The pre-treatment of substrate surfaces prior to deposition is important for the adhesion of physical vapour deposition coatings.This work investigates Si surfaces after the bombardment by energetic Cr ions which are created in cathodic Countertop Accessories arc discharges.The effect of the pre-treatment is analysed by X-ray diffraction, Rutherfor
Major depressive disorder affects approximately 8.4% of the United States population.The World Health Organization estimates that 280 million adults worldwide are suffering from depression.They have estimated that by 2030 it will be the second most serious condition.Current treatment relies on the monoamine hypothesis, however, one-third of patient
Human nature consists of strengths whose possession has personal and interpersonal advantages.Among these are resilience, self-efficacy in the exercise of emotional regulation strategies (SEERE), optimism and subjective well-being (SWB), which can condition the expression of compassionate love (CL) towards the partner.Based on this, the objectives
This paper aims to present how a metaphor acts Accent Table in the grammaticalization process of the verb DANAR, from Brazilian Portuguese, ranging from the full lexical verb to the grammatical, auxiliary verb in constructions like: "The kid danou(-se) to cry", hereby referred to as V1DANAR + (pron) + (prep) + V2infinitive.We support that this new
Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is spreading with a greater intensity across the globe.The synchrony of public health interventions and epidemic waves signify the importance of evaluation of the underline interventions.Method: We developed a mathematical model to present the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 and to analyze the impact of key n