Bimetallic selenium/zinc oxide nanoparticles: biological activity and plant biostimulant properties by Samy Selim, Amna A. Saddiq, Ruba Abdulrahman Ashy, Afra Mohammed Baghdadi, Ashwag Jaman Alzahrani, Ehab M. Mostafa, Soad K. Al Jaouni, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Mohamed A. Amin, Ahmed M. Salah, Nashwa Hagagy

“…Se/ZnO NPS is characterized by SEM and TEM images, FTIR, and XRD. Through the well diffusion assay and the scavenging of 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical experiment, biogenic Se/ZnO NPs demonstrated their antibacterial and antioxidant activities. …”
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Novel source/drain contact structure for a-IGZO devices: Oxygen-scavenger-layer metal-interlayer-semiconductor (OSL MIS) approach by Sungjoo Song, Jong-Hyun Kim, Jongyoun Park, Seung-Hwan Kim, Dongjin Ko, Hyejung Choi, Seiyon Kim, Hyun-Yong Yu

“…The OSL MIS has been shown to improve the contact resistance through three key effects. 1) The interlayer doping effect, 2) a diffusion of oxygen ions from a-IGZO to interlayer, generates shallow donors in a-IGZO, and 3) the movement of oxygen ion induces the interface dipole. …”
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Three-dimensional diffractive acoustic tomography by Luca Menozzi, Tri Vu, Aidan J. Canning, Harshal Rawtani, Carlos Taboada, Marie Elise Abi Antoun, Chenshuo Ma, Jesse Delia, Van Tu Nguyen, Soon-Woo Cho, Jianing Chen, Theresa Charity, Yirui Xu, Phuong Tran, Jun Xia, Gregory M. Palmer, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Liping Feng, Junjie Yao

“…Abstract Acoustically probing biological tissues with light or sound, photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging can provide anatomical, functional, and/or molecular information at depths far beyond the optical diffusion limit. However, most photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging systems rely on linear-array transducers with elevational focusing and are limited to two-dimensional imaging with anisotropic resolutions. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from clinical specimens at a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, 2020–2023 by Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Fahim Alam Nobel, Saiful Islam, Amiyo Haider, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Mohammod Johirul Islam

“…Their antibiotic susceptibility patterns were determined using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Out of 2068 isolates, 644 (31.1 %) were gram-positive and 1424 (68.9 %) were gram-negative bacteria. …”
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A computational role of blood nanofluid induced by a stenosed artery with porous medium and thermophoretic particle deposition effects by Shivalila Hangaragi, N. Neelima, N. Beemkumar, Ankur Kulshreshta, Umair Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammad Kanan, Mona Mahmoud

“…The present work focuses on understanding the flow behavior of the Casson nanofluids through the stenosed artery under the influence of porosity, thermal radiation, thermophoretic particle diffusion and Stefen blowing. The study makes certain key assumptions, including the consideration of the porous nature of the arterial walls and the impacts of external thermal influences. …”
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Antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of giant fennel (ferula elaeochytris korovin) from the hatay region by Enis Fuat Tüfekci, Anfal Alkateeb, Sarah Akar, Orhan Çorum, Yasemin Çelik Altunoğlu, Mehmet Cengiz Baloğlu, Muammer Kiraz, Nilay Çöplü

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The antimicrobial activity of the extract was screened by disc diffusion assay against various microorganisms. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the extract against sensitive strain(s) were determined using broth microdilution assay. …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Hybrid Alkaline Clay Brick Waste –Coconut Shell Ash Cement by Victor Kiptoo Mutai, Mike Otieno, Joseph M. Marangu, Fredrick Mulei Mutunga, Najya Muhammed, Festus Ngui

“…Accelerated chloride ingress and chloride ion diffusion coefficients were determined. Results show that alkali-activated samples exhibited lower sorptivity, Porosity, chloride ingress, and higher compressive strength, oxygen permeability index, and thermal resistance than the cement mix prepared with water. …”
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Time-dependent Acceleration and Escape of Charged Particles at Traveling Shocks in the Near-Sun Environment by Thomas M. Do, Federico Fraschetti, Jozsef Kota, Joe Giacalone, Christina M. S. Cohen, David J. McComas

“…We solve the time-dependent case of such a model in the case of diffusion dominated by preexisting turbulence. The average timescale for particle acceleration at various heliocentric distances, from 1 au down to the inner heliosphere (<0.1 au), is shorter than in the no-escape case, as higher energy particles have a shorter time to accelerate before completely leaving the system into the upstream medium. …”
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Drought induced metabolic shifts and water loss mechanisms in canola: role of cysteine, phenylalanine and aspartic acid by Raed Elferjani, Shankar Pahari, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Krista Ballantyne, Eiji Nambara

“…Attributes related to CO2 diffusion (stomatal and mesophyll conductance) and photosynthetic capacity were different between the two canola cultivars suggesting a better management of water relations under stress by the drought-tolerant cultivar. …”
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The Frequency and Associated Factors of Asymmetrical Prominent Veins: A Predictor of Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Yue Wang, Jingjing Xiao, Li Zhao, Shaoshi Wang, Mingming Wang, Yu Luo, Huazheng Liang, Lingjing Jin

