Shaping Ability of Reciproc, UnicOne, and Protaper Universal in Simulated Root Canals by Etevaldo Matos Maia Filho, Cláudia de Castro Rizzi, Matheus Bandeca Coelho, Sara Freitas Santos, Luzia Mayanne Oliveira Costa, Ceci Nunes Carvalho, Rudys Rodolfo de Jesus Tavarez, Janir Alves Soares

“…The study aimed to compare the shaping effects, preservation of the original curvature, and transportation of the apical foramen of Reciproc (VDW, Munich, Germany), UnicOne (Medin, Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic), and Protaper Universal (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) in simulated root canals. Thirty resin blocks with simulated curved root canals were distributed into three groups (n=10), and prepared using Reciproc (RCp), UnicOne (UnO) and the Protaper Universal (PTu). …”
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DESIGNING AND EFFICIENCY EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC BALL-CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CONDENSER 180-KTsS-1 OF TURBINE Т-180/210-130-1 LMZ. Part 2 by Yu. A. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Ol’pinskiy, A. Yu. Naumov, A. Yu. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Ol’pinskaya

“…As a result of regular application of the ball-cleaning system the temperature difference of the condensers of all blocks Т-180/210-130-1 confined into the regulatory values and the cleanness coefficient of all three turbine units reached 0,85. …”
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The Immunoexpression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Breast Carcinomas, Lactational Change, and Normal Breast Epithelium and Its Possible Role in Mammary Carcinogenesis by Raja Alyusuf, Javed Fayyaz Wazir, Urmil Prabha Brahmi, Abdul Rahman Fakhro, Moiz Bakhiet

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for GRs was performed on archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of 96 cases comprising 52 invasive carcinomas, 21 cases with lactational change, and 23 cases showing normal mammary tissue histology. …”
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Optimization of Anti-Scour Device Combined with Perforated Baffle and Ring-Wing Plate Based on a Multi-Factor Orthogonal Experiment by Yan Wang, Rongjun Liao, Pei Yuan, Jinchao Chen

“…The results show that the structure blocks the down-flow actively and diverts and dissipates the flow energy to decrease flow below the critical velocity of sediment. …”
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Synergistic strategies for glioblastoma treatment: CRISPR-based multigene editing combined with immune checkpoint blockade by Xiaolin Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiaonan Luo, Maorong Zhu, Nannan Liu, Juan Li, Qi Zhang, Cheng Zou, Yuxin Wu, Zhengcong Cao, Shuangxin Ma, Weizhong Wang, Guangzhao Yang, Jintao Gu, Wei Liu, Meng Li, Anan Yin, Yalong He, Wei Lin

“…These modified EVs were then utilized to rejuvenate exhausted CD8+ T cells blocking PD-L1, resulting in significant therapeutic benefits for GBM treatment. …”
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Fast Image Registration for Spacecraft Autonomous Navigation Using Natural Landmarks by Yun-Hua Wu, Lin-Lin Ge, Feng Wang, Bing Hua, Zhi-Ming Chen, Feng Yu

“…CSA is based on image segmentation technology, aiming to find representative blocks, which will be allocated to different tasks to speed up the image registration progress. …”
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Hydrogen-bonded macrocycle-mediated dimerization for orthogonal supramolecular polymerization by Wentao Yu, Zhiyao Yang, Chengkan Yu, Xiaowei Li, Lihua Yuan

“…Establishing this new dimerization motif with shape-persistent H-bonded macrocycles widens the scope of noncovalent building blocks for supramolecular polymers and augurs well for the future development of functional materials.…”
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Bergenin, a bioactive flavonoid: advancements in the prospects of anticancer mechanism, pharmacokinetics and nanoformulations by Pratibha Pandey, Pratibha Pandey, Sorabh Lakhanpal, Danish Mahmood, Han Na Kang, Byunggyu Kim, Sojin Kang, Jinwon Choi, Seungjoon Moon, Shivam Pandey, Suhas Ballal, Sanjay Kumar, Fahad Khan, Bonglee Kim

“…Bergenin efficiently inhibited the proliferation of human cancer cells by stimulating the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing DNA damage and leading to cell cycle arrest in the G1/G2 phases by blocking cell signaling pathways. More comprehensive reviews are needed on the anticancer properties of bergenin. …”
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A Lectin from Dioclea violacea Interacts with Midgut Surface of Lutzomyia migonei, Unlike Its Homologues, Cratylia floribunda Lectin and Canavalia gladiata Lectin by Juliana Montezuma Barbosa Monteiro Tínel, Melina Fechine Costa Benevides, Mércia Sindeaux Frutuoso, Camila Farias Rocha, Francisco Vassiliepe Sousa Arruda, Mayron Alves Vasconcelos, Francisco Nascimento Pereira-Junior, João Batista Cajazeiras, Kyria Santiago do Nascimento, Jorge Luiz Martins, Edson Holanda Teixeira, Benildo Sousa Cavada, Ricardo Pires dos Santos, Margarida Maria Lima Pompeu

