Effect of Social Media on Patient’s Perception of Dental Aesthetics in Saudi Arabia by Khadijah M. Baik, Ghazal Anbar, Abeer Alshaikh, Arwa Banjar

“…Moreover, patients preferred to have “bleaching” as an aesthetic treatment to improve their smiles (63.8%). …”
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Quantifying diversity and growth form distribution of scleractinian corals, in Mangrove Bay, El Qoseir, Egypt by Theres Koch, Angelina Ivkić, Lewis Jones, Victor Scharnhorst, Constanze Stix, Antonia Auer, Theda Schöchtner, Gözde Özer, Simon Steinwender, Joseph Wallace Daurella, Martin Zuschin

“…These rich ecosystems are becoming increasingly degraded in many regions by a range of anthropogenic factors, including recurrent bleaching episodes associated with rising sea surface temperatures. …”
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Analysis of the Chemical Modification of Dental Enamel Submitted to 35% Hydrogen Peroxide “In-Office” Whitening, with or without Calcium by Rudá França Moreira, Fábio Pinheiro Santos, Estevão Antero Santos, Ramon Silva dos Santos, Marcelino José dos Anjos, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…Each specimen was evaluated at 6 different points before the bleaching treatment, and these points were reassessed after each session. …”
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Chloride Diffusivity in Blended Cement Made from Selected Industrial and Agrowastes by Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…The cement, abbreviated as PCDC, was made from blending ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with dried calcium carbide residue and an incinerated mix of rice husks, spent bleaching earth, and broken bricks. The aim of the study was to investigate the ability of PCDC to withstand aggressive chloride environment. 10 cm × 10 cm mortar cubes were prepared using PCDC and cured for 28 days in saturated calcium hydroxide solution. …”
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Effects of Porosity on the Static Compression of Foam Buffer Materials of Plant Fiber and Their Numerical Model by Chongqian Huang, Xueke Zhang, Zhengqi Liu

“…In this study, foam buffer package materials of plant fiber were developed using bleached bagasse pulp as the main raw material. A digital microscope was used to observe the porosity structures of the foam buffer materials, and the porosity was calculated via binary image processing using Matlab software. …”
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Non-linear enhancement of ultrafast X-ray diffraction through transient resonances by Stephan Kuschel, Phay J. Ho, Andre Al Haddad, Felix F. Zimmermann, Leonie Flueckiger, Matthew R. Ware, Joseph Duris, James P. MacArthur, Alberto Lutman, Ming-Fu Lin, Xiang Li, Kazutaka Nakahara, Jeff W. Aldrich, Peter Walter, Linda Young, Christoph Bostedt, Agostino Marinelli, Tais Gorkhover

“…State-of-the-art X-ray snapshots lack high spatial resolution because of weak diffraction signal. Bleaching effects from photo-ionization significantly restrain image brightness scaling. …”
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Efficacy of Mouthwashes Containing Hydrogen Peroxide on Tooth Whitening by Muhammet Karadas, Omer Hatipoglu

“…Nevertheless, the color change achieved with the mouthwashes was significantly lower than that achieved with the 10% CP at-home bleaching gel.…”
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Modification of Tyre Rubber Crumb with Wastes of Plant Oil Production by Guzaliya Faritovna Sagitova, Galiya Nyssanovna Kalmatayeva, Saule Abdrazakovna Sakibayeva, Dina Duisenbekkyzy Assylbekova, Ainur Slambekovna Sadyrbayeva, Zhuldyz Kenzhebayevna Shukhanova

“…The authors obtained a tyre reclaim and a modified tyre reclaim using the fat-and-oil industry wastes (soap stock, diatomite, bleaching clay, and fatty acids isolated from soap stock). …”
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Whitening Efficacy of 3% Carbamide Peroxide Gel Activated by Lactoperoxidase by Mehdi Khemiss, Ines Kallel, Hela Zouaghi, Mohamed Ben Khelifa, Sana Bagga

“…Mandibular central incisors showed a greater tendency towards green (lower a∗) and blue (lower b∗). Bleaching effectiveness was observed in both the upper and lower central incisors and in the lateral mandibular incisors. …”
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Bioactive constituents from the leaves of Quercus phillyraeoides A. Gray for α-glucosidase inhibitor activity with concurrent antioxidant activity by Anastasia Wheni Indrianingsih, Sanro Tachibana

“…Furthermore, the significant antioxidant activities were evaluated using several assays, such as the DPPH radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging, reducing power, and β-carotene-linoleate bleaching assays, and the results suggested that the isolated constituents showed their possible application for treating the hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress. …”
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Three-dimensional transport of coral larvae and associated population connectivity in the coastal area of Okinawa Island, Japan by Zhang Tianrui, Uchiyama Yusuke, Takeyasu Kimika

