Criteria of Using Optimum Size Approach for Reduction of Axial Forces in Column in Multi Storied Building under Seismic Zone III

In India, every industry has its own importance to make the country shift towards its future goal. The construction industry plays a very significant role with the introduction of high-rise structures that has been increasing regularly. Beside this, the structure should be strong enough that each element should be economic and strong. The criteria of using optimum size approach for reduction of axial forces in column in multi storied building under seismic zone is a new idea. It reduces the size of beams and columns at the different levels of the building. On other hand, the structural weight should be minimized when the self-weight of the same will be reduced and proved to be an economic structure. In this project a G+13 Storey structure is analyzed using six different cases named as AFR Case A to AFR Case F assumed to be situated in seismic Zone III. The plinth area is in use as 625 m2 and all the cases have compared with each parameter. The project concluded that efficient Case is AFR Case C on comparing 6 maximum axial force reduction cases that ultimately reduce the overall cost of the project. Keywords: Axial forces, Columns, Strength, Durability, Software Models, High-Rise Structures

Dubbing Method and Learning Videos for Improving Students' English Speaking

Sebagian besar mahasiswa masih memandang bahasa Inggris sangat sulit untuk dipelajari. Selain itu mahasiswa tidak percaya diri dan takut melakukan kesalahan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis kemampuan siswa berbicara bahasa Inggris setelah menggunakan metode dubbing dan media video pembelajaran. Model penelitian eksperimen yang digunakan adalah one group of pre-test and post-test eksperimental design. Metode pengumpulan data eksperimen terdiri dari observasi, wawancara, dan perekaman. Analisis data melalui pengelompokan dan perbandingan berdasarkan kategori; kategori tidak puas (AS), kategori cukup (F), kategori baik (G), kategori sangat baik (V), dan kategori sangat baik (E). Hasil penelitian berdasarkan pre-test masuk dalam kategori US = 7 siswa, F = 21 siswa, G = 13 siswa, VG = 3 siswa dan E = 0, tidak ditemukan hasil dan post test hasil belajar siswa US = 0, tidak ditemukan hasil, F = 6 siswa, G = 20 siswa, VG = 17 siswa dan E = 1 siswa. Kemudian efek positif dari penggunaan metode dubbing hasil adalah kemampuan siswa dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris meningkat lebih tinggi, mengacu pada hasil pre-test kategori kemampuan siswa ditemukan dalam kategori US dan tidak ditemukan kategori yang sama pada hasil post-test, siswa ' kategori kemampuan tidak ada hasil yang ditemukan dalam kategori E dan kategori AS. Jadi metode dubbing bekerja secara efektif dalam proses pengajaran untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Inggris siswa.

Wind Analysis of a Multi Storied Structure

Due to growing population and less availability of land, multistoried buildings are constructed which can serve many people in less area. Purpose of this project is to analysis and designs (G+13) multistory building using E-TABS. Aims are to give proper awareness regarding right design and details of the building. Planning is done using AutoCAD, Designs has involves Load calculations, manually and the Structure is analysis using E-TABS. Codes refer for these projects are NBC IS (456-2000). Concrete mix use is M30. The steel strength for all members is of grade Fe-415 & Fe500. For analyzing the structure, the loads are very important which are calculated using IS (875). The LIMIT STATE METHOD is the method which has been adopted. The manual design is a difficult process and consumes more time. The project purpose is to give the overall experience in the field of planning, design and to gain the knowledge in a practical way.

Sequence analysis of the mitochondrial D-loop region throws a new light on the origin of Hungarian Nonius, Danubian Horse and Serbian Nonius

