ADOPTING LAND COVER STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES




Seismic Response and Evaluation of SDOF Self-Centering Friction Damping Braces Subjected to Several Earthquake Ground Motions

This paper mainly deals with seismic response and performance for self-centering friction damping braces (SFDBs) subjected to several maximum- or design-leveled earthquake ground motions.The self-centering friction damping brace members consist of core recentering components fabricated with superelastic shape memory alloy wires and energy dissipati

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Comparison of ultra-ultrabrief and ultrabrief pulse widths in right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy: A randomized trial

Background: Ultrabrief stimulation in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) using a 0.25 or 0.30 ms pulse width markedly reduces the charge required to reach the seizure threshold (ST) and cognitive side effects.It is not known whether further reduction of pulse width to 0.15 ms is advantageous.Methods: Thirty-seven patients were randomized to ST titrati

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