Mechanical properties and durability of concrete with recycled air-cooled blast furnace slag aggregates by Osama A. Mohamed, Osama Ghanam, Ahmed Hamdan, Mohammad Zuaiter, Tae-Yeon Kim

“…The high friction between ACBFS aggregates and mortar when the w/b ratio was 0.4, was mitigated when the ratio was increased to 0.45, likely due to pore structure refinement at the interfacial transition zone (ITZ). …”
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Carbon Aerogels: Synthesis, Modification, and Multifunctional Applications by Liying Li, Guiyu Jin, Jian Shen, Mengyan Guo, Jiacheng Song, Yiming Li, Jian Xiong

“…Amidst global imperatives for sustainable energy and environmental remediation, carbon aerogels (CAs) present a transformative alternative to conventional carbon materials (e.g., activated carbon, carbon fibers), overcoming limitations of disordered pore structures, unmodifiable surface chemistry, and functional inflexibility. …”
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Application of shale oil 2D NMR logging evaluation in Huazhuang area of Gaoyou Sag by ZHANG Fei, LI Qiuzheng, JIANG Aming, DENG Ci

“…The mud shales of the second member of the Paleogene Funing Formation in the Gaoyou Sag of Subei Basin are distinguished by their complex pore structures, well-developed bedding, and pronounced heterogeneity. …”
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Use of steel slag and recycled concrete in GeoBarrier system for slope stabilization by Rezat Abishev, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Mert Guney, Mert Guney, Aswin Lim, Jong Kim

“…A finite element transient seepage analysis and limit equilibrium slope stability study were conducted to evaluate the impact of precipitation on the pore water pressure profile of the slope and its stability under rainfall circumstances, respectively. …”
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Optimization of silica content in alumina-silica nanocomposites to achieve high catalytic dehydrogenation activity of supported Pt catalyst by Osama Saber, Heba M. Gobara

“…The present work aims at obtaining a suitable and selective catalyst for catalytic dehydrogenation reactions through designing pore structures of silica-containing alumina nanocomposites by optimizing silica content in the structure. …”
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A polymer-crosslinker-nanoparticles formulation for effective sand consolidation in loose sandstone formations by Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn, Emmanuel Bullen Lado Solomon, Moamen Hassan Mohamed, Fahd Saeed Alakbari, Mohammed A. Ayoub

“…Core flooding experiments indicated a permeability reduction, which was attributed to modifications in the post-gelation pore structure rather than extensive pore blockage. …”
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Cosmetic Outcome and Level of Patient Satisfaction after Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Study from Tertiary Care Centre in Kerala, India by Ansar Pullampara Pookunju, Rohit Krishna Ajith Kumar, Shabana J Thaha, Nithin Varghese Abraham, Kingini Krishnan

“…Introduction: Oncoplastic Breast Surgery (OBS) has revolutionised breast cancer treatment by combining oncological surgery with plastic surgery techniques, thereby allowing for both cancer control and aesthetic preservation. Evaluating the cosmetic outcomes and levels of patient satisfaction post-OBS is critical for understanding its impact in the Indian context, where cultural, socio-economic and healthcare factors play important roles in shaping patients’ postoperative experiences. …”
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La signalétique, une problématique touristique. Le cas des panneaux autoroutiers « d’animation culturelle et touristique » by Benoît Berthou

“…C’est la question que pose une signalétique autoroutière « d’animation culturelle et touristique » symbolisées par les « panneaux marrons » déployés sur nos voies rapides. …”
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The structure of the local detector of the reprint model of the object in the image by A. A. Kulikov

“…It outputs both the probability that the object is present in its limited area and a set of “instance parameters” that can include the exact pose, lighting, and deformation of the visual object relative to an implicitly defined canonical version of this object. …”
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Expressive Freedom and Ethical Responsibility at Canadian Universities by Katja Thieme

“… This article reviews recent government incursions on questions of free speech at universities and colleges in Ontario and Alberta and presents the challenge they pose to university autonomy. …”
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Global Infectious Diseases in March 2023: Monthly Analysis by Taihan Li, Yi Luo, Jiazhen Zou, Yufan Wu, Yinfu Sun, Qi Xiang, Minjing He, Shuqiong Zhang, Dongliang Liu, Guodan Li, Wenjin Yu, Qun Su, Dayong Gu

