Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Same Inflammatory Mediators? by Fulvia Ceccarelli, Matteo Saccucci, Gabriele Di Carlo, Ramona Lucchetti, Andrea Pilloni, Nicola Pranno, Valeria Luzzi, Guido Valesini, Antonella Polimeni

“…Starting from genetic factors, data from literature demonstrated the association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and PD susceptibility, similar to RA patients; moreover, SE-positive patients showed simultaneously structural damage to the wrist and periodontal sites. …”
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Miniaturized-specimen creep testing: an alternative for evaluating the remaining life of Cr-Mo steel components by Heloisa Cunha Furtado, Fernanda Figueiredo Martins dos Santos, Leonardo Sales Araújo, Levi de Oliveira Bueno

“…Therefore, replacing conventional specimens with small-size specimens, which can be fabricated from a limited amount of material, can facilitate the assessment of power plant components by creep tests without any structural damage. This study aims to compare creep-test results of Cr-Mo ferritic steel using conventional and small-size specimens to assess the effectiveness of using miniaturized specimens for analysis. …”
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STUDY ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A NEW STEPPING-TYPE EXCAVATION,SUPPORT AND ANCHOR COMBINED UNIT AND ITS VARIABLE TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT by XIE Miao, LI XiaoJing, LI YuQi, WANG PengFei, ZHONG CongHua

“…A stepping-type excavation,support and anchor combined unit in a full-mechanized excavation roadway was designed. The structure and the work principle of the unit were presented. …”
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Gender-based violence and child nutrition in fragile settings: exploring intersections and opportunities for evidence generation by Sarah R Meyer, Luissa Vahedi, Elisabeth Roesch, Christine Heckman, Silvia Bhatt Carreno, Andrew Beckingham, Megan Gayford, Manuela Orjuela-Grimm

“…Gender-based violence (GBV) is disproportionately perpetrated against women and girls, due to harmful gender and social norms, structural gender-based power inequalities and pervasive discrimination against women and girls globally. …”
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Angle-controlled strong and weak coupling in photon molecules by Feng Xiao, Xiaoqiuyan Zhang, Yueying Wang, Xingxing Xu, Tianyu Zhang, Min Hu

“…The system consists of a base waveguide layer and a single ribbon structure. By changing the in-plane angle between ribbon and incidence, the coupling strength between ribbon resonance and waveguide mode ranges from 0.03 to 0.08 THz, leading to the system’s transformation from weak to strong coupling. …”
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Enhancing the durability of Ti–Al–C coatings: The role of powder composition and processing variables by Huanhuan Hong, Panpan Yang, Xiang Gui, Yang Yang, Xia Liu, Jianxiang Ding, Gobinda Gyawali, Kang Yang, Shihong Zhang

“…The coatings exhibited a distinct layered structure, with variations in phase composition and microstructure attributed to differences in agglomerated powder and spraying conditions. …”
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A MINI-FACTOR HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE: A MULTIVARIATE FACTORIAL ANALYSIS by Zakari MUSTAPHA, Clinton AIGVABOA, Wellington THWALA

“…Adherence to safety regulations features among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) contractors’ in Ghana were confirmed through the use of a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings from the Structural Equation Modleing (SEM) analysis confirmed that the Rio coefficient and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient on the internal consistency were over 0.70 criteria for acceptability. …”
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Recent advances in self-lubricating metal matrix nanocomposites reinforced by carbonous materials: A review by Wenting Ye, Yeran Shi, Qing Zhou, Mingda Xie, Haifeng Wang, Benyebka Bou-Saïd, Weimin Liu

“…Rapid innovation in nanocarbon materials in recent years enabled rapid development of advanced nanocomposites for applications in structural engineering and functional devices. Carbonous materials (e.g., graphite, graphene and carbon nanotubes), exhibit a wide range of unique electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, which are also considered ideal lubricating reinforcements for metal matrix nanocomposites (MMCs) with superior mechanical and tribological properties. …”
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The effects of a brief intervention at home based on shared reading to promote children’s oral language by Camila Domeniconi, Marta Gràcia, Priscila Benitez

