Sodium Silicate Gel Effect on Cemented Tailing Backfill That Contains Lead-Zinc Smelting Slag at Early Ages by Lijie Guo, Wenchen Li, Xiaocong Yang, Wenyuan Xu

“…This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the priming effect of sodium silicate gel (SS) on cemented tailing backfill (CTB) that contains lead-zinc smelting slag. CTB and cemented paste (CP) containing lead-zinc smelting slag samples with SS of 0 and 0.4% of the mass of the slag were prepared and cured at 20°C for 1, 3, 7, and 28 days. …”
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Influence of Acid Modification Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrodes on the Glass and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance by Wasan Maiaugree, Samuk Pimanpang, Wirat Jarernboon, Vittaya Amornkitbamrung

“…Unmodified- and modified-carbon nanotubes were coated on the conductive glass and conductive plastic substrates by a slurry paste method, and they were used as the counter electrodes (CEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). …”
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Influence of Water-Cement Ratio and Type of Mixing Water on the Early Hydration Performance of Calcium Sulphoaluminate (CSA) Cement by Chuanlin Wang, Meimei Song

“…Experimental tests on the setting time, physical properties, compressive strength, chemical shrinkage, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of CSA cement paste were carried out. The XRD analysis confirmed that the main hydration product is ettringite in both freshwater and seawater mixed CSA cement with different w/c ratios. …”
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Importance and Relevance of Phytochemicals Present in Galenia africana by Dario Heredia, Ivan Green, Jeremy Klaasen, Farzana Rahiman

“…Galenia africana has been used traditionally in the form of pastes, decoctions, and lotions to treat wounds and other skin-related ailments. …”
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STUDY ON THE DEFORMATION LAW OF COLD-STRETCHING FOR AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRESSURE VESSEL by HAN Yu, ZHOU Wei, XU Ye, WANG KeSheng, WANG ChengJun

“…The resistance strain gauges（RSG） were pasted in the main parts of the vessel to determine the relationship between the elastic deformation of the corresponding position and the cold-stretching pressure applied gradually. …”
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“We shall know a place by its names”: Co-existing place names in Bindura, Zimbabwe by Dorcas Zuvalinyenga

“…Fragments of different toponymic regimes and hegemonic discourses that took over one after the other over time remain inscribed in these place names, thus originating “a complex tapestry” in which different pasts, histories and present day experiences revive and conflicting ideologies and identities co-exist. …”
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Credit Index Screening Model of Family Farms and Family Ranches Based on Fuzzy Bayesian Theory of Depth Weighting by Zhanjiang Li, Qinjin Zhang

“…In this paper, the characteristics of the first one is based on fuzzy set theory, the definition of fuzzy linguistic assessment of different default set, family ranches characteristic is converted to the corresponding index of pasting with triangular fuzzy mathematical model, and then through the inner method converting triangular fuzzy number into accurate output data to deal with the blur and uncertainty about the state of the fuzzy default transformation is realized. …”
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Investigation on the Properties of Concrete Containing Oil Shale Waste Ash as a Substitute for Cement by Chenglin Shi, Zijian Shi

“…Oil shale waste ash (OSWA) can be divided into semicoke ash (SA), power plant ash (PPA), and grinding ash (GA), which changes the properties of binding materials in varying degrees as partial replacements of cement in cement concrete. Fluidity of cement paste test is formed to reflect the compatibility between binding materials and admixture, using the mixture of cement to test compressive strength, flexural strength, and brittleness coefficient, to determine the mixing ratio of OSWA. …”
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Fabrication and Electrochemical Behavior Investigation of a Pt-Loaded Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite (Pt@rGO) as a High-Performance Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Viet Hai Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Huu Hieu Nguyen, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, An Le Vo, Thi Kim Tuyet Nguyen, Duc Thinh Nguyen, Vinh Quang Lam

“…A platinum-reduced graphene oxide thin film composite (Pt@rGO, 100 nm) was prepared on a fluorine-doped tin oxide- (FTO-) coated glass substrate by a screen printing method using a Pt@rGO screen printing paste (0.12% Pt; Pt/rGO=1.5 w/w). The as-prepared electrode (denoted as Pt@rGO/FTO) was used as the cathode for the assembly of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). …”
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Activación de arcillas de bajo grado a altas temperaturas Activation of low grade clays at high temperatures by Rancés Castillo, Rodrigo Fernández, Mathieu Antoni, Karen Scrivener, Adrián Alujas, José F Martirena

