Tests and Models of Hydraulic Concrete Material with High Strength by Yajun Wang

“…Four fly-ash powder addition schemes (100, 120, 140, and 160 kg/m3) and four silica fume addition schemes (12.5, 17.5, 22.5, and 27.5 kg/m3) were considered, respectively. The curing ages’ effects were incorporated in this study. …”
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis: Review of Cases and an Update by Malini Shariff, Jayanthi Gunasekaran

“…They were treated with the trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination. The disease was cured in three patients, and two died due to other comorbid conditions leading to complications. …”
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Time and replacement among the Q’eqchi’ Maya by Paul Kockelman

“…Among speakers of Q’eqchi’ Maya, replacement (–eeqaj) refers to activities as disparate as house-building, civil-religious elections, vengeance, loans, illness cures, adultery, and namesakes. Such practices involve the substitution of one entity for another entity, insofar as these entities have shared properties, and insofar as they hold a role in an obligatory position. …”
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Investigation of Epoxidized Palm Oils as Green Processing Aids and Activators in Rubber Composites by DongJu Lee, Sung Ho Song

“…In this study, we investigated the suitability of EPO in place of aromatic processing oils in styrene butadiene rubber. The curing properties, mechanical properties, abrasion resistance, and heat buildup properties of rubber composites with EPO were compared with those of the standard with aromatic oils. …”
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Pellagroid Dermatitis in an Alcoholic and Hypothyroid Patient. A Case Report by Graciela Cabrera Acea, Cynthia Gómez Cabrera, Claudia Soler Morfa

“…The lesions were permanently cured after vitamin therapy and skin protection from solar radiation.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Imide Containing Hybrid Epoxy Resin with Improved Mechanical and Thermal Properties by U. G. Rane, A. A. Sabnis, V. V. Shertukde

“…PPGE was incorporated in bisphenol A epoxy resin (BPA) in various concentrations (5% to 20%), based on a weight percentage of BPA resin. Curing was carried out with the stoichiometric amount of TPDAP and 1,3-propanediamine (PDA) to result in cross-link network. …”
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Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments by Jamie Jean Minn Tan, Zi Xiang Keng, Siew Hui Chong, Guan-Ting Pan, Ajit Singh, Christinavimala Supramaniam, Ianatul Khoiroh

“…Composts from all stages of the composting process—pre-mix, directly after discharge, after one-month of curing, and right before packaging—were evaluated with metagenomic analysis to identify the microbes that may add value to the compost.…”
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Nitrate and Nitrite Promote Formation of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines via Nitrogen Oxides Intermediates during Postcured Storage under Warm Temperature by Jun Wang, Huijuan Yang, Hongzhi Shi, Jun Zhou, Ruoshi Bai, Mengyue Zhang, Tong Jin

“…Tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) are carcinogenic and are present in cured tobacco leaves. This study was designed to elucidate the mechanisms of TSNAs formation under warm temperature storage conditions. …”
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Mathematical modeling and treating tumors in a fuzzy environment by Aadil Sheergojri, Pervaiz Iqbal

“…Even though most documented investigations have not yet reached the competency needed for curing cancer, research has contributed to understanding the statistical principles governing cancer cell development, invasion, and proliferation. …”
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Prediction of Chloride Penetration into Hardening Concrete by Wei-Jie Fan, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Currently, most of experimental investigations about submerged penetration of chloride ions are started after the four-week standard curing of concrete. The further hydration of cement and reduction of chloride diffusivity during submerged penetration period are ignored. …”
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Synthesis of Tungsten Oxide Nanorod, Its Application on Textile Material, and Study of Its Functional Properties by Abdul Azeem, Munir Ashraf, Usman Munir, Zahid Sarwar, Sharjeel Abid, Naeem Iqbal

“…Through hydrothermal method rod like nanostructures were grown on polyester fabric as it withstands curing temperature easily. The growth mechanism of the film is investigated. …”
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Mixed Fungal Infection (Aspergillus, Mucor, and Candida) of Severe Hand Injury by Milana Obradovic-Tomasev, Aleksandra Popovic, Nada Vuckovic, Mladen Jovanovic

“…After ten weeks the patient was successfully cured. The aggressive nature of Mucor and Aspergillus skin infection was described. …”
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Development and Characterization of Norite-Based Cementitious Binder from an Ilmenite Mine Waste Stream by Mahmoud Khalifeh, Arild Saasen, Helge B. Larsen, Helge Hodne

“…The patterns also revealed formation of an amorphous phase in the matrices of the binder that was cured at 87°C. Microstructure analysis revealed some degree of crystallization with different Si : Al ratios, which indicated heterogeneity of the binder matrices.…”
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Bonding performance of universal adhesive systems with dual-polymerising resin cements to various dental substrates: in vitro study by Shunsuke Takano, Rena Takahashi, Tomoko Tabata, Chen Zeng, Masaomi Ikeda, Yasushi Shimada

“…The universal adhesive was applied to all bonding surfaces, followed by resin cement application in micro-bore Tygon tubes and light curing for 40 s. Micro-shear bond strength (μSBS) was measured after 0 thermal cycles (0TC) or 10,000 thermal cycles (10kTC) (n = 20). …”
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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Strengthening Soft Clay by J. Z. Xiao, Y. Q. Wei, H. Cai, Z. W. Wang, T. Yang, Q. H. Wang, S. F. Wu

“…Unconfined compressive strength tests were carried out on these specimens after they had cured for 28 days in a moisture-controlled environment. …”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…Materials and methods A total of one hundred and twenty disc-shaped samples made of four different denture base materials were prepared to represent different denture bases to assess the surface roughness and biofilm formation; group (CA): conventional heat-cured acrylic resin (Acrostone, Egypt), group (FA): flexible acrylic resin (Valplast International Corp, USA), group (TA): heat-cured acrylic resin reinforced with titanium nanoparticles (TA nanoparticles, Nanogate, Egypt), and group (PA): 3D printed acrylic resin (Nexdent, The Netherlands). …”
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Influencing Factors on the Interface Microhardness of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Consisting of Glazed Hollow Bead by Gang Ma, Yu Zhang, Zhu Li

“…Lightweight aggregate concrete consisting of glazed hollow bead (GHB) as lightweight aggregate is studied for the influence of nanosilica (NS) content, prewetting time for GHB, water-cement ratio, and curing humidity, on the interface structure between GHB and cement paste. …”
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Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature by Corinne Capuano, Masayo Ozaki

“…A single intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin is still effective in curing yaws. In the Pacific, yaws may be amenable to elimination if adequate resources are provided and political commitment revived. …”
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Vnímanie choroby a starostlivosť o chorých u mendikantov na príklade sv. Alžbety Uhorskej by Katarína Nádaská

“…Sources originating from the period pertaining to Elizabeth’s life mention treatments of mainly infectious, highly repulsive diseases and the curing of corporeal defects, injuries and lethal injuries, in order to necessitate the biggest contrast and to excite awe in the recipients of the legends texts. …”
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TPU-assisted adhesive PDMS film for dry or underwater environments by Sangyeun Park, Minhyeok Kim, Hongyun So

“…In this study, we devised a novel process for creating adhesive films by casting polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) onto a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) substrate. During the curing process, the PDMS layer in contact with the TPU was lightly cross-linked, which significantly increased adhesion. …”
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