This thesis reports on a study designed to investigate the effect of silica fume, bar size, and concrete confinement on the bond-slip characteristics of bottom cast reinforcing bars anchored in eccentric pullout silica ...
Maltreatment during childhood has been associated with poorer affective and cognitive empathy. Poor empathy is one of the many negative consequences of childhood maltreatment, and is associated with poorer interpersonal ...
The content of the project defines the role of the construction expert appointed by the Contractor and the desirable attributes associated with it in settling di sputes effectively and economically throughout the cla im ...
Background: Cardiovascular complications of diabetes mellitus are major causes of the increased mortality and morbidity associated with the disease. Among the manifestations of cardiovascular dysfunction are impaired ...
Background: Diabetic Nephropathy(DN) is a serious life threatening condition associated with both type I and type II diabetes. It is usually characterized by renal hypertrophy, extracellular matrix accumulation, protenuria ...
Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of hypertension and other vascular diseases.
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is essential for endothelial function and
homeostasis, and eNOS dysregulation is a key common ...
DCQ (2-benzoyl-6,7-dichloro-3-phenylquinoxaline 1,4-dioxide) is a synthetic quin oxaline that enhance the cytotoxic effect of radiation (IR) in vivo and in vitro . The aim of this project is to clarify the specificity of ...