Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Drug Discovery: Study of Alexa532-Endothelin 1 Binding to the Endothelin ETA Receptor to Describe the Pharmacological Profile of Natural Pr... by Catherina Caballero-George, Thomas Sorkalla, Daniel Jakobs, Jessica Bolaños, Huzefa Raja, Carol Shearer, Eldredge Bermingham, Hanns Häberlein

“…BQ-123 showed a strong binding affinity to the “inactive” receptor state characterized by the slow diffusion time constant. A similar effect was observed for the fungal extract, which completely displaced Alexa532-ET1 from its binding to the “inactive” receptor state. …”
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Evaluation of extracts from Phyllostachys makinoi for their antibacterial and accelerated wound healing potential by Te-Hua Liu, Ju-Yun Wu, Meng-Chun Cheng, Bang-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Yu Tsai

“…The antibacterial potential of P. makinoi extracts was first evaluated using the agar diffusion method, along with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) assays. …”
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Multi-Relational Graph Representation Learning for Financial Statement Fraud Detection by Chenxu Wang, Mengqin Wang, Xiaoguang Wang, Luyue Zhang, Yi Long

“…To alleviate the class imbalance problem, we present a diffusion-based under-sampling strategy that strategically selects key nodes globally for model training. …”
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Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation, ADMET prediction, molecular docking and dynamics studies of pyridine and thiophene moiety-containing chalcones by Fahmida Akhter, Sumita Saznin Marufa, S. M. Anyet Ullah Shohag, Hiroshi Nishino, Mohammad Sayed Alam, Md. Aminul Haque, Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman

“…Different spectral analyses (IR, 1H NMR, HRMS) clarified the structures and these proposed compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity by the agar disc diffusion technique. Compound 1c was conspicuously active against most of the bacterial and fungal strains. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Defatted and Nondefatted Methanolic Extracts of Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria of Clinical Importance by Olufunmiso Olusola Olajuyigbe, Otunola Adedayo, Roger Murugas Coopoosamy

“…At the highest concentration of 10 mg/mL in agar diffusion, NDME produced inhibition zones ranging from 11 to 29 mm against the microorganisms while DME produced inhibition zones ranging from 20 to 40 mm with the concentration of 10 mg/mL against the microorganisms. 0.1 mg/mL of the DME produced inhibition zones ranging between 12 and 14 mm in Aeromonas hydrophila ATCC 35654 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442, respectively, while none of the isolates were inhibited by the NDME at a concentration of 1 mg/mL or less. …”
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Transformative social innovation and rural collaborative workspaces: assembling community economies in Austria and Greece [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reser... by Colm Stockdale, Vasilis Avdikos

“…Recent years however have seen their diffusion beyond large urban agglomerations to small towns and villages, with their functions assumed to be more community-orientated. …”
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Aqueous spice extracts as alternative antimycotics to control highly drug resistant extensive biofilm forming clinical isolates of Candida albicans. by Bindu Sadanandan, Vaniyamparambath Vijayalakshmi, Priya Ashrit, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Lakavalli Mohan Sharath Kumar, Vasulingam Sampath, Kalidas Shetty, Amruta Purushottam Joglekar, Rashmi Awaknavar

“…Aqueous and organic spice extracts were screened for their antimycotic activity against C. albicans M-207 and S-470 by agar and disc diffusion and a Zone of Inhibition was observed. Minimal Inhibitory Concentration was determined based on growth absorbance and cell viability measurements. …”
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Multiplex Community Detection in Social Networks Using a Chaos-Based Hybrid Evolutionary Approach by Bagher Zarei, Bahman Arasteh, Mehdi Asadi, Vahid Majidnezhad, Saeid Taghavi Afshord, Asgarali Bouyer

“…The main aspects that differentiate IGA from other algorithms presented in the literature are as follows: (a) instead of randomly generating the initial population, it is smartly generated using the concept of diffusion. This makes the algorithm converge faster. …”
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3D Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Scaffolds: From Preparations and Properties to Tissue Regeneration Applications by Shanshan Han, Kexin Nie, Jingchao Li, Qingqing Sun, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaomeng Li, Qian Li

“…However, most of the existing electrospun nanofibers have a closely packed two-dimensional (2D) membrane with the intrinsic shortcomings of limited cellular infiltration, restricted nutrition diffusion, and unsatisfied thickness. Three-dimensional (3D) electrospun nanofiber-based scaffolds can provide stem cells with 3D microenvironments and biomimetic fibrous structures. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bacterial Isolates from Urine Specimen of Patients with Complaints of Urinary Tract Infections in Awka, Nigeria by Perpetua A. Ekwealor, Malachy C. Ugwu, Ifeanyi Ezeobi, George Amalukwe, Belinda C. Ugwu, Ugochukwu Okezie, Catherine Stanley, Charles Esimone

“…Antibiogram was done by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The most prevalent isolates were S. aureus (28%), E. coli (24.6%), and S. saprophyticus (20%). …”
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La ampliación del complejo económico estatal-privado y su incidencia sobre el perfil de la cúpula empresaria. Argentina 1966-1975 by ANA CASTELLANI

