Short dentin etching with universal adhesives: effect on bond strength and gingival margin adaptation by Hoda Saleh Ismail, Hanan Ahmed Nabil Soliman

“…Abstract Background Short dentin etching, a relatively recent technique, aims to improve resin-dentin bonding by preserving hydroxyapatite crystals within the collagen spaces. …”
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Opinions and Treatment Decisions for Dental Erosive Wear: A Questionnaire Survey among Icelandic Dentists by Aida Mulic, Inga B. Árnadòttir, Torbjòrg Jensdottir, Simen E. Kopperud

“…Most of the dentists (88%) treated patients themselves, and half of them preferred prevention with high fluoride and resin sealants. While some dentists wanted to restore teeth more invasively, most considered to restore with a filling. …”
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Fatigue crack propagation in short-fiber reinforced plastics by K. Tanaka, K. Oharada, D. Yamada, K. Shimizu

“…Difference among MD, TD and matrix resin becomes small when da/dN correlated to a parameter corresponding the crack-tip radius, HGI, where H is compliance parameter. …”
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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. The specimens were stored in distilled water for 24-hr at 37°C before SBS testing. …”
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Simulation-Based Optimization of Cure Cycle of Large Area Compression Molding for LED Silicone Lens by Min-Jae Song, Kwon-Hee Kim, Seok-Kwan Hong, Jeong-Won Lee, Jeong-Yeon Park, Gil-Sang Yoon, Heung-Kyu Kim

“…A dynamic cure kinetics model for the silicone resin was adopted and cure model and analysis result were validated and compared through a temperature measurement experiment for cylinder geometry with cure model. …”
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Traumatic Ulceration of the Vestibular Mucous Membrane After Insertion of Four Mini-Implants in the Atrophied Mandible: A Case Report by Domagoj Kilić, Sanja Peršić-Kiršić, Asja Čelebić

“…To treat the persistent decubitus, a bulk of dental composite resin was placed around mini-implant heads and light-cured to protect the mucosa from further mechanical trauma, as the patient did not possess an old mandibular denture to cover the mini-implant heads. …”
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Click beetle larvae from Cretaceous Burmese amber represent an ancient Gondwanan lineage by Robin Kundrata, Simone Policena Rosa, Katerina Triskova, Gabriela Packova, Johana Hoffmannova, Jan Brus

“…Hence, the newly discovered Burmese amber larvae may further contribute to a recently highly debated hypothesis that biota of the resin-producing forest on the Burma Terrane, which was probably an island drifting northward at the time of amber deposition, had at least partly Gondwanan affinities. …”
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Optimization of White Tea Flavanol Extraction Process by the Ultrasonic‐Assisted Deep Eutectic Solvent Method and Determination of the Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity by Yuexing Chen, Xueting Du, Siyuan Tan, Huixin Li

“…After purification with macroporous resin, antioxidation and antibacterial experiments were carried out. …”
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ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY IN TELEORMAN BY MEANS OF BIOMONITORS-LICHENS by Cernat POPA

“…In carrying out the study, I ordered the selection of the area, namely Teleorman county - in 5 urban points, the sampling of lichen samples from the Troianul Forest - Teleorman, their transplantation in 5 measurement points on the bark of some trees at a height of 1.50 m and their application with natural resin and the exposure period is 30 days between October 11, 2021 and November 11, 2021. …”
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A green approach to recovering lithium and cobalt from spent lithium-ion batteries using dilute HCl solution mixed with H. sabdariffa flower extract as a leaching agent by Tran T.T., Nguyen T.H., Nguyen P.D., Lee M.S.

“…The metal loading capacity of the resin was determined to be 37.4 mg/g Co(II) and 1.2 mg/g Li(I). …”
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Colon-targeted engineered postbiotics nanoparticles alleviate osteoporosis through the gut-bone axis by Tingting Yu, Rushui Bai, Zeming Wang, Yuting Qin, Jingwei Wang, Yaohua Wei, Ruifang Zhao, Guangjun Nie, Bing Han

“…Herein, a colon-targeted drug delivery system is developed using surface engineering of polyvinyl butyrate nanoparticles by shellac resin to achieve sustained release of postbiotics butyric acid at the colorectal site. …”
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A Novel Composite Material Designed from FeSi Powder and Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 Ferrite by Magdalena Streckova, Radovan Bures, Maria Faberova, Pavel Kurek, Pavla Roupcova, Hynek Hadraba, Vladimir Girman, Jozef Strecka

