Mandibular Canine Dimorphism in Establishing Sex Identity in the Lebanese Population by Fouad Ayoub, Loubna Shamseddine, Mohamad Rifai, Antoine Cassia, Randa Diab, Ibrahim Zaarour, Maria Saadeh, Georges Rouhana

“…Canine widths and intercanine distance were measured by one operator directly on dental casts using a digital caliper. Results. One hundred thirty-three Lebanese dental students (54 males and 69 females) aged 18–25 were included in the study. …”
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Cost-Effective Manufacturing of Microfluidics Through the Utilization of Direct Ink Writing by Stefanus H. Prajitna, Christian Harito, Brian Yuliarto

“…This method eliminated the need for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) molds and casting processes that were still found in recent studies. …”
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In Situ Creep Model Testing for the Tunnel Anchor Foundation of Xingkang Suspension Bridge in Luding of China by Lina Wen, Qiangong Cheng, Qiang Cheng, Xifeng Guo, Bin Zhang

“…Due to the limitations of geography and geology, cast concrete tunnel anchors were used to provide counterforces for Xingkang Suspension Bridge foundation at the left bank of Daduhe River. …”
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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/Starch Composite Biofilms by Joemer A. Adorna, Camelle Kaye A. Aleman, Ian Lorenzo E. Gonzaga, Jamela N. Pangasinan, Kim Marie D. Sisican, Van Dien Dang, Ruey-An Doong, Ruby Lynn G. Ventura, Jey-R S. Ventura

“…The PHB/S/LA composites were prepared using a modified solvent casting method with the incremental addition of LA. …”
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CO₂/CH₄ and CO₂/CO Selective Pebax-1657 Based Composite Hollow Fiber Membranes Prepared by a Novel Dip-Coating Technique by Dionysios S. Karousos, George V. Theodorakopoulos, Francesco Chiesa, Stéphan Barbe, Mirtat Bouroushian, Evangelos P. Favvas

“…A novel and innovative method was developed to fabricate defect-free composite hollow fiber (HF) membranes using drop-casting under continuous flow. The synthesized Pebax-1657—based membranes were examined for gas separation processes, focusing on the separation of CO₂ from CH₄ and CO gases. …”
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Allergic Interstitial Nephritis Manifesting as a Striated Nephrogram by Irfan Moinuddin, Erika Bracamonte, Bijin Thajudeen, Amy Sussman, Machaiah Madhrira, James Costello

“…Guidelines suggest that AIN should be suspected in a patient who presents with an elevated serum creatinine and a urinalysis that shows white cells, white cell casts, or eosinophiluria. Drug-induced AIN is suspected if AKI is temporally related to the initiation of a new drug. …”
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Effect of Solidification Rate and Rare Earth Metal Addition on the Microstructural Characteristics and Porosity Formation in A356 Alloy by M. G. Mahmoud, A. M. Samuel, H. W. Doty, S. Valtierra, F. H. Samuel

“…The presence of La or Ce in the casting has a minor effect on eutectic Si modification, in spite of the observed depression in the eutectic temperature. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Fracture Characteristics of Interface between In Situ Engineered Cementitious Composites and Steel Deck by Weiwei Han, Shuyin Wu, Xue Gao, Xinyao Zong, Jingsong Shan

“…In this study, engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is used as the pavement of orthotropic steel deck bridge and an epoxy adhesive is used to achieve wet-bonding between the steel deck and cast-in-place ECC. To investigate the fracture properties of bimaterial interface, the double cantilever beam (DCB) and 4-point end notched flexure (4ENF) specimens were used to obtain the fracture toughness, and virtual crack closure technology (VCCT) was used to calculate the energy release rates. …”
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Forensic Age Estimation of Chinese Malaysian Adults by Evaluating Occlusal Tooth Wear Using Modified Kim’s Index by Chai Kit Lu, Margaret Chia Soo Yee, Spoorthi Banavar Ravi, Rohit Pandurangappa

“…The same equation was validated further on new 60 dental casts. Results and Conclusion. Regression analysis revealed good correlation between age and teeth wear and lower standard error of estimate. …”
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Crevicular Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Rate of Tooth Movement of Female Orthodontic Subjects under Different Continuous Force Applications by Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Maryati Md Dasor, Sahidan Senafi, Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah, Zulham Yamamoto, Abdul Aziz Jemain, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin

“…Crevicular fluid was analyzed for ALP activity, and study models were casted to measure tooth movements. Root resorption was assessed using periapical radiographs before and after the force application. …”
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Effects of Magnesium Content on Structure and Electrochemical Properties of La-Mg-Pr-Al-Mn-Co-Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloys by L. M. C. Zarpelon, E. P. Banczek, L. G. Martinez, N. B. Lima, I. Costa, R. N. Faria

