Investigation of the Relationship between Vibration Signals Due to Oil Impurity and Cavitation Bubbles in Hydraulic Pumps by Özgür Yılmaz, Murat Aksoy, Zehan Kesilmiş

“…As a result of cavitation, the particles that affect the lubricity and fluidity of the oil in the oil are mixed into the liquid and circulate freely. …”
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Working like a Dog: Exploring the Role of a Therapy Dog in Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice by Melainie Cameron, Emily Hewitt, Elizabeth Hollitt, Jacqueline Wood, Samantha Brown

“…Most participants were equivocal to statements regarding social lubrication and openness to practitioners; only three clients and two students identified that they felt more willing to share health information; three students identified that they felt they could confide more in the canine than in the practitioner. …”
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Design for a Heat Pump with Sink Temperatures of 200 °C Using a Radial Compressor by Julian Unterluggauer, Verena Sulzgruber, Clemens Kroiss, Johannes Riedl, Reinhard Jentsch, Reinhard Willinger

“…Today’s market-available heat pumps using displacement compressors are not suitable for reaching that high sink temperatures as they need lubricating oil, which is not temperature resistant enough. …”
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Influence of Dispersed Phase Content on the Mechanical Properties of Electroless Nanocomposite Ni-P/Si₃N₄ and Hybrid Ni-P/Si₃N₄/Graphite... by Kazimierz Czapczyk, Paweł Zawadzki, Natalia Wierzbicka

“…Graphite is considered in this paper as it enables the reduction of the coefficient of friction through its lubricating properties. Unfortunately, graphite is difficult to use in selected layers as the only dispersion phase, because it has much lower hardness than the Ni-P coating. …”
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The Technology of Using Liquid Glass Mixture Waste for Reducing the Harmful Environmental Impact by Viktor Alekseevich Kukartsev, Vladislav Viktorovich Kukartsev, Vadim Sergeevich Tynchenko, Vladimir Viktorovich Bukhtoyarov, Valeriya Valerievna Tynchenko, Roman Borisovich Sergienko, Kirill Aleksandrovich Bashmur, Aleksey Vasilyevich Lysyannikov

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Proposal of texture shape optimization algorithm under constant load condition and considerations on new shape update equation (Texture shape optimization for minimization of frict... by Syuta SASAOKA, Takahiko KURAHASHI

“…The tribological properties are improved by machining grooves and holes, termed“ texture ”, on frictional surfaces that are lubricated by fluid. Improvement of tribological properties, such as the friction coefficient, is likely to lead to a reduction in energy loss and extension of machine life, resulting in major economic benefits. …”
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Web-Based Emotion Regulation Training for Sexual Health: Randomized Controlled Trial by Vinicius Jobim Fischer, Maila Rossato Holz, Joël Billieux, Gerhard Andersson, Claus Vögele

“…Among the intervention completers, large-to-moderate within-group effect sizes were observed between the assessment points on measures of emotion regulation, depression, lubrication, orgasm, thoughts of sexual failure, and abuse during sexual activity. …”
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Community-based HIV prevention services for transgender people in Ukraine: current situation and potential for improvement by Oleksandr Neduzhko, Tetiana Saliuk, Oksana Kovtun, Nadiia Semchuk, Olga Varetska

“…Optimization of existing HIV prevention package may include: psychological counseling, referral and navigation to medical services, legal services, pre- and post-exposure prevention, dissemination of tube lubricants, femidoms and latex wipes, use of oral fluid test systems for HIV self-testing. …”
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THE RESERVES OF INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF HEAT CONVERSION IN INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEM by Сергій Георгійович Фордуй, Андрій Миколайович Радченко, Анатолій Анатолійович Зубарєв, Володимир Володимирович Бойчук, Олексій Валерійович Остапенко

“…The installation for energy supply includes two JMS 420 GS-N.LC GE Jenbacher cogeneration gas engines manufactured as cogeneration modules with heat exchangers for removing the heat of exhaust gases, scavenge gas-air mixture, cooling water of engine and lubricating oil. The heat of hot water is transformed by the absorption lithium-bromide chiller AR-D500L2 Century into the cold, which is spent on technological needs and for the operation of the central air conditioner for cooling the incoming air of the engine room, where from it is sucked by the turbocharger of the engine. …”
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Efficacy of Hormonal and Nonhormonal Approaches to Vaginal Atrophy and Sexual Dysfunctions in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review by Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento, Ana Paula Ferreira Costa, Juliana Lírio, José Eleutério Jr, Pedro Vieira Baptista, Ana Katherine Gonçalves

