Cold Joint Prevention
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Working with Hot and Cold Sources
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2023
Source: Robert M. Rioux & Suprita Jharimune, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Working with extreme temperatures, both high and low, is an integral part of many laboratory operations. For many, mentioning a laboratory instantly evokes the mental picture of a Bunsen burner. Bunsen burners and hot plates are used extensively in small and large operations in research laboratories and industries, thus making it necessary for all users to be aware of their safe handling...
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Liver Cold Storage and Transplantation in the Cold-Adaptive Daurian Ground Squirrels
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2025
Here, we present a protocol to establish a long-term liver cold storage and transplantation model in Daurian ground squirrel (DGS), which has been technically challenging in standard rodent models.
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Responses to Heat and Cold Stress
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2020
Every organism has an optimum temperature range within which healthy growth and physiological functioning can occur. At the ends of this range, there will be a minimum and maximum temperature that interrupt biological processes. When the environmental dynamics fall out of the optimal limit for a given species, changes in metabolism and functioning occur – and this is defined as stress. Plants respond to stress by initiating changes in gene expression - leading to adjustments in plant...
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Novel Assay for Cold Nociception in Drosophila Larvae
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2017
Here we demonstrate a novel assay to study cold nociception in Drosophila larvae. This assay utilizes a custom-built Peltier probe capable of applying a focal noxious cold stimulus and results in quantifiable cold-specific behaviors. This technique will allow further cellular and molecular dissection of cold nociception.
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Structural Joints: Fibrous Joints
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2025
Fibrous joints are a type of joint where the bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue. These joints provide stability and minimal to no movement between the articulating bones. There are three types of fibrous joints. Suture All the bones of the skull, except for the mandible, are joined to each other by a fibrous joint called a suture. The fibrous connective tissue found at a suture strongly unites the adjacent skull bones and thus helps to protect the brain and form the face. In...
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Vibration and compaction can integrate successive concrete layers when the earlier placement has not yet set. This allows the placements to function more continuously at their interface and reduces the likelihood of a weak zone. Timing is critical because consolidation has its greatest value while the underlying concrete remains receptive to integration with the fresh layer.
Delivery timing, placement sequence, concrete workability, temperature control, and consolidation all influence interface quality. Delays can allow setting to begin before the next layer arrives, while suitable workability supports effective placement and compaction. Coordinating these conditions reduces the chance that successive placements will behave as poorly connected portions of the same concrete element.
Continuity across a concrete placement interface supports structural integrity and load transfer through the element. A weak contact zone can reduce how effectively forces move between adjacent portions and may contribute to cracking or durability problems. Preventing such discontinuities is therefore important wherever successive placements form part of one engineered concrete element.
When setting has begun, crews should prepare the existing surface before placing additional concrete. Cleaning removes unwanted material, roughening improves the interface, and moistening conditions the surface. An approved bonding treatment can then improve adhesion between the prepared surface and the new placement, providing an alternative to direct integration by vibration alone.
Contractors can coordinate concrete delivery with the planned placement sequence and available consolidation operations. The work should be arranged so the next placement reaches the preceding layer before setting has begun, while workability and temperature are controlled. This planning addresses delays early and reduces the likelihood that surface preparation or bonding treatment will become necessary.
Cold Joint Prevention is most relevant in concrete elements that depend on reliable structural integrity, load transfer, durability, and resistance to cracking. Effective timing, surface preparation when needed, bonding treatment, and consolidation help preserve the functional connection between placements. These practices support the intended performance of completed concrete elements rather than focusing only on placement appearance.