PRE- AND POST-FAILURE EXPERIMENTAL BENDING ANALYSIS OF GLASS ELEMENTS COATED BY AGED ANTI-SHATTER SAFETY FILMS

Pre- and Post-Failure Experimental Bending Analysis of Glass Elements Coated by Aged Anti-Shatter Safety Films

The main goal of Anti-Shatter Films (ASFs) applications for structural glass is to create a barrier able horse supplements to keep together fragments and minimize risk after any impulsive or static load that could lead glass to cracking.The influence of ASF properties on the flexural strength of coated glass elements is thus a relevant topic for sa

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Circulating inhibin and testosterone during sexual maturation and reproductive seasonality of captive male killer whales (Orcinus orca)

The present study aimed to investigate the reproductive biology of male killer whales.Changes in the concentrations of two circulating testicular hormones, inhibin and testosterone, were monitored during sexual maturation of two male Type 1 Eastern Northern Atlantic killer whales over a period of 20 years.The two killer whales grew rapidly at the p

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Pediatric laparoscopy: Facts and factitious claims

Background: Pediatric laparoscopy (LS) is claimed to be superior to open surgery (OS).This review questions the scientific veracity of this assertion by systematic analysis of published evidences comparing LS versus OS in infants and children.Materials and Methods: Search of PubMed data base and the available amino acid literature on pediatric LS i

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SARCASM DETECTION IN PERSIAN

Sarcasm is a form of communication where the individual states the opposite of what is implied.Therefore, detecting a sarcastic tone is somewhat complicated due to its ambiguous nature.On the other hand, identification of sarcasm is vital to various Conditioner natural language processing tasks such as sentiment analysis and text summarisation.Howe

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