“…Furthermore, when DVL was blocked with D-mannose the interaction was inhibited. …”
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Semantic-Assisted LIDAR Tightly Coupled SLAM for Dynamic Environments by Peng Liu, Yuxuan Bi, Jialin Shi, Tianyi Zhang, Caixia Wang

“…This enables the segmentation of static and dynamic points while eliminating both stationary dynamic objects and moving environmental blocking objects. Additionally, in point cloud feature extraction and matching processes, we incorporate constraint conditions based on semantic information to enhance accuracy and improve pose estimation precision. …”
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HOXB8 mediates resistance to cetuximab in colorectal cancer cells through activation of the STAT3 pathway by Yunan Liang, Han Lin, Zongsheng Jiang, Qi Zhao, Ri Cui, Shaotang Li

“…By comparing drug-sensitive cell lines (SW48) with drug-resistant cell lines (HCT116, CACO2), we discovered that HOXB8 was substantially expressed in cetuximab-resistant cell lines, and furthermore, in drug-resistant cell lines (HCT116, CACO2), HOXB8 knockdown increased the cytotoxicity of cetuximab via blocking the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway. …”
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Variational Quantum Monte Carlo Solution of the Many-Electron Schrödinger Equation Based on Deep Neural Networks by Huiping Su, Hongbo Gao, Xinmiao Wang, Xi He, Da Shen

“…We introduce non-local and local blocks to represent quantum mechanical interactions, which contain more physical information about the particle system. …”
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MODELING OF THE ZONES OF INFLUENCE OF GAS WELLS AT A DEPLETED RESERVOIR by Ioan Alexandru Stoica, Lazăr Avram, Bogdan Simescu, Mihaela Helstern

“…This discretization was achieved through the system of grid blocks, for which the average properties (temperature, pressure, permeability, etc.) and connectivity between them were modeled through the flow coefficients. …”
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Role of periodontal ligament fibroblasts in periodontitis: pathological mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Yijie Huang, Ying Tang, Ruiqi Zhang, Xiao Wu, Li Yan, Xiling Chen, Qianqi Wu, Yiyan Chen, Yingtao Lv, Yuan Su

“…Additionally, this paper summarizes strategies for targeting PDLFs to treat periodontitis, involving blocking multiple stages of the inflammatory response induced by PDLFs and promoting the multidirectional transdifferentiation of PDLFs. …”
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In silico data mining of large-scale databases for the virtual screening of human interleukin-2 inhibitors by Halim Sobia Ahsan, Zaheer-Ul-Haq, Khan Ajmal, Al-Rawahi Ahmed, Al-Harrasi Ahmed

“…T cells activation can be suppressed either by preventing IL-2 production or blocking the IL-2 interaction with its receptor. Hence, IL-2 is now emerging as a target for novel therapeutic approaches in several autoimmune disorders. …”
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Engineering amphiphilic alkenyl lipids for self-assembly in functional hybrid nanostructures by Raúl Gimeno-Ferrero, Victoria Valdivia, Inmaculada Fernández, María Luisa García-Martín, Manuel Pernia Leal

“…A promising approach to overcoming these challenges is the self-assembly of surfactant-based building blocks into well-ordered hybrid nanostructures. In this study, we explore the relationship between structure and self-assembly in novel low molecular weight amphiphilic molecules to produce stable and biocompatible hybrid nanostructures. …”
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Low-Bit Rate Feedback Strategies for Iterative IA-Precoded MIMO-OFDM-Based Systems by Sara Teodoro, Adão Silva, Rui Dinis, Atílio Gameiro

“…With the proposed strategies, we only need to send part of the CSI information, and this can even be sent only once for a set of data blocks transmitted over time-varying channels. These strategies are applied to iterative MMSE-based IA techniques for the downlink of broadband wireless OFDM systems with limited feedback. …”
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Unlocking the potential of azide-phosphine Staudinger reaction for the synthesis of poly(arylene iminophosphorane)s and materials therefrom by Tomaž Kotnik, Antoine Debuigne, Julien De Winter, Matej Huš, Albin Pintar, Sebastijan Kovačič

“…Abstract Iminophosphoranes with the general formula (R3P═NR′) have great potential in synthetic chemistry as valuable precursors/intermediates in organic synthesis or as building blocks for various organic compounds. However, the synthetic approaches and conditions to prepare iminophosphoranes are still poorly understood, limiting the utility of this chemistry for organic materials. …”
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Biophysical Insights into Cancer Transformation and Treatment by Jiří Pokorný, Alberto Foletti, Jitka Kobilková, Anna Jandová, Jan Vrba, Jan Vrba, Martina Nedbalová, Aleš Čoček, Andrea Danani, Jack A. Tuszyński

“…A therapeutic strategy of targeting dysfunctional mitochondria for restoration of their physiological functions makes it possible to switch on the natural apoptotic pathway blocked in cancer transformed cells. Experience with dichloroacetate in cancer treatment and reestablishment of the healthy state may help in the development of novel effective drugs aimed at the mitochondrial function.…”
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Induced Abortion: Risk Factors for Adolescent Female Students, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Jairo C. Cavalcante, Eulàlia M. C. Maia

“…Data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire divided into three basic blocks of data: sociodemographic, sexual life, and pregnancy/abortion. …”
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