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Interlaminar shear strength of marine composite laminates: Tests and numerical simulations
No full textThis paper deals with an experimental/numerical comparison of the interlaminar shear stress in typical
marine composite laminates manufactured according to two different fabrication processes, namely vacuum
infusion and pre-impregnated lay-up. Experimental tests were carried out at the Marine Structures
Testing Lab of the University of Genova. Actually, among widely applied empirical formulations for the
characterization of composites suggested by Classification Societies rules, the ones for the interlaminar
shear strength appear the most scattered because of the complexity in assessing failure phenomena.
Composite manufacturers generally carry out rather extensive tests for the complete characterization
of the laminates.
Due to non-linearities involved in the captioned study, the support of nonlinear numerical models was
required. The aim of the comprehensive use of numerical approaches is the reduction of time-consuming
and expensive experimental campaigns.
Three different FE modeling strategies are proposed in order to verify the reliability of the numerical
results in comparison with experimental targets. The merits and shortcomings of each are discussed, also
comparing different types of finite element formulations and mesh refinement sensitivity
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Hypoglossal nerve palsy due to isolated inflammatory arthritis of the atlantoaxial joint
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Clinical and genetic study of a family with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) and beta-thalassemia
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