Lubricant

Straight vegetable oils (SVO) are a promising alternative to diesel oil (DO) for diesel engines, due to having comparable properties to mineral diesel, being easy to produce compared to counterparts and offering smaller emissions footprints. Therefore, the experimental study aims to evaluate the potential and influence of Jatropha oil (JO) as diesel engine fuel. Endurance long term operation tests of 300 hours for JO and 100 hours for DO were conducted on a small single cylinder 6.5 kW diesel…

With corruption in China functioning through a social lubricant called Guanxi, meaning “relationship,” and corruption in Russia functioning through a slightly different mode using patron-clientelism to funnel public funds into private hands. China’s Guanxi is not only limited to government-individual relationships. It can also be between businessmen and is present in all forms of business in all scales in China. It is defined as a social lubricant that facilitates business transactions and…

workplace, hospitality employees who use affiliative humor tend to use humor to cover the friction and the stress they experience at work, resulting in lower level of perceived workplace aggression. Therefore, the affiliative humor styles can act as lubricant and help employees buffer negative perception of both supervisor aggression and coworker aggression. Based on the literature review, we proposed the following…

Introduction: Worldwide, allergic conjunctivitis is a common ocular morbidity with the prevalence of 5% to 22%. At present, topical medications for allergic conjunctivitis consist of topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, eosinophil deactivators, lubricants, and cyclosporine ophthalmic solution and for severe disease; topical corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are essential. Olopatadine is a dual-action, selective H1-receptor antagonist and a mast cell…

been evident that alcohol has an effect on brain function, which in-turn impairs the behavior of a person. Alcohol can be separated into two separate groups: what is expected to happen, and what actually happens. Alcohol is expected to play social lubricant and aphrodisiac. When it comes to being social alcohol does seem to have a loosening effect on people, however, it is almost the opposite sexually. Alcohol actually acts as more of a suppressant when sex is brought into the picture. It has…

dermatological conditions according to the incorporation drug and the skin part it can reach. Ophthalmic ointment: used to eye infections. B- Non Medicated: emollients (contain amount of oils) and lubricants. • Advantages of ointments : A- They can…

If the contact surfaces are free from lubricant, then it is called dry friction. Otherwise it is called fluid friction. The friction is commonly controlled by kinematics of the surfaces in contact, external load, environmental conditions, texture of surface and properties of the materials.…

the efficacy and safety of the acrylic thermosensitive punctual plug (Smart Plug) compared to the silicone plug in management of patients with severe aqueous deficient type of dry eye syndrome, those patients were on maximally tolerable topical lubricant therapy for more than six months prior to plug…

As the name implies, a wheel-off trucking accident occurs when a large truck loses one or more wheels while on the road. When a wheel separates from a semi-truck, it can strike a pedestrian, crash into the ground-floor room of a building through a window or glass door, or strike other motor vehicle traffic. Some of the worst accidents occur when a wheel crosses into the lane of oncoming traffic and collides head-on with a vehicle. Wheel-off accidents are usually caused by improper tightening of…

humans (or any animals to be exact) are pregnant, their bodies seek a surge in size, due to increased breast tissue production, fat storage, and hormonal changes. Also contributing, Montgomery tubercles, that provide a soothing and antibacterial lubricant, that aids breastfeeding. Why is all of this important? The purpose of the breast (or nipple) isn’t to arouse men, and ask them “Hey, come have sex with me.” The actual purpose of it in sex play is to, simply make milk. Just like an eye simple…