Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds and Microwave Regeneration on Self-prepared High-surface-area Beaded Activated Carbon by Shih-Ying Hsiao, Shu-Wen You, Can Wang, Ji-Guang Deng, Hsing-Cheng Hsi

“…Kinetic models were further employed to illustrate the desorption behavior, showing that intraparticle diffusion in SBAC and KBAC was the rate-limiting step during microwave heating. …”
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Interactions among Zinc, Iron, and Paraquat in the Physiological and Toxicological Responses of the Egyptian Cotton Leafworm <i>Spodoptera littoralis</i> by Haq Abdul Shaik, David Siaussat, Archana Mishra

“…Providing important information regarding physiological responses and pest management, this study demonstrated the realistic conditions caused by the interactions of biological trace elements, such as Zn and Fe, with PQ. A disc diffusion susceptibility test in hemolymph bacteria revealed differences among Zn, Zn/Fe, and Zn/Fe/PQ, suggesting that their interaction might play an immunomodulatory role in <i>S. littoralis</i>.…”
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Neonatal Septicemia in Nepal: Early-Onset versus Late-Onset by Shamshul Ansari, Hari Prasad Nepal, Rajendra Gautam, Sony Shrestha, Puja Neopane, Moti Lal Chapagain

“…The growth was identified by standard microbiological protocol and the antibiotic sensitivity testing was carried out by modified Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Results. Among total suspected cases, the septicemia was confirmed in 116 (12.6%) neonates. …”
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Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides—TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3 by Diogo José Horst, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, Rogério de Almeida Vieira

“…Disks were 3D-printed into model geometries (10 × 5 mm) and the disk-diffusion methodology was used for the evaluation of antimicrobial and antifungal activity of materials in study against the clinical isolates: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical property degradation mechanism of Cu–Cr–Zr rail after extreme electromagnetic launches by Chengcheng Li, Weihao Li, Shiyu Hao, Huantong Shi, Li Chen, Chuncai Kong, Feng Jiang, Xingwen Li

“…Theoretical analysis proves the dominant role of the elevated temperature and the thermal phonon-dislocation interactions in reducing the dislocation activation energy and density, which lowers the diffusion coefficient and refines the precipitate by dissolution and re-precipitation induced by the extreme conditions. …”
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Dutasteride nanoemulsion preparation to inhibit 5‐alpha‐hair follicle reductase enzymes in the hair follicle; an ex vivo study by Mehri Memar Bashi Aval, Elham Hoveizi, Reza Mombeiny, Mostafa Kazemi, Saeedeh Saeedi, Shima Tavakol

“…Skin permeation analysis using Franz diffusion cells showed nanocarriers could pass through the skin and release dutasteride for 6 days. …”
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Lawsone encapsulated polylactic‐co‐glycolic acid nanoparticles modified with chitosan‐folic acid successfully inhibited cell growth and triggered apoptosis in Panc‐1 cancer cells... by Helia Ghafaripour, Masoud Homayouni Tabrizi, Ehsan Karimi, Niloofar Barati Naeeni

“…Nanoparticle antioxidative and antibacterial activities were examined by DPPH/ABTS scavenging assay, disk diffusion method, and minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration evaluation. …”
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CALCULATION OF STATIC PARAMETERS OF SILICON DIODE CONTAINING δ-LAYER OF TRIPLE-CHARGED POINT DEFECTS IN SYMMETRIC p–n-JUNCTION by N. A. Poklonski, A. I. Kovalev, N. I. Gorbachuk, S. V. Shpakovski

“…It was assumed that the cross-section for v-band hole capture on t-defects is greater than the cross-section for c-band electron capture on t-defects.The system of stationary nonlinear differential equations, which describe in the drift-diffusion approximation a migration of electrons and holes in semiconductors, is solved numerically. …”
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Lepidium sativum Seed Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Structural, Morphological, Optical, Hemolysis, and Antibacterial Studies by Adnan Alnehia, Annas Al-Sharabi, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, A. H. Al-Hammadi, Fares H. AL-Ostoot, Waseem Sharaf Saeed, Naaser A. Y. Abduh, Ali Alrahlah

“…The in vitro antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs against Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria was assessed using the disk diffusion technique. The hemolytic impact was quantified spectrophotometrically. …”
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Hydroxyapatite-ciprofloxacin delivery system: Synthesis, characterisation and antibacterial activity by Ciocilteu Maria-Viorica, Mocanu Andreea Gabriela, Mocanu Adriana, Ducu Catalin, Nicolaescu Oana Elena, Manda Valentin Costel, Turcu-Stiolica Adina, Nicolicescu Claudiu, Melinte Razvan, Balasoiu Maria, Croitoru Octavian, Neamtu Johny

