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Background and Objectives: Finite element simulations are widely employed as a non-invasive and cost-effective approach for predicting outcomes in biomechanical simulations. However, traditional finite element software, primarily designed for engineering materials, often encountered limitations in contact detection and enforcement, leading to simulation failure when dealing with complex biomechanical configurations. Currently, a lot of model tuning is required to get physically accurate finite element simulations without failures. This adds significant human interaction to each iteration of a biomechanical model. This study addressed these issues by introducing PolyFEM, a novel finite element solver that guarantees inversion- and intersection-free solutions with completely automatic collision detection. The objective of this research is to validate PolyFEM's capabilities by comparing its results with those obtained from a well-established finite element solver, FEBio. Methods: To achieve this goal, five comparison scenarios were formulated to assess and validate PolyFEM's performance. The simulations were reproduced using both PolyFEM and FEBio, and the final results were compared. The five comparison scenarios included: (1) reproducing simulations from the FEBio test suite, consisting of static, dynamic, and contact-driven simulations; (2) replicating simulations from the verification paper published alongside the original release of FEBio; (3) a biomechanically based contact problem; (4) creating a custom simulation involving high-energy collisions between soft materials to highlight the difference in collision methods between the two solvers; and (5) performing biomechanical simulations of biting and quasi-stance. Results: We found that PolyFEM was capable of replicating all simulations previously conducted in FEBio. Particularly noteworthy is PolyFEM's superiority in high-energy contact simulations, where FEBio fell short, unable to complete over half of the

High-order bases provide major advantages over linear ones in terms of efficiency, as they provide (for the same physical model) higher accuracy for the same running time, and reliability, as they are less affected by locking artifacts and mesh quality. Thus, we introduce a high-order finite element (FE) formulation (high-order bases) for elastodynamic simulation on high-order (curved) meshes with contact handling based on the recently proposed Incremental Potential Contact (IPC) model. Our approach is based on the observation that each IPC optimization step used to minimize the elasticity, contact, and friction potentials leads to linear trajectories even in the presence of nonlinear meshes or nonlinear FE bases. It is thus possible to retain the strong non-penetration guarantees and large time steps of the original formulation while benefiting from the high-order bases and high-order geometry. We accomplish this by mapping displacements and resulting contact forces between a linear collision proxy and the underlying high-order representation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach in a selection of problems from graphics, computational fabrication, and scientific computing.

The research study covered the effects of downsizing during the economic crisis at Tata Motors, India on victims and survivors. A total of 20 participants were selected, who as a result of downsizing and corporate restructuring, went through a lot of difficulties. As organizations downsize, employees must be ready to accept changes in their personal and professional lives. The participants in this study were employees of a Fortune 500 automotive company in Asia. To analyse the impact of downsizing on the participants, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The research questions had adhered to every level within the organization; from the upper management to the lower management. NVIVO 9 software was used to gather the data. The study exposed that the positive outcome was that the employees are adjusting to the changes that have taken place in the organization as a result of downsizing and they remain hopeful for future job prospects. But there were negative impacts as well like marital issues, mental stress and future job prospects. The survivors had experienced role transition and its effects are analysed. In addition, the research aimed to determine if these participants fit in with the Mishra-Spreitzer model (1998). The survivors experienced different emotions as compared to the victims. They had negative effects like lack of trust in leadership and lack of communication from the top management. They initially had negative emotions regarding their new job but this eventually faded away with time onto positive emotions. A positive outcome expected from this research is that there would be a better understanding of the effects of downsizing that can help both organizations and employees.

The research study covered the effects of downsizing during the economic crisis at Tata Motors, India on victims and survivors. A total of 20 participants were selected, who as a result of downsizing and corporate restructuring, went through a lot of difficulties. As organizations downsize, employees must be ready to accept changes in their personal and professional lives. The participants in this study were employees of a Fortune 500 automotive company in Asia. To analyse the impact of downsizing on the participants, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The research questions had adhered to every level within the organization; from the upper management to the lower management. NVIVO 9 software was used to gather the data. The study exposed that the positive outcome was that the employees are adjusting to the changes that have taken place in the organization as a result of downsizing and they remain hopeful for future job prospects. But there were negative impacts as well like marital issues, mental stress and future job prospects. The survivors had experienced role transition and its effects are analysed. In addition, the research aimed to determine if these participants fit in with the Mishra-Spreitzer model (1998). The survivors experienced different emotions as compared to the victims. They had negative effects like lack of trust in leadership and lack of communication from the top management. They initially had negative emotions regarding their new job but this eventually faded away with time onto positive emotions. A positive outcome expected from this research is that there would be a better understanding of the effects of downsizing that can help both organizations and employees.

The research study covered the effects of downsizing during the economic crisis at Tata Motors, India on victims and survivors. A total of 20 participants were selected, who as a result of downsizing and corporate restructuring, went through a lot of difficulties. As organizations downsize, employees must be ready to accept changes in their personal and professional lives. The participants in this study were employees of a Fortune 500 automotive company in Asia. To analyse the impact of downsizing on the participants, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The research questions had adhered to every level within the organization; from the upper management to the lower management. NVIVO 9 software was used to gather the data. The study exposed that the positive outcome was that the employees are adjusting to the changes that have taken place in the organization as a result of downsizing and they remain hopeful for future job prospects. But there were negative impacts as well like marital issues, mental stress and future job prospects. The survivors had experienced role transition and its effects are analysed. In addition, the research aimed to determine if these participants fit in with the Mishra-Spreitzer model (1998). The survivors experienced different emotions as compared to the victims. They had negative effects like lack of trust in leadership and lack of communication from the top management. They initially had negative emotions regarding their new job but this eventually faded away with time onto positive emotions. A positive outcome expected from this research is that there would be a better understanding of the effects of downsizing that can help both organizations and employees.

The research study covered the effects of downsizing during the economic crisis at Tata Motors, India on victims and survivors. A total of 20 participants were selected, who as a result of downsizing and corporate restructuring, went through a lot of difficulties. As organizations downsize, employees must be ready to accept changes in their personal and professional lives. The participants in this study were employees of a Fortune 500 automotive company in Asia. To analyse the impact of downsizing on the participants, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The research questions had adhered to every level within the organization; from the upper management to the lower management. NVIVO 9 software was used to gather the data. The study exposed that the positive outcome was that the employees are adjusting to the changes that have taken place in the organization as a result of downsizing and they remain hopeful for future job prospects. But there were negative impacts as well like marital issues, mental stress and future job prospects. The survivors had experienced role transition and its effects are analysed. In addition, the research aimed to determine if these participants fit in with the Mishra-Spreitzer model (1998). The survivors experienced different emotions as compared to the victims. They had negative effects like lack of trust in leadership and lack of communication from the top management. They initially had negative emotions regarding their new job but this eventually faded away with time onto positive emotions. A positive outcome expected from this research is that there would be a better understanding of the effects of downsizing that can help both organizations and employees.