Evaluation of the Effect of Different Glazing Brands on Surface Roughness of Monolithic Zirconia by Riyam Imad Fouad, Lateef Essa Alwan Al Jorani, Abdel Kareem Jasim Khadim Al-Azzawi

“…The samples dimension for the surface roughness test (diameter 10 mm and thickness 2 mm) by using a surface roughness testing machine profilometer (TR200, Germany), divided into 3 groups depending on types of glazing brands materials (VITA, VITA AKZENT® Plus, glaze LT, Germany), the second group with (Ivoclar Vivadent, IPS e.max Ceram glaze and stain liquid, Liechtenstein), and the third group with (GC Initial spectrum glaze liquid, Austria). …”
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Studies on the Optical Properties and Surface Morphology of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Thin Films by Benny Joseph, C. S. Menon

“…Thin films of Cobalt Phthalocyanine (CoPc) are fabricated at a base pressure of 10-5 m.bar using Hind-Hivac thermal evaporation plant. The films are deposited on to glass substrates at various temperatures 318, 363, 408 and 458K. …”
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Structural insights into human topoisomerase 3β DNA and RNA catalysis and nucleic acid gate dynamics by Xi Yang, Xuemin Chen, Wei Yang, Yves Pommier

“…We present a series of cryo-EM structures of human TOP3B with its cofactor TDRD3 during cleavage and rejoining of DNA or RNA, thus elucidating the roles of divalent metal ions and key enzyme residues in each step of the catalytic cycle. …”
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effect of tapioca starch concentration on mechanical properties of Sansevieria Trifasciata fiber-reinforced composites by Misbakh, Edi Widodo, Iis Siti Aisyah, Syahruddin, Nur Haizal Ariffin

“…This research investigates the impact of varying concentrations of tapioca starch (Manihot esculenta) on the mechanical properties of composites reinforced with Sansevieria trifasciata (Lidah mertua) fibers. The composites were fabricated using the hand lay-up method with SHCP 2668 polyester resin, mekpo catalyst, and alkali-treated fibers (5% NaOH). …”
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Cobalt Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Hip Arthroplasty: An Increasingly Prevalent Problem by Russel Tilney, Melanie Roberta Burg, Mark Adrian Sammut

“…The patient subsequently experienced symptomatic improvement (NYHA class III to class I) and echocardiography showed recovery of ejection fraction. Cobalt exists as a bivalent and trivalent molecule in circulation and produces a cytotoxicity profile similar to nanoparticles, causing neurological, thyroid, and cardiological pathology. …”
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„Liberalizmus” versus modus vivendi by Annamária Csornay

“…A gray-i kritika helytálló megállapításainak bemutatásával, valamint a modus vivendi nehézségeinek elemzésével a dolgozat rá kíván mutatni a két liberalizmus konceptuális különbségeire és újragondolásuk lehetőségére. …”
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Fast and Versatile Pathway in Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membrane with Tunable Properties by Ahmad M. Alghamdi

“…The suitability of the fabricated membranes for removal of divalent ions was investigated. It was found that the membrane consisting of (PEI/PSS)10–0.05 M NaCl showed MgCl2 rejection rate of 93.95% and permeation flux of 0.9 L/m2·h bar during tests performed using a crossflow permeation cell at a crossflow velocity of 0.65 m/s, MgCl2 feed concentration of 6530 ppm, pressure of 10 bar, temperature of 32.5°C, and pH of 6.5. …”
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Quantum Chemical Investigation on the Antioxidant Activity of Neutral and Anionic Forms of Juglone: Metal Chelation and Its Effect on Radical Scavenging Activity by Aymard Didier Fouegue Tamafo, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Nyiang Kennet Nkungli, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Elie Younang

“…The chelation ability of divalent Mg, Ca, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and monovalent Cu ions by neutral and anionic forms of juglone has been investigated at DFT/B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory in gas and aqueous phases. …”
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Studies on the Optical Properties and Surface Morphology of Nickel Phthalocyanine Thin Films by Benny Joseph, C. S. Menon

“…Thin films of Nickel Phthalocyanine (NiPc) are fabricated at a base pressure of 10-5 m.bar using Hind-Hivac thermal evaporation plant. The films are deposited on to glass substrates at various temperatures 318, 363, 408 and 458K. …”
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Zoonotic Diseases in India: A Growing Concern by Mamata Panda

