Antimicrobial activity of Monascus purpureus-derived red pigments against Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecalis by Islam I. Teiba, Islam Mamdouh, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Ahmed Hussein, Emad H. El-Bilawy

“…The antibacterial activity of the red dye was compared to five conventional antibiotics using the disc diffusion method, revealing superior effectiveness, particularly against S. typhimurium, with an inhibition zone measuring 20 ± 0.22 mm. Scanning electron microscopy was employed to explore the mechanism of action of the red dye extract, highlighting its impact on bacterial plasma membrane permeability and its interference with cellular energy production. …”
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Protective effect of resveratrol on retinal damage in glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies by Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Tao Li, Junli Wan, Junli Wan, Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Wenmei Guo, Wenmei Guo, Yue Hu, Yue Hu, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Wei Bian, Wei Bian

“…However, there is presently a dearth of relevant evidence available for comprehensive summarization.MethodsIn this study, we conducted an extensive search across 7 electronic databases, encompassing all pertinent animal studies for a systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Quantum Mechanistic Studies of the Oxidation of Ethylene by Rhenium Oxo Complexes by Emmanuel Adu Fosu, Collins Obuah, Louis Hamenu, Albert Aniagyei, Michael Kojo Ainooson, Krishna K. Govender

“…Frontier Molecular Orbital calculations show electrons flow from the HOMO of ethylene to the LUMO of rhenium for all complexes studied except ReO4− where the reverse case occurs. …”
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Optimizing Bacterial Protectant Composition to Enhance Baijiu Yeast Survival and Productivity During Spray Drying by Jingyu Li, Fengkui Xiong, Zhongbin Liu, Jia Zheng, Guangzhong Hu, Zheng Feng

“…Then, the effects of glutamyl transaminase (TGase) treatment on the drying process of <i>MSJA</i> were revealed with the help of advanced equipment, such as laser particle sizer, environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM), and Fourier-transform infrared scanner (FTIR). …”
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Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence in detection of renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahdi Gouravani, Mohammad Shahrabi Farahani, Mohammad Amin Salehi, Shayan Shojaei, Sina Mirakhori, Hamid Harandi, Soheil Mohammadi, Ramy R. Saleh

“…Materials and methods PubMed, Scopus, CENTRAL, and Embase electronic databases were systematically searched in November 2024 to identify studies that applied AI for the detection or classification of RCC. …”
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Experimental Study of the Flow Mechanism of Deep Lacustrine Carbonate Reservoirs in the Yingxi Area of the Qaidam Basin by Xiangrong Luo, Yongxian Zheng, Penggang Huang, Li’an Yang, Xiaodong Chen, Xiaojuan Ren, Guo Wang, Yanzhi Wang, Zhiguo Wang, Xiaoxiao Li

“…Therefore, in this study, the rock samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), porosity-permeability analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), plain thin sections, and casting thin sections. …”
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Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with Lactobacillus rhamnosus bioactive metabolites: Preparation, characterization, and antifungal activity by Aya Abdel-Nasser, Hayam M. Fathy, Ahmed N. Badr, Olfat S. Barakat, Amal S. Hathout

“…The chitosan nanoparticles loaded with L. rhamnosus bioactive metabolites were characterized using the transmission electron microscope (TEM), zeta potential, size distribution, polydiversity index (PDI), pH, encapsulation efficiency and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Effect of acupuncture on patients with major psychiatric disorder and related symptoms caused by earthquake exposure: Protocol for a scoping review of clinical studies. by Hui-Ju Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Da-Woon Kim, Chan-Young Kwon, Sang-Ho Kim

“…Medline, Excerpta Medica dataBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Scopus, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycArticles databases, and Chinese, Korean, and Japanese databases will be comprehensively searched electronically from their inception to November 2022. …”
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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Randy Asiamah, Gideon Owusu, Pious Tawiah Amoako, Richmond Amponsah, Emmanuel Adator, Samuel Kyei

“…Methods A systematic review of studies reporting the epidemiology of ON was performed using four electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Medline. …”
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Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and the risk of Atrial Fibrillation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a... by Xiaoyan Liang, Jianghong Dai, Feifei Wang

“…Methods Relevant publications comparing AF in patients with T2DM treated by SGLT-2 inhibitors versus DPP-4 inhibitors were searched through electronic databases. AF was the clinical endpoint in this analysis. …”
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Integrated care for older people based on information and communication technology: a scoping review protocol by Yan Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yutong Tian, Qingyun Cheng, Lixue Meng

