Maxillary expansion is a common orthodontic treatment used for the correction of posterior crossbite resulting from reduced maxillary width. Transverse maxillomandibular discrepancies are a major cause of several malocclusions and may be corrected in...
The theory of open quantum systems is applied to study galvano-, thermo-magnetic, and magnetization phenomena in axial symmetric two-dimensional systems. Charge carriers are considered as quantum particles interacting with the environment through a o...
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This paper presents results of the magnetic dynamics study (the microwave power absorptions at the fixed frequencies during magnetic field sweeping) in samples of Y3Fe5O12 single crystals in the form of plates and spheres of various sizes, at frequen...
Halogenated acetic acids (HAAs) are amongst the most frequently detected disinfection by-products in aquatic environments. Despite this, little is known about their toxicity, especially at the molecular level. The model organism Daphnia magna, which...
Background: This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of using two different devices to treat upper palatal discrepancies evaluated with a digital intraoral scanner. Methods: A total of 64 patients were enrolled and treated with either an ela...
1 October 1977
Introduction: Since the first appearance of the article by Haas (1975 [reprinted in IJOM:3(4), 1977]), the present writer has been filled with an abiding desire to make an appropriate response. It became quickly apparent that this is no easy task. Si...
The aim of this study was to compare the three-dimensional dentoskeletal effects of Haas-type and Hyrax-type expanders using primary teeth as anchorage for rapid palatal expansion (RPE). Thirty-four subjects in mixed dentition were divided according...
Bioethanol fermentation from lignocellulosic hydrolysates is negatively affected by the presence of acetic acid. The budding yeast S. cerevisiae adapts to acetic acid stress partly by activating the transcription factor, Haa1. Haa1 induces the expres...
Background and objective: The Haas classification of IgA nephropathy should be validated for Asian populations. More detailed and newer predictions regarding renal outcome of IgA nephropathy remains mandatory. Materials: We conducted a retrospective...
Meat is a rich source of various nutrients. However, it needs processing before consumption, what in turn generates formation of carcinogenic compounds, i.a., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrosamines (NOCs), and the most mutagenic heteroc...
Synthetic biomaterials are widely used as bone graft substitutes, but their osteogenic capacity is limited as they lack osteogenic growth factors. This study aimed to enhance the osteogenesis of a novel hydroxyapatite/aragonite (HAA) biomaterial by i...
In the huge field of polymer structure and dynamics, including intrinsically disordered peptides, protein folding, and enzyme activity, many questions remain that cannot be answered by methodology based on artificial intelligence, X-ray, or NMR spect...
Hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) is the second most common type of visceral aneurysm. Giant HAAs (larger than 5 cm) are very rare. We present a case of an asymptomatic giant hepatic artery aneurysm (diameter 10.7 cm) discovered as an incidental finding...
14 April 2022
(1) Background: Thermal treatment of high-protein food may lead to the formation of mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds, e.g., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic aromatic amines. Frequent consumption of processed meat was classified b...
The production of biosurfactants is often hampered by excessive foaming in the bioreactor, impacting system scale-up and downstream processing. Foam fractionation was proposed to tackle this challenge by combining in situ product removal with a pre-p...
When ground observation or signal relaying in the vicinity of an unfriendly operative scenario are of interest, such as for military actions or disaster relief, high-altitude airships (HAA) offer some technical benefits. Featuring a milder cost and h...
This study employs DFT at the APFD/def2-TZVP level, with SMD solvation in THF, to investigate the catalytic activation of methane by [(κ3-CNC)Fe(N₂O)]2+ cation complexes. The catalytic mechanism encompasses three key steps: oxygen atom tr...
In quantum wells (QWs) formed in HgCdTe/CdHgTe heterosystems with a variable composition of Cd(Hg), Shubnikov-de-Haas (SdH) oscillations are investigated to characterize the Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling in QWs with both a normal and inverted band...
The human adrenal cortex is composed of distinct zones that are the main source of steroid hormone production. The mechanism of adrenocortical cell differentiation into several functionally organized populations with distinctive identities remains po...
Higher concentrations of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in small water systems have been a challenge. Adsorption by tailored activated carbon (AC), developed from waste materials of a pulp and paper company using optimization of chemical activation b...
Features in the transverse magnetoresistance of single-crystalline diluted magnetic semiconductors of a (Cd1−x−yZnxMny)3As2 system with x + y = 0.3 have been found and analyzed in detail. Two groups of samples have been examined. The samp...
The effects of Fe partially replacing Ni in a misch metal-based superlattice hydrogen absorbing alloy (HAA) were studied. Addition of Fe increases the lattice constants and abundance of the main Ce2Ni7 phase, decreases the NdNi3 phase abundance, and...
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that spread throughout the American continent in 2015 causing considerable worldwide social and health alarm due to its association with ocular lesions and microcephaly in newborns, and Guillain–...
Despite offering often significant advantages with respect to other flying machines, especially in terms of flight endurance, airships are typically harder to control. Technological solutions borrowed from the realm of shipbuilding, such as bow thrus...
