The energy absorption of concrete filled, hollow-steel bracing was analyzed respect to geometric and mechanical parameters including the width-to-thickness section Gastro Intestinal Tract ratio, slenderness level, and strength of the steel and concrete.Local buckling and ductility were also investigated with respect to variation in the cross-sectio

In this paper, we propose a full-reference (FR) image quality assessment (IQA) scheme, which evaluates image fidelity from two aspects: the inter-patch similarity and the intra-patch similarity.The scheme is performed in a patch-wise fashion so that a quality map can be obtained.On one hand, we investigate the disparity between one image patch and

The objection as regards the judgment in absentia is one of the common ways to challenge criminal rulings, as it raises several issues when lawsuits objection is considered ; whether these issues relate to the notifications or to the rulings that are subject to challenge by objection, in the Basket presence of the objector or their representative a