As part of the search for a seismic isolator for low-rise buildings, this paper proposes a marble-graphite slide seismic isolation system composed of marble-graphite slides, an upper foundation beam, the lower counterpart of the upper beam, and the corresponding stop blocks, with the stop blocks consisting of restrictive screws, positioning plates,
Viral infections play an important role in human diseases, and recent outbreaks in the advent of globalization and ease of 6ABn Brown Smoke travel have underscored their prevention as a critical issue in safeguarding public health.Despite the progress made in immunization and drug development, many viruses lack preventive vaccines and efficient ant
Chia-Hsien Chen,1–3 Wei-Chuan Chen,4 Chun-Yi Lin,5 Chih-Hwa Chen,1–3 Yang-Hwei Tsuang,1,2 Yi-Jie Kuo2,6 1Department of Orthopedics, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei, Taiwan; 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 3School of Biomedica