Change of TGF-β1 Gene Expression and TGF-β1 Protein Level in Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Identification of Plaque Bacteria in a Patient with Recurrent Localized Gingival Enlargem... by Lilies Anggarwati Astuti, Mochammad Hatta, Sri Oktawati, Rosdiana Natzir, Ressy Dwiyanti

“…Clinical and GCF follow-up examination was performed one week and three weeks after gingivectomy, and successful results on biological, functional, and aesthetic parameters were observed.…”
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Characterization of a thermally stable red-light-emitting phosphor: synthesis, photoluminescence, and thermoluminescence studies of CsCaF3 compound doped with Eu3+ for solid-state... by N. Hema, B. Chandrasekaran, R. Kameshwaran, M. Ammal Dhanalakshmi, V. Rathina Mala, G. Annadurai, K. Ganesh Kumar, M. Vimalan, Mohammed F. Albeshr

“…. % Eu3+ doped CsCaF3 sample was found to have a color purity of 81% and an associated color temperature of 1660 K, indicating its suitability for aesthetic lighting applications. Furthermore, thermoluminescence study, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and effective atomic number (Zeff) calculations were conducted to provide valuable information for potential radiation dosimetry applications.…”
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Maxillary Reconstruction with Xenogeneic Bone Graft, Platelet-Rich Fibrin, and Titanium Mesh for Rehabilitation with Implants: A 5-year Follow-Up Study by Graziele Parize, Samy Tunchel, Alberto Blay, Eduardo Felippe Duailibi-Neto, Yeon Jung Kim, Debora Pallos

“…After six months, the necessary bone height and volume were obtained for placement of implants, and the bone contour was restored in the anterior region, providing functional and aesthetic improvement. The amount of linear and volumetric bone gains was compared to baseline computed tomography scans. …”
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Reconstruction of Upper Eyelid Defects Secondary to Malignant Tumors with a Newly Modified Cutler-Beard Technique with Tarsoconjunctival Graft by Álvaro Bengoa-González, Bianca Ma Laslău, Agustín Martín-Clavijo, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Ma Dolores Lago-Llinás

“…All of the patients were satisfied with the aesthetic result. Conclusion. This technique allows us to safely inset a suitable graft on the ocular surface, with sufficient blood supply, resulting in a stable margin and good contour.…”
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Benefits of the use of porcine skin for the management of toxic epidermal necrolysis injuries: Review of the literature by Juan Ludeña, Diana Rojas, Pedro Ciudad, Walter Navarro, Rafael Rossi, Annelisse Travi

“…An alternative for this is the use of porcine skin, which has been shown to have good aesthetic results in the management of TEN. Objective: To demonstrate the benefits provided by the use of porcine skin as a biological dressing in TEN injuries in the Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery service of the Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital. …”
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Role of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Rehabilitation of a Traumatised Deficient Maxillary Alveolar Ridge Using Symphyseal Block Graft Placement by Shipra Arora, Arundeep Kaur Lamba, Farrukh Faraz, Shruti Tandon, Abdul Ahad

“…Deficiencies in the alveolar ridges cause multiple problems in achieving aesthetic and functional outcome of implant therapy and are commonly restored by using onlay graft from intraoral source. …”
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Hyaluronic Acid Injections as Nonsurgical Alternative in case of Delayed Diagnosis of Malar Arch Fracture: Case Report and Literature Review by Raffaele Rauso, Giorgio Lo Giudice, Nicola Zerbinati, Gianpaolo Tartaro

“…The aim of this study is to underline the importance of a complete aesthetic restoration in patients treated for noncosmetic purposes. …”
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Citizens of the Global South value urban green space: an example from Iran by Sahel Azizkhani Shadisheh, Kamran Shayesteh, Michael Farmer, Gad Perry

“…Principal component analysis identified four key predictors of WTP: economic status, geographic origin, gender, and aesthetic preference. Despite the average per capita monthly income in Iran being below $450, Iranians show an appreciation of UGSs, suggesting that citizens of other economically challenged countries would like to see greater investment in UGSs.…”
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Modelling of Wind Pressure Coefficients on C-Shaped Building Models by Monalisa Mallick, Abinash Mohanta, Awadhesh Kumar, Vivek Raj

