A Research Agenda to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement.

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often at risk for or have comorbid cardiovascular disease and are likely to die of cardiovascular-related causes. To prioritize a list of research topics related to the diagnosis and management of patients with COPD and comorbid cardiovascular diseases (heart failure, atherosclerotic vascular disease, and atrial fibrillation) by summarizing existing evidence and using consensus-based methods. A literature search was performed.

Accurate predictions of thermoset resin glass transition temperatures from all-atom molecular dynamics simulation.

To enable the design and development of the next generation of high-performance composite materials, there is a need to establish improved computational simulation protocols for accurate and efficient prediction of physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of thermoset resins. This is especially true for the prediction of glass transition temperature (), as there are many discrepancies in the literature regarding simulation protocols and the use of cooling rate correction factors for predicting values using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The objectives of this study are to demonstrate accurate prediction the with MD without the use of cooling rate correction factors and to establish the influence of simulated conformational state and heating/cooling cycles on physical, mechanical, and thermal properties predicted with MD.

Effect of Manufacturing on the Transverse Response of Polymer Matrix Composites.

The effect of residual stress build-up on the transverse properties of thermoset composites is studied through direct and inverse process modeling approaches. Progressive damage analysis is implemented to characterize composite stiffness and strength of cured composites microstructures. A size effect study is proposed to define the appropriate dimensions of Representative Volume Elements (RVEs).