Digital Workflow for Indirect Bonding with 2D Lingual Brackets: A Case Report and Procedure Description by Federico Rosti, Maria Francesca Sfondrini, Davide Bressani, Marina Consuelo Vitale, Paola Gandini, Andrea Scribante

“…A virtual bracket positioning is performed using software (NemoCast, Dentaurum), and a prototyped transfer tray is created by a CAD-CAM device. 2D lingual brackets were positioned inside the tray, so the appliance was bonded to the dental surface using light curing adhesive resin. Conclusions. During orthodontic treatment, CAD/CAM technology could help clinicians. …”
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Shallow-water mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) adapt to deep-sea environment through transcriptomic and metagenomic insights by Luyang Sun, Xiaolu Liu, Li Zhou, Hao Wang, Chao Lian, Zhaoshan Zhong, Minxiao Wang, Hao Chen, Chaolun Li

“…Research on genomic evolution and microbial symbiosis has shed light on how these species thrive in extreme deep-sea conditions. …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Tunable Multicolor Upconversion Emission of Cubic Phase Y2O3 Nanoparticles by Haibo Wang, Chao Qian, Zhigao Yi, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…The results show that the Yb3+/Er3+ and Yb3+/Ho3+ codoped Y2O3 nanoparticles exhibit strong red and light yellow upconversion emissions, respectively. …”
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Desferrioxamine Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Lung Contusion by Umit Nusret Basaran, Suleyman Ayvaz, Burhan Aksu, Turan Karaca, Mustafa Cemek, Ihsan Karaboga, Mustafa Inan, Feyza Aksu, Mehmet Pul

“…In the contusion+DFX group, SOD and GPx levels were significantly higher than those in the contusion group. In light microscopic evaluation, the contusion and contusion+DFX groups showed edema, hemorrhage, alveolar destruction, and leukocyte infiltration. …”
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Ultrathin Anode Buffer Layer for Enhancing Performance of Polymer Solar Cells by Dun Wang, Jian Wang, Ling-liang Li, Qiao-shi An, Hui Huang, Chao-qun Jiao, Yang Liu, Fu-jun Zhang

“…The PSCs with PEDOT:PSS/LiF as anode buffer layer show a maximum short-circuit density (Jsc) of 13.70 mA/cm2, with open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.73 V and fill factor (FF) of 49.1% under illumination 100 mW/cm2 AM 1.5 G simulated solar light. The dominant mechanism for the performance improvement of PSCs could be attributed to the increased charge carrier collection ability by anode buffer layers.…”
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Design Optimization of a 3-PUU Parallel Machine for Friction Stir Welding Robots by Eka Marliana, Latifah Nurahmi, Arif Wahjudi, I. Made Londen Batan, Guowu Wei

“…Friction Stir Welding (FSW) has recently emerged as an effective solid-state joining technique for welding high-strength aluminum alloys and light metals, particularly in the railway industry. …”
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Statistical analyzes and anomalies of precipitation in cold period in order to understand the effect of climate change on different regions of Iran (1951-2010) by elham yarahmadi, mostafa karampoor, hooshang ghaemi, mohammad moradi, behrouz nasiri

“…The highest decline occurred in the western and eastern parts of the Caspian coast and in the northwest, which requires special attention to managers in light of the areas of activity and concentration of the population.…”
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Photoirradiation Caused Controllable Wettability Switching of Sputtered Highly Aligned c-Axis-Oriented Zinc Oxide Columnar Films by P. W. Chi, C. W. Su, B. H. Jhuo, D. H. Wei

“…All the ZnO columnar films exhibit good transparency with a visible light averaged transmittance over 82%. According to water contact angle (CA) measurement, ZnO columnar films exhibit hydrophobic behavior. …”
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Assessment of caries diagnostic threshold of DMFT, and ICDAS II in the estimation of caries prevalence rate in first permanent molars among students of College of Dentistry-Hawler... by Razawa Kareem Saeed, Mustafa Isa Omer, Neenor Nazar Hanna, Hallo Khals Ghafour

“…Clinical examinations were carried out under artificial light using dental mirrors and dental probe/explorers. …”
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Sensation seeking and risk adjustment: the role of reward sensitivity in dynamic risky decisions by Yin Qianlan, Chen Shou, Hou Tianya, Dong Wei, Taosheng Liu

“…We aim to dissect the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying this interplay, thereby shedding light on the stable brain-based characteristics contributing to the observed variability in risk-taking and decision-making behaviors. …”
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Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric Microspheres Used for Profile Control of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Fajun Zhao, Hongbao Zhang, Yanping Wu, Dawei Wang, Yufei Zhang

