Existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Europe have generally been designed without proper consideration of seismic actions and capacity design principles, and thus they tend to be vulnerable to earthquakes.Moreover, since a significant proportion Pacifier Case of the aforementioned buildings were developed during the 1950s and 1960s, they a
In the parallel simulation deducing based on real-time situation, the uncertainty of battlefield requires the ability of multi-branch simulation.In the process of multi-branch extension, the generation of related branches is realized by the traction of decision points.The traditional decision point selection depends on expert system, which is diffi
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading pathogen responsible for fatal infections in newborns primarily due to vertical transmission from colonized mothers.Cases of invasive GBS infections in adults have also increased and attracted attention recently.To comprehensively understand the evolving burden of vaginal GBS carriage in pregnant an
Water from the Amudarya River is a vital and strategic resource for semi-arid Uzbekistan because of its heavy reliance on irrigated agriculture.The Uzbek water management regime, however, has proven to be rather reluctant to adapt to changing environmental and socio-political conditions despite recent massive pressures caused by political, environm