Population-Based Surveillance for Hypermucoviscosity Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Community-Acquired Bacteremia in Calgary, Alberta by Gisele Peirano, Johann DD Pitout, Kevin B Laupland, Bonnie Meatherall, Daniel B Gregson

“…The hypermucoviscous phenotype was present in 8.2% of K pneumoniae isolates, and was associated with rmpA and the K2 serotype; liver abscesses were the most common clinical presentation. …”
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A New Differential Diagnosis: Synthetic Cannabinoid-Associated Gross Hematuria by Osamah Hasan, Ankit A. Patel, James J. Siegert

“…Recreational use of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), also known as “K2” or “Spice,” is becoming a major public-health concern due to their potential for abuse and harmful consequences. …”
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Sorption Mechanism of Cd(II) and Zn(II) onto Modified Palm Shell by Shilpi Kushwaha, Padmaja Sudhakar

“…APSP was prepared by treating PSP with H 2 SO 4 , PAPSP by further modification of APSP with K 2 S 2 O 8 at 150 °C and 9AAC by thermal activation of APSP at 900 °C. …”
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More on reverse triangle inequality in inner product spaces by A. H. Ansari, M. S. Moslehian

“….〉), r,s>0, p∈(0,s], D={x∈H,‖rx−sa‖≤p}, x1,x2∈D−{0}, and αr,s=min{(r2‖xk‖2−p2+s2)/2rs‖xk‖:1≤k≤2}, then (‖x1‖‖x2‖−Re〈x1,x2〉)/(‖x1‖+‖x2‖)2≤αr,s.…”
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Sequencing effects of small-sided games and high-intensity interval training on physical and physiological performance of young soccer players during pre-season by Kharatzadeh Masoud, Morgans Ryland, Thapa Rohit K., Oliveira Rafael, Faramarzi Mohammad

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Extensions of Some Parametric Families of D(16)-Triples by Alan Filipin

“…Furthermore, if {k−4,4k,9k−12}, for k>5, is a D(16)-quadruple, then d=9k3−48k2+76k−32. But for k=5, this statement is not valid. …”
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Numerical Treatment on Parabolic Singularly Perturbed Differential Difference Equation via Fitted Operator Scheme by Dagnachew Mengstie Tefera, Awoke Andargie Tiruneh, Getachew Adamu Derese

“…After developing the fitting operator method, we accelerate the order of convergence of the time direction using Richardson extrapolation scheme and obtained Oh2+k2 uniform order of convergence. Finally, three examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the method. …”
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Numerical Solutions of Fractional Integrodifferential Equations of Bratu Type by Using CAS Wavelets by Mingxu Yi, Kangwen Sun, Jun Huang, Lifeng Wang

“…The solution of this system gives the approximation solution for the truncated limited 2k(2M+1). The convergence and error estimation of CAS wavelets are also given. …”
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Effects of combined application of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers on seed yield, seed quality and economic returns of Elymus nutans in alpine region by Jianchao Song, Hang Yang, Xiaojun Yu, Yanzhu Chen, Caiyan Yang, Youlong He, Haibo Wang

“…The balanced nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers at an application rate of 150 kg N ha− 1, 120 kg P2O5 ha− 1, 90 kg K2O ha− 1 in the planting area of QTP was found to be the optimum fertilization amount for increasing seed yield, seed quality and net income. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Beddington–DeAngelis Predator-Prey System with Nonlinear Impulse Feedback Control by Dezhao Li, Huidong Cheng, Yu Liu

“…Second, we address the existence and globally asymptotic stability of the order-1 periodic solution and the sufficient conditions for the existence of the order-k(k ≥ 2) periodic solution. Thirdly, we give the threshold conditions for the existence and stability of boundary periodic solutions and present the parameter analysis. …”
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Effect of Red Wine Consumption on Serum Oxidation and Adiponectin Levels in Overweight and Healthy Individuals by Karadeniz Muammer, Akçay Yasemin D., Yıldırım Hatice K., Yılmaz Candeğer, Sözmen Eser Y.

