Clonality and the Phenotype–Genotype Correlation of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Isolates from Romania by Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Pavel Șchiopu, Dan Alexandru Țoc, Vlad Sever Neculicioiu, Anca Butiuc-Keul, Anca Farkas, Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Mirela Flonta, Carmen Costache, Izabella Éva Szász, Lia-Monica Junie

“…Amongst the main species driving this phenomenon is <i>A. baumannii</i>, a member of the ESKAPE group of medical assistance-associated infections causing species famous for its extensively drug-resistant phenotypes. …”
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Case Report on Renal Failure Reversal in Lambda Chain Multiple Myeloma with Bortezomib and Dexamethasone by Bhanu K. Patibandla, Akshita Narra, Ahmad A. Alwassia, Anthony Bartley, Gurprataap S. Sandhu, James Rooney, Robert M. Black

“…Light chain myeloma, serum creatinine (SCr) > 4 mg/dL, extensive proteinuria, early infections, and certain renal biopsy findings are associated with lower rates of RF reversal. …”
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Detection of Francisellaceae and the differentiation of main European F. tularensis ssp. holarctica strains (Clades) by new designed qPCR assays by Kristin Köppen, Kerstin Rydzewski, Julia Zajac, Marwah Al-Senwi, Sema Evcimen, Darius Schulze, Daniela Jacob, Klaus Heuner

“…Tularemia in humans is mainly caused by F. tularensis subspecies tularensis and holarctica, but Francisella species like F. novicida, F. philomiragia, F. hispaniensis and others are known to cause tularemia-like infections in immunocompromised humans. In addition to these Francisella species, further genera of the family Francisellaceae have been described, such as Allofrancisella, Parafrancisella and Pseudofrancisella, but less is known about the distribution and putative virulence of these genera. …”
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Predicting the Number of COVID-19 Sufferers in Malang City Using the Backpropagation Neural Network with the Fletcher–Reeves Method by Syaiful Anam, Mochamad Hakim Akbar Assidiq Maulana, Noor Hidayat, Indah Yanti, Zuraidah Fitriah, Dwi Mifta Mahanani

“…COVID-19 spreads through direct contact, wherein the infected individual spreads the COVID-19 virus through cough, sneeze, or close contacts. …”
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Identification of Pratylenchus coffeae as a causal agent of root rot disease in Sorghum bicolor in China by Ling Qin, Fan-kang Lin, Yun-long Lv, Ze-Lin Tai, Xu Zhang, Hong-lian Li, Yu Li, Ke Wang

“…At 60 days after inoculation, the results indicated that all five populations of P. coffeae were capable of infecting and causing damage to the sorghum plants. …”
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Progressive Intramuscular Haematoma in a 12-Year-Old Boy: A Case of Acquired Haemophilia A by Manori Gamage, Sadeepa Weerasinghe, Mohamed Nasoor, A. M. P. W. Karunarathne, Sashi Praba Abeyrathne

“…AHA is associated with several underlying pathologies such as pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, malignancy, medications and infections; however, up to 50% of reported cases are idiopathic. …”
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Chloroplast Vesiculation and Induced Chloroplast Vesiculation and Senescence‐Associated Gene 12 Expression During Tomato Flower Pedicel Abscission by Magda Tušek Žnidarič, Maja Zagorščak, Živa Ramšak, Katja Stare, Marko Chersicola, Maruša Pompe Novak, Aleš Kladnik, Marina Dermastia

“…ABSTRACT Abscission is a tightly regulated process in which plants shed unnecessary, infected, damaged, or aging organs, as well as ripe fruits, through predetermined abscission zones in response to developmental, hormonal, and environmental signals. …”
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Resveratrol Inhibits Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation via the Hippo Pathway by Chunxue Li, Rongrong Zhang, Yating Zhan, Jianjian Zheng

“…Liver fibrosis, which results from chronic liver injury due to factors such as chronic alcohol consumption, hepatitis virus infections, and immune attacks, is marked by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Immediate and Sustained Release Cephalexin Administered by Different Routes to Llamas (Lama glama) by Verónica Kreil, Luis Ambros, Ana Paula Prados, Lisa Tarragona, Agustina Monfrinotti, Guillermo Bramuglia, Marcela Rebuelto

“…Our results show that the immediate release formulation (10 mg/kg) would be effective for treating staphylococcal infections administered every 8 h (IM) or 12 h (SC), whereas the sustained release formulation (8 mg/kg) would require the IM or SC administration every 12 or 24 h, respectively.…”
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Effect of Absorbents on NOx Removal through Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Hollow Fiber Membrane Modules by Irfan Purnawan, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Levana Wibowo, Annisa Faiza Ramadhani, Woei Jye Lau, Arifina Febriasari

