Biofilm Formation and blaOXA Genes Detection Among Acinetobacter baumannii from Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal by Upasana Ghimire, Rupesh Kandel, Mary Neupane, Sanjit Shrestha, Sudeep K C, Santosh Khanal, Dev Raj Joshi

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, carbapenemase production detection was confirmed by Modified Hodge Test, and target resistant genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction. (3) Results: Out of 90 clinical specimens, 64.44% (58/90) showed bacterial growth, whereas 32.75% (19/58) isolates were identified as A. baumannii. …”
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Adsorption of Chromium (VI) by Cu (I)-MOF in Water: Optimization, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics by Hongxue Qi, Xianjun Niu, Haipeng Wu, Xiuping Liu, Yongqiang Chen

“…Subsequently, the kinetics results were fitted by four models such as pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion models. Among them, the adsorption of chromium (VI) was more inclined to the pseudo-first-order model (Radj2 = 0.9230). …”
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Antialgal Synergistic Polystyrene Blended with Polyethylene Glycol and Silver Sulfadiazine for Healthcare Applications by M. Raheel Anjum, Shehla Mushtaq, M. Asad Abbas, Azhar Mahmood, Habib Nasir, Hussnain A. Janjua, Qamar Malik, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…The synergetic effect of PEG and SS in PS blends has exhibited significant antialgal activity via the agar disk diffusion method. The PSPS10 composition with 10 w/w% PEG and 10 w/w% SS has exhibited highest inhibition zones 10.8 mm, 10.8 mm, and 11.3 mm against algal strains DHM1, DHM2, and DHM3, respectively. …”
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Frequency Of Bacterial Co-Infections Isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients From Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi by Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Hareem Gohar, Mehwish Sajjad, Mona Siddiqui, Saima Naseem

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: A total of 202 clinical samples, including blood, sputum, tracheal aspirates, and bronchial lavage, were collected from COVID-19-positive patients. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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Optimal Agent Framework: A Novel, Cost-Effective Model Articulation to Fill the Integration Gap between Agent-Based Modeling and Decision-Making by Abolfazl Taghavi, Sharif Khaleghparast, Kourosh Eshghi

“…The framework is examined with the Bass diffusion model. The results of the simulation for the customized model developed by OAF have verified the feasibility of the framework. …”
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Preliminary Assessment of Methane Concentration Variation Observed by GOSAT in China by Xiuchun Qin, Liping Lei, Zhonghua He, Zhao-Cheng Zeng, Masahiro Kawasaki, Masafumi Ohashi, Yutaka Matsumi

“…To further investigate the high XCH4 concentration during this low-emission period, we use the HYSPLIT model to simulate the atmosphere dynamic transport process, and the result suggests that the typical closed topography of Sichuan Basin, which may lead to CH4 accumulation and keep it from diffusion, is one possible reason for the high XCH4 value in winter.…”
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The Antibacterial Effect of Tinospora Cordifolia (Guduchi) and Its Role in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance by Kavitha EZHILARASU, Anand KASIRANJAN, Shanmuga PRIYA, Anand KAMARAJ

“…Methods: Using the agar well diffusion method, Tinospora cordifolia extracts (aqueous, chloroform, and ethanol) were tested for their antibacterial effectiveness against 30 MDR pathogens, and the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay was used to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration. …”
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Evaluation of sieved biomass of Cicer arientinum (horse bean) for removal ofmethylene blue: batch study by Anandrao A Kale

“…The sorption mechanism was determined by the Weber and Morris intraparticle diffusion model. For the initial concentration of 79.9 mg/L and material dose of 500 mg/L, the value of Kid and the intercept was found to be 4.359 and 22.557, respectively, indicating that the foundry layer is sufficiently thick. …”
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Unsteady flow and heat transfer optimization of viscous fluid with bioconvection over a rotating stretchable disk and gyrotactic motile microorganisms by Mazhar Hussain, Samya Shahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Kbiri Alaoui

