Evaluation of enamel surface roughness using different types of polishing system after orthodontic bracket debonding by Maryam Fouad Bilal, Lanja Abubakir Ali, Deman Hasan Hamid, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

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Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened with pre-stressed FRP laminates by S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo

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INVESTIGATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINANTS DESTRUCTING MICROORGANISMS AS A METHOD OF WATER PURIGICATION INTENSYING by Irina I. Ivanenko, Antonina M. Novikova, Elena Y. Lapatina

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Effects of colchicine adjuvant therapy on disease control, serum NALP3, sICAM-1, MMP-9 and MMP-13 in patients with coronary heart disease and acute gout attack by Bingxun Wang, Yongqing Liu, Wenya Han, Bing Li, Pang Jie, Wenwen Yang, Zengcai Ma, Zesheng Xu

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Liquid‐Amplified Electrostatically Driven Octopus Sucker‐Inspired Suction Cup by Yu Sun, Lingjun Tang, Ling Wang, Qingkai Guo, Yuxin Lv, Laihao Yang

“…The negative pressure chamber generates the active adhesion force enhanced by the wrinkle‐like membrane, increasing the adhesion strength tenfold compared to pure electrostatic adhesion. …”
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Influence of Aggregate and Asphalt Type on the Bond Strength between Asphalt and Aggregates and Its Self-Healing Properties by Xinli Gan, Wenli Zhang, Jie Li, Hui Tang, Peiyuan Zhong

“…Finally, for the specimens with adhesive failure, the bond strength was retested to evaluate the self-healing ability of the adhesive. …”
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Following Clinical Practical Guidelines in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with St Segment Elevation and its Relation with Clinical and Demographic Variables by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Yordano Carlos Ravelo Coma, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés, Mario Isaac González

“…The degree of adhesion was related with demographic variables (age and sex) and clinical (selected co-morbidities and state of the patient on discharge).…”
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Dexmedetomidine Attenuates Monocyte-Endothelial Adherence via Inhibiting Connexin43 on Vascular Endothelial Cells by Yunfei Chai, Runying Yu, Yong Liu, Sheng Wang, Dongdong Yuan, Jimei Chen

“…Two special siRNAs were designed to knock down Cx43 expression on HUVECs. U937-HUVEC adhesion, adhesion-related molecules, and the activation of the MAPK (p-ERK1/2, p-p38, and p-JNK1/2) signaling pathway were detected. …”
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Ultrasound Detection of Myocardial Ischemic Memory Using an E-Selectin Targeting Peptide Amenable to Human Application by Xiaoping Leng, Jianjun Wang, Andrew Carson, Xucai Chen, Huili Fu, Susanne Ottoboni, William R. Wagner, Flordeliza S. Villanueva

“…There was greater adhesion of MB ESEL to inflamed versus noninflamed microcirculation and minimal adhesion of MB CTL or MB IgG under any condition. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogel-Based Hyaluronic Acid-Chitosan-Allium sativum Extract for Intraperitoneal Antiadhesion Application by Prihartini Widiyanti, Yolanda Citra Ayu Priskawati

“…Peritoneal Adhesion is a severe case that frequently occurs in patients after laparotomy surgery. …”
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Soft Lithography and Minimally Human Invasive Technique for Rapid Screening of Oral Biofilm Formation on New Microfabricated Dental Material Surfaces by Marta Alvarez-Escobar, Sidónio C. Freitas, Derek Hansford, Fernando J. Monteiro, Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas

“…Microfabrication offers opportunities to study surface concepts focused to reduce bacterial adhesion on implants using human minimally invasive rapid screening (hMIRS). …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ferula assafoetida Oleo-Gum-Resin (Asafoetida) against TNF-α-Stimulated Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) by Leila Mobasheri, Mohsen Khorashadizadeh, Hossein Safarpour, Maryam Mohammadi, Gholamreza Anani Sarab, Vahid Reza Askari

“…Gene expression of intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin and surface expression of ICAM-1 protein were measured using real-time PCR and flow cytometry methods, respectively. …”
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Expression and Function of the Homeostatic Molecule Del-1 in Endothelial Cells and the Periodontal Tissue by Jieun Shin, Kavita B. Hosur, Kalyani Pyaram, Ravi Jotwani, Shuang Liang, Triantafyllos Chavakis, George Hajishengallis

“…Moreover, genetic or age-associated Del-1 deficiency did not significantly alter the expression of these adhesion molecules in the murine periodontium, further ruling out altered adhesion molecule expression as a mechanism whereby Del-1 regulates leukocyte recruitment. …”
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Factors Associated with the Clinical Course of Vitreomacular Traction by Petros Petrou, Evangelia Chalkiadaki, Marie-Helene Errera, Sidath Liyanage, Louisa Wickham, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Aristotelis Karamaounas, Menelaos Kanakis, Ilias Georgalas, Stylianos Kandarakis, David Charteris

“…Other factors such as the vertical area of adhesion and the angle of adhesion were not identified as prognostic factors affecting the clinical course of the disease.…”
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CXCL1-Triggered Interaction of LFA1 and ICAM1 Control Glucose-Induced Leukocyte Recruitment during Inflammation In Vivo by Kirsten Buschmann, Lutz Koch, Natascha Braach, Hanna Mueller, David Frommhold, Johannes Poeschl, Peter Ruef

“…Flow chamber experiments, expression analysis, functional depletion, and knockout of key adhesion molecules gave mechanistic insight in involved pathways. …”
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LincRNA Cox-2 Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response of Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells via Modulating miR-21/NF-κB Axis by Yaoyao Bian, Lili Yang, Bin Zhang, Wen Li, Sen Wang, Shuling Jiang, Xi Chen, Wenlin Li, Li Zeng

“…Postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) is a common postoperative complication caused by any peritoneal inflammatory process. …”
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Role of Leptin/Osteopontin Axis in the Function of Eosinophils in Allergic Rhinitis with Obesity by Wenlong Liu, Qingxiang Zeng, Yanqiu Chen, Ren Zhong Luo

“…The effect of leptin or OPN on eosinophil apoptosis, adhesion, migration, and activation of eosinophil was examined. …”
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Development and Performance Evaluation of Thin-Layer Color Antiwearing Paving Materials by Zhaohui Liu, Xiangming Deng, Hao Guo, Yingchun Zhang, Di Wei, Dongmei Zhang

“…To develop a color antiwearing wear layer based on epoxy resin adhesives, the effect of single formula composition on the properties of adhesives was analyzed through drawing strength tests, shear strength tests, and bending strength tests. …”
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Effect of Wood Preservatives on Surface Properties of Coated Wood by Turgay Ozdemir, Ali Temiz, Ismail Aydin

“…The results indicated that surface roughness and adhesion strength depended on wood species and the chemical composition of preservatives. …”
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Cell Morphology on Poly(methyl methacrylate) Microstructures as Function of Surface Energy by Matthias Katschnig, Boris Maroh, Natascha Andraschek, Sandra Schlögl, Ulrike Zefferer, Elisabeth Bock, Gerd Leitinger, Christa Trattnig, Maria Kaufmann, Werner Balika, Clemens Holzer, Ute Schäfer, Silke Patz

“…A critical water contact angle of ≤ 80° appears to be necessary for adequate cell adhesion. A “switch” for cell adhesion and subsequently cell growth could therefore be applied by, for example, adjusting the periodicity of hydrophobic structures. …”
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