RETRACTED: Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical behavior of rat brain tissue

• Published in: Perfusion 2014-07, Vol.29 (4), p.307-314
• Main Authors: Karimi, A, Navidbakhsh, M, Yousefi, H, Haghi, A Motevalli, Sadati, SJA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0267-6591; 1477-111X
• DOI: 10.1177/0267659114522088

The following article has been included in a multiple retraction: Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M, Yousefi H, et al. Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical behavior of rat brain tissue. Perfusion 2014;29:307–314, DOI: 10.1177/0267659114522088. In 2015 SAGE became aware of author misconduct concerning the suspected fabrication of identities, as well as the impersonation of legitimate individuals, to manipulate the peer review process across three separate journal publications. SAGE and the journal Editors immediately launched an investigation and have decided to retract the following articles for reasons of author misconduct. Alireza Karimi was the submitting author on 12 of the articles. SAGE regrets the academic record was compromised by manipulation of the peer review process and apologises to readers. OnlineFirst articles (these articles will not be published in an issue) International Journal of Damage Mechanics Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M and Razaghi R. Dynamic finite element simulation of the human head damage mechanics protected by polyvinyl alcohol sponge. Int J Damage Mech, first published on 15 May 2014, DOI: 10.1177/1056789514535945. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M and Haghpanahi M. Constitutive model for numerical analysis of polyvinyl alcohol sponge under different strain rates. J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on 15 January 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0892705713520176. Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M, Yousefi H et al. An experimental study on the elastic modulus of gelatin hydrogels using different stress–strain definitions. J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on 29 April 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0892705714533377. Elhamian MM, Alizadeh M, Shokrieh MM, et al. An innovative three-dimensional biphasic-laminated composite model for articular cartilage tissue. J Thermoplast Compos Mater, first published on 1 February 2015, DOI: 10.1177/0892705715569821. Perfusion Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M, Yamada H, et al. A comparative study on the quasilinear viscoelastic mechanical properties of the umbilical artery and the umbilical vein. Perfusion, first published on 22 May 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0267659114536761. Tehrani P, Rahmani S, Karimi A, et al. A novel cardiac assist device (AVICENA): a numerical study to compute the generated power. Perfusion, first published on 19 August 2014, DOI: 10.1177/ 0267659114547943. Elhamian SMM, Alizadeh M, Shokrieh MM, et al. The effect of collagen fiber volume fraction on the mechanical propert