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- Menditto, Enrica, et al.
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Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology : The MASK Study
- 2019
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In: Clinical and Experimental Allergy. - : WILEY. - 0954-7894 .- 1365-2222. ; 49:4, s. 442-460
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Mobile technology may help to better understand the adherence to treatment. MASK-rhinitis (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) is a patient-centred ICT system. A mobile phone app (the Allergy Diary) central to MASK is available in 22 countries. Objectives: To assess the adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis patients using the Allergy Diary App. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on all users who filled in the Allergy Diary from 1 January 2016 to 1 August 2017. Secondary adherence was assessed by using the modified Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) and the Proportion of days covered (PDC) approach. Results: A total of 12143 users were registered. A total of 6949 users reported at least one VAS data recording. Among them, 1887 users reported >= 7 VAS data. About 1195 subjects were included in the analysis of adherence. One hundred and thirty-six (11.28%) users were adherent (MPR >= 70% and PDC <= 1.25), 51 (4.23%) were partly adherent (MPR >= 70% and PDC = 1.50) and 176 (14.60%) were switchers. On the other hand, 832 (69.05%) users were non-adherent to medications (MPR <70%). Of those, the largest group was non-adherent to medications and the time interval was increased in 442 (36.68%) users. Conclusion and clinical relevance: Adherence to treatment is low. The relative efficacy of continuous vs on-demand treatment for allergic rhinitis symptoms is still a matter of debate. This study shows an approach for measuring retrospective adherence based on a mobile app. This also represents a novel approach for analysing medication-taking behaviour in a real-world setting.
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- Vakis, A.I., et al.
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Modeling and simulation in tribology across scales : An overview
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In: Tribology International. - : Elsevier. - 0301-679X .- 1879-2464. ; 125, s. 169-199
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena across scales. Among the main themes discussed were those of rough surface representations, the breakdown of continuum theories at the nano- and micro-scales, as well as multiscale and multiphysics aspects for analytical and computational models relevant to applications spanning a variety of sectors, from automotive to biotribology and nanotechnology. Significant effort is still required to account for complementary nonlinear effects of plasticity, adhesion, friction, wear, lubrication and surface chemistry in tribological models. For each topic, we propose some research directions.
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- Müser, M. H., et al.
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Meeting the Contact-Mechanics Challenge
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In: Tribology letters. - : Springer New York LLC. - 1023-8883 .- 1573-2711. ; 65:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper summarizes the submissions to a recently announced contact-mechanics modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined problem on the adhesion between nominally flat surfaces. The surface topography of the rough, rigid substrate, the elastic properties of the indenter, as well as the short-range adhesion between indenter and substrate, were specified so that diverse quantities of interest, e.g., the distribution of interfacial stresses at a given load or the mean gap as a function of load, could be computed and compared to a reference solution. Many different solution strategies were pursued, ranging from traditional asperity-based models via Persson theory and brute-force computational approaches, to real-laboratory experiments and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of a model, in which the original assignment was scaled down to the atomistic scale. While each submission contained satisfying answers for at least a subset of the posed questions, efficiency, versatility, and accuracy differed between methods, the more precise methods being, in general, computationally more complex. The aim of this paper is to provide both theorists and experimentalists with benchmarks to decide which method is the most appropriate for a particular application and to gauge the errors associated with each one..
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- Vahiddastjerdi, H., et al.
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Optimizing pulsed Nd : YAG laser welding of high-Mn TWIP steel using response surface methodology technique
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In: Optics and Laser Technology. - : Elsevier. - 0030-3992 .- 1879-2545. ; 120
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- In the present study, the microstructural and mechanical properties of laser beam-welded thin sheet twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel were investigated. The pulsed neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd: YAG) laser beam welding process parameters were modeled and optimized based on experimental data and statistical analysis using response surface methodology (RSM) technique. Process parameters range, i.e. the power input (2000–3000 W), welding speed (0.2–1 mm/min), and spot size (0.3–0.7 mm) were selected properly in order to obtain the desired mechanical properties. Main effects of each factor along with interaction effect with other factors were determined quantitatively. The predicted and actual values of the mechanical properties compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) in order to verify the adequacy of the developed model. Optimal laser beam welding parameters were identified as the power input, welding speed and spot size of 2586 W, 0.53 mm/min, and 0.48 mm, respectively. Using parameters in the optimal conditions, a welding joint with tensile load of 2001 N (% 94 strength of the base metal) was obtained. In addition, the welding zone with an average grain size coarser than the one for the base metal and a random texture was identified.
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