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Laboratorial two‐body wear testing was carried out in order to assess effects of polypropylene modification by impregnating it with oils on friction coefficient and wear in comparison to those parameters of unmodified polypropylene, Teflon, and polyamide during operation under conditions of sliding friction without lubrication.
Paweł Sędłak +4 more
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The Image of a Tree in F.M. Dostoyevsky's Novel "The Idiot" [PDF]
The article is devoted to the analysis of the image of a tree in Dostoevsky’s novel “The Idiot”. The author reflects on the evolution of this image from an artistic detail in the description of the Pavlovsk Park to the philosophical symbol of the Golden ...
Olga N. Smyslova
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Wear Measuring and Wear Modelling Based on Archard, ASTM, and Neural Network Models [PDF]
The wear measuring and wear modelling are a fundamental issue in the industrial field, mainly correlated to the economy and safety. Therefore, there is a need to study the wear measurements and wear estimation.
Pislaru, Crinela, Shebani, Amer
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Friction of Polymers Sliding on Smooth Surfaces
Friction plots of polymers sliding on smooth metal surfaces are generally characterized by two regions of distinct dependency on the normal load, with low sensitivity at low stress levels followed by a sharp change in the rate of decrease of friction with increasing pressure at levels above the plastic flow limit of the polymer.
Virginio Quaglini +2 more
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Cheek-Pieces with Zoomorphic Images of the Samara-Ural Region Nomads in the VI–IV Centuries BC
The article illustrates a study of cheek-pieces with zoomorphic images used by the nomads of the Samara-Ural region at the end of the VI–IV centuries BC. A review of 79 cheek-pieces is presented, as well as their characteristics.
Vladimir N. Myshkin
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Analysis of a dry friction problem under small displacements: application to a bolted joint [PDF]
This study presents an analysis of the problem of macroscopic contact of steel upon steel with dry friction, in the specific case of a bolted joint. The configurations of these types of joints result in very small displacements and interface sliding ...
Armstrong +11 more
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Kurgan 28 of the Filippovka 1 Burial Ground: Revisiting the Dating Problem of the Complex
The papre is devoted to determining the date of the kurgan 28, Filippovka 1 burial ground, which is a necropolis of the social elite of the Southern Urals nomads in the middle of the 1st millennium BC. A burial partially destroyed by repeated robbery was
Olga V. Anikeeva, Vladimir N. Myshkin
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Horse Forehead Pieces from Nomadic Barrows of the Scythian Time in the Southern Urals
The paper is devoted to the description of horse forehead pieces, which were used by the nomads of the Southern Urals in the 6th – 4th centuries BC for protecting the horse’s head and / or decorating bridle.
Vladimir N. Myshkin
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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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Dostoevsky’s Women: Finding a Voice [PDF]
In Fyodor Dostoevsky\u27s works Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, and The Idiot, the characters of Lisa, Sonya, and Nastasya Filippovna reveal the author\u27s inability to envision an autonomous woman leading a functional life independent of ...
Nogas, Michelle A
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