Removal and adsorption kinetics of copper(II) ions from aqueous media on activated carbon in dynamic adsorption on a fixed-bed column by Mve Mfoumou, Charly, Tonda-Mikiéla, Pradel, Ngoye, Francis, Bouassa Mougnala, Spenseur, Mbouiti, Berthy Lionel, Feuya Tchouya, Guy Raymond

“…Results obtained from the intraparticle kinetics model study indicated that intraparticle diffusion is not the limiting step in Cu2+ adsorption and that surface adsorption plays a predominant role.…”
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Chitosan-multilayered graphene oxide hybrid beads for $\protect \text{Zn}^{2+}$ and metoprolol adsorption by Bouyahmed, Farida, Muller, Fabrice, Richard, Annie, Mostefaoui, Toufik Amayas, Belabbas, Imad, Warmont, Fabienne, Roulet, Marjorie, Reinert, Laurence, Duclaux, Laurent, Delpeux-Ouldriane, Sandrine

“…The adsorption kinetics of $\text{Zn}^{2+}$ and MTP in hybrid beads is limited by the diffusion to the MGO sites depending on their accessibility. …”
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Divulgação de evidências científicas sobre Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em Saúde by Luciana Fernandes Paulino, Maria Eduarda Ramos da Silva, Yasmin Aguiar Faria Lima, Marina Soares Gonçalves, Thaís Matera Ferraro Teixeira, Neemias Lima da Silva, Bárbara de Lacerda Santos Oliveira, Bianca Nunes Gomes, Fátima Helena do Espírito Santo, Gleyce Moreno Barbosa

“…Keywords: Knowledge Diffusion; Integral Health; Self-Care; Public Health …”
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Perbedaan Sensitivitas Kuman Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Penyebab Infeksi Nosokomial Terhadap Beberapa Antibiotika Generik dan Paten by Ayu Andrian Putri, Roslaili Rasyid, Rahmatini .

“…Djamil Padang that determinded by simple random sampling formula and used Kirby-Bauer diffusion method then counted the free zone germ towards 4 antibiotics generic and branded name. …”
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Green Tea Extract (<i>Theaceae</i>; <i>Camellia sinensis</i> L.): A Promising Antimicrobial, Anti-Quorum Sensing and Antibiofilm Candidate Against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Campylobac... by Mona S. Emara, Ahmed M. Ammar, Ashraf M.O. Abdelwahab, Attia A. Elgdawy, Adel Abdelkhalek, Elena Pet, Gabi Dumitrescu, Mirela Ahmadi, Norhan K. Abd El-Aziz

“…The antimicrobial potentials of green tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>), rosemary (<i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i>) and ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i>) extracts against MDR <i>Campylobacter</i> isolates were assessed by the disk diffusion assay and broth microdilution technique. …”
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Les eaux d’irrigation du Haouz de Marrakech : un siècle de confrontations des modèles de gestion publics, privés et communautaires by Thierry Ruf, Mina Kleiche-Dray

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Spinal cord demyelination predicts neurological deterioration in patients with mild degenerative cervical myelopathy by Jefferson R Wilson, David Anderson, Stephan Duplessis, Julien Cohen-Adad, David W Cadotte, Nathan Evaniew, Jacques Bouchard, Michael Craig, Abdul Al-Shawwa, Kalum Ost, Steve Casha, W Bradley Jacobs, Saswati Tripathy, Peter Lewkonia, Fred Nicholls, Alex Soroceanu, Ganesh Swamy, Kenneth C Thomas, Michael MH Yang, Nicholas Dea

“…This study aims to identify imaging and clinical predictors of neurological deterioration in mild DCM and explore pathophysiological correlates to guide clinical decision-making.Methods Patients with mild DCM underwent advanced MRI scans that included T2-weighted, diffusion tensor imaging and magnetisation transfer (MT) sequences, along with clinical outcome measures at baseline and 6-month intervals after enrolment. …”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…Statistical analysis (spatial, temporal, spatiotemporal and environmental determinants) of the SAGIR and AFVPZ network data helped to highlight the early appearance of separate large clusters of USUV cases in mid-July 2018, the subsequent diffusion into smaller and secondary clusters at the end of August 2018, and a meanwhile enlargement of the first clusters with an increase in the number of cases. …”
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Improved Constraints on the Vertical Profile of CH4 at Jupiter’s Mid- to High Latitudes, Using IRTF-TEXES and SOFIA-EXES Spectroscopy by James A. Sinclair, Thomas K. Greathouse, Rohini S. Giles, Matthew Richter, Maisie Rashman, Curtis de Witt, Julianne Moses, Vincent Hue, Pablo Rodríguez-Ovalle, Thierry Fouchet, Ananyo Bhattacharya, Bilal Benmahi, Glenn S. Orton, Leigh N. Fletcher, Patrick G. J. Irwin

