Shrinkage behaviour of self-compacting concrete with higher binder content: experimental results and predictive equation by Yuvaraj Bhirud, Om Vaidya, Satish More, Ayub Shaikh, Amol Pawar, Lalit Pawar, Pradeep Yeole

“…Additionally, the study examines the economic advantages of utilizing fly ash as a partial binder replacement, thereby reducing reliance on costly superplasticizers. …”
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Demographic and historical processes influencing Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) population structure across South America by Kelly da Silva e Souza, Letícia Chiara Baldassio de Paula, Ana Maria Lima de Azeredo-Espin, Tatiana Teixeira Torres

“…Abstract Background In this study, we investigated the genetic variability and population structure of the New World screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax. We tested the hypothesis that the species exhibits a center–periphery distribution of genetic variability, with higher genetic diversity in central populations (e.g., Brazil) and lower diversity in peripheral populations. …”
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One-part alkali-activated mortars based on clay brick waste, natural pozzolan waste, and marble powder waste by Kübra Ekiz Barış

“…The relatively low reactivity of WCB can be increased by replacing WCB with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and fly ash (FA). Unlike these by-products, Nevşehir pozzolan (NP) and marble powder (MP), which are produced as wastes during the stone-cutting process, may be evaluated to produce AAM. …”
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Accelerated microwave curing of hybrid geopolymers with nano-silica for enhanced physico-mechanical properties by Mücteba Uysal, Beyza Fahriye Aygün, Sarsenbek Montayev, Bolat Balapanov

“…This paper presents the microwave curing method as an alternative to conventional thermal curing of hybrid (fly ash-slag) geopolymer mortars (GMs) to achieve comparable performance with significantly reduced curing times. …”
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Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Priscilla Ly, Adiel Aizenberg, Taylor Martin, Martha Lopez, Miguel Arturo Saldaña, Grant Leslie Hughes, Miguel Mauricio Cabada

“…Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. …”
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Research on the Application of Prefabricated Load-Bearing Structure in Prefabricated Roadway in Filling Body by Ke Jiang, Gaofeng Ren, Jia Sheng, Liang Peng, Hao Zhu, Xinyu Tan, Bokun Zheng, Congrui Zhang

“…The results show that the best cementing material is cement : fly ash of 8 : 2, and the ratio of cement to sand is 1 : 3. …”
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Lime-Stabilized Black Cotton Soil and Brick Powder Mixture as Subbase Material by S. Srikanth Reddy, A. C. S. V. Prasad, N. Vamsi Krishna

“…But these days, the cost of lime has increased resulting in increase in need for alternative and cost effective waste materials such as fly ash and rice husk ash. Brick powder, one among the alternative materials, is a fine powdered waste that contains higher proportions of silica and is found near brick kilns in rural areas. …”
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Preparation and Stability of Inorganic Solidified Foam for Preventing Coal Fires by Botao Qin, Yi Lu, Fanglei Li, Yuwei Jia, Chao Zhu, Quanlin Shi

“…Stability of foam fluid was studied in terms of stability coefficient, by varying water-slurry ratio, fly ash replacement ratio of cement, and aqueous foam volume alternatively. …”
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A New Microstructure Development Model for the Evaluation of Concrete Setting Time by Ho-Jin Cho, Joo-Won Kang, Yong Han Ahn, Sunkook Kim, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…To verify the analytical results obtained using the new model, a critical volume ratio of hydrates was determined and a series of final setting times in concrete were experimentally investigated for different temperatures, mineral admixtures (FA: fly ash; GGBFS: ground granulated blast furnace slag), and a chemical admixture (superplasticizer). …”
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Performance Research of Materials and Engineering Application of Overburden Strata Separation-Zone Grouting Technology by Wanpeng Huang, Huanyu Li, Gang Sun, Donghai Jiang, Yanfa Gao

“…Then, emphasis was placed on the selection ratio of grouting materials and the hydrodynamic properties of different grout types, and grouting grout with a high concentration, slow precipitation rate, and good stability was obtained by taking fly ash and local clay as aggregates. The designed grout concentration was approximately 40%; the bulk density was approximately 1.20; and the clay content in the aggregates was approximately 40–50%. …”
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Drosophila Torsin Protein Regulates Motor Control and Stress Sensitivity and Forms a Complex with Fragile-X Mental Retardation Protein by Phuong Nguyen, Jong Bok Seo, Hyo-Min Ahn, Young Ho Koh

