This contribution is the first step of a multi-disciplinary research project, aimed at studying the roof of the tholos of Athena Pronaia in Delphi, dating back to the first decades of the 4th century BC.The starting point of this research is the fascination exerted by the tectonic quality of the temple, comprising some complex fragments of marble t
Abstract This paper presents the development of an effective numerical formulation for the analysis of steel-concrete composite structures considering geometric and materials nonlinear effects.Thus, a methodology based on Refined Plastic Hinge Method (RPHM) was developed and the stiffness parameters were obtained by homogenization of cross-section.
An accurate assessment of intravascular volume status in hemodialysis (HD) patients presents a significant challenge.Current clinical practices to determine dry weight is flawed due to interobserver variability and nonreproducibility.This miscalculation results in either chronic hypervolemia or hypovolemia with intra or interdialytic hypotension.Th
Osteoporosis is one of the leading causes of handicap worldwide and a major contributor to the global burden of diseases.In particular, osteoporosis is associated with excess Wooden Bus mortality.We reviewed the impact of osteoporosis on mortality in a population by defining three categories: mortality following hip fractures, mortality following o