“…The approaches tested to treat sexual dysfunction were as follows: lubricants and moisturizers (18 studies); phytoestrogens (14 studies); dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA; 8 studies); ospemifene (5 studies); vaginal testosterone (4 studies); pelvic floor muscle exercises (2 studies); oxytocin (2 studies); vaginal CO2 laser (2 studies); lidocaine (1 study); and vitamin E vaginal suppository (1 study). …”
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ACTUAL TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS IN CRIMEA by M. V. Gorovenko, I. Z. Karimov

“…Refusal of treatment in medical institutions of the people affected by tick bites, and the possibility of an attack on people subtle phases of mites are lubricates the real picture of the frequency of contacts of the population with ticks and complicates the forecasting of the epidemiological situation. …”
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Mechanics Analysis of Rough Surface Based on Shoulder-Shoulder Contact by Qiuping Yu, Jianjun Sun, Zhengbo Ji

“…The results can provide the theoretical basis for the design of sealing surfaces and the research of sealing or lubrication technologies of rough surfaces.…”
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Investigation of the Solid-Phase Joint of VT-14 Titanium Alloy with 12KH18N10T Stainless Steel Obtained by Diffusion Welding through Intermediate Layers by Alexander Viktorovich Lavrishchev, Sergei Viktorovich Prokopev, Vadim Sergeevich Tynchenko, Aleksander Vladimirovich Myrugin, Vladislav Viktorovich Kukartsev, Kirill Aleksandrovich Bashmur, Roman Borisovich Sergienko, Valeriya Valerievna Tynchenko, Aleksey Vasilyevich Lysyannikov

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Breast Cancer, Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy, and Sexual Functioning: A Pilot Study of the Effects of Vaginal Testosterone Therapy by Melissa Dahir, DNP, IF, Dianne Travers‐Gustafson, PhD

“…When compared with baseline FSFI scores, there was a statistically significant improvement for individual domain scores of desire (P = 0.000), arousal (P = 0.002), lubrication (P = 0.018), orgasm (P = 0.005), satisfaction (P = 0.001), and pain (P = 0.000). …”
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Complex cilia-generated flow of hybrid nanofluid with electroosmosis, viscous dissipation and slippage by Adil Ihsan, Aamir Ali, Arif Ullah Khan

“…The Helmholtz–Smoluchowski equation is used to model the electroosmosis, and the Poisson equation is solved analytically using the Debye-Huckel approximation. The lubrication approach is utilized to simplify the governing equations. …”
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Anatomical, scanning electron microscopy, histological and histochemical studies of the orbital glands of the Egyptian agama Trapelus mutabilis by Fatma Abdel-Regal Mahmoud, Samia Abdalla Gaber, Amany Salah Saad Mahmoud, Ali Gamal Gadel-Rab

“…The small size of the LG of the Egyptian agama does not affect the performance of its main function in lubricating the surface of the cornea. The pigmentation envelope of the HG of the Egyptian agama allows heat to be absorbed in order to increase its secretion activity, thereby increasing the protection of the eyes against mechanical damage. …”
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Hybrid high‐ and low‐molecular weight chains of hyaluronan is an effective modality treatment for increasing female sexual satisfaction: An interventional, randomized‐control paral... by Ghada F. Mohammed, Mohammed S. Al‐Dhubaibi

“…There was statistically significant amelioration in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction domains, and total score of the FSFI (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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Substantiation of the potential for increasing the engine oil change interval of the KAMAZ R-6 engine by F. L. Nazarov, M. D. Khannanov, R. F. Kalimullin

“…It has been established that for modern high-tech automotive diesel engines, the potential for increasing the engine oil change interval is a combination of a set of factors, namely: the use of diesel fuel with a minimum sulfur content; reduction of heat stress of lubricated parts. The main results are that specific basic requirements have been formulated for engine oil, diesel fuel, design and manufacturing technologies for parts, assemblies, diesel engine systems to increase the frequency of maintenance and oil change intervals for engines of the new KAMAZ R6 family. …”
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Insight in the Crystallization Kinetics of AlPO₄-11 Molecular Sieve Using Di-Isopropylamine as Template by Renilson O. Mapele, Antonio O. S. Silva, Marcelo J. B. Souza, Anne M. G. Pedrosa, Ana C. F. Coriolano, Glauber J. T. Fernandes, Valter J. Fernandes, Antonio S. Araujo

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Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause in Breast Cancer Survivors: Current Perspectives on the Role of Laser Therapy by Cucinella L, Tiranini L, Cassani C, Martella S, Nappi RE

“…Severe symptoms may be insufficiently managed with non-hormonal traditional treatments, such as moisturizers and lubricants, recommended as the first-line approach by current guidelines, because concerns exist around the use of vaginal estrogens, particularly in women on aromatase inhibitors (AIs). …”
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