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In mechanical engineering, fluid pressure plays a critical role in designing systems that utilize liquid flow, such as hydraulic systems, pumps, and valves. When designing these systems, engineers must ensure they can withstand the forces created by fluid pressure to avoid damage or failure.
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Stress Concentrations

The concept of stress concentration is crucial for understanding how materials respond under bending stresses, particularly when there are irregularities or discontinuities in the material's geometry. Normally, stress in a symmetric member subjected to pure bending is assumed to be uniformly distributed across the entire cross-section. However, this assumption does not hold when there are variations in the cross-sectional geometry or the presence of notches and holes.
The stress concentration...
Stress Concentrations01:24

Stress Concentrations

Stress concentration is when stress intensifies near discontinuities such as holes or abrupt cross-sectional changes in a structural member. This localized stress can often surpass the average stress within the member. The stress distribution in flat bars, either with a circular hole or varying widths connected by fillets, can be determined experimentally using a photoelastic method. The results are based on ratios of geometric parameters like the ratio of the hole's radius to the smaller width...
Stress: General Loading Conditions01:15

Stress: General Loading Conditions

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Principal Stresses: Problem Solving

When analyzing two planes intersecting at right angles under the influence of shearing, tensile, and compressive stresses, it is essential to identify principal planes, maximum shearing stress, and principal stresses. To find the principal planes, apply a formula that equates them to twice the shearing stress divided by the difference between tensile and compressive stresses.
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Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View
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[Working under pressure].

Ch Vetter1, L Robert-Tissot, P Cottagnoud

  • 1Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Bern. chvetter_ol@spital.ktso.ch

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Prisoners face significant health challenges, including substance abuse, infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B-C, tuberculosis), and mental illnesses. Addressing these requires intensive patient support and integrated healthcare services within correctional facilities.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical care in correctional facilities
  • Public health in prisons
  • Forensic medicine

Background:

  • Incarcerated populations exhibit high rates of substance abuse, infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B-C, tuberculosis), and psychological illnesses.
  • These complex health conditions necessitate comprehensive and individualized patient support within correctional settings.
  • The evolving healthcare landscape offers opportunities for cost-conscious resource management in prison health services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the healthcare challenges faced by incarcerated individuals.
  • To explore the integration of healthcare services for prisoners within a university hospital setting.
  • To assess the impact of specialized care on prisoner health outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Review of medical and health service data for incarcerated individuals in the Canton of Berne.
  • Description of the established system for hospitalizing prisoners needing medical care at the University Hospital of Berne since May 1971.
  • Utilization of a specially equipped guard station at the University Hospital for prisoner care.

Main Results:

  • The Canton of Berne, with a population of 957,197, manages its correctional facilities and prisoner transport through police and military authorities.
  • A total of 327 places are available in the correctional facilities.
  • Prisoners requiring hospitalization have been admitted to the University Hospital of Berne since 1971, benefiting from comprehensive university medical facilities.

Conclusions:

  • The current healthcare model in the Canton of Berne effectively integrates prisoner medical needs with advanced university hospital resources.
  • This integrated approach ensures prisoners receive specialized care for complex conditions, including infectious and psychological illnesses.
  • The system demonstrates a capacity for providing intensive support to individual patients within the constraints of a correctional health service.