Pathological Characteristics, Prognostic Determinants and the Outcome of Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali by Delphine Uwamariya, Déogratias Ruhangaza, Belson Rugwizangoga

“…The data from patients’ files and reviewed glass slides for 101 cases all from Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) were statistically analyzed and patient characteristics were described as mean and frequency accordingly. …”
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Study of the mechanism of photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide in the presence of synthetic zeolite by V. I. Loganina, A. D. Ryzhov, I. A. Pronin, A. A. Karmanov, N. D. Yakushova

“…An aluminosilicate additive was used as a synthetic zeolite, obtained by adding microdispersed aluminum powders to sodium liquid glass with silicate module of 2.9 at a temperature of 60 °C for 90 minutes. …”
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Design and Application of Rapid Dewatering for Tailings Containing Sodium Silicate: Laboratory and Industrial Test Results by Guoquan Sun, Keping Zhou, Qian Kang, Daolin Wang, Chongchun Xiao

“…Focusing on the tailings containing high sodium silicate (water glass), this study conducted laboratory experiments and semi-industrial tests of flocculation and sedimentation for rapid tailings dewatering. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Two I-shaped GFRP Composite Bridge with Corrugated Webs by Linjun Yan, Jingwei Zhang, Kui Luo

“…With the advantage of high strength, lightness, and good environmental resistance, glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) pultruded profile is regarded as an innovative way that has been used in infrastructure over the last few decades. …”
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Radioactivity concentration of 14C in the air of 14C urea breath test rooms and the resulting internal dose to medical staff by Bei Yu, Fei Chen, Jing Cao, Dingxin Long

“…Then, calcium carbonate was prepared into a suspension in a low-potassium glass vial. The sample was analyzed using a low-background liquid scintillation counter. …”
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Effects of Calcination Temperatures on Photocatalytic Activity of Ordered Titanate Nanoribbon/SnO2 Films Fabricated during an EPD Process by Li Zhao, Jingrun Ran, Zhan Shu, Guotian Dai, Pengcheng Zhai, Shimin Wang

“…The formation mechanism of ordered TNR film on the fluorine-doped SnO2 coated (FTO) glass was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Recycling of Building Interior Decoration and Renovation Waste: A Case Study in China by Wenjia Pan, Hong Zhang, Shanggang Hei, Yingjian Yang, Xifeng Xu, Chao Zhou, Baolin Huang, Haochen Xu

“…Soft inorganic materials such as aerated concrete and gypsum made up 5–25%, slag 15–20%, timber 5–10%, combustible matter such as plastic, rubber, and paper 9–12%, and glass and metal 1–5%, and (ii) artificial intelligence (AI) sorting offers better sorting performance and economic advantages over manual sorting, promoting the application of artificial AI sorting equipment as important solutions to face the key challenges of D&R waste recycling.…”
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Keratoacanthoma of the Nasal Septum Secondary to Ranibizumab Use by Jason E. Cohn, Hilary M. Caruso Sales, Giang Huong Nguyen, Harvey Spector, Kenneth Briskin

“…Histologic examination revealed a well-circumscribed, dome-shaped central crater filled with keratin, well-differentiated squamous epithelium with ground-glass cytoplasm with pushing margins, and intraepithelial microabscesses establishing the diagnosis of KA. …”
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A Building‐Integrated Hybrid Photovoltaic‐Thermal (PV‐T) Window for Synergistic Light Management, Electricity and Heat Generation by Francesco Polito, Gan Huang, Christos N. Markides

“…The wider uptake of this technology in glass‐based urban spaces has the potential to generate significant energy while reducing building temperature management costs.…”
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Experiment and calculation of high-temperature effect on tensile performance of GFRP rebars embedded in concrete by Weixue Qian, Chunhua Lu, Siqi Yuan, Hui Li

“…This study examined the degradation of tensile properties of E-glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebars embedded in concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures ranging from 100℃ to 800℃. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Evangelos Bouros, Anastasia Oikonomou, Paschalis Ntolios, George Zacharis, George Kolios, Demosthenes Bouros

