Publications by authors named "L Soriano"
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- Agricultural waste, like corn straw, can be utilized to produce energy and potentially reused as ash in cement and mortar manufacturing.
- This study specifically examines the auto-combustion of corn straw, analyzing the properties of the resulting corn straw ash (CSA) using advanced techniques.
- The findings indicate that replacing 10% of Portland cement with CSA in mortars shows similar compressive strength to control samples, suggesting that auto-combustion could benefit low-income communities by reducing reliance on traditional cement and effectively managing waste.
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- Mentorship is vital in advancing careers and providing support in medical education, particularly for women and minorities, yet the dynamics of mentor-mentee relationships in anesthesia remain unexplored.* -
- A survey of 543 anesthesiologists revealed that personal compatibility is key for effective mentorship, with time constraints and perceived disinterest being significant barriers.* -
- Both mentors and mentees reported benefits from their relationships, including improved clinical skills and reduced feelings of burnout, while women particularly noted a sense of 'lack of interest' from potential mentors.*
Global circular economy drives the development of sustainable alkali activated materials (AAM) for use as construction material from industrial by-products and wastes. The assessment of the potentially hazardous substances release of these new material combinations into the soil and groundwater over time is essential. In this study, the aim is the environmental assessment of three AAMs based on blast furnace slag (BFS), activated with almond shell biomass ash (ABA) as potassium source and three solid sources of silica from the agricultural industry, rice husk ash (RHA), spent diatomaceous earth (SDE) and bamboo leaf ash (BLA), using European horizontal leaching tests proposed for construction materials, for monolithic form, Dynamic Surface Leaching Test (DSLT) and for granular form, Up-flow Percolation Test and the Compliance leaching test, by simulating different scenarios of their entire life cycle.
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- Acrylate polymers and cross-polymers (ACPs) are common in cosmetics, and a study by the BSCA and CTPA aimed to assess their potential for causing allergic reactions.
- The study involved patch testing over 1300 patients for reactions to three specific ACPs, finding very few cases of irritant or doubtful reactions, with no confirmed allergies to one of the compounds tested.
- The overall conclusion is that sensitization to these ACPs at the concentrations tested is rare, suggesting minimal risk of dermatitis in patients already sensitive to (meth)acrylates.
Understanding the interactions in hybrid systems based on graphene and functional oxides is crucial to the applicability of graphene in real devices. Here, we present a study of the structural defects occurring on graphene during the early stages of the growth of CoO, tailored by the electronic coupling between graphene and the substrate in which it is supported: as received pristine graphene on polycrystalline copper (coupled), cleaned in ultra-high vacuum conditions to remove oxygen contamination, and graphene transferred to SiO/Si substrates (decoupled). The CoO growth was performed at room temperature by thermal evaporation of metallic Co under a molecular oxygen atmosphere, and the early stages of the growth were investigated.
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