In the paper some results on the effects of chemo-physical evolution of clay-lime-water suspensions on the microstructure of a lime treated kaolin have been presented. A multi-scale investigation on the sedimentation behaviour of clay suspensions under different pore water chemistry has been developed highlighting the chemophysical mechanisms controlling particle arrangement and the soil fabric...

The present work presents focuses on the use of different admixtures for development rendering lime-based mortars with improved adhesion and durability, as well reduction cracking. To this aim, combinations an improver (ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer, EVA), a water repellent agent (sodium oleate), viscosity enhancer (a starch derivative) mineral admixture (pozzolanic addition nanosilica or me...

During long-term low-flow sevoflurane anesthesia, dew formation and the generation of compound A are increased in the anesthesia circuit because of elevated soda lime temperature. The object of this study was to develop a novel radiator for carbon dioxide absorbents used for long durations of low-flow sevoflurane anesthesia. Eleven female swine were divided into two groups comprising a "radiato...

We deal with the textural aspects, porometry and hydric behaviour of combinations of building materials and their durability under attack by salt crystallisation and freezing. We selected 4 types of lime mortar (pure lime mortar, lime mortar + air-entraining agent, lime mortar + pozzolana and lime mortar + air-entraining agent + pozzolana) which were used in combination with either brick or cal...

color stability throughout the functional lifetime of restorations is important for the durability of treatment and of cosmetic importance. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the discoloration properties of a silorane-based (Filtek P90) and methacrylate-based (Z100) composites upon exposure to different staining solutions that are used on day to day basis (turmeric, tea, coffee, cocoa, l...

Throughout the history of citrus production in Florida one of the diseases with a major impact has been the Asian form of citrus greening (HLB), which was first detected in 2005. As a response to this introduction, new survey and detection methods had to be developed utilizing field observations directed not only to corroborate symptoms already reported in the literature, but to describe any va...

Soil acidification is caused by a number of factors including acidic precipitation and the deposition from the atmosphere of acidifying gases or particles, such as sulphur dioxide, ammonia and nitric acid. The most important causes of soil acidification on agricultural land, however, are the application of ammonium-based fertilizers and urea, elemental S fertilizer and the growth of legumes. Ac...

The Less Is More (LIME) programming model addresses known programmability, compositionality, predictability, and scalability problems related to parallel programming in embedded systems of new as well as legacy code in streaming applications. With LIME, the high-level functional aspects of algorithm design and implementation are decoupled from the low-level platform-specific mechanisms pertaini...