The objective of our study was to investigate the genetic structure of yet uninvestigated populations of three closely related horse breeds – the Danubian Horse, the Hungarian Nonius and the Serbian Nonius – in order to clarify their origin and genetic diversity. A 640-bp-long fragment of the mtDNA D-loop region was amplified and sequenced. The results showed that the investigated breeds have different genetic profiles although they share some common characteristics. We identified nine of the 17 haplogroups described in modern horses. Most of the obtained sequences fall into the M, L, G, and O’P lineages, which is indicative of the genetic profile of the ancestral mares that had probably been used at the initial stages of the formation of the breeds. The population of the Danubian Horse is characterised by a high prevalence of the Anatolian specific haplogroup G (45%), followed by the Western Eurasian specific haplogroups L and M (both about 21%). In the Hungarian Nonius breed we found the highest frequency of the Western Eurasian haplogroup M (44%), followed by the Middle Eastern O’P (26%) and the Central Asian specific E (13%) and G (13%). The Serbian Nonius showed a distinct genetic profile, characterised by a high prevalence of the rare European haplogroup D (67%), followed by the Central Asian specific haplogroup G (17%). The high percentage of haplogroups shared especially between the Danubian and the Hungarian Nonius indicates the possibility of a common origin of the two breeds. In contrast, the Serbian Nonius showed a specific genetic profile, which can be explained by a different and independent origin.

Expecting to teach a novel golf putting task did not enhance retention performance: A replication attempt of Daou and colleagues (2016;2016)

While research has identified several practice variables that purportedly enhance motor learning, recent replication failures highlight the importance of conducting high-powered, pre-registered replications. The “expecting to teach” phenomenon was first reported in the motor learning literature by Daou and colleagues and suggested learners benefit from practicing with the understanding they will later need to teach the skill. The extant data have been mixed but generally positive. While expecting to teach has been shown to enhance motor learning of a golf putt, the mechanisms linked with this benefit are yet to be determined. As such, this study sought to replicate the expecting to teach effect and to extend those findings by exploring participants’ thought processes. Participants (N = 76) were randomly assigned to one of two groups in which they were told that they were learning a golf putt in order to 1) be tested on the skill or 2) to teach the skill to another individual. On Day 1, participants completed pre-test putts, a pre-acquisition intrinsic motivation inventory (IMI), a 2-minute study of an instructional booklet, 50 practice putts and a post-acquisition IMI. During practice, participants were also afforded opportunities to continue studying the booklet and to complete additional putts. Participants returned 24-hours later to complete a retention, a transfer (50 cm longer golf-putt), and a free recall test, as well as a post-study survey to reveal thoughts they engaged in after practice but before (or during) the retention test. Similar to Daou et al., no significant differences were found with study time, number of acquisition putts, or motivation. However, golf-putting performance during retention resulted in no differences for radial error, g = −.13 (95%CI [−.55, .29]), between the two groups and no differences were shown for the recall test. The present study fails to replicate the benefits reported in the original experiments.

