Effect of Immobilizing Bacillus megaterium on the Compressive Strength and Water Absorption of Mortar by David Munyao Musyoki, Jackson Wachira Muthengia, Joanne Ogunah, Daniel Karanja Mutitu, John Kinuthia, Romano Mwirichia, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Munyao Onesmus Mulwa, Murithi Genson

“…SEM analysis was done for mortars cured in acidic media and saturated lime water after curing for 28 days. …”
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Estimate Zinc-Oxide Particles on PMMA Mechanical Properties by Saja Ali Muhsin, Israa Mohammed Hummudi, Makarem A.R. Al-Ani

“…Conclusions: The addition of ZnO radio-opacifier powder as a filler agent could affect the properties (impact and transverse strength) of microwave-cured acrylic resin. …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Alkali-Activated Rice Husk Ash Geopolymer Mortar by Yun Yong Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Velu Saraswathy, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…It is possible to achieve compressive strengths of 31 N/mm2 and 45 N/mm2, respectively for the 10 M alkali-activated geopolymer mortar after 7 and 28 days of casting when cured for 24 hours at 60°C. Results indicated that the increase in curing period and concentration of alkali activator increased the compressive strength. …”
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An Accelerated Test Method of Simultaneous Carbonation and Chloride Ion Ingress: Durability of Silica Fume Concrete in Severe Environments by S. A. Ghahari, A. M. Ramezanianpour, A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Esmaeili

“…Moreover, the porosity analysis of the specimens showed that the sample containing silica fume cured in the tidal zone had 50.1% less total porosity than the plain cement paste cured in the same condition.…”
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Effects of Lamellar Keratectomy and Intrastromal Injection of 0.2% Fluconazole on Fungal Keratitis by Xinying You, Jun Li, Suxia Li, Weiyun Shi

“…In cured eyes, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were both 20/250–20/20. …”
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Clinical and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiographic Features in Patients with Postcataract Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Endophthalmitis by Lu Chen, Dahui Ma, Jieting She, Miaohong Chen, Jian Zeng, Jiantao Wang, Guoming Zhang

“…With early PPV, the infection caused by S. maltophilia can be cured. OCTA provides a quantitative noninvasive assessment to evaluate the severity and prognosis of patients with S. maltophilia endophthalmitis.…”
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Pozzolanic Reactivity of Pulverized Ceramic Waste as Partial Substitute for Cement and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete by M. O. Ajadi

“…The results revealed strength of 1.18, 1.24, 1.34, 1.41 and 1.49MPa, respectively for the mixtures at water curing for 7 days, 1.24, 1.29, 1.36, 1.44, 1.52MPa at water curing for 14 days, and 28 days of water curing has the highest strength of 1.26, 1.32, 1.39, 1.52, 1.60Mpa. …”
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Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Bamboo Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Containing a Blend of Waste Marble Powder and Waste Glass Powder by Dejene Mengesha Gelanew, Belachew Asteray Demiss

“…The mechanical tests were conducted after samples were cured for 7 and 28 days in water. The microstructural properties of the hardened concrete from three different mixes were also determined for the 28-day cured specimens. …”
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Whole genome re-sequencing in 437 tobacco germplasms identifies plant height candidate genes by Yanru Song, Yuanheng Wang, Ying Liu, Haozhen Li, Jie Ding, Xingfu Wu, Yongping Li, Fangchan Jiao, Long Yang

“…In addition, gene flow was found between flue-cured tobacco and ustic tobacco, as well as between oriental tobacco and air-cured tobacco. …”
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Improving Mechanical Properties of Thermoset Biocomposites by Fiber Coating or Organic Oil Addition by Truc T. Ngo, James G. Kohl, Tawni Paradise, Autumn Khalily, Duane L. Simonson

“…The fiber/polymer matrix interface is modified using two different approaches: adding a plant-based oil (pine or linseed) to the polymer matrix or coating the fibers with 3-(aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) prior to integrating them into the polymer matrix. Epoxy resin is cured using an amine-based initiator, whereas UVL resin is cured under ultraviolet light. …”
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Improvement of Physical and Mechanical properties of High-performance Sand Concrete with different Silica Fume content by Kaci Chalah, Aghiles Hammas, Abdelbaki Benmounah

