VALORIZATION OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL WASTES IN LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES FOR AGRONOMIC USE: PRELIMINARY STUDY

To prepare concrete by applying industrial or agricultural wastes (energy saving materials) and natural lightweight aggregates, is a new pathway to develop lightweight aggregate concrete. The waste cornstalk, rubber particles made with industrial wastes, polyphenyl granules and natural pumice, as lightweight aggregates, are organically mixed with cement according to certain of proportion, so a kind of new multiphase composite lightweight aggregate concrete was prepared. The research results indicate that the raw materials after pretreatment can form good interfacial bonding with cements, improve further the performances of hardened concrete. The good workability, certain strength and low apparent density of concrete could be guaranteed.

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Bloating Mechanism of Lightweight Aggregates due to Ramping Rate

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2019/2647391 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kang Hoon Lee ◽

Jae Hoon Lee ◽

Young Min Wie ◽

Ki Gang Lee

Keyword(s):

Raw Materials ◽

Bottom Ash ◽

Weight Ratio ◽

Lightweight Aggregate ◽

Least Square Method ◽

Dynamic Parameter ◽

Least Square ◽

Industrial Wastes ◽

Recycling Rate ◽

Lightweight Aggregates

The purpose of this study was to improve the recycling rate of industrial wastes by investigating the bloating mechanism of artificial lightweight aggregate depending on the ramping rate and time, which is a dynamic parameter in the production of artificial lightweight aggregate. In this study, coal bottom ash and dredged soil at a weight ratio of 1 : 1 from a domestic power plant were used as raw materials. The artificial lightweight aggregates were formed by using an extruder and pelletizer (φ = 10 mm) and sintered by rapid sintering, 2-step firing, and normal sintering method. The physical properties of the aggregates such as bulk density, water absorption ratio, and microstructure of cross section are investigated with the sintering time and temperature. As the result of bloating and trapping mechanism, black core could be inhibited as the firing time increased at the temperature before surface formation. As a result of firing schedule graphs using least square method, it was possible to manufacture artificial lightweight aggregate with micropores, specific gravity of 1.1, and absorption rate of 3% at a heating rate of 27°c/min or less.

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The Ultrastructure of Metastatic Human Mammary Carcinoma After Prolonged Estrogen Therapy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010006091x ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 180-181

Author(s):

John H.L. Watson ◽

John L. Swedo ◽

R.W. Talley

Keyword(s):

Mammary Carcinoma ◽

Osmium Tetroxide ◽

Estrogen Therapy ◽

Ultrastructural Level ◽

Uranyl Acetate ◽

Human Mammary Carcinoma ◽

Surgical Biopsy ◽

Lead Hydroxide ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Hormonal Therapies

A preliminary study of human mammary carcinoma on the ultrastructural level is reported for a metastatic, subcutaneous nodule, obtained as a surgical biopsy. The patient's tumor had responded favorably to a series of hormonal therapies, including androgens, estrogens, progestins, and corticoids for recurring nodules over eight years. The pertinent nodule was removed from the region of the gluteal maximus, two weeks following stilbestrol therapy. It was about 1.5 cms in diameter, and was located within the dermis. Pieces from it were fixed immediately in cold fixatives: phosphate buffered osmium tetroxide, glutaraldehyde, and paraformaldehyde. Embedment in each case was in Vestopal W. Contrasting was done with combinations of uranyl acetate and lead hydroxide.

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Fine structure of early degenerating myofibers in the tibialis anterior of young ‘MDX’ mouse

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010010367x ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 322-323

Author(s):

H.D. Geissinger ◽

C.K. McDonald-Taylor

Keyword(s):