“…The spectra were inverted across a photochemical model grid of varying eddy diffusion coefficient profiles, and the quality of fit of the synthetic spectra to the observed was used to constrain the CH _4 homopause level. …”
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Obstructive sleep apnea and structural and functional brain alterations: a brain-wide investigation from clinical association to genetic causality by Kang Wu, Qiming Gan, Yuhong Pi, Yanjuan Wu, Wenjin Zou, Xiaofen Su, Sun Zhang, Xinni Wang, Xinchun Li, Nuofu Zhang

“…Decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) but increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was shown in the bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus. …”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed for ESBL-positive isolates as per the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, and interpretation was done according to CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute). …”
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Monitoring of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Poultry Farms from 2014 to 2018 by Engy Ahmed Hamed, May Fathy Abdelaty, Hend Karam Sorour, Heba Roshdy, Mona Aly Abdelhalim AbdelRahman, Ola Magdy, Waleed Abdelfatah. Ibrahim, Ahmed Sayed, Hytham Mohamed, Mohammed Iraqi Youssef, Wafaa Mohamed Hassan, Heba Badr

“…The bacterial isolates were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility by disk diffusion technique. Salmonella was isolated from 128 out of 657 (19.5%), E. coli was isolated from 496 out of 657 (75.5%), and Staphylococcus species was isolated from 497 out of 657 (75.6%). …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. Frequency distribution tables were used to describe the findings. …”
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Key experimental technologies and their development directions for the exploration and production of deep coalbed methane by Xia YAN, Fengyin XU, Xianyue XIONG, Feng WANG, Chunhu LI, Jiyuan ZHANG, Borui XU, Qianhui CHENG, Xiong HU, Xueguang ZHU, Wei LIANG, Pu YUAN, Yanqing FENG, Zhenji WEI

“…ProspectsThis study posits seven development directions for deep CBM production and in-situ coal conversion experiments: (1) Clear, direct observation techniques for micropores (< 2 nm) in deep coal seams with ultra-low porosity and permeability, full-scale pore size splicing technology for multiscale pore structure characterized by abundant micropores, a few mesopores, and many macropores, and assessment techniques for pore-fracture connectivity. (2) Isothermal adsorption test technologies for raw coals considering the effects of deep coal seam wettability, fracturing fluid invasion, and high total dissolved solids (TDS) under high-temperature, high-pressure in-situ conditions; (3) Sealed coring devices and in-situ pressure-retaining coring technologies featuring high pressure retaining success rates, heat preservation rates, and traceable gas volume. (4) Nanoscience-based assessment technologies for gas and water occurrence in micropores in deep coal seams under high-temperature and high-pressure multi-field coupling, and experimental technologies for desorption, diffusion, and seepage across nano-micro-millimeter scales. (5) Techniques for developing and testing multifunctional mechanical experiment equipment applicable to in-situ conditions of deep coal seams featuring high stress, low modulus of elasticity, and high Poisson's ratio. (6) Experimental techniques for the purpose of enhancing CBM recovery of deep coal seams, including reservoir stimulation (microwaves, laser, and electric heating), stimulation for permeability enhancement (electromagnetic pulses, pulsed ultrasonic waves, and controlled shockwaves), displacement via CO2 injection, and mechanical pulsation with supercritical CO2. (7) Experimental techniques for in-situ coal conversion and utilization, including pyrolysis, underground coal gasification (UCG), geothermal utilization, and CO2 geological storage. …”
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Hybrid azole-based conjugates as upcoming anticancer and antimicrobial agents by Luís M. T. Frija, Bruno E. C. Guerreiro, Inês C. C. Costa, Vera M. S. Isca, Lucília Saraiva, Beatriz G. Neves, Mariana Magalhães, Célia Cabral, Maria L. S. Cristiano, Patrícia Rijo

