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Feasibility of Nitrogen as a Carrier Gas for Inconel Cold Spray in Hydropower Application

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
N2, despite being nearly two orders of magnitude cheaper than He, is a feasible carrier gas for cold spray Inconel coatings in hydropower repair applications when higher gas temperature and pressure are used. Reducing powder size significantly improved cavitation resistance, while the addition of fine chromium carbide particles further enhanced erosion
Tianhao Wang, Mayur Pole, Tingkun Liu, Kenneth A. Ross, Christopher B. Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based Platform for Secure Second-Hand Housing Trade: Requirement Identification, Functions Analysis, and Prototype Development

Buildings
Most current second-hand housing sales, contract signing, and other processes require the participation of intermediaries. However, suppose the intermediary refuses to disclose all information to the parties involved in the transactions.
Yi-Hsin Lin, Zhicong Hou, Jun Zhang, Xingyu Tao, Jack C. P. Cheng, Heng Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ant colony intelligence for flexible manufacturing scheduling in the framework of contract-net protocol

, 2014
An efficient agent-based flexible scheduling is built for real-world manufacturing systems in this paper. Considering the alternative processes and alternative machines, the allocation of manufacturing resources is achieved through negotiation among the ...
Wei YZ(魏英姿), Qin LJ(秦丽娟), Gu KF(谷侃锋)   +2 more
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Water and spatial development: the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the Netherlands [PDF]

, 2010
This paper discusses how water managers and spatial planners could co-operate on local level in combination with the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Birds and Habitats Directives in the Netherlands.
Van der Knaap, Wim, Pijnappels, Mark, Pijnappels, M., van der Knaap, W.G.M., Knaap, W.G.M., van der   +4 more
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Microstructure, Thermal Transport, and Dry‐Sliding Tribology of Powder‐Metallurgy Al7075 Composites Reinforced With Sol–Gel‐Derived ZnO–rGO Hybrid Nanoparticles

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Sol–gel‐derived ZnO–rGO hybrid nanoparticles enable Al7075 powder‐metallurgy composites to achieve concurrent gains in hardness and thermal conductivity while markedly lowering friction and wear. The hybrid architecture couples ZnO‐based load support with rGO‐assisted lamellar sliding and heat spreading, revealing a promising route toward lightweight ...
Bunyamin Aksakal, Cevher Kursat Macit, Merve Ayık, Hakan Tutumlu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

China's new labour contract law: No harm to employment? [PDF]

In January 2008, China adopted a new labour contract law. This new law represents the most significant reform to the legislation on employment relations in mainland China in more than a decade.
Chen, Yu-Fu, Funke, Michael
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Counterion Dependent Side‐Chain Relaxation Stiffens a Chemically Doped Thienothiophene Copolymer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Oxidation of a thienothiophene copolymer, p(g3TT‐T2), via different doping strategies and dopant molecules resulted in materials with similar oxidation levels and a high electrical conductivity of ≈100 S cm−1. However, mechanical properties varied significantly, with sub‐glass transition temperatures and elastic moduli spanning from –44°C to –3°C and ...
Mariavittoria Craighero, Meghna Jha, Elsa Veronica Flores‐Vela, Joost Kimpel, Andreas Schaefer, Jiali Guo, Jesika Asatryan, Alberto Peinador Veiga, Shuichi Haraguchi, Per‐Anders Carlsson, Jaime Martín, Mariano Campoy‐Quiles, Christian Müller   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Medical Staff Turnover Behavior Under Supply–Demand Relationship Based on Psychological Contract Governance: An Evolutionary Game Theory Approach

Complexity
This study focuses on overcoming critical human resource challenges within the healthcare sector and exploring the formulation and implementation of measures to reduce the turnover rate of the medical staff.
Zhihui Lu, Zijing Huang, Huzi Xu, Ying Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polarizable Vanadium Dipoles Promote Water Dissociation on Vanadium‐Based Metal Organic Framework

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The polarization of unpaired V 3d electrons weakens the H─O bond to improve water dissociation by the dual Vδ+:O─H and Pλ−:H─O coupling hydrogen bonds formation and relaxation. P@V‐MOF electrocatalyst shows low overpotentials (94 mV in acid, 178 mV in neutral, and 77 mV in alkaline solutions) with excellent stability for effective overall water ...
Xinjuan Liu, Jun Xu, Minmin Fan, Jingcheng Xu, Mengyuan Li, Yun Gong, Weiwei Yang, Lei Li, Yong Zhou, Deqiang Zhao, Yuhua Xue, Xingtao Xu, Chang Q. Sun, Liming Dai   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

FROM FORMAL VALIDITY TO ETHICAL ACCOUNTABILITY: GOOD FAITH IN SHARIA ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS UNDER INDONESIAN LAW

Hakam: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam dan Hukum Ekonomi Islam
The expansion of electronic contracts has significantly transformed sharia-based transactions in the digital sphere, yet the prevailing legal framework remains largely anchored in formal validity.
Sigit Nurhadi Nugraha, Abdul Rachmat Budiono, Budi Santoso, Rachmi Sulistyarini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source