Influence of Seismic Pounding on RC Buildings with and without Base Isolation System Subject to Near-Fault Ground Motions

Building pounding occurs between two adjacent buildings with small gap or without sufficient separation distance.It leads to damage buildings during earthquake due to impact.Many researchers have investigated building pounding based on impact force reduction and energy dissipation increase, when two buildings collide with each other.In numerical in

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Clinical Impact of Stump Closure Reinforced With Hemopatch on the Prevention of Clinically Relevant Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Trial

Introduction:.Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most dreaded complication after distal pancreatectomy (DP).This multicenter randomized trial evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of Hemopatch in preventing clinically relevant (grades B/C according to the ISGPS classification) POPF after DP.Material and methods:.After stump clos

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DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE STEADY-STATE ELECTRICITY IN THE PRIMARY CIRCUIT USING A REED SWITCH AND A MICROPROCESSOR

This article discusses an innovative device designed to determine the value of the masunaga tango steady-state current in the primary circuit of electrical installations using reed switches and a microprocessor without the use of current transformers.The typical structure of relay protection devices is considered.The main elements are presented.Whe

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Factoring tradotronic media communication for human security management and social stability in Nigerian communities

The level of killing and bloodletting in Nigeria is increasing every second, minute, hour, day, month chromatic ire d2 and year.Man, animals, properties etc are increasingly under threat in contemporary Nigerian society.The causes of the massive insecurity of lives and properties remain multi-dimensional.This paper is centered on the need to factor

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