A SINISTER BIAS FOR CALLING FOULS IN SOCCER.

A sinister bias for calling fouls in soccer.

Distinguishing between a fair and unfair tackle in soccer can be difficult.For referees, choosing to call a foul often requires a decision despite some level of ambiguity.We were interested in whether a well documented perceptual-motor bias associated with reading direction influenced foul judgments.Prior studies have shown that readers of left-to-

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Effect of zinc phosphate chemical conversion coating on corrosion behaviour of mild steel in alkaline medium: protection of rebars in reinforced concrete

We outline the ability of zinc phosphate coatings, obtained by chemical conversion, to protect mild steel rebars against localized corrosion, generated by chloride ions in alkaline media.The corrosion resistance of coated steel, in comparison with uncoated rebars and coated and uncoated steel Counter Height Stool rebars embedded in mortar, were eva

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