OPTIMAL MIXED PLACEMENT AND CAPACITY DISTRIBUTION OF BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACES AND CONVENTIONAL BRACES ON A LARGE METAL SPATIAL STRUCTURE WITHOUT RIGID DIAPHRAGM ASSUMPTION

This paper presents a design application of the proposed generalized response spectrum analysis (GRSA)-based seismic optimization method to a large metal spatial structure (constructed in Japan) where a rigid diaphragm assumption is not available and displacement responses are disproportionally distributed in a story.It also discusses the optimal m

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major pest of maize crops in Brazil.The effects of plant metabolites on the biology and behavior of insects is little studied.The aim of the study was to evaluate the activity of rutin on the biology of the S.frugiperda by using artificial diets containing rutin.The s

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens have become a serious threat worldwide.One of these pathogens is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections.In this study we identified a strain of Staphylococcus equorum producing a substance with high antimicrobial activity against many Adaptive SPP

Background: Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important cosmopolitan life-threatening diseases The Effect of Cognitive Task, Gait Speed, and Age on Cognitive–Motor Interference during Walking in immune-compromised patients.It is caused by an intracellular protozoon: Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii), this parasite can cause pneumonia, encephalitis or d

BackgroundAbout 20% of patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) suffer from interstitial lung disease (ILD) as part of a systemic immune dysregulation.Current understanding suggests a role of B cells in the pathogenesis based on histology and increased levels of BAFF and IgM associated with active disease corroborated by several report