Ezra Pound’s Catholic Prayer Book: Pro Patria Et Deo by James Kraus

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Ezra Pound and the Italian Renaissance(s) by Emilie Georges

“…When looking for a model for the revolutionary poetics he wanted to invent, Ezra Pound turned in part to the European avant-gardes, as might be expected, but he also looked towards much earlier models, foremost among which was the Renaissance. …”
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A Structural Pounding Formulation Using Systematic Modal Truncation by Jianye Shi, Franz Bamer, Bernd Markert

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An Updated Analytical Structural Pounding Force Model Based on Viscoelasticity of Materials by Qichao Xue, Chunwei Zhang, Jian He, Guangping Zou, Jingcai Zhang

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Numerical Study on Pounding between Two Adjacent Buildings under Earthquake Excitation by H. Naderpour, R. C. Barros, S. M. Khatami, R. Jankowski

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Design of a 20,000 Pound Variable Stiffness Actuator for Structural Vibration Attenuation by John Leavitt, James E. Bobrow, Faryar Jabbari

“…This paper describes the design of a novel actuator capable of protecting a full scale structure from severe load conditions. The design includes a cylinder filled with pressurized nitrogen and uses commercially available components. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of Skewed Bridges with Emphasis on Poundings between Girder and Abutments by Ziqi Yang, Chern Kun, Nawawi Chouw

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Nonlinear Pounding Analysis of Multispan and Simply Supported Beam Bridges Subjected to Strong Ground Motions by Hong-Yu Jia, Xian-Lin Lan, Nan Luo, Jian Yang, Shi-Xiong Zheng, Chao Zhang

“…The influence of separation gap width between adjacent decks on the pounding effect of bridges is greater than that of collision stiffness originated from the pounding modelling element. …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Pounding Response for Adjacent Inelastic MDOF Structures Based on Dimensional Analysis by Qiaoyun Wu, Ziliang Liu, Tao Wang, Xuyong Chen

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New Equivalent Linear Impact Model for Simulation of Seismic Isolated Structure Pounding against Moat Wall by Yang Liu, Wen-Guang Liu, Xin Wang, Wen-Fu He, Qiao-Rong Yang

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Pounding Dynamic Responses of Sliding Base-Isolated Rectangular Liquid-Storage Structure considering Soil-Structure Interactions by Xuansheng Cheng, Wei Jing, Jia Chen, Xiaoyan Zhang

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Decoration, Deviation, and the Selected Edition: Some Poems of Lionel Johnson (1912) by Jeremy Valentine Freeman

“…This essay explores the critical spirit informing the posthumous editions of Johnson’s poetic works and how such key figures of the period as Mathews, Yeats, and Pound articulated their critical revisions of fin de siècle poetic practices through the selective editing of Johnson’s complex poetic style. …”
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Seismic Performance of Midstory Isolated Structures under Near-Field Pulse-Like Ground Motion and Limiting Deformation of Isolation Layers by Guiyun Yan, Fuquan Chen

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Optimal Allocation and Control of Magnetorheological Dampers for Enhancing Seismic Performance of the Adjacent Structures Using Whale Optimization Algorithm by Xiufang Lin, Weiqing Lin

“…In this control strategy, to fully exploit the performance of MR dampers, the allocation (including the locations and the number) and fuzzy logic controller (FLC) system of MR dampers are simultaneously optimally designed by whale optimization algorithm (WOA) with a special encoding scheme. …”
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Line Breaths in Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry by Anna Aublet

“…These observations invite us to take a closer look at the long line as both a political and personal expression of the poet’s journey on and off the page.…”
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Self-efficacy and organizational efficacy effect on employee attrition in IT sector by Shreya Bhardwaj, S.K. Sharma

“…Lack of contentment along with the biasness in the organizations hampers the dissatisfaction with the nature of work between employees. …”
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Lessons Learnt from the Monetary System of Guernsey by Gábor Sárdi, József Varga

“…This atypical status of Guernsey runs back several hundred years: from 1204 the island takes advantage of its special legal status and in general, it has not been managed badly. …”
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The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) by Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler

“…Our present-day nine-banded or long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is much smaller; adults normally weigh from 8-17 pounds (3.5-8 kilograms). …”
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The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) by Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler

“…Our present-day nine-banded or long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is much smaller; adults normally weigh from 8-17 pounds (3.5-8 kilograms). …”
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The Effect of Adherence to Dietary Tracking on Weight Loss: Using HLM to Model Weight Loss over Time by John Spencer Ingels, Ranjita Misra, Jonathan Stewart, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Samantha Shawley-Brzoska

“…These results show the importance of frequent dietary tracking for consistent long-term weight loss success.…”
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