PLANINIŲ ORTOPEDINIŲ TRAUMATOLOGINIŲ PASLAUGŲ PRIEINAMUMO POKYČIAI COVID-19 PANDEMIJOS METU

Įvadas. 2020 kovo 11 dieną Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija paskelbė Covid-19 pandemiją, kuri užklupo daugelį sveikatos sistemų nepasiruošusias, sveikatos įstaigoms teko perskirstyti turimus išteklius Covid-19 pacientams. Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti planinių ortopedinių traumatologinių paslaugų prieinamumo pokyčius Covid-19 pandemijos metu. Metodai. Retrospektyvus tyrimas, kurio populiacija buvo vieno ortopedo traumatologo planingai konsultuoti ir operuoti pacientai LSMU Kauno ligoninės Chirurgijos klinikoje (Hipodromo g. 13) nuo 2019 m. liepos 16 d. iki 2020 lapkričio 9 dienos. Tiriamieji buvo suskirstyti į 3 grupes, kurios buvo palygintos tarpusavyje: G1 – operacijos iki pirmojo karantino Lietuvoje (2020 m. kovo 16 d.) (143 pacientai); G2 – pacientai, kurių pirmoji planinė ortopedo traumatologo konsultacija buvo iki 2020 kovo 16 d., o operacija po šios datos (44 pacientai); G3 – tiriamieji, kurių pirmoji planinė ortopedo traumatologo konsultacija ir operacija buvo po 2020 kovo 16 d. (61 pacientas). Statistinė analizė atlikta naudojant IBM SPSS statistinės įrangos paketo 26 versiją. Rezultatai. Nuo 2019 m. liepos 16 d. iki 2020 m. kovo 15 d. ortopedas traumatologas atliko 1547 planines konsultacijas ir 225 planines operacijas, o nuo 2020 m. kovo 16 d. iki 2020 m. lapkričio 9 d. 812 planinių konsultacijų ir 127 planines operacijas. Vidutinis operacijų (3,6±1,4) ir konsultacijų (17,6±1,6) skaičius per darbo dieną operacinėje ir poliklinikoje prieš pirmąjį karantiną Lietuvoje buvo statistiškai reikšmingai didesnis, nei po karantino: atitinkamai 3,0±1,0 (p=0,035) ir 13,5±2,0 (p<0,001). G2 grupės pacientų laukimo laiko nuo pirmos konsultacijos iki antros (p=0,001ab, p<0,001bc), nuo traumos iki operacijos (p=0,004ab, p<0,001bc) ir nuo pirmos konsultacijos iki operacijos (p<0,001ab, p<0,001bc) medianos buvo statistiškai reikšmingai didesnės, lyginant su G1 ir G3 grupėmis. G1 grupės laukimo laiko mediana nuo traumos iki operacijos (p=0,036ac) ir nuo pirmos konsultacijos iki operacijos (p=0,006ac) buvo statistiškai reikšmingai didesnė, negu G3 grupės. Išvados . Ortopedo traumatologo planinių konsultacijų ir operacijų skaičius nuo pirmojo karantino Lietuvoje paskelbimo pradžios (2020 m. kovo 16 d.) iki antrojo karantino Lietuvoje pradžios (2020 m. lapkričio 9 d.) buvo beveik dvigubai mažesnis, lyginant su tokiu pačiu laikotarpiu prieš karantiną. Atnaujinus planines ortopedines traumatologines paslaugas po pirmojo karantino Lietuvoje, pacientų srautas buvo mažesnis negu iki karantino, todėl sutrumpėjo laukimo laikas nuo traumos ir pirmos planinės ortopedo traumatologo konsultacijos iki operacijos. Pacientai, kuriems pirmoji planinė ortopedo traumatologo konsultacija buvo atlikta prieš karantiną, o operacija po jo, ilgiau laukė nuo pirmos konsultacijos iki antros, nuo traumos ir pirmos konsultacijos iki operacijos, lyginant su tais, kurie buvo operuoti iki karantino ar gavo pirmąją konsultaciją ir buvo operuoti po karantino.

On the unirationality of moduli spaces of pointed curves

We show that$$\mathcal {M}_{g,n}$$Mg,n, the moduli space of smooth curves of genusgtogether withnmarked points, is unirational for$$g=12$$g=12and$$2 \le n\le 4$$2≤n≤4and for$$g=13$$g=13and$$1 \le n \le 3$$1≤n≤3, by constructing suitable dominant families of projective curves in$$\mathbb {P}^1 \times \mathbb {P}^2$$P1×P2and$$\mathbb {P}^3$$P3respectively. We also exhibit several new unirationality results for moduli spaces of smooth curves of genusgtogether withnunordered points, establishing their unirationality for$$g=11, n=7$$g=11,n=7and$$g=12, n =5,6$$g=12,n=5,6.

A massive open cluster hiding in full sight

Obscuration and confusion conspire to limit our knowledge of the inner Milky Way. Even at moderate distances, the identification of stellar systems becomes compounded by the extremely high density of background sources. Here we provide a very revealing example of these complications by unveiling a large, massive, young cluster in the Sagittarius arm that has escaped detection until now despite containing more than 30 stars brighter than G = 13. By combining Gaia DR2 astrometry, Gaia and 2MASS photometry and optical spectroscopy, we find that the new cluster, which we name Valparaiso 1, located at ∼2.3 kpc, is about 75 Ma old and includes a large complement of evolved stars, among which we highlight the 4 d classical Cepheid CM Sct and an M-type giant that probably represents the first detection of an AGB star in a Galactic young open cluster. Although strong differential reddening renders accurate parameter determination unfeasible with the current dataset, direct comparison to clusters of similar age suggests that Valparaiso 1 was born as one of the most massive clusters in the Solar Neighbourhood, with an initial mass close to 104 M⊙.