ABSTRACT NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) show excellent performance in vibration damping and corrosion resistance. However, due to low hardness and lack of self‐lubrication, they suffer severe friction and wear during service. Although various strategies including doping and heterostructure design have been proposed, the effects are unsatisfactory.
Huwen Ma +13 more
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Towards an innovative modular cutter of leeks for improving retained stalk quality and prolonging tool life. [PDF]
Xie XY +8 more
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Cross‐border reciprocal bartering in public–private tetradic networks
Abstract Under the background of semiconductor and vaccine shortages during COVID‐19‐driven supply chain disruptions, this article adopts a multimethodological approach to investigate strategic solutions for cross‐border scarce goods bartering in a public–private (P–P) tetradic reciprocal network, which involves two pairs of P–P collaborative dyads ...
Jiuh‐Biing Sheu +2 more
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Nanoparticle-Reinforced Electroless Composite Coatings for Pipeline Steel: Synthesis and Characterization. [PDF]
Mandal BB +4 more
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ABSTRACT Previous research has shown that prison officers often provide practical and emotional assistance to inmates. However, this has generally been depicted as a discretionary, conflicted and unrewarded task, sometimes met with hostility from their peers.
Cristina Güerri
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Robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty: adverse events related to the robotic system. [PDF]
Song X, Wang M, Wang H, Tang Z, Lan Y.
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Culture of Revenge: Analysing Blood Revenge in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
ABSTRACT Revenge is a widespread phenomenon present in every culture. It is defined as a motivated retaliation against an offense or wrongdoing perceived as harmful or a violation of moral norms. Previous psychological research views revenge as an expressive action done for personal satisfaction.
Muhammad Asif +3 more
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Evaluating the accuracy of intraoral scanners across varied depths and widths preparation for CAD/CAM post and core. [PDF]
Rokaya D +5 more
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‘Unbecoming’ a Professional: The Role of Memory during Field Transitions in Japan and the USA
Abstract Existing scholarship documents how, in becoming a professional, such as a partner in a professional services firm (PSF), one's habitus comes into alignment with field expectations. Less understood, however, is what happens to habitus and, relatedly, to professionals' accumulated cultural, social, and economic capitals, as individuals ‘unbecome’
Ricardo Azambuja +4 more
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We Both Sacrifice in This Marriage! Sacrifice Experiences of Turkish Married Couples
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to delve into the nuanced and subjective experiences of married couples at various family life cycles regarding relational sacrifices within the cultural landscape of Türkiye. To accomplish this, we conducted a qualitative study with 16 Turkish married couples, addressing three research questions: “How do married ...
Nazlı Busra Akcabozan Kayabol +3 more
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