Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions by Dinah Marri, Samuel Adjei Mensah, Daniel Ashie Kotey, John Abraham, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Michael Osae

“…Smith), was studied using a colony established from field-collected larvae. Eggs, neonate larvae, and newly emerged adult moths were used in experiments to investigate the basic biology of the FAW. …”
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High Doses of Halotolerant Gut-Indigenous Lactobacillus plantarum Reduce Cultivable Lactobacilli in Newborn Calves without Increasing Its Species Abundance by Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios, Henry R. Staempfli, J. Scott Weese

“…L. plantarum-B80-like colonies were detected in a large proportion of calves (58%) even before their first 24 hours of life indicating endemic presence of the strain in the farm. …”
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Species delimitation and microalgal cryptic diversity analysis of the genus Micractinium (Chlorophyta) by E. S. Krivina, A. D. Temraleeva, Yu. S. Bukin

“…The clustering obtained by the latter two methods is in good congruence with morphological (cell size and shape, ability to form colonies, production of bristles, chloroplast type), physiological (vitamin requirements, reaction to high and low temperatures), molecular (presence of introns, level of genetic differences, presence of CBCs or special features of the secondary structure in ITS1 and ITS2) and ecological characteristics (habitat). …”
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Efficacy of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 on performance and the mitigation of Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens by W. Van der Veken, V. Hautekiet, E.A. Kimminau, C. Hofacre, G.F. Mathis

“…A broiler trial was conducted, examining three treatments for 42 days under an induced NE challenge; a negative control (basal diet only); an antibiotic treated group (oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OXT), therapeutic dose of 105 mg OXT/litre in drinking water, for three days after C. perfringens challenge); and a B-Act group (500 g B-Act/tonne of feed, equalling 1.6×1012 colony forming units B. licheniformis DSM 28710/tonne of feed, supplemented from start until finish). …”
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Peptidoglycan-Like Components in Z-100, Extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Aoyama B, Increase IL-12p40 via NOD2 by Takayuki Horii, Yuki Orikawa, Yuta Ohira, Runa Eta, Uiko Tominaga, Takanori Sato, Takao Tanaka

“…Mouse bone marrow-derived cells and CD14+ cells were cultured in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, differentiated into macrophage-like cells, and then stimulated with Z-100. …”
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Laying hen feeding strategies based on different feeding modes of unbalanced supplements and corn in the tropical region by Edith Gangbedji, Faustin Dokui, Venant Pascal Houndonougbo, Rafiatou Kotenon-Alidou, Mankpondji Frederic Houndonougbo

“…The feed conversion ratio, feed cost, and economic feed efficiency of hens in the mashed and pelleted supplement were, respectively, 132.68 vs. 162.77 gm feed/egg, 32.01 vs. 42.38 Franc des colonies francaise d'Afrique (XOF) (FCFA)/egg, and 1.8 vs. 1.42 FCFA of egg/FCFA of feed. …”
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Paramètres socio-spatiaux, réseaux sociaux et budget d'activité chez un groupe de mâles chimpanzés : stabilité dans le temps et effet de la réduction spatiale by Nerea Amezcua‑Valmala, Daniel Vázquez, Álvaro Ballesteros, Marcos Bella, Catarina Casanova, Fernando Colmenares

“…Across time, changes in maturity and the death of a member did not affect proximity patterns in this colony. The mentioned increase of self-directed behaviors is usually interpreted as an index of stress; however, our data, as agonism and other measures remained stable from 2007 to 2009, should be interpreted with caution. …”
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New methods of local medical treatment of purulent wounds by A. Yu. Grigoryan, A. I. Bezhin, T. A. Pankrusheva, L. V. Zhilyaeva

“…In an in vivo experiment the healing process was evaluated by Popov's planimetric method, the contamination of the wounds was studied by sowing the biopsy of wounds on nutrient media with subsequent counting of the grown up colonies. The data were processed statistically, the reliability of the differences was assessed by the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results. …”
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A vacuum lyophilization and bacterial tablet-based method for culture medium evaluation and potential use in probiotic products by Wen Cui, Liang Zhao, Yuwen Shi, Wei Feng, Xiao Chen, Hui Liu

“…The filter membrane as a carrier ensures uniform cell dispersion, forming a singular colony that can facilitate counting. We examined the viability and storage durability of vacuum freeze-dried bacterial tablets using a filter membrane as a carrier and utilized the results to evaluate culture medium. …”
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Application of microbially induced calcite precipitation to mitigate soil frost heave by M.F. Nikshoar, M.A. Rowshanzamir, S.M. Abtahi, S. Soleimanian-Zad

