Comparison of Adaptation and Microleakage of CAD/CAM Restorations to Inlay Cavities Prepared by Using Different Finishing Methods by Ayben Şentürk, Mehmet Ali Kılıçarslan, Merve Çakırbay Tanış, Mert Ocak, İbrahim Berk Bellaz

“…Inlay restorations milled from feldspathic ceramic blocks were cemented with resin cement. Adaptation and microleakage of the restorations were evaluated by micro-CT. …”
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Enhanced multiscale human brain imaging by semi-supervised digital staining and serial sectioning optical coherence tomography by Shiyi Cheng, Shuaibin Chang, Yunzhe Li, Anna Novoseltseva, Sunni Lin, Yicun Wu, Jiahui Zhu, Ann C. McKee, Douglas L. Rosene, Hui Wang, Irving J. Bigio, David A. Boas, Lei Tian

“…Additionally, we show that DS preserves geometry in 3D on cubic-centimeter tissue blocks, allowing for visualization of meso-scale vessel networks in the white matter. …”
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By activating endothelium histone H4 mediates oleic acid-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome by Yanlin Zhang, Jingjin Tan, Yiran Zhao, Li Guan, Shuqiang Li

“…Changes in VE-cadherin were measured by western blot. Blocking antibodies against TLRs were used to investigate the signaling pathway. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Behavior and Failure Mechanism of Bolted Heterogeneous Rock Joints under Different Anchorage Conditions by Xianzhen Cheng, Hengjie Luan, Yujing Jiang, Sunhao Zhang, Chuanyang Jia

“…The shear dislocation between the blocks under shear load results in the interaction between the bolt and surrounding media. …”
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Multitasking: does task-switching add to the effect of dual-tasking on everyday-like driving behavior? by Piesie A. G. Asuako, Robert Stojan, Otmar Bock, Melanie Mack, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage

“…The tasks were presented either in separate blocks or in intermixed order (conditions: repetitive vs. switching). …”
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Floods’ Impact on Cities’ Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study on Dubai by Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Raghad Aldamani, Imran Zualkernan, Reem Alali, Himanshu Grover

“…The main road connecting both sides of the area was completely blocked due to the floods with distant alternative connections while critical infrastructure was mainly concentrated on one of the two sides only. …”
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Soybean cultivars under the foliar application of a compounded biofertilizer in different plant phenological stages and doses by Fernando Simoni Bacilieri, Roberta Camargos de Oliveira, Ludyellen Cristina Medeiros Santos, Mara Lúcia Martins Magela, Regina Maria Quintão Lana, Ernane Miranda Lemes

“…This study evaluates the agronomic performance of soybeans with biofertilizer (BF) applications in different soybean phenological stages.Method Experiments were performed in two regions and designed in randomized blocks using a 2×4 factorial scheme (two cultivars and four BF managements). …”
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Insights into the tectonic evolution of the Svecofennian orogeny based on in situ Lu–Hf dating of garnet and apatite from Olkiluoto, southwestern Finland by J. Engström, J. Engström, K. Cutts, S. Glorie, E. Heilimo, E. M. Jolis, R. M. Michallik

“…Results reveal detailed temporal constraints for the tectonic evolution that can be linked to major events in adjacent tectonic blocks in both Finland and Sweden during the Svecofennian orogeny. …”
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Effect of hydrophobic corrosion inhibitor on the cement hydration and leaching resistance of shotcrete by Wei Wang, Junsong Chen, Shuang Zhao, Luping Zeng, Jingshun Cai, Song Mu, Jinxiang Hong, Min Qiao

“…In the alkaline environment of cement hydration, the hydrolysis products of organic carboxylic acid esters in hydrophobic corrosion inhibitor reacted with calcium ions in hydration products system to generate nano calcium carboxylate particles, which blocking the micro- and nano-scale pores to enhance the compactness and hydrophobicity of shotcrete matrix. …”
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Induction of Apoptosis Coupled to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress through Regulation of CHOP and JNK in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythemato... by Genkai Guo, Yan Meng, Wei Tan, Yunfei Xia, Chun Cheng, Xiaolan Chen, Zhifeng Gu

“…Interestingly, we discovered that 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA), a selective inhibitor of ERS, blocked the apoptosis of BM-MSCs from SLE patients and alleviated the level of Jun N-terminal kinase1/2 (JNK1/2) and CHOP. …”
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Enhanced Proliferation of Porcine Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induced by Extracellular Calcium is Associated with the Activation of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor and ERK Sign... by Jingjing Ye, Wei Ai, Fenglin Zhang, Xiaotong Zhu, Gang Shu, Lina Wang, Ping Gao, Qianyun Xi, YongLiang Zhang, Qingyan Jiang, Songbo Wang

“…Moreover, Ca2+o-induced promotion of pBMSCs proliferation, the changes of proliferative genes expression levels, and the activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway were effectively blocked by U0126, a selective ERK kinase inhibitor. …”
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Expression of genes of cytokines, transcription factors and differentiation antigens in human dendritic cells activated by double-stranded DNA by A. S. Proskurina, K. E. Orishchenko, E. A. Potter, E. V. Dolgova, A. V. Spaselnikova, G. S. Ritter, N. A. Varaksin, T. G. Ryabicheva, O. Y. Leplina, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…In this work, the expression of cytokines, differentiation antigens and transcription factor genes has been investigated in DCs activated by double-stranded human DNA (i) without any additional factors, (ii) using a lipophilic agent, and (iii) by blocking TLR9 with chloroquine. Evaluation of the DNA effect was carried out after the 6- and 24-hour exposure. …”
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Effects of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1α Secreted in Degenerative Intervertebral Disc on Activation and Recruitment of Nucleus Pulposus-Derived Stem Cells by Jinwei Ying, Zhihua Han, Shishen Pei, Linghao Su, Dike Ruan

