After failure of a column in structure by an abnormal loading, undesirable performance and damage of connections of the beams connected to the top of this column, can lead to the local failure of floor and in turn result in progressive collapse in the structure.Accordingly, the best method for rehabilitation of the structure against this incident i
Formation of highly absorptive secondary brown carbon through nighttime multiphase chemistry of biomass burning emissions
Biomass burning is a major global source of both primary brown carbon (BrC) and reactive trace gases in the atmosphere and thus has a significant impact on global climate and regional atmospheric chemistry.However, a substantial gap remains in our understanding of the nighttime evolution of biomass burning emissions.Here we present prominent nightt
Caralluma umbellata Haw. protects liver against paracetamol toxicity and inhibits CYP2E1
Introduction: Paracetamol is a potent hepatotoxin and may cause severe acute hepatocellular injury.The present study was intended to assess the hepatoprotective potential of Caralluma umbellata Haw.(Asclepiadaceae) (C.umbellata) against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in vitro and in vivo experimental models.Methods: Preliminary analysis for ant
The Impact of Changes to the Unemployment Rate on Australian Disability Income Insurance Claim Incidence
We explore the extent to which claim incidence in Disability Income Insurance (DII) is affected by changes in the unemployment rate in Australia.Using data from 1986 to 2001, we fit a hurdle model to explore the presence and magnitude of the effect of changes in unemployment rate on the incidence of DII claims, controlling for policy holder charact