“…Altered expression of ADH has also been reported in Drosophila Fragile-X mental retardation protein (DFMRP) mutant flies. Interestingly, expression of DFMRP was altered in DTor mutant flies, and DTor and DFMRP were present in the same protein complexes. …”
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND WEAR MECHANISM RESEARCH OF FEEDING SCREW OF COAL CLEANING MACHINE by XIE Miao, PEI BoBo, LIU ZhiXiang, LI Zheng, GENG XiWang

“…In order to study the transportation efficiency of the aggregate device of coal cleaning machine, taking a certain type of coal cleaning machine as the research object, establishing the mechanical model of interaction between particles and blades, obtaining the relationship between force and speed.Based on the Archard wear theory and discrete element method, Coupling model of screw and coal was established by EDEM.Analyzing the transportation capacity of screw by controlling variable, the influence of coal particle size and rotating speed on the wear depth of screw was studied.The results show that increasing the rotating speed can improve the coal transportation efficiency in terms of speed control, but too fast speed will cause particles to fly out along the radial direction.The wear depth of the screw decreases first and then increases with speed changing in from 20 r/min to 65 r/min.When speed is increased from 35 r/min to 50 r/min, the efficiency improvement effect is the most significant.…”
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A Programmable Look-Up Table-Based Interpolator with Nonuniform Sampling Scheme by Élvio Carlos Dutra e Silva Júnior, Leandro Soares Indrusiak, Weiler Alves Finamore, Manfred Glesner

“…Switching from one set of configuration parameters to another set, selected on the fly from a variety of precomputed parameters, and using different sampling schemes allow for the interpolation of a plethora of functions, achieving memory saving and minimum approximation error. …”
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Genetic Algorithms Based Approach for Designing Spring Brake Orthosis – Part Ii: Control of FES Induced Movement by M. S. Huq, M. O. Tokhi

“…Hence the later part of the SBO operation, functional electrical stimulation (FES) assisted extension movement of the knee has to serve an additional purpose of restoring the spring potential energy on the fly. While control of FES induced movement as such is often a challenging task, a torsion spring, being antagonistically paired up with the muscle actuator, as in spring brake orthosis (SBO), only adds to the challenge. …”
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A high-protein diet-responsive gut hormone regulates behavioral and metabolic optimization in Drosophila melanogaster by Yuto Yoshinari, Takashi Nishimura, Taishi Yoshii, Shu Kondo, Hiromu Tanimoto, Tomoe Kobayashi, Makoto Matsuyama, Ryusuke Niwa

“…In the present study, utilizing the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, we discover that the peptide hormone CCHamide1 (CCHa1), secreted by enteroendocrine cells in response to a high-protein diet (HPD), is vital for suppressing overconsumption of protein. …”
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A Review of Ecological Factors Associated with the Epidemiology of Wildlife Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley Ecosystems of Zambia by Hetron Mweemba Munang'andu, Victor Siamudaala, Musso Munyeme, King Shimumbo Nalubamba

“…This ecological niche lies in the common tsetse fly belt that harbors the highest tsetse population density in Southern Africa. …”
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Stress Analysis of CFG Pile Composite Foundation in Consolidating Saturated Mine Tailings Dam by Jinxing Lai, Houquan Liu, Junling Qiu, Haobo Fan, Qian Zhang, Zhinan Hu, Junbao Wang

“…Cement fly-ash gravel (CFG) pile is a widely used ground reinforcement technique. …”
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Experimental Study on Performance Influencing Factors and Reasonable Mixture Ratio of Desert Sand Ceramsite Lightweight Aggregate Concrete by Songlin Zhang, Kang Yuan, Jiaming Zhang, Junlin Guo

“…An orthogonal test was conducted to analyze the effects of the water-binder ratio, sand ratio, desert sand substitution rate, and fly ash content on the slump, apparent density, and tube crushing strength of desert sand ceramsite lightweight aggregate concrete. …”
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Early-Age Tensile Basic Creep Behavioral Characteristics of High-Strength Concrete Containing Admixtures by Tongyuan Ni, Yang Yang, Chunping Gu, Jintao Liu, Jin Chen, Xiaotian Lou

“…In this paper, the early-age tensile basic creep behaviors of HSC containing fly ash (FA) and blast furnace slag (BS) were investigated by experiments, and the influences of loading age and stress level (stress-strength ratio of initial loading) were evaluated. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cemented Ash-Based Lightweight Building Materials with and without Pumice by Neslihan Doğan-Sağlamtimur, Adnan Güven, Ahmet Bilgil

“…Pumice, cements (CEM I- and CEM II-type), waste fly and bottom ashes (IFA, GBA, and BBA) supplied from international companies were used to produce lightweight building materials, and physical-mechanical properties of these materials were determined. …”
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