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  • 1
    ISSN: 1530-0358
    Keywords: Colorectal neoplasms ; Genetics ; K-ras ; Gene mutations ; Early diagnosis ; Polymerase chain reaction
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Purpose: Best chances of a cure from colorectal cancer are obtained before metastatic spread. Lack of specific tests allowing early diagnosis of the tumor accounts for investigation of gene alterations involved in carcinogenesis by a noninvasive method. In the present study, K-ras codons 12 and 13 mutations were studied in neoplastic cells shed from the bowel into the stool and those contained in the tumor and normal mucosa. Moreover, healthy patients and a few others with precancerous conditions were examined. METHODS: Stool, tumor, and mucosa samples were taken from 25 patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma. Stool and mucosa samples were obtained from 11 healthy patients, and stool, pathologic bowel tissue, and normal mucosa samples were obtained from 3 patients with adenoma (1) or ulcerative colitis (2). Polymerase chain reaction amplification and restriction enzyme analysis were performed. RESULTS: K-ras codon 12 mutations were detected in both tumor and stool samples of 10 cancer patients, and no gene alterations were observed in 14 patients. In one patient with a tumor, a mutation was shown in only the tumor tissue. The agreement rate in tumor and stool analysis was 96 percent. A normal pattern of K-ras codons 12 and 13 was observed in the bowel mucosa. All stool and mucosa samples from healthy patients were not altered in K-ras.Agreement was registered between samples taken from patients with preneoplastic lesions. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary findings show a high rate of accuracy in the investigation of K-ras alterations in the colorectal cells shed into the feces, suggesting that such an approach could be used to study other gene alterations and, prospectively, to identify early colorectal cancers.
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    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: SLE ; Apoptosis ; bcl-2 gene ; Susceptibility ; Linkage ; Genetics
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by the production of a large number of autoantibodies. It has been postulated that this may be the result of prolonged longevity of auto-reactive B cells due to defective regulation of programmed cell death (apoptosis). The proto-oncogenebcl-2 is involved in the control of apoptosis in immunocompetent cells, and its over-expression is noted in T and B cells from SLE patients. This study examined the genetic linkage between thebcl-2 gene locus and SLE susceptibility using the affected sib-pair method in SLE families. Seventeen caucasian multiplex families were evaluated. A polymorphic microsatellite marker closely linked to thebcl-2 gene on 18g21.3 was used to determine thebcl-2 genotype. We demonstrated that haplotype sharing among the affected sibling pairs was not statistically different from random (P〉0.5). This suggests that thebcl-2 gene locus does not confer a genetic susceptibility to SLE expression.
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    Journal of molecular medicine 74 (1996), S. 515-521 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Emotionality ; Behaviour ; Genetics ; Animal models ; QTL analysis
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract It seems that the genetic basis of common psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis is amenable to the genetic mapping strategies that have been successful in other complex disorders such as diabetes. The next challenge is the genetic dissection of quantitative behavioural traits such as mood, personality and intelligence. Quantitative traits pose new problems for gene cloning experiments. We argue that one way forward is by using animal models. One of the features of quantitative traits is that the DNA sequence variants which are responsible for them are unlikely to be immediately recognizable. In contrast to many qualitative traits where a discrete phenotypic difference is often the consequence of an inactivating mutation, the allelic variation responsible for quantitative traits probably has a more subtle basis. This distinction means that strategies to clone the genetic basis of quantitative behavioural traits will have to rely on functional assays of alleles thought to be important in determining the phenotype. We suggest that an efficient strategy for detecting sequences that give rise to quantitative behavioural traits can be devised in the mouse. The importance and utility of the mouse for quantitative trait analysis make it worthwhile to investigate mouse models of human behaviour; these advantages outweigh the difficulties that arise in attempts to validate the animal models. As an example we review the evidence that validates rodent emotionality as an animal model for susceptibility to human anxiety. We show that there is good evidence that rodent emotionality is a central nervous system state with a genetic basis, and that there are neuropharmacological and neuroanatomical parallels with human anxiety. Furthermore, our own work has shown that the genetic basis of the trait is relatively simple, and that the task of characterizing it at a molecular level is feasible. We expect that future experiments will show us how genetic variation gives rise to quantitative behavioural traits.
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    Journal of molecular medicine 74 (1996), S. 515-521 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Key words Emotionality ; Behaviour ; Genetics ; Animal models ; QTL analysis
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  It seems that the genetic basis of common psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis is amenable to the genetic mapping strategies that have been successful in other complex disorders such as diabetes. The next challenge is the genetic dissection of quantitative behavioural traits such as mood, personality and intelligence. Quantitative traits pose new problems for gene cloning experiments. We argue that one way forward is by using animal models. One of the features of quantitative traits is that the DNA sequence variants which are responsible for them are unlikely to be immediately recognizable. In contrast to many qualitative traits where a discrete phenotypic difference is often the consequence of an inactivating mutation, the allelic variation responsible for quantitative traits probably has a more subtle basis. This distinction means that strategies to clone the genetic basis of quantitative behavioural traits will have to rely on functional assays of alleles thought to be important in determining the phenotype. We suggest that an efficient strategy for detecting sequences that give rise to quantitative behavioural traits can be devised in the mouse. The importance and utility of the mouse for quantitative trait analysis make it worthwhile to investigate mouse models of human behaviour; these advantages outweigh the difficulties that arise in attempts to validate the animal models. As an example we review the evidence that validates rodent emotionality as an animal model for susceptibility to human anxiety. We show that there is good evidence that rodent emotionality is a central nervous system state with a genetic basis, and that there are neuropharmacological and neuroanatomical parallels with human anxiety. Furthermore, our own work has shown that the genetic basis of the trait is relatively simple, and that the task of characterizing it at a molecular level is feasible. We expect that future experiments will show us how genetic variation gives rise to quantitative behavioural traits.
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    Der Nervenarzt 67 (1996), S. 837-845 
    ISSN: 1433-0407
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Migräne ; Genetik ; Familiäre Hemiplegische Migräne ; Linkageanalyse ; Zwillingsstudien ; Assoziationsstudien ; Key words Migraine ; Familial Hemiplegic Migraine ; Genetics ; Linkage analysis ; Twin studies ; Association studies
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Several historical reports focusing on the heredity of migraine, as well as recent studies on its epidemiology and molecular biology, have revealed evidence for a decisive role of genetic factors in the aetiopathogenesis of familial migraine. Indeed, family studies, segregation analyses and twin studies have shown that genetic factors play an important role in disposition towards migraine but could not explain the entire aetiopathogenesis. The influence of extragenetic factors, however, remains mostly unknown. Recent linkage analyses have provided evidence for genetic heterogeneity. A locus for Familial Hemiplegic Migraine (FHM), the only known type of migraine that follows autosomal-dominant transmission, has been linked to chromosome 19p13 but genetic heterogeneity has also been shown, i. e. different types of migraine could be excluded from this locus. Further investigations should concentrate on identifying the FHM gene on chromosome 19p13, on linkage analyses with markers for different susceptibility genes, and on genomic analyses of highly informative pedigrees. This would lead to further clues to the pathogenesis underlying migraine and, thus, to therapeutic developments.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Nachdem bereits in historischen Beschreibungen eine genetische Verursachung der Migräne vermutet worden war, haben epidemiologische und molekularbiologische Forschungen in den letzten Jahren differenzierte Ergebnisse über genetische Faktoren in der Ätiopathogenese der familiären Migräne geliefert. Aufgrund von Familien- und Segregationsanalysen und von Zwillingsstudien wird dargestellt, daß genetische Faktoren mit größter Wahrscheinlichkeit eine Rolle in der Pathogenese der typischen Migräne spielen. Inwieweit extragenetische Faktoren auf die Ätiopathogenese der Migräne Einfluß nehmen, ist weitgehend offen. Linkageanalysen haben in jüngster Zeit gezeigt, daß möglicherweise mehrere verschiedene Gene für diese Erkrankung verantwortlich sind. Für die Familiäre Hemiplegische Migräne (FHM), der einzigen Migräneform, für die ein autosomal-dominanter Erbgang nachgewiesen ist, konnte ein Genlocus auf Chromosom 19p13 gefunden werden, gleichzeitig wurde aber auch genetische Heterogenität nachgewiesen. Verschiedene andere Formen der Migräne zeigten keine Linkage zu diesem Locus. Weitere Forschungen sollten neben der Identifizierung des FHM-Gens auch Linkageanalysen für Kandidatengene und Genomanalysen an großen informativen Familien zum Ziel haben. Letztlich werden die Ergebnisse genaueren Einblick in die Pathophysiologie der Migräne liefern und damit therapeutisch relevant sein.