“…The model combined energy and concentration equation of microorganisms along with modified momentum equations, considering impact of internal heat generation and nanoparticles diffusion. Impact of unsteady variable (S), disk stretching variable (α), Prandtl number (Pr), Lewis number (Le) are analyzed graphically to understand the thermal and flow behavior. …”
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Microbiological tests of fresh bull semen collected at breeding establishment by M. A. Sushkova, I. Ya. Stroganova, S. А. Schislenko

“…Isolated microorganism cultures were tested for their susceptibility to antibiotics with disc-diffusion method according to the Methodical Guidelines 4.2.1890-04 «Testing of microorganisms for their susceptibility to antimicrobials» using discs containing eight antimicrobials. …”
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Antifungal Susceptibility and Biofilm Production of Candida spp. Isolated from Clinical Samples by Munmun B. Marak, Biranthabail Dhanashree

“…Antifungal susceptibility was studied by the disk diffusion method. Patient’s demographic details such as age, sex, and clinical information were collected. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Marine and Freshwater Fish in Tanzania by Esther Marijani

“…The antibiotic susceptibility of selected bacteria was determined by the disc diffusion method. Out of the 92 samples analyzed, 96.7% were contaminated with 7 different bacterial species. …”
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Diagnostic Errors in the Acutely Dizzy Patient—Lessons Learned by Alexander A. Tarnutzer, Nehzat Koohi, Sun-Uk Lee, Diego Kaski

“…., by use of HINTS(+)), and avoiding overreliance on brain imaging (including early magnetic resonance imaging including diffusion-weighted sequences [DWI-MRI]). Importantly, up to 20% of DWI-MRI may be false negatives if obtained within the first 24–48 h after symptom onset. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Nd Content and Cooling Rate on the Organization and Properties of Al-Nd Alloys by Wenjie Wu, Shuchen Sun, Xiangjie Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Chengcheng Chen, Xin Hong, Yaoyu Yan, Jing Wei, Ganfeng Tu

“….% Nd. Due to the longer diffusion time of Nd atoms in the slow-cooling region and the formation of compounds, the lattice constant in the slow-cooling region is larger. …”
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Antecedents of Intention to Adopt Mobile Health (mHealth) Application and Its Impact on Intention to Recommend: An Evidence from Indonesian Customers by Gilbert Sterling Octavius, Ferdi Antonio

“…We applied a new model that combines three different theories with some other constructs: an extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, diffusion of innovation, and the internet customer trust model. …”
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Numerical Optimization of Drilling Parameters for Gas Predrainage and Excavating-Drainage Collaboration on Roadway Head by Mingkun Luo, Lei Yang, Haiou Wen, Dongsheng Zhao, Kun Wang

“…The governing equations of gas adsorption, seepage, and diffusion are considered. The process of gas preextraction and excavating-extraction collaboration on roadway heading face in 2606 haulage roadway of Zhangcun mine is modeled by finite element (FE) method. …”
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Thiazolidinone Steroids Impregnated Polyurethane Foams as a Solid Phase Extractant for the Extraction and Preconcentration of Cadmium(II) from Industrial Wastewater by Mohammad S. Tawfiq Makki, R. Mohammady Abdel-Rahman, K. Ommar Alfooty, Mohammad S. El-Shahawi

“…The kinetics of the retention step of cadmium(II) from aqueous solutions by compound II treated PUFs was studied. Particle diffusion was the most probable operating mechanism and did not control the kinetics of cadmium(II) retention by compound II immobilized PUFs. …”
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Experimental Study on the Pore Structure of Middle- and Low-Rank Coal and Its Influence on Methane Adsorption by Gaini Jia, Ming Yang, Xuebo Zhang, Lei Liu

“…Further analysis shows that the order of the tortuosity of the coal sample is WZ>XJ>PDS, which means that the WZ sample has a large pore tortuosity, a long channel for methane molecules to diffuse into the internal pores of the coal sample, and large diffusion resistance. …”
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The stabilization mechanism of the pea protein and rutin complex at the gas/liquid interface and its application in low-fat cream by Chunyang Xia, Fangxiao Lou, Shuo Zhang, Tianfu Cheng, Zhaodong Hu, Zengwang Guo, Ping Ma

“…The synergistic adsorption of Ru reduced the interfacial tension of the complexes and accelerated their diffusion, permeation, and rearrangement at the air/water interface. …”
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