A material design guideline for self-assembled vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films by Jiawei Song, Haiyan Wang

“…Nanocomposite thin films, comprising two or more distinct materials at nanoscale, have attracted significant research interest considering their potential of integrating multiple functionalities for advanced applications in electronics, energy storage, photonics, photovoltaics, and sensing. …”
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Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Use of Clear Aligners Compared to Conventional Fixed Braces by Kakarla Subbaraju, Jashan Deep Goyal, Vijeta Patri, Pragyna Panigrahi, Mahishi G. Suthar, Praveen Kumar Varma, Afreen Kauser

“…Introduction: This study aims to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) between clear aligners and conventional fixed braces. Orthodontic treatments not only focus on functional outcomes but also patient satisfaction, comfort, and aesthetics. …”
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Autoencoder-Driven Fiducial Landmark Identification in 3D Brain MRI for Neuroimaging Alignment by G. Deepali, H. Anitha, B. P. Swathi, M. V. Suhas

“…Accurate identification of fiducial markers, such as the left pre-auricle (LPA), right pre-auricle (RPA), and nasion, is critical for head localization, source reconstruction, anatomical alignment, and ensuring reproducibility in functional and structural neuroimaging studies. …”
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Alteration of Lumbar Sagittal Alignment after Surgical Decompression with Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Wen-Tung Hsieh, Ting-Chun Huang, Chih-Wei Chen, Ming-Hsiao Hu, Shu-Hua Yang

“…Leaning forward could alleviate spinal stenosis and its related symptoms, but the sagittal alignment of the lumbar spine is therefore compromised. …”
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Brain development in a facultatively social allodapine bee aligns with caste, but not group living by Simon M. Tierney, Sarah Jaumann, Oliver Hightower, Adam R. Smith

“…These broad volumetric trends require further investigations on the functional neural circuitry involved in the aforementioned environmental contexts.…”
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Finite Element Simulation of Biomechanical Effects on Periodontal Ligaments During Maxillary Arch Expansion with Thermoformed Aligners by Gustavo A. Rojas, Jose Isidro García-Melo, Juan S. Aristizábal

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Novel Special Orthogonal Group Optimization for Coarse Alignment Method of SINS on a Rocking Base by Fujun Pei, Siyuan Li, Li Peng, Shunan Yin

“…In order to solve the coarse alignment problem of the strapdown inertial navigation system on a rocking base, a fast coarse alignment method using the Special Orthogonal Group optimization has been proposed in this paper. …”
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SFDA-MEF: An Unsupervised Spacecraft Feature Deformable Alignment Network for Multi-Exposure Image Fusion by Qianwen Xiong, Xiaoyuan Ren, Huanyu Yin, Libing Jiang, Canyu Wang, Zhuang Wang

“…We introduce a deformable convolution in the feature deformable alignment module and construct an alignment loss function to preserve its shape with minimal distortion. …”
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Tip/tilt Alignment for a Fizeau Interferometer via Defocus-Based Sub-Spot Separation by Wenyi Lv, Zongliang Xie, Qiang Wang, Haotong Ma, Jianliang Shi, Yang Liu, Kaiyuan Yang, Botao Chen, Yongmei Huang

“…It is a crucial premise for Fizeau interferometric imaging that all the optical axes of sub-apertures are well aligned. What is challenging in tip/tilt alignment of such interferometers is the superposition of all the sub-aperture spots on the focal plane for generation of fringes. …”
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Creative use of Clear Aligners with Tongue Spikes for Open Bite Correction: A Case Report by Ricardo Alexandre Laske, Rosilene Andrea Machado, Gil Guilherme Gasparello, Thiago Martrtins Meira, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka

“…The application of a mandibular clear aligner combined with a tongue spike successfully treated the AOB caused by the patient’s tongue rest posture, leading to improved aesthetics, function, and patient satisfaction. …”
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The Effect of Aligned and Random PCL-Human Amniotic Membrane Powder Scaffolds on Retinal Tissue Engineering by Elahe Majidnia, Noushin Amirpour, Mehdi Ahmadian, Fereshteh Karamali, Hossein Salehi

