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Activities of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment for Seismic Risk Reduction in Europe
The European Commission contributes to Seismic Risk Reduction (SRR) in Europe through research actions performed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) that is in charge of the European Laboratory for Structural A...
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A Goal Programming Scheme to Determine the Budget Assignment among the Hospitals of a Sanitary System
We develop a model in order to assign resources to public hospitals when the decision center has multiple objectives. This way, it will be possible to quantify the potential existing conflicts among the object...
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Heavy metal pollution in a rhodic ferralsol of Cuba
Because of their fertility, productivity and extension, Rhodic Ferralsol are the most important agricultural soils in Cuba and receive, year after year, large quantities of fertilisers and pesticides. Neverthe...
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A Decision Model, via Integer Goal Programming, for Hiring and Promoting Staff in the Departments of a University
The policies Spanish Universities have followed for decades to hire and promote staff in University departments has caused serious structural problems, making it difficult to achieve quality teaching and resea...
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Simulation of Cross-Sectional Nanoindentation in Interconnect Structures with Cohesive Elements
The thermo-mechanical robustness of interconnect structures is a key reliability concern for integrated circuits. The miniaturization process and the package/silicon interaction result in an increase of the th...
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Fabrication of Planar Microelectrodes Based on Bulk Silicon Micromachining
The design, fabrication, and basic characterization of planar microelectrodes are reported in this work. Microelectrodes were fabricated using Microelectronics techniques and silicon bulk micromachining. A mat...
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Applications of Multicriteria Techniques to Plan the Harvest of a Forest Taken into Account Different Kinds of Objectives
This chapter addresses of a forest bearing in mind that forest management involves a multiplicity of goods and services. The proposed model not only includes economic and objectives but also takes into acc...
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Microscale Characterization Techniques of Fibre-Reinforced Polymers
Polymer matrices reinforced with structural fibres as carbon, glass or aramid (fibre-reinforced polymers or FRPs) possess excellent specific mechanical properties as strength and stiffness. As a result, struct...
