A new strengthening concept, Strengthening-by-Stiffening (SBS), is applied to buckling prone web panels in thin walled steel beams by bonding pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) sections.
As coverage fell during the less favorable international economic climate of the 1990s, USAID re-evaluated its approach and moved toward a more system strengthening concept.
Recommendations: Recommendations were divided in 6 groups: - improve the work with Local Articulation Groups; - clarify and strengthen concepts and methodology; - continue to and strengthen the focus on vulnerable territories; - strengthen UNICEF's role and presence in the implementation of the initiative; - improve communication strategy and processes; - strengthen partnerships.
Wiklund-Hörnqvist, C., Jonsson, B. & Nyberg, L. Strengthening concept learning by repeated testing.
"This 'return' to Milan would be seen as a strong signal, strengthening the concept and value of Italian fashion worldwide".
We highlight six challenges aimed at strengthening the concept's potential to facilitate meaningful inter- and transdisciplinary work for ecosystem services research and planning.
Strengthening the concept that sovereignty is contingent upon behavior would make it less likely that in the future the United States would have to act unilaterally and conduct military interventions.
The presence of thrombophilia has been associated with stroke in children, strengthening the concept that antithrombotic, antiplatelet, and even thrombolytic agents have a role in stroke treatment and prevention.
We decidedly discussed three examples (PEP, trehalose and proline) where there is substantial evidence in the scientific literature for their importance for stress adjustment thus strengthening our concept.
Thus, the identification of polymorphisms in the Avp gene promoter explains gene expression differences in association with the observed phenotype, thus further strengthening the concept of the critical involvement of centrally released AVP in trait anxiety.
