Biological structures possess excellent damage tolerance, which makes them attractive for ballistic protection applications.This paper develops a finite element modelling framework to investigate the performance of several biological structures that are most relevant for ballistic protection, including nacre, conch, fish scales, Bookcase and crusta
Abstract Background The risk of injury is one of the major barriers to engaging in cycling.We investigated exposure-based rates and profiles of traffic injuries sustained by pedal cyclists that resulted in death or hospital inpatient treatment in New Zealand, one of the most car dependent countries.Methods Pedal cyclist traffic injuries were identi
As members of cultural groups, humans continually adhere to social norms and conventions.Researchers have hypothesized that even young children are motivated to act conventionally, but support for this hypothesis has been indirect and open to other interpretations.To further VEG ESSENTIAL NAT test this hypothesis, we invited 3.5-year-old children (
In Indonesia, child marriage is a time-honored custom, particularly among the poor.This tendency mixes with solid traditions and religions that are difficult to eradicate.The fight to eliminate child marriage must be continued even though it intersects with numerous problems, particularly for the children (women) involved.Inequality in the distribu
A method to deduce the characteristics of rail corrugation was developed and presented in this paper.It has VEG ESSENTIAL NAT been found that noise and vibration in the train vehicle were primarily contributed by rail corrugation and wheel polygonalisation.As the characteristics of wheel sets of a particular train can be assumed to be unchanged dur