Since the late 1960s, project management researchers have studied the factors contributing to project success, with Dr. Barnes introducing the “Iron Triangle” concept in 1969. Initially composed of scope, time, and cost, subsequent interp...
16 January 2021
Background: The increase in exercise levels in the last few years among professional and recreational female athletes has led to an increased scientific interest about sports health and performance in the female athlete population. The purpose of the...
Mathematical modeling was deployed to predict air quality during the construction and operation phases of an iron ore mine project in Maharashtra, India. A survey of different models revealed that the ISCST3 model was the most applicable one to predi...
In the context of atomic data computations for astrophysical applications, we review four different types of databases we have implemented for data dissemination: a database for nebular modeling; TIPTOPbase; OPserver; and AtomPy. The database for neb...
Information Technology (IT) projects have historically exhibited low success rates when evaluated narrowly through the “Iron Triangle” of time, cost, and scope. Recent studies emphasize the importance of soft factors—human, psycholo...
Under the Belt and Road Initiatives, China’s overseas cooperation in constructing mining projects has developed rapidly. The development and utilization of mining resources are essential requirements for socio-economic development. At the same...
We outline an intermediate step toward a semirelativistic BSR–RMT interface by using inner-region structure information generated with the B-spline R-matrix (BSR) method as the input to the Seaton/Badnell STGF/STGBF outer-region asymptotic code...
Primary production in the Southern Ocean highly depends on phytoplankton and has been reported to be limited by the availability of the micronutrient iron. The aim of this review is to summarize the past and current knowledge on iron limitation in th...
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) remains the leading cause of anemia, affects a vast number of persons globally, and continues to be a significant global health burden. Comprehending the patterns of ID burden is essential for developing targeted publ...
ENERCA (the European Network for Rare and Congenital Anemias) is a European Commission funded project since 2002 [...]
OpenSWAP is a class of innovative open architecture, low cost autonomous vehicles for geological/geophysical studies of shallow water environments. Although they can host different types of sensors, these vehicles were specifically designed for geoph...
The steel sector is one of the main contributors to carbon dioxide emissions among the industrial activities. It is mostly the use of carbon-rich blast furnaces and natural gas direct reduction processes that cause this. Hydrogen-based direct iron re...
We synthesized superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers (C60NWs) by potassium (K) intercalation. They showed large superconducting volume fractions, as high as 80%. The superconducting transition temperature at 17 K was independent of the K content (x)...
Gleeble-3800 thermal simulation testing machine was adopted to investigate the evolution laws of microstructure and properties in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) of pipeline steels with different Cr mass fractions (0.2, 0.5, 0.8 wt.%) u...
Iron and steel production contributes to ~10% of global CO2 emissions. In recent decades, different scenarios and low-emission pathways have been taken up by steelmaking industries with the collaboration of universities and research institutes to tac...
The use of a rapid heating method to achieve heterogeneity of Mn in medium-manganese steel and improve its comprehensive performance has been widely studied and these techniques have been widely applied. However, the heating rate (from α to &ga...
8 December 2021
Chlorination of shallow tubewell water is challenging due to various iron concentrations. A mixed-method, small-scale before-and-after field trial assessed the accuracy and consistency of an automated chlorinator, Zimba, in Rohingya camp housing, Cox...
PM10 emissions have been a significant concern in rock crushing and quarry operations (study site #1) and iron ore mining projects (study site #2) in certain regions of Malaysia, posing fears to the health and well-being of nearby communities with se...
Oral iron supplementation is the first-line treatment for addressing iron deficiency, a concern particularly relevant to women who are susceptible to sub-optimal iron levels. Nevertheless, the impact of iron supplementation on the gut microbiota of m...
Resource criticality arising from peak production of primary ores is explored in this paper. We combine the Geologic Resource Supply-Demand Model of Mohr [1] to project future resource production for selected commodities in Australia, namely iron and...
The existing studies mainly focus on the coarse-grained heat-affected zone and the inter-critically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone, while the studies on other sub-zones are relatively low. Meanwhile, the studies on the Cr element in steel...
There exist difficulties in applying conventional pre-embedded iron seats and their fastening systems in space-limited areas such as double-slip turnouts. To improve the convenience of fastener installation, a novel K-type pre-embedded iron seat and...
Background: Inconsistent findings have been reported regarding the relationship between dietary iron intake and the risk of gastric cancer (GC). Methods: We pooled data from 11 case-control studies from the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project. Tota...
In the context of critical water quality issues, there is a pressing need for more pragmatic approaches to water research. Adsorbent biomass, derived from abundant and effective natural sources, holds considerable promise as a solution. E. crassipes,...
25 October 2022
Early childhood nutritional deficiency has detrimental consequences on physical and cognitive development. We conducted a single-center, single-blind, two-arm pilot randomized no-treatment controlled trial (the Child of Urban Poverty Iron Project (CU...
