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Corrosion- and Wear-Resistant Pulse Reverse Current (PRC)-Based Electrodeposited Ni-W Coating
Two coatings developed using a pulse reverse current electrodeposition method were extensively characterized. Significant differences in topography, hardness, composition, corrosion, and tribological performan...
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Open AccessThe prevalence of smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, and knowledge of the health hazards of smoking among internal migrants in 12 provinces in China: a cross-sectional analysis
Previous studies have provided inconsistent findings on smoking among migrants, and very limited data exist on their second-hand smoke exposure. This study aims to investigate internal migrants’ smoking preval...
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A generic method to organize boundaries of complex polygons for embedded devices
Based on an analysis of drawbacks in the existing graphical display of complex area objects in embedded system, the paper introduces a new method termed as consecutive boundary organization (CBO) which is able...
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Comparison of structural features and in vitro digestibility of purple yam (Dioscorea alata L.) resistant starches by autoclaving and multi-enzyme hydrolysis
Resistant starches (RS) were prepared from purple yam by dual autoclaving-retrogradation (DAS), and pullulanase debranching treatment (PDS). DAS and PDS were then hydrolyzed by α-amylase and amyloglucosidase t...
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The effects of varying the reverse pulse current duration (τ = 0 s, 1 s, 5 s, and 10 s) were evaluated on the composition, crystallinity, hardness, corrosion resistance, and tribological performance of nanolamina...
