Optimizing the Utilization of Steel Slag in Cement-Stabilized Base Layers: Insights from Freeze-Thaw and Fatigue Testing.

This paper presents a study on the mechanical properties of cement-stabilized steel-slag-based materials under freeze-thaw cycles for a highway project in Xinjiang. Using 3D scanning technology the specimen model conforming to the real steel slag shape was established. The objectives of the study are as follows: to explore the sensitivity between the macro- and micro-parameters of the specimen and to establish a non-linear regression equation; and to study the changes in mechanical properties of materials under freeze-thaw cycles, fatigue loading, and coupled freeze-thaw cycle-fatigue loading.

Hybrid surgery management challenges of a Behcet's disease patient with recurrence of aortic aneurysms: a case report.

Background: Behcet's disease is a vasculitis of unknown origin that can involve multiple organs or tissues. Aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, also one of the complications of Behcet's disease, is usually accompanied by a poor prognosis. Surgery is usually accompanied by a high risk of complications, such as the recurrence of anastomotic pseudoaneurysms and blockage of the target vessel.

Patent iliolumbar artery increase no risk of type II endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case-control study.

Objective: The aims of the present study were to explore the risk factors for type 2 endoleaks (T2ELs) after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and the association between T2ELs and the iliolumbar artery.

Materials And Methods: A single-center, retrospective case-control study in West China Hospital was conducted among patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) who underwent EVAR between June 2010 and June 2019. The associations of patient characteristics, anatomical factors, internal iliac artery embolization, and ILA with the primary outcome were analyzed.

Intravascular Fasciitis of the Jugular Vein Mimicking Thrombosis and Sarcoma: A Case Report.

Intravascular fasciitis is a rare disease that is a reactive proliferative lesion of myofibroblasts. There are rare reports that intravascular fasciitis has invaded the jugular vein as seen in this case. A 41-year-old female presented with right neck dull pain for 20 days.

Condylar and occlusal changes after high condylectomy and orthodontic treatment for condylar hyperplasia.

Condylar hyperplasia (CH) of human temporomandibular joint (TMJ) often occurs unilaterally, and causes occlusal disturbance and facial asymmetry. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of high condylectomy with and without postsurgical orthodontic treatment. Forty patients were diagnosed as having active CH and treated with high condylectomy.

Influence of resonances on spectral formation of x-ray lines in Fe XVII.

New theoretical results from large-scale relativistic close coupling calculations reveal the precise effect of resonances in collisional excitation of x-ray lines of Ne-like Fe XVII. By employing the Breit-Pauli R-matrix method and an 89-level eigenfunction expansion, including up to n = 4 levels, significant resonance enhancement of the collision strengths of forbidden and intercombination transitions is shown. The present results should help resolve long-standing discrepancies; in particular, the present line ratios of three benchmark diagnostic lines 3C, 3D, and 3E at 15.