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    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Bone density ; Femor geometry ; Genetics ; Twins
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract To estimate genetic effects on femoral neck geometry and the distribution of bone mineral within the proximal femur a cross-sectional twin analysis was carried out at a university hospital that compared correlations in these traits in pairs of mono- and dizygo-tic female twins. Monozygotic (MZ, n=51 pairs, age 49.1±9.3 years) and dizygotic (DZ, n=26 pairs, age 45.7±11.3 years) twins were randomly selected from a larger sample of twins previously studied. Measurements of bone mineral density (BMD), femoral neck angles and length, cross-sectional area and moment of interia, the center of mass of the narrowest cross-section of the femoral neck, and BMDs of regions within the femoral neck were made. A summary index of the resistance of the femoral neck to forces experienced in a fall with impact on the greater trochanter (Fall Index, FI) was calculated. MZ pair intraclass correlations (rMZ) were significantly (p〈0.05) different from zero for all bone mass and femoral geometry variables (0.35〈rMZ〈0.82). DZ pair correlations (rDZ) were lower thanrMZ for all variables (0.04〈rDZ〈0.52) except femoral neck length (rDZ=0.38, rMZ=0.36). After adjustment for BMD of the femoral neck,rMZ was significantly greater thanrDZ, yielding high heritability estimates for regional BMDs (0.72〈H 2〈0.78), the center of mass of the femoral neck (H 2=0.70, −0.04 to 1.43 95% CI) and the resistance of the femoral neck to forces experienced in a fall (FI,H 2=0.94, 0.06 to 1.85 95% CI), but not for femoral neck length. Adjustments for age did not alter these findings. It is concluded that there are significant familial influences on the distribution of femoral bone mass and on the calculated structural strength of the proximal femur, but not on femoral neck length. If the assumptions of the twin model are correct, this is evidence for genetic factors influencing these traits.
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    ISSN: 1573-0905
    Keywords: Differential diagnosis ; Etiology ; Genetics ; Mathematics performance ; Reading disability ; Twins
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    Topics: Education
    Notes: Abstract In order to assess the etiology of reading disability as a function of mathematics performance, data from 168 monozygotic (MZ) and 127 same-sex dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs in which at least one member of each pair was reading-disabled were subjected to quantitative genetic analyses. MZ and DZ concordance rates for reading disability were computed for different levels of mathematics performance, and reading performance data were fitted to an extension of the basic multiple regression model for the analysis of selected twin data. Results of these analyses suggest that genetic factors may be especially salient as a cause of reading disability in children with borderline deficits in mathematics performance: thus, mathematics performance may be a valid dimension for diagnosing subtypes of reading disability.
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    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Alzheimer’s disease ; Clinicopathological ; correlations ; Early-onset dementia ; Genetics ; Pick’s ; disease
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    Topics: Medicine
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    Diabetologia 39 (1996), S. 375-382 
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Genetics ; maternally inherited diabetes and deafness ; NIDDM ; IDDM ; mitochondria ; MELAS syndrome
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Diabetes mellitus is a common disease with many forms of clinical expression. In addition, the development of diabetic complications is not only dependent on glycaemic control but also on individual factors which may be related to genetic heterogeneity. At present, multiple genetic factors are being recognized as contributing to the development of diabetes or possibly modulating its clinical expression. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of our current knowledge on a subtype of diabetes which is apparently caused by a single mutation in the mitochondrial DNA.
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    Oecologia 108 (1996), S. 419-423 
    ISSN: 1432-1939
    Keywords: Barnyard grass ; Seed dormancy ; Geographic variation ; Genetics ; Ecophysiology
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract In 1991–1993, we investigated the incidence of seed dormancy in 25 local populations of barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P.Beauv., in the western Czech Republic. The percentage of germination after 4 months afterripening of dry seeds at 25°C varied between 0.0 and 83.6%. Although there were significant annual differences in the percentage of germination at some localities, typical proportions of dormant seeds persisted over 3 years at field sites where the seed bank was not disturbed. One-way ANOVA (using data from 14 cultivated or abandoned fields) revealed that 73.0% of variance in seed dormancy incidence could be attributed to the effect of locality (P〈0.001). Incidence of dormancy was not correlated with mother plant stature (dry above-ground biomass, number of tillers, maximal stem height) nor seed mass. There was a significant correlation (r 2=0.403, P〈0.005) between dormancy incidence at natural localities in 1991 and in F1 offspring sown at experimental grounds at Praha-Ruzyně in 1992. The results indicate that heredity is important in maintaining local variation in seed dormancy, probably favoured by the self-pollinating reproduction of barnyard grass.
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    ISSN: 1432-1920
    Keywords: Key words Myotonic dystrophy ; Magnetic resonance imaging ; Brain ; Muscles ; Genetics
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Amplification of an unstable CTG trinucleotide repeat sequence in a protein kinase gene on chromosome 19 has recently been recognised as the molecular basis of myotonic dystrophy (DM), a multisystem disorder with a wide spectrum of muscular and extramuscular manifestations. The CTG expansion of 40 patients was assessed by direct genotype analysis of the white blood cell DNA and correlated with MRI of the brain and muscles, and with functional clinical data. Cerebral pathology on MRI consisted of diffuse atrophy (68 %), subcortical white matter lesions (65 %), wide Virchow-Robin spaces (38 %) and thickening of the skull (35 %). Cerebral atrophy and extent of white matter disease correlated significantly with mental retardation, duration of disease and CTG fragment amplification. MRI of the muscular system showed fatty degeneration of different degrees in neighbouring muscles causing a mosaic pattern of the thigh in 38 % and the calf in 44 %. Muscular changes on MRI were strongly correlated with muscular impairment but less strongly with CTG expansion. Changes on MRI reflect the stage of development of tissue pathology in DM, modified by defect of the DM gene. Pathology on MRI is strongly correlated with functional deficits.
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    European journal of pediatrics 155 (1996), S. 540-544 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Key words Amyloidosis ; Arab ; children ; Familial Mediterranean ; fever ; Genetics ; Recurrent ; abdominal pain
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Over a period of 3 years, 192 children with familial Mediterranean fever were prospectively studied. Of these, 106 (55%) were girls and 86 (45%) were boys. The prevalence was 1 : 2600 children with a gene frequency of 1 : 50. The age at onset ranged between 4 months and 16 years. Of these patients 24% started their illness below the age of 2 years and 88% were symptomatic before the age of 10 years; 82% had recurrent abdominal pain, 43% had pleurisy, 37% had arthritis, 15% had cutaneous manifestations, 12% had splenomegaly and 4% had hepatomegaly. The presenting symptoms were abdominal pain in 51%, unilateral chest pain in 23% and arthritis in 26%. The family history was positive in 62%. Of 12 affected families 19 members had/have renal failure and amyloidosis was confirmed in 7 patients. Conclusion Our data show a high prevalence of familial Mediterranean fever and a high gene frequency in Arab children similar to that reported in Jews and Armenians.