“…After the systemic delivery of exogenous PKH26-labelled NPSCs into the rats in vivo, there was a significant difference in the distribution of the migrated cells between the normal and the degenerative IVDs, which might be caused by the different expression levels of SDF-1α. However, blocking CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) with AMD3100 effectively abrogated SDF-1α-stimulated proliferation and migration. …”
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Vimentin-Rab7a Pathway Mediates the Migration of MSCs and Lead to Therapeutic Effects on ARDS by Kai Wang, Boxiang Du, Yan Zhang, Congyou Wu, Xiuli Wang, Xu Zhang, Liwei Wang

“…Further experiments found that vimentin’s regulation of MSC migration is mainly mediated by Rab7a. Rab7a knockout blocked the migration of MSCs and weakened the therapeutic effect of MSCs in ARDS. …”
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Peripheral Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Macrophage Plasticity through the IL-10/STAT3 Pathway by Qi-Ming Pang, Rui Yang, Meng Zhang, Wang-Hui Zou, Nan-Nan Qian, Qi-Jing Xu, Hui Chen, Jia-Chen Peng, Xiao-Ping Luo, Qian Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…This effect could also be reversed by blocking the IL-10/STAT3 pathway with Ab9969 and Stattic. …”
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Patient-derived follicular lymphoma spheroids recapitulate lymph node signaling and immune profile uncovering galectin-9 as a novel immunotherapeutic target by Cèlia Dobaño-López, Juan García Valero, Ferran Araujo-Ayala, Ferran Nadeu, Fabien Gava, Carla Faria, Marine Norlund, Renaud Morin, Pascale Bernes-Lasserre, Fabian Arenas, Marta Grau, Cristina López, Irene López-Oreja, Neus Serrat, Ares Martínez-Farran, Lluís Hernández, Heribert Playa-Albinyana, Rubén Giménez, Silvia Beà, Elías Campo, Jean-Michel Lagarde, Armando López-Guillermo, Laura Magnano, Dolors Colomer, Christine Bezombes, Patricia Pérez-Galán

“…FL-PDLS allowed uncovering that soluble galectin-9 limits rituximab, rituximab, plus nivolumab/TIM-3 antitumoral activities. Blocking galectin-9 improves rituximab efficacy, highlighting galectin-9 as a novel immunotherapeutic target in FL. …”
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Inhibiting de novo lipogenesis identifies a therapeutic vulnerability in therapy-resistant colorectal cancer by Eeshrita Jog, Ashwin Kumar Jainarayanan, Alessandro La Ferlita, Arnab Chakraborty, Afiya Dalwai, Showket Yahya, Anusha Shivashankar, Bhagya Shree Choudhary, Aakash Chandramouli, Mufaddal Kazi, Darshan Jain, Nileema Khapare, Akshaya B, Bushra K. Khan, Poonam Gera, Prachi Patil, Rahul Thorat, Nandini Verma, Lalit Sehgal, Avanish Saklani, Siddhesh S. Kamat, Sorab N. Dalal, Nazia Chaudhary

“…The increased expression is mediated by the ETS1-PTPN1-c-Src-CEBPβ pathway. Blocking the conversion of free fatty acids into LDs by treatment with statins or inhibiting lipin1 expression disrupts lipid homeostasis, leading to lipotoxicity and ferroptotic cell death in both DTPs and patient-derived organoids (PDOs) in vitro. …”
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Effect of EGCG–Methacrylate-Functionalized Resin Infiltrant on White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Karin Landmayer, Bruna de Oliveira Iatarola, Talita Portela Pereira, Raquel Shimizu Mori, Alyssa Teixeira Obeid, Mariele Vertuan, Daniela Alvim Chrisostomo, Ana Carolina Magalhães, Lulwah Alreshaid, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, Anuradha Prakki, Luciana Fávaro Francisconi-dos-Rios

“…WSLs were created on bovine enamel blocks and treated with I, IE, or IEM. Sound and untreated enamel surfaces were used as controls (C). …”
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The Effect of Contaminants and Temperatures of a High-Palm-Oil Biodiesel Blend on the Lifetime of a Diesel Fuel Filter by Ihwan Haryono, Muchammad Taufiq Suryantoro, Ade Kurniawan, Muhammad Ma’ruf, Budi Rochmanto, Hari Setiapraja, Ahmad Taufiqur Rohman, Respatya Teguh Soewono, Taufik Yuwono, Ahmad Syihan Auzani

“…The results showed that the temperature and cleanliness of the biodiesel had a strong influence on filter blocking. B30 with an ISO cleanliness of 22/21/17 without added standard dust contaminants at 15 °C for 48 h produced larger amounts of deposits compared to B0 with an ISO cleanliness of 16/13/7 with the addition of 1 g of contaminant for the same treatment. …”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…Methods From March to May 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 352 community members randomly selected from residential blocks. A validated structured questionnaire was used to collect the required data. …”
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