“…However, the proliferation of RPE cells increased on the random scaffold compared to the aligned scaffold. Hence, the rest of the specialized cellular evaluations, such as immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR, and functional assessments were performed on random scaffolds. …”
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Magnetically Induced Anisotropic Microstructures on Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Facilitate BMSC Alignment and Osteogenic Differentiation by Hua Zhang, Yang Luo, Rong Xu, Xu Cao, Guanrong Li, Shang Chen

“…Many tissues exhibit structural anisotropy, which imparts orientation-specific properties and functions. However, recapitulating the cellular patterns found in anisotropic tissues presents a remarkable challenge, particularly when using soft and wet hydrogels. …”
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Interest Representation, Interest Alignment and the Role of Seeking Consensus in the Renewal Process of Hungarian State Management by Csaba Lentner, Bianka Parragh

“…Higher quality expectations that appear to arise in respect of public services and the higher quality standard expected of public sector employees in the course of the performance of their duties all point in the direction of achieving a well-functioning state. This study focuses on representing the interest of the state as an owner, the changes in the institutional system of interest alignment and the search for consensus, the development that has materialised over the past decades, its alternatives arising from the regulatory environment and the attitudes and motivations of economic actors affected by the trend in the Hungarian economic environment. …”
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A tool for assessing alignment of biomedical data repositories with open, FAIR, citation and trustworthy principles. by Fiona Murphy, Michael Bar-Sinai, Maryann E Martone

“…Multiple groups have produced recommendations for functions that biomedical repositories should support, with many using requirements of the FAIR data principles as guidelines. …”
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In Situ Control of Reactive Mesogens Alignment During 3D Printing by Two‐Photon Lithography by Tiziana Ritacco, Alfredo Mazzulla, Michele Giocondo, Gabriella Cipparrone, Pasquale Pagliusi

“…Specifically, a single‐step simple method is developed for aligning the nematic director in situ, with sub‐diffraction‐limited resolution, during 3D printing. …”
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Impact of various cleaning protocols on the physical and aesthetic properties of 3D-printed orthodontic aligners by Luka Šimunović, Paula Pečanić, Antun Jakob Marić, Tatjana Haramina, Iva Šrut Rakić, Senka Meštrović

“…Cleaning protocols for thermoformed aligners are often used for three-dimensional (3D) printed aligners, despite their different material properties. …”
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Research on the biomechanical characteristics of the tibiofemoral joint before and after kinematic alignment unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Chong Li, Mengyu Chen, XiangYing Wang, SongHua Yan, Kuan Zhang, Ji Zhou Zeng

“…These findings are beneficial for understanding the possible postoperative complications and good functional effects of KA UKA.…”
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Longitudinal and transverse muscle stiffness change differently with knee osteoarthritis and do not align with stiffness sensation by Angela V. Dieterich, Katrin Skerl, Filip Paskali, Leonardo Gizzi, Leonardo Gizzi, Mehrin Azan, Gabriela F. Carvalho, Matthias Kohl, Andreas Haueise, Andreas Haueise

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Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial assessing clinical, intraoperative, functional, radiographic and survivorship outcomes by Ian A Harris, Samuel J MacDessi, Aziz Bhimani, Darren B Chen, Ian Harris, Michelle Lorimer, David Parker, Tamara Hooper, Richard Boyle, Jonathan Mulford, Daniel Franks, Gregory C Wernecke, Durga Bastiras, Emma Heath, Anthony Leong, Brett Fristch, David Penn, George Kirsh, John Limbers, Julian Yu, Maurice Guzman, Peter McEwen

“…There is uncertainty around the individual or combined effect of these concepts compared with computer-assisted surgery (CAS) and mechanical alignment (MA), respectively. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of RAS, KA or both to improve clinical outcomes, functional measures, radiographic precision and prosthetic survivorship when compared with current gold standards of surgical care.Methods and analysis A national registry-nested, multicentre, double-blinded, 2×2 factorial, randomised trial will be undertaken with 300 patients undergoing primary unilateral TKA performed by 15 surgeons. …”
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iSeqSearch: incremental protein search for iBlast/iMMSeqs2/iDiamond by Hyunwoo Yoo, Mohammadsaleh Refahi, Robi Polikar, Bahrad A. Sokhansanj, James R. Brown, Gail L. Rosen

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