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Analytical bonding criteria for joint integrity prediction in friction stir welding of aluminum alloys
2014
Abstract In this study, two bonding criteria, previously used for porthole die extrusion, are applied to FSW starting from the local value of the main field variables calculated through a specifically developed 3D numerical model of the process. Their applicability and effectiveness have been assessed through an experimental and numerical campaign carried out with the main process parameters varying in a wide range. The pressure–time–flow criterion was demonstrated to be better suited for FSW processes when large welding speed is used.
Four Strategies of Social Media Use Among Indonesian Politicians
2017
Part 14: Current Issues; International audience; This study aims at unveiling strategies based on the patterned use of social media by politicians. Using an interpretive case study involving Indonesian politicians from national, provincial, and district level parliaments, the study identifies four strategies: nominal, instrumental, manipulative, and genuine. The selected strategy is reflected by internal and external affordances of social media perceived by the politicians, and influenced by a variety of constraints. These include poor Internet connection, limited capabilities of politicians, low ICT literacy among constituents, security issues, personal attack, unsupportive regulation, and…
Parenting Styles and Internet Use
2017
The Internet has become the most popular way for young people to communicate with one another. Recent data indicate that 95% of students have Internet access. This study examined the links between Internet use and the parenting styles that shape parent-child interactions. Empirical analysis showed that Internet use accounts for the majority of adolescents' leisure time. The neglecting parenting style has the strongest relationship with addictive Internet use by adolescent girls and boys. For boys, addictive Internet use is also related to a combination of different parenting styles resulting from inconsistencies and contradictions between parents.
Agreements regarding the property relations of transnational couples and their effects under the application of the twin regulations
2021
It is a true and verifiable fact that the family institution has evolved over recent decades in Europe and throughout the world, but not uniformly or at the same time. This is because it is influenced by social and cultural connotations specific to each State. All of which are respected under EU Regulations 2016/1103 and 2016/1104. This work analyses the Twins Regulations, that gives the couples the possibility of choosing the jurisdiction (art. 7) and applicable legal system underpinning the property consequences of the marriage and registered partnerships (art. 22.1). However, we try to show you these rules absolute freedom of choice is not granted to the parties, because this freedom is …
Prognostic role of soluble PD-1 and BTN2A1 in overweight melanoma patients treated with nivolumab or pembrolizumab: finding the missing links in the …
2023
Individual response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is currently unpredictable in patients with melanoma. Recent findings highlight a striking improvement in the clinical outcomes of overweight/obese patients treated with ICIs, which seems driven, at least in part, by programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)-mediated T-cell dysfunction. A putative role of butyrophilins (BTNs) is under investigation as a novel mechanism of cancer immune evasion and obesity-associated inflammation. This study investigates the role of baseline plasma levels of soluble PD-1 (sPD-1), soluble programmed cell death ligand 1 (sPD-L1), BTN2A1 (sBTN2A1), BTN3A1 (sBTN3A1), along with body mass index (BMI), as pr…
Factores relevantes de la Calidad de Vida Docente de los profesores de la UASD: Un estudio exploratorio
2015
El objetivo fundamental de esta investigación consistió en identificar los factores relevantes de la calidad de vida docente de los profesores de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo considerando la personalidad, satisfacción, burnout y valores y con las variables sociodemográficas edad, sexo, los años trabajando en la universidad, la cantidad de grupos a los que da clases, las horas dedicas a la institución, las horas dedicadas fuera a otras actividades laborales y total de horas trabajadas. Se plantea un modelo estadístico predictivo complejo de la calidad de vida docente a partir de estas variables. Se accede a la muestra a través de un estudio exploratorio, transversal de un solo mo…
Campesinado, Resistencias y Territorios en transición: el Magdalena Medio en Colombia
2023
En el contexto de la disputa por la tierra, el territorio y los recursos naturales, esta tesis analiza las resistencias de la población campesina como alternativa a los conflictos territoriales en la región colombiana del Magdalena Medio. A lo largo de los capítulos, la investigación entabla un diálogo entre los niveles nacional, regional y local en un contexto político, como ha sido el proceso de transición política de guerra y paz entre los años 1998 y 2018. En dicho marco temporal se analizan los conflictos, los mecanismos de apropiación, los actores y los repertorios de acción colectiva de tres organizaciones campesinas para defender su territorio. Además, en estas organizaciones se ana…
The predictive ability and value relevance of accounting measures
2011
Accepted version of an article published in the journal: International Journal of Economics and Accounting. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEA.2011.041894 Empirical accounting research sometimes assumes that the value relevance of accounting variables can be indirectly assessed by studying the ability of the variables to forecast future cash flow and earnings. This study investigates the relationships between short-term cash flow and earnings prediction tests and value relevance analyses. I find that earnings prediction tests might be good substitutes for value relevance analyses, whereas cash flow prediction tests merely provide indications with respect to…
Del caballero épico al caballero novelesco: acercamiento a la evolución del personaje
2009
En este artículo se revisarán las paulatinas transformaciones que sufrió el caballero literario medieval a partir de su nacimiento en la canción de gesta y hasta su consolidación como personaje protagonista de las obras más representativas de la novela de caballerías medieval. Partiendo de la configuración del caballero épico románico, se analizan las características que se le van agregando a partir de los romans de materia clásica, como el interés amoroso, para convertirlo en un personaje novelesco y ya plenamente cortés en Chrétien de Troyes. Se llega hasta la prosa de ficción del siglo XIII, en la que se acaba de redondear la figura con los rasgos aportados por la religión y la ideología.
Interictal Heart Rate Variability Analysis Reveals Lateralization of Cardiac Autonomic Control in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
2020
International audience; Purpose: The temporal lobe, a critical hub for cognition, also plays a central role in the regulation of autonomic cardiovascular functions. Lesions in this area are usually associated with abnormalities in the regulation of heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP). The analysis of the heart rate variability (HRV) is useful to evaluate the cardiac parasympathetic nervous system activity. This study aims at comparing HRV changes occurring in two groups of patients suffering from Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE). To that aim, we evaluated patients differentiated by the right or left location of the epileptic foci. Materials and Methods: Fifty-two adult patients with a diagn…