“…The compressive and flexural strengths were performed on the HPSC samples with two standardised sizes of 40 mm × 40 mm × 40 mm and 40 × 40 × 160 mm, which cured during 3, 7, and 28 d. In contrast, both water absorption and water capillary absorption analyses were conducted under a prismatic size of 40 × 40 × 160 mm and cured for 28 d. …”
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Evaluation of Effective Bond Strength of Composite Resin to Etched Dentin after Dentin Pretreatment: An In-vitro Study by Muhammed Bilal, Shiraz Pasha, Arathi S. Nair

“…A universal dentin bonding agent was brushed and light cured. Cylindrical molds with composite resin were placed on the bonded surface and light cured. …”
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Development of Strength for Calcium Aluminate Cement Mortars Blended with GGBS by Hee Jun Yang, Ki Yong Ann, Min Sun Jung

“…To activate a hydraulic nature of the phase, in addition to the mineral additive, all specimens were cured at 35 ± 2°C for the first 24 hours and then stored in a 95% humidity chamber at 25 ± 2°C. …”
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Indirect Restorations and Fixed Prosthodontics: Materials and Techniques Used by General Dentists of New Zealand by Paul A. Brunton, Jithendra Ratnayake, Carolina Loch, Arthi Veerasamy, Peter Cathro, Robert Lee

“…The majority of the respondents (68.8%) reported using resin composite light-cured materials for the core buildup of vital posterior teeth. …”
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A Multicenter Study of Beta-Lactamase Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Reveals High Level Chromosome Mediated Extended Spectrum β Lactamase Resistance in Ogun S... by Folasoge A. Adeyankinnu, Babatunde O. Motayo, Akinniyi Akinduti, John Akinbo, Joseph I. Ogiogwa, Bukola W. Aboderin, R. A. Agunlejika

“…Plasmid profiles of tested isolates ranged from 9 kbp to 26 kbp with average of 14.99±2.3 kbp for E. coli and 20.98±1.8 kbp K. pneumoniae, 9.6% of ESBL positive E. coli plasmids were cured, while 3.9% of K. pneumoniae plasmids were cured after treatment. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses elucidate the mechanism by which grafting impacts potassium utilization efficiency in tobacco by Lulu Niu, Wei Hu, Fazhan Wang, Majid Shaker, Xin Yang

“…Abstract Background Potassium plays a crucial role in determining the quality of flue-cured tobacco leaves. Our prior investigations have demonstrated that using potassium-efficient rootstocks through grafting offers a viable solution to the prevalent issue of low potassium levels in Chinese flue-cured tobacco leaves. …”
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Utilization of periwinkle and palm kernel shells in load-bearing ecofriendly interlocking concrete paver by Oluwarotimi Olofinnade, Paul Awoyera, Kelvin Edemirukewa, Kunle Ogundipe

“…The water absorption tendency increases with increasing PMKS and PWKS levels. Pavers cured by complete immersion in water recorded good strength and achieved the 30 MPa compared to open air cured pavers. …”
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Figures de l’excès dans Zuleika Dobson de Max Beerbohm : de la difficulté d’être dandy by Gilbert Pham-Thanh

“…It will stand first as an oblique process of trial, then as a form of abscess that should be cured, and finally as an access to a higher level of meaning and being. …”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies by Samantha M. Wisely, Holly K. Ober

“…Rabies can be prevented, but it cannot be cured once symptoms become evident. This revised 6-page fact sheet explains how rabies spreads, which animals can get it, how common it is, symptoms, what you can do to limit its spread and what to do in case of a possible rabies exposure. …”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies by Samantha M. Wisely, Holly K. Ober

“…Rabies can be prevented, but it cannot be cured once symptoms become evident. This revised 6-page fact sheet explains how rabies spreads, which animals can get it, how common it is, symptoms, what you can do to limit its spread and what to do in case of a possible rabies exposure. …”
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