“…We will conduct a systematic search of the literature published from January 2000 to March 2022 via electronic databases, grey literature databases, websites of key organisations and project funding sources, key journals and reference lists included in selected papers, employ the Joanna Briggs Institute Literature Quality Assessment Tool to assess the quality of the included literature and apply thematic analysis to sort and summarise the content of the included studies. …”
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Development and Optimization of Nano-Hydroxyapatite Encapsulating Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction Formulation Using Response Surface Methodology by Anis Syauqina Mohd Zaffarin, Shiow-Fern Ng, Min Hwei Ng, Haniza Hassan, Ekram Alias

“…The optimized nHA/TRF formulation is freeze-dried and results in an average particle size of ~270 nm, a negative zeta potential value of ~−20 mV, a polydispersity index of <0.4, and an encapsulation efficiency of ~18.1%. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that the freeze-dried nHA/TRF has a spherical structure. …”
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Neurological history both twinned and queried by generative artificial intelligence by Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Eunhee Choi, Sergio L. Angulo, Sergio L. Angulo, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton

“…A large language model (LLM) could be utilized as a digital twin which could enhance queryable electronic medical record (EMR) systems and provide healthcare conversational agents (HCAs) to replace waiting-room questionnaires.MethodsIn this observational pilot study, we presented verbatim history of present illness (HPI) narratives from published case reports of headache, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Inflamed Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Preclinical Studies: A Scoping Review of a Unique Biomedical Waste by Gamilah Al-Qadhi, Sarah Al-Rai, Layla Hafed

“…Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, this scoping review is aimed at highlighting the possible therapeutic potential of inflamed gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells in preclinical studies carried out to date and presenting the current evidence depends upon their comparison to the healthy gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells or other mesenchymal stem cell sources. A comprehensive electronic search using (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science) databases and a manual search of relevant references were conducted until June 2020. …”
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Experimental and simulation study on tensile mechanical characteristics and crack development law of sandstone after thermal treatment by Jing Yang, Sheng-Qi Yang, Guang-Jian Liu, Bo-Wen Sun, Wen-Ling Tian, Jin-Zhou Tang

“…For further explore the tensile mechanical properties and crack development law of rock after thermal treatment, Brazilian splitting test and Three-Dimensional Particle Flow Code (PFC3D) numerical simulation of sandstone after thermal treatment at 25 °C–900 °C were carried out. Based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests, it is determined that the thermal cracks in the rock show the characteristics of ''disorderly distribution, centralized development, a large number of microcracks develop to form penetration trend, and local penetration to form complex crack network''. …”
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the THE EFFECT OF ZIRCONIUM ADDITIVES ON PROPERTIES OF (Cu22%Zn4%Al) SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY by Zainab Hassan, Ekbal Mohammed Saeed

“…To characterise the microstructural and phase characteristics of alloys, both with and without Zr additions, XRD diffraction analyses, optical microscopy (OM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. With differential scanning calorimetry, the transition temperatures of all alloys were determined (DSC).As well as the shape memory effect test (SME) was measured. …”
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Fabrication of Cu: ZnO thin film sensor for ethanol vapor detection by Robin Simkhada, Dalton R. Gibbs, Soma Dhakal, Dipak Oli, Rishi Ram Ghimire, Deependra Das Mulmi, Leela Pradhan Joshi

“…So-prepared samples have been characterized using X-ray diffraction, Energy Dispersive Analysis X-ray (EDAX), UV-visible spectrophotometer, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The XRD analysis showed a polycrystalline nature with preferred orientation along (100) and (002) crystal planes. …”
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A scoping review of medication self-management intervention tools to support persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. by Lauren Cadel, Stephanie R Cimino, Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Sander L Hitzig, Tanya L Packer, Lisa M McCarthy, Tejal Patel, Aisha K Lofters, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Chester H Ho, Sara J T Guilcher

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and summarize what is reported in the literature on medication self-management interventions for adults with traumatic SCI.<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases and grey literature were searched for articles that included an adult population with a traumatic SCI and an intervention targeting medication management. …”
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Mechanical Performance and Microstructure of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Modified by Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement by Meimei Song, Chuanlin Wang, Ying Cui, Qiu Li, Zhiyang Gao

“…Hydration mechanism, autogenous shrinkage property, and compressive strength of UHPC were carried out to investigate the effect of CSA addition on the mechanical properties of UHPC. Scanning electron microscopy was also employed to characterize the intrinsic microstructural reasons relating to the changes in macroproperties. …”
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A Comparative evaluation of smear layer removal using: sonic, ultrasonic, and erbium, chromium: yttrium scandium gallium garnet Laser as activated irrigation techniques (an SEM stu... by Dara Zakaria Shakir, Ihsan Neimat Bahnam

“…Samples were irrigated with 1ml of EDTA 17% for 1 minute, then received 5ml of NaOCl 5.25% and activated for 1 minute. Scanning electron microscope investigations were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of suggested treatments. …”
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