Hydration reactions of samples made from Kitchen Wear skarn-type copper tailings, blast furnace slag, quartz sand, cement clinker and natural gypsum during the process of pre-curing, autoclaving and re-curing were investigated by strength testing, X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy.The influences of calcium and silicon cont
(1) Background: CT perfusion (CTP) is a fast, robust and widely available but dose-exposing imaging technique for infarct core and penumbra detection.Carotid CT angiography (CTA) can precede CTP in the stroke protocol.Temporal information of the bolus tracking series of CTA could allow for better timing and a decreased number of scans in CTP, resul
The time when plant biostimulants were considered as “snake oil” is erstwhile and the skepticism regarding their agricultural Activity Toys benefits has significantly faded, as solid scientific evidences of their positive effects are continuously provided.Currently plant biostimulants are considered as a full-fledged class of agri-input
The filoviruses, Marburg and Ebola, are non-segmented negative-strand RNA viruses causing severe hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in humans and nonhuman primates.The sequence of events that leads to release of filovirus particles from cells is poorly understood.Two contrasting mechanisms have been proposed, one proceeding via a "submarin
The prediction of the viscosity of suspensions is of fundamental importance in several fields.Most of the available studies have been focused on particles with simple shapes, for example, spheres or spheroids.In this work, we study the viscosity of a dilute suspension of fractal-shape aggregates suspended in a shear-thinning fluid by direct numeric