Chinese prickly ash and cinnamon contain many antioxidants, which scavenge free radicals and can reduce many harmful compounds, such as heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs). Modern technologies used for cooking, such as the use of superheated steam ro...
Herein, the presence of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) in 24 different commercial ultra-high temperature processed (UHT) milk types was investigated. The dry matter and pH values of the samples were also determined. The milk types showed signifi...
An experimental adhesive incorporated with different nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) particle concentrations was synthesized and analyzed for dentin interaction, micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS), and degree of conversion (DC). n-HA powder (5 wt % and...
Feature extraction plays a pivotal role in processing remote sensing datasets, especially in the realm of fully polarimetric data. This review investigates a variety of polarimetric decomposition techniques aimed at extracting comprehensive informati...
When it comes to computing the values of variables defining the preliminary sizing of an airship, a few standardized approaches are available in the existing literature. However, when including a disruptive technology in the design is required, sizin...
The concept of thrust-based control without the employment of thrust-vectoring (TVC), already introduced in a previous work by the authors, is further developed in conjunction with an appropriate control suite, tasked with both artificial stabilizati...
Background/Objectives: Transverse maxillary deficiency in growing patients can be treated using rapid maxillary expansion (RME) or slow maxillary expansion (SME) with spring-based appliances, such as the Leaf Expander (LE), but their comparative dent...
The electrochemical performance and failure mechanisms of Ni/MH batteries made with a series of the Fe-substituted A2B7 superlattice alloys as the negative electrodes were investigated. The incorporation of Fe does not lead to improved cell capacity...
The main drawback of drinking water chlorination involves the formation of quite hazardous disinfection by-products (DBPs), represented mainly by halogenated species. Based on the authors’ monitoring data since 2002, the prevalence of chlorine over b...
In 2009, the first Italian offshore LNG terminal, located approximately 12 km from the coast of Italy in the Northern Adriatic Sea, started its operation phase. Even if the active chlorine concentration in the discharged seawater is within limits set...
Breast cancer is a complex and multi-drug resistant (MDR) disease, which could result in the failure of many chemotherapeutic clinical agents. Discovering effective molecules from natural products or by derivatization from known compounds is the inte...
α-Functionalized acrylamides have not been considered as an effective monomer design due to their poor polymerizability, although the analogues, α-functionalized acrylates, are attractive monomers of which polymers exhibit characteristic properties....
Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) are potent carcinogenic compounds induced by the Maillard reaction in well-done cooked meats. Free amino acids, protein, creatinine, reducing sugars and nucleosides are major precursors involved in the production o...
Age is the primary risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and a leading cause of death in the elderly population of the United...
Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), known for their mutagenic and carcinogenic potential, are formed during the heating of protein-rich food items. Detecting HAAs swiftly and accurately poses challenges due to complex food matrices and low HAA conce...
The influence of partial replacements of NaCl by KCl (0, 10, 20, and 30%) on the heterocyclic aromatic amine (HAAs) contents and quality characteristics of bacon were investigated. The Na+ content, moisture, aw, pH, L* value, and sensory saltiness de...
The physicochemical properties of five vegetable oils (peanut, corn, rapeseed, sunflower seed, and soybean) and their impact on the development of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) in pan-fried bacon and in the remaining oil were investigated. Corn...
In the current study, the impacts of using cumin (0.5% and 1%, w/w) in beef meatballs on heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) formation and some quality characteristics when cooked at 150 and 250 °C were investigated. It was found that using of cu...
Zinc is mostly extracted from oxidized zinc and zinc sulfide minerals, and this process involves flotation as a key step. While it is easier to float the sulfide mineral, its consumption and depletion has led to an increased reliance on oxidized zinc...
Understanding the hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-boranes is essential for extending the practical applications of boron chemistry. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) computations were performed f...
Quinoxaline heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) are formed during meat and fish cooking, frying, or grilling at high temperatures. They are usually generated at very low concentrations (~ng per g of a food sample). However, HAAs are classified as pot...
6 February 2019
Disinfected water is the major source of haloacetic acids (HAAs) in humans, but their inter- and intra-individual variability for exposure and risk assessment applications is under-researched. Thus, we measured HAAs in cross-sectional and longitudina...
Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) are mutagenic/carcinogenic compounds that can be formed during the cooking process of proteinaceous foods such as meat. Therefore, it is needed to inhibit or reduce their formations in cooked meats. Hereby, the eff...
7 May 2019
The fungal metabolite 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA) was used as a redox mediator with the aim of increasing dye degradation by Fenton oxidative processes (Fe2+/H2O2, Fe3+/H2O2). Its Fe3+-reducing activity can enhance the generation of reactive ox...
Herein, the effect of the dipping (static) marination process (at 4 °C for 2 h) with different types of vinegar (balsamic, pomegranate, apple, and grape) on various quality properties, including texture and protein profile of beef steaks and the...
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