“…Examples of some of these in recent times include COVID-19, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, <i>Zika virus</i>, and <i>Nipah virus</i>. Emerging infections have a chance to spread across countries due to international travel. …”
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Kernel Method Based Human Model for Enhancing Interactive Evolutionary Optimization by Yan Pei, Qiangfu Zhao, Yong Liu

“…In this paper, we propose a method to establish a human model in projected high dimensional search space by kernel classification for enhancing IEC search. Because bivalent logic is a simplest perceptual paradigm, the human model is established by considering this paradigm principle. …”
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Cationic Polymers Inhibit the Conductance of Lysenin Channels by Daniel Fologea, Eric Krueger, Steve Rossland, Sheenah Bryant, Wylie Foss, Tyler Clark

“…Complete blockage of the binding sites with divalent cations prevents further inhibition in conductance induced by the addition of cationic polymers and supports the hypothesis that the binding sites are identical for both multivalent metal cations and charged polymers. …”
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Transition Metal(II) Complexes with Cefotaxime-Derived Schiff Base: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies by Aurora Reiss, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Emilia Amzoiu, Cezar Ionuţ Spînu

“…New [ML2(H2O)2] complexes, where M = Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) while L corresponds to the Schiff base ligand, were synthesized by condensation of cefotaxime with salicylaldehyde in situ in the presence of divalent metal salts in ethanolic medium. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, conductance, and magnetic measurements, as well as by IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Mineral Plastics and Gels from Multi‐Arm Ionomers by Neta Shimony, Adi Gross, Boaz Mizrahi

“…A 4‐arm poly(acrylic acid) is synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization and is reacted with divalent calcium ions to obtain semi‐liquid hydrogel or degradable plastic when dried. …”
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Overview of Newer Glucocorticosteroid Preparations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by R Brattsand

“…The properties of three new glucocorticosteroids are presented: the highly potent budesonide, fluticasone propionate and tixocortol pivalate - the latter with only low topical potency. …”
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Dual-targeting CAR T cells for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma by Gustavo de Oliveira Canedo, Claire Roddie, Persis J. Amrolia

“…Different methods have been used to achieve this, including coadministration of 2 products targeting 1 single antigen, cotransduction of autologous T cells, use of a bicistronic vector, or the development of bivalent CARs. Phase 1 and 2 trials across all manufacturing strategies have shown this to be a safe approach with equivalent remission rates and initial product expansion. …”
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Newborn Mice Vaccination with BCG.HIVA222 + MVA.HIVA Enhances HIV-1-Specific Immune Responses: Influence of Age and Immunization Routes by Narcís Saubi, Eung-Jun Im, Raquel Fernández-Lloris, Olga Gil, Pere-Joan Cardona, Josep Maria Gatell, Tomáš Hanke, Joan Joseph

“…We have evaluated the influence of age and immunization routes for induction of HIV-1- and M. tuberculosis-specific immune responses after neonatal (7 days old) and adult (7 weeks old) BALB/c mice immunization with BCG.HIVA222 prime and MVA.HIVA boost. The specific HIV-1 cellular immune responses were analyzed in spleen cells. …”
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W.V.O. Quine’s “Indeterminacy Thesis of Radical Translation” and the Logic Problem in the Expression of African Thoughts by Emmanuel Ofuasia (csp)

“…Whereas it invokes and concedes to William Van Orman Quine over the indeterminacy in meaning while translating word for word, from one language to the other, this research goes on to reinforce how the inadequate classical bivalent logic, which undergirds their assessment of African thoughts, is the culprit. …”
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Finding the Correct Partner: The Meiotic Courtship by Tomás Naranjo

“…Reduction of spacing between homologues makes possible the occurrence of chromosomal interactions leading to homology detection and the formation of bivalents. In many organisms, telomere-led chromosome movements are generated that bring homologues together. …”
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Structural basis for RNA-guided DNA degradation by Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex by Yanan Liu, Lin Wang, Qian Zhang, Pengyu Fu, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu, Heng Zhang, Hongtao Zhu

“…Notably, we also find that divalent ions such as zinc, cobalt, and nickel down-regulate enzyme activity by destabilizing the Cascade complex. …”
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