“…Results The results showed that all children improved some aspects of their communicative repertoire in standardized tests and/or in the observations of natural or structured situations. Conclusion We conclude that the use of strategies such as a brief intervention to promote communicative interactions between mothers and their children may have contributed to promoting children’s oral language.…”
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Chirality reversal of vortices induced by surface acoustic waves by Shuai Mi, Jinxuan Shi, Huibo Liu, Huiliang Wu, Huifang Qiao, Jianing Wang, Jie Dong, Xiaolei Li, Jiangtao Xue, Xiangqian Wang, Jianbo Wang, Qingfang Liu

“…This work provides ideas for manipulating specific magnetization states and promoting the application of the topological magnetic structure.…”
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Evaluation on the Efficiency of Biomass Power Generation Industry in China by Jingqi Sun, Dong Sun, Sen Guo

“…As a developing country with large population, China is facing the problems of energy resource shortage and growing environmental pollution arising from the coal-dominated energy structure. Biomass energy, as a kind of renewable energy with the characteristics of being easy to store and friendly to environment, has become the focus of China’s energy development in the future. …”
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Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Simulation of High-Nb Containing β-γ TiAl Alloys by Lai-qi Zhang, Xiang-ling Ma, Geng-wu Ge, Yong-ming Hou, Jun-zi Zheng, Jun-pin Lin

“…TiAl alloys containing high Nb are significantly promising for high-temperature structural applications in aerospace and automotive industries. …”
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Ultrasonic/compound enzyme extraction, comparative characterisation and biological activity of Lonicera macranthoides polysaccharides by Mengdie Ren, Yiru Hou, Danli Peng, Hui Li, Xuxiang Zhang, Lei Qiao, XiaoShuang Wang, Yongmei Jiang, FaMing Wu, Gang Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that the extraction method significantly influences the structural and functional properties of LMP, suggesting that UAE may be a more effective approach for extracting bioactive polysaccharides with potential applications in medicine and nutrition.…”
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The Harmonic Walk: An Interactive Physical Environment to Learn Tonal Melody Accompaniment by Marcella Mandanici, Antonio Rodà, Sergio Canazza

“…The Harmonic Walk, through the body movement in space, can provide all these users a live experience of tonal melody structure, chords progressions, melody accompaniment, and improvisation. …”
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POST CRISIS BANKING SECTOR REGULATION AND EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS by Ivica Klinac, Roberto Ercegovac, Mario Pečarić

“…In implementing the Basel III regulatory framework banks significantly increased the quality and consistency of the capital structure. On the other hand, the long-term stability of reduced systemic risks and the stimulation of the credit cycle are at stake. …”
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A Critique of Dante's Influence on Sanā’ī in the Research of Orientalists by Iman Mansub Basiri, Mahzad Sheikholislami, Hossein Hasani Dargah

“…On the other hand, the emphasis of the present article, contrary to the similar works, does not affect the similarities or differences in the thematic structure of these two works, but we tried to analyze the most important sources that produced similar or identical themes in the works of both authors.…”
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Isolation and characterization of ɸEcM-vB1 bacteriophage targeting multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli by Rania Abozahra, Dina Shlkamy, Sarah M. Abdelhamid

“…Genomic analysis revealed that it is susceptible to digestion by EcoRI. Ten structural proteins were detected by SDS-PAGE. ɸEcM-vB1 is considered a promising candidate for phage therapy applications.…”
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Erythrina variegata L. (Papilionoideae, Fabaceae) by Nguyen Nhat Nam, Nguyen Ngoc Trai, Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Le Quoc Duy, Pham Nguyen Tuong Van, Tan Tai Nguyen, Hoang Dang Khoa Do

“…Comparative analysis revealed high conservation of chloroplast genomes among Erythrina species regarding genome size, structure, and gene content. The phylogenetic study also indicated a close relationship between E. variagata and E. sanwicensis. …”
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Edible plant Artemisia argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot: An in vitro study on its anti-Helicobacter pylori effect by Meiyun Chen, Sheng Pan, Fengli Lin, Weixing Zhu, Baojie Li, Bing Zhou, Guimin Zhang, Zhong Feng, Meicun Yao

“…It demonstrated no antagonistic effects when combined with antibiotics and disrupted H. pylori morphology and structure, downregulated various virulence genes, and inhibited urease activity. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Variation in PBL Height over the Korean Peninsula in the KMA Operational Regional Model by Seung-Jae Lee, Juwon Lee, Steven J. Greybush, Minseok Kang, Joon Kim

“…This study reveals specific spatiotemporal structure of boundary layer depth over the Korean Peninsula for the first time at a relatively high-resolution scale. …”
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