The use of concrete with polypropylene macrofibers can reduce the fragility and shrinkage of silica fume mixtures.Here, we investigated the effect silica fumes and aggregates have on enhancing high-performance concrete with polypropylene macrofibers.Three dosages of SPRAY GEL polypropylene macrofibers were evaluated (0.39, 0.63, and 0.79 % volume f
Sustainable use of endogenous touristic resources of rural areas: two portuguese case studies
Empirical evidence shows that tourism can give a real contribution to regional development and, in the case of certain remote and economic lagged territories, it is one of the best sectors to achieve this goal.This role of tourism as to do, namely, with the possibility of taking profit from the endogenous resources endowment of these territories.Me
Distributed computing power trading scheme based on trustworthiness assessment
The computing power network was primarily designed to optimize and efficiently utilize network and computing resources by connecting and integrating distributed heterogeneous computing nodes.Within this network, nodes frequently required computing resources from other nodes through trading mechanisms due to their limited local resources.The introdu
Comparative evaluation of Bailey manoeuvre of deep extubation with conventional awake extubation technique - A randomized clinical study
Background: Extubation is a critical procedure in anesthesia and critical care, often accompanied by complications, such as Spacers bucking, coughing, and hemodynamic instability, particularly after major surgeries.The Bailey manoeuvre, involving deep extubation with the i-gel laryngeal mask airway (LMA), may mitigate these issues.The study was pla
CNS glucose metabolism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a therapeutic target?
Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by selective degeneration of both the upper motor neurons in the brain and lower motor neurons in the brain stem and the spinal cord.The exact mechanism Socks for the selective death of neurons is unknown.A growing body of evidence