“…The in vitro release study (Higuchi model C = K t1/2 and Ritger-Peppas model, C = K t0.6) showed a diffusion-controlled mechanism. The antibacterial activity showed that the bacterial growth inhibition zones were approximately equal for the synthesis composites and for the mechanical mixture on the Staphylococcus aureus germ.…”
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Surface Treatment on Nickel Oxide to Enhance the Efficiency of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells by Kaijie Wang, Ye Tian, Heng Jiang, Meng Chen, Shuangyan Xu

“…The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites such as CH3NH3PbI3 have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next-generation photovoltaic materials due to its high absorption coefficient, low exciton binding energy, and long diffusion length. Herein, we have chosen NiOx as the hole transport material because metal oxides exhibit robust properties in air. …”
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Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from macroalgae Hormophysa triquetra and investigation of its antibacterial activity and mechanism against pathogenic bacteria by Shazia Bibi, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti

“…The NPs were evaluated for their antibacterial activities by disc-diffusion method and their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were assessed. …”
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Antistaphylococcal Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Crude Extracts of Five Medicinal Plants Used in the Center of Morocco against Dermatitis by Ikrame Zeouk, Mounyr Balouiri, Khadija Bekhti

“…In this study, methanolic and aqueous extracts of Berberis hispanica, Crataegus oxyacantha, Cistus salviifolius, Ephedra altissima, and Lavandula dentata selected from an ethnopharmacological study to treat skin infections in Sefrou city (Center of Morocco) were tested for their antistaphylococcal activity against strains often involved in cutaneous disorders: two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and one strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis using the well-diffusion assay, while the agar macrodilution method was used to determine the minimal inhibitory concentrations. …”
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Regional gray matter thickness correlations of the hearing and deaf feline brains by Stephen G. Gordon, Alessandra Sacco, Stephen G. Lomber

“…In corroboration with previous feline structural- and diffusion-based neuroimaging literature, these results imply a reorganization of cortical gray matter to increase the overall processing of the remaining senses within a potentially less complex and more redundant connectome. …”
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Study on Antibacterial Activities of Croton macrostachyus and Pycnostachys abyssinica Leaf Extracts Against Some Human Pathogens by Getahun Yemata, Endalamaw Yihune, Yewulsew Kebede

“…The antibacterial activity of the compounds was evaluated using the agar well diffusion method. C. macrostachyus had a higher percentage extract yield (22.5%) than P. abyssinica (13.7%). …”
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Results of novel theoretical approaches show a possible underestimation of building materials contribution to indoor radon levels by Maiorana Andrea, Di Carlo Christian, Ampollini Marco, Antignani Sara, Caprio Mario, Carpentieri Carmela, Bochicchio Francesco

“…The simplified approach has been shown to provide accurate results—the error on radon activity concentration is below 10%—when the pressure gradient across the building structure is negligible and the building material radon diffusion length is low, so for partition walls. For perimetral walls, especially when the pressure-gradient across the building envelope is not negligible and for high permeable building materials, the simplified approach may return even severe (about 50%) underestimation of the resulting radon activity concentration indoors.…”
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Temperature-Sensitive Gels for Intratumoral Delivery of β-Lapachone: Effect of Cyclodextrins and Ethanol by Marcilio S. S. Cunha-Filho, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Ramón Martínez-Pacheco, Mariana Landin

“…Pluronic F127 (18–23%) formulations combined high ability to solubilize βLAP (enhancement solubility factor up to 50), adequate gel temperature range (over 25°C), and gel strength at 37°C enough to guarantee the permanence of the formulation in the administration site for a period of time. βLAP release rate was finely tuned by the concentration of the polymer and the addition of RMβCD (diffusion coefficient ranging between 9 and 69 μg·cm−2). …”
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Synthesis, In Silico, and Biological Applications of Novel Heteroleptic Copper (II) Complex of Natural Product-Based Semicarbazone Ligands by Fekadu Muleta, Tegene Desalegn

“…Magnetic moment measurement, elemental analyzer, thermogravimetric (TGA) analysis, and several spectroscopic techniques were applied to describe the prepared compounds. The disc diffusion and DPPH methods were actually used to investigate the antibacterial and antiradical potentials, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Different Phenotypic Tests versus PCR in the Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in Hamadan, Iran by Masoumeh Beig, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Reza Arabestani

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by E-test method. …”
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Improved Indium-Free Transparent ZnO/Metal/ZnO Electrode through a Statistical Experimental Design Method by Pang Shiu Chen, Cheng-Hsiung Peng, Yu-Wei Chang, Tzu Wei Lin, S. W. Lee

“…After PDA of 300°C for 20 min, the diffusion of Cu in ZnO occurs; this result is responsible for the increasing resistance of the annealed ZCZ. …”
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