“…HRCT evaluation showed deterioration of the total extent of disease (P=0.002) and extent of ground-glass opacity (P=0.02). No cases of clinically significant infection, leucopenia, or elevated liver enzymes were recorded. …”
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Development and application of geothermally derived silica grout for carbon-neutral soil stabilization by Taichi Terui, Toshiyuki Motohashi, Shigeo Sasahara, Shinya Inazumi

“…The formulation incorporates colloidal silica with specialty water glass, which not only improves mechanical durability, but also significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to traditional silica-based grouts. …”
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Process Mineralogy of Solid Waste Minerals from Lijiagou Spodumene Mine and Occurrence State of Lithium by Yanqing CHEN, Junfeng WU, Lin CHEN, Panpan WANG

“…Lithium is an important rare metal, which is widely used in metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, ceramics, glass building materials and other industries, and becomes an important part of new materials. …”
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Evaluation of the Fracture Strength of Different CAD/CAM Inlay Restorations After Accelerated Aging by İşıl Karaokutan, Meryem Gülce Subaşı, Filiz Aykent, Tuba Yılmaz Savaş

“…The teeth were allocated into four groups (n=10) according to the type of manufacturing material used: feldspathic-ceramic (CEREC blocks); leucite-based glass-ceramic (IPS Empress CAD); resin nano-ceramic (Lava Ultimate); and a control (intact teeth). …”
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Modulating the Interactions of Peptide‐Polyphenol for Supramolecular Assembly Coatings with Controllable Kinetics and Multifunctionalities by Kaiyuan Huo, Wenjie Liu, Zeyu Shou, Hongxiang Wang, Hao Liu, Yang Chen, Xingjie Zan, Qing Wang, Na Li

“…With optimized assembly pH and the mass ratio of TA, CA, and peptide, the thickness of TCP coating deposits onto diverse substrates (glass, silica, titanium, polystyrene) is ≈400 nm with controllable kinetics. …”
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Rapid Determination of the Furaltadone Metabolite in Aquatic Products Based on Fe3O4@AuNPs/MWCNTs-COOH Immunosensor by LI Ting, HE Huange, LU Hang, LI Shuguo

“…A nano-immunosensor for the rapid determination of 3-amino-5-methylmorpholino-2-oxazolidinone (AMOZ) in aquatic products was prepared by immobilizing anti-AMOZ antibodies onto a glass carbon electrode modified with a hybrid nanocomposite (Fe3O4@AuNPs/MWCNTs-COOH) consisting of magnetic ferric oxide (Fe3O4), gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-COOH). …”
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Enhancement of punching shear behavior of reinforced concrete flat slabs using GFRP grating by Ahmed Mahmoud, Haitham Mostafa, Tarek Mostafa, Ahmed Khater

“… The literature review showed insufficient relevant research on the application of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced-Polymers (GFRP) gratings in the structural elements, while GFRP bars, laminate, sheets, and strips, have been extensively explored. …”
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Abdominal Pain as First Manifestation of New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Skhirtladze, A. A. Timofeeva, E. L. Bueverova, M. N. Aladin, R. T. Rzayev

“…Acute abdomen was diagnosed negative, chest computed tomography (CT) revealed two-sided ground-glass opacity, discharged. Hospitalised in a severe condition with presumed new coronavirus infection at the Vasilenko Clinic of Internal Disease Propaedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Sechenov University. …”
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Potential Application of Green Composites for Cross Arm Component in Transmission Tower: A Brief Review by M. R. M. Asyraf, M. R. Ishak, S. M. Sapuan, N. Yidris, R. A. Ilyas, M. Rafidah, M. R. Razman

“…Some studies have shown that biofibres and biopolymers have comparable mechanical, thermal, and physical properties with glass fibre and other synthetic polymers. Thus, researchers are progressively narrowing down the development of green composite materials in many high strength applications, such as house deck and automotive components. …”
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Grey Forecasting for technoeconomic sustainability of fiberglass composite waste recycling in developing countries by Rizwan Rasheed, Fizza Tahir, Shuaishuai Geng, Fizza Batool, Muhammad Afzaal, Yuehong Su

“…Likewise, the mixing step focuses on eliminating the use of virgin materials and potentially harmful processes as this is where thermoset resins and glass-fibers are blended together to create the composite material. …”
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