The Effect of Different Surface Treatments on the Color Stabilities of Lithium Disilicate Material by Onur Doğan Dağ, Göknil Alkan Demetoğlu, Ayşegül Kurt

“…The specimens were bonded with the adhesive resin cement to the background material for color change measurement. …”
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Fatigue Fracture Properties and Morphology of Polyoxymethylene (POM) Plates Produced under Moderate Processing Conditions by M. Berer, M. Halb, M. Feuchter, G. Pacher, G. Pinter

“…For the fatigue fracture performance, the dependence on the processing conditions was rather small for the nucleated resin but much more significant for the other resins. …”
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Numerical analysis of the strain values obtained by FBG embedded in a composite material using assumptions about uniaxial stress state of the optical fiber and capillary on the Bra... by Valerii P. Matveenko, Natalia A. Kosheleva, Grigorii S. Serovaev, Andrey Yu. Fedorov

“…The paper presents the results of numerical simulations with an example of a model problem for a polymer composite material with an embedded optical fiber, which can be surrounded by a resin pocket. The presented results allow to estimate the error of the strain values calculated on the basis of uniaxial stress state assumption of the optical fiber. …”
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Shaping Ability of the Root Canal System Using Reciproc and Reciproc Blue in Preparation of Artificial Canals by Hawazin Majdi, Khalid Merdad, Tariq Abuhaimed, Lujain Mirdad, Omar Alkhattab, Abdulaziz Bakhsh

“…Material and Methods: The two file systems, Reciproc and Reciproc Blue, were used to instrument a total of 436 resin blocks. The blocks simulated standardized root canals with a 35° angle of curvature. …”
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Phosphorus Flame Retardants for Polymeric Materials from Gallic Acid and Other Naturally Occurring Multihydroxybenzoic Acids by Bob A. Howell, Kendahl L. Oberdorfer, Eric A. Ostrander

“…These compounds display good flame retardancy at low loadings in DGEBA epoxy resin.…”
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Comparison between digital and conventional occlusal indicators. by Wan M. Dizayee, Fahd S. Ikram

“…Methods: An upper metal cast with a lower resin cast was made and mounted to an apparatus that moves like the mandibular movement during mastication. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of PLA Biocomposites Reinforced by Coir Fibers by Zhihui Sun, Li Zhang, Duoping Liang, Wei Xiao, Jing Lin

“…Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results demonstrated a minor effect of the treated coir fiber on thermal behavior of PLA resin. Thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) demonstrated that the thermal stability of the PLA/treated coir fiber biocomposites was reduced by the incorporation of treated coir fiber.…”
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Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material by Taweesak Piyatuchsananon, Akira Furuya, Baosheng Ren, Koichi Goda

“…Recently, a composite material made from natural fibers and biodegradable resin, “green composite,” is attracting attention as an alternative composite material for the replacement of glass fiber-reinforced plastics. …”
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Investigation of the Effects of Titanate as Coupling Agent and Some Inorganic Nanoparticles as Fillers on Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Soft PVC by Morteza Hajian, Gholam Ali Koohmareh, Afsaneh Mostaghasi

“…The impact strength, elastic modulus and toughness of the samples were enhanced after addition of 0–10 part of filer in hundred parts of resin (phr) nano-CaCO3, nano-TiO2, and nano-ZnO due to improvement of compatibility of the polymer and the nano-particles. …”
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The Antioxidant Properties of Pectin Fractions Isolated from Vegetables Using a Simulated Gastric Fluid by Vasily V. Smirnov, Victoria V. Golovchenko, Fedor V. Vityazev, Olga A. Patova, Nikolay Yu. Selivanov, Olga G. Selivanova, Sergey V. Popov

“…The pectin fractions were isolated using a simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.5, pepsin 0.5 g/L, 37°C, 4 h) from fresh white cabbage, carrot, onion, and sweet pepper. …”
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Robotic constructor as a means of teaching C++ programming to high school students by Anton V. Eliseev

“…The control group was taught the topic “Linear Algorithm” in the traditional presentation of the textbook by K.Yu. Polyakov and E.A. Eremin (10-11th grade). The experimental group was taught this topic using the same textbook, but applying a robotic constructor, the developed system of tasks, and methodical recommendations . …”
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Small peptides from non-edible fish waste with antimicrobial activity by Wonganu Benjamaporn, Roytrakul Sittiruk