“…The minimum frost heave was achieved in 108 colony-forming units per milliliter bacteria concentration, 0.6 mole per litre cementing solution concentration, and 21 days of curing.CONCLUSION: The findings indicated that the used method could be efficiently used to reach the desired objective. …”
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Radiology Department: A Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Hospital, Palestine by Zena Odeh, Safaa Abatli, Mohammad Qadi

“…Samples were taken at 7:00 a.m. using cotton swabs following the regular cleaning procedure. Bacterial colony-forming units (CFUs) per square centimeter were calculated after swabbing a 100 cm2 surface. …”
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Amelioration of liver fibrosis with autologous macrophages induced by IL-34-based condition by Yuichi Igarashi, Haruka Wada, Masato Muto, Ryohei Sone, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ken-ichiro Seino

“…So far, most studies have used colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) to induce the differentiation of macrophage progenitor cells. …”
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Phenotypic Definition of the Progenitor Cells with Erythroid Differentiation Potential Present in Human Adult Blood by Valentina Tirelli, Barbara Ghinassi, Anna Rita Migliaccio, Carolyn Whitsett, Francesca Masiello, Massimo Sanchez, Giovanni Migliaccio

“…To clarify the phenotype of AB HPC which generate EBs in these cultures, flow cytometric profiling for CD34/CD36 expression, followed by isolation and functional characterization (colony-forming-ability in semisolid-media and fold-increase in HEMA) were performed. …”
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Intra- and Interspecies Conjugal Transfer of Plasmids in Gram-Negative Bacteria by Julia R. Savelieva, Daria A. Kondratieva, Maria V. Golikova

“…<b>Methods:</b> Matings were performed on agar with subsequent isolation of transconjugant, recipient, and donor colonies. The frequency of conjugation (CF) and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of meropenem were determined for the PCR-confirmed transconjugants. …”
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Change in Ocular Surface Staining during Eyelid Warming Is Related to Tear Cytokine Levels by Erlend C. S. Landsend, Jonatan Olafsson, Xiaoran Lai, Hans C. D. Aass, Tor P. Utheim

“…Decreasing concentrations of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF, mean effect −2.98, p=0.024), IL-8 (IL-8/CXCL8, mean effect −1.35, p=0.026), and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF, mean effect −2.44, p=0.033) were related to increasing OSS. …”
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Principles for increasing equity in WASH research: understanding barriers faced by LMIC WASH researchers by J'Anna-Mare Lue, Salamata Bah, Kaelah Grant, Justine Lee, Leila Nzekele, James B. Tidwell

“…Introduction There have long been critiques of colonial legacies influencing global health. With growing public awareness of unjust systems in recent years, a new wave of calls for antiracist and decolonisation initiatives has emerged within the sector. …”
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Comparison of ultraviolet C light and isopropyl alcohol for the disinfection of cellular phones in a paediatric intensive care unit setting by L Thomas, J John, H Lochan

“…The reduction ratio of colony-forming units (CFUs) before and after intervention was analysed using the Mann-Whitney U-test. …”
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Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of solvent extracts and silver nanoparticles obtained from Woodwardia unigemmata (Makino) Nakai. by Syed Ahsan Shah, Alia Gul, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Maha Saeed Ibrahim Wizrah, Awais Khalid, Mamoona Munir, Zainab Maqbool, Arusa Aftab, Mazen R Alrahili, Ayesha Siddiqua, M Yasmin Begum

“…Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity was determined spectrophotometry, anticancer potential was determined against gastric cancer and normal gastric epithelial cells using CCK8 and colony formation assays W. unigemmata was found to have a significant enrichment of various phytochemicals including flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, carotenoids, tannins, saponins, quinines, carbohydrates, phenols, coumarins and phlobatanins. …”
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Imaginarios musicales cambiantes en el Centro Cultural Polinesio by Cynthia L. Van Gilder, Dana R. Herrera

“…Defendemos que, en definitiva, el concurso de canoa revisado puede entenderse como una narrativa musical que empaqueta la relación colonial-misionera de la LDS con los polinesios en un imaginario musical no sólo para el consumo de los turistas, sino también de los propios intérpretes (miembros indígenas de la LDS).…”
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CircWDR78 inhibits the development of colorectal cancer by regulating the miR-653-3p/RGS4 axis by Chu Hao, Yunju Pu, Jiunian Li, Zhi Zhong, Zhaohui Huang, Xue Wang

“…Results This study demonstrated that circWDR78 is lower expression in colorectal cancer tissues, revealing its capacity to inhibit proliferation, colony forming ability and cell motility. These findings hint at a potential correlation between its downregulation and the progression of CRC. …”
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