Objective. To examine the American-Canadian difference in physical activity and its association with diabetes prevalence. Methods. We used cross-sectional data from nationally representative samples of adults (8688 persons aged 18 years) participating in the 2004 Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of...

The liberalization of the electricity sector has introduced competition at the generation level and gives incentives to new generating firms to attempt to enter the electricity market. However, due to the complexities related to the electrical energy trade, the newcomers should proceed only...

The wear resistances of AZ91D magnesium alloy with and without microarc oxidation (MAO) coating and Ti6Al4V alloy in artificial saliva were investigated at room temperature. The wear resistance of AZ91D magnesium alloy in artificial saliva was significantly improved after microarc oxidation...

Immersion and electrochemical tests have been applied to study corrosion protection of AZ91D Mg alloy coating with chrome-free chemical conversion (CCC) coat in 5wt% NaCl solution. The immersions tests include weight-loss measurements after full or partial immersion with whole coating and full...

This paper describes the preliminary results of corrosion protection of AZ91D Mg alloy coated with a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating. The corrosion behavior of coated substrates was evaluated by means of immersion and electrochemical tests in 5 wt.% NaCl solution. The immersions tests include...