Effect of TIPA on Chloride Immobilization in Cement-Fly Ash Paste by Baoguo Ma, Ting Zhang, Hongbo Tan, Xiaohai Liu, Junpeng Mei, Wenbin Jiang, Huahui Qi, Benqing Gu

“…Utilization of sea sands and coral aggregate for concrete in ocean construction is increasingly attracting the attention all over the world. …”
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Prediction Model of the Coring Asphalt Pavement Performance through Response Surface Methodology by Ekarizan Shaffie, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Juraidah Ahmad, Ahmad Kamil Arshad, Mohd Afiq Zihan, Fiona Shiong

“…Pavement evaluations provide crucial information regarding the performance and service life of asphalt concrete (HMA). They examine the structure of an existing pavement before deciding on different maintenance alternatives. …”
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Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies by Mirela Sichigea, Marian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Daniel Circiumaru

“…Starting from the Materiality Map developed by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), this paper extends the main concept about materiality and investigates it on three different content ranges, which focus on the general environmental policy of the company, the targets set, and its concrete footprint. The methodology approaches were grounded on a newly compiled dataset provided by the Thomson Reuters database for 194 Economic European Area (EEA) oil and gas companies. …”
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Experimental Study of Mechanical Characteristics of Tunnel Support System in Hard Cataclastic Rock with High Geostress by Minglei Sun, Yongquan Zhu, Xinzhi Li, Zhengguo Zhu, Benguo He

“…The results showed that (1) under the condition of high geostress and hard cataclastic surrounding rock, the initial support deformation is large, the horizontal convergence is much larger than the settlement of arch, and the deformation duration is relatively short; (2) the distribution of pressure and stress in initial support are very uneven on the cross-section and greatly affected by the construction process; (3) in the case of large horizontal tectonic stress, the use of large curvature side wall support is beneficial to improve the quality of support and control the deformation of the structure, especially to improve the stress of concrete; (4) the closure time of the supporting system greatly influences the stress state and deformation, so it is necessary to shorten the length of the lower bench and the distance of the invert as possible so as to close the support as early as possible; (5) different location of the tunnel surrounding rock stress distribution is very uneven, the measured value is much larger than calculated value in level III based on the specification of surrounding rock; (6) under high strength and ground stress, the initial supporting stress of steel frame increases rapidly, and the measured stress is larger. …”
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Numerical Shear Tests on the Scale Effect of Rock Joints under CNL and CND Conditions by Xige Liu, Wancheng Zhu, Lankun Li

“…The microparameters were calibrated by uniaxial compression tests and shear tests on the concrete material under the constant normal loading (CNL) condition. …”
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Development and characteristic of SFRCR-ECC as a novel multifunctional version of fire-resistive and corrosion-resistive coating by Junyu Yang, Liang Li, Jutao Chen, Yan Xiong, Kairen Lin, Solomon Tesfamariam

“…SFRCR-ECC-30 would be the SFRCR-ECC coating sprayed onto concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns subjected to fire. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING ELEMENTS’ PRONENESS TO VARIATION IN NIGERIA by Babatunde Solomon Olusola, Babalola Olubola, Godwin Onajite Jagboro, Akintayo Opawole

“…The results of the analysis revealed that excavation and fillings, concrete work at substructure, block work at substructure, roof and wall finishes were ranked highest of the building elements that were highly susceptible to variation. …”
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José Medina Echavarría y la sociología del desarrollo by Juan Jesús Morales Martín

“…Medina Echavarría’s contribution can be summarized in three essential points: the understanding of a concrete sociology of the culturalist and historicist type; the encounter and understanding among Latin American sociology and other academic disciplines, especially the science of economics; sociology and science as instruments at the service of human beings.…”
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Reviewing designed plant communities’ potential for optimizing the performance of urban nature-based solutions by Ella Uppala, Johanna Deak Sjöman, Tobias Emilsson, Marcus Hedblom

“…Despite covering a large variety of vegetation types, geographical locations and NbS unit types, current DPC research gives concrete and reliable evidence on only a few research topics. …”
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Bending Properties of Short-Cut Basalt Fiber Shotcrete in Deep Soft Rock Roadway by Shaoyang Yan, Huazhe Jiao, Xiaolin Yang, Jinxing Wang, Fengbin Chen

