Multi-Band mm-Wave Wearable Antenna Synthesized with a Genetic Algorithm by Arebu Dejen, Murad Ridwan, Jeevani Jayasinghe, Jaume Anguera

“…The reference patch antenna was etched on a flexible polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fabric substrate with an overall dimension of 18 mm × 18 mm × 0.6 mm and optimized the patch geometry using a binary-coded genetic algorithm. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of the Effect of Different Luting Cements and Tooth Preparation Angle on the Microleakage of Zirconia Crowns by Behnaz Ebadian, Amirhossein Fathi, Melika Savoj

“…Within the limitations of this study, increasing the tapering degree of the prepared tooth for CAD/CAM zirconia copings improved the marginal fit and decreased the microleakage score. In addition, total-etch resin cement indicated the least microleakage.…”
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Evaluation of Stability of Surface-Treated Mini-Implants in Diabetic Rabbits by Nam-Hee Oh, Eun-Young Kim, Janghyun Paek, Yoon-Ah Kook, Do-Min Jeong, Il-Sik Cho, Gerald Nelson

“…A total of 48 mini-implants were placed after four weeks of diabetic induction. 24 mini-implants were surface-treated with SLA (sandblasted with large grit, and acid etched) and the remaining 24 mini-implants had smooth surfaces. …”
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Assessment of the mechanical properties and antimicrobial efficiency of orthodontic adhesive modified with Salvadora Persica oil by Ameer Abdulhaddi, Sarmad S. Salih. Al Qassar, Ahmed Mudhfar Mohammed

“…Following this, the buccal surfaces were etched using 37% phosphoric acid gel. Standard stainless steel orthodontic brackets were used in the study. …”
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Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Resin-Based Composites to Biodentine with Three Types of Seventh-Generation Bonding Agents: An In Vitro Study by Huda Abbas Abdullah, Zahraa Abdulaali Al-Ibraheemi, Zanbaq Azeez Hanoon, Julfikar Haider

“…Among the tested bonding agents and resin composites, the Tetric N-Ceram composite bonded by Tetric N-bond self-etch adhesive with the Biodentine showed the highest SBS compared to the other combinations.…”
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Bioinspired surface structures for added shear stabilization in suction discs by Alyssa M. Hernandez, Jessica A. Sandoval, Michelle C. Yuen, Robert J. Wood

“…To create our models, a soft silicone elastomer was added to a stiff circular suction cup, which was then “stamped” using a laser-etched and thermoformed mold base to create the desired surface patterning. …”
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Evaluation of Caries-Free Restorations Bonded with Various Adhesive Systems: In Vitro Study by Morakot Piemjai, Pareewan Chantarawej, Nobuo Nakabayashi

“…All cavities were restored with either the resin-composite or amalgam with or without resin adhesives: dry bonding: Super-Bond D-Liner II Plus; moist bonding: All-Bond 2; and self-etch bonding: AQ Bond and Clearfil Protect Bond. …”
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Research on Four Core Fiber WDM Device Technology by CHEN Li, XIAO Qingming, WANG Min, JIANG Lei

“…The four core fan-in fan-out device made with capillary, lens and etch fiber is selected as the medium. Then, by combining MCF technology and WDM technology, starting from the selection of four-core fiber, the debugging principle and debugging method of four-core WDM, a new four-core WDM original sample is designed and developed by using four-core fan-in fan-out device. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Dentin Hypersensitivity Reduction Over One Month after a Single Topical Application of Three Different Materials: A Prospective Experimental Study by Aniket Sharan, Babita Pawar, Hiroj Bagde, Tavinder Kaur Chawla, Aadarsh Vikram Dhan, Bhawna Shyamsukha, Sanjna Sharma

“…A total of 45 patients with DH were randomly assigned to three groups: Test Group I (5% potassium nitrate gel), Test Group II (Tetric-N-Bond self-etch adhesive), and Test Group III (fluoride varnish). …”
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High-Gain SIR Dual-Band Antenna Based on CSRR-Enhanced SIW for 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN by Caixia Feng, Yongqiang Kang, Lijuan Dong, Lihong Wang

“…The CSRRs and two branches of the SIR element are etched on the top and bottom metal surfaces of the substrate. …”
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Outcome of Er, Cr:YSGG laser and antioxidant pretreatments on bonding quality to caries-induced dentin by Lamiaa M. Moharam, Haidy N. Salem, Ahmed Abdou, Rasha H. Afifi

