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Open AccessEffect of fence tray matching care on excess adhesive and bracket placement accuracy for orthodontic bonding: an in vitro study
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of fence tray matching care (FTMC) in bracket bonding by measuring excess adhesive, as well as linear and angular deviations, and by comparing it with the half-wrapped t...
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Functional plants supporting predatory ladybirds in a peach orchard agroecosystem
Predatory ladybirds are key natural enemies of a diversity of crop pests. Conserving ladybirds in agroecosystems to benefit from their biocontrol potential requires to understand the ecological interactions be...
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Open AccessDevelopment of wet adhesion of honeybee arolium incorporated polygonal structure with three-phase composite interfaces
Inspired by the dynamic wet adhesive systems in nature, various artificial adhesive surfaces have been developed but still face different challenges. Crucially, the theoretical mechanics of wet adhesives has n...
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Evaluation of the upper lakes of the Erhai watershed in China based on water quality, land cover, and macrobenthic invertebrates
In this study, three lakes, Cibi Hu, Haixi Hai, and ** Hu, in the upper reaches of the main inflow rivers in the northern part of Erhai Lake were selected as the research objects. Based on the water environmen...
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Finite Element Analysis of Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Resistance to Pullout During Exposure to Different Cortical Layers Based on AbaqusCEA Software
To investigate the maximum anti-pullout force and stress distribution of cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws during screw pullout after contacting different cortical bone layers by finite element analysis (F...
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Open AccessRestoring mitochondrial cardiolipin homeostasis reduces cell death and promotes recovery after spinal cord injury
Alterations in phospholipids have long been associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, their specific roles and signaling cascades in mediating cell death and tissue repair remain unclear. Here we inve...
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Medial Pivot Versus Posterior-Stabilized Prosthesis Design in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Studies of clinical outcomes that compare the Medial Pivot design (MP) with the Posterior-Stabilized design (PS) were controversial. The meta-analysis was performed to summarize existing evidence, aiming to de...
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Modeling of single-electron tunneling networks for supersensitive sensors at room temperature
Due to their unique properties of ultralow power dissipation and extremely high density, single-electron devices represent the best option for highly sensitive sensors. Despite their excellent performance in c...
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Circulating Leptin and Branched Chain Amino Acids—Correlation with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Dysplastic Grade
The most common type of mucinous pancreatic cyst that may progress to pancreatic cancer is intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). Low-risk IPMN with low-/moderate-grade dysplasia may be safely watched...
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Impedance sensing platform for 4,4′-dibromobiphenyl based on a molecularly imprinted polymerized ionic liquid film/gold nanoparticle-modified glassy carbon electrode
1-Vinyl-3-butyl-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate (VBimPF6) was used as a functional monomer to fabricate an imprinted film onto a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanoparticle under the conditions applyi...
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Electrochemical sensing of terabromobisphenol A at a polymerized ionic liquid film electrode and the enhanced effects of anions
1-[3-(N-pyrrolyl)propyl]-3-butylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (PPBimBF4), a functional ionic liquid, was prepared successfully. It was employed as a monomer to fabricate a polymerized ionic liquid (PIL) film on g...
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RhoA/Rho Kinase Mediates Neuronal Death Through Regulating cPLA2 Activation
Activation of RhoA/Rho kinase leads to growth cone collapse and neurite retraction. Although RhoA/Rho kinase inhibition has been shown to improve axon regeneration, remyelination and functional recovery, its r...
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Voltammetric myoglobin sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with a composite film consisting of carbon nanotubes and a molecularly imprinted polymerized ionic liquid
The ionic liquid 1-{3-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]propyl}-3-vinylimidazole bromide was synthesized and used to fabricate a molecularly imprinted film for electrochemical sensing of myoglobin (Myo). This film was depo...
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Fabrication of an electrochemical immunosensor for α-fetoprotein based on a poly-L-lysine-single-walled carbon nanotubes/Prussian blue composite film interface
Single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with poly-L-lysine (PLL-SWCNTs) were successfully prepared and were used as a biocompatible platform to immobilize α-fetoprotein antibody (anti-AFP) which was labe...
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Open AccessSynergetic enhancement of gold nanoparticles and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole as highly-sensitive sensing strategy for tetrabromobisphenol A
Various gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were in-situ prepared on the electrode surface through electrochemical reduction under different potentials such as −0.60, −0.50, −0.40, −0.30 and −0.20 V. The reduction potenti...
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Open AccessMorphology-dependent Electrochemical Enhancements of Porous Carbon as Sensitive Determination Platform for Ascorbic Acid, Dopamine and Uric Acid
Using starch as the carbon precursor and different-sized ZnO naoparticles as the hard template, a series of porous carbon materials for electrochemical sensing were prepared. Experiments of scanning electron m...
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Assembling gold nanorods on a poly-cysteine modified glassy carbon electrode strongly enhance the electrochemical reponse to tetrabromobisphenol A
Cysteine (Cys) was electrochemically deposited on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by cyclic voltammetry. The poly-Cys modified electrode was placed in a solution of gold nanorods (GNRs) to induced self-assembl...
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Electrochemical immunoassay for the prostate specific antigen using a reduced graphene oxide functionalized with a high molecular-weight silk peptide
High molecular-weight silk peptide (SP) was used to functionalize the surface of nanosheets of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The SP-rGO nanocomposite was then mixed with mouse anti-human prostate specific anti...
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Open AccessThe clinical and genetic features in a cohort of mainland Chinese patients with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a life-threatening channelopathy manifesting as recurrent episodes of hypokalemia and muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism. Recent findings indicate defects...
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Open AccessElectrochemical tuning of the activity and structure of a copper-cobalt micro-nano film on a gold electrode, and its application to the determination of glucose and of Chemical Oxygen Demand
Micro-nano structured Cu-Co was in situ fabricated on the surface of a gold electrode via electrochemical reduction of CuCl2 and Co(NO3)2. It is shown that the shape of the particles can be controlled by variatio...
