PDMS microspheres as rheological additives for PDMS-based DIW inks by Utkarsh Ramesh, Jonathan Miller, Bryce Stottelmire, James Beach, Steven Patterson, Laura Cumming, Sabrina Wells Torres, Dakota Even, Petar Dvornic, Cory Berkland

“…For example, silica fillers are used to create silicone inks appropriate for printing but yield cured structures that are too stiff. In this work, we investigate the applicability of PDMS microspheres as a rheological and thixotropic additive for PDMS based DIW inks. …”
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Sepsis Management in a Case of Myasthenic Crisis: A Case Report by Hossein Karballaei Mirzahosseini, Ehsan Yousefi-Mazhin, Rezvan Hassanpour, Atabak Najafi, Mahsa Tofighi-Mohammadi, Hamidreza Sharifnia, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

“…To treat sepsis, drugs that may cause deterioration of myasthenia gravis, such as amikacin, ciprofloxacin, colistin, vancomycin, amphotericin B, and voriconazole were prescribed, but eventually the sepsis was cured. After eradicating the infections and stabilizing the patient's hemodynamic, she received rituximab. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Magnesium Phosphate Cement Mortar by Hu Feng, Gang Chen, Danying Gao, Kunpeng Zhao, Chong Zhang

“…The compressive and flexural tests were carried out to investigate the effect of curing time, MSF volume fraction, sand-cement mass ratio, and water-cement mass ratio on the strength and flexural toughness of MSF-reinforced MPC mortar (MSFRMM). …”
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Enhancing the performance of iron-based binders with seawater and CO2 sequestration by V Chandralega, M Shanmugasundaram, David Stone

“…This study explores CO₂ mineralization and sequestration in a sustainable iron-based binder formulated with industrial wastes such as iron dust, fly ash, calcium carbonate, and metakaolin, along with oxalic acid variations of 0 %, 2 %, and 4 % to form complex iron carbonates. The samples were cured under controlled CO2 conditions and evaluated through compressive strength tests, and microstructural analysis, XRD, and FTIR results. …”
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Experimental Study on the Performance and Microstructure of Cementitious Materials Made with Dune Sand by Chaohua Jiang, Xiaobin Zhou, Guilan Tao, Da Chen

“…Correspondingly the specimens present a lower porosity and total volume of pores at different curing ages. The SEM observation indicates that there are quite a lot of hydrate products such as calcium silicate hydrate gel in the matrix which verifies the formation of cementitious compounds. …”
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Protocol for engineering bone organoids from mesenchymal stem cells by Jian Wang, Dongyang Zhou, Ruiyang Li, Shihao Sheng, Guangfeng Li, Yue Sun, Peng Wang, Yulin Mo, Han Liu, Xiao Chen, Zhen Geng, Qin Zhang, Yingying Jing, Long Bai, Ke Xu, Jiacan Su

“…By mixing BMSCs with hydrogel to create a bone matrix-mimicking bioink and employing projection-based light-curing 3D printing technology, we constructed 3D-printed structures, which were then implanted subcutaneously into nude mice, away from the native bone microenvironment. …”
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Development of FRC Materials with Recycled Glass Fibers Recovered from Industrial GFRP-Acrylic Waste by Kishan Patel, Rishi Gupta, Mohit Garg, Boyu Wang, Urmil Dave

“…Overall, FRC enclosing 0.3% recycled glass fiber demonstrated >20% enhancement in compressive, split tensile, and flexural strength as compared to control (after 28 days of curing), also supported by morphological analysis.…”
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The Hydration and Compressive Strength of Cement Mortar Prepared by Calcium Acetate Solution by Ke Cao, Liang Wang, Ying Xu, Wenfeng Shen, Hao Wang

“…Moreover, the mortar containing the 2% calcium acetate solution has a denser microstructure than the control group according to the MIP tests results, and mortars cured for 3 and 28 days have a respective compressive strength, 23.34 and 15.43%, higher than the control group. …”
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Modern Fiber Art Creation Based on Traditional Hakka Hand Tie-Dyeing Process Based on Carbon Nanotube Nanomaterials by Fuying Zhang