“…<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1448821e228">Infectious diseases pose a major burden on public health and economic stability among societies worldwide. …”
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Preparation and performance study of water purification bacteria-embedded solid capsules based on texture profile analysis by Wang Qingsong, Liu Yong, Wang Xin, Sun Hong, Yao Xiaohong, Wu Yifei, Tang Jiangwu, Ge Xiangyang

“…Both specific surface area and pore volume decreased after embedding, but not for pore size. …”
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Microfluidics study on immiscible displacement mechanisms of oil by hybrid low salinity water and polymer in fractured porous media by Masoumeh Amiri, Mobeen Fatemi

“…However, in the case of highly heterogeneous systems such as fractured porous media, the present understanding of the effect of LSPF on pore scale displacing mechanisms and enhanced oil recovery is very limited compared to the low salinity water. …”
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Transformative Catalytic Carbon Conversion Enabling Superior Graphitization and Nanopore Engineering in Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries by Guilai Zhang, Hong Gao, Dingyi Zhang, Jun Xiao, Limeng Sun, Jiayi Li, Congcong Li, Yiwen Sun, Xinyao Yuan, Peng Huang, Yi Xu, Xin Guo, Yufei Zhao, Yong Wang, Yao Xiao, Guoxiu Wang, Hao Liu

“…However, creation of these closed pores presents significant challenges. This work proposes a zinc gluconate‐assisted catalytic carbonization strategy to regulate graphitization and create numerous nanopores simultaneously. …”
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An Engineering Model for Compaction of Sand Under Cyclic Loading by A. Sawicki

“…A correlation of constitutive equations with cyclic loading data is presented. Pore pressure generation under cyclic loading in undrained conditions is evaluated to illustrate predictions of the model. …”
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Scedosporium boydii pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient with COPD confirmed by next-generation metagenomic sequencing and culture: a case report by Jiaqing Ye, Suli Jin, Yahua Li, Weili Gao, Cuiying Zheng, Huifen Zuo, Chenfeng Zhang, Minghui Song, Jiahao Hao, Yuxin Liu, Zhongjun Feng, Hong Zhang, Zhenjun Zhao, Yumei Guo, Lijie Zhang

“…Abstract Scedosporium boydii infections pose diagnostic challenges due to their nonspecific clinical manifestations and slow growth characteristics in conventional cultures. …”
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Methods to improve teaching effciency for students from the People’s Republic of China at technical universities by K. P. Baslyk, V. P. Pechnikov, N. A. Tukhtarova

“…Most scientific articles on teaching foreign students are devoted to general issues of pedagogy and psychology, as well as to the problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language, while the aspects of teaching special technical disciplines to citizens of another country pose certain challenges.Materials and methods of research. …”
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Emerging Threat of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria – An Experience from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital by Mohammad Sayim Wani, Sehar Tariq, Gulnaz Bashir, Munaza Aman, Anjum Ara Mir, Irfan Nisar Ahangar

“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that cause septicemia are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates among patients in extreme age groups and pose serious treatment challenges despite multipronged measures. …”
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The Most Common Complications of Celiac Disease and the Impact of a Gluten-Free Diet on Their Course by Wiktoria Kosucka, Aleksandra Wiśniewska, Karolina Kaszyńska, Jakub Dąbek, Dominik Balik, Anna Kwaśniewska, Joanna Lara, Jagoda Kubicka, Martyna Grabowska, Karolina Grabowska

“…Depending on the symptoms present and microscopic changes, we distinguish classical, non-classical, subclinical and potential forms. …”
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Pyroptosis, a double-edged sword during pathogen infection: a review by Yuanhang Zhang, Dengshuai Zhao, Tianyu Wang, Ping Li, Dixi Yu, Han Gao, Mengmeng Zhao, Limei Qin, Keshan Zhang

“…Abstract Pyroptosis, a distinctive form of programmed cell death (PCD) characterized by its inflammatory nature, is triggered by the activation of pore-forming proteins known as gasdermins (GSDMs). …”
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