Abstract OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to understand the experiences of intimate partner violence among women from Portuguese-speaking countries living in the Greater Toronto Area.METHOD A social phenomenological study was conducted with ten Portuguese-speaking women who had experienced intimate partner violence who were selected by community

Sandwich panel structures are composed of three layers: core and two facings.The configuration of the core deeply influences the mechanical properties of the sandwich panel.Numerous innovative core shapes have been proposed to enhance these properties; however, many have not been implemented due to manufacturing difficulties, particularly spherical

This article presents a feasibility study on the transmission of information through the biological tissues exploiting light.The experimental results demonstrating the potentials of optical wireless communications through biological tissues (OCBT) are presented.The main application of the Kids Sandal proposed technology is in-body communications, w

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