Effect of exposure parameters of cone beam computed tomography on metal artifact reduction around the dental implants in various bone densities by Abbas Shokri, Mohammad Reza Jamalpour, Atefeh Khavid, Zeinab Mohseni, Masoud Sadeghi

“…These blocks were placed in mandibular wax models. The blocks were scanned after drilling (hole preparation) and after implant placement using Cranex3D imaging system with a 4 × 6 cm2and 6 × 8 cm2 FOV and 4 and 10 mA. …”
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Ethanol crude leaf extract of weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) causes mild hepatotoxicity in Sprague dawley rats by Mfoniso Iniobong Udonkang, Lynette Umasoye Douglas, Raymond Ekong Eworo

“…Liver tissues were removed and processed by the formalin-fixed-paraffin wax-embedding method. The tissue blocks were sectioned and subjected to Hematoxylin/Eosin and Masson trichrome staining. …”
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Study of HER2 Expression and its Relation to Tumor Characteristics among Gastric Adenocarcinoma Patients of Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran, Iran; in 2010 and 2011 by Ali Basi, Atefeh Raoofi, Hamed Vaseghi, Ali Zare Mehrjardi

“…The formalin-fixed and paraffin wax-embedded tissue blocks used in the present study were surgical resection specimens obtained from 115 patients. …”
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QUALITY OF HELIANTHUS ANNUUS HONEY OBTAINED IN THE CONDITIONS OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION by M. Kryvyi, О. Yushchenko, О. Dikhtiar, D. Lisohurska, V. Stepanenko

“…(zabrus honey was obtained from wax caps, which we cut with an apiary knife from honeycombs filled with nectar and sealed by bees). …”
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The Beekeeping State and Inventory of Mellifero-Medicinal Plants in the North-Central of Morocco by Meryem Bakour, Hassan Laaroussi, Nawal El menyiy, Tarik Elaraj, Asmae El ghouizi, Badiaa Lyoussi

“…The results indicate that honey, bee pollen, bee bread, royal jelly, propolis, bee wax, bee venom, and bee queens are produced in this region with different percentages, and 102 plants belonging to 32 families were obtained in the inventory of melliferous plants; the most represented families were Asteraceae and Lamiaceae (13.73% each) followed by Rosaceae (8.82%). …”
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High royal jelly production does not impact the gut microbiome of honey bees by Megan E. Damico, Olav Rueppell, Zack Shaffer, Bin Han, Kasie Raymann

“…Abstract Background Honey bees are not only essential for pollination services, but are also economically important as a source of hive products (e.g., honey, royal jelly, pollen, wax, and propolis) that are used as foods, cosmetics, and alternative medicines. …”
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Frequency and Etiology of Secretory Otitis Media and its Morbidity in Children by Tallat Najeeb

“…Children with congenital anomalies of ears and impacted wax were excluded from the study. Thorough history was taken from parents of the child regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, discharge from ear, earache, itching in the ear, fever, rhinorhea, allergy, nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, recurrent sore throat, bottle feeding, language development and performance at school. …”
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Electromagnetic Property Modulation of Flaky Ferromagnetic 304 Stainless-Steel Powders for Microwave Absorption at Elevated Temperatures by Bolin Yang, Yifan Xu, Zhihong Chen, Hang Yang, Yuchen Hu, Haoqin Wu, Mingfeng Xing, Jianguo Guan, Wei Li

“…After heat treatment at 500 °C in air for 100 h, the simulated reflection loss of 304 stainless-steel powders with wax still showed attractive levels, giving a minimum value of −22 dB and remaining below −6 dB over 8.5–16.5 GHz at a thickness of 2 mm. …”
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Virulence of Jordanian indigenous Beauveria bassiana isolates as entomopathogenic fungi against red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Leena A. Irshaid, Mais A. Sweiss, Hazem S. Hasan, Hassan F. Dahi, Heba A. Al-Awaisheh, Danea A. Al-Rajabi

“…The virulence of these isolates against RPW larvae and adults was evaluated under laboratory conditions, with isolate BA1 approved to be the most effective, causing 100% mortality rates of wax moth larvae and 90% in RPW larvae, with about 60% mortality of RPW adults. …”
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The Validity of Subjects in Korean Dental Technicians' Licensing Examination by Woong-chul Kim, Won-chul Lee, Young-seok Sohn, Sae-yoon Oh, Bu-sob Kim, Chin-ho Yu, Ji-hwan Kim

“…In the practical examination, the current multiple choice test should be replaced with tooth carving using wax or plaster. In dental laboratory specialties, subjects related to contemporary dental laboratory technology should be included in the test items.…”
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De novo assembly of a transcriptome for Calanus finmarchicus (Crustacea, Copepoda)--the dominant zooplankter of the North Atlantic Ocean. by Petra H Lenz, Vittoria Roncalli, R Patrick Hassett, Le-Shin Wu, Matthew C Cieslak, Daniel K Hartline, Andrew E Christie