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    European journal of pediatrics 155 (1996), S. 540-544 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Amyloidosis ; Arab children ; Familial Mediterranean fever ; Genetics ; Recurrent abdominal pain
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    Notes: Abstract Over a period of 3 years, 192 children with familial Mediterranean fever were prospectively studied. Of these, 106 (55%) were girls and 86 (45%) were boys. The prevalence was 1∶2600 children with a gene frequency of 1∶50. The age at onset ranged between 4 months and 16 years. Of these patients 24% started their illness below the age of 2 years and 88% were symptomatic before the age of 10 years: 82% had recurrent abdominal pain, 43% had pleurisy, 37% had arthritis, 15% had cutaneous manifestations, 12% had splenomegaly and 4% had hepatomegaly. The presenting symptoms were abdominal pain in 51%, unilateral chest pain in 23% and arthritis in 26%. The family history was positive in 62%. Of 12 affected families 19 members had/have renal failure and amyloidosis was confirmed in 7 patients.
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    Psychopharmacology 124 (1996), S. 332-339 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Nicotine ; Genetics ; Self-administration ; Reinforcement ; Seizures
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Inbred mouse strains differ in sensitivity to a first dose of nicotine and in the development of tolerance to nicotine. The experiments reported here used six inbred mouse strains (A, BUB, C3H, C57BL/6, DBA/2, ST/b) that differ in sensitivity to an acute challenge dose of nicotine to determine whether differences in oral self-selection of nicotine exist. Animals were presented with solutions containing nicotine or vehicle (water or 0.2% saccharin) and their daily intake of the two fluids was measured for 4 days starting with a 10 µg/ml nicotine solution. This was followed by sequential 4-day testing with 20, 35, 50, 65, 80, 100, 125, 160, and 200 µg/ml nicotine solutions. The strains differed dramatically in their self-selection of nicotine and in maximal daily dose (mg/kg); the rank order of the strains was C57BL/6〉DBA〉BUB〉A≥C3H≥ST/b for both the tap water and 0.2% saccharin choice experiments. Correlations between nicotine consumption and sensitivity to nicotine, as measured by a battery of behavioral and physiological responses, were also calculated. Strain differences in nicotine intake were highly correlated with senstivity to nicotine-induced seizures. As senstivity to nicotine-in-duced seizures increases, oral self-selection of nicotine decreases. This finding may suggest that this toxic action of nicotine serves to limit intake.
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    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 246 (1996), S. 175-181 
    ISSN: 1433-8491
    Keywords: Schizophrenia ; Genetics ; Liability ; Vulnerability ; Eye-tracking dysfunction ; Eye movements ; Smooth-pursuit eye movements
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract There is increasing evidence that the genetic predisposition for schizophrenia in families affects more individuals than those fulfilling the criteria for schizophrenia. This finding is supposed to be one of the major problems in molecular genetic schizophrenia research, especially when linkage studies are employed. Eye-tracking dysfunction (ETD), which is conceived as a possible phenotypic marker for genetic liability to schizophrenia, may offer considerable advantages. However, there is only little information from families with multiple occurrence of schizophrenia. It is still unclear whether in these families ETD aggregates with diagnoses from the schizophrenia spectrum. This first report from an ongoing study presents the results of 48 individuals from 6 multiplex families. Smooth-pursuit eye movements were recorded by infrared reflectometry and assessed by quantitative measurement techniques. Along with the high degree of psychiatric morbidity in these families, in 56.3% of the individuals ETD was assessed. Reduced mean pursuit gain was present in 39.6%. The distribution of eye-tracking dysfunction resembles the distribution of schizophrenia-related psychiatry morbidity.
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    Acta diabetologica 33 (1996), S. 257-262 
    ISSN: 1432-5233
    Keywords: Key words NIDDM ; Candidate genes ; Genetics
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    Acta diabetologica 33 (1996), S. 257-262 
    ISSN: 1432-5233
    Keywords: NIDDM ; Candidate genes ; Genetics
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 92 (1996), S. 382-387 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Genetics ; Blacking resistance ; Brassica napus ; Brassica juncea ; Leptosphaeria maculans
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The genetic control of adult-plant blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) resistance in a Brassica napus line (579NO48-109-DG-1589), designated “R13” possessing Brassica juncea-like resistance (JR), was elucidated by the analysis of segregation ratios in F2 and F3 populations from a cross between “R13” and the highly blackleg-susceptible B. napus cultivar “Tower”. The F2 segregration ratios were bimodal, demonstrating that blackleg resistance in “R13” was controlled by major genes. Analysis of the segregation ratios for 13 F3 families indicated that blackleg resistance in these families was controlled by three nuclear genes, which exhibited a complex interaction. Randomly sampled plants of F3 progeny all had the normal diploid somatic chromosome number for B. napus. The similarities between the action of the three genes found in this study with those controlling blackleg resistance in B. juncea is discussed.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 92 (1996), S. 817-826 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Zea mays ; RFLPs ; Plant breeding ; Genetics ; Recombination
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract This study was conducted to compare maize quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection for grain yield and yield components in F2∶3 and F6∶7 recombinant inbred (RI) lines from the same population. One hundred and eighty-six F6∶7 RIs from a Mo17×H99 population were grown in a replicated field experiment and analyzed at 101 loci detected by restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). Single-factor analysis of variance was conducted for each locus-trait combination to identify QTL. For grain yield, 6 QTL were detected accounting for 22% of the phenotypic variation. A total of 63 QTL were identified for the seven grain yield components with alleles from both parents contributing to increased trait values. Several genetic regions were associated with more than one trait, indicating possible linked and/or pleiotropic effects. In a comparison with 150 F2∶3 lines from the same population, the same genetic regions and parental effects were detected across generations despite being evaluated under diverse environmental conditions. Some of the QTL detected in the F2∶3 seem to be dissected into multiple, linked QTL in the F6∶7 generation, indicating better genetic resolution for QTL detection with RIs. Also, genetic effects at QTL are smaller in the F6∶7 generation for all traits.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 93 (1996), S. 932-940 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Genetics ; Adult-plant ; Blackleg resistance ; Brassica napus ; Leptosphaeria maculans ; Australian cultivar
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The genetic control of adult-plant blackleg [Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.) Ces. et De Not.] resistance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) was studied in the F2 and first-backcross populations of the cross “Maluka” (blackleg-resistant) x “Niklas” (highly susceptible). A L. maculans isolate possessing high levels of host specificity (MB2) was used in all inoculations. Resistance/susceptibility was evaluated using three separate measures of crown-canker size, i.e. the percentage of crown girdled (%G), external lesion length (E) and internal lesion area (%II). Disease severity scores for the F2 and first-backcross populations based on E and %II gave discontinuous distributions, indicating major-gene control for these measures of resistance; but those for %G were continuous, indicating quantitative genetic control for this measure. Chi-square tests performed on the (poorly-defined) resistance classes, based on E, in the F2 and first-backcross populations indicated the likelihood for resistance being governed by a single, incompletely dominant major gene. Although the distributions of the F2 and first-backcross populations, based on%II, were clearly discontinuous, the observed segregation ratios for resistance and susceptibility did not fit any of the numerous Mendelian ratios which were considered. Differences in inheritance of resistance according to the assessment method and blackleg isolate used, were discussed.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 93 (1996), S. 301-306 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Leptosphaeria maculans ; Brassica napus ; Blackleg ; Genetics ; Virulence
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The genetic basis of virulence of 24 isolates of L. maculans collected from various sites throughout south-eastern and south-western Australia were studied using five clone-lines of B. napus. The experimental design allowed the estimation of the environmental and genetic components of variance using a standard analysis of variance. Virulence of these isolates (as measured by the percentage of stem girdling, %G) on the clonelines NCII and Tap was found to be most likely controlled by a small number of genes; the broad-sense heritabilities were 79.7% and 67.5% for virulence on NCII and Tap, respectively. The significance of these results in relation to the potential of L. maculans in adapting to new resistant B. napus cultivars is discussed.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 92 (1996), S. 267-272 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Cerrado ; Savannah ; Acid soils ; Hydroponics ; Nutrient ; Variety ; Genetics ; Inheritance
