Workability among migrant diabetic workers: An occupational health-clinic-based study, Kuwait. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthDiabetes Mellitus (DM) can influence physical and mental health, and workability can be affected by how well workers can manage the disease. So, the aim was to assess workability and identify factors associated with decreased workability among migrant ...
Sarah A Bolbol +4 more
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Machine Learning to Predict Workability and Compressive Strength of Low- and High-Calcium Fly Ash–Based Geopolymers [PDF]
CrystalsThe potential substitution of Portland cement–based concrete with low- and high-calcium fly ash–based geopolymers was investigated. However, predicting the workability and compressive strength of geopolymers with the desired physical and mechanical ...
Andrie Harmaji +2 more
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Assessment of Mental Workload and its Association with Workability among Nurses Working in the Care Units of Patients with Covid-19 [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2023 Background: High mental workload can negatively affect nurses’ mental and physical health, quality of life, and workability. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between mental workload and the workability among nurses.Methods:
Seyvan Sobhani +3 more
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INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF USING FURNACE SLAG IN THE COMPOSITION OF ROAD CEMENT CONCRETE [PDF]
European Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 2023 BFS blast furnace slag presentation of the challenges and opportunities is related to the use as a substitute of Portland cement, respectively of natural sand in the composition of road cement concretes.
Liliana Maria NICULA +3 more
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BMC Psychology, 2021 Background The leadership of principals is important for school, teacher and student related outcomes. To be capable of doing their work (i.e., having sufficient workability), school principals need proper organisational preconditions, motivation, and ...
Roger Persson +5 more
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Effect of Recycled Foundry Sand on the Workability and Mechanical Properties of Mortar
Applied Sciences, 2023 Modern society requires a large number of metal components manufactured by sand casting, which involves the generation of a waste product known as Used Foundry Sand (UFS), of which approximately 100 Mt are generated on an annual basis.
Gilberto García Del Angel +6 more
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Investigation and Preparation of the Plastering Mortar for Autoclaved Aerated Blocks Walls
Crystals, 2021 The increase in the use of aerated concrete blocks (AAB) in construction walls has increased the demand for specialized plastering mortar, which should have the characteristics of high water retention, low water absorption, low thermal conductivity and ...
Tao Feng +4 more
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Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete Mixtures
Buildings, 2022 The development of non-proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is one way to reduce the initial cost of construction. However, workability is a major issue for which such mixtures are not practical in field conditions.
Tawsif Mohammad Hasan +4 more
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Setting control of completely recyclable concrete with slag and aluminate cements [PDF]
, 2016 A completely recyclable concrete (CRC) is designed to have a chemical composition equivalent to the one of general raw materials for cement production. By doing so, this CRC can be used at the end of its service life in cement manufacturing without the ...
De Belie, Nele +3 more
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Designing Workability of High Performance Concrete Using Rheometrical Workability Test
Communications, 2002 In the paper the results of investigation on cement/superplasticizer compatibility in presence of air entraining agent and silica fume are presented and discussed. Investigation was carried out on standard mortars using rheometrical workability test (RWT)
Janusz Szwabowski, Jacek Gołaszewski
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