Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of topography for CAD/CAM all ceramic zirconia after different surface treatments by Sazan M. Azeez, Shatha A. Salih

“…Materials and methods: Thirty-six disc-shaped yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide specimens were milled from pre-sintered zirconia blanks using CAD-CAM machine with a diameter of 12mm and thickness of 1.4mm for twenty-seven discs while 12mm and 1.2mm for nine discs as a control group. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Apoptosis in the Isolated Rat Heart by Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging by Karl-Heinz Hiller, Christiane Waller, Matthias Nahrendorf, Wolfgang R. Bauer, Peter M. Jakob

“…Instead of employing superparamagnetic iron oxide particles linked to annexin V, a new T 1 contrast agent was used. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and Surface Charge Characteristics of Arid Soils in Southeastern Iran by A. H. Moghimi, J. Hamdan, J. Shamshuddin, A. W. Samsuri, A. Abtahi

“…The point of zero charge (pH0) values are low (2.85–3.35) in all soils mostly affected by organic carbon (OC) and free iron oxide (Fed). pH0 has a significant negative correlation with pH under field conditions (r=−0.45∗, P<0.05). …”
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The Role of Silicon Heterojunction and TCO Barriers on the Operation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Comparison between Theory and Experiment by Yaser Abdulraheem, Moustafa Ghannam, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan Radhakrishnan, Ivan Gordon

“…SHJ solar cells have primarily two main interfaces that play a major role in their operation: the transparent conductive oxide (TCO)/a-Si:H interface and the a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction interface. …”
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Tailoring the grain boundary structure and chemistry of the dendrite-free garnet solid electrolyte Li6.1Ga0.3La3Zr2O12 by Rae-Hyun Lee, Chea-Yun Kang, Jong-Kyu Lee, Bong-Soo Jin, Kyong-Nam Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim, Jung-Rag Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee

“…The electrochemical properties strongly depend on the characteristics of the grain boundaries and pores in the oxide–ceramic electrolyte. Currently, the main issue of LGLZO is its large grain boundary resistance due to high-temperature sintering. …”
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Folic Acid Is Able to Polarize the Inflammatory Response in LPS Activated Microglia by Regulating Multiple Signaling Pathways by Antonia Cianciulli, Rosaria Salvatore, Chiara Porro, Teresa Trotta, Maria Antonietta Panaro

“…The production of nitric oxide (NO) was determined by the Griess test. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and IL-10 were determined by ELISA. …”
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Engineering Active Interfaces on the Surface of Porous Single-Crystalline TiO2 Monoliths for Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Stability by Huang Lin, Cong Luo, Fangyuan Cheng, Kui Xie

“…The PSC Ni/TiO2 catalyst demonstrates complete CO oxidation and stable catalytic performance during continuous operation in air at ~80 °C for 200 h.…”
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Influence of Natural Honey on Biochemical and Hematological Variables in AIDS: A case study by Noori S. Al-Waili, Thia N. Al-Waili, Ali N. Al-Waili, Khelod S. Saloom

“…Honey lowers prostaglandins and elevates nitric oxide (NO) in various biological fluids in normal persons. …”
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Modulation of gut microbiota in targeted cancer therapy: insights on the EGFR/VEGF/KRAS pathways by Li Gong, Shixue Yang, Junli Huang, Yongsheng Li

“…Conversely, deoxycholic acid, lipopolysaccharide, and trimethylamine n-oxide may exert pro-tumor effects. Furthermore, modulation of the gut microbiota influences glucose and lipid metabolism, thereby enhancing the response to anti-KRAS agents and addressing diarrhea induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors. …”
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Analysis of a D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor with Multiple Conducting Layers by Amanda F. Romeiro, Markos P. Cardoso, Caua C. Miranda, Anderson O. Silva, João C. W. A. Costa, M. Thereza R. Giraldi, Jose L. Santos, Jose M. Baptista, Ariel Guerreiro

“…We explored four distinct plasmonic materials-silver (Ag), gold (Au), Ga-doped zinc oxide (GZO), and an Ag-nanowire metamaterial-to understand their impact on sensor performance. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulation of Gamma and Neutron Shielding with High-performance Ultra-heavy Cement Composite by Mohammadreza Alipoor, Mahdi Eshghi, Ramazan Sever

