AN INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION FOR ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETS AND ITS EFFECT ON ALIGNMENT OF STEEL FIBER IN ALIGNED STEEL FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE

An investigation of magnetic field distribution for assembly of magnets and its effect on alignment of steel fiber in aligned steel fiber-reinforced concrete

The magnetic field method for preparing aligned steel fiber-reinforced concrete (ASFRC) by solenoid coil has a limitation, which is that the specimen must be placed inside the solenoid coil, limiting its practical engineering application.To overcome this shortcoming, this study proposes a method for preparing ASFRCs using an external magnetic field

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Fast and exact fixed-radius neighbor search based on sorting

Fixed-radius near neighbor search is a fundamental data operation that retrieves all data points within a user-specified distance to a query point.There are efficient algorithms that can provide fast approximate query responses, but they often have a very compute-intensive indexing phase and require careful parameter tuning.Therefore, exact brute f

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Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: Contemplative practice behaviors are associated with better mental health outcomes and compliance with shelter-in-place orders in a prospective cohort study

Psychosocial health can influence the development and experience of several chronic diseases, and has been negatively affected for many individuals amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.To understand the Harnesses Pickup impact of contemplative practices on emotional and mental health during COVID-19, the Stanford WELL for Life Study (US component), in

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A Systems Thinking Approach to Understanding and Demonstrating the Role of Peer-Led Programs and Leadership in the Response to HIV and Hepatitis C: Findings From the W3 Project

The central role of community and peer-led programs has been a key characteristic of the Australian partnership response to HIV and hepatitis C since the beginning of the epidemics.Despite this, peer-led programs continue to have limited capacity to demonstrate their role and value as part of a multi-sectoral response.What makes one peer-led progra

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