This study aimed to clarify the effect of wire structure and alkaline elements in wire composition on metal transfer behavior in metal-cored arc welding (MCAW). A comparison of metal transfer in pure argon gas was carried out using a solid wire (wire...
This study investigates the effects of chromium (0.4~1.2) Cr content and temperature (35–80 °C) on the corrosion behavior and mechanisms of steels in a water-saturated supercritical CO2 (S-CO2) environment, aiming to provide theoretical fou...
The isothermal heat treatment process has been identified as a unique process of fabricating exceptional graphite cast iron due to its remarkable mechanical properties, such as excellent machinability, toughness, and high level of ultimate tensile st...
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the pancreatic volume between beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) and beta-thalassemia intermedia (β-TI) patients and between thalassemia patients and healthy subjects and to determine the predictors of pan...
The decarbonisation of the energy sector is driving increasing interest in the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, with existing natural gas networks representing a potential infrastructure for its distribution. Before hydrogen can be widely introd...
Background: Depending on post-donation erythropoiesis, available iron stores, and iron absorption rates, optimal donation intervals may differ between donors. This project aims to define subpopulations of donors with different ferritin trajectories o...
In thalassemia major, pancreatic iron was demonstrated as a powerful predictor not only for the alterations of glucose metabolism but also for cardiac iron, fibrosis, and complications, supporting a profound link between pancreatic iron and heart dis...
Understanding the coupling between electrons and phonons in iron chalcogenides FeTe
Fortification of fish and soy sauces is a cost-effective strategy to deliver and increase iron intake in the Cambodian diet, as both are widely consumed by the entire population. In order to qualify as fortified sauces recognized by international reg...
Distinct paradigms, such as the “enzymic latch” and “iron gate” theories, have been proposed to elucidate SOC loss or accumulation, but their relative significance and whether they are mutually exclusive in permafrost peatland...
In the direction of sustainable mining solid waste management and eventually zero-waste production, the MagWasteVal research program aimed to achieve the proper handling of massive quantities of extractive mining waste originating from the magnesite...
Project management is an autonomous discipline that is applied to a huge diversity of activity sectors and that has evolved enormously over the last decades. International Development Cooperation has incorporated some of this discipline’s tools into...
Elevated nitrate concentrations in groundwater and surface water supplies can negatively impact the quality of the environment and human health. Recent studies have examined the use of zero-valent iron technology to treat nitrate-contaminated groundw...
In this paper, we review recent progress and new challenges in the area of oxyfluoride perovskite, especially layered systems including Ruddlesden-Popper (RP), Dion-Jacobson (DJ) and Aurivillius (AV) type perovskite families. It is difficult to synth...
Under the discourses of sustainable development and modernization of the Amazon, an iron triangle of governments, companies, and investors often impose large-scale infrastructure projects (LSIPs) on Indigenous peoples to facilitate commodity extracti...
Using the three criteria known as the “Iron Triangle,” this study examines and analyzes the ramifications and effects of offset constraints on defense projects. Such projects, managed vis-à-vis governments and international authori...
Background/Objectives: Asylum seekers may have heterogeneous clinical and preventive needs and face difficulties in finding their way through an unfamiliar health system. This study reports a preliminary cross-sectional analysis of a structured Healt...
The development of corrosion inhibitors with outstanding performance is a never-ending and complex process engaged in by researchers, engineers and practitioners. The computational assessment of organic corrosion inhibitors’ performance is a cr...
Failures of tailings dams, primarily due to liquefaction, have occurred in Brazil in recent years. These events have prompted the Brazilian government to place restrictions on the construction of new dams, as iron ore tailings deposited behind upstre...
Cast iron is a material widely used in mechanical engineering, the automotive industry and large-scale structures. Interest in cast iron remains strong, despite the widespread drive to manufacture ever lighter, cheaper and more durable machine parts...
Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to affect iron status via decreased calcitriol production, translating to decreased erythropoiesis. The present study aimed to determine for the first time whether vitamin D supplementation can affect iron levels a...
The rapid development of new energy vehicles and Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) has significantly mitigated urban air pollution. However, the disposal of spent LIBs presents a considerable threat to the environment. Recycling these waste LIBs not only...
Dual and multi energy X-ray transmission imaging (DE-/ME-XRT) are powerful tools to acquire quantitative material characteristics of diverse samples without destruction. As those X-ray imaging techniques are based on the projection onto the imaging p...
A new route for making steel from iron ore based on the use of hydrogen to reduce iron oxides is presented, detailed and analyzed. The main advantage of this steelmaking route is the dramatic reduction (90% off) in CO2 emissions compared to those of...
Mineral grade estimation is a vital phase in mine planning and design, as well as in the mining project’s economic assessment. In mining, commonly accepted methods of ore grade estimation include geometrical approaches and geostatistical techni...
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