Abstract. Conventional stress reconstruction based on full-field strain measurements presents a major computational burden, especially when using standard implicit stress integration methods. This presents a notable challenge for inverse identification methods used to characterize the plasticity of metallic materials, particularly those reliant on stress reconstruction, such as the nonlinear sensitivity-based Virtual Fields Method (VFM). To reduce the computational effort, the full-field strain data are usually spatially and temporally down-sampled. However, for metals subject to nonlinear strain paths, this practice can lead to errors in the resulting stress states and compromise the accuracy of the nonlinear VFM. In this work, we introduce a highly efficient explicit stress reconstruction algorithm to reduce the computational challenges of repeated stress reconstruction which can be utilized in inverse identification methods such as nonlinear VFM.

This exploratory study aimed to obtain insight into field-level care providers' views on suffering and healing as well as existing obstacles and needs related to providing care to their clients. This research provides a "snapshot" for a better understanding of existing care systems in two post-conflict settings. By identifying existing approaches to care and the needs of the care provider community, this research might be useful in guiding psychosocial assistance programming in post-conflict settings. Utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire, 45 care providers were interviewed, including local health care practitioners, traditional/ spiritual healers, and humanitarian relief workers, in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia. This study found that the majority of care providers in both settings perceived poverty and violence as significant causes and consequences of human suffering and, at the same time, felt ill-equipped in addressing these issues and related problems. Other issues that hindered these healers in providing care included: limited government/institutional support; lack of training; material resources and funding. Study findings point to a new framework for developing effective interventions and the need for further emphasis on supporting care providers in their work, and most specifically, in identifying and responding to poverty and violence.