Diminishing discoloration; enhancing esthetics: Management of discolored restorations with computer-aided-design/computer-aided-manufacturing veneers by Rishu Koul, Deepak Kalia, Kamal Verma

“…Tooth discoloration that cannot be treated with more conservative procedures such as bleaching or microabrasion, requires restorative treatment to mask the unesthetic appearance. Ceramic veneers provide exceptional resistance to wear and abrasion, retain their glazed luster over a very long time, and are durable. …”
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On the Deficiencies of Some Differential-Difference Polynomials by Xiu-Min Zheng, Hong Yan Xu

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LOD for Architectural Heritage: BIM Modeling for the Solimene Factory by Adriana Rossi, Umberto Palmieri

“… The authors created a BIM model of a significant portion of the Solimene ceramic factory (Vietri, Salerno) based on an unstructured model obtained with phase-shift 3D laser scanning. …”
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Friction Properties of Alumina–Silicon Carbide–Silver–Graphene Nanoplatelet Self-Lubricating Composite Prepared by SPS Technique by Viktor Puchý, Jana Andrejovská, Richard Sedlák, Róbert Džunda, František Kromka, Ivan Petryshynets, Mária Podobová, Ladislav Falat

“…The GNP-reinforced Al₂O₃-SiC-Ag ceramic–metal composites were densified by spark plasma sintering technology (SPS). …”
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Chartres, d’Autrikon à Autricum, cité des Carnutes : prémices et essor de l’urbanisation by Dominique Joly, Stéphane Willerval, Pauline Denat

“…Excavations carried out in Chartres during the last decade, systematically sequenced and dated thanks to ceramic studies, provide a collection of reference points for establishing the main stages that marked the town’s evolution during the 1st c. …”
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Coexistence, contacts and conflicts in the precordillera of Tacna during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1100-1450) by Romuald Housse

“…In this article, based on the study of the pre-Inca fortified settlements and associated ceramic styles, I outline the modalities of exchange or communication that likely existed between different populations in the area. …”
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Nourrir les morts – les poteries associées aux défunts dans le cimetière néolithique KDK23 (ve millénaire av. J.-C., Soudan) by Philippe Chambon, Pascal Sellier, Aline Emery-Barbier, Olivier Langlois

“…The often plentiful goods consisted in unused objects or even objects made for the funeral itself, except for the ceramic pots that played a specific role. Taken from the household, they are mainly containers; the inclusion of additional items such as spoons, small bowls or feeding bottles, inside pots associated with infants indicates that they indeed contained food for the dead; supplies for the last journey.…”
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The Use of Newer High Translucency Zirconia in Aesthetic Zone by Zishan Dangra, Mahesh Gandhewar

“…Although no restorative material can approach the appearance of intact tooth enamel, glass ceramic, at the increased risk of brittle fracture, can mimic original tooth color better than the other restorative options. …”
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Preparation of NiCr/YSZ two-layered burn-resistant coating on γ-TiAl alloys based on plasma surface metallurgy and ion plating methods by Wei D.-B., Li M.-F., Zhou X., Li F.-K., Li S.-Q., Zhang P.-Z.

“…The results showed that the NiCr/YSZ coating was dense and homogeneous, including a duplex structure of top YSZ ceramic coating and underlying Ni-Cr bond coating. …”
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Electronic and Optical Properties of Sodium Niobate: A Density Functional Theory Study by Daniel Fritsch

“…In recent years, much effort has been devoted to replace the most commonly used piezoelectric ceramic lead zirconate titanate Pb[ZrxTi1−x]O3 (PZT) with a suitable lead-free alternative for memory or piezoelectric applications. …”
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Superconducting Thick-Films From a Y-Ba-Cu-O Precursor by Maurizio Sacchi, Fausto Sirotti, Bruno Morten, Maria Prudenziati

“…We have prepared screen-printed films of the Y-Ba-Cu-O compound starting from a spray-pyrolysis precursor powder. BeO ceramic substrates are confirmed to be inert with respect to the film up to about 1000ºC. …”
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The Impact of Agricultural Digitization on Land Productivity: An Empirical Test Based on Micro Panel Data by Hongming Zhang, Haihua Zhu

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The Singular Points of Analytic Functions with Finite X-Order Defined by Laplace-Stieltjes Transformations by Hong-Yan Xu, Zu-Xing Xuan

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Temas rituales en la cerámica « tipo códice » del estilo mixteca-puebla by Gilda Hernández Sánchez

“…It is suggested that the motifs painted on much of this ceramic formed a pictography referring to the ritual use of the vessels; there are groups of motifs depicted in one or several vessel(s) that formed a specific iconographical theme. …”
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L’artisanat touristique du Sud-Ouest des États-Unis. L’exemple des objets collectés par Alphonse Pinart à Santa Fe, à la fin du xixe siècle by Éloïse Galliard

“…In the American South-West city, where incoming settler population were growing, tourism and the acculturation of the local Amerindian populations, a merchant by the name of Aaron Gold sold small ceramic figurines made by Pueblo Indians for the souvenir trade. …”
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Minimally invasive rehabilitation with porcelain veneers: case report by Danela Cisneros Boada, Victor Montaño Tatés, Ana Armas Vega, Santiago Bravomalo Castillo

“…The present document exposes the aesthetic dental rehabilitation in the anterior dental sector, recovering the characteristics of natural teeth as color and shape, through ceramic veneers and crowns, getting improve the smile in the face of patient. …”
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A Development Methodology for Copper End Termination Paste — Part 1: Origin of Green Defects by Umesh Kumar

“…Copper (Cu) based pastes have emerged as the termination materials of choice for ceramic capacitors with base metal internal electrodes. …”
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF THE Al/SiO2 SYSTEM IN METALLURGICAL SYNTHETIC PROCESSES OF CASTING PARTICULATE REINFORCED ALUMINUM ALLOYS by I. V. Rafalski, B. M. Nemenenok

“…The synthesis of aluminum oxide ceramics in aluminum melts for the production of particulate reinforced Al-Si/Al2O3 alloys was performed. …”
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First-principles and machine-learning approaches for interpreting and predicting the properties of MXenes by José D. Gouveia, Tiago L. P. Galvão, Kais Iben Nassar, José R. B. Gomes

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Development of Nano Metal Powders for Ultra-Low Fire MLC Inner Electrodes by Fernando de la Vega, Eynat Mtzner, Erik Khasin, Aharon Naor, Asaf Greenshpan

“…The need to reduce metal content, especially Palladium content in the multi layer ceramic components is driven by two motives. The first is the need to reduce material costs which has become a major issue due to the sharp rise and instability of palladium price. …”
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