Effect of Inflammation on Gingival Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells’ Proliferation and Migration through Microperforated Membranes: An In Vitro Study by M. Al Bahrawy, K. Ghaffar, A. Gamal, K. El-Sayed, V. Iacono

“…Following 24 hours of incubation period, migrating cells were determined on the undersurface of microperforated membranes and the membrane-seeded cells were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Results. GMSCs demonstrated all predefined stem/progenitor cell characteristics. …”
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Structural, morphological, and optical characterization of indium selenide (In2Se3) obtained by mechanical alloying by Josue Fernando Teoyotl Sosa, José Álvaro David Hernández de la Luz, Osvaldo López Hernández, Gabriel Juárez Diaz, Primavera López Salazar

“…In this study, the rhombohedral β (3 R) phase of In _2 Se _3 was synthesized by prior mechanical pulverization of powders of selenium and beads of indium, followed by mechanical alloying, achieved after 30 h of milling, and identified by x-ray diffraction (XRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed a morphological evolution with a predominance of agglomerates smaller than 500 nm. …”
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Purification, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism of Plantaricin 2-1 by Mengyang LI, Xiaoxue CHE, Qingshen SUN

“…Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli were used as indicator strain and the antibacterial mechanism of the plantaricin was determined by crystal violet staining, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, extracellular alkaline phosphatase (AKP), ATP, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) content analysis. …”
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Investigation of wire electrical discharge machining modes influences on crack formation and surface layer morphology of the Ti-6Al-2.5Mo-2Cr-0.3Si titanium alloy by A. A. Fedorov, D. A. Polonyankin, A. I. Blesman, N. V. Bobkov, A. V. Linovsky, Iu. O. Bredgauer, Yu. E. Zhdanova

“…It is shown by using scanning electron microscopy that the depth of microcracks depends of the number of passes and processing conditions. …”
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Effect of p-InGaN Cap Layer on Low-Resistance Contact to p-GaN: Carrier Transport Mechanism and Barrier Height Characteristics by Mohit Kumar, Laurent Xu, Timothée Labau, Jérôme Biscarrat, Simona Torrengo, Matthew Charles, Christophe Lecouvey, Aurélien Olivier, Joelle Zgheib, René Escoffier, Julien Buckley

“…A comparative analysis with highly doped p-InGaN revealed the key mechanisms contributing to low-resistance contacts. Atomic force microscopy inspections showed that the surface roughness depends on the doping levels and cap layer thickness, with higher doping improving the surface quality. …”
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Cooperative twinning behavior leads to superior mechanical properties in a coherently precipitated high-entropy alloy by Shuai Yuan, Xinghao Du, Dezheng liu, Chenxi Yuan, Zeyu Xing, Jinyu Zhang, Hechuan Ma, Shijun Zhao, Wanpeng Li, Baolin Wu, Jun Sun

“…The underlying mechanism for the nucleation and growth of DTs in the grains with γ/γ′ duplex phases has been elucidated through transmission electron microscopy observations and density functional theory calculation, emphasizing the importance of the DTs. …”
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Decrease of NAD+ Inhibits the Apoptosis of OLP T Cells via Inducing Mitochondrial Fission by Zhang ZY, Wang F, Zhou G

“…Mitochondrial morphology was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and Mito-Tracker staining. OLP plasma-exposed Jurkat T cells were infected with the Drp1 shRNA virus to investigate the role of mitochondrial fission in OLP T cell apoptosis. …”
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Extraction of Saponins from Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge Leaves Using Deep Eutectic Solvents and Their Inhibitory Activity against Postharvest Pathogenic Fungi by Xue LI, Xinyu CHU, Erzheng SU, Jiahong WANG

“…The mechanism of XLs saponins extraction by DES was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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A Primary Pulmonary Glomus Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yasushi Ariizumi, Hirotaka Koizumi, Masahiro Hoshikawa, Takuo Shinmyo, Kouji Ando, Atsushi Mochizuki, Ayako Tateishi, Masatomo Doi, Mieko Funatsu, Ichirou Maeda, Masayuki Takagi

“…The tumor also showed a focally hemangiopericytomatous pattern with irregularly branching or dilated vessels. Electron microscopy revealed smooth muscle differentiation of the tumor cells. …”
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Surface topography modulates initial platelet adhesion to titanium substrata by Cecilia Yan Guo, Raymond Mo, Hugh Kim

“…Platelets were isolated from human blood, washed, and seeded on to the 4 test surfaces; platelet adhesion was quantified by microscopy. In addition, the secretion of critical molecules stored in platelet granules (platelet factor 4, PF4; soluble P-selectin, sCD62P; transforming growth factor-beta1, TGF-β1; platelet-derived growth factor-AB, PDGF-AB) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis of the supernatants. …”
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Effect of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections on physical fitness of school children in Côte d'Ivoire. by Ivan Müller, Jean T Coulibaly, Thomas Fürst, Stefanie Knopp, Jan Hattendorf, Stefanie J Krauth, Katarina Stete, Aurélie A Righetti, Dominik Glinz, Adrien K Yao, Uwe Pühse, Eliézer K N'goran, Jürg Utzinger