“…The discharge capacity, microstructures, and corrosion resistance of some as-cast alloys represented by the formula La0.7−xMgxPr0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Co0.5Ni3.8, where x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7, were investigated by SEM/EDX, XRD, and electrochemical measurements. …”
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Enhanced biomedical potential of polyurethane/hydroxyapatite composites through chemical modification: A comprehensive study on structure, morphology, and cytocompatibility for tis... by Sultan Misbah, Parveen Shaista, Uddin Mohammad N., Jubeen Farhat, Kazi Mohsin

“…Second, IHA was incorporated into a separately synthesized thermoplastic PU by a solvent casting technique. A series of PU/IHA composites was prepared by varying PU᾿s soft and hard segments. …”
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Fabrication and characterisation of super‐paramagnetic responsive PLGA–gelatine–magnetite scaffolds with the unidirectional porous structure: a physicochemical, mechanical, and in... by Farnaz Ghorbani, Ali Zamanian, Alireza Shams, Atefeh Shamoosi, Amir Aidun

“…Hybrid structures were fabricated by freeze‐casting method to the creation of a matrix with tunable pores. …”
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Investigation on Inorganic Salts K2TiF6 and KBF4 to Develop Nanoparticles Based TiB2 Reinforcement Aluminium Composites by Vinayagam Mohanavel, K. Ravi Kumar, T. Sathish, Palanivel Velmurugan, Alagar Karthick, M. Ravichandran, Saleh Alfarraj, Hesham S. Almoallim, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani

“…In the current research, AA6082 aluminium alloy matrix composites (AAMCs) incorporated with various weight fractions of titanium diboride (0, 3, 6, and 9 wt%) were prepared via an in situ casting technique. The exothermic reaction between inorganic powders like dipotassium hexafluorotitanate (K2TiF6) and potassium tetrafluoroborate (KBF4) in molten Al metal contributes to the development of titanium diboride content. …”
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Influence of Blasting Vibration on Young Concrete Bridge: A Case Study of Yesanhe Super Large Bridge by Ming Chen, Jun Zhang, Wenbo Lu, Peng Yan, Ke Deng

“…Monitoring data and numerical simulation both indicate that PPV of box girder is 1 to 4 times larger than that of pier foundation; with the extension of bridge cantilever casting section, velocity amplification factors of different parts of the box girder have different changes and duration of vibration in vertical direction increases. …”
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Microstructural Characterization of Beryllium Treated Al-Si Alloys by M. F. Ibrahim, S. A. Alkahtani, Kh. A. Abuhasel, F. H. Samuel

“…Metallographic samples prepared from these castings were examined using optical microscopy and FESEM. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Children with Musculoskeletal Conditions: What Is the Current State of Evidence? by Noémi Dahan-Oliel, Bahar Kasaai, Kathleen Montpetit, Reggie Hamdy

“…Standard treatment includes physiotherapy, casting, and surgery. The use of botulinum toxins appears as a promising treatment on its own, but usually as an adjunct to other treatment modalities and as an alternative to surgery. …”
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Lung Cancer with Skin and Breast Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Bikash Bhattarai, Marie Frances Schmidt, Meenakshi Ghosh, Abhisekh Sinha Ray, Saveena Manhas, Vikram Oke, Chidozie Charles Agu, Md. Rawshan Basunia, Danilo Enriquez, Joseph Quist, Catherine Bianchi, Ravi Hans, Saroj Kandel

“…A high index of suspicion for cutaneous metastases should be cast when investigating cutaneous pathologies in patients at risk for primary lung malignancy.…”
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Characterization and analysis on the hemispherical point temperature uncertainty problem of mold flux with volatiles by Wang Z., Ren M.-M., Zhao J.-X., Zhang Z.-K., Wang H., Hu A.-L., Cui Y.-R.

“…In hemisphere point temperature (Thp) measurement of continuous casting mold flux, the evaporation of volatiles under high temperature will have a strong impact on the results. …”
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Stress Corrosion Behavior of Ungrouted Pretensioned Concrete Beams by Velu Saraswathy, Han-Seung Lee, Subbiah Karthick, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…Prestressed concrete beams of size 150 × 150 × 1000 mm were designed, and two bonded cold-drawn 7 mm steel wires were stressed at 70% UTS under service conditions before concreting. The beams were cast with M40 grade concrete mix with various percentages of chlorides ranging from 0, 1, 2, and 3% by weight of cement and cured for 28 days. …”
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