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The soybean is a major crop in the agricultural systems of the Brazilian Cerrados (Savannahs), whose soils are acidic, devoid of nutrients and need to be amended before they are cultivated. However, below the ploughed layer there is a scarcity of nutrients and toxic aluminium (Al). These limit root growth, subsequently causing nutritional imbalance and drought stress. Our aim in the investigation described here was to identify genetic differences in the aluminium tolerance of soybeans by a 9 × 9 diallel cross among contrasting varieties grown in high-Al areas and in hydroponics. Combining ability analysis indicated predominantly additive gene effects, and the additive-dominance model explained most of the genetic differences in this germ plasm for mineral element absorption and root growth under aluminium stress. The relationship between the two factors suggest that conjugation hydroponics and field evaluations in breeding programmes would further improve soybeans with respect to yield stability under tropical cultivation conditions.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 92 (1996), S. 817-826 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Key words  Zea mays ; RFLPs ; Plant breeding ; Genetics ; Recombination ; Abbreviations  RFLPs Restriction fragment length polymorphisms ; QTL quantitative trait loci ; RIs recombinant inbreds
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract   This study was conducted to compare maize quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection for grain yield and yield components in F2:3 and F6:7 recombinant inbred (RI) lines from the same population. One hundred and eighty-six F6:7 RIs from a Mo17×H99 population were grown in a replicated field experiment and analyzed at 101 loci detected by restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). Single-factor analysis of variance was conducted for each locus-trait combination to identify QTL. For grain yield, 6 QTL were detected accounting for 22% of the phenotypic variation. A total of 63 QTL were identified for the seven grain yield components with alleles from both parents contributing to increased trait values. Several genetic regions were associated with more than one trait, indicating possible linked and/or pleiotropic effects. In a comparison with 150 F2:3 lines from the same population, the same genetic regions and parental effects were detected across generations despite being evaluated under diverse environmental conditions. Some of the QTL detected in the F2:3 seem to be dissected into multiple, linked QTL in the F6:7 generation, indicating better genetic resolution for QTL detection with RIs. Also, genetic effects at QTL are smaller in the F6:7 generation for all traits.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Aluminum toxicity ; Diallel analysis ; Genetics ; Rice ; Variability
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    Notes: Abstract A study was undertaken to investigate the variability among lowland rice cultivars and the mode of gene action of aluminum (Al) toxicity tolerance in rice. Pregerminated seeds were grown in a nutrient solution containing 30 ppm Al and in normal nutrient solution, and relative root length (RRL) was determined at the 14-day-old stage to characterize genotypes for tolerance. Sixty-two traditional rice cultivars grown on lowland acid sulfate soil areas of Asia and West Africa were tested. Tolerant varieties ‘Azucena’, ‘IRAT104’, and ‘Moroberekan’, moderately sensitive ‘IR29’ and ‘IR43’, and sensitive ‘IR45’ and ‘IR1552’ were used to investigate the genetics of tolerance by diallel analysis. Of the 62 cultivars tested, only 3 were found to be sensitive to A l toxicity. Among the tolerant cultivars identified, 11 (‘Siyam Kuning’, ‘Gudabang Putih’, ‘Siyam’, ‘Lemo’, ‘Khao Daeng’, ‘Siyamhalus’, ‘Bjm-12’, ‘Ketan’, ‘Seribu Gantang’, ‘Bayer Raden Rati’, and ‘Padi Kanji’) were found to possess higher levels of tolerance than the improved tolerant upland cultivar ‘IRAT104’. Diallel analysis revealed that high RRL is governed by both additive and dominance effects with a preponderance of additive effects. The trait exhibited partial dominance, and one group of genes was detected. Heritability was high, and environmenal effects were low. Findings suggest that when breeding for A1 toxicity tolerance, selection can be made in early generations. The pedigree method of breeding would be suitable. Combining ability analysis revealed the importance of both general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) in the genetics of A1 toxicity tolerance in rice. GCA was more prevalent than SCA. Tolerant parens ‘Azucena’, ‘IRAT104’, and ‘Moroberekan’ were the best general combiners. The presence of reciprocal effects among crosses suggested the proper choice of parents in hybridization programs. Results indicated that ‘Azucena’, ‘IRAT 104’, and ‘Moroberekan’ should be used as the female in crosses for A1 toxicity tolerance.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Extreme virus resistance ; Potyviruses ; Genetics ; Genes Ry and Ra ; New gene
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    Notes: Abstract Extreme resistance in cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) to potato viruses Y and A (PVY and PVA) conditioned by the presence of Ry genes introduced from Solanum stoloniferum was described by Cockerham (1970). Cockerham detailed a number of genes which controlled a variety of reactions, including extreme resistance to both viruses (i.e. little or no visible reaction of plants and no viral replication following graft and manual inoculation) controlled by gene Ry sto. In the present study, cvs ‘Pirola’ and ‘Barbara’, which contain a Ry gene, were found to have extreme resistance to PVY isolates from the ordinary (PVY°), veinal necrosis (PVYN) and potato tuber necrotic ringspot (PVYNTN) subgroups, and PVA. The inheritance of this phenotype was examined in seedling progenies obtained by crossing ‘Barbara’ and ‘Pirola’ with susceptible cultivars. Segregation data for resistance to PVY and PVA in a progeny involving cv ‘Pirola’ best fitted a genetical model of one gene controlling extreme resistance to both PVY and PVA, although the possibility that there are two genes, each controlling resistance to one virus but closely linked, cannot be excluded. Segregation data from progenies involving cv ‘Barbara’ best fitted a genetical model in which there are two independent genes, one controlling extreme resistance to PVA and PVY and a second gene controlling extreme resistance to PVA but not to PVY. This previously unrecognised gene conferring extreme resistance to PVA only, should be given the notation Ra in keeping with nomenclature used for other resistance genes.
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    ISSN: 1573-0905
    Keywords: Compensation ; Dyslexia ; Environment ; Familial aggregation ; Genetics ; Risk
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    Notes: Abstract When one or both parents have a history of developmental reading disorder (RD) in childhood, the risk to their offspring for developing reading problems is substantially increased. However, risk research has usually assumed a stability of reading problems across the lifespan (i.e., if a parent was affected in childhood, he or she remains affected in adulthood). Yet, some individuals with RD in childhood compensate for the disorder as they grow older. Both an environmental and genetic hypothesis would predict that the risk for RD in offspring will vary as a function of parental compensation. This study examined whether risk to offspring was dependent on the parents' successful or unsuccessful compensation for their childhood reading problems. Two large family data sets were analyzed (N=907). Diagnoses with either an age discrepant or IQ discrepant criteria essentially showed that having at least one still affected parent (i.e., RD both as a child and as an adult) put the offspring at a higher risk for RD than having at least one compensated parent (i.e., RD as a child but not as an adult). The lowest risk to an offspring occurred when both parents were never affected (i.e., not RD as a child or as an adult). The implications of these findings are discussed with regard to counseling and early diagnosis of reading problems.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 13-20 
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    Keywords: open channel flows ; Riemann solver ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: An efficient numerical method is developed for the one-dimensional open channel flow equations. The scheme is a modification of one presented recently, but with an improvement in the efficiency made through the use of the arithmetic mean as an average of flow variables across the interface between adjacent states. Numerical results are shown for two problems, and an indication of the efficiency gained is given.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 21-29 
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    Keywords: finite element systems ; elliptic partial differential equations ; approximate LU factorization ; explicit matrix inversion ; preconditioning ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A new class of explicit generalized approximate inverse finite element matrix algorithmic methods, based on the concept of LU-sparse factorization procedures, without inverting the decomposition factors, has recently been introduced. The large sparse unsymmetric coefficient matrix of irregular structure is factorized approximately and, in conjunction with approximate inverse matrix techniques, yields explicit preconditioned methods for the finite element (FE) and finite difference (FD) method. The numerical implementation of these algorithms is presented and Fortran subroutines for the efficient solution of the sparse unsymmetric linear systems are given.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 147-148 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 149-150 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 63-73 
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    Keywords: asymptotic solution ; natural frequencies ; membrane vibrations ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In the paper an asymptotic formula has been developed to correct the discretization error for the finite element predicted natural frequencies of membrane transverse vibration problems. The general idea behind deriving this asymptotic formula is that, when the finite element size approaches zero, a discretized finite element system approaches a continuous system and the predicted natural frequencies of the system from the finite element analysis therefore approach the exact solutions of the system. Without losing generality, several different finite element mesh patterns have been considered and the same asymptotic formula for correcting the finite element predicted natural frequency has been obtained for all the different mesh patterns because of the uniqueness of the exact solution to the natural frequency of a real structure. The usefulness, effectiveness and efficiency of the present asymptotic formula have been assessed by a simple but critical problem, for which the exact solution is available for comparison. In order to investigate the applicability of the asymptotic formula to practical engineering problems, two challenging membrane vibration problems of irregular shapes, an L-shape and a tapered shape with a circular hole in the centre, have also been analysed. The related numerical results have demonstrated that the asymptotic formula provides a very useful post-processing error corrector for the finite element predicted natural frequencies of membrane transverse vibration problems, even though the problem domains are of irregular shape. The greatest advantage in using the present asymptotic formula is that it yields a solution of higher accuracy, by simply using the formula to correct the rough solution obtained from a much coarser finite element mesh with fewer degrees of freedom, without any further finite element calculation.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 107-114 
