecedented time in the last twelve months,with many activities coming to a standstill because of the COVID-19 *** all walks of life,the world will not be the same as it struggles for normality at present,with many sectors shut for extended periods of time and some businesses shutdown for ***,with all this upheaval.

关键词： Sustainable shutdown struggle

Effect of drug therapies on self-reported chemosensory outcomes after COVID-19

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World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024年第2期10卷 88-96页

作者： Marco A.Fornazieri Bruno M.Cunha Samuel P.Nicácio Lucas K.Anzolin JoséL.B.da silva Aristides Fernandes Neto Deusdedit Brandão Neto Richard L.Voegels Fábio D.R.Pinna Department of Surgery Londrina State UniversityLondrinaBrazil Department of Medicine Pontifical Catholic University of ParanáLondrinaBrazil Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of São PauloSao PauloBrazil Department of Otorhinolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery Perelman School of MedicineSmell and Taste CenterUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA

Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the relative efficacy of medications used following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2)infection on self-reported alterations in taste and/or smell ***:Seven hundred and fourteen persons with self-reported postcoronavirus disease 2019(post-COVID-19)chemosensory disorders were personally interviewed regarding specific medications they were administered following the acute phase of the *** dependent measure—self-reported total recovery of chemosensory symptoms—was subjected to stepwise logistic *** predictors included demographic and clinical variables,in addition to specific medications used to mitigate disease symptoms(i.e.,systemic corticosteroids,oseltamivir,vitamin C,ibuprofen,hydroxychloroquine,azithromycin,ivermectin,nitazoxanide,anticoagulants,and zinc).Results:The median time between COVID-19 symptom onset and the interviews was 81 days(interquartile range:60-104).Of the 714 subjects,249(34.9%)reported total recovery of their chemosensory function;437(61.2%)had at least one treatment since the beginning of the *** and those with more comorbidities had undergone more *** recovery rates of the treated and nontreated groups did not differ ***,respondents who had used nitazoxanide tended to have a higher rate of self-reported taste or smell *** who took oral zinc were less likely to ***:No medication employed during the first months after SARS-CoV-2 infection had a clear positive effect on returning self-reported smell or taste function to normal,although nitrazoxide trended in a positive *** zinc had a negative effect on the reported recovery of these senses.

关键词： chemosensory disorder coronavirus infections COVID-19 drug therapy SARS-CoV-2 smell loss taste loss