“…Designs of buildings are changing with emerging demands of several aesthetical features and efficient design based on geometry. …”
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The effect of micro climate factors on energy consumption optimization approach in Tehran urban buildings by pariz Amiri Ade, Saeed Tizghalam zenozi, Mehrdad Javidi Nejad

“…The volume of the building was designed in a stepped fashion, and while it could aesthetically enhance its strength, it could reduce the wind load on the upper floors. …”
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Our first experience of prepectoral reconstruction of the mammary gland using a mesh polypropylene implant by D. N. Rovenskikh, S. A. Usov, S. V. Petrosyants

“…No other complications or tumor recurrences were registrated during observation period. The aesthetic results (mainly shape and volume breasts symmetry, nipples symmetry after nipple- sparing operation) were estimated as good both by surgeon and all patients. …”
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White-Ceramic Conversion on Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr Surface for Dental Applications by Akiko Obata, Eri Miura-Fujiwara, Akimitsu Shimizu, Hirotaka Maeda, Masaaki Nakai, Yoshimi Watanabe, Mitsuo Niinomi, Toshihiro Kasuga

“…For dental application, TNTZ surfaces were converted to white oxidized layer by a simple heat treatment in air to achieve the formation of aesthetic surfaces. The oxidized layer formed by the heat treatment at 1000°C for 0.5 or 1 hr was whiter and joined to TNTZ substrate more strongly than that formed by the treatment at 900°C. …”
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Social Media Growth Blueprint for Plastic Surgeons: Insights and Considerations From Personal Experience by Ahmad Saadya, MBBCh, MRCS (Eng), Tarek El-Tantawy, MBBCh, MRCS, FRCS (Plast)

“…This growth led to a 47% increase in nonsurgical aesthetic consultations. Engagement and educational content, such as study tips, received the highest views, totaling 5.6 million, demonstrating the importance of such content in building a follower base for targeted marketing. …”
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Dermoscopy and Ultraviolet-Enhanced Fluorescence Dermoscopy (UEFD) Increase the Accuracy of Diagnosis and Are Useful in Assessing the Effectiveness of <i>Kerion celsi</i> Treatment by Justyna Putek, Danuta Nowicka, Alina Jankowska-Konsur

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Simulation and Formation Mechanisms of Urban Landscape Design Based on Discrete Dynamic Models Driven by Big Data by Ke Cao, Jing Xiao, Yan Wu

“…Urban landscape design as a contemporary art embodies postmodernist philosophical thinking, aesthetic thinking, and breaking the traditional concept of art, and it is a new way of creating and presenting art. …”
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Educational Intervention on Risk Factors Associated with Malocclusions in Five-year-old Children by Amarelys Morera Pérez, Nora Sexto Delgado, Boris Yanes Tarancón, Anabel Casanova Lezcano

“…<strong>Background</strong>: educational programs aimed at increasing knowledge on oral health and promoting proper oral hygiene habits allow controlling or limiting the development of dento-maxillofacial defects that lead to many aesthetic, functional and mental disorders.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention on risk factors associated with malocclusions in children aged five years. …”
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La Station Nation du RER A. Un patrimoine souterrain by Raphaël Labrunye, Raphaël Lescure

“…Pursuing a proven approach, the RATP Group hired consulting architects who were the designers of a new aesthetic sense of the metropolitan transportation. …”
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H. G. Wells’s and E. M. Forster’s Transformative Arts: Theoretical Divergences and Formal Connections by Laurent Mellet

“…In Wells’s Edwardian novels, the only way to fulfil oneself is precisely to try and change the world through political commitment and action, while Forsterian protagonists find salvation in a much more aesthetic progression to sentience. In either case, the novelist questions and experiments with the form of the literary medium. …”
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Proverbs and African Modernity: Defining an Ethics of Becoming by Oyekan Owomoyela

“…Because of these efforts we now know a good deal about proverbs as a cultural resource, their functionality and the protocols for their usage, but also their artistry-structure, wordplay, imagery, and so forth, especially after calls such as Isidore Okpewho’s (1992) that scholars pay due attention to the aesthetic dimensions of traditional oral forms. …”
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Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics by Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg

“…Statistical analysis indicated that: (1) safety and commercialization-related factors like food and ticket prices significantly influence park accessibility; and (2) park attractiveness is strongly associated with the park’s cultural (e.g., aesthetic experiences, leisure and entertainment opportunities) and regulatory features (e.g., cleanliness, quietness). …”
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