Tribological Performance of Chemically Modified D. stocksii Bamboo Fibers in Composite Applications by Jiyas N, Indu Sasidharan, Bindu Kumar K, P. Senthamaraikannan, R. Kumar

“…The resulting friction composite (BDSCC) demonstrated 46% higher compressive strength (34.86 MPa), 87 HRS hardness, 85.1% lower void content, and reduced moisture and water absorption (21% and 50.6%, respectively). …”
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Tex-Crete—Carbon and Cost Assessment of Concrete with Textile and Carboard Fibres—Case Studies Towards Circular Economy by Malindu Sandanayake, Ronja Kraus, Robert Haigh, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Zora Vrcelj

“…Experimental results indicate that Tex-crete, particularly the KFT mix design (including 2.5% textile fibres with treated kraft fibres), achieves comparable compressive and tensile strength to traditional concrete while demonstrating a net reduction in both carbon emissions (3.38%) and production costs (2.56%). …”
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The Uniaxial Creep Characteristics of Red Sandstone under Dry-Wet Cycles by Guangcheng Liu, Xin Huang, Jianyong Pang

“…In this paper, in order to study the short-term and long-term mechanical properties of red sandstone under these dry-wet cycles, a series of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) tests and multistage creep tests have been carried out on specimens of red sandstone after being treated to different numbers of dry-wet cycles. …”
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Performance Limits of Hydraulic-Binder Stabilization for Dredged Sediments: Comparative Case Studies by Abdeljalil Zri, Nor-Edine Abriak, Amine el Mahdi Safhi, Shima Pilehvar, Mahdi Kioumarsi

“….%) and DS-M (high plasticity, OM ≈ 18 wt.%)—treated with practical hydraulic road binder (HRB) dosages. …”
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Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar AA7075 and AA2024 Rotary Friction Weldments by Sandip Kumar Bauri, Nagumothu Kishore Babu, Malkapuram Ramakrishna, Ateekh Ur Rehman, Vanam Jaya Prasad, Minnam Reddy Suryanarayana Reddy

“…Of all the welding conditions examined, the post-weld heat-treated (PWHT) AA2024/AA7075 joint produced by rotary friction welding showed the highest strength, with a yield strength (YS) of 305 ± 2 MPa and an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 477 ± 3 MPa. …”
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Sustainable Soil Stabilization Approach Utilizing Rice Husk Ash and Hydrated Lime for Enhancing Poor Subgrade Soil in Arkansas by Fares Tarhuni, Mohammad Uddin, Zahid Hossain

“…The study includes a range of routine tests, such as assessments of Atterberg limits, modified proctor compaction, pH levels, California bearing ratio (CBR), unconfined compressive strength (UCS), and free swell (FS). Furthermore, results from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with X-ray diffractometer analyses demonstrated significant improvements in UCS and CBR values for the treated soils, indicating enhanced strength and stability. …”
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Evaluation of the Bond Strength between the Acrylic Teeth and Reinforced or Non-reinforced Complete Denture Base by Martin Pavlin, Nenad Gubeljak, Jožef Predan, Robert Ćelić

“…Selected groups of acrylic teeth (central incisors, first premolars, and first molars) from complete dentures were treated in various ways (untreated, mechanical, chemical, and mechanical-chemical). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Fracture Resistance in Teeth Obturated with Graphene Oxide-Modified Sealers by Jasmine Marwaha, Divya Batra, Deepankar Dass, Shivani Parmar, Ashtha Arya, Ataul Hafeez Imran

“…Background: For long-term success, endodontically treated teeth must be resistant to fracture. The creation of new materials with potential mechanical qualities, such sealers modified with graphene oxide, might increase the longevity of obturated teeth. …”
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3D Printing of Polymer-Derived Graphene/SiC_p/SiC Composite by Direct Ink Writing by Hongjun Liu, Yajun Li, Run Tang, Yamin Li

“…The density was as low as 1.08 g/cm³, the conductivity reached 670 S·m⁻¹, and the compressive strength was 4.3 MPa. Thus, a lightweight and porous SiC-based composite with high conductivity and strength can be prepared.…”
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Radiotherapy-Associated Oral Lesions in a Geriatric Patient with Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report by Fetriani U, Hidayat W