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    Keywords: beam ; vibration ; trial functions ; Ritz method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Free vibration of beams with intermediate point supports is studied by the classical Ritz method within the context of Euler beam theory. For the Ritz method, the displacement of a beam is approximated by a set of admissible trial functions which must satisfy the kinematic conditions at the ends and intermediate supports of the beam. To this end, a polynomial is superimposed on the conventional single-span beam vibration functions to form continuous-span or modified beam vibration functions. These modified beam functions are taken as the admissible trial functions for subsequent formulation. Stiffness and mass matrices are formulated using the conventional procedure and the resulting linear eigen-equation can be solved easily. A number of numerical examples are given to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the present method.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 141-145 
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    Keywords: numerical integration ; Gauss quadrature rules ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The advance of powerful software for symbolic and numerical computations such as Mathematica sheds a new light on a paper by Golub and Welsch from 1969. Based on this paper the author describes a Mathematica procedure for determining the weights and abscissae of a Gauss quadrature rule with a user-defined weight function. After a brief description of the algorithm and its implementation examples demonstrate the usefulness of the procedure. The procedure is extremely useful if one has to compute many integrals with the same, possibly weakly singular, weight function. This might happen, for example, in the boundary element method.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 127-134 
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    Keywords: Laplace equation ; singularities ; boundary integral method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The authors present a new singular function boundary integral method for the numerical solution of problems with singularities which is based on approximation of the solution by the leading terms of the local asymptotic expansion. The essential boundary conditions are weakly enforced by means of appropriate Lagrange multipliers. The method is applied to a benchmark Laplace-equation problem, the Motz problem, giving extremely accurate estimates for the leading singular coefficients. The method converges exponentially with the number of singular functions and requires a low computational cost. Comparisons are made to the analytical solution and other numerical methods.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 115-125 
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    Keywords: experimental measurements ; filtering ; dynamics ; structures ; models ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper presents a filtering algorithm which corrects the results of measurements of certain physical quantities if some information about the model of the system is known. The results of measurements are not only obtained in an explicit form for the considered variable but also in a form of dependent variables which are related to the measured quantity by certain mathematical relations. Combining the information obtained from different measurements, much better accuracy can be reached. It is proved that the proposed algorithm is able not only to enhance the measured data but also to detect the errors of the instruments.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 221-222 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 151-159 
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    Keywords: response reanalysis ; structural modifications ; matrix partitioning ; Sherman-Morrison formula ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper lays out an exact method, using the receptance strategy, to calculate the frequency response of a modified structure. A direct inversion of the modified impedance matrix is proposed, which reduces the computation time for successive calculations of an evolving design of the structure.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 175-180 
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    Keywords: permanent capillar-heavy waves ; conformal mapping ; circular shaped channels ; Zeidler's method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: E. Zeidler gave an existence and uniqueness proof for permanent heavy and capillar-heavy waves in circular shaped channels. Based on this proof and on a general computational method for constructing the solutions numerically given by the author (1991), the case of permanent heavy waves in circular shaped channels was recently computed by the author. In this work the case of permanent capillar-heavy waves in circular shaped channels is considered.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 161-173 
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    Keywords: inverse identification ; non-linear behaviour ; material parameters ; sensitivity analysis ; finite elements ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The identification of materials rheological behaviour in the non-linear range is based on experimental tests. When using direct identification methods, one faces the problem of the interpretation of the experimental tests, which requires the assumption of deformation homogeneity and therefore the use of approximation methods. Since this assumption is often not satisfied in the case of non-linear behaviour, material parameters are not assessed precisely. In the paper, an inverse identification method is proposed to avoid the problems raised by interpretation of the experimental tests and to determine material parameters more accurately. The algorithm developed consists of both an optimization method and a finite element method. This method is applied to the inverse identification of viscoplastic parameters of an aluminium alloy, with an investigation on the effect of the initial guess and errors in experimental data on the identified values.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 181-184 
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    Keywords: finite elements ; infinite elements ; mapping functions ; unbounded domains ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A few of the published three-dimensional Serendipity infinite element mapping functions have been discovered to be in error. The paper gives corrected versions of the defective mapping functions. The problems only relate to three-dimensional elements of the Serendipity type, when they extend to infinity in two or more directions. The new version of the mapping functions have been tested and appear to be robust.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 185-196 
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    Keywords: homogenization ; boundary conditions ; periodicity ; finite element ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The numerical solution of homogenization equations by the finite element (FE) method is explained briefly. The issue of extracting boundary conditions from the periodicity assumption is addressed and a direct method utilizing symmetry is presented. Using this method, the computation of the elements of the constitutive matrix of a composite material is reduced to a very conventional boundary value problem with known forces and boundary conditions which can be carried out with any FE code. Two examples are presented.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 269-270 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 209-220 
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    Keywords: boundary element method ; dual reciprocity ; radial basis functions ; augmented thin plate splines ; body forces ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: This paper presents a novel dual reciprocity formulation for elasticity problems with body forces in which the approximating functions are given in terms of augmented thin plate splines (ATPS). It is shown that the ATPS approximation is capable of correctly representing gravitational and centrifugal body forces, and provides superior accuracy for general load cases.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 197-208 
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    Keywords: curved surface ; triangular mesh ; automatic generation ; Bézier patches ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper deals with the discretization of any given multi-connected curved surface into triangular elements with straight sides. The method evolves from an initial rough triangular mesh generated from a set of input points which describe the geometry of the problem domain. Interior nodes are distributed according to user-established node-spacing functions of pre-specified spacing control parameters, and they are linked using the advancing front technique. Particular attention is paid to obtaining good distribution of interior nodes in the vicinity of the domain limits. Surface geometry representation is established using triangular Bézier patches with G1 continuity. This approach ensures a geometrically well-defined working platform for the subsequent discretization of the problem domain. The proposed method requires minimum input from the user and allows mesh gradation and remeshing to be carried out in a straightforward manner. Furthermore, problems associated with variations in the domain geometry as a result of local remeshing are eliminated with the aid of the geometrically pre-defined discretization platform. Results are presented for a range of both curved and planar surfaces, typical of those which might be encountered in hydrodynamics modelling involving flows with a free surface. The presented results demonstrate the flexibility and power of the technique.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 229-234 
