Cs+ Adsorption and Pyrolytic Volume Reduction Performance of KR-01 Mixed Ion Exchange Resin by Weilei GUO, Hongyi GAO, Jinchi MAO, Renliang YUE, Haidi LIU

“…The study showed that the pseudo-first-order kinetic model provided a high coefficient of determination (R2=0.997), indicating the Cs+ adsorption process on the KR-01 resin was diffusion-controlled, involving a rapid initial adsorption stage followed by a slower adsorption stage. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of indigenous Oscillatoria spp. against prevalent bacterial diseases in fish and shellfish by Jannatul Nayeem, Sumit Kanti Dey, Proma Dey, Mohammed Abdullah Ayoun, Dipa Debi, Mohammed Nurul Absar Khan, Helena Khatoon

“…Phenolic extracts of indigenous freshwater and marine Oscillatoria sp. were utilized to assess their antibacterial activity through the disk diffusion technique. Three gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus sp.1,2 and Streptococcus sp. and nine gram-negative bacteria including Vibrio sp.1,2,3, Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Aeromonas sp., Pseudomonas sp.1,2 was isolated from diseased marine fish and shellfish for the antibacterial activity assessment. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…However, seasonal meteorological factors, which favored diffusion during summer and winter but accumulation during spring and autumn, played a larger role in the short term for all six species, especially during winter, when they reduced concentrations (excluding those of SO2 in 2019 and O3 altogether) by 6.5–31.0%.…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of <i>blaCTX-M1</i> Gene Expression Alongside <i>iutA</i>, <i>csgA</i>, and <i>kpsMII</i> Virulence Genes in Septicemic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Using Real-Ti... by Mohsen Karbalaei, Mojgan Esmailpour, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…<b>Methods:</b> This study evaluated 100 <i>E. coli</i> isolates from septicemic patients. With the disc diffusion method, antibiotic susceptibility was confirmed. …”
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HSBM-Produced Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Physical Properties and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Activity against Human Pathogens by Imen Massoudi, Ridha Hamdi, Ibtisam Ababutain, Ethar Alhussain, Aya Kharma

“…Using the Agar well diffusion method, eleven microorganisms have been tested for the antimicrobial activity of ZNPs. …”
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Contributions du programme ECOFAC et du RAPAC à la conservation des grands singes en Afrique centrale : leçons apprises en matière de recherche, éducation, conservation by Samy Mankoto Ma Mbaelele, Sandra Ratiarison

“…À ce titre, un appel à une plus grande diffusion et un accès plus aisé aux résultats des recherches pour les praticiens et lobbyistes de la conservation des grands singes, et plus généralement de la biodiversité, dans la sous-région est lancé.…”
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From Heritage Building Information Modelling Towards an ‘Echo-Based’ Heritage Digital Twin by Hord Arsalan, David Heesom, Nigel Moore

“…The output of the AHT forms input for a pre-created standardised heritage prompt template for use in AI diffusion models. While the current EH-DT framework focuses on producing 2D visual representations, it lays the foundation for potential future integration with HBIM models or digital twin systems. …”
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Enhanced oxidation resistance of polyphenylene sulfide using organic–inorganic composite antioxidant via melt blending by Jian Xing, Rongnan Li, Zhenzhen Xu, Chunhong Zhu, Qingqing Ni

“…Additionally, the antioxidative mechanism of GO-sHP on PPS revealed that GO-sHP inhibits the formation of S=O bonds, retards the breakage of C–S bonds, eliminates the oxidative free radicals, and restricts the diffusion of free radicals and oxidizing substances within the PPS matrix.…”
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Bacterial Profile of External Ocular Infections, Its Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Patients Attending Karamara Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethio... by Tigist Abebe, Zelalem Teklemariam, Tadesse Shume, Surafel Mekuria, Kedir Urgesa, Fitsum Weldegebreal

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates was performed by using the disk diffusion method. Data were double entered onto EpiData version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 20 and analyzed to calculate descriptive frequency and odds ratio, and p value ≤0.05 was taken as the significant value. …”
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Biosynthesis and Characterization of Iron Nanoparticles for Effective Adsorption of Cr(VI) by Emel Simla Önal, Tolga Yatkın, Tural Aslanov, Memduha Ergüt, Ayla Özer

“…Weber–Morris model was used to investigate the effect of mass transfer on the adsorption of Cr(VI) onto FeNPs; it was observed that both the film (boundary layer) and intraparticle diffusion affected the studied adsorption process. …”
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Multi-sequence MRI-based nomogram for prediction of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression in breast cancer by Mengyi Shen, Li Zhang, Dingyi Zhang, Xin He, Nian Liu, Xiaohua Huang

