Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Sarah M. George, Phillip M. Campbell, Larry P. Tadlock, Emet Schneiderman, Peter H. Buschang
Summary: The study found that extraction of mandibular second premolars enhances Class II molar correction, with greater mesial movement of the first molar and less distal movement of the incisors. There was no significant difference in vertical eruption of the maxillary and mandibular molars between the two extraction patterns.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Guilherme Janson, Ana Liesel Guggiari Niederberger, Gabriela Janson, Marcelo Vinicius Valerio, Waleska Caldas, Fabricio Pinelli Valarelli
Summary: The long-term cephalometric stability of nonextraction Class II malocclusion treated with elastics or headgear was compared. The study included 43 patients divided into two groups: elastic group (EG) and headgear group (HG). The results showed that the HG group exhibited greater mandibular protrusion, occlusal plane angle decrease, and maxillary molar mesialization. However, long-term stability in overjet, overbite, and molar relationships was similar between the groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Lopez
Summary: This study analyzes the potential impact of COVID-19 vaccines on SARS-CoV-1 and suggests that these vaccines can provide both cytotoxic and helper cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-1 infection. The findings have important implications for public health as SARS-CoV-1 vaccines developed since the early 20th century may offer cross-protection against COVID-19.
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Mathematics, Applied
Metin Gurses, Asli Pekcan
Summary: This study addressed the challenge of the nonexistence of Hirota formulation for AKNS(N) hierarchy for N >= 3 in (2 + 1) dimensions. The researchers overcame this difficulty for N = 3, 4 and obtained Hirota bilinear forms for these members. They explored local and nonlocal reductions of the equations and derived new integrable equations in (2 + 1) dimensions.
COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Adi Nagler, Shelly Kalaora, Chaya Barbolin, Anastasia Gangaev, Steven L. C. Ketelaars, Michal Alon, Joy Pai, Gil Benedek, Yfat Yahalom-Ronen, Noam Erez, Polina Greenberg, Gal Yagel, Aviyah Peri, Yishai Levin, Ansuman T. Satpathy, Erez Bar-Haim, Nir Paran, Pia Kvistborg, Yardena Samuels
Summary: This study identified SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides presented by HLA-I and HLA-II molecules, some of which are immunogenic, potentially aiding in the development of next-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Xinyu Yan, Xiaoqi Zhang, Linghuan Ren, Yi Yang, Qingxuan Wang, Yanzi Gao, Qingsong Jiang, Fan Jian, Hu Long, Wenli Lai
Summary: This retrospective study aimed to determine the effectiveness of clear aligners in correcting proclination and intrusion of upper incisors among Class II division 2 patients, as well as identifying the influencing factors. The study found that the predicted incisor proclination and intrusion were achieved partially, while excessive labial movement was observed. The movement of incisors was influenced by the predicted movement amount, premolar extraction, canine proclination, molar distalization, mini-implants, and age.
PROGRESS IN ORTHODONTICS
(2023)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Kaiyu Fu, Shu Fang, Xiangfei Fan, Chunli Liu, Chunxiang Zhang, Jing Liu, Danna Xiao
Summary: This study aimed to establish mathematical equations to describe the dental and basal arch forms in skeletal Class II malocclusion. The results showed that in skeletal Class II malocclusion, the maxillary and mandibular dental arch lengths were significantly longer, while the width of the maxillary molar segment was smaller. Additionally, the maxillary molar and mandibular intercranial segments in the basal arch were significantly longer with a smaller width in skeletal Class II malocclusion compared to normal occlusion.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Nicolas Macaisne, Laura Bellutti, Kimberley Laband, Frances Edwards, Laras Pitayu-Nugroho, Alison Gervais, Thadshagine Ganeswaran, Helene Geoffroy, Gilliane Maton, Julie C. Canman, Benjamin Lacroix, Julien Dumont
Summary: During cell division, the microtubule-based spindle plays a crucial role in chromosome segregation. The interaction between spindle microtubules and kinetochores is essential for the proper alignment and segregation of chromosomes. This study focuses on a kinetochore module called the BHC module, which consists of BUB-1, HCP-1/2, and CLS-2, and shows that it stabilizes microtubules, promoting spindle formation and accurate chromosome segregation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kira Brueninghoff, Stephanie Wulff, Wolfgang Doerner, Ruth Geiss-Friedlander, Henning D. Mootz
Summary: The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is involved in various cellular processes and mediates non-covalent protein-protein interactions. This study used a genetically encoded photo-crosslinker approach to design SUMO-1 probes that selectively capture class II binding.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Novalia Pishesha, Thibault J. Harmand, Paul W. Rothlauf, Patrique Praest, Ryan K. Alexander, Renate van den Doel, Mariel J. Liebeskind, Maria A. Vakaki, Nicholas McCaul, Charlotte Wijne, Elisha Verhaar, William Pinney, Hailey Heston, Louis-Marie Bloyet, Marjorie Cornejo Pontelli, Ma Xenia G. Ilagan, Robert Jan Lebbink, William J. Buchser, Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz, Sean P. J. Whelan, Hidde L. Ploegh
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 100 million infections and millions of deaths, prompting the development of a protein-based vaccine targeting antigen-presenting cells. This candidate vaccine shows strong humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in both young and aged mice, making it a promising option for combating the virus.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Niko Christian Bock, Sophia Killat, Sabine Ruf
Summary: This retrospective investigation examined the efficiency and outcome quality of Class II:2 Herbst-Multibracket appliance (Herbst-MBA) treatment. The study found that Herbst-MBA treatment is an effective approach for Class II:2 malocclusions, with high-quality results and good short-term stability.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
(2022)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Lakshya Bhardwaj, Max Hubner, Sakura Schafer-Nameki
Summary: The study identified the 1-form symmetry group for 4d N = 2 class S theories constructed by compactifying 6d theories on a Riemann surface, discussing the construction process and related elements, as well as exploring the possibility of generalizing the results. Additionally, the 1-form symmetry was derived from a Type IIB realization of class S theories to complement the analysis from 6d.
Article
Immunology
Alexander M. Xu, Dalin Li, Joseph E. Ebinger, Emebet Mengesha, Rebecca Elyanow, Rachel M. Gittelman, Heidi Chapman, Sandy Joung, Gregory J. Botwin, Valeriya Pozdnyakova, Philip Debbas, Angela Mujukian, John C. Prostko, Edwin C. Frias, James L. Stewart, Arash A. Horizon, Noah Merin, Kimia Sobhani, Jane C. Figueiredo, Susan Cheng, Ian M. Kaplan, Dermot P. B. McGovern, Akil Merchant, Gil Y. Melmed, Jonathan Braun
Summary: T-cell responses in patients with IBD are influenced by demographic and immune factors. Age and vaccine type significantly affect the overall strength of the T-cell response. Different vaccine types also induce different types of T-cell responses.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zarina M. Efimenko, Anton Rozhkov, Vitalii V. Suslonov, Maxim L. Kuznetsov, Vadim Yu Kukushkin, Nadezhda A. Bokach
Summary: In this study, the 3-Iodo-1-nitrosonaphthalene-2-ol (I-NON) was synthesized through copper(II)-mediated iodination of 1-nitroso-2-naphthol (NON), and copper(II) complexes bearing deprotonated I-NON were prepared. The structures and properties of the compounds were characterized using various analytical methods and theoretical calculations.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jesus Preciado, Kevin Begcy, Tie Liu
Summary: ABIG1, a HD-ZIP class II transcription factor, plays a crucial role in leaf development and polarity establishment by promoting laminar growth and adaxial-abaxial polarity.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)