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    Keywords: higher-order beam element ; best-fit stress prediction ; a priori error analysis ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: It is known that finite elements try to capture stresses within each discretized local region in a ‘best-fit’ sense. In the paper we examine the performance of a beam element based on a higher-order shear deformation theory and show that the best-fit paradigm accounts for the manner in which through-the-thickness displacement and stresses are modelled. An a priori prediction derived from the paradigm is confirmed by a carefully chosen numerical experiment. This provides a measure of the quality of approximation as well as another ‘falsification’ of the best-fit paradigm.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 223-228 
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    Keywords: Discretization ; heat conduction ; simulation ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A different approach to discretization is described with which complicated three-dimensional heat transfer problems can be solved with a finite volume approach on a general curvilinear grid. It represents an improvement on the existing methods in that it can easily be expanded to three-dimensional problems. A concise explanation of the transformation process is given, together with a discussion of the discretization procedure. The method is evaluated by solving two simple test problems and comparing the results with those of existing methods and the analytical solution. In conclusion it is found that this method yields equally or more accurate results than the existing methods, with the additional advantage of being easily expandable to three-dimensional problems.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 243-248 
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    Keywords: finite elements ; automatic generation ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Finite element generation methods, such as Delaunay, allow the meshing of shapes from a set of nodes. These nodes must previously exist. The authors present a simple, fast and reliable method to generate them in an unstructured way in N-dimensional space. Its main characteristic is to easily allow variation of the node density by introducing a density function, either analytical or discretized. This function can also be anisotropic. Some nodes can have a pre-fixed position. Inner lines and holes can also be specified in the domain to be meshed. Generated nodes are to be connected according to triangles in 2D and tetrahedrals in 3D.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 235-242 
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    Keywords: finite member element ; modified theory ; geometrical non-linearity ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In the paper a modified non-linear member element is derived which can lead to satisfactory computed results even for large loading and displacement increments from pre-instability to post-instability of structures. The high accuracy of this element is proved by numerical examples.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 249-256 
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    Keywords: obstacle problems ; quadratic programming ; finite element ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The numerical solution of problems involving frictionless contact between an elastic body and a rigid obstacle is considered. The elastic body may undergo small or large deformation. Finite element discretization and repetitive linearization lead to a sequence of quadratic programming (QP) problems for incremental displacement. The performances of several QP algorithms, including two new versions of a modified steepest descent algorithm, are compared in this context. Numerical examples include a string, a membrane and an Euler-Bernoulli beam, in contact with flat and non-flat rigid obstacles.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 317-319 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 271-280 
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    Notes: The authors study the shape optimization of a complex cracked shell under complex criteria. The shell is one of various cases of a turboshaft, and optimization criteria are associated to the cost, the technology, and above all the working conditions for the turboshaft. The optimization criteria involved are of course the weight of the structure, but also the plastic instability and critical stress intensity factor. All computations have been made with the Ansys finite element program in which an optimization module exists.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 257-267 
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    Keywords: mode-matching ; Helmholtz' equation ; DtN ; finite element ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Finite element (FE) mode-matching procedures for the solution of Helmholtz' equation on an unbounded domain are reviewed and a symmetric general formulation is presented. This is a formal restatement of procedures applied previously to computations involving scattering of shallow water waves, acoustic transmission in non-uniform ducts and acoustic radiation from prismatic sheet metal ducts. An essential feature of the method is the use of a Galerkin procedure, rather than collocation, to match a finite computational model to a truncated modal expansion with the desired radiation characteristics. The method produces a symmetric set of linear equations which can be solved to give the unknown nodal values of the dependent variable and the modal coefficients of an outer expansion. Either of these sets of variables can be eliminated prior to solution to yield a reduced set of equations in the remaining parameters. The reduced equations obtained by eliminating the modal coefficients are shown to be identical to those obtained by applying a truncated Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) boundary condition. If applied in this form, mode-matching can therefore be regarded as an alternative to the DtN method for generating this common set of discrete equations while permitting simultaneous solution for the modal coefficients in the outer region.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 281-294 
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    Keywords: wavelets ; measures ; stability ; domains ; differential equations ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper investigates the accuracy and numerical stability of a class of wavelet Galerkin formulations on irregular domains. The method of numerical boundary measures is based upon a domain embedding strategy in which the irregular domain of interest is embedded in a larger domain having regular geometry. One advantage of the domain embedding method is that the boundary conditions on the larger, regular domain can be enforced in a straightforward manner, and the solution procedure can exploit the highly structured form of the resulting governing equations. The defining characteristic of this method is that the calculation of integrals along the irregular boundary are carried out using recently derived numerical boundary measures. In addition, the coercive bilinear forms characterizing the boundary value problem of interest must be calculated when restricted to the actual domain. In the case of wavelet Galerkin formulations, this calculation is accomplished with the three term connection coefficients that characterize the numerical boundary measure. The numerical stability and accuracy of the domain embedding procedure is compared to a newly developed wavelet-based finite element formulation.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 371-372 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 295-302 
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    Keywords: mesh generation ; adaptivity ; iterated fractal systems ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In the paper the author presents a novel point of view for the refinement and derefinement algorithms of triangular nested meshes using fractal concepts and iterated function systems (IFS). The fractal behaviour can be understood in the sense that these meshes feature a remarkable amplifying invariance under changes of magnification. Here we compare the meshes obtained by the combination of these algorithms with those presented by Bova and Carey (1992). Although both of the meshes are very similar, the current algorithms automatically build and manage sequences of nested irregular discretizations of the domain. The author illustrates here how the application of IFS families is equivalent to the use of an adaptive strategy that combines the refinement procedure with the derefinement one.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 303-316 
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    Keywords: stretching functions ; mesh refinement ; finite differences ; truncation error ; composite grids ; regularity ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In this work the truncation-error criteria of Thompson and Mastin (1985) are combined with conditions of vanishing second and higher derivatives at both endpoints for the purpose of deriving new classes of one-dimensional stretching functions for mesh refinement in finite-difference numerics. With these elementary stretching functions, matching of the slopes between adjacent grid patches then automatically confers Cn regularity upon the composite stretching function. Formulated with reference to two conceptions of truncation order (fixed relative distribution against fixed number of nodes) the resulting mappings are shown to provide particularly advantageous node distributions at both ends simultaneously (with concomitantly higher truncation error in between). Viewed overall, the truncation-error functions compare favourably with those for sinh, tanh and erf - mappings whose utility for mesh refinement was established by Thompson and Mastin. The numerical labour of implementing the new stretching functions is only slightly greater than that required for the error function. An illustrative derivation involving Cn patching leads to two-sided stretching functions, which allow the slopes at both ends to be prescribed arbitrarily. This formulation differs from a previous approach described by Vinokur (1983).