“…A distillation–precipitation polymerization method was adopted to prepare nanometer-sized polymeric microspheres, whose structure, apparent pattern, thermal endurance, particle size, hydration, and swelling capacity were tested and analyzed by a series of techniques, including infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, high-pressure and high-temperature rheometry, and dynamic light scattering. The prepared polymeric microspheres were copolymerization products of acrylamide, acrylic acid, and methyl methacrylate that were uniformly round with a centralized size distribution. …”
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Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles: synthesis and optimization for long-term storage and effective delivery by Aigul Raimbekova, Ulpan Kart, Akbayan Yerishova, Timur Elebessov, Sergey Yegorov, Tri Thanh Pham, Gonzalo Hortelano

“…Methods The size and zeta potential of CsNPs were analyzed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and the morphology of CsNPs was assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Performances of WO3/TiO2 Composite Nanofibers by Xiuping Han, Binghua Yao, Keying Li, Wenjing Zhu, Xuyuan Zhang

“…The use of sunlight for photocatalytic oxidation is an ideal strategy, but it is limited by factors such as insufficient light absorption intensity of the photocatalyst and easy recombination of photogenerated electron holes. …”
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Chronotope of Engineering and Pedagogical Thinking by A. V. Feoktistov, A. G. Kislov, I. V. Shapko, V. E. Gorodilov

“…Such actualization shows the heuristic of the communicative interpretation of the nature and essence of thinking. In its light, engineering-pedagogical thinking appears simultaneously as an articulated and unarticulated, discrete and continuous communication of engineers-teachers with students, within which the competencies required by the profession and the impulse developing engineering and technical flair and ingenuity are transmitted, “infecting” (V. …”
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Evaluation and source identification of water pollution by Huaibin Wei, Haojie Qiu, Jing Liu, Wen Li, Chenchen Zhao, Hanfei Xu

“…Results indicate that the spatial pollution pattern of surface water quality in Henan Province can be generally classified as insignificant pollution in the north, heavy pollution in the central regions, and light pollution in the south. Heavily polluted areas are mainly located in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Kaifeng. …”
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Virus-Mimicking Polymer Nanocomplexes Co-Assembling HCV E1E2 and Core Proteins with TLR 7/8 Agonist—Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Activity by Thomas R. Fuerst, Alexander Marin, Sarah Jeong, Liudmila Kulakova, Raman Hlushko, Katrina Gorga, Eric A. Toth, Nevil J. Singh, Alexander K. Andrianov

“…The resulting assemblies were characterized using dynamic light scattering and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation methods and directly visualized in their vitrified state by cryogenic electron microscopy. …”
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Pleiotropic effects of niacin: Current possibilities for its clinical use by Zeman Miroslav, Vecka Marek, Perlík František, Staňková Barbora, Hromádka Robert, Tvrzická Eva, Širc Jakub, Hrib Jakub, Žák Aleš

“…This review summarizes the present and possible future use of niacin in clinical practice in light of its newly recognized pleiotropic effects.…”
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Carbonyl-nitrogen multi-resonance emitters for efficient OLEDs with high color purity by Zhiwei Wu, Peng Zou, Jingwen Xu, Xiaobin Dong, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin Zhao

“…Efficient hyperfluorescence OLEDs are fabricated using these materials as emitters, providing pure green lights with electroluminescence peaks at 526‒538 nm, narrow FWHMs of 29‒33 nm, excellent external quantum efficiencies of up to 29.48% and small efficiency roll-offs. …”
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Photocatalytic Inactivation Effect of Gold-Doped TiO2 (Au/TiO2) Nanocomposites on Human Colon Carcinoma LoVo Cells by Juan Xu, Yi Sun, Yaomin Zhao, Junjie Huang, Chunmei Chen, Zhiyu Jiang

“…When 50 μg/mL 2 wt% Au/TiO2 nanocomposites were used, all of the LoVo cancer cells were killed under the irradiation of UV light (λmax = 365 nm, Intensity = 1.8 mW/cm2) within 100 minutes. …”
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Bioactive Characteristics and Storage of Salt Mixtures Seasoned with Powdered Cereal Sprouts by Vesna Tumbas Šaponjac, Gordana Ćetković, Jasna Čanadanović-Brunet, Anamarija Mandić, Vanja Šeregelj, Jelena Vulić, Sladjana Stajčić

“…Colour, TPh, and AC retention of seasoned salts and OSM was significantly better (p<0.05) preserved in amber bottles during storage, protected from light. The sprout content was in correlation with TPh and AC retention and colour change. …”
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