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Quasi-Fractional Models of Human Tendons Hereditariness
2018
In this study, the authors, after collecting a series of experimental evidences following a creep and relaxation tendon campaign, propose a non-linear model of the viscoelastic behavior of the tendons. The ligaments investigated are the patellars and the hamstrings. The analytical model proposed by the authors aims to explain the non-linear hereditary behavior of these tissues and proposes an approach with which to develop a hereditary fractional-order non-linear model.
Numerical experimental analysis of hybrid double lap aluminum-CFRP joints
2015
Abstract Due to their reliability and ease of assembly, both the adhesively bonded and the mechanical joints are commonly used in different fields of modern industrial design and manufacturing, to joint composite materials or composites with metals. As it is well known, adhesively bonded joints are characterized by high stiffness and good fatigue life, although delamination phenomena localized near the free edges may limit their use, especially for applications where corrosive environments and/or moisture can lead to premature failure of the bonding. In these cases, a possible alternative is given by the well-known mechanical joints. On the contrary, these last joints (bolted, riveted) requ…
Stiffness and Reinforcement Effect of electrical Resistance Strain Gauges
2007
: The increasing use of low-modulus materials, on which the reinforcement effect of the electrical resistance strain gauge is not negligible, has re-opened the research interest into this issue. This study deals with the evaluation of stiffness, and of the strain gauge Young's modulus involved in the estimation of both the global and the local reinforcement effect; the relationship between the strain gauge stiffness and the local reinforcement effect is also analysed. In particular, the experimental technique used to determine the stiffness of some commercial strain gauges is described. The results show that the strain gauge stiffness alone does not permit an accurate evaluation of the loc…
Clinical and economic impact of infliximab one-hour infusion protocol in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A multicenter study
2017
AIM To assess the impact of short infliximab (IFX) infusion on hospital resource utilization and costs. METHODS All inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) patients who received IFX 1 h infusion from March 2007 to September 2014 in eight centers from Southern Italy were included in the analysis. Demographic, clinical and infusion related data were collected. The potential benefits related to the short infusion protocol were assessed both in terms of time saving and increased infusion unit capacity. In addition, indirect patient-related cost savings were evaluated. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-five patients were recruited (64 with ulcerative colitis and 61 with Crohn’s disease). Median duration …
Ricostruire/Riedificare dopo la fine del Moderno. Il progetto di architettura sulle vestigia dell’antico
2020
Il tema è, da una parte, la ricostruzione del monumento in un quadro di restituzione iconica e identitaria, e dall’altra quello della ricostruzione dei centri storici e di parti intere di città in un quadro di emergenza ambientale. Essi sono strettamente connessi e hanno a che fare con una comune teoria della rovina che comprende indistintamente le distruzioni per eventi naturali, quelle per eventi bellici e naturalmente quelle per mano del tempo, osservate tutte in una prospettiva formale delle vestigia e del loro potenziale di persistenza come patrimonio. The theme is, on the one hand, the reconstruction of the monument in a framework of iconic and identity restitution, and on the other t…
“Constancia”. Dalla Sicilia a New York un esempio metodologico per la valorizzazione delle collezioni ecclesiastiche
2022
Il contributo si offre come proposta metodologica ai fini della valorizzazione delle collezioni diocesane partendo dall’esperienza della mostra “Constancia. Donne al potere nell’impero mediterraneo di Federico II”, curata dagli autori, insieme alla prof. Di Natale, all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York nei mesi di marzo e aprile 2022. Il testo illustra il percorso che ha condotto all’elaborazione del progetto curatoriale, a partire dall’ottavo centenario della morte di Costanza d’Aragona cui sono state correlate altre tre Costanza rispettivamente madre, figlia e nipote di Federico II di Svevia, offrendo così un originale taglio al femminile e un resoconto delle quattro donne al poter…
Comptabilité à base d'activités (ABC) et activités informatiques : une contribution à l'amélioration des processus informatiques d'une banque
2010
The aim of the paper is to describe the Activity-based Costing and Management methods applied in France. For that purpose, we use a literature review and a case study. In a first time, we analyse the origins of the methods and their diffusion. Then we present the French situation. Finally, we propose a case study that takes place in a French bank. Our paper shows that the ABC and ABM methods are as developed in France as in the Anglo-Saxon countries and that the methods are strategically oriented.
I den folkliga modedräktens fotspår : bondekvinnors välstånd, ställning och modemedvetenhet i Gamlakarleby socken 1740-1800
2018
My research study deals with the wealth, social position, and fashion awareness of farmers’ wives in Gamlakarleby (Kokkola) parish in the latter half of the eighteenth century. In addition, I investigate the picture that present national costumes give about eighteenth century dressing. The aim is to examine farmer wives’ wealth in the villages of Karleby (Gamlakarleby socken) and the village of Nedervetil, which were part of the class society regulated by the Church Law of 1686 and the Swedish Civil Code enacted in 1734. The perspective of my research is microhistorical, which means that I study individual persons and phenomena in the villages of Gamlakarleby parish, and I mention the perso…
Mechanical Performance of CNT Fibres
2014
The initial strength hype over carbon nanotubes arose from predictions of the strength of individual graphene layers, encouraged by measurements of individual MWCNTs and SWCNT bundles in AFM. The challenge for fibres composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is to translate the impressive properties of the individual carbon nanotubes into the fibres. Yarn-like fibres composed of carbon nanotubes made by the direct spinning process have been used as the subject of this study. There have been occasional observations of strengths greater than 5 N/tex, which have served to maintain the enthusiasm for on-going developments. Here, we will re-examine those reports in the context of the response of nanot…