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 331-341 
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    Keywords: glass ; finite element ; strategy's creep forming ; sheet ; manufacture ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: An original optimization strategy for creep forming is carried out by finite element thermodependent viscoplastic models. For reference design glass products, an optimum forming database is developed in two steps: the first step analyses feasibility, with elastic and viscoplastic finite element models, with regard to initial manufacture choices. With thermodependent viscoplastic finite element models, the second step leads to optimum forming parameters, concerning skeleton bending radii and/or non-homogeneous heating adjustments.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 321-330 
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    Keywords: solid-shell structure ; 3D solid element ; degenerated shell element ; DOF expanding ; multipoint constraint equations ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper presents a degree of freedom expanding method for dealing with the connections of 3D isoparametric solid elements and the degenerated shell elements. By introducing two degrees of freedom to describe the elongation in the normal direction of the shell node linked with solid elements, a series of multipoint constraint equations which provide proper connections of solid and shell nodes are raised. The method gives a complete solution to the problem of connection between 3D isoparametric solid elements and degenerated shell elements even for the thermal elasto-plastic problem. It can adapt to complex junctions and simplify programming. Numerical examples are also presented to demonstrate the accuracy and feasibility in thermal elasto-plastic analysis.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 351-357 
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    Keywords: anisotropy ; finite elements ; layers ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A modification of the usual quadrangle (2D) and brick (3D) finite element for field problems is proposed. It allows the principal directions of the conductivity tensor (anisotropy directions) to be derived from the geometrical shape of the finite element and to change within it. An internal layering is assumed which is parallel to the boundary at two opposite faces (top and bottom) of the element. Without an explicit computation of angles the anisotropy directions are parallel and perpendicular to this layering. An application is the modelling of pore fluid flow in sedimentary basins.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 343-349 
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    Keywords: mesh generation ; Delaunay mesh ; Watsens method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Automated mesh generation using a combined octree/Delaunay approach typically requires that rectangular elements be bounded by other rectangular elements which are not more that one division smaller (i.e. 1/8 the volume in 3D). This limitation is sometimes referred to as the 2 : 1 rule. This paper presents a modification which allows for any level of difference.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 359-369 
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    Keywords: Navier-Stokes ; artificial compressibility methodology ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper considers the problem of laminar incompressible viscous flow through a wavy channel. An artificial compressibility method using the approximate factorization technique is applied to solve the velocity-pressure formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations written in curvilinear non-orthogonal coordinates. The physical domain used was one wavelength of the channel in which appropriate periodicity conditions were applied in order to find a solution independent of entry effects. Flow separation was observed for high Re numbers and/or large wave amplitudes of the channel. The effect of inertia to the velocity profiles was observed, and pressure and shear stress were calculated along the length of the channel. These flows have great interest in industry and medicine such as for the extracorporeal membrane oxygenator.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 445-446 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 383-394 
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    Keywords: symmetrically laminated plates ; anisotropy ; fundamental solutions ; boundary integral equations ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In the paper the bending problem of moderately thick symmetrically laminated anisotropic plates is considered, based on the first-order transverse shear deformation plate theory. Using the method of plane wave decomposition and Hörmander's operator method, the fundamental solution of the plates is presented. The boundary integral equation of the plates is formulated by taking the fundamental solution presented as the weighted function and using the method of weighted residuals. The numerical calculation of the boundary integral equation presented is discussed in detail. Some examples are presented and compared with the exact solutions and the numerical solutions available in the literature. The numerical results show that the present method has a satisfactory rate of convergence and acceptable accuracy with a reasonable boundary mesh.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 373-381 
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    Keywords: finite element method ; mesh refinement ; adaptivity ; singularities near edges ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: This paper is concerned with several refinement techniques of finite element meshes for treating elliptic boundary value problems in domains with re-entrant edges and corners. A priori mesh grading is explained, and it is combined with the well-known adaptive finite element method. For two representative examples the numerically determined error norms are recorded, and the different strategies are compared.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 395-411 
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    Keywords: finite volume ; high-order discretization ; non-oscillatory schemes ; pressure interpolation ; non-staggered grid ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper addresses the problem of convection discretization by extension and application of numerical schemes used in compressible flows: SONIC-A, SONIC-B, UNO2, MUSCL and MINMOD to predict steady incompressible recirculating convection dominated flows. A new scheme, SONIC-Q, is proposed together with a third-order non-oscillatory practice for pressure interpolation in non-staggered grids. Finite-volume calculations of the Navier-Stokes equations of a standard 2D driven square cavity standard test case and the laminar flow over a fence using primitive variables and non-staggered grid systems have shown that the schemes are alternatives to the conventional ones used in general algorithms for incompressible recirculating flows. In general these composite high-order schemes have proved to be good candidates to overcome the problems of false-diffusion and unboundedness encountered in non-composite high-order upwind schemes used in incompressible flows.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 425-431 
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    Keywords: time integration ; finite element method ; least squares formulation ; multistep methods ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper presents a formulation and analysis of three and four step least squares algorithms for first order IVPs. The three step algorithm is derived using cubic Lagrangian interpolation, and is found to be third order accurate but only conditionally stable. Fourth order Lagrangian interpolation is used to obtain a four step least squares scheme which is A0-stable but inconsistent.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 413-424 
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    Keywords: boundary integral equation ; necessary and sufficient condition ; plane elasticity problem ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: With respect to a given boundary value problem, the corresponding conventional boundary integral equation is shown to yield non-equivalent solutions, which are dependent upon Poisson's ratio and geometry. In the paper a systematic method for establishing a necessary and sufficient boundary integral formulation has been proposed for two-dimensional elastostatic problems. Numerical analyses show that the conventional boundary integral equation yields incorrect results when the scale in the fundamental solution approaches a degenerate scale value. However, the results of the necessary and sufficient boundary integral equation are in good agreement with analytical solutions of the boundary value problem.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 519-520 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 433-444 
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    Keywords: two-phase flow ; solute transport ; interphase exchange ; porous media ; finite element ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The development of a numerical method for modelling two-phase flows and solute transport, particularly with interphase exchange in porous media, is presented. The governing equations are derived to describe two immiscible and compressible fluids flows such as water-air and two-phase solute transport with interphase exchange. Technically, the standard finite element method and a strongly implicit procedure are employed to solve the fully coupled governing equations. Pressures of two-phase fluids and solute concentrations in two-phase fluids are taken as the primary unknown variables, and the discretized equations are solved by a direct type of solver. Application examples are shown to confirm the applicability of the numerical method.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 447-454 
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    Keywords: inviscid drops ; coalescence ; boundary element method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A numerical method is used to simulate the motion of inviscid drops colliding and coalescing at a solid surface. The equations of motion are solved by a boundary element method in which the free surface of the drop is represented by a moving grid. The numerical results include the configuration of the drop during coalescence and the kinetic and potential energies. A numerical example is used to demonstrate the way in which coalescence affects the configuration of the free surface.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 455-459 
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    Keywords: harmonic differential quadrature method ; computational complexity ; differential quadrature ; numerical method ; centrosymmetric matrix ; computational mechanics ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The structure of weighting coefficient matrices of harmonic differential quadrature (HDQ) is found to be either centrosymmetric or skew centrosymmetric, depending on the order of the corresponding derivatives. The properties of both matrices are briefly discussed in the paper. It is noted that the computational effort of the harmonic quadrature for some problems can be further reduced by up to 75 per cent by using the properties of the above-mentioned matrices.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 471-482 
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    Keywords: numerical methods ; constitutive equations ; composite ; mixing formulation ; anisotropic elastoplastic model ; mapping stress tensor space ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A general constitutive model adequate for analysis of the thermomechanical response of composite materials is presented. The model is based on the mixture of the basic substances of the composite and allows the evaluation of the interdependence between the constitutive behaviour of different compounding materials. The behaviour of the each compound is modelled by a general anisotropic thermo-elasto-plastic model, termed the ‘base model’. The different base models for each compound are combined using mixing theory to simulate the behaviour of the multiphase material.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 483-495 
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    Keywords: finite element method ; solid modelling ; optimal interpolation ; a posteriori error estimation ; adaptive interpolation ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The problem of approximating functions is considered in a general domain in one and two dimensions using piecewise polynomial interpolation. An error estimator is proposed which shows how to adaptively determine the interpolation degree. Numerical examples are given.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 461-470 
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    Keywords: linear polyhedra ; symbolic integration ; polynomial functions ; monomials ; tetrahedron ; hexahedron ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The paper concerns analytical integration of polynomial functions over linear polyhedra in three-dimensional space. To the authors' knowledge this is a first presentation of the analytical integration of monomials over a tetrahedral solid in 3D space. A linear polyhedron can be obtained by decomposing it into a set of solid tetrahedrons, but the division of a linear polyhedral solid in 3D space into tetrahedra sometimes presents difficulties of visualization and could easily lead to errors in nodal numbering, etc We have taken this into account and also the linearity property of integration to derive a symbolic integration formula for linear hexahedra in 3D space. We have also used yet another fact that a hexahedron could be built up in two, and only two, distinct ways from five tetrahedral shaped elements These symbolic integration formulas are then followed by an illustrative numerical example for a rectangular prism element, which clearly verifies the formulas derived for the tetrahedron and hexahedron elements.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 497-505 
