Pathfinding is the process of finding the lowest cost route between a pair of points in space. The aforementioned cost can be based on time, distance, the number of required turns, and other individual or complex criteria. Pathfinding in dynamic environments is a complex issue, which has a long history of academic interest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychological First Aid (PFA) is practiced worldwide. This practice in English is guided through a small collection of training manuals. Despite ubiquitous practice and formal training materials, little is known about what topics are covered and in what depth in these influential manuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the research presented in this article is analysis of the effect of the surface treatment method on the static and fatigue strength of flash butt welded bandsaw blades. A 1-mm-thick 75Cr1 cold-work tool steel sheet used for bandsaw blades was used as the test material. Fractographic studies of the fatigue fractures and fractures formed in static tests were also carried out.
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