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The paper presents experimental results obtained in the manufacturing process of a lightweight aggregate using a finely ground mixture of wastes (clay, glass and coal ash) expanded with silicon carbide as a foaming agent.
Lucian Paunescu +2 more
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USING A SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTION TO PRODUCE IN MICROWAVE FIELD A HIGH-STRENGTH POROUS GLASS FOAM
Another experimental application of the nonconventional microwave heating technique in the manufacturing process of a porous glass foam with high mechanical strength confirmed the high energy efficiency of this procedure compared to the conventional ...
Felicia Cosmulescu +3 more
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Socio-Economic Sourcing: Benefits of Small Business Set-Asides in Public Procurement [PDF]
Purpose Small businesses are critical to economic health and encouraged in government spending by set-asides – annual small business sourcing goals that often are not attained.
Gravier, Michael J +2 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman +8 more
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The paper presents experimental results of manufacturing in microwave field of heat insulating plates by expanding a powder mixture of glass waste, coal ash, silicon carbide and water pressed into a mold with walls made of silicon carbide.
Lucian Paunescu +2 more
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Mango Firmness Modeling as Affected by Transport and Ethylene Treatments
More and more, tropical fruit are subjected to accelerated ripening at receiving markets until “ready to eat.” We propose a kinetic model that incorporates the effects of temperature and ethylene on the firmness behavior of “Keitt” and “Kent” mangoes ...
Rob E. Schouten +7 more
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Outsourcing Relations in the Economy and Entrepreneurship [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to test the methodology of the ‘five forces of outsourcing’. The testing is based on the analysis of a wide range of industries within the long-term timeframe.
Dmitry Andreevich Stapran
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What are the Channels for Technology Sourcing? Panel Data Evidence from German Companies [PDF]
Innovation processes within corporations increasingly tap into international technology sources, yet little is known about the relative contribution of different types of innovation channels.
Harhoff, Dietmar
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ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior +7 more
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SIGNIFICANT ENHANCE OF THE INDIRECT MICROWAVE HEATING YIELD IN THE FOAMING PROCESS OF GLASS WASTE
The paper contains testing results of an intensification method of the remarkable microwave absorbing capacity of a silicon carbide crucible coated with a yttrium oxide layer, applied in the sintering/ foaming process of the glass waste.
Lucian Paunescu +3 more
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