Author(s): Leite ML; Comeau P; Aghakeshmiri S; Lange D; Rodrigues LKA; Branda N; Manso AP;

Background: Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans are associated with caries recurrence. Therefore, this study evaluated the combination of a Ru(II)-loaded resin-based dental material (RDM) and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) against a dual-species biofilm of S. mutans and C. albicans. Methods: An aPDT protocol was established evaluating Ru ...

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Author(s): Leon T De Beer

This research seeks to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the distinctive nature of burnout and depression. In a first study, we relied on employee samples from four European countries (N = 5199; 51.27% women; M(age) = 43.14). In a second study, we relied on a large sample of patients (N = 5791; 53.70% women; M(age) = 39.54) who received a diagnos ...

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Author(s): Wilcox SM; Mulligan CN; Neculita CM;

Mining waste represents a global issue due to its potential of generating acidic or alkaline leachate with high concentrations of metals and metalloids (metal(loid)s). Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an engineering tool used for remediation. MICP, induced via biological activity, aims to precipitate calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or ...

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Author(s): Zhou J; Wearn A; Huck J; Hughes C; Baracchini G; Tremblay-Mercier J; Poirier J; Villeneuve S; Tardif CL; Chakravarty MM; Daugherty AM; Gauthier CJ; Turner GR; Spreng RN;

Elevated iron deposition in the brain has been observed in older adult humans and persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and has been associated with lower cognitive performance. We investigated the impact of iron deposition, and its topographical distribution across hippocampal subfields and ...

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Author(s): Stephanie T Gumuchian

CONCLUSIONS: The concept of FoDR may present a window into understanding the unique cognitive and behavioural changes that occur following MDD remission and underlie depression recurrence. Future research should aim to identify underlying individual differences and characteristics of the disorder that may influence the presence and impact of FoDR. Finally ...

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Author(s): Leyton M; Krausz RM;

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Author(s): Wang Y; Wang H; Ji J; You T; Lu C; Liu C; Song Y; Chen Z; Zhu S;

Using activated-carbon-based electrodes derived from waste biomass in super-capacitor energy technologies is an essential future strategy to achieve sustainable energy and environmental protection. Biomass feed-stocks such as bamboo and straw have been used to prepare activated carbon-based electrodes. This experiment used peanut shells (waste biomass) as ...

Article GUID: 38380232

Author(s): Greene DF; Kane JM; Pounden E; Michaletz ST;

Serotiny is an adaptive trait that allows certain woody plants to persist in stand-replacing fire regimes. However, the mechanisms by which serotinous cones avoid seed necrosis and nonserotinous species persist in landscapes with short fire cycles and serotinous competitors remain poorly understood. To investigate whether ovulate cone traits that enhance ...

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Author(s): Karimi A; Poullis C;

This paper addresses few-shot semantic segmentation and proposes a novel transductive end-to-end method that overcomes three key problems affecting performance. First, we present a novel ensemble of visual features learned from pretrained classification and semantic segmentation networks with the same architecture. Our approach leverages the varying discr ...

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Author(s): Aktar M; Xiao Y; Tehrani AKZ; Tampieri D; Rivaz H; Kersten-Oertel M;

This study conducts collateral evaluation from ischemic damage using a deep learning-based Siamese network, addressing the challenges associated with a small and imbalanced dataset. The collateral network provides an alternative oxygen and nutrient supply pathway in ischemic stroke cases, influencing treatment decisions. Research in this area focuses on a ...

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Author(s): Nikzad S; Same S; Safiri S; Dolati S; Roushangar Zineh B; Meshgi S; Roshangar L; Sahin F;

Burn wounds are the most destructive and complicated type of skin or underlying soft tissue injury that are exacerbated by a prolonged inflammatory response. Several cell-based therapeutic systems through the culturing of potent stem cells on modified scaffolds have been developed to direct the burn healing challenges. In this context, a new regenerative ...

Article GUID: 38364284

Author(s): Locke DH; Baker M; Alonzo M; Yang Y; Ziter CD; Murphy-Dunning C; O' Neil-Dunne JPM;

Mitigating heat is a vital ecosystem service of trees, particularly with climate change. Land surface temperature measures captured at a single time of day (in the morning) dominate the urban heat island literature. Less is known about how local tree canopy and impervious surface regulate air temperature throughout the day, and/or across many days with va ...

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