“…This paper mainly uses the repeated expansion of polymer carbon nanotube materials, uses the interaction between electrons and phonons as well as the interaction between phonons and phonons to test the thermal conductivity value and the curing regime of different composite materials at different stages, and in order to study the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube composites, the relevant data in the model are set to a unified packing density system and melting point, uses the temperature of 280 K and 320 K to normalize the composite materials, and explores the change law of the heat flow correlation function and the thermal conductivity. …”
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Mechanical behavior of bio-aggregates based buildings materials by Sofiane Amziane, M'hamed Yassin Rajiv da Gloria

“…The paper discusses the factors influencing the mechanical behaviour of BBM, including bioaggregate type, volume fraction, morphology, mineral matrix, mix design, casting process and curing conditions. It presents detailed analyses of the BBM response under different loading conditions, highlighting the different phases observed during testing. …”
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Extraction of Cellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse Optimization and Characterization by Getu T. Melesse, Fekadu G. Hone, Mulualem A. Mekonnen

“…In this study, cellulose was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through a convenient five-step treatment, and procedures were performed. During the alkaline curing process of the extraction of cellulose, NaOH has a concentration of (0.5, 1.5, 2.75, and 4%) and the extraction time (15, 30, and 45 min) at a constant temperature of 120°C were taken as variables and perfectly optimized by response surface methodology (RSM) for cellulose with the highest product. …”
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Optical-Fiber-Based Smart Concrete Thermal Integrity Profiling: An Example of Concrete Shaft by Ruoyu Zhong, Ruichang Guo, Wen Deng

“…Taking advantage of heat production during the concrete curing process, we propose an optical-fiber-based thermal integrity profiling (TIP) method which can provide a comprehensive and accurate evaluation of the integrity of concrete immediately after its pouring. …”
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FREQUENCY OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONGADULT EPILEPTIC PATIENTS by Monica Vaswani

“… Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that greatly affects quality of life. Although not cured but easily managed by anti-epileptic medications, it is known to be associated with many other psychiatric co-morbid conditions including depression and anxiety. …”
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The Effects of High Alkaline Fly Ash on Strength Behaviour of a Cohesive Soil by A. Binal

“…In this study, highly alkaline fly ash obtained from the Yeniköy thermal power plants is combined with soil samples in different proportions (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%) and changes in the geomechanical properties of Ankara clay were investigated. The effect of curing time on the physicomechanical properties of the fly ash mixed soil samples was also analyzed. …”
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Self-Healing Effect of Various Capsule-Core Materials on Asphalt Materials by Suhua Chen, Qi Liu, Yanqiu Bi, Bin Yu, Jiupeng Zhang

“…The cross-linking between poxy resin and curing agent, and tensile tests were then simulated through Perl scripts. …”
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Performance of Palm Oil Clinker Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Comprising Spent Garnet as Fine Aggregate Replacement by Nur Farah Aziera Jamaludin, Khairunisa Muthusamy, Mohd Faizal Md Jaafar, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Mohamed A. Ismail

“…The workability, compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, water absorption, and acid resistance of the water cured concrete were all determined. It was determined that using 20% spent garnet increased the compressive strength of lightweight concrete. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of Bond Strength between Setting Retarder Added Concrete and Normal Concrete by Jin-Su Son, Chiwon Song, Won-Jong Chin, Young-Jin Kim, Jin-Young Lee

“…Two fractions of setting retarder (0% and 1%), surface roughness (none, brushed, and chipping), and curing hours (8, 16, 24, and 72 hours) were considered as variables. …”
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Effect of Coral Aggregates of Blended Cement Concrete Subjected to Different Water Immersion Condition by Bunyamin Bunyamin, Febrina Dian Kurniasari, Reza Pahlevi Munirwan, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya

“…The concrete strength test was carried out after 28 days of curing time, with the specified concrete quality of 17 MPa. …”
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Tips on Establishing a Robotics Program in an Academic Setting by William D. Steers

“…Specific to prostatectomy for cancer, long-term data on biochemical (PSA) failures and cancer cures, as well as validated secondary outcomes for continence and potency, are still unavailable. …”
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Durability Studies on Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete Incorporated with Slag and Alkali Solutions by S. Nagajothi, S. Elavenil, S. Angalaeswari, L. Natrayan, Wubishet Degife Mammo

“…Due to the high demand for river sand, manufactured sand is used as a replacement material in geopolymer concrete under ambient curing conditions. In this study, the durability of G30 grade geopolymer concrete has been investigated using tests acid resistance, water absorption, sulphate resistance, Rapid Chloride Penetration Test (RCPT), and rate of absorption (Sorptivity) test. …”
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