“…Tumor segmentation and feature extraction were performed on dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI, T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map. Radiomics models were constructed using radiomics features and the radiomics score (Rad-score) was calculated. …”
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Occurrence of Florfenicol and Linezolid Resistance and Emergence of optrA Gene in Campylobacter coli Isolates from Tunisian Avian Farms by Manel Gharbi, Rihab Tiss, Chadlia Hamdi, Safa Hamrouni, Abderrazak Maaroufi

“…Isolates were tested for their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion assay. Chloramphenicol- and linezolid-resistant isolates were subjected to PCR screening for the following genes: fexA, fexB, floR, RE-cmeABC, cfrA, and optrA. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Identification of Antimicrobial Resistance amongst the Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Strains Isolated from Raw Milk of Animal Species by Gholamreza Banisharif Dehkordi, Mohammad Hossein Marhamatizadeh, Hassan Momtaz

“…Phenotypic and genotypic patterns of antimicrobial resistance were assessed using disk diffusion and PCR, respectively. One hundred and ten out of 850 (12.94%) raw milk samples were contaminated with Campylobacter spp (95% confidence interval). …”
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Injuries in Left Corticospinal Tracts, Forceps Major, and Left Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus (Temporal) as the Quality Indicators for Major Depressive Disorder by Ziwei Liu, Lijun Kang, Aixia Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Min Liu, Jizhi Wang, Penghong Liu, Kerang Zhang, Ning Sun

“…Studies have found that the risk of first-degree relatives of MDD is 2–3 times that of the general population. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been previously used to explore the pathogenesis of MDD. …”
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Alterations in Cortical Thickness and White Matter Integrity in Mild-to-Moderate Communicating Hydrocephalic School-Aged Children Measured by Whole-Brain Cortical Thickness Mapping... by Siyu Zhang, Xinjian Ye, Guanghui Bai, Yuchuan Fu, Chuanwan Mao, Aiqin Wu, Xiaozheng Liu, Zhihan Yan

“…Using structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), current study compared the cortical thickness and white matter integrity between children with mild-to-moderate communicating hydrocephalus and healthy controls. …”
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Analyse bibliométrique pour saisir la place de la fréquentation des espaces naturels dans le champ de recherche des Informations Géographiques Volontaires by Robin Lesné, Marc Langenbach, Pascal Mao, Hugues François, Nicolas Robinet

“…Deuxièmement, nous mettons en évidence quelques tendances quant à leur contexte de production, notamment l’influence des sciences de l’information géographique dans l’autorat et les espaces de diffusion des travaux ainsi que la domination de quelques pays dans la production de cette littérature. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Marouane El Alouani, Saliha Alehyen, Mohammed El Achouri, M’hamed Taibi

“…Kinetics data were studied using pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion models. The thermodynamic parameters, namely, Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), enthalpy (ΔH°), and entropy (ΔS°), were determined. …”
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Interfacial friction enabling ≤ 20 μm thin free-standing lithium strips for lithium metal batteries by Shaozhen Huang, Zhibin Wu, Bernt Johannessen, Kecheng Long, Piao Qing, Pan He, Xiaobo Ji, Weifeng Wei, Yuejiao Chen, Libao Chen

“…Abstract A practical high-specific-energy Li metal battery requires thin (≤20 μm) and free-standing Li metal anodes, but the low melting point and strong diffusion creep of lithium metal impede their scalable processing towards thin-thickness and free-standing architecture. …”
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Quantitative and O2 Enhanced MRI of the Pathologic Lung: Findings in Emphysema, Fibrosis, and Cystic Fibrosis by Alfred Stadler, Leopold Stiebellehner, Peter M. Jakob, Johannes F. T. Arnold, Edith Eisenhuber, Isabella von Katzler, Alexander A. Bankier

“…Oxygen enhanced MRT is able to demonstrate reduced diffusion capacity and diminished oxygen transport in patients with emphysema and cystic fibrosis. …”
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Study on the Spontaneous Imbibition Characteristics of the Deep Longmaxi Formation Shales of the Southern Sichuan Basin, China by Chao Qian, Xizhe Li, Weijun Shen, Wei Guo, Yong Hu, Zhongcheng Li

“…The spontaneous imbibition curve of deep shale can be divided into an initial spontaneous imbibition stage, an intermediate transition stage, and a later diffusion stage, and the imbibition capacity coefficient of deep shale is lower than that of shallow shale. …”
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