Evaluation of marginal accuracy of polyetheretherketone and zirconia copings fabricated using computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing technique: An in vitro study by Manish Jangade, Ranu Sharma, Nishanth A. Sudharson, Raj Jain, Shailendra Kumar Sahu, Anurag Dani

“…Materials and Methods: Thirty stone dies were created from silicone impressions of the metal die and poured using type-IV dental stone. …”
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Optimization of construction costs and energy consumption during the operation period of residential buildings (Case study: common residential buildings in Tehran) by Meysam Zekavat, Mansoureh Tahabaz, Mohammad Reza Hafezi

“…Research variables, type of exterior wall (pottery or Leica), exterior (stone or brick), type of window glass (plain or low emission), type of gas between the layers of window glass (air or argon) and the ratio of the window to the south front surface (15 % -30% -45% -60%) were built. …”
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Essay on Bernard Stiegler’s history of mnemotechnics by B. V. Podoroga

“…The main features of mnemotechnical evolution, from the first inscriptions on stone tools to today’s global digital retentional apparatus, is reviewed…”
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Stoppard’s chaomedic wit by Élisabeth Angel-Perez

“…The Stoppardian new problem play elects complexity as its thesis and conveys a message which is both conservative and iconoclastic: I will examine here, in the wake of other critics, how paradox, which is the foundation stone of Chaos mathematics, shapes all the components of the play—down to Stoppard’s epigrammatic style which, in my opinion, is both Newtonian and chaotic and becomes in turn a metaphor for chaos theory.…”
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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…Share of the patients with kidney stones in the shape of corals is 3,4% of the whole sample. …”
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The Benefits of Using a Small Caliber Ureteroscope in Evaluation and Management of Urethral Stricture by Walid Shahrour, Pankaj Joshi, Craig B. Hunter, Vikram S. Batra, Hazem Elmansy, Sandesh Surana, Sanjay Kulkarni

“…In 20 panurethral urethroplasties, 1 patient (5%) had a urethral stone found in a proximal portion of the bulbar urethra distal to a stricture ring that was removed using an endoscopic grasper. …”
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Antioxidant and anti–inflammatory effects of Helichrysum plicatum DC. subsp. plicatum extract in an experimental model of acute urolithiasis by Selvinaz Yakan, Kıvılcım Eren Erdoğan, Yusuf Kenan Dağlıoğlu, Tuba Aydın, Ahmet Çakır

“…In results, this study supports the hypothesis that HP’s antioxidative and anti–inflammatory properties help prevent OS, which is a factor in stone formation, thereby preventing acute renal damage and stone formation. …”
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Comparison of Initial Clinical Presentations between Primary Hyperparathyroidism Patients from New Brunswick and Changsha by Lingqiong Meng, Shuying Liu, Aseel Al-Dayyeni, Zhifeng Sheng, Zhiguang Zhou, Xiangbing Wang

“…Our study revealed that Asian PHPT patients from Changsha presented more severe PHPT profiles, lower bone mineral density, and higher incidence of renal stones.…”
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Effects of Different River Crab <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i> Polyculture Practices on Bacterial, Fungal and Protist Communities in Pond Water by Yun Bao, Bing Li, Rui Jia, Linjun Zhou, Yiran Hou, Jian Zhu

“…Our results suggest that the polyculture of river crab with mandarin fish, silver carp, and stone moroko was an effective and viable attempt, and it was superior in terms of microbial community diversity and stability.…”
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MODELLING THE IMPACTS OF SELECTED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON SEDIMENT REDUCTION UPSTREAM OF SHIRORO DAM, NIGERIA by ADENIYI GANIYU ADEOGUN, HABEEB OLADIMEJI GANIYU, ABRAHAM BABAJIDE OKUNADE, OSENI TAIWO AMOO

“…Application of reforestation, vegetative filter strips and stone bunds in the watershed reduces sediment production by 27 %, 39 %, and 15 % respectively. …”
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Febuxostat and Increased Dialysis as a Treatment for Severe Tophaceous Gout in a Hemodialysis Patient by Lynda Ann Frassetto, Suzanne Gibson

“…Urate crystals can precipitate in the kidney tubules, cause urate stones, and promote inflammatory changes in the renal interstitium and vascular endothelium. …”
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The cat’s-eye phenomenon: a mathematical approach by Gauthier, Jean-Pierre, Bui, Thanh Nhan, Fereire, Jacques

“…These calculations confirm the qualitative cat’s-eye behavior commonly observed in various situations, when the source or the observer moves around the cabochon or when the stone rotates under them.…”
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Des coiffes sans vécu ou l’authenticité rêvée by Pascale Dollfus

“…In several European collections and on the art market, one finds beautiful headdresses that bear semi-precious stones and are stamped “Ladakh”. Yet although it is true that similar adornments are offered by many traders in Leh, after thirty years of research in this region of Himalaya and its surrounding area, as well as in archives, it has not been possible to find any trace of them. …”
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Peach Brown Rot by Ali Sarkhosh, Shirin Shahkoomahally, Logan Marie Richmond-Cosie, Philip Harmon

“…., is one of the most economically harmful fungal diseases for peach and other stone fruit growers worldwide. Under the right conditions, the entire tree’s crop can be completely rotted. …”
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Peach Brown Rot by Ali Sarkhosh, Shirin Shahkoomahally, Logan Marie Richmond-Cosie, Philip Harmon

“…., is one of the most economically harmful fungal diseases for peach and other stone fruit growers worldwide. Under the right conditions, the entire tree’s crop can be completely rotted. …”
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Alexander Alekseevich Vybornov Is 70 Years Old! by Konstantin M. Andreev, Olga V. Andreeva, Natalia S. Doga, Evgeniia Р. Tkach

“…He devoted most of his life to studying the Stone Age of the Volga-Kama region and adjacent territories. …”
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Un autel miniature consacré à une déesse locale chez les Rèmes by Anthony Lefebvre, Marie-Thérèse Raepsaet-Charlier, William Van Andringa

“…The breaks in the altar stone create some problems for the reading of the inscription : part of lines 2 and 3 are unreadable, as well as the end of the text on the back side. …”
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Use of Sawing Waste from Zeolitic Tuffs in the Manufacture of Ceramics by M. Pansini, R. de Gennaro, L. Parlato, M. de'Gennaro, A. Langella, A. Marocco, P. Cappelletti, M. Mercurio

“…This paper investigates the thermal transformation of powders of volcanic tuffs that are used as building stones and aims at thermally transforming them into ceramics. …”
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Le cercle d’Autun. Les sources de la statuaire dans la Bourgogne romane by Nadia Bertoni Cren

“…Four wood sculptures are emblematic for the understanding of a specific school of sculptors that worked on wood as well as stone. The Christ of Courajod, the Christ in deposition from Pisa, the Madonna from Autun and the Christ stored in Cleveland illustrate the cultural and aesthetical refinement of the sculptors from Cluny. …”
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Concentration and health risk assessment of melamine in commercial citrus juices by Marzieh Rashedinia, Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Parisa Shavali-gilani, Razieh Noroozi, Mehdi Fathollahi, Parisa Sadighara

“…Melamine contamination in food poses significant health risks including kidney stones, renal failure, making it a critical food safety concern. …”
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