“…Relative expression of three transcripts suggests wax ester biosynthesis in late copepodites, but triacylglyceride biosynthesis in adult females. …”
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Extraction and Mix Compatibility Study of Boehmeria Fiber with Cotton by Lami Amanuel

“…The color of the extracted fiber is reddish yellow due to the presence of lignin, pectin, wax, and other unwanted materials. To make the color of the extracted fiber compatible with cotton, bleaching using H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) was carried out and the converted bleached fiber into staple length by chopping. …”
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In vivo Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Galleria mellonella by Luciana Thomaz, Luiz Gustavo de Almeida, Flávia R. O. Silva, Mauro Cortez, Carlos P. Taborda, Carlos P. Taborda, Beny Spira

“…One of the best alternatives for pre-clinical tests with animal models is the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella. Here, we evaluated the antipseudomonal activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against P. aeruginosa strain UCBPP-PA14 using G. mellonella larvae. …”
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Innovative approaches to controlled yogurt fermentation using integrated solar PCM systems by Sharanabasava, Chitranayak, Abhinash P, Syed Mansha Rafiq, Minz Ps, Hima John, Seema Ramniwas, Sami Al Obaid, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Robert Mugabi, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik

“…High-density polyethylene (HDPE) cylindrical cells were employed to contain paraffin wax for thermal energy storage. The performance of the integrated solar system for the fermentation process was assessed across different air velocities (1.2 to 1.8 m/s), with the most rapid temperature rise observed at 1.8 m/s. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Vital Role of ABA Plays in Drought Tolerance of the ABA-Insensitive Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) by Mingzhi Xu, Zhenpeng Xu, Yanrong Liu, Yaling Liu, Jinghui Liu, Wanjun Zhang

“…An analysis of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) revealed that ABA biosynthesis and signaling, amino acid metabolism, LEA, and wax synthesis-related pathways may be the key pathways that can be used for drought tolerance improvement in alfalfa. …”
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Tuberculosis patients co-infected with Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban area of Brazil by Marcio Roberto Silva, Adalgiza da Silva Rocha, Ronaldo Rodrigues da Costa, Andrea Padilha de Alencar, Vania Maria de Oliveira, Antonio Augusto Fonseca Junior, Mariana Lazaro Sales, Marina de Azevedo Issa, Paulo Martins Soares Filho, Omara Tereza Vianello Pereira, Eduardo Calazans dos Santos, Rejane Silva Mendes, Angela Maria de Jesus Ferreira, Pedro Moacyr Pinto Coelho Mota, Philip Noel Suffys, Mark Drew Crosland Guimaraes

“…Of these samples, 174 isolates simultaneously grew on Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) and Stonebrink (SB)-containing media and presented phenotypic and molecular profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, whereas 12 had molecular profiles of M. tuberculosis based on the DNA analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin wax-embedded tissue samples (paraffin blocks). One patient produced two sputum isolates, the first of which simultaneously grew on LJ and SB media and presented phenotypic and molecular profiles of M. tuberculosis, and the second of which only grew on SB media and presented phenotypic profiles of Mycobacterium bovis. …”
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A simple and cost effective technique for construction of tissue microarrays by Umasankar P, Poornima Vijayan, Hazwa K Hamza, Asiq Sideeque, Anupama Ponniah

“…</p><p><strong>Materials and methods:</strong> Materials available in a standard pathology laboratory such as skin punch biopsy needle, bone marrow aspiration needle, trephine biopsy needle, stylet, paraffin wax, hot air oven, slide warming table, drawing pin and measuring scale were used in developing this tissue microarray. …”
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The C-terminal coiled-coil domain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae DIP0733 is crucial for interaction with epithelial cells and pathogenicity in invertebrate animal model systems by Dulanthi Weerasekera, Franziska Stengel, Heinrich Sticht, Ana Luíza de Mattos Guaraldi, Andreas Burkovski, Camila Azevedo Antunes

“…These results were supported by nematode killing assays and experiments using wax moth larvae as invertebrate model systems. Conclusions Our data indicate that the coil-coiled domain of DIP0733 is crucial for interaction with epithelial cells and pathogenicity in invertebrate animal model systems.…”
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Differential gene expression underlying the biosynthesis of Dufour's gland signals in Bombus impatiens by Nathan Derstine, David Galbraith, Gabriel Villar, Etya Amsalem

“…Workers and queens express genes associated with key enzymes in the biosynthesis of wax esters, while queens and gynes preferentially express key genes in terpene biosynthesis. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic coating materials based on alkoxy silane compounds by Jamal davarpanah, sadra soleimankhani, Esmaeil Soleimani nezhad, Somayeh Elahi

“…Recently, various methods have been developed for the preparation of hydrophilic surfaces such as wax solidification, lithography, electrochemical assemblies, hydrothermal, and sol-gel processes. …”
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