This study evaluates the potential use of discarded plasterboard paper as fibers from buildings to reinforce concrete. Various concentrations of wastepaper fibers (0.5%, 1%, 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Aortic aneurysm is an uncommon but life-threatening cause of hemoptysis. Treatments include surgery and/or endovascular intervention, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Endovascular intervention is associated with good early and medium-term outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCopper is a transition metal essential for human life. Its homeostasis is regulated in the liver, which delivers copper to the whole body and excretes its excess outside the organism in the feces through the bile. These functions are regulated within hepatocytes, and the ATP7B copper transporter is central to making the switch between copper use and excretion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe monitoring of air quality compliance requires the use of Federal Reference Methods (FRM)/Federal Equivalent Methods (FEM); nevertheless, the validity and reliability of low-cost sensors deserve attention due to their affordability and accessibility. This review examines the methodologies of previous studies to characterise the performance of low-cost air quality sensors and to identify the influential factors in sensor evaluation experiments. The data on four statistical measures (Correlation of Determination, r; Root Mean Square Error, RMSE; Mean Normalised Bias, MNB; and Coefficient of Variation, CV) and details about five methodological factors in experimental design (environmental setting, reference instrument, regression model, pollutant attribute, and sensor original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specification) were extracted from a total of 112 primary articles for a detailed analysis.
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