Evaluation of Bacterial Load and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus from Ready-to-Eat Raw Beef in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia by Bizuneh Tsehayneh, Taddesse Yayeh, Birhan Agmas

“…Isolation and microbial load determination of S. aureus use were performed by conventional culture method and an antibiotic susceptibility test was conducted by using Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method on the Mueller–Hinton agar. The data were analyzed by using STATA software version 12.0. …”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Raw Cow’s Milk by Roxana Ionela Drugea, Mădălina Iulia Siteavu, Elena Pitoiu, Cristina Delcaru, Ecaterina Monica Sârbu, Carmen Postolache, Stelian Bărăităreanu

“…<i>E. coli</i> isolates were tested for their susceptibility against 18 commonly used antibiotics in a disk diffusion method. The overall prevalence of <i>E. coli</i> was 22.45% of all isolated pathogens. …”
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Le bétail des Somali d'Éthiopie : la mondialisation sur les marges by Géraldine Pinauldt

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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of 4-Benzylidene-2-methyl-oxazoline-5-one against Pathogen Bacteria by Zahra Mortazavi, Mohamad Reza Islami, Moj Khaleghi

“…The antibacterial activity was assessed on S. aureus using the agar-well diffusion while the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values were determined to identify the concentration ranges with significant inhibitory effects. …”
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DNA Barcoding for Minor Crops and Food Traceability by Andrea Galimberti, Massimo Labra, Anna Sandionigi, Antonia Bruno, Valerio Mezzasalma, Fabrizio De Mattia

“…Because of globalization, the diffusion of minor crops is increasing due to their benefit for human health or their use as food supplements. …”
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In situ forming gels as subcutaneous delivery systems of curcumin and piperine by Walter Pula, Alessia Pepe, Francesca Ferrara, Agnese Bondi, Paolo Mariani, Maria Grazia Ortore, Alessandra Pecorelli, John Ivarsson, Giuseppe Valacchi, Elisabetta Esposito

“…Mechanistic analysis and water uptake studies indicated a drug release governed by both diffusion and swelling/erosion of the lipid supramolecular structure. …”
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Characterizations and growth kinetics of the borided layer formed on pure nickel by molten salt electrolysis by Wang B.-X., Yuan W.-L., Wang Z.-Y., Li J.-X., Ma H.-Z., Song Y.-H.

“…Borided layer growth kinetics was studied by analyzing the relationship between thickness of the borided layer and time by mathematical method. Then the diffusion coefficient constant of boron atom in nickel at 1193 K, 1223 K and 1243 K was calculated accordingly and an equation was obtained to estimate the thickness of the borided layer.…”
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Altered Brain Structural Networks in Patients with Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Located in Broca’s Area by Maogui Li, Pengjun Jiang, Jun Wu, Rui Guo, Xiaofeng Deng, Yong Cao, Shuo Wang

“…In this study, we used diffusion tensor imaging and graph theory methods to investigate the alterations of brain structural networks in 14 patients with AVMs in the presumed Broca’s area, compared to 27 normal controls. …”
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Valorization of Food Waste to Produce Eco-Friendly Means of Corrosion Protection and “Green” Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Georgii Vasyliev, Victoria Vorobyova

“…The antimicrobial activity of AgNPs was tested against Escherichia coli using the agar diffusion method and optical density.…”
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Synergistic potential of α-Phellandrene combined with conventional antifungal agents and its mechanism against antibiotic resistant Candida albicans by Riya Bhattacharya, Prashant Sharma, Debajyoti Bose, Manish Singh

“…This study investigates a novel approach on the potential fungicidal effects of α-Phellandrene combinations with fluconazole and amphotericin B against antibiotic resistant C. albicans. The agar well diffusion experiment was used to measure the anti-candida activity of α-Phellandrene which exhibited a zone of inhibition of 24 ± 0.5 mm and 22 ± 0.5 mm against the C. albicans cells (MTCC277 and ATCC90028), respectively. …”
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Tolerance of Chemoorganotrophic Bioleaching Microorganisms to Heavy Metal and Alkaline Stresses by Annick Monballiu, Nele Cardon, Minh Tri Nguyen, Christel Cornelly, Boudewijn Meesschaert, Yi Wai Chiang

