The numerical simulation of ballistic multi-hit impact on ceramic/composite armors is very challenging.The damage introduced by the previous hit affects the performance of the armor.In composite backings the damage is often more diffused 3282770208962 than for metallic backings.Moreover, different sources of damage can intervene within the composit
Objective: To delineate the curative effect and safety of anti-fibrosis Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) combined with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang database, VIP database, China Biology Medicine Database, an
Social alienation is a pre-eminent ecological threat for humans.In clinical and social care settings its impact is acknowledged in conditions as diverse as severe mood disturbance, chronic pain, and metabolic non-communicable diseases.An integrated psychoneuroimmune perspective shows how threat, injury, healing, and recovery follow through as a con
The discovery of photonic crystals 30 years ago in conjunction with research advances in plasmonics and metamaterials, has inspired the concept of decameter scale metasurfaces, coined seismic metamaterials for an enhanced control of surface (Love and Rayleigh) and bulk (shear and pressure) elastodynamic waves.These powerful mathematical tools of co