“…All-Bond Universal (ABU) universal adhesives was applied in self-etch (SE) mode then resin composite discs were built. …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…Printed electronics are gaining momentum as an alternative to etched electronics. Production of printed electronics requires less energy, water and raw materials and its flexible, transparent, stretchable and breathable potential allows for numerous new applications. …”
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Üç farklı universal adeziv sistemin dentine makaslama bağlanma dayanımlarının karşılaştırılması by Gülnur İşıl Türk, Emine Kara

“…Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı üç farklı universal dentin bağlayıcı ajanın self-etch modda kullanımının dentin yüzeyindeki makaslama bağlanma dayanımı kuvvetlerini araştırmaktır. …”
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How to survive the mutational meltdown: lessons from plant RNA viruses by Lafforgue, Guillaume, Lefebvre, Marie, Michon, Thierry, Elena, Santiago F.

“…We observed three distinct evolutionary outcomes for tobacco etch virus under three different demographic conditions: (i) a decline in fitness following periodic severe bottlenecks in Chenopodium quinoa, (ii) a consistent fitness level with moderate bottlenecks in C. quinoa, and (iii) a net increase in fitness when severe bottlenecks in C. quinoa were alternated with large population expansions in Nicotiana tabacum. …”
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Al‐Rich AlGaN Transistors with Regrown p‐AlGaN Gate Layers and Ohmic Contacts by Brianna Klein, Andrew Allerman, Andrew Armstrong, Mary Rosprim, Colin Tyznik, Yinxuan Zhu, Chandan Joishi, Chris Chae, Siddharth Rajan

“…Utilizing a deep gate recess etch into the channel and an epitaxial regrown p‐AlGaN gate structure, an Al0.85Ga0.15N barrier/Al0.50Ga0.50N channel HEMT with a large positive threshold voltage (VTH = +3.5 V) and negligible gate leakage is demonstrated. …”
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Effect of sulfinate salt on bonding and polymerization of adhesive to intracoronally bleached dentin by Napatsorn Piyanuluk, Kittisak Sanon, Pasiree Thongthai, Pharsiri Sirirangsee, Raju Botta, Thitaphat Ngernsutivorakul, Varinee Srimahachota, Citra Kusumasari, Dini Asrianti, Junji Tagami

“…Abstract To evaluate the effect of sulfinate salt on the bond performance of a two-step self-etch adhesive to an intracoronally bleached pulpal dentin surface. …”
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Numerical Simulation Analysis of Acid-Corroded Sandstone Based on CT by Zizhen Miao, Shuguang Li, Jiangsheng Xie, Runke Huo, Fan Ding, Hongtao Zhu, Xingzhi Yang, Xiaoke Li

“…In contrast, the rock sample’s removal gradually increases with the increase of axial pressure, and the growth presents a certain degree of nonuniformity in the vertical. The acid-etched rock sample’s damage starts from both the end and the middle; it first appears in the corroded area. …”
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Bond strength to eroded dentin as per chlorhexidine use for controlling erosive wear or interface aging: an 18-month assay by Aloísio de Melo FARIAS-NETO, Karin LANDMAYER, Giovanni Aguirra LIBERATTI, Carlos Alberto Kenji SHIMOKAWA, Linda WANG, Heitor Marques HONÓRIO, Adriana Bona MATOS, Luciana Fávaro FRANCISCONI-DOS-RIOS

“…The specimens were acid-etched (15 s), rinsed (30 s), dried (15 s), and rehydrated with 1.5 μL of distilled water for 1 min, with excess removed (control - S.C/CHXE.C/E.C) or 2% CHX (S.CHX/CHXE.CHX/E.CHX). …”
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Advancing Orthodontic Aesthetics: Exploring the Potential of Injectable Composite Resin Techniques for Enhanced Smile Transformations by Davide Spadoni, Cristina Valeri, Vincenzo Quinzi, Ute Schneider Moser, Giuseppe Marzo

“…The procedure employs the etch-and-rinse protocol and is highly reproducible. …”
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Mechanism of Damage and Deterioration of Red Sandstone in South China under Different pH Treatments by Shuguang Zhang, Shutian Zhao, Jiaqi Liu, Zhifeng Liu, Dipeng Zhu, Yingbo Li

“…By comparing the effects of acidic, neutral, and alkaline solutions on mechanical properties and internal structure, the changes in mechanical parameters and microstructure of chemical solution etched samples were obtained. The results show that as the pH of the solution increases from 2 to 12, the peak strength and elastic modulus of the rock samples initially increase and then decrease, while axial strain and Poisson’s ratio first decrease and then increase. …”
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