“…In recent years, global warming has intensified coral bleaching worldwide. The mesophotic zone (MPZ) at depths of 30-150 meters, where photosynthesis is viable and water temperatures are stable, is expected to serve as a refuge and gene resupply source for shallow-water corals. …”
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Bioactive Characteristics of Wild Berberis vulgaris and Berberis crataegina Fruits by Arzu Yaşar Eroğlu, Özlem Çakır, Mustafa Sağdıç, Enes Dertli

“…The total phenolic content of the fruits was determined by the Folin–Ciocalteu methodology, and for the determination of the antioxidant capacity of the fruits, DPPH, ABTS, and β-carotene bleaching methods were performed and a high level of antioxidant activity was observed. …”
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Establishing a CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing framework in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) by targeting phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene disruption by Kameshwaran Senthil, Maniraj Rathinam, Manisha Parashar, Narasimham Dokka, Shaily Tyagi, Vandana Mathur, Sandhya Sharma, Kishor Gaikwad, Ramcharan Bhattacharya, Rohini Sreevathsa

“…The system was validated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated apical meristem-targeted in planta and in vitro embryonic axis explant transformations, with gene knockout confirmed by albino/bleached phenotypes. Editing efficiencies were 8.80% and 9.16% in the in planta and in vitro transformations respectively. …”
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A New Approach for Studying Bond Rupture/Closure of a Spiro Benzopyran Photochromic Material: Reactivity Descriptors Derived from Frontier Orbitals and DFT Computed Electrostatic P... by M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb, Sarah N. Ali

“…In addition, the solvent and rigidity of the medium significantly control the thermal bleaching of the photogenerated colored isomers and hence the switch ability pattern of the photochromic material. …”
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Effect of complexation with lanthanide metal ions on the photochromism of (1,3,3-trimethyl-<mml:math alttext="$5'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>5</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo...

“…<p>Complexation of lanthanide ions {Ln(III) ions [Tb(III), Eu(III), or Sm(III)]} with the spiropyran-derived merocyanine obtained in dark and under steady irradiation of indoline spiropyran (1,3,3-trimethyl-<mml:math alttext="$5'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>5</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math>-hydroxy-<mml:math alttext="$6'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>6</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math>-formyl-indoline-spiro-2,2<mml:math alttext="$'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn></mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math>-[2H]chromene) induces a noticeable hypsochromic shift of about 10&#8211;110 nm of its visible absorption band concomitant with hypochromic effect and influences its thermal bleaching in the dark. The effect of lanthanide ions and medium on photochromic, spectral-and-kinetic, and luminescence properties of the spiropyran and its complexes in solution and polymer matrix of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is studied. …”
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Contaminated Pond Water Favors Cholera Outbreak at Haibatpur Village, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India by Dilip Kumar Biswas, Rama Bhunia, Dipankar Maji, Palash Das

“…Disinfection of two ponds with bleaching powder was done. We proposed supplying of safe drinking water and repairing defective deep tube well to village.…”
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Sustainable bamboo: Technological innovations and patent insights for a greener future by Himalay R. Patel, Rahil Mathakia, Urvashi C. Mangroliya, Viralkumar B. Mandaliya

“…In the commercial sector, advances in bamboo fibre extraction and processing have led to higher quality and more sustainable textile products, while innovations in pulping and bleaching processes have reduced the environmental impact of bamboo paper production. …”
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Physicochemical Performance of Portland-Rice Husk Ash-Calcined Clay-Dried Acetylene Lime Sludge Cement in Sulphate and Chloride Media by Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Leonard Genson Murithi

“…The novel cement, labelled PCDC, made from intermixing ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with waste materials which included rice husks, waste bricks, acetylene lime sludge, and spent bleaching earth was previously tested and found to meet the Kenyan Standard requirements for Portland pozzolana cement (PPC). 100 mm mortar cubes were prepared, and their compressive strengths were determined after exposure to the sea water. …”
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COLORATION AND DISCOLORATION OF OLVEOLAR BONE AND TOOTH ENAMEL CAUSED BY MEDICATION by Giurgiu Cristian Levente, George Morarasu, Nicolae Baranov, Pogăcian-Maier Alexandra-Camelia, Radu-Mircea Sireteanu-Cucui, Cristina Pipa, Alina Monica Miftode, Alina Stefanache

“…Treatment options range from professional cleaning and bleaching to more invasive procedures like veneers and crowns, depending on the type and severity of the discoloration. …”
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Preparation of Laundry Soap from Palm Oil and Lye from Ash of Dry Eucalyptus Tree. by Bwambale, Gerald

“…This suggests that the soap's white color results from bleaching the oil sample, and that the soap's hardness is caused by a high concentration of K+ ions in the manufactured soap, as evidenced by the emulsification test results (observed), foam test results (form lightly with moderate persistence), and foam height measurements (1.1 cm). …”
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