The article examines the influence of two of the main social environments on students’ aggressive behaviours. On the one hand, attention is paid to the general socio-psychological climate in the family environment and the attitude of the parent...
Exposed to aggressive environments, the rebar in reinforced concrete (RC) bridges will be corroded gradually. Durability of RC material mostly depends on the rebar corrosion behavior. In this research, influences of crack on rebar corrosion were inve...
Previous research reported significant relationship between Big Five personality traits and aggression in both adolescent’s and adult population. However, it is unclear about whether similar connection exist in early age. This study investigate...
It is believed that sports, as a social institution, are one of the most critical extracurricular activities for adolescent as they teach the rules and disciplines. However, the effects of sports participation on adolescent development are still cont...
15 March 2013
Several researches have demonstrated the relationship between social environment in the classroom and involvement in aggressive behaviours at school. Little is known, however, about the mechanisms explaining this link and intermediating factors that...
This paper presents the results of research aimed at finding the possible ways of disposing of ceramic waste material, focusing mainly on the possibility of using it as aggregates in concretes exposed to an aggressive chemical environment (municipal...
Background: Breast cancer disparities persist globally, with growing evidence implicating neighborhood and built environmental factors in disease outcomes. Methods: This study investigates the associations between neighborhood disadvantage, environme...
The present work is a relevant advance in the validation of the incremental step loading technique (ASTM F1624 standard) when applied to Small Punch tests (SPT) for the threshold load determination of medium- and high-strength steels in aggressive en...
A significant part of reinforced concrete structures is subjected to intensive environmental impact during operation. This can cause local destruction and failure of buildings if obligatory measures are not taken to protect them from corrosion. This...
Probabilistic procedures considering the durability with respect to corrosion of reinforcement caused by aggressive substances are widely applied; however, they are based on narrow assumptions. The aspects need to be evaluated both in terms of the se...
The effects of surface roughness on the corrosion mechanism of HP-13Cr stainless steel in the dynamic aggressive oilfield environment were investigated through surface analysis, weight-loss measurements, and computational fluid dynamics simulations....
The aim of this research was to examine the effect of water-based hydrophobic impregnations on concrete in order to improve its durability, chemical resistance, and physical–mechanical parameters. The purpose of this research was to prevent as...
New models and methods have been designed to predict the influence of the user’s environment and activity information to the driving style in standard automotive environments. For these purposes, an experiment was conducted providing two types of ana...
31 January 2023
The physical environment is of critical importance to child development. Understanding how exposure to physical environmental domains such as greenspace, urbanicity, air pollution or noise affects aggressive behaviours in typical and neurodiverse chi...
This article discusses the impact of the aggressive environment on the pattern of pore distribution, strength, and mass absorption of investigated samples. For this purpose, a physical and numerical research model has been developed based on Fick&rsq...
Sexual harassment has been widely studied in the workforce, but the factors that contribute to hostile educational environments for women have received less attention. The present study focuses on male dominance, gender harassment, gender threats, ma...
The context and outcome of aggressive interactions between individuals has important fitness consequences. Displacements—an aggressive interaction wherein one individual is chased from a location by another—also have implications for soci...
Improving the environmental situation and obtaining cement composites with new properties for various operating conditions is possible with the use of secondary resources. The paper is devoted to the criteria for evaluating the impact of clinker-free...
Low-cost, environmentally friendly and easily applicable coating for Mg alloys, able to resist in real world conditions, are studied. Coatings already used for other metals (aluminum, steel) and never tested on Mg alloy for its different surface and...
This research focused on the modification effects on recycled concrete (RC) prepared with nano-SiO2 and CO2 cured recycled coarse aggregates (RCA) subjected to an aggressive ions environment. For this purpose, RCA was first simply crushed and modifie...
Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used to improve the oxidation resistance and high-temperature performance of nickel-based superalloys operating in aggressive environments. Among the TBCs, aluminide coatings (ACs) are commonly utilized to p...
With the rising demands of industry to increase the working temperature of gas turbine blades and internal combustion engines, thermal barrier coatings (TBC) were found to be an effective way to further enhance the lifetime of aero components through...
One of the most dangerous types of cyclic effects, especially inherent in several regions in the world, is the alternating impact of wetting and drying on concrete and reinforced concrete structures. In the current scientific literature and practice,...
The idea of sustainable development assumes that natural resources must be treated as limited goods and that waste must be managed rationally. This idea and the constant striving to reduce production costs make the use of waste materials as substitut...
This paper provides the formulation and description of the framework and methodology for a Durability Assessment-based Design approach for structures made of the Ultra-High-Durability Concrete materials conceived, produced and investigated in the pro...
