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Effect of Surface Treatment on the Bond Strength of Fixed Lingual Retainer Wires
Dentistry 3000Bond failure at the wire–composite interface remains the most frequent mode of fixed lingual retainer breakdown. The influence of wire surface treatment on adhesion across different alloys and intraoral aging conditions is incompletely characterized ...
Bareq Basheer Khazal +1 more
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Case Reports in Dentistry, 2017 Stainless steel alloys containing 8% to 12% nickel and 17% to 22% chromium are generally used in orthodontic appliances. A major concern has been the performance of alloys in the environment in which they are intended to function in the oral cavity ...
Maen Zreaqat +2 more
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R-Retainer Clip for Lingual Bonded Retainers
Journal of Contemporary Orthodontics, 2023 Abhimanyu Rohmetra +2 more
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The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the future place of humanistic counseling, assuming the successful mass deployment of artificial intelligence therapy chatbots (AITCs). We systematically identify the limitations of AITCs through the lens of Jean Baudrillard's view on simulacra and hyperreality and identify five collective psychosocial consequences of ...
Brett. D. Wilkinson, Andrew M. Brown
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Two new methods for direct bonding ′lingual retainers′
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2009 In the last 20 years, two different techniques for bonding fixed retainers have evolved, direct and indirect. Various diameter and alloy of wires are used for this purpose. Indirect method requires an elaborate laboratory procedure for holding the retainer wire on teeth surface for bonding.
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Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study addresses the need to understand human engagement with empathic Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) digital companions (DC), as these systems increasingly fulfil social and emotional roles in daily life. Motivated by the rapid adoption of DC technologies and their potential to reshape human–AI relationships, the study applies
Aitor Ezker‐Galech +3 more
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Healer or Human? How Online Physician Reviews Guide Patient Choice
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Online reviews increasingly guide physician choice, yet it remains unclear whether content emphasizing a physician's competence (technical skills) or benevolence (prioritizing patients' welfare over self‐interest) more strongly influences patients' decisions. Integrating a field study of 12,351 physician reviews with two online experiments, we
Shabnam Azimi +3 more
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Bond strength of two techniques for bonding lingual orthodontic retainer
, 2006 The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of two techniques for bonding lingual orthodontic retainer; the chairside modified bonding technique introduced by Al-Emran and Hashim, and the chairside manual bonding technique currently used
Al-Emran, Sulaiman +2 more
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When Bad Feels Better: How Negative Online Brand Engagement Transforms Into Consumer Happiness
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brands are increasingly prioritizing consumer happiness alongside profit, yet research offers limited guidance on fostering this in negative consumer‐brand contexts. Drawing on the broaden‐and‐build theory, this work models consumer pathways from anti‐consumption and disidentification to negative cognition and affection, to constructive and ...
Xinyu Dong +2 more
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The place bonding potential of nature‐based citizen science with refugee children and youth
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Nature‐based citizen science often involves close interaction with places. In addition to providing benefits, such as learning opportunities and contact with nature, it can facilitate and shape bonds between people and places. Research exploring the place bonding potential of such projects is still in its infancy. This paper addresses this gap
Ekaterina Egorova
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