“…Oral mucositis is a common side effect of radiotherapy and often causes nutritional disorders and interruption in treatment.Purpose: This case report shows topical management in radiotherapy-treated geriatric patients with multiple oral lesions. …”
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Impact of sandstone slurry waste with calcium carbonate nanoparticles on geotechnical properties of clayey soil subgrade by Amrit Singh Shekhawat, Suresh Kumar Tiwari

“…A comprehensive investigation was conducted using compaction tests, plasticity index (PI) tests, California bearing ratio (CBR) tests, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, and microstructural analyses of clayey soil, SSW and SSW-CCN-treated clay samples containing 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, and 35% SSW and 0.3%, 0.6%, 0.9%, 1.2%, and 1.5% CCN mixed with clayey soil in different combinations of clay, SSW, and CCN. …”
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Geoenvironmental performance of nanogeopolymer-modified natural soil: Towards sustainable geocomposite liner application by Frank Ikechukwu Aneke, Denis Kalumba

“….), compaction tests, swelling pressure tests, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, hydraulic conductivity (HC) tests, and desiccation crack tests through a digital image analyzer to evaluate the geotechnical performance of the NGP treated CCL. …”
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Role of Diffuse Tensor Imaging in Predicting Outcomes of Decompressive Surgery in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy—A Prospective Analysis by Neeraj Sharma, Rajesh Alugolu, Dinesh Gangapatnam, Mudumba Vijaya Saradhi

“…Methods All consecutive patients of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and cord intensity changes in MRI, admitted and treated in the department of neurosurgery during the period of 2016 to 2018, were included and evaluated clinically and radiologically. …”
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Finite element analysis of percutaneous uniplanar screw fixation in the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures by Shen Cao, Tao Xuan, Chengbao Zhang, Yubing Zhang

“…Abstract Objective To compare the biomechanical characteristics of thoracolumbar fractures treated with uniplanar screws, monoaxial screws, and polyaxial screws using finite element analysis. …”
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Graph Neural Network Aided Detection for the Multi-User Multi-Dimensional Index Modulated Uplink by Xinyu Feng, Mohammed El-Hajjar, Chao Xu, Lajos Hanzo

“…The concept of Compressed Sensing-aided Space-Frequency Index Modulation (CS-SFIM) is conceived for the Large-Scale Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Uplink (LS-MU-MIMO-UL) of Next-Generation (NG) networks. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Bio-Medical Waste Incinerated Ash and Cement Blend as Stabilizing Agent for Low Volume Road Bases by Ramulu Gugulothu, Shankar Sabavath

“…Optimum values of compaction characteristics were used for strength evaluations of mixes in terms of unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and indirect tensile strength (ITS) at 7, 14, and 28 days of air curing. …”
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Solitary fibrous tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region: a case series from a single-center by Chaowei Wang, Bo Wang, Jianfeng He

“…Methods A retrospective review was performed to evaluate the clinical symptoms, radiological images, pathology and immunohistochemistry results of 9 patients with SFTs treated between January 2015 to April 2024 in our institute. …”
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Repair of aircraft engine parts made of heat-resistant nickel alloys using additive plasma technologies by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…The restoration of the labyrinthine ridges of the disk was carried out using a compressed arc source with precision control of the welding current and a robotic installation, which included a robot for moving the plasma torch and a manipulator for rotating the disk. …”
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Mechanical strength and pores structure of pre-coating coal gangue concrete by Hongjun JING, Junwei SHAN, Jiangfeng LEI, Shaoping LI, Meirong GUO, Wanjun YE, Huixian CHEN, Meng GAO, Lina LIU, Zhanzhan REN

“…The macroscopic physical property variations of coal gangue aggregate (CGA) treated with composite cementitious materials were analyzed. …”
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Assessment of industrial waste lignocellulosic fibers as a sustainable additive for improving engineering waste mud by Pan Ding, Menghuan Chen, Minjie Wen, Yiming Zhang, Lixing Wang

“…The UCS of untreated mud soil is 144 kPa, while the UCS of the treated soil, with an optimal fiber content of 3.0 %, increases to 304 kPa after 7 days of curing. …”
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