An Overview of the Interactions Between Reinforcements and Al Matrices with Si, Cu And Mg as Alloying Elements in Aluminum Matrix Composites: Case of Oxide Reinforcements

Abstract Oxides (Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2, Y2O3, CeO2, MgO) are among the most used reinforcements for Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMC); while the combination of Al with Si, Cu and/or Mg excels among the alloying systems used as matrices.Some romper works in literature study the effects of the reinforcements and the alloying elements on the composit

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A General Practice-based Approach to the Management of Resistant Hypertension First Diagnosed in the Community

Hypertension is one major chronic disease that threatens the health of Chinese people.Resistant hypertension is a special type of hypertension with complex pathogenesis and etiology, which is more harmful since it can increase the probability of cardiovascular disease and poor prognosis, suggesting that it should be a focus of general practitioners

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Differences between stereotypical gender and definitional gender in pronominal antecedent retrieval in Brazilian Portuguese

Together with Alves (2019), this paper is part of a research work dedicated to investigating the role of gender cues in pronominal antecedent retrieval in Brazilian Portuguese.The main aim is to determine whether Principle B structural constraints work as an initial filter in pronominal antecedent retrieval in Brazilian Portuguese, or whether gende

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Central serous chorioretinopathy: Treatment

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a pachychoroid spectrum disease characterized by serous detachment of the neurosensory retina with subretinal fluid in young and middle-aged adults.The pathogenesis of CSC is not yet fully understood.However, it is considered a multifactorial disease that is strongly associated with choroidal dysfunction or

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