Aggressive environments require durable materials or excellent coatings to improve their performance and life service [...]
India generates 759.02 million metric tons of coal ash annually. Part of that quantity is successfully utilized, and the remaining portion of the ash is discarded into a landfill. There also is a need to address pollution. Cement industries are respo...
The paper presents a numerical calculation of the service life of concrete structures considering the effect of chlorides in the case of the material properties of structural lightweight waste aggregate concrete. Different amounts of fibres (0.0%, 1....
Aggressiveness in dogs is a complex behavioral trait with implications for animal welfare and public safety. Despite domestication, dogs retain aggressive tendencies shaped by both genetic and environmental factors. This systematic review synthesizes...
The psychology of sustainability and sustainable development is related to improvements in people’s quality of life in different environments, including the family. Based on this theoretical approach, this study explores the relationships betwe...
Recycling of the waste rubber tire crumbs (WRTCs) for the concretes production generated renewed interest worldwide. The insertion of such waste as a substitute for the natural aggregates in the concretes is an emergent trend for sustainable developm...
In order to increase the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy AZ91 in corrosion environments containing chlorides, the alloy surface has been modified by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The chemical composition of electrolyte in the PEO proce...
The utilisation of waste plastic and polymeric-based materials remains a significant option for clean production, waste minimisation, preserving the depletion of natural resources and decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases, thereby contributing...
The aim of this paper is to study both the mechanical and chemical properties of a new material composed of B4C doped with 3% volume of CoCrFeNiMo HEA by the spark plasma sintering technique. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness were used t...
This study investigates the mechanical properties of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) pipes in the circumferential direction using the split-disk method, with a focus on understanding the influence of aggressive environmental conditions. The spl...
The problem of increasing the service life of buildings and structures for agricultural purposes operated in aggressive environments is relevant. The aim and scientific novelty of the work were to determine the relationship between the structure and...
This study is focused on the high-temperature corrosion evaluation of selected thermally sprayed coatings. NiCoCrAlYHfSi, NiCoCrAlY, NiCoCrAlTaReY, and CoCrAlYTaCSi coatings were sprayed on the base material 1.4923. This material is used as a cost-ef...
The problem of increasing heat resistance and corrosion and erosion resistance of gas turbine units in compressor stations was solved through the development of new layered materials containing nanostructured grains. The authors carried out a destruc...
The aim of the study was to explore the possible vulnerability (diathesis-stress), susceptibility (differential susceptibility), or vantage (vantage sensitivity) properties of COMT gen Val158Met polymorphism to adverse and favorable parenting styles...
This study addresses the limited understanding of how build orientation and aggressive environments jointly affect the mechanical reliability of L-PBF 316L stainless steel. Specimens were fabricated in vertical, edge, and flat orientations and expose...
Fatigue performance is often a key aspect when dealing with existing steel structures such as steel bridges or offshore constructions. This issue proves to be more critical as these structures are usually located in aggressive environments and are th...
There is still a considerable gap in the definition of the weldability of Duplex Stainless Steel (DSS). A lack of clarity that is explained by the standard specification of the maximum content of equivalent carbon that defines a “weldable&rdquo...
Threshold stress in aggressive environments is usually determined by tests under constant load, which are very time-consuming, so the incremental loading technique published in the ASTM F1624 standard was created to solve this issue. This approach ha...
There are multiple references to sample cleaning methods prior to hydrogen content determination, or hydrogen spectroscopy analysis, but there is still no unified criteria; different authors use their own “know-how” to perform this task....
Foam concrete is a promising material in building and construction applications, providing such outstanding properties as high specific strength, excellent thermal insulation, and effective acoustic absorption in human-inhabited buildings. However, b...
The structure presented in this paper is intended to be used as a prototype reservoir for collecting water coming from the cooling tower of a geothermal plant, and is primarily designed to compare the performance of different materials (traditional r...
Corrosion concerns motivate the use of alternatives to conventional steel reinforcement in RC beams. This review evaluates fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars and hybrid steel–FRP composite bars (SFCBs) used for durability-critical applications...
The deterioration of concrete structures is mainly due to the combined action of the environment and external load. In this study, 32 reinforced concrete columns were prepared to evaluate the coupling actions on the properties of reinforced concrete...
This study explores the relationship between addictive behaviors, online behaviors, and adolescents’ ability to manage conflict. Effective conflict management is influenced by emotional self-regulation, empathy, and the digital environment. The...
The present paper focused on the investigation of the effectiveness of using various chemical admixtures and their effect on the strength and deformability of the reinforced spun concrete members—the supporting poles of the overhead power trans...
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