“…Consecutive patients with AIS admitted to the Comprehensive Stroke Center of Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital between January 2013 and December 2017 were enrolled. MRI including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) was performed within 12 hours of symptom onset. …”
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Development and validation of an in vitro release test and use of Strat-M synthetic membrane as a predictor for the in vitro permeation test of topical gel formulations by Marija Grozdanoska Kostadinovska, Sacha Manuel, Nena Velevska, Packa Antovska, Jelena Lazova, Jasmina Tonic Ribarska, Rumenka Petkovska, Suzana Trajkovic Jolevska

“…The purpose of this research was to use the vertical diffusion cell method to produce an appropriate in vitro release test for topical gel formulations. …”
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Effect of Buffer Charge Redistribution on RF Losses and Harmonic Distortion in GaN-on-Si Substrates by Pieter Cardinael, Sachin Yadav, Bertrand Parvais, Jean-Pierre Raskin

“…While the origin of RF losses and consequently a decreased effective substrate resistivity <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$({\rho }_{eff})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> in GaN-on-Si substrates is now understood to be diffusion of Al and Ga atoms into the silicon substrate during III-N growth, the effect of upper III-N buffer layers on the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\rho }_{eff}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> degradation under stressed conditions remains unclear. …”
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Simulation of the Fate and Seasonal Variations of α-Hexachlorocyclohexane in Lake Chaohu Using a Dynamic Fugacity Model by Xiang-zhen Kong, Wei He, Ning Qin, Qi-Shuang He, Bin Yang, Huiling Ouyang, Qingmei Wang, Chen Yang, Yujiao Jiang, Fuliu Xu

“…Uncertainty analysis showed that the model uncertainty was relatively low but significantly increased in the second half of the simulation period due to the increase in the gas-water diffusion flux variability.…”
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Development and preclinical testing of a naloxone prodrug depot for extended protection against opioid overdose by Hala Aldawod, Arjun D. Patel, Rasha Emara, Dengpan Liang, Joshua S. Ho, Toufiq Ul Amin, Md Tariqul Haque Tuhin, Abdulmalek Balgoname, Avishan Kiani, Jumana M. Ajlouny, Melanie A. Felmlee, Miki S. Park, Bhaskara R. Jasti, William K. Chan, James A. Uchizono, Mamoun M. Alhamadsheh

“…In male rats and cynomolgus monkeys, a single subcutaneous dose provides steady naloxone release over several days, reducing blood-brain barrier diffusion, withdrawal symptoms, and CNS toxicity. Preclinical studies demonstrated efficacy in rat overdose models and achieved monkey naloxone levels matching effective human therapeutic levels. …”
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High Conductivity of Mg-Doped Al0.3Ga0.7N with Al0.4Ga0.6N/AlN Superlattice Structure by Zhiming Li, Jinping Li, Haiying Jiang, Yanbin Han, Yingjie Xia, Yimei Huang, Jianqin Yin, Shigang Hu

“…A step-like distribution of [Mg] and [H] in p-type Al0.3Ga0.7N was observed, and thermal diffusion direction of [Mg] and [H] was also discussed.…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Blood Culture among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility test was determined by the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. Data entry and analysis were performed while using SPSS version 20. …”
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Long-term effect of island industrial construction on groundwater health risk by Yong Huang, Daqing Wang, Haoli Xu, Zhao Lu, Zijian Cheng, Zhibin Ding, Yi Wang, Yue Shi, Huiru Cui, Xiaoying Lian

“…The analysis revealed that the contributions of indicators D and L to the uncertainty were the highest. In addition, the diffusion of chemical oxygen demand in the vicinity of pollution sources has a significant impact on uncertainty. …”
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Exploring green synthesis of parietin-mediated silver nanoparticles using γ-ray induced Xanthoria parietina foliose extracts for antibacterial potential by Sikander Ali, Alisha Moazzam, Saima Shahzad Mirza, Majid Mahmood, Sibtain Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Ahmad, Gildardo Rivera, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Muhammad Arshad, Mirza Imran Shahzad, Kaynat William, Sundas Sharif

“…(gram-negative) by agar well diffusion method. The results indicated that free parietin extract and synthesized nanoparticles (Xa-AgNPs) have potential antimicrobial activity against selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial isolates. …”
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Amorphization and siliconization of silicon carbide as a first wall material by Aritra De, Jerome Guterl, Zachary Bergstrom, Tyler Abrams, Gregory Sinclair, John David Elder, Dmitry Rudakov

“…The understanding and prediction of silicon carbide (SiC) material evolution exposed to SOL plasma conditions is of prime interest because SiC represents a promising main chamber wall plasma-facing material for next-step fusion devices (low hydrogenic diffusion, good mechanical and thermal properties under neutron irradiation). …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Isolates, and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among HIV‐Positive Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized Uni... by Dadi Marami, Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Berhanu Seyoum

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion technique. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21.0. …”
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