Multidrug Resistant Enteric Bacterial Pathogens in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ghana: Implications for Control of Nosocomial Infections by Kwabena O. Duedu, George Offei, Francis S. Codjoe, Eric S. Donkor

“…In Ghana, these infections constitute an important public health problem but little is known about their contribution to antibiotic resistance. …”
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Enhanced As (V) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Biochar Prepared from Iron-Impregnated Corn Straw by Jiaming Fan, Xin Xu, Qunli Ni, Qi Lin, Jing Fang, Qian Chen, Xiaodong Shen, Liping Lou

“…In addition, pseudo-second-order kinetics best fit the As removal data. Fe oxide constituted a major As-adsorbing sink. Based on the X-ray diffraction spectra, saturation indices, and selective chemical extraction, the data suggested three main mechanisms for arsenate removal: sorption of arsenate, strong inner-sphere surface complexes with amorphous iron oxyhydroxide, and partial occlusion of arsenate into the crystalline Fe oxides or carbonized phase. …”
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Thymosin β4 Improves Differentiation and Vascularization of EHTs by Tilman Ziegler, Rabea Hinkel, Andrea Stöhr, Thomas Eschenhagen, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Ferdinand le Noble, Robert David, Arne Hansen, Christian Kupatt

“…Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) constitute a powerful tool to study cardiac physiology and represents a promising treatment strategy to tackle cardiac disease. …”
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Hydrodynamic Cavitation‐Induced Thrombolysis on a Clot‐on‐a‐Chip Platform by Beyzanur Ozogul, Unal Akar, Rabia Mercimek, Farzad Rokhsar Talabazar, Seyedali Seyedmirzaei Sarraf, Araz Sheibani Aghdam, Ali Ansari Hamedani, Luis Guillermo Villanueva, Dmitry Grishenkov, Ehsan Amani, Tugrul Elverdi, Morteza Ghorbani, Ali Koşar

“…Complications from thrombosis constitute a massive global burden for human health. …”
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Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review by Ghasaq Sami Mshary, Cristina Castillo, Joaquin Hernandez, Rodrigo Muiño

“…The amount of carbon dioxide emission from the human body during its lifetime constitutes a small part of the carbon balance in the atmosphere. …”
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Simulation of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in a Low‐Latitude 500 kV Power Network During a Solar Superstorm by J. J. Zhang, Y. Q. Yu, W. Q. Chen, C. Wang, Y. D. Liu, C. M. Liu, L. G. Liu

“…Abstract Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) are one of the main manifestations through which space weather affects human technical facilities, and GICs constitute the final link in the solar wind‐magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐ground interaction chain. …”
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The challenge of using date branch waste as a peat substitute in container nursery production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by Najla Dhen, Safa ben Abed, Amin Zouba, Faouzi Haouala, Bouthaina AlMohandes Dridi

“…Abstract Purpose Peat-based substrates constitute the preferred media in conventional and organic nursery production. …”
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Detecting gene copy number alterations by Oncomine Comprehensive genomic profiling in a comparative study on FFPE tumor samples by Fabio Bozzi, Elena Conca, Marco Silvestri, Gianpaolo Dagrada, Alice Ardore, Donata Penso, Daniele Lorenzini, Chiara Costanza Volpi, Desirè Viola Trupia, Adele Busico, Iolanda Capone, Federica Perrone, Elena Tamborini, Andrea Vingiani, Luca Agnelli, Giancarlo Pruneri

“…Abstract Copy number alterations (CNAs) play a fundamental role in cancer development and constitute a potential tool for tailored treatments. …”
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A finite element model for biomechanical characterization of ex vivo peripheral nerve dysfunction during stretch by Nicholas C. Vasas, Adam M. Forrest, Nathaniel A. Myers, Michael B. Christensen, Jenny L. Pierce, Sidney M. Kaufmann, Kimberly B. Lanaghen, Randal C. Paniello, Julie M. Barkmeier‐Kraemer, Jonathan P. Vande Geest

“…Nerves were stretched until 50% compound action potential (CAP) amplitude reduction was obtained. A constitutive model developed by Raghavan and Vorp was suitable for rat sciatic nerves, with an average α and β of 0.183 MPa and 1.88 MPa, respectively. …”
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Intrinsic Pulse Widths of FRB 20121102A and Calculation of Broadening from Propagation and Instrumental Effects by Jia-Peng Wei, Yong-Feng Huang, Lang Cui, Xiang Liu, Jin-Jun Geng, Xue-Feng Wu

