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Special Issue on the International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies 2012
Publication . Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela; Rijo, Rui; Martinho, Ricardo
This special issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics integrates the enhanced versions of a selection of papers submitted and presented at HCist’2012 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, held in Algarve, Portugal last October 2012. It was the second edition
of a conference where, under the leitmotiv of Healthcare Information Systems, academics, scientists, IT/IS professionals, managers and solution providers from all over the world had
the opportunity to share experiences, bring new ideas, debate issues and introduce the latest developments.
Extensions of Dorfman’s Theory
Publication . Santos, Rui; Pestana, Dinis; Martins, João Paulo
Economic impact of composite sampling is investigated in the realistic framework of tests with positive probability of false positive and of false negative results. Sensitivity and specificity when pooling samples are also discussed, using rarefaction as a framework.
Rheology: Theory, Properties and Practical Applications
Publication . Mitchell, Geoffrey; Geoffrey , Mitchell
Rheology is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in the liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under flow conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to the applied force. An understanding of the flow of matter underpins a diversity of technologies and industrial processing including polymer and food processing. It applies to substances which have a complex microstructure, such as concentrated solutions, suspensions, polymers and inorganic glass formers as well as biological materials which belong to the class of soft matter. Rheological measurements are seemingly straightforward to make, but require models to interpret the mechanical measurements in terms of the microscopic behaviour of the material. A complementary approach is to perform structural characterisation of the material during the rheological measurements in order to observe directly the microscopic reorganisation which accompanies the flow.
"Rheology: Theory, Properties and Practical Applications" draws these diverse strands of current rheological research in to a single volume which embraces theory, measurement and applications in topics as diverse as theory and electrospinning, coal ash slag and food processing, hydrogels and liquid crystal polymers, reaction injection moulding and microreheology. There is a strong focus on the emerging topics in rheology and its application to complex soft matter especially in the field of food science and technology. The sixteen chapters in the volume present unpublished research work across these topics from leading authorities in the relevant field. The volume has a strong international representation with the selected authors drawn from some ten countries in Europe, South America and the rest of the world. Each chapter contains a comprehensive bibliography of related work. "Rheology: Theory, Properties and Practical Applications" provides a fascinating snap shot across the current developments in rheology. (Imprint: Nova)
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Publication . Gaeta, Antonia
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Analysis of the influence of cladding panels in the seismic behaviour of a prc industrial building
Publication . Ostetto, Liana; Sousa, Romain; Rodrigues, Hugo; Fernandes, Paulo
Recent reports on the latest earthquakes in Italy and Turkey have highlighted some critical problems in the connections of cladding panels on industrial precast reinforced concrete (PRC) structures. The panel connections did not perform as expected, causing non-structural damages and, in most cases, leading to the panels overturning. The damage and collapse of these elements may result in significant losses of human lives and large socio-economic impacts due to business interruption. Despite being demonstrated that cladding panels can have a significant contribution on seismic response, these elements are often considered as non-structural, ignoring the interaction with the RC frame, and considering that they do not influence the seismic behaviour. Making use of a simplified macro element, this study assesses the seismic capacity of commonly employed claddings-to-structure connections, as well as the interaction of the cladding panels with the PRC industrial buildings. The analyses were carried out considering a PRC building representative of the Portuguese industrial park, studied with and without cladding panels. The seismic behaviour of the structure are assess considering both non-linear static and dynamic procedures.