A non-affine electro-viscoelastic microsphere model for dielectric elastomers: Application to VHB 4910 based actuators

Dielectric elastomers belong to a larger group of materials, the so-called electroactive polymers, which have the capability of transforming electric energy to mechanical energy through deformation. VHB 4910 is one of the most popularmaterials for applications of dielectric elastomers and therefore one of the most investigated. This paper includes a new micromechanically motivated constitutive mod

Towards control of viscous effects in acrylic-based actuator applications

Dielectric elastomers offer clear advantages over more traditional and conventional materials when soft, lightweight, noiseless actuator applications with large deformations are considered. However, the viscous time-dependent behaviour associated with most elastomers limit the number of possible applications. For this purpose, the possibility of controlling the viscous response by regulating the a

Association between daily hydrogen sulfide exposure and incidence of emergency hospital visits: a population-based study

Association between neighbourhood air pollution concentrations and dispensed medication for psychiatric disorders in a large longitudinal cohort of Swedish children and adolescents

Depression and anxiety symptoms in asthmatics: Associations with health-related quality of life

Traffic-related air pollution and dementia incidence in Northern Sweden: a longitudinal study

Emergency hospital visits in association with volcanic ash, dust storms and other sources of ambient particles: a time-series study in Reykjavik, Iceland

Military Rivalries, Alliances and Taxation : The International Origins of Modern Fiscal Contracts

Bellicist theories of comparative development predict increases in taxation as the result of military rivalries. Others claim that this causal relationship is contingent on particular geographical, institutional, and historical conditions. In this paper, we explore the conditional effects of military rivalries on taxation during the 19th and 20th centuries using time-series cross-section models. W

Hydrogen sulfide and traffic-related air pollutants in association with increased mortality: a case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland

Brutal Need : Lawyers and the Welfare Rights Movement, 1960-1973

Ground-level ozone levels are associated with acute hospital admissions and emergency room visits in Reykjavik, Iceland

Impact of residential mobility on exposure assessment in longitudinal air pollution studies: A sensitivity analysis within the ESCAPE project

Fish consumption and ischemic stroke in Southern Sweden

Risk of testicular cancer according to birthplace and birth cohort in Denmark

Digoxin use and the risk of breast cancer in women

Human Rights Advocacy in the United States

Testicular cancer risk in first-and second-generation immigrants to Denmark

Volcanic ash and daily mortality in Sweden after the icelandic volcano eruption of May 2011

Risk of Retinal Detachment After Pediatric Cataract Surgery

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: States, Municipalities, and International Human Rights