“…The scattering broadening is even smaller, which constitutes a tiny fraction of 10 ^−5 –10 ^−2 in the observed pulse width. …”
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Dépôts et pratiques symboliques dans l’établissement aristocratique gaulois de Varennes-sur-Seine, la Justice (Seine-et-Marne) by Jean-Marc Séguier, Ginette Auxiette, Fabien Pilon

“…Located at the crossroads of ideological discourse, the socio-economic sphere and the religious universe, a commensal meal, preceded by sacrifice, constitutes one of the most complex, deliberate and complete manifestations of the symbolic. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection After Knee Arthroplasty; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ayub Bagheri, Alireza Sharifi Niknafs, Bahar Farhadi, Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari, Parnia Karimian, Nafiseh Hekmati Pour, Hamid Hojjati, Iman Nosratabadi, Azadeh Emami, Reza Salehi

“… Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) constitutes a substantial complication after knee arthroplasty, contributing to notable morbidity. …”
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Phenome-wide association network demonstrates close connection with individual disease trajectories from the HUNT study. by Martina Hall, Marit K Skinderhaug, Eivind Almaas

“…We find that the HUNT sub-PheNet offers the possibility to pinpoint exactly which mutation(s) constitute shared cause of the diseases. This could be of great benefit to both researchers and clinicians studying relationships between diseases.…”
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Analysis of the structural reliability of communication networks supporting protective switching mechanisms for one protected section and one backup section by K. А. Batenkov, A. B. Fokin

“…In this formulation, the assessment of the reliability of the service is based on the reliability of elements which constitute the telecommunications network (graph), nodes (vertices) and communication lines (edges). …”
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A dinâmica da entrada de turistas estrangeiros no Rio Grande do Sul e sua relevância para o Geoparque Raízes de Pedra by Carmen Regina Dorneles Nogueira, Victor Paulo Kloeckner Pires, Fátima Regina Zan, Ângela Maria Andrade Marinho, Claudio Gabriel Soares Araújo

“…However, this flow does not reverberate in the dynamism of local tourism, since mainly Argentine and Uruguayan tourists only “pass through” the state, constituting a “tourist corridor”, when heading mainly to the beaches of the state of Santa Catarina. …”
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A cross-sectional study of opinion about mental illness among undergraduate medical students with and without exposure to the psychiatry clinical rotation/postings during their und... by B. Neeraj Raj, B. K. Shivakumar, H. R. Vinay

“…Result: Medical undergraduates from 1st and 2nd years who were unexposed to psychiatry and students from 3rd and 4th years who had exposure to psychiatry constituted about 52.17% (n = 252) and 47.83% (n = 231) of the overall sample size. …”
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Retracted: Study on Modeling Method of Forest Tree Image Recognition Based on CCD and Theodolite by Yeqiong Shi, Sainan Wang, Shuna Zhou, M. M. Kamruzzaman

“…Forest vegetation is the main body that constitutes forest resources. Accurate identification of the types of forest trees can lay the foundation for the research and utilization of forest resources. …”
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Insights into the diverse roles of the terminal oxidases in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 by Sarah Paszti, Olivier Biner, Yilei Liu, Kim Bolli, Sarah Dorothy Jeggli, Gabriella Pessi, Leo Eberl

“…While the heme-copper oxidase aa 3 (cta) was constitutively expressed, the bd-1 oxidase (cyd) was induced under oxygen-limited growth conditions. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge of Legal Provisions on Organ Donation and Transplantation amongst Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study by Oludamilola Adebola Adejumo, Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo, Olalekan Ezekiel Ojo, Imuetinyan Rashida Edeki, Olubukola Ayoola Ojo, Roli Cynthia Madubuko

“…Females and physicians constituted 53.3% and 62.9% of the respondents, respectively. …”
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Design Optimization of an Integrated E-Type Multilink Suspension Wheel-Side Drive System and Improvement of Vehicle Ride Comfort by Wen Lu, Wenbo Li, Xinbo Chen

“…Distributed-drive electric vehicles constitute an important research direction for the future development of electric vehicles. …”
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