“…Calculations of radiation shielding quantities show that cement composites containing tungsten carbide and thallium oxide waste powder are a suitable combination and a practical material for radiation control. …”
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Iodine speciation in basaltic melts at depth by Sanloup, Chrystèle, Leroy, Clémence, Cochain, Benjamin, Grützner, Tobias,  Chen, Qi, Kono, Yoshio, Shen, Guoyin

“…Both methods point to iodine being oxidized in basalts, whether molten or quenched as glasses. …”
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Safety assessment of monosodium glutamate based on intestinal function and flora in mice by Jinzhao Xu, Mengqi Tang, Yini Liu, Jinghan Xu, Xiaoxi Xu

“…The results showed that 30 mg/kg MSG had no significant effect on serum C-reactive protein, trimethylamine N-oxide, angiotensin II, intestinal interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, secretory IgA and fecal albumin in mice, but also promoted intestinal development and regulated the intestinal flora. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by S. Mahalingam, H. Abdullah, S. Shaari, A. Muchtar, I. Asshari

“…Indium oxide (In2O3) thin films annealed at various annealing temperatures were prepared by using spin-coating method for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). …”
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Enhancement of blood flow containing tri-nanoparticles between bent peristaltic conduit and endoscope via thermal radiation and magnetic resonance by Awatif J. Alqarni, Essam M. Elsaid, Mohamed R. Eid, Mohamed S. Abdel-wahed

“…Three nanoparticles, copper, silver, and aluminum oxide were dispersed in blood as a basic fluid to study their potential effects on the flow and temperatures of the mixed fluid under thermal radiation and magnetic resonance, as well as the system's entropy optimization. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of By-Products from Haliotis discus hannai in RAW 264.7 Cells by Ho-Seok Rho, Hyang Kim, Jung-Ae Kim, Fatih Karadeniz, Byul-Nim Ahn, Ki-Ho Nam, Youngwan Seo, Chang-Suk Kong

“…Results indicated that presence of H. discus hannai mucosubstance by-products (AM) significantly lowered the nitric oxide (NO) production along the expressional suppression of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 and enzymes iNOS and COX-2. …”
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Metabolite-Sensing Receptors: Emerging Targets for Modulating Chronic Pain Pathways by Ciprian Pușcașu, Corina Andrei, Octavian Tudorel Olaru, Anca Zanfirescu

“…Butyrate-activated GPR43 inhibits inflammatory mediators like nitric oxide synthase-2 and cyclooxygenase-2, mitigating inflammation. …”
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Identification and characterization of a novel tetrapeptide from enzymatic hydrolysates of Baijiu byproduct by Qiang Wu, Changqing Zhong, Guirong Zeng, Xu Zhang, Liping Xiang, Chang Wan, Yougui Yu

“…Moreover, it showed no significant cytotoxicity toward human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and significantly induced phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (p-eNOS) and decreased endothelin 1 (END1) expression in angiotensin I (Ang I)-treated HUVECs, demonstrating the potential antihypertensive effect. …”
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Tribological Investigation of the Surface Protective Layer-Forming Effect of a Nano-Sized Yttria–Silica Mixture as a Lubricating Oil Additive by Ádám István Szabó, Attila Csík, Tamás Fodor, Kálmán Vad, Márk Marsicki, Álmos Dávid Tóth

“…Studies have shown that many oxide ceramic nanoparticles improve friction and wear, while mixtures also demonstrate favorable tribological properties. …”
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Preparation of Vertically Aligned ZnO/TiO2 Core-Shell Composites for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Lung-Chuan Chen, Shuei-Feng Tsai, Jean-Hong Chen, Gaun-Wen Wang

“…Vertically aligned ZnO/TiO2 (VA-ZnO/TiO2) core-shell composites deposited on ZnO-seeded indium tin oxide (ITO) glasses have been synthesized by a chemical bath deposition approach for growing one-dimensional ZnO structure followed by a spin procedure for coating TiO2 on the surface of ZnO structure. …”
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