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Effect of Azolla Bocachi and Liquid Organic Fertilizer of Goat Manure on the Growth and Production of Chinese Kale (Brassica oleracea L.) by Wan Arfiani Barus, Sri Utami, Erna Pan Azmi

“…The factors studied were Azolla Bokashi Fertilizer (B) with 3 levels (B0 = without treatment/control, B1 = 5 tons (1.14 kg/plot), B2 = 10 tons (2.28 kg/plot) and liquid organic fertilizer of goat manure (K) (K0 = without treatment, K1 = 100 ml/liter of water, K2 = 200 ml/liter of water, and K3 = 300 ml/liter of water. …”
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On defining the generalized functions δα(z) and δn(x) by E. K. Koh, C. K. Li

“…In a previous paper (see [5]), we applied a fixed δ-sequence and neutrix limit due to Van der Corput to give meaning to distributions δk and (δ′)k for k∈(0,1) and k=2,3,…. In this paper, we choose a fixed analytic branch such that zα(−π<argz≤π) is an analytic single-valued function and define δα(z) on a suitable function space Ia. …”
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On Simple Graphs Arising from Exponential Congruences by M. Aslam Malik, M. Khalid Mahmood

“…For each pair of positive integers a and b, let G(n) denote the graph for which V={0,1,…,n−1} is the set of vertices and there is an edge between a and b if the congruence ax≡b (mod n) is solvable. Let n=p1k1p2k2⋯prkr be the prime power factorization of an integer n, where p1<p2<⋯<pr are distinct primes. …”
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Kinetic Modeling of a Heterogeneous Fenton Oxidative Treatment of Petroleum Refining Wastewater by Diya'uddeen Basheer Hasan, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

“…The obtained apparent kinetic rate constants for the initial oxidation step (k2′), their final oxidation step (k1′), and the direct conversion to endproducts step (k3′) were 10.12, 3.78, and 0.24 min−1 for GKM; 0.98, 0.98, and nil min−1 for GLKM; and nil, nil, and >0.005 min−1 for FKM. …”
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Global and Local Structures of Bifurcation Curves of ODE with Nonlinear Diffusion by Tetsutaro Shibata

“…We consider the nonlinear eigenvalue problem Duu′′+λfu=0, u(t)>0, t∈I≔(0,1), u(0)=u(1)=0, where D(u)=uk, f(u)=u2n-k-1+sin⁡u, and λ>0 is a bifurcation parameter. Here, n∈N and k (0≤k<2n-1) are constants. This equation is related to the mathematical model of animal dispersal and invasion, and λ is parameterized by the maximum norm α=uλ∞ of the solution uλ associated with λ and is written as λ=λ(α). …”
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Physiochemical Characterization of Ethiopian Mined Kaolin Clay through Beneficiation Process by Adane Adugna Ayalew

“…Based on the XRF test, the main component of kaolin clay contains SiO2 (58.73%), Al2O3 (24.35%), K2O (5.36%), and other impurities, including Fe2O3 (2.06%) and TiO2 (0.13%). …”
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Computation of Polynomial Degree-Based Topological Descriptors of Indu-Bala Product of Two Paths by Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Ibrahim

“…This study states we have found M-polynomial and degree-based topological indices for Indu-Bala product of two paths Pk and Pj for j,k≥2. We also give some graphical representation of these indices and analyzed them graphically.…”
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The Multibases of Symmetric Caterpillars by Supachoke Isariyapalakul, Varanoot Khemmani, Witsarut Pho-on

“…The cardinality of a multibasis of G is the multidimensiondimMG of G. A caterpillar cak1,k2,…,ks is called a symmetric caterpillar if ki=ks−i+1 for all integers i with 1≤i≤s. …”
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PENGUJIAN KANDUNGAN UNSUR HARA DALAM KOMPOS YANG BERASAL DARI SERASAH TANAMAN JAGUNG MANIS (Zea mays saccharata) by SURTINAH SURTINAH

“…Laboratory test results on the compost derived from sweet corn litter containing N 1:05%, 1.01% P2O5, 0.18% K2O, CaO 1.98%, MgO 0.53%, C - 10.5% Organic, and C / N ratio of 9.97. …”
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