“…Compared with the control group, the peak load and absorption capacity increased by 56.67% and 636.96%, respectively, and the maximum crack width decreased by 32.10%. (3) The SEM analysis indicated that the basalt fibers distributed randomly and evenly in the concrete, which can form a three-dimensional spatial skeleton with a stable structure. …”
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Assessment of an Existing RC Building before and after Strengthening Using Nonlinear Static Procedure and Incremental Dynamic Analysis by Amir A. Hedayat, Hakan Yalciner

“…Inadequate attention during design and construction of some of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Cyprus has raised questions about the performance level of these existing buildings under future earthquakes. …”
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Authors of Lithuanian books in the first part of 19th century by Aušra Navickienė

“…(The concept "author" in this article is used in a broad sense and includes not only the concrete authors of the books but also compilers, editors, translators, and makers. …”
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Dynamic behavior and residual performance of CFDSTCs under coupled collision and blast loads by Yongtao Mi, Huiqi Ren, Chenxi Sun, Jian Zhao, Weiqiang Wang, Zailin Yang, Yicun Chen

“…Bridges can suffer partial or even total collapse when bridge piers, as crucial load-bearing bridge components, are hit by vehicles or ships. Concrete-filled double-skin steel tubular columns (CFDSTCs) offer high bearing capacity and good fire resistance, exhibit excellent mechanical properties under separate collision or blast load, and have broad application prospects in bridge structures. …”
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Propiedades y aplicaciones de los cementos alcalinos Properties and uses of alkali cements by Ana Fernández-Jiménez, Ángel Palomo

“…More specifically it is about the properties of alkali activated fly ash concrete and mortar (without Portland cement). So depending on the type of alkali activator that is used and after a previous thermal curing, the resulting material will show an interesting list of properties and features that includes: high initial mechanical strengths (under flexure and compression), low drying shrinkage, and a very good matrix-steel bonding, as well as an excellent strength to acid attack and an excellent behaviour when is exposed to fire. …”
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Patient-centered interprofessional education in cancer care: a systematic scoping review by Tobias Fragner, Honja Hama, Adis Šerifović, Kathrin Kirchheiner, Igor Grabovac

“…Additionally, several programs led to concrete changes in clinical practice and institutional policies. …”
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Performance evaluation of HMA using recycled brick powder as filler with Superpave aggregate gradation by Tamiru Habte, Getachew Kebede, Agon Elmer, Anteneh Geremew

“…The performance of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) typically hinges on the quality of the ingredients utilized in blending the asphalt concrete. In this study the Superpave mix design method is used to investigate the performance of HMA with recycled brick powder (RBP) added as a filler. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF INVARIANT TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION ON THE BASIS OF SYNERGETIC EFFECT HOLISTICHNY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT by Alla L. Busygina, Vladimir N. Aniskin

“…From positions of logiko-associative and synonymous and semantic approaches key concepts of the thesaurus of research of invariant training of teachers of higher education institution are concretized. Feature of a present noosphere stage of development of system of higher education, the events in the conditions of new information space and the competence-based focused education paradigm is detailed. …”
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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON COLPOSCOPY IMAGES AND SEGMENTAL VOLUMES, CONSTRUCTED FROM MRI AND CT IMAGES, IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF PRECANCERS, CERVICAL CANCERS AND... by Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Maria Paula Comanescu, Alina Ionela Calin, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…Results The optimized method, supported by AI algorithms and validated through clinical trials, aims to demonstrate concrete and favorable outcomes in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning for cervical and thyroid precancers and cancers.. …”
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National Dialogue: Bahrain Case by E. I. Vulakh

“…In order to provide a better understanding of the concept of a ‘national dialogue’, the author summarizes the most widely accepted definitions and considers them by reference to a concrete country case. As such, the author examines the national dialogue initiated by Bahrain’s authorities in the face of the Arab Awakening. …”
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ANOVA-based performance evaluation of hybrid fibre-reinforced ECC with quarry dust in structural repair applications by Mareena George, Dhanya Sathyan

“…This characteristic makes ECC a promising alternative to conventional concrete. However, the high cost of silica sand, a key component of ECC, and the limited availability of polyvinyl alcohol fibres hinder its widespread adoption. …”
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