Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can enter the host cells by binding the viral surface spike glycoprotein (SG) to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. …”
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Study of the Construction Sequence of Overlapping Tunnels by the Shield Tunneling Method: A Case Study of the Longest Overlapping Tunnel in China by Zhiyong Yang, Yaowen Ding, Yusheng Jiang, Kuanda Fang, Linwei Dong, Weiqiang Qi, Zheng Wei

“…Taking the overlapping tunnel of Tianjin Metro Line 5 as the background, a three-dimensional numerical model was established using Flac3D software to study the influence of the “first up and then down” and “first down and then up” construction sequences of the overlapping tunnel on the surface settlement, stratum displacement, lining radial stress, and displacement. …”
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Corrosion behavior of NiTi alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion in relation to the formed passive films in Hank's solution by Yi-Fan Zhang, Liang-Yu Chen, Yong Liu, Hong-Yu Yang, Jin-Hua Peng, Chuanbo Zheng, Lina Zhang, Lai-Chang Zhang

“…The degradation of passive films is attributed to the dissolution of NiO on the film surfaces, resulting from the hydration reaction. Such a phenomenon leads to imperfections in the passive films, diminishing their protective effectiveness for the underlying substrate. …”
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Experimental Research on Acoustic Emission Characteristics and Felicity Effects during Coal Fatigue Failure under Cyclic Loading by Yongjie Yang, Luyi Xing

“…Under triaxial cyclic loading, a shear failure mode that extends along different directions of fracture surface will be presented. The acoustic emission in the range of different stress levels shows a different degree of Felicity effect. …”
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Soil Contamination by Metals/Metalloids around an Industrial Region and Associated Human Health Risk Assessment by Hale Demirtepe

“…This study aims to determine current metal/metalloid contamination levels in soil from Aliağa industrial region and assess associated health risks. Five surface soil samples were collected from the region, representing residential, agricultural areas, and downwind of possible sources. …”
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The Concept of the Heat Removal System of a High-Flux Research Reactor by Vitaly Uzikov, Ildar Suleimanov, Irina Uzikova

“…However, even with a complete failure of all forced circulation circuits, the evaporation of water from the surface of the pool makes it possible to safely remove the residual heat from the fuel assemblies and from the irradiation devices in the cells of the reflector.…”
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Telbivudine Treatment during Late Pregnancy Prevents Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus: A Retrospective Study by Mengzhi Cai, Yanli Hao, Jianxin Zhong, Wei Yao, Xia Cao, Guifang Gu, Gang Qin

“…A total of 651 pregnant women aged 18-40 in Nantong Third People’s Hospital and Hospital affiliated to Nantong University with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA were enrolled between January 2011 and December 2015. …”
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Identification of subsidence areas using radar interferometry (Case study: Damaneh plain) by shokrollah kiani, ahmad mazidi, Seyed Zein Al-Abedin Hosseini

“…Subsidence is an environmental phenomenon caused by the gradual subsidence or sudden subsidence of the earthchr('39')s surface. The phenomenon of subsidence in residential, industrial and agricultural areas can cause catastrophic damage. …”
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Interplay between circulating von Willebrand factor and neutrophils: implications for inflammation, neutrophil function, and von Willebrand factor clearance by Alua Kuanyshbek, Hamideh Yadegari, Jens Müller, Nasim Shahidi Hamedani, Samhitha Urs Ramaraje, Johannes Oldenburg

“…Moreover, stimulated neutrophils exposed to purified plasma-derived VWF exhibited elevated expression of neutrophil surface markers CD45 and CD66b, indicative of altered neutrophil function related to cell adhesion, migration, and phagocytosis. …”
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Tensile Fracture Behavior of Corroded Pipelines: Part 2—Numerical Simulation Based on Monte Carlo Method by Feng Liu, Yuchao Yang, Feng Xi

“…The experimental part in this companion paper revealed that the macroscopic mechanical performance of corroded pipes follows a decreasing trend with the increasing corrosion rate. Inspired by the surface topology by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and the scattered distribution of test data, a computational procedure based on the Monte Carlo simulation method was developed in this paper to understand the randomness of the crack propagation process and the performance degradation mechanism of the corroded pipelines. …”
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Agriculture urbaine et habitat humain by Louiza Boukharaeva, Marcel Marloie

“…Indeed, it offers the possibility of supplementing an urban home with a plot in which one can combine food production and recreation (rest, health improvement, freedom of activity, strengthening of family ties), according to their needs, their desires, and their constraints. With a surface varying between 300 and 1000 m², the individual plots of land in the allotment gardens, allotment vegetable gardens and dacha allotments concern about a quarter of the urban population of Russia, and less in other countries. …”
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Numerical simulation analysis of effect of borehole gas extraction under fluid‐structure interaction by Lin Wang, Ziyao Yang, Xiangjun Chen, Shuailong Feng

