Evaluation of the mechanical characteristics of bagasse ash concrete using response surface methodology by Uzoma Ibe Iro, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme, Nakkeeran Ganasen, M. VishnuPriyan, Imoh Christopher Attah, Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Bamidele Charles Olaiya, Somtochukwu Ejeabukwa

“…Similarly, a mix of 2.04% SCBA, 20.41% OPC, 34.69% fine aggregates, and 42.86% coarse aggregates produced the maximum flexural strength of 7.98 MPa. …”
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Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing of Accelerated Carbonation Cured-Eco-Bricks by Joy Ayankop Oke, Hossam Abuel-Naga

“…A 60:40 (LKD-GBFS) blending ratio and a 1:2 mix design (one part LKD-GBFS blend and two part sand) was considered. The natural fine aggregate was partially replaced with fine waste tire rubber crumbs (TRCs) in stepped increments of 0, 5, and 10% by the volume of the sand. …”
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Review of advances and challenges in alkali-activated materials from dredged sediments by Amine el Mahdi Safhi, Shima Pilehvar, Mahdi Kioumarsi

“…Processed DS sands can fully or partially replace natural fine aggregates while maintaining ≥25 MPa concrete strength. …”
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Enhancement and Optimization of the Mechanical Properties in Cement Concrete with Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) by Ahmed H. Alwathaf, Mu’tasim Abdel Jaber, Yasser M. Hunaiti

“…Using recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) as a natural aggregate (NA) replacement supports environmental preservation but requires performance evaluation. …”
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Influence of Laumontite and Chlorite Mineral Characteristics on Reservoir Physical Properties in Junggar Basin by Fei Liang, Jun Niu, Jin He, Cong Wang

“…Laumontite crystalline aggregates are often surrounded by debris, which promotes their formation. …”
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Financing drug development via adaptive platform trials. by Joonhyuk Cho, Eugene Sorets, Shomesh Chaudhuri, Annette De Mattos, Kristin Drake, Merit E Cudkowicz, Ricardo Ortiz, Meredith Hasenoehrl, Marianne Chase, Brittney Harkey, Sabrina Paganoni, John Frishkopf, Andrew W Lo

“…This trial is designed to test a portfolio of drug candidates in parallel, with the cost of the trial partially covered by investors who receive payments from a royalty fund of the candidates in exchange for investment. …”
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Carbon capture and utilisation technologies: A systematic analysis of innovative applications and supercritical CO2 viability strategies by G.B. Silva Junior, J. Castro-Gomes, M. Magrinho

“…The growing increase in global carbon dioxide emissions is partially due to cement production, which has been an international concern. …”
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Queen conch aquaculture remains a conservation symbol and is not yet a fisheries solution by Andrew Kough, Shayle Matsuda, Richard Appeldoorn, Erik Boman, Kayley Galassini, Gabriel Delgado, Nelson Ehrhardt, Robert Glazer, Gaya Gnanalingam, Alexander Tewfik, Allan Stoner

“…Extrapolations from catch–weight relationships highlight the scale of facilities and costs required to partially offset the harvest in a typical Caribbean fishery. …”
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Improving the quality and reliability of clinical reviews of psychotropic PRN medicines in a large English mental health Trust by James Innes, Uju Ugochukwu, Julie Trenholm, Leo Boswell

“…Exploring the variation between wards in fully engaged and partially engaged groups of wards could be a next step for the Trust.…”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Circulating Inflammatory Proteins, and Hypertension: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Guobing Jia, Tao Guo, Lei Liu, Chengshi He

“…Furthermore, MR analyses also revealed causal links between 10 circulating inflammatory proteins and the risk of hypertension, with TNF‐related activation‐induced cytokine partially mediating RA‐induced hypertension at a mediator ratio of 11.17% (0.27%–22.08%). …”
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Interfacial behavior of methane and organic solvents with low freezing points upon interaction with hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanosilicas by V. M. Gun'ko, V. V. Turov, T. V. Krupska

“…This effect is due to enhanced mobility of the methane molecules with T, because at low temperatures these molecules are practically immobile in voids between nanoparticles and frozen or poorly mobile water clusters, which partially fill narrow pores (voids) in NPNP aggregates and agglomerates. …”
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Evaluation of net-zero materials in mortar bricks with predictive modelling using random forest and gradient boosting techniques by Golla Uday kiran, Nakkeeran Ganesan, Dipankar Roy, Sumant Nivarutti Shinde, Mamillapalli Indumathi, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme, Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Kuzmin Anton

“…Abstract This study investigates the potential of incorporating alternative waste materials—limestone (LS) powder and construction and demolition waste (CDW)—in sustainable brick production under real-time curing conditions. Cement was partially replaced with LS powder in the range of 0–20% by weight, while natural aggregates were substituted with CDW at 0–100%. …”
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Fiber distribution and its influencing mechanism on properties in sprayed ultra-high performance concrete by Jinyang Cui, Shuguang Li, Wenwei Li, Zhen He, Huamei Yang, Kailai Zhang

“…More bubbles were entrapped during spraying, the partially unbroken bubbles were easily trapped in the fresh matrix and transformed into irregular coarse pores (≥25 μm) and a 55.2 % increase in porosity, which will partially weaken the strength and toughness of SUHPC. …”
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THE CONCEPTUAL ROLE OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH by Юрій Коляда, Сергій Позняк

“…The gray economy, although not illegal, partially escapes state control, which leads to tax evasion and distortion of economic processes. …”
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Performance of Ag-TiO2 Photocatalysts towards the Photocatalytic Disinfection of Water under Interior-Lighting and Solar-Simulated Light Irradiations by Camilo A. Castro, Adriana Jurado, Diana Sissa, Sonia A. Giraldo

“…The photocatalyst's configuration was observed to be as anatase-brookite mixed phase particles with Ag partially oxidized aggregates on the TiO2 surface, which increased visible light absorption of the material. …”
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Smart gradient coating suitable for bone growth prepared on plasma-electrolytically oxidised Mg and its sequential degradation behaviour by Jiaping Han, Kai Fu, Zhiqiang Jiang, Hao Zhang, Hongshan San, Hui Chen, Xiaopeng Lu, Carsten Blawert, Mikhail.L. Zheludkevich

“…The incorporation of collagen remarkably refined the morphology of the CaP, and a more aggregated nano-spherical morphology was observed with increasing collagen concentration. …”
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HarSoNet: a two-stage point cloud registration method integrating soft and hard matching by Qiongdan Huang, Jiapeng Wang, Jiejing Han, Shilin Kang

“…Abstract The purpose of point cloud registration is to determine the transformation parameters among multiple partially overlapping point clouds, and it plays an important role in various scenarios such as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), scene reconstruction, industrial manufacturing and so on. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF LIMESTONE WASTE IN AGGLOMERATED SYSTEMS BASED ON A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW by Ana Verônica Gonçalves Borges, Miguel Adriano Gonçalves Cirino, Bruno Luis Damineli, Antônio Eduardo Bezerra Cabral

“…Limestone waste is generally applied in the form of a filler, partially replacing fine aggregate or cement in mortars. …”
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Durability of Rice Husk Ash Concrete in Chloride-Sulfate Environments by Nwzad Abdulla

“…Therefore, the impact of rice husk ash on the behavior of concrete in an aggressive environment was examined experimentally by testing specimens partially submerged in solutions containing chloride and sulfate ions. …”
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Fertility and the changing female educational attainment in Croatia by Čipin Ivan, Međimurec Petra, Vlah-Jerić Silvija

“…This paper investigates the aggregate relationship between cohort fertility and female educational attainment in Croatia. …”
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