Tribological behaviors of laser textured surface under different lubrication conditions for rotary compressor

Abstract Tribological behaviors of laser textured surface with elliptical dimples were experimentally compared with that of the smooth one under different lubrication conditions, including the poor-oil, rich-oil and dry lubrication.The lubrication regime was analyzed with the increasing operating load by ring-on-ring tribological tests.Finally, the

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Mediators and moderators of the effect of the game changers for cervical cancer prevention intervention on cervical cancer screening among previously unscreened social network members in Uganda

Abstract Introduction Cervical cancer (CC) rates are high in Uganda, yet CC screening rates are very low.Our peer advocacy group intervention, Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention (GC-CCP), was shown to increase CC screening uptake among social network members.In this secondary analysis, we examined mediators and moderators of this effect t

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Desoria calderonis sp. nov., a new species of alpine cryophilic springtail (Collembola: Isotomidae) from the Apennines (Italy), with phylogenetic and ecological considerations

We describe and delimit with integrative taxonomy the new springtail Belts species Desoria calderonis sp.nov.(Collembola: Isotomidae).This cryophilic species is strictly linked to the supraglacial stony debris of the isolated Calderone glacier (Central Apennines, Italy), one of the southernmost glaciers of Europe.Desoria calderonis sp.nov.could bel

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