Epidemiology and clinical features of psoriasis in hard-to-treat body locations: a Chinese nationwide population-based study by Lingyi Lu, Lu Cao, Fan Jiang, Sihan Wang, Yingzhe Yu, Hua Huang, Bingjiang Lin

“…With regards to current DLQI (dermatology life quality index), satisfactory rate, and current BSA (body surface area), these findings were all significantly different (P < 0.001) when compared to patients without involvement of a hard-to-treat area. …”
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Wettability transition of plasma-treated polystyrene micro/nano pillars-aligned patterns

“…This paper reports the wettability transition of plasma-treated polystyrene (PS) micro/nano pillars-aligned patterns. …”
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A Case Report of Recalcitrant, Extensive Multifocal Epithelial Hyperplasia Treated by Electrocauterization by Saman Al‐Zahawi, Hajer Masoomi, Kambiz Kamyab, Kamran Balighi, Fatemeh Saberi

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Ultrafiltration operational conditions influence in the antibacterial activity of native and thermally treated lysozyme by de Espindola, Ariane, Miron, Simona M., Dutournié, Patrick, Ponche, Arnaud

“…It was observed that ultrafiltration can promote an activity decrease proportional to the applied transmembrane pressure of a non-treated lysozyme. However, when a thermally treated lysozyme (90 °C) was filtered, no additional effect was observed due to the pore passage, independently of the applied pressure.…”
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Treating intrasurgical complications of corneal refractive operation with customized ablation. A clinical case by N. V. Khodzhabekyan, A. T. Khandzhyan, A. V. Ivanova, K. B. Letnikova, A. S. Sklyarova

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MRI-guided focused ultrasound for treating Parkinson’s disease with human mesenchymal stem cells by Sheng-Kai Wu, Chia-Lin Tsai, Aisha Mir, Kullervo Hynynen

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Biomechanical evaluation of the new intramedullary system II for treating reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures by Qian Wang, Lu Liu, Zhong Li, Kun Zhang, Qiang Huang

“…Abstract Intramedullary nails are recommended for treating reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures (ROTFs) in recent years. …”
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Surface Modification of Zinc with an Oxime for Corrosion Protection in Chloride Medium by Ganesha Achary, Y. Arthoba Naik

“…The electrochemical corrosion studies of surface-treated zinc specimens were performed in aqueous sodium chloride solution (1 M, pH 5.0) at different temperatures in order to study the corrosion mechanism. …”
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Improving Cotton Fabric Dyeability by Oxygen Plasma Surface Activation by Víctor M. Serrano-Martínez, Carlos Ruzafa-Silvestre, Carlota Hernández-Fernández, Elena Bañón-Gil, Francisca Arán-Ais, Elena Orgilés-Calpena

“…Plasma activation modified the cotton fabric surfaces, increasing their affinity for polar liquids. …”
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Research stand for microplasma surface treatment of materials at atmospheric pressure by S. V. Bordusau, S. I. Madveika, A. L. Barakhoyeu, O. I. Tsikhan, A. A. Maiseyeu

“…A microhardness tester, goniometer, interference microscope, tribometer, tensile testing machine, etc. can be used to further evaluate the quality and characteristics of the treated surfaces. Examples of the electrical characteristics of discharge devices tested as part of the research stand, optical emission spectroscopy of plasma, and results of measurements of the contact angle of treated objects surfaces are given.…”
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Adsorption of Quercetin, Kaempferol and Luteolin on Surface-Modified Polytetrafluoroethylene Films by Gaohong Wang, Yanjuan Liu, Xinyi Huang, Duolong Di

“…The PTFE film was first treated with sodium naphthalene solution to improve the hydrophilicity of its surface and then modified by coating with dopamine using a simple self-assembly approach. …”
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Biomimetic and protective effects of bioactive toothpastes on eroded enamel surfaces by Andressa Feitosa Bezerra de Oliveira, Vitória Régia Rolim Nunes, Juliellen Luiz da Cunha, Anderson Gomes Forte, Arthur Felipe de Brito Andrade, Nayanna Lana Soares Fernandes, Ana Maria Barros Chaves Pereira, Paulo Henrique Perlatti D’Alpino, Fábio Correia Sampaio

“…Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bioactive toothpastes in remineralizing eroded enamel surfaces in vitro. Bovine enamel blocks (n = 48) were obtained and classified into untreated, demineralized, and treated areas. …”
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Unified Approach of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Navigation in Presence of Waves by Oren Gal

“…Most of the present work for unmanned surface vehicle (USV) navigation does not take into account environmental disturbances such as ocean waves, winds, and currents. …”
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A multigene family encoding surface glycoproteins in Trypanosoma congolense by Magali Thonnus, Amandine Guéri, Loïc Rivière

“…TcoClecs were also localized at the surface of T. congolense bloodstream forms. The signal was suppressed when the cells were treated with a detergent to remove the plasma membrane or with trypsin to « shave » the parasites and remove their external proteins. …”
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Ocular surface squamous neoplasia masquerades: Clinical profile and outcome by Shirali Gokharu, Deepanjali Arya, Deepender Chauhan, Sima Das

“…Purpose: The diagnosis of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is primarily clinical, confirmed through histopathology, cytology, or imaging. …”
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Improvement of face mill design for finishing flat surface parts by H.M. Vyhovskyi, M.M. Plysak, L.Ye. Hlembotska, A.V. Golubovskyi

“…The obtained results of the study confirm the possibility of improving the quality through the development of new cutter designs that would provide the necessary indicators of the microgeometry of the treated surfaces.…”
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Luminescent materials based on organic salts pyrolyzed at the silica surface by P. O. Kuzema, Yu. M. Bolbukh, V. A. Tertykh

“…The salts with various ratios of citric acid and urea were obtained either in aqueous or alcohol solution, and they were further deposited on silica surface. The resulting material was then heat treated at the temperature of up to 270 °C, and the absorption and photoluminescence spectra for the samples obtained were collected and analyzed. …”
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Deactivation of Contaminated Metal Surfaces by Means of Pulsed Laser Systems by V. P. Khantov, K. V. Sergeyev, V. V. Osipov, O. A. Rachkova, E. F. Egorov

“…The essence of thermal decontamination methods is that contaminated surface is treated with energy flows of high intensity in the form of infrared light emissions or hyperthermal gas flow, etc. …”
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As-deposited and dewetted Cu layers on plasma treated glass: Adhesion study and its effect on biological response by Alena Reznickova, Veronika Lacmanova, Marie Hubalek Kalbacova, Petr Hausild, Jiri Nohava, Zdenka Kolska, Anna Kutova, Petr Slepicka

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Plasma-treated metals after H− irradiation and its effect on vacuum breakdown behavior by C. Serafim, S. Calatroni, F. Djurabekova, M. C. Giordano, M. Himmerlich, V. Bjelland, C. Kouzios, P. Costa Pinto, A. T. Perez-Fontenla, W. Wuensch, A. Grudiev, S. Sgobba

“…In environments subjected to hydrogen ion irradiation or high beam losses, such as in radio-frequency quadrupoles, residual hydrocarbons from the vacuum may result in carbon contamination of the metal surfaces from charged particle induced cracking. Under these conditions, it has been assessed that surface carbon contamination leads to a decrement of the surface electric field holding properties. …”
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