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Oxidação por plasma eletrolítico em superfícies de alumínio comercial
Full text linkAiming at increasing hardness and wear resistance on pure commercial aluminum surfaces, aluminum oxide coatings were produced by Electrolytic Plasma Oxidation (PEO). For this, a pulsed current was used, where treatments with 30% and 50% duty cycles were performed, varying the current density (9, 12 and 15 A/dm2) and the treatment time ( 2, 6 and 12 minutes) in each cycle. Voltage-time studies were carried out to characterize the process micro-discharges. In addition, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nanohardness, scratching test and calotest were performed to characterize the coatings. The results indicated that the treatment was efficient to produce a uniform and consistent coating of aluminum oxide with γ-Al2O3 as the major phase. It has been observed that porosity and average pore size tend to increase when the duty cycle and current density increase. In addition, the thicker coatings were observed in the treated samples for longer periods. Increases in surface nanohardness were observed in all samples treated by PEO, regardless of the treatment parameters. Surfaces coated with aluminum oxide showed high resistance to scratching, especially thicker surfaces. The treatment was effective in improving the wear resistance by up to 48%. It was concluded that the best mechanical and tribological properties are directly related to the morphologies of the less porous surfaces, with smaller pore size and greater layer thickness of oxideObjetivando um aumento da dureza e da resistência ao desgaste em superfícies de alumínio comercial puro, revestimentos de óxido de alumínio foram produzidos, através de Oxidação por Plasma Eletrolítico (PEO). Para tanto, utilizou-se uma fonte de corrente pulsada, onde foram realizados tratamentos com ciclos de trabalho de 30% e 50%, variando-se a densidade de corrente (9, 12 e 15 A/dm2) e o tempo de tratamento (2, 6 e 12 minutos), em cada ciclo. Para a caracterização das micro-descargas dos processos foram realizados estudos voltagem-tempo. Além disso, foram realizados ensaios de difração de raios-x (DRX), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), ensaios de nanodureza, riscamento e caloteste, para caracterizar os revestimentos. Os resultados indicaram que o tratamento foi eficiente na formação de um revestimento uniforme e consistente de óxido de alumínio, com γ-Al2O3 como fase majoritária. Foi observado que a porosidade e o tamanho médio dos poros tendem a aumentar quando se aumenta o ciclo de trabalho e a densidade de corrente. Além disso, os revestimentos mais espessos foram observados nas amostras tratadas por períodos mais longos. Foram verificados aumentos da nanodureza superficial em todas as amostras tratadas por PEO, independente dos parâmetros de tratamento. As superfícies revestidas por óxido de alumínio apresentaram alta resistência ao risco, principalmente as superfícies mais espessas. O tratamento foi eficaz em melhorar a resistência ao desgaste em até 48%. Concluiu-se que as melhores propriedades mecânicas e tribológicas estão diretamente relacionadas às morfologias das superfícies menos porosas, com menor tamanho de poro e maior espessura de camada de óxidoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPE
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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