“…As well, this analysis will allow establishing if during those years it took place a process of diffusion of capital accumulation privileged spaces related to the expansive dynamics of the complex…”
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Comparative Assessment on Selected Physicochemical Parameters and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Honey Samples from Selected Districts of the Amhara and Tigray Regions... by Mekuanint Lewoyehu, Meareg Amare

“…The antioxidant activity was determined by analyzing the RSA using DPPH while the antibacterial activities were determined by the agar well diffusion method. The moisture, ash content, electrical conductivity, pH, free acidity, reducing sugar, and sucrose content of the honey samples were found to be in the range 16.34 ± 0.26 to 19.83 ± 0.43 %, 0.08 ± 0.00 to 0.45 ± 0.03 %, 0.19 ± 0.00 to 0.89 ± 0.03 mS/cm, 3.79 ± 0.04 to 4.20 ± 0.01, 19.56 ± 1.13 to 38.11 ± 1.54 meq/kg, 62.10 ± 0.48 to 66.37 ± 0.20 %, and 1.35 ± 0.08 to 5.96 ± 0.10 %, respectively. …”
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Simultaneous Encapsulation of Probiotic Bacteria (<i>Lactococcus lactis</i>, and <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i>) in Calcium Alginate Hydrogels by Marko Vinceković, Luna Maslov Bandić, Fabijan Oštarić, Marta Kiš, Nevijo Zdolec, Ivan Marić, Suzana Šegota, Hana Zelić, Nataša Mikulec

“…With a very high degree of swelling followed by low crosslinking, the surface of the microspheres covered with bacterial cells and diffusion through the hydrogel matrix allow for the delivery of probiotics at the right time. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Incorporated Aromatherapies Utilized for Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities against Some Clinical Bacterial Isolates by Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif, Sultan S. Alhathloul, Abdullah S. M. Aljohani, Hamzah Maswadeh, Emad M. Abdallah, Khalid Hamid Musa, Mohamed A. El Hamd

“…Acidic molybdate, DPPH, and FRAP regents were reacted with AgNPs extract to evaluate their antioxidant, scavenging, and oxidative activities. The agar well diffusion method was used to determine the antibacterial potential of AgNPs extracts using clinical isolates. …”
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Assessment of microbial diversity and antimicrobial resistance in raw camel milk: Genomic and phenotypic analysis of Kharai and Kutchi breeds of Gujarat, India by Hetvi J. Adhyaru, Devangi B. Mangroliya, Jayesh H. Kabariya, Vimal M. Ramani

“…Through phenotypic antimicrobial resistance analysis using the disc diffusion method, a significant number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacterial isolates were identified. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Associated Factors of Group B Streptococci Colonization among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Jigjiga, Southeast Ethiopia by Addisu Tesfaye, Addisu Melese, Awoke Derbie

“…An antimicrobial sensitivity test (AST) was performed using the Kary-Bauer disk diffusion method. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 25. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Antibacterial Potential of Endophytic Fungal Isolates from Selected Mangroves along the Coastline of Kenya by Teresia Nyambura Wacira, Huxley Mae Makonde, Carren Moraa Bosire, Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti

“…Ethyl acetate and butanol crude extracts of 38.2% of the 76 isolated fungal endophytes and eight mycelia samples were screened for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 27853), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 25923) using the disc diffusion method. A. marina and R. mucronata harbored the most fungal endophytes that showed the highest antibacterial activity. …”
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Hydrogen Generation from the Hydrolysis of Diamond-Wire Sawing Silicon Waste Powder Vibration-Ground with KCl by Zhicheng Li, Tao Zhou, Jiangfan Liao, Xiufeng Li, Wenhui Ma, Guoqiang Lv, Shimin Zhao

“…The rate-determining step for the rapid reaction of DSSW to produce hydrogen is chemical reaction control, while the slow reaction is controlled by diffusion.…”
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Effects of CaO, MgO, Al2O3 and SiO2 on the carbothermic reduction of synthetic FeCr2O4 by Wang Y., Wang L., Chou K.C.

“…CaO could enhance the reduction because Ca2+ would replace Fe2+, thus facilitated the ion diffusion in solid phase. Al2O3 had a positive influence as well, since Al3+ could form a solid solution phase with Cr3+ and made Cr3+ reduced more easily. …”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Gum Arabic-Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens by Omnia Ahmed, Nicole R. S. Sibuyi, Adewale O. Fadaka, Abram M. Madiehe, Ernest Maboza, Annette Olivier, Mervin Meyer, Greta Geerts

“…The antimicrobial activity of the GA-AgNPs was evaluated on Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis), Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus), and Candida albicans (C. albicans) using agar disc diffusion and microdilution assays. The antibiofilm of GA-AgNPs was evaluated on the surface of human tooth enamel that had been exposed to S. mutans with and without the GA-AgNPs using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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