Long-term escape behavior and release mechanism of organic emissions from asphalt materials.

In the context of carbon neutrality and carbon peaking, investigating the long-term escape behavior and release mechanism of organic emissions from asphalt materials can contribute to the development of environmentally sustainable asphalt pavements. In this study, the long-term emission behavior and release mechanism of organic emissions from asphalt materials were unraveled by combining the headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-GC-MS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), fluorescence microscopy (FM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) tests. The results demonstrate that the pressure aging vessel (PAV) test and the ultraviolet (UV) aging test can result in a notable reduction in the concentration of organic emissions from asphalt materials, respectively.

Precast Assembled Road Paving Technology: Progress and Prospects.

This article presents a systematic review of the most cutting-edge research on precast pavement technology for the first time. Firstly, precast pavement is divided into two categories, precast cement concrete pavement and precast carpeted flexible pavement, according to the application of precast technology in pavement engineering. Subsequently, the structural characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of various precast pavement systems are compared and analyzed; technical problems in precast pavement systems are explained; and future development directions are identified.

Subregion-specific F-FDG PET-CT radiomics for the pre-treatment prediction of EGFR mutation status in solid lung adenocarcinoma.

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of fluor-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT using sub-regional-based radiomics in predicting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status in pretreatment patients with solid lung adenocarcinoma. A retrospective analysis included 269 patients (134 EGFR+ and 135 EGFR-) who underwent pretreatment F-FDG PET/CT scans and EGFR mutation testing. The most metabolically active intratumoral sub-region was identified, and radiomics features from whole tumors or sub-regional regions were used to build classification models.

Effect of Industrial Solid Waste as Fillers on the Rheology and Surface Free Energy of Asphalt Mastic.

The continuous growth of industrial solid waste production has generated many environmental problems. We evaluated the potential of industrial solid waste as a substitute filler in asphalt mastic, with the aim of increasing the use of sustainable road construction materials. In this study, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the oxide composition and micromorphology of limestone (LS), red mud (RM), steel slag (SS), and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS).

Evaluating the Effects of Polyphosphoric Acid (PPA) on the Anti-Ultraviolet Aging Properties of SBR-Modified Asphalt.

The ultraviolet (UV) aging of asphalt is an important factor affecting the long-term performance of asphalt pavement, especially in high altitude cold regions. The current studies have reported that styrene butadiene rubber-modified asphalt (SBRMA) has a good cracking resistance at low temperatures. In addition, polyphosphoric acid (PPA) is an effective modifier that can enhance the anti-UV aging properties of asphalt.

Centimeter-Scale PdS Ultrathin Films with High Mobility and Broadband Photoresponse.

2D materials with mixed crystal phase will lead to the nonuniformity of performance and go against the practical application. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a valid method to synthesize 2D materials with typical stoichiometry. Here, 2D palladium sulfides with centimeter scale and uniform stoichiometric ratio are synthesized via controlling the sulfurization temperature of palladium thin films.

Effect of Re-Recycling on Rheology and Microstructure of Asphalt Binder.

Currently, aged recycled asphalt pavements have re-recycling demands, but the evolution mechanism of re-recycled asphalt binder properties is still unclear. Therefore, this study analyzes the rheological properties and microstructure of re-recycled asphalt by dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), bending beams rheometer (BBR), atomic force microscope (AFM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The macro performance results show that re-recycling improves high-temperature performance and reduces fatigue and low-temperature performance.

A semantic information-driven stepwise landslide displacement prediction model.

Landslide prediction is critical for the early warning of a landslide occurrence. Existing stepwise landslide displacement prediction methods are mostly data-driven approaches. However, these models are vulnerable to overfitting, and the low-dimensional numerical features with high numerical volatility prevent them from precisely quantifying the rapid increase in daily displacement in the acceleration phase.

Evaluating Solid Lung Adenocarcinoma Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Gene Rearrangement Using Noninvasive Radiomics Biomarkers.

Purpose: To develop a radiogenomics classifier to assess anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement status in pretreated solid lung adenocarcinoma noninvasively.

Materials And Methods: This study consisted of 140 consecutive pretreated solid lung adenocarcinoma patients with complete enhanced CT scans who were tested for both EGFR mutations and ALK status. Pre-contrast CT and standard post-contrast CT radiogenomics machine learning classifiers were designed as two separate classifiers.

MiR-339 depresses cell proliferation via directly targeting S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 mRNA in lung cancer.

Background: S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) takes great part in the development of multiple tumors. However, the post-transcriptional modulation mechanism of Skp2 remains unclear. Here, we present a new regulatory microRNA of Skp2, miR-339, which directly targets Skp2 to inhibit cell proliferation in lung cancer.