“…Each child had two stool and two urine samples examined for helminth eggs by microscopy. Additionally, children underwent a clinical examination, were tested for Plasmodium spp. infection with a rapid diagnostic test, and performed a maximal multistage 20 m shuttle run test to assess their maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2) max) as a proxy for physical fitness.…”
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Development and characterization of air jet vortex yarn with novel fiber blends by Khurshid Alam, Mahbubur Rahman, Menghan Li, Md Ashikur Rahman, Md Aptabusjaman, Tarikul Islam, Mingjie Xing

“…Moreover, the internal structure of both air jet vortex and ring‐spun yarn was thoroughly examined using scanning electron microscopy. This study also highlights the innovative potential and sustainability of air jet vortex yarns in the textile industry. …”
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Differential between Protein and mRNA Expression of CCR7 and SSTR5 Receptors in Crohn's Disease Patients by Nathalie Taquet, Serge Dumont, Jean-Luc Vonesch, Didier Hentsch, Jean-Marie Reimund, Christian D. Muller

“…In biopsies of CD intestinal tissue, SSTR5 was not over-expressed but CCR7, unchanged in PBMCs, was over-expressed by 10 ± 3 times in the lamina propria. Confocal microscopy showed a good correlation of CCR7 mRNA and protein expression in CD intestinal biopsies. …”
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A novel stable biomimetic adhesive coating for functionalization of orthodontic brackets against bacterial colonization and white spot lesions by Lamia Singer, Sabina Karačić, Gabriele Bierbaum, Brianne Palmer, Christian Kirschneck, Christoph Bourauel

“…Surface morphology, Bioactivity, and coating stability were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Coated and uncoated samples were immersed in SBF and deionized water, and pH changes were monitored over 7 days using a pH meter. …”
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Multimodality imaging features of systemic amyloidosis: a case report by Yi Yu, Zhi-Chao Li, Guang-Yin Li, Ting Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Hence, the abdominal fat biopsy of the patient was amyloidosis by electronic and immunoelectron microscopy. Organs involved include heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system, stage III of mayo 2012 model. …”
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An amplification mechanism for weak ELF magnetic fields quantum-bio effects in cancer cells by Amirali Zandieh, Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi, Amir Abas Ravassipour, Javad Azadipour, Maryam Sadat Nezamtaheri, Zahra Habibi-Kelishomi, Mojtaba Ghanizadeh, Ali Same-Majandeh, Keivan Majidzadeh-A, Amir Taheri, Alireza Madjid Ansari, Mohammad Amin Javidi, Mohammad Mehdi Pirnia, Bahram Goliaei

“…We also observe the oscillatory behavior in the time-lapse fluorescence microscopy for 0.02 and 0.04 Hz magnetic fields. Finally, we investigate the dependence of the results on the field strength and propose a quantum spin-forbidden mechanism for the effect of magnetic fields on superoxide production in QO site of mitochondrial Complex III.…”
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Mechanical properties and microscopic damage characteristics of coal series limestone under coupling effects of high temperature and impact by Peng Wu, Lianying Zhang, Bing Li, Yadong Zheng, Ming Li, Fuqiang Zhu

“…In this study, the impact tests (impact velocities of 6.0–10.0 m/s) on coal-series limestone under real-time high-temperature conditions (25 °C-800 °C) were conducted by the real-time high-temperature split Hopkinson pressure bar (HT-SHPB) testing system, and the microscopic changes in mineral composition under the coupling effect of real-time high-temperature and high strain rate action were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron scanning microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). …”
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Optimization of photocatalytic degradation of Eriochrome Black T from aqueous solution using TiO2-biochar composite by Mohammednur Abdu, Solomon Tibebu, Saeideh Babaee, Abebe Worku, Titus A.M. Msagati, Jemal Fito Nure

“…The TiO2-BC composite (TBC-1) was synthesized via the sol-gel method and characterized using X-ray diffraction, BET surface area analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. …”
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Development of a Dual-Targeted Oral Delivery System for Mesalazine and Acetaminophen by Fatemeh Soltani, Reihaneh Arghand, Ghazaleh Mehdipour, Hossein Shahdadi Sardou, Ali Mohammadi, Abbas Akhgari

“…Thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, mechanical testing and scanning electron microscopy were performed to evaluate the physicochemical properties and investigate potential interactions. …”
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A multi-stage weakly supervised design for spheroid segmentation to explore mesenchymal stem cell differentiation dynamics by Arash Shahbazpoor Shahbazi, Farzin Irandoost, Reza Mahdavian, Seyedehsamaneh Shojaeilangari, Abdollah Allahvardi, Hossein Naderi-Manesh

“…In this study, human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were cultured using adipocytes and osteocytes as differentiative mediums on varying concentrations of chitosan substrate. Light microscopy was employed to capture cell images from the first day to the 21st day of differentiation. …”
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