“…It is demonstrated that the prepared composite material has a tight arrangement without any significant porosity, which manifests itself through superior mechanical properties (high mechanical hardness, Young modulus, and transverse rupture strength) and specific electric resistivity compared to the related composite materials including resin as the organic binder.…”
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A New Weak Chelator in Endodontics: Effects of Different Irrigation Regimens with Etidronate on Root Dentin Microhardness by Talita Tartari, Patrícia de Almeida Rodrigues Silva e Souza, Bruno Vila Nova de Almeida, José Otávio Carrera Silva Júnior, Oscar Facíola Pessoa, Mario Honorato Silva e Souza Junior

“…Forty-five root halves of single-rooted teeth were sectioned into thirds that were embedded in acrylic resin, polished, randomly assigned into 3 groups, and treated as follows: G1: saline solution; G2: 5% NaOCl + 18% HEBP, mixed in equal parts; and G3: 2.5% NaOCl. …”
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Concrete reinforcement using composite fiberglass-based materials by Benzerga Ahmed Lamine, Amieur Mohamed, Rabehi Rachid

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of glass fibers on the general behavior of concrete, in particular on its resistance, deformations, and ductility, using FRP: Fiber-reinforced plastics are materials generally formed of two main and distinct elements: the fiber, "made from glass," and the matrix, "an epoxy resin that allows the transfer of loads between the fibers. …”
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Integrating human resource management in urban workforce development: A focus on salary increments by L. Yu, A. Santos

“…., a leading Chinese company in the water park equipment sector using Light-Resin Transfer Molding technology. It aims to propose targeted strategies for boosting employee welfare and enhancing the company's competitive edge and organizational success.METHODS: Employing a quantitative descriptive research approach, the study collected data through survey questionnaires from 224 employees, including 196 teachers and 28 supervisors. …”
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Microbial dynamics of acute pancreatitis: integrating culture, sequencing, and bile impact on bacterial populations and gaseous metabolites by Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Edyta Golińska, Anna Tomusiak-Plebanek, Natalia Żeber-Lubecka, Natalia Żeber-Lubecka, Maria Kulecka, Maria Kulecka, Antoni Szczepanik, Katarzyna Jedlińska, Krzysztof Mech, Konrad Szaciłowski, Agata Kuziak, Agata Pietrzyk, Magdalena Strus

“…We observed that Escherichia coli 33 isolated from stool exhibited active gaseous metabolite production (mainly hydrogen).ConclusionsThe abundant production of hydrogen may substantially impact enzymatic processes, inducing specific alterations in disulfide bonds and trypsin inactivation. Our investigation alludes to the conceivable active involvement of bile in effecting qualitative and quantitative modifications in the peripancreatic microbiota composition, establishing a correlation between released bile and bacterial generation of gaseous metabolites.…”
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Effects of Artemisia argyi leaf water extract (AWE) on growth performance, muscle quality, intestinal microbial, and metabolomics of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Di Sun, Nanyang Zeng, Yingjia Pan, Qingsong Shu, Jixing Zou, Yingshi Huang, Guoxia Wang, Jun Shi

“…Additionally, A1 concentration elevated protease activity within the intestine, with Trypsin exhibiting markedly higher activity compared to other groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharide on intestinal health of spotted sea bass Lateolabrax maculatus by Zhongying Long, Longhui Liu, Huihui Qin, Sishun Zhou, Lumin Kong, Jianrong Ma, Hao Lin, Zhangfan Huang, Yi Lin, Zhongbao Li

“…The results showed that dietary EPP supplementation significantly improved the activity of digestive enzymes, including amylase, lipase, and trypsin, and reduced the permeability of the intestinal mucosa, which was shown to significantly reduce the content of D-lactic acid and the activity of diamine oxidase in serum. …”
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Dietary protein requirement of Chinese hook snout carp (Opsariichthys bidens) and transcriptomic analysis of the liver in response to different protein diets by Yijiang Bei, Linqiang He, Jin Jing, Xiaoming Chen, Fan Yuan, Gaohua Yao, XueYan Ding, Lei Wang, Fan Zhou

“…., carboxypeptidases, elastase 2, trypsin-2, and bile salt-activated lipase) and immune response (e.g., NF-kappa B inhibitor alpha, tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3, complement C3, and C7) were significantly upregulated in the P47 group. …”
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Viral Mimetic Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles for Targeting Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 by Ahn G, Yoon HW, Jeong JH, Kim YH, Shin WR, Song MS, Ahn JY

“…The confirmation of the RBD expressed on OMVs was performed using trypsin treatment.Results: Our viral mimetic Ag43β 700_RBD OMVs had an impact on the theranostic studies: (i) angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 blockade assay, (ii) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the OMVs, and (iii) intracellular uptake and neutralization assay. …”
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