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Khoo Kay Kim, professor of Malaysian history : a biobibliometric study
No full textPresents an analysis of the publication productivity, authorship pattern, channels of communication, journal preference and language preference of Professor Dato' Khoo Kay Kim, Professor of Malaysian History in the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. The results of this biobibliometric study indicate that he can be a role model for future Malaysian historians to emulate his various achievements especially in the field of history education
A microstructural and kinetic investigation on suppression of grains growth in nanocrystalline copper through silicon carbide nanoparticle dispersion
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Thermal stability of superconductors with large surface barriers to flux entry: Superconducting power-line conductors
No full textEsperienza ed evento della verità. Pratica filosofica e astrazione scientifica nel pensiero di A.N. Whitehead
No full textThis article analyzes the relationship between philosophy, experience and event in A.N. Whitehead’s thought. From the critics of the concept of object, the author retraces and describes the peculiar “abstract-concrete dialectic”, at the center of the researches concerning the perceptual experience.
Furthermore, according to Whitehead’s later works, she demonstrates how the philosophical practice is different from all other kinds of science, although it requires science itself because of the co-implication of object and event, abstraction and recognition
Mechanicals Resistance Of Thermosensitive Hydrogels Consisting Of Alginate-ca2+/pnipaam, Type Semi-ipn [resistência Mecânica De Hidrogéis Termo-sensíveis Constituídos De Alginato-ca2+/pnipaam, Tipo Semi-ipn]
No full textThermosensitive hydrogels were synthesized using alginate-Ca2+ in association with a thermosensitive polymer, such as PNIPAAm. The mechanical properties of the hydrogels were determined measuring the maximum tension of deformation. With the increase of the temperature by 25 to 40 °C above the LCST the chains of PNIPAAm collapsed, dragging the alginate net and diminishing the size of the pores. The decrease in the size of the pores of the hydrogel was followed by an increase in the mechanicals resistance of the material.30716491652Muniz, E.C., Geuskens, G., (2000) J. Membr. Sci, 72, p. 287Muniz, E.C., Geuskens, G., (2001) J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Med, 12, p. 879Guilherme, M.R., Rubira, A.F., Muniz, E.C., (2002) J. Membr. Sci, 210, p. 129Muniz, E.C., Hendrick, V., Werenne, J., Geuskens, G., (2001) Cytotechnology, 36, p. 49Moura, R.M., Radovanovic, A., Rubira, A.F., Muniz, E.C., (2002) J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Med, 13, p. 1175Liu, H.Y., Zhu, X.X., (1999) Polymer, 40, p. 6985Tanaka, T., Fillmore, D.J., (1992) J. Chem. Phys, 70, p. 1214Wu, M.H., Bao, B.R., Chen, J., Xu, Y.J., Zao, S.R., Ma, Z.J., (1999) Radiat. Phys. Chem, 56, p. 341Gutowska, A., Bae, Y.H., Jacobs, H., Feijen, J., Kim, S.W., (1994) Macromolecules, 27, p. 4167Muniz, E.C., Geuskens, G., (2001) Macromolecules, 34, p. 4480Moura, M.R., Guilherme, M.R., Campese, G.M., Radovanovic, E., Rubira, A.F., Muniz, E.C., (2005) Eur. Polym. J, 41, p. 2845Guilherme, M.R., Silva, R., Girotto, E.M., Rubira, A.F., Muniz, E.C., (2003) Polymer, 44, p. 4213Sshild, H.G., (1992) Prog. Polym. Sci, 17, p. 16
Il "Guerrin Meschino" di Gesualdo Bufalino : un'"opra" in versi
No full textGesualdo Bufalino first published Il Guerrin Meschino in 1991 in a non-commercial edition. In 1993, after a deep revision, he re-published his work with publisher Bompiani: the novel has a modified plot, and the author decided to insert three new poems in addition to the opening and closing poems, formerly present in 1991’s edition. This paper, in its entirety supported by handwritten material preserved at Fondazione Gesualdo Bufalino (Comiso), is divided in two parts: the first part illustrates the differences between the first and the second edition, the second part provides a critical edition of the five poems
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE TEACHER. IN MEMORY OF THE EXCELLENT TEACHER AND SCIENTIST M.R. SAPIN
No full textM.R. Sapin (1925–2015) was a professor at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, honorary academician of Russian academy of medical sciences (1988), and an outstanding representative of the Moscow anatomical school of the middle of XX – early XXI century. From the very beginning of his medical training, Mikhail Romanovich got interested in anatomy, especially in angiology and lymphology, and later concentrated on its studying. The author of more than 30 text books and guidelines for schools, universities, and colleges, Mikhail Romanovich was the doctoral and thesis advisor of 51 Ph.D. and approximately 70 MD dissertations. M.R. Sapin made a significant contribution to the development of anatomical education providing the departments with a various range of dry and wet specimens. His stunning and effective work as a tutor was highly appreciated by his students and colleagues, Russian and foreign anatomists. M.R. Sapin was the leader of the Laboratory of Functional Anatomy since 1972, president of the International Association of Morphologists (1992–2006), chairman of the expert commission of Higher Attestation Commission (1959–1994), etc. A man of a great willpower, M.R. Sapin faced a lot of obstacles in his life and research work but overcame that all successfully. The article presents the most important facts of anatomist’s career and lifetime.</jats:p
Identification of the local stiffness reduction of a damaged composite plate using the virtual fields method
No full textIn the present study, a damage detection problem is formulated as the identification of the spatial stiffness distribution in a damaged composite plate. Full-field heterogeneous curvature fields obtained from an optical deflectometry technique are processed by using the virtual fields method adapted to retrieve the 2D stiffness distribution map of a damaged carbon-epoxy plate. The method not only picks up the location of the damage but also provides a fairly good estimate of the stiffness reduction in the damaged area. In this paper, the procedure is described, validated on simulated measurements and some initial experimental results are given. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p
Predicting implant UHMWPE wear in-silico: A robust, adaptable computational-numerical framework for future theoretical models
No full textComputational methods for the pre-clinical wear prediction for devices such as hip, knee or spinal implants are valuable both to industry and academia. Archard’s wear model laid the basis for the first generation of theoretical wear estimation algorithms, and this has been adapted to account for the importance of multi-directional sliding. These second-generation cross-shear algorithms are useful, but they leave room for improvement.In this paper, we outline a generalised framework for a ‘third generation’ wear model. The essential feature of this proposed approach is that it removes the acausality and scale-independence of current second-generation algorithms. The methodology is presented in such a way that any existing second-generation model could be adapted using this framework. Using this approach, the predictive power against pin-on-disc and implant tests is shown to be improved; however, the model is still essentially a purely adhesive-abrasive wear predictor, accounting for only a limited number of factors as part of the tribological process. Further ongoing work is needed to expand and improve upon the current capabilities of in-silico UHMWPE wear prediction capabilities.<br/
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