Fine Structure ◽

Muscle Regeneration ◽

Tibialis Anterior ◽

Genetic Defect ◽

Mdx Mouse ◽

Mdx Mice ◽

Histopathological Changes ◽

Electron Microscopic ◽

Dystrophic Mouse ◽

Preliminary Study

A new strain of mice, which had arisen by mutation from a dystrophic mouse colony was designated ‘mdx’, because the genetic defect, which manifests itself in brief periods of muscle destruction followed by episodes of muscle regeneration appears to be X-linked. Further studies of histopathological changes in muscle from ‘mdx’ mice at the light microscopic or electron microscopic levels have been published, but only one preliminary study has been on the tibialis anterior (TA) of ‘mdx’ mice less than four weeks old. Lesions in the ‘mdx’ mice vary between different muscles, and centronucleation of fibers in all muscles studied so far appears to be especially prominent in older mice. Lesions in young ‘mdx’ mice have not been studied extensively, and the results appear to be at variance with one another. The degenerative and regenerative aspects of the lesions in the TA of 23 to 26-day-old ‘mdx’ mice appear to vary quantitatively.

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Ultrastructural observations of the aorta of calves implanted with a mechanical left ventricular assist device

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100161734 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 834-835

Author(s):

J P Cassella ◽

V Salih ◽

T R Graham

Keyword(s):

Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽

Ventricular Assist Device ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Aortic Tissue ◽

Assist Device ◽

Ventricular Assist ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Left Ventricular Assist ◽

Preliminary Study

Left ventricular assist systems are being developed for eventual long term or permanent implantation as an alternative to heart transplantation in patients unsuitable for or denied the transplant option. Evaluation of the effects of these devices upon normal physiology is required. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of aortic tissue from calves implanted with a pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist device-LVAD. Two 3 month old heifer calves (calf 1 and calf 2) were electively explanted after 128 days and 47 days respectively. Descending thoracic aortic tissue from both animals was removed immediately post mortem and placed into karnovsky’s fixative. The tissue was subsequently processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Some aortic tissue was fixed in neutral buffered formalin and processed for routine light microscopy.

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A preliminary study on the potential of front face fluorescence spectroscopy for the discrimination of Moroccan virgin olive oils and the prediction of their quality

Analytical Methods ◽

10.1039/d0ay01746a ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hicham Zaroual ◽

El Mestafa El Hadrami ◽

Romdhane Karoui

Keyword(s):

Fluorescence Spectroscopy ◽

Olive Oil ◽

Virgin Olive Oil ◽

Front Face ◽

Virgin Olive Oils ◽

Olive Oils ◽

Preliminary Study

This study examines the feasibility of using front face fluorescence spectroscopy (FFFS) to authenticate 41 virgin olive oil (VOO) samples collected from 5 regions in Morocco during 2 consecutive crop seasons.

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A preliminary study of the effect of eliminating requirements on clinical performance

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1993.57.9.tb02788.x ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 57 (9) ◽

pp. 667-672 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

WW Dodge ◽

RA Dale ◽

WD Hendricson

Keyword(s):

Clinical Performance ◽

Preliminary Study

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Dysarthria Profiles in Adults With Hereditary Ataxia

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2018_ajslp-msc18-18-0114 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2S) ◽

pp. 915-924 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kristie A. Spencer ◽

Mallory Dawson

Keyword(s):

Rating Scales ◽

Feedforward Control ◽

Hereditary Ataxia ◽

Severity Rating ◽

Visual Analog Scales ◽

Speech Characteristics ◽

Ataxic Dysarthria ◽

Preliminary Study

Purpose This preliminary study examined whether speech profiles exist for adults with hereditary ataxia based on 2 competing frameworks: a pattern of instability/inflexibility or a pattern of differential subsystem involvement. Method Four dysarthria experts rated the speech samples of 8 adults with dysarthria from hereditary ataxia using visual analog scales and presence/severity rating scales of speech characteristics. Speaking tasks included diadochokinetics, sustained phonation, and a monologue. Results Speech profiles aligned with the instability/inflexibility framework, with the pattern of instability being the most common. Speech profiles did not emerge for the majority of speakers using the differential subsystem framework. Conclusions The findings extend previous research on pure ataxic dysarthria and suggest a possible framework for understanding the speech heterogeneity associated with the ataxias. The predominance of the instability profile is consistent with the notion of impaired feedforward control in speakers with cerebellar disruption.

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