“…The bioleaching potential of the bacterium Bacillus mucilaginosus and the fungus Aspergillus niger towards industrial residues was investigated by assessing their response towards various heavy metals (including arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, nickel, lead, and zinc) and elevated pH. The plate diffusion method was performed for each metal to determine the toxicity effect. …”
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Selenium-Modified Biochar Synergistically Achieves the Safe Use of Selenium and the Inhibition of Heavy Metal Cadmium by Wanjing Wang, Haiyan Jiang, Zebin Tan, Luyao Yu, Jie Chen, Qingliang Xiao, Qinlei Rong, Chunhuo Zhou

“…Their isothermal adsorption fit Langmuir (B350, C350) and Freundlich (A350). Intraparticle diffusion was three-stage with single-layer chemical adsorption. …”
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Occurrence and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated From Bovine’s Milk and Meat in Mekelle City, Ethiopia by Tesfay Hailu, Getachew Gugsa, Yisehak Tsegaye, Meselu Ahmed, Nesibu Awol

“…In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using agar disk diffusion method. The overall prevalence of L. monocytogenes was 3.39%. …”
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The optic radiations and reading development: A longitudinal study of children born term and preterm by Lisa Bruckert, Garikoitz Lerma-Usabiaga, Lauren R. Borchers, Virginia A. Marchman, Katherine E. Travis, Heidi M. Feldman

“…Methods: FT (n = 34) and PT (n = 34) children completed the Word Identification subtest of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test at 6, 7, and 8 years. Diffusion MRI (96-directions, b=2500 sec/mm2) was acquired at 6 and 8 years. …”
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Enhanced electrochemical performances of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 by surface modification with Cu nanoparticles by Zhao G., Lin Y., Zhu W., Yang W., Huang Z.

“…Cu-coated material has much lower surface and charge transfer resistances and shows a higher lithium diffusion rate. The Cu coating layer as a highly efficient lithium ion conductor, acted as a highly efficient protector to restrain the contact loss.…”
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Effect of Adding Silica Nanoparticles on the Physicochemical Properties, Antimicrobial Action, and the Hardness of Dental Stone Type 4 by Navid Aghbolaghi, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Ramin Negahdari, Amir Reza Jamei Khosroshahi, Yashar Rezaei, Sepideh Bohlouli, Mohammad Ali Ghavimi

“…Also, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the morphology of the prepared samples. Agar diffusion test was carried out for the prepared samples against the Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) to test the average growth inhibition zones. …”
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Study on Mg segregation, microstructure evolution and fracture behavior of hot-press sintered (TiC+B4C)/6061Al composites after T4 heat treatment by Zhaosong Liu, Zongan Luo, Xin Zhang, Yingying Feng, Jinsong Yang

“…Results show that due to the addition of B4C, in-situ SiC and diffusion of B appeared in T4 (TiC + B4C)/6061Al composites. …”
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Microscale Research on Effective Geosequestration of CO2 in Coal Reservoir: A Natural Analogue Study in Haishiwan Coalfield, China by Kaizhong Zhang, Wei Li, Yuanping Cheng, Jun Dong, Qingyi Tu, Rong Zhang

“…Analysis of pore properties reveals that SCCO2 enlarges the development of coal pore and facilitates the diffusion and seepage channel of coal reservoir, while no changes in larger pores are found in oil shale, which may restrain fluids from passing through. …”
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Improved Antibacterial Properties of Fermented and Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Bee Pollen and Its Combined Effect with Antibiotics by Vaida Damulienė, Vilma Kaškonienė, Paulius Kaškonas, Rūta Mickienė, Audrius Maruška

“…Bee pollen hydrolysis was performed using commercial enzymes, including enzyme mixtures as well as pure enzymes. The agar well diffusion assay was employed to assess the antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, and <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium, as well as their interaction with antibiotics (ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, oxytetracycline dihydrate, and erythromycin). …”
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PM2.5/PM10 Ratios in Eight Economic Regions and Their Relationship with Meteorology in China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Erze Yu, Ting Luo

“…The findings could identify the pollution sources among PM10 and be helpful for making regulation locally to reduce emission which considers anthropogenic sources and meteorological diffusion simultaneously.…”
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