Article
Business, Finance
Hong Zhang, Wenbing Dong, Xian Fang
Summary: This paper explores the economic consequences of road paving projects in rural Chinese villages. The findings show that these projects increase the income of rural households, especially those with lower education levels and lower assets. This contributes to understanding the economic impact of road infrastructure in emerging economies.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seny Damayanti, Roy M. Harrison, Francis Pope, David C. S. Beddows
Summary: Diesel engines contribute significantly to the emissions of Black Carbon (BC) and ultrafine particles. Analysis of data from a continuous monitoring site in London reveals that despite the use of Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) and Diesel Particle Filter (DPF), concentrations of ultrafine particles still exceed the WHO threshold for high concentrations. While BC emissions have decreased significantly, ultrafine particle counts have only declined by a small margin. This highlights the need for more effective abatement technologies in locations with heavy diesel traffic.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zhenhua Huang, Hongqin Fan
Summary: This study proposes a responsibility-sharing subsidy policy to address the inequity and lack of motivation in existing subsidy policies for reducing emissions from construction equipment. By assigning proper emission reduction responsibility and subsidy levels, this policy can encourage contractors to adopt more cost-effective strategies for reducing emissions.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Samir Saurav, Sanjeev Sinha
Summary: This study investigated the mechanical characteristics of cementitiously stabilised moorum materials (CSMM) and their relevance in the mechanistic design of pavements. Various tests were conducted to examine the compressive strength, California bearing ratio, flexural strength, indirect tensile strength, durability, and shrinkage behavior of the CSMM. The research findings discussed the effectiveness of the strength and shrinkage characteristics in determining the suitability of CSMM for road base and subbase applications.
ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Prasanna P. Kulkarni, J. N. Mandal
Summary: The experimental study on treating silty sand with colloidal nano silica and cement revealed that increasing cement content significantly improved the mechanical properties of soil, with the best results seen in NS-40 and 6% cement treatment. Soaked CBR values and 7-days UCS results were significantly enhanced.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Hematology
Tobias Wertheimer, Sonia Tugues
Summary: The study in this issue of Blood reveals a crucial role for interferon lambda in preventing intestinal tissue injury during acute graft-versus-host disease.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fujie Liu, Ming Zhang, Yongkang Gao, Haojie Tan, Hongping Li, Chao Wang, Wenshuai Zhu, Huaming Li
Summary: In this work, a magnetic ionic liquid supported silica prepared by a facile ball milling method was used for the desulfurization of fuel oil. The material showed promising results with increased specific surface area leading to effective oxidative desulfurization, complete removal of aromatic sulfur compounds, and good recycling ability. The introduction of Fe3O4 helped with catalyst separation post-reaction without compromising desulfurization performance.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuqing Song, Wentao Zou, Qi Lu, Li Lin, Zhongfan Liu
Summary: The fascinating properties of graphene have sparked enormous scientific and industrial interest, but transferring graphene remains a challenge, which can lead to degradation of graphene membrane and surface contamination. For large-scale industrial transfer, cost-effective and environmentally friendly transfer techniques become crucial.
Review
Plant Sciences
Wei Ying, Guangchao Wen, Wenyuan Xu, Haixia Liu, Wona Ding, Luqing Zheng, Yi He, Huwei Yuan, Daoliang Yan, Fuqiang Cui, Jianqin Huang, Bingsong Zheng, Xiaofei Wang
Summary: Woody plants play a vital role in global ecosystems, but gene function research and biotechnological breeding have lagged behind. Agrobacterium rhizogenes has emerged as a transformative tool in woody plant research, enabling gene function analysis, gene expression profiling, gene interaction studies, and gene regulation analysis. The introduction of the Ri plasmid shows potential for breeding purposes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manuel Contreras Llanes, Maximina Romero Perez, Manuel Jesus Gazquez Gonzalez, Juan Pedro Bolivar Raya
Summary: The study showed that using up to 50% of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste is feasible for manufacturing eco-friendly concrete, and can also be used to produce paving blocks that meet industrial standards. By reducing cement incorporation, production costs were saved and environmental impact minimized.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Webert B. C. Silva, Suelly H. A. Barroso, A. Eduardo B. Cabral, Ronaldo Stefanutti, Luis G. Picado-Santos
Summary: This paper explores the physical and mechanical characteristics of concrete paving blocks made with coarse coal bottom ash as aggregate. Eight different concrete mixtures were designed, and it was found that the highest compressive strength was achieved with a water/cement ratio of 0.73. However, the concrete blocks containing coal bottom ash showed higher air content after 28 days.
CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Huayang Yu, Qiwei Chen, Yi Lin, Niya Dong
Summary: This study comprehensively investigates the influence of wax content on asphalt binder through rheological and chemical characterization. Results show that wax additives can enhance the engineering performance of asphalt binders but meeting wax content requirements is challenging. Fischer-Tropsch and fatty acid amide waxes are effective in improving performance, while paraffin wax has a negative effect. Wax modification promotes asphalt wax crystallization, affecting low-temperature performance, but modified asphalt can alleviate this issue. Consideration of wax content and dosage flexibility is crucial for the application of wax additives.
MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Martina Zandl-Lang, Barbara Plecko, Harald Koefeler
Summary: Although Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has helped identify disease-associated mutations, the diagnostic rate of rare diseases is still low. Improving the diagnostic rate and reducing time to diagnosis in children with unclear diseases is crucial. Analyzing lipids in biological samples provides important insights into their functional role in health and disease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yonghao Tan, Lin Sha, Jun Qu, Jinqi Jiang, Jie Ren, Chenjie Wu, Zhigao Xu
Summary: In this study, oleic acid was used as a grinding aid and surface antioxidant for preparing ultrafine ZrH2 particles. The addition of oleic acid decreased the particle size and surface oxygen content of ZrH2, leading to the successful production of high purity ultrafine ZrH2 powder with potential for industrial applications.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Hailong Yang, Jianjian Wang, Jianfu Zhang, Pingfa Feng, Zhijun Wu, Dingwen Yu
Summary: This article investigates the processing characteristics and material removal mechanism of silica aerogel composites. Experimental results show that burrs and pits decrease with ultrasonic amplitude, increase with tool diameter, and up-milling provides better processing quality than down-milling. The main removal mechanisms are identified as shearing and pulling off.
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
(2021)