We outline the ability of zinc phosphate coatings, obtained by chemical conversion, to protect mild steel rebars against localized corrosion, generated by chloride ions in alkaline media.The corrosion resistance of coated steel, in comparison with uncoated rebars and coated and uncoated steel rebars embedded in mortar, were evaluated by open-circui

Immigrants are generally perceived to be information poor, meaning they face major challenges with finding and using greatly needed everyday information.However, little research exists from an information behaviour perspective as differences in language, culture, and other factors such as access make immigrants a difficult population Kids Backpack

Introduction This paper highlights the mutual influences and the relationships between the variables of type II diabetes, the type of psychiatric conditions, the administered treatment schemes, the imaging examinations and the impact on the functioning and quality of life of the patients.Objectives Analysis of the influences between diabetes and ps

This paper examines the syntactic properties of interjections in isiXhosa Hair Styling Product and their compliance with the interjectional prototype and its extra-systematicity as postulated in linguistic typology.By reviewing nearly two thousand uses of interjections in the comic genre, the authors conclude the following: in its integrity, the ca

Background: The aim of this study was to improve understanding of hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in a high-efficiency, hospital-based pathway.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 1401 consecutive primary and revision TJA patients across 67 patient and preoperative care characteristics from 2016 t