“…This research produced low molecular weight antimicrobial peptides from Tuna protein hydrolysates which were hydrolyzed via pepsin. The protein hydrolysate was passed through a 3kDa cut-off column. …”
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Investigation into IgG/IgE binding capacity and gut microbiota of digestion products derived from glycated ovalbumin by Jihua Mao, Yanhong Shao, Hui Wang, Jun Liu, Zongcai Tu

“…These changes resulted in a decrease in 28.7% of the IgE binding capacity of gastrointestinal digestion products beyond that of pepsin. Moreover, gastrointestinal digestion products of glycated OVA increased significantly the proportion of Subdoligranulum, Collinsella, and Bifidobacterium. …”
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Hesperidin enhances broiler growth performance by augmenting gastric acid secretion via the proton pump pathway by Yunfei Li, Mingyuan An, Shasha Wan, Yifan Li, Yusong Du, Yufei Zhao, Huimin Li, Qingzhen Zhong, Zewei Sun

“…Supplementation of broiler diets with hesperidin at doses of 100 mg/Kg and 150 mg/Kg significantly up-regulates pepsin activity and pepsinogen levels (P < 0.05). …”
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Technological dental sealants: in vitro evaluation of material properties and antibiofilm potential by Witalo Pereira de Jesus, Luiza de Almeida Queiroz Ferreira, Washington Henrique Themoteo da Silva, Fernanda Vieira Belém, Ana Paula Turrioni, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, Marco Aurelio Benini Paschoal

“…Methods The following groups were analyzed: Beautisealant® self-etching sealant (Shofu)(G1), FluroShield® conventional sealant (Dentsply)(G2- Control Group), Flow Constic® self-adhesive/self-etching resin (DMG)(G3) and Beautifil Flow Plus F03® conventional resin (Shofu)(G4). …”
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In Silico Analysis Revealed Five Novel High-Risk Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (rs200384291, rs201163886, rs193141883, rs201139487, and rs201723157) in ELANE Gene Causing Autosom... by Khyber Shinwari, Mikhail A. Bolkov, Muhammad Yasir Akbar, Liu Guojun, Svetlana S. Deryabina, Irina A. Tuzankina, Valery. A. Chereshnev

“…These mutations are shown to destabilize structure and disrupt ELANE protein activation, splicing, and folding and might diminish trypsin-like serine protease efficiency. Prediction of posttranslation modifications highlighted the significance of deleterious nsSNPs because some of nsSNPs affect potential phosphorylation sites. …”
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Ki-67 and CDK1 control the dynamic association of nuclear lipids with mitotic chromosomes by Hsiao-Tang Hu, Ueh-Ting Tim Wang, Bi-Chang Chen, Yi-Ping Hsueh, Ting-Fang Wang

“…In COS-7 cells, nuclear lipids are enriched at the perichromosomal layer and excluded from intrachromosomal regions during early mitosis but are then detected in intrachromosomal regions during late mitosis, as revealed by TT-ExM (expansion microscopy with trypsin digestion and tyramide signal amplification), an improved expansion microscopy technique that enables high-sensitivity and super-resolution imaging of proteins, lipids, and nuclear DNA. …”
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Effects of Clostridium butyricum on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) Fed with Cottonse... by Ling Pan, Weikang Li, Ruitao Xie, Hongyu Liu, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Qihui Yang, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang

“…After supplementation with C. butyricum, the amylase, lipase, and trypsin activities were significantly higher than the NC group (P<0.05; except group C1), and the same results were obtained for intestinal morphometry. …”
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Regulation of S100A8/A9 (Calprotectin) Binding to Tumor Cells by Zinc Ion and Its Implication for Apoptosis-Inducing Activity by Yuichi Nakatani, Masatoshi Yamazaki, Walter J. Chazin, Satoru Yui

“…Although it has been reported that S100A8/A9 binds to heparan sulfate on cell membranes, the amount of S100A8/A9 bound to MM46 cells was not reduced by heparinase treatment, but was reduced by trypsin treatment. These results suggest that S100A8/A9 induces apoptosis by direct binding to MM46 cells, and that this activity is regulated by zinc.…”
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Role of proteases in oral carcinogenesis: Insights into the cancer degradome and therapeutic implications by Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode, Urmi Ghone, Rahul Anand

“…OSCC's intricate pathogenesis involves dysregulation of proteolytic systems, prominently featuring cysteine proteases like cathepsins B and D, serine proteases including trypsin, and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) such as MMP-9. …”
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