“…Abstract To study the effect of coal pressure on gas extraction under fluid‐solid coupling, the effect of gas extraction radius under different pore sizes and treatment methods was simulated by using COMSOL Multiphysics software, the time evolution law of gas pressure on coal surface was obtained, and the numerical simulation results were verified by the observation of flow rate and concentration in experimental mine combined with fluid‐solid interaction. …”
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Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Thisira Priyantha Andrahennadi, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Nadeeja Wickramarachchi, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…The optimized reagents were 2 N NaOH (sodium hydroxide), 2% Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate), 1% CuSO4 (copper sulfate), 2% KNaC4H4O6 (potassium sodium tartrate), and 2 N Folin and Ciocalteu’s phenol. …”
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Development of sustained-release extemporaneous moxifloxacin loaded commercial soft hydrogel contact lenses by Duy Toan Pham, Pratthana Chomchalao, Kunasin Bunneramit, Phurichaya Kladcharoen, Rossukon Khotcharrat, Waree Tiyaboonchai

“…Isothermally, the moxifloxacin molecules were adsorbed onto the contact lenses surfaces via physical adsorptions by weak interactions of van der Waals forces, ionic bonding, and hydrophobic interactions. …”
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Measuring Setup for Investigation and Visualization of the Percolation Phenomenon in Non-Оrdered Models of Metal-Dielectric Nanocomposites by P. Okal

“…The communication between the measuring probe and the voltmeter was made in digital technology with the use of fiber optic technology, which allowed the meter to communicate with the computer without any errors and eliminated the interference caused by a strong electromagnetic field resulting from the use of high voltage.Systems modelling metal-dielectric composites were built, consisting of metallic elements in the form of disks, randomly distributed on the surface of the dielectric matrix. The number of disks was increased in series of 40 in each. …”
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Evaluation of Effect of Herbal Irrigant on Microhardness of Root Dentin: An in vitro Study by Anuya Ravindra Koparde, Anupam Sandeep Sharma, Aniket Jadhav, Aishwarya Handa, Abhijit Bajirao Jadhav, Madhura A. Jadhav

“…Then, they were divided longitudinally into buccal and lingual segments to create 16 samples, which were implanted in acrylic resin so that each sample’s inner dentin surface was visible. Samples were submerged in 5.25% NaOCl for 2 min, after which they were submerged in 17% EDTA solution for 2 min. …”
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Heterogeneous graph convolutional neural network for protein-ligand scoring by Kevin Crampon, Alexis Giorkallos, Xavier Vigouroux, Stephanie Baud, Luiz Angelo Steffenel

“…Structure-based molecular docking is a complex process mixing both surface exploration and energy estimation to find the minimal free energy of binding corresponding to the best interaction location. …”
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Preparation of Magnetic Composite Polyaniline/Fe3O4−Hydrotalcite and Performance in Removal of Methyl Orange by Thi Tuong An Tran, Huynh Thanh Linh Duong, Thi Thuy Phuong Pham, Tri Nguyen, Thi Dung Nguyen, Boi An Tran

“…The results revealed that the magnetic Pan/MHT exhibited efficient adsorption of MO in the aqueous solution as a result of the affinity for organic dyes, microporous structure, and suitable surface area for adsorption (15,460 m2/g). The superparamagnetic behavior of Pan/MHT (withHc=18.56 Oe, Ms=23.38×10−3 emu/g, andMr=0.91×10−3 emu/g) helps that it could be separated from the solution and performs as an economical and alternative adsorbent to removal and degrade azo dye from wastewater. …”
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The effect of Klotho protein complexed with nanomaterials on bone mesenchymal stem cell performance in the treatment of diabetic ischaemic ulcer by Rui Tang, Gang Zhao, Yuqiao Wang, Ruixue Zhang

“…After seeded bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the surface of the compound material, we observed morphologies of the chitosan microsphere, the PLGA nanofiber and BMSCs by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Postendodontic Pain after Pulpotomy or Root Canal Treatment in Mature Teeth with Carious Pulp Exposure: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial by Mohammad Jafar Eghbal, Ali Haeri, Arash Shahravan, Ali Kazemi, Fariborz Moazami, Mohammad Ali Mozayeni, Eshaghali Saberi, Mohammad Samiei, Mehdi Vatanpour, Alireza Akbarzade Baghban, Mahta Fazlyab, Ardavan Parhizkar, Mahboobe Ahmadi, Nazila Akbarian Rad, Shima Bijari, Delaram Bineshmarvasti, Paria Davoudi, Roya Dehghan, Mandana Dehghani, Habibollah Ebrahimi, Nafiseh Emami, Nafiseh Farajian, Rahim Fereidooni, Gelareh Ghobadi, Mostafa Ghodrati, Atefeh Gohari, Azadeh Hashemi, Mohammadreza Hosseini, Elham Karami, Nasir Kheirabadi, Sepideh Kozegari, Hadi Labaf Ghasemi, Alireza Majidi, Parastu Malekzadeh, Vahid Mehrabi, Mehrnush Mohammadi, Leila Moradi Eslami, Atefeh Noghani, Negin Omatali, Negar Pourhatami, Behnam Rahbani Nobar, Saeid Rahmani, Parviz Shafaq, Sara Soofiabadi, Somaye Teimoori, Farzaneh Vatandoost, Saeed Asgary

“…Patients with greater preoperative pain, symptomatic apical periodontitis, or presence of PDL widening suffered more pain (P=0.002, 0.035, and 0.023, resp.); however, other pre-/intra-/postoperative factors/conditions were comparable. …”
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