ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE FLOATING ROOF IN A CYLINDRICAL STORAGE TANK SUBJECTED TO SEISMIC EXCITATION FOR THE MITIGATION OF FIRE RISK

Analysis of the Behaviour of the Floating Roof in a Cylindrical Storage Tank Subjected to Seismic Excitation for the Mitigation of Fire Risk

Natural Hazard triggering Technological Disasters (NaTech) are accidents resulting from natural hazards, such as earthquakes, interacting with industrial risks.Seismic damage to the equipment of industrial plants can lead to major accidents such Bar None as explosions, fires or hazardous releases.In this framework, the cylindrical liquid storage ta

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Retroperitoneal abscess with subcutaneous extension: case report of a rare complication of percutaneous renal biopsy

Abstract Background Infective complications following percutaneous renal biopsy are rare, even among immunocompromised.However it is important to be vigilant about such complications, to detect them early and prevent morbidity and mortality.We report a case of retroperitoneal abscess with extension to subcutaneous plane after a renal biopsy.Case pr

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Prevention and Punishment: Barriers to Accessing Health Services for Undocumented Immigrants in the United States

Undocumented immigrants face significant challenges in accessing health care.Throughout the United States, these challenges may relate to the structure of the Home Improvement public health system in which the undocumented find themselves.In addition, local, regional, and national practices aimed at targeting immigrants for deportation or other non

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Mutual Transformations of State and Traditional Authority. The renewed role of chiefs in policing and justice enforcement in Mozambique

This article explores the renewed role of chiefs in policing and justice enforcement from the perspective of every-day practices and modes of organising the Sandals relationship between chiefs and local state institutions.Based on ethnographic material from Dombe in Sussundenga District, in Mozambique, it asks what the newly forged relationship imp

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