“…Ground calcined clays increased its pozzolanic activity at a huge extent, which is characterized by a higher consumption of CH in cement pastes and by a higher compressive strength in cement mortars. …”
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Apical Revascularization after Delayed Tooth Replantation: An Unusual Case by Marília Pacífico Lucisano, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Lea Assed Bezerra Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra Silva, Fabricio Kitazono de Carvalho, Alexandra Mussolino de Queiroz

“…The tooth was hand-held during endodontic therapy and an intracanal medication application with calcium hydroxide-based paste was performed. An apical plug with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was introduced into the apical portion of the canal. …”
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Apexification of an Immature Permanent Incisor with the Use of Calcium Hydroxide: 16-Year Follow-Up of a Case by Camila Maggi Maia Silveira, Cátia Cilene Nass Sebrão, Larissa Soares Reis Vilanova, Alfonso Sánchez-Ayala

“…Apexification is a process of forming a mineralized apical barrier and had been performed by using calcium hydroxide paste, due to its biological and healing performances in cases of existent trauma. …”
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Effect of High Percentages of Coated Recycled Aggregates on the Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Catalina Martínez, Viviana Letelier, Bruno Wenzel

“…For this purpose, beams with 0%, 50% and 100% RA replacement coated with recycled binder paste (RBP) were made and their behavior was compared with the equations of the Eurocode 2 and ACI 318-19 code. …”
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Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya) by Syed Wali Peeran, A. J. A. Ranjith Singh, G. Alagamuthu, Syed Ali Peeran, P. G. Naveen Kumar

“…Results indicate that 76.32% used toothbrush and paste; 8.84% were current smokers and were all males. …”
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Research on the Fracture Properties and Modification Mechanism of Polyester Fiber and SBR Latex Modified Cement Concrete by Mingkai Zhou, Dong Fang, Deyong Jiang

“…Results indicated that the concrete modified by latex and polyester fiber has flexural strength, fracture toughness, and fracture energy of 44.4%, 397.0%, and 462.8% higher than the reference normal concrete, the polymer retarded the hydration process and reduced the hydration degree of cement at early age, while the hydration degree is promoted by the polymer film for its excellent water resistance after 28 d, and the bond between the fiber and cement paste is improved by the latex.…”
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Predicting the Impact of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on the Cement Hydration Products and Durability of Cementitious Matrix Using Artificial Neural Network Modeling Technique by Babak Fakhim, Abolfazl Hassani, Alimorad Rashidi, Parviz Ghodousi

“…In this study the feasibility of using the artificial neural networks modeling in predicting the effect of MWCNT on amount of cement hydration products and improving the quality of cement hydration products microstructures of cement paste was investigated. To determine the amount of cement hydration products thermogravimetric analysis was used. …”
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Stabilization mechanism of white kidney bean based milk through novel perspectives of endogenous starch by Chunli Kong, Yixuan Zhang, Yimei Hu, Caiping Duan, Zheng Yan, Sumei Zhou

“…Native starch of the stable cultivars exhibited higher pasting temperature, less peak, trough, and final viscosity. …”
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Effect of Temperature and pH on Early Hydration Rate and Apparent Activation Energy of Alkali-Activated Slag by Ping Li, Jianhui Tang, Xudong Chen, Yin Bai, Qiyao Li

“…In order to investigate the effect of temperature and pH on the early hydration rate of alkali-activated slag (AAS), NaOH was used as alkali activator, and the nonevaporable water (NEW) content of the slag paste at different temperatures (5, 20 and 35°C) and pH (12.10, 12.55, 13.02, and 13.58) was measured. …”
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Study of the durability of self-compacting concrete made from recycled gravel by Rachid Rabehi, Rabehi Mohamed, Omrane Mohammed

“…SCC is distinguished by a high paste volume, a high fines volume, the use of superplasticizers, and a low gravel volume. …”
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The Influence of Ground Fly Ash on Cement Hydration and Mechanical Property of Mortar by Jingjing Feng, Jianwei Sun, Peiyu Yan

“…The ground fly ash is better than grade I fly ash to optimize the pore structure of hardened pastes. It can significantly reduce the number of harmful pores (>20 nm) and increase the number of harmless pores (<20 nm), which refines the pore structure and makes the structure denser.…”
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