The efficiency of vector-valued intensity measures for predicting the seismic demand in gravity dams is investigated.The Folsom gravity dam-reservoir coupled system is selected and numerically analyzed under a set of two-hundred actual ground motions.First, the well-defined scalar IMs are separately investigated, and then they are coupled to form t

Identifying the small number of rare causal variants contributing to disease has beena major focus of investigation in recent years, but BagBase represents a formidable statisticalchallenge due to the rare frequencies with which these variants are observed.In thiscommentary we draw attention to a formal statistical framework, namely hierarchicalmod

Abstract The building design is a crucial factor that can be actively adjusted and optimized to prevent human and property threats in emergency scenarios.Previous research suggests that specific building layouts may significantly influence human behaviour during evacuation.However, detailed empirical data about Walking Sticks human behaviour in var

The US media features a negative rhetoric against the Muslims by posing them as a threat to the West.This NANO WAX article/study aims to explore how the US media constructs the image of Islam and the Muslims for the viewers.It also aims to analyze the perspective of the US writers about Islam and the Muslims.The paper analyzes 2,523 articles, descr

Abstract Background Brain death is strictly defined medically and legally.This diagnosis depends on three cardinal Prepared Meals neurological features: coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea.The diagnosis can only be made, however, in the absence of intoxication, hypothermia, or certain medical illnesses.Case presentation A patient with severe