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    Keywords: weight function approach ; edge crack problem ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A fundamental field for the edge crack problem is suggested, and the field is composed of the singular displacement field and the complementary regular field. The boundary displacement of the fundamental field plays the role of the weight function in the edge crack problem. After multiplying the boundary traction in the physical problem with the weight function and performing integration along the boundary, the stress intensity factor at the crack tip is obtainable. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the use of the suggested weight function approach.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 543-555 
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    Keywords: control volume method ; finite element interpolation ; fluid flow ; upwind schemes ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Together with the finite element method (FEM), the control volume method (CVM) is of particular interest for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The accuracy of computation of the CVM almost matches that of FEM in contour-adapted co-ordinates or block-structured meshes of a single element type. The CVM is superior to the FEM in terms of physical interpretation and ease of handling. The paper presents an interpretation of the FEM that allows it to be treated like a CVM. This formal CVM, which is based on FEM techniques, combines the advantages of both methods. The method is applied to the discretization of the Navier-Stokes equation.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 557-568 
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    Keywords: hyperbolic equations ; finite-difference methods ; Padé approximants ; sequential and parallel implementation ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Techniques for two-time level difference schemes are presented for the numerical solution of first-order hyperbolic partial differential equations. The space derivative is approximated by (i) a low-order, and (ii) a higher-order backward difference replacement, resulting in a system of first-order ordinary differential equations, the solutions of which satisfy recurrence relations. The methods are obtained from the recurrence relations and are tested on three linear problems and one non-linear problem from the literature.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 507-517 
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    Keywords: non-linear constitutive model ; anisotropy ; finite strains ; axisymmetrical finite elements ; vascular biomechanics ; soft tissue biomechanics ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: To explore the mechanical non-linear behaviour of anisotropic arterial walls on a computational basis, the formulation of a continuum based elastic potential is a major task and challenge to the analyst. The present communication is concerned with the constitutive modelling and numerical analysis of vascular segments covering finite strains. Special attention is paid to a two term potential that constitutes an essential foundation for accurate simulation within the entire strain domain. Axisymmetrical membrane elements are assembled to match the geometry of blood vessels. Numerical results confirm the theoretical approach by referring to experimental data of different rat arteries.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 569-579 
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    Keywords: frictional contact ; large deformation ; one-pass approach ; master segment ; slave node ; contact constraint ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In the context of large deformation analysis for metal forming processes a new one-pass approach for the frictional contact is proposed. This approach eliminates the short comings of traditional one-pass and two-pass approaches both from the constraint requirement and solution convergence points of view. Implemented in an updated Lagrangian framework with the Perturbed Lagrangian formulation of Ju and Taylor for non-linear frictional contact, a patch test and typical examples have been worked out to prove the validity of the proposed approach. It is observed that a finer surface discretization of the slave and master surfaces is no longer needed to enforce contact constraint.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 581-594 
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    Keywords: acoustics ; finite element method ; error estimation ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A posteriori error estimation has become very popular, mainly in linear elasticity. A robust implementation of the superconvergent patch recovery technique of O. C. Zienkiewicz and J. Z. Zhu is presented for acoustic finite element analyses: the original concepts are extended to complex variables, and both local and global behaviours of the recovery procedure and the error estimation are studied. The numerical tests confirm the improvement of the rates of convergence for the recovered solution and also show the reliability of the error estimator except at frequencies corresponding either to the analytical or to the finite element eigenfrequencies.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 595-595 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 599-608 
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    Keywords: finite elements ; moving grids ; moving bodies ; mesh velocity ; ALE ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A Laplacian smoothing of the mesh velocities with variable diffusivity based on the distance from moving bodies is introduced. This variable diffusivity enforces a more uniform mesh velocity in the region close to the moving bodies. Given that in most applications these are regions where small elements are located, the new procedure decreases element distortion considerably, reducing the need for local or global remeshing, and in some cases avoiding it altogether.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 767-773 
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    Keywords: curved beam element ; membrane locking ; shear locking ; strain based element ; transformation matrix ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Two curved beam elements with two nodes and three nodes are designed based on strain fields. At the element level, curvature and membrane strain fields are approximated independently and shear strain fields are incorporated into the formulation by the equilibrium equations. The displacement fields are obtained by integrating the assumed strain fields. Two examples are given to verify the formulations and demonstrate the numerical performance of the two curved beam elements. Analysis results obtained reveal that the elements describe the curved beam behaviour correctly and show exceptional accuracy throughout a wide slenderness range.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 775-785 
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    Keywords: membrane ; wrinkle ; non-linear ; elasticity ; finite-element method ; sail ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: This is a presentation of a quadrilateral finite element for wrinkled curved elastic membranes. A modified form of the deformation gradient enables us to avoid the spurious compressive stresses generated by a classical model. It results in non-linear relations for the eigencomponents of the Cauchy stress tensor, which are solved by means of a secant method. The application of the element to sail design is presented in this paper.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 795-804 
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    Keywords: RLW equation ; finite element methods ; Petrov-Galerkin ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The RLW equation is solved by a least-squares technique using linear space-time finite elements. In simulations of the migration of a single solitary wave this algorithm is shown to have higher accuracy and better conservation than a recent difference scheme based on cubic spline interpolation functions. In addition, for very small amplitude waves (≤ 0.09) it has higher accuracy than an approach using quadratic B-spline finite elements within Galerkin's method. The development of an undular bore is modelled.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 787-793 
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    Keywords: regularization ; boundary integral equations ; hypersingular integrals ; Hadamard finite part ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Strongly singular integrals which are unbounded in the sense of Lebesgue appear naturally in boundary integral equations. Extending the analytic continuation method we derive finite part values for a class of singular integrals which arise frequently in practice. In connection with boundary integral operators we derive restrictions on the minimum smoothness of the density functions for the validity of the finite part results. Examples of applications of the results to boundary integral equations in potential theory are presented.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 805-805 
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 827-834 
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    Keywords: stress-strain relationship ; monotonic loading ; failure stress ; failure strain ; initial modulus ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A function containing four parameters allowing close approximation of experimental stress-strain relationships is presented. The parameters are easily determined from corresponding conditions at the ends and inside of the total interval of the strain variation from zero stain up to failure stain. The family of curves obtained covers an area on the stress-strain plane where any acceptable stress-strain curve can pass. The softening behaviour of soils can also be taken into consideration.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 807-826 
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    Keywords: incompressible materials ; finite element method ; p-version ; elasticity ; stress extraction ; complementary energy ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: Direct methods for computing the pointwise stresses for nearly incompressible elastic materials fail to provide meaningful results when applied to the displacement formulation of the finite element method (FEM). A new extraction method for accurate computation of pointwise stresses for nearly incompressible elastic materials is presented. It is based on the complementary energy principle applied over a local domain in the postprocessing phase in conjunction with the p-version finite element solution. It is shown that accurate pointwise stresses are obtained, that the relative error in the pointwise stresses converges at a rate which is as fast as the relative error measured in the energy norm or faster, and importantly, the extracted stresses are virtually independent of Poisson's ratio. Numerical results for two problems, one having a smooth solution and the other containing a singular point, are provided.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 835-847 
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    Keywords: superposition method ; perturbation of eigenvectors ; structural modification ; basis ofN-dimension Euclidean space ; orthogonalization of Schmit procedure ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: The modal superposition method is often used for computing the perturbation of eigenvectors in structural modification and model correction. However, it will bring about significant errors in the solution when the high-frequency modes are truncated. This paper presents a new method, which uses known modes construct a new basis of the N-dimensional Euclidean space (say, the mixed-basis), to calculate the first and second order perturbations of the known eigenvectors. In the present method only the known modes are used. The accuracy of this method not only has no relation to number of the truncated modes but is better than the truncated modal superposition method, in which only the known modes are employed. A numerical example of a truss structure with 36 degrees of freedom is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the method.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 849-862 
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    Keywords: superconvergence ; isoparametric bilinear finite elements ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: In this paper the superconvergence property of isoparametric bilinear finite elements is considered. A new superconvergence recovery method for isoparametric bilinear finite elements is discovered on the four vertices and the four midpoints of the edges of the elements for piecewise strongly regular quadrilateral subdivisions.
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    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 12 (1996), S. 873-884 
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    Keywords: thin-walled beam ; finite element method ; Engineering ; Engineering General
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    Notes: A new method for computing the deformation of thin-walled beams with closed cross-section under warping torsional loading is presented. In comparison to the classical theory (Umanski), the hypothesis of no deformation of the contour of the cross-section of the beam is maintained and the assumption of no distortion of the cross-section plane is modified. The new approach gives better results than the classical theory when both are compared to a standard finite element technique (using shell elements). The central idea of the new approach lies in the usage of a new finite element called a macro-element, which is especially well suited for thin-walled beam computations.
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