“…Methods: Antimicrobial properties of the molecules were evaluated by the well-diffusion method, against Gram-positive bacteria [Staphylococcus aureus American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 25923, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 607], Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853) and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 2601 and Candida albicans ATCC 10231) strains. …”
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Dual-modal super-resolution ultrasound and NIR-II fluorescence imaging of ischemic stroke with ICG-doped porous PLGA microspheres by Ziyue Li, Yu Qiang, Dongli Chen, Dehong Hu, Duyang Gao, Xiaohua Xu, Lei Sun, Yingjia Li, Weibao Qiu, Zonghai Sheng

“…In a rat model of ischemic stroke, we demonstrate the capability of ICG-pPLGA MPs to achieve high-resolution imaging of cerebrovascular structures and functions, surpassing the imaging performance of standard diffusion-weighted imaging. Our findings underscore the potential of this dual-modal imaging technique using ICG-pPLGA MPs to accurately characterize microvascular changes during ischemic events, thus offering valuable insights for early diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.…”
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WAND: A multi-modal dataset integrating advanced MRI, MEG, and TMS for multi-scale brain analysis by Carolyn B. McNabb, Ian D. Driver, Vanessa Hyde, Garin Hughes, Hannah L. Chandler, Hannah Thomas, Christopher Allen, Eirini Messaritaki, Carl J. Hodgetts, Craig Hedge, Maria Engel, Sophie F. Standen, Emma L. Morgan, Elena Stylianopoulou, Svetla Manolova, Lucie Reed, Matthew Ploszajski, Mark Drakesmith, Michael Germuska, Alexander D. Shaw, Lars Mueller, Holly Rossiter, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Tom Lancaster, C. John Evans, David Owen, Gavin Perry, Slawomir Kusmia, Emily Lambe, Adam M. Partridge, Allison Cooper, Peter Hobden, Hanzhang Lu, Kim S. Graham, Andrew D. Lawrence, Richard G. Wise, James T. R. Walters, Petroc Sumner, Krish D. Singh, Derek K. Jones

“…In addition to raw data, we provide brain-extracted T1-weighted images, and quality reports for diffusion, T1- and T2-weighted structural data, and blood-oxygen level dependent functional tasks. …”
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Infrared illumination for difficult peripheral venous catheterisation in critically ill adult patients: the prospective, randomised, multicentre ICARE trial by Étienne Audureau, Sophie Demeret, Nicolas Mongardon, Damien Contou, Matthieu Schmidt, Muriel Fartoukh, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Daniel Da Silva, Frédérique Schortgen, Rachida Ouedraogo, Aline Alves, Amélie Bruant, Oumar Sy, Cécilia Tabra Osorio, Amélie Chenal, Laurence Krzyzaniak, Marianne Le Joncour, Latifa Ait Benaissa, Meriem Bouguerra, Stéphanie Tanguy Dubois, Eric Starczala, Chirine Petyt, Séverine Dezellus, Jean Francois Georger, Ann-Cécile Pallud, Damien Carras, Fabien Boussely

“…Secondary outcomes include time to placement, overall rate of successful peripheral venous catheterisation, number of punctures, quality (calibre of the catheter), replacement rate, need for central line and local complications (dysfunction, diffusion, haematoma and lymphangitis).Ethics and dissemination The study has been granted ethical approval (CPP Ile de France 1). …”
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Carbon footprint reduction practices in the Olympic Games: a policy mobility approach by Wesselia Isa Ngoenha

“…Unlike traditional nation-state-centric approaches, policy mobility emphasizes the role of non-state actors, international networks of experts, and global organizations in policy diffusion and transformation (Cochrane & Ward, 2012). …”
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Providing effective innovative strategies in the development of cosmetics industry with emphasis on international entrepreneurship by Ali Khabaz, Jamshid Edalatian shahryari, Heydar Amiran

“…The term innovation strategy includes various components such as innovation creation, innovation adoption, and innovation diffusion. The gap that exists is that the program and components of the R&D innovation strategy process are not well structured (Parellada et al, 2021; Kim & Huarng, 2020).International entrepreneurshipInternational entrepreneurship is a creative process of discovering and exploiting opportunities outside domestic markets and in search of competitive advantage, which is a bold process of creating managerial value, through which people adopt innovative behaviors, proactively combined with calculated risk-taking, to successfully pursue foreign business opportunities arising from inefficiencies in the multinational market with the aim of achieving financial and non-financial rewards. …”
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