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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effects of Open Heart Surgery (Coronary Bypass) on Depression and Social Adjustment of Hospitalized Heart PatientsFarah Naderi, Alireza Heideri, Marjan Kargarzadeh, Mohammad TahmasbiProblem statement: Post treatment preparation is critical period, as patients may have difficulties with psychosocial adjustment, especially related to dissatisfaction with side effects of medicine taking therapy and a lack of socialization skills/social competence. Different psychological issues arise for patients depending upon where they are in the medical treatment process. Approach: The current research was processed with the intention of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,988 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRestrained Shrinkage-Induced Cracking of Light Weight High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious CompositesShaikh Faiz Uddin Ahmed, Hirozo MihashiProblem statement: Shrinkage induced cracking cause damage to reinforced concrete structures. An experimental study was conducted on restrained shrinkage test of cement mortar and light weight High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCC). Approach: Two types of light weight HPFRCC and a premix mortar containing small amount of fiber were included in the experiment. Results: Results showed the multiple cracks, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,374 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Assessment of Compressive Size Effect of Plane Concrete Using Combination of Micro-Plane Damage Based Model and 3D Finite Elements ApproachM. Labibzadeh, S. A. Sadrnejad, M. NaisipourIn recent years, the material behavior dependence of laboratory concrete specimens built with the same concrete mixture under the same load conditions to their geometrical sizes is well established. This phenomenon which is observed not only in concrete but also in most quasi-brittle materials such as rock, ceramic or composite materials is now called as size effect. Many of the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2008 · 7,007 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModeling of Transient Heat Flux in Spark Ignition Engine During Combustion and Comparisons with ExperimentT. F. Yusaf, Sye Hoe, Fong et al.A quasi-one dimensional engine cycle simulation program was developed to predict the transient heat flux during combustion in a spark ignition engine. A two-zone heat release model was utilized to model the combustion process inside the combustion chamber. The fuel, air and burned gas properties throughout the engine cycle were calculated using variable specific heats. The transient heat flux inside … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2005 · 7,176 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Natural Resources Management Extension (Case Study in Iran)Iraj M. Mohammadi, Mehrdad MirbodThis study describes the emergence, development and functions of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGO) and addresses their role and impact in Natural Resources Management Extension (NRME) in Iran. The study also attempts to describe the collaboration and support of government organizations managing natural resources, mainly National Forest and Pasture Organization (NFPO) and Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO) and locally based ENGOs in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,731 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordS-CPM: Semantic-Similarity Cluster based Privacy Preservation Model with Cell Generalization PrincipleSatish B Basapur, B S Shylaja, VenkateshTimely data analysis on a wide variety and a large volume of data unveil valuable information or new insights. The analysis results could be used to innovate new avenues in health care service, business and e-service, etc. However, releasing, storing and reusing sensitive data to third parties results in breaching the data privacy of the individual. To combat privacy breach … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 18, Issue 3 · 17 Mar 2022 · 6,320 accessesView PDF Cite

Review ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordComparing SMarty and PLUS for Variability Identification and Representation at Product-Line UML Class Level: A Controlled Quasi-ExperimentAnderson S. Marcolino, Edson OliveiraJrAlthough variability management is one of the main activities of software product lines, current literature provides almost no empirical evaluations on variability management approaches based on UML. This paper aims at experimentally comparing two approaches and picks SMarty and PLUS as representative examples. Such comparison takes into account their effectiveness of expressing correctly and incorrectly variabilities in UML class diagrams. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 9 Nov 2017 · 7,462 accessesView PDF Cite