“…NOx (NO and NO2) are air toxins that endanger life and represent a hazard to the environment, such as photochemical smog, global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion, and the occurrence of respiratory infections. Some technological strategies to diminish NOx emissions to meet regulations depend on two techniques: the dry process and the wet process. …”
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Comparative performance of tuberculin and defined-antigen cocktails for detecting bovine tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated cattle in natural settings by Abebe Fromsa, Andrew J. K. Conlan, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Balako Gumi, Wegene Bedada, Miserach Zeleke, Dawit Worku, Matios Lakew, Biniam Tadesse, Berecha Bayissa, Asegedech Sirak, Musse Girma Abdela, Getnet Abie Mekonnen, Tesfaye Chibssa, Maroudam Veerasami, Gareth J. Jones, H. Martin Vordermeier, Nick Juleff, James L. N. Wood, Gobena Ameni, Vivek Kapur

“…A key requirement for vaccination strategies using BCG is the validation of defined antigens to differentiate infections among vaccinated animals (DIVA). We compared tuberculin with DIVA peptide cocktails (ESAT-6, CFP-10, and Rv3615c) in 67 unvaccinated and 67 BCG-vaccinated cattle exposed to M. bovis in a natural setting. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Donor-specific Antibody Rebound 5 y After Kidney Transplant Enabled by Imlifidase Desensitization by Ian S. Jaffe, BS, Anna Runström, MSc, Vasishta S. Tatapudi, MD, Elaina P. Weldon, MSN, ACNP-BC, Cecilia L. Deterville, MS, Rebecca A. Dieter, PharmD, Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, Bonnie E. Lonze, MD, PhD, Massimo Mangiola, PhD

“…Severe and/or opportunistic infections were not observed at greater than expected frequency. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Potential, Preparation Techniques, and Delivery Methods Across Medical Conditions by Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Qausar Hamed ALKaisy, Abdulbasit F. Hasan, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Mohammed N. Saeed, Sherzad Rasul Abdalla

“…FMT has demonstrated high success rates, particularly in treating recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), with up to 90% effectiveness, establishing it as a primary treatment for antibiotic-resistant cases. …”
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GC-MS analysis, antimicrobial and antiulcer evaluations of ginger-infused virgin coconut oil by Ibeabuchi Jude Ali, Okorie Ndidiamaka H, Adonu Cyril C, Omeh Romanus C, Obidiegwu Onyeka C, Okonkwo Raymond M, Okafor Judith O, Okoye Festus BC

“…The study demonstrated the potential of GIVCO as an alternative medicine against antimicrobial infections and the prevention of stomach ulcers. …”
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Anthelmintic activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-based metallodrugs by Maria E. Cirino, Thainá R. Teixeira, Alessandro M. H. Silva, Ana C. C. Borges, Lucas Fukui-Silva, Luis G. Wagner, Christiane Fernandes, Malachy McCann, André L. S. Santos, Josué de Moraes

“…Abstract Parasitic worm infections impose a significant public health burden, affecting over 2 billion people, particularly in low-income regions. …”
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Enhanced Intrusion Detection in Drone Networks: A Cross-Layer Convolutional Attention Approach for Drone-to-Drone and Drone-to-Base Station Communications by Mohammad Aldossary, Ibrahim Alzamil, Jaber Almutairi

“…Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, malware infections, and communication abnormalities increase cybersecurity dangers to these networks, threatening operational safety and efficiency. …”
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals by Almien Smit, Andreas Engelbrecht, Suma Rajan

“…Contribution: This research will assist in the training of HCWs on appropriate CPR practices to prevent transmission of respiratory infections transmitted via droplet and airborne routes.…”
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The Introduction of the Global Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH) Research Agenda on Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Added Value to the WHO and the WHO/... by Erik W. Baars, Petra Weiermayer, Henrik P. Szőke, Esther T. van der Werf

“…Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH) provides strategies and solutions that contribute to reducing (inappropriate) antimicrobial use, preventing or treating infections in both human and veterinary medicine, and may contribute to promoting the health/resilience of humans and animals and reducing AMR. …”
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Association of haplotypes for SNPs in the LTR regions of bovine leukemia virus with hematological indices of cattle by N. V. Blazhko, S. Kh. Vyshegurov, A. S. Donchenko, K. S. Shatokhin, T. I. Krytsyna, V. A. Ryabinina

“…The number of particles of haplotype III of the BLV circulating in the blood of infected individuals exceeded that of the carriers of haplotype I. …”
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Gamification Application for Promoting and Encouraging Physical Activity in the Elderly by Narmin Mohammed Noori, Awaz Naaman Saleem, Muhammed Anwar

“…However, when an application crashes or is infected with a virus, it can provide patients with false information, exposing users to attacks from hackers when they are using it. …”
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