Multilocus Sequence Typing for Interpreting Blood Isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis by Prannda Sharma, Ashley E. Satorius, Marika R. Raff, Adriana Rivera, Duane W. Newton, John G. Younger

“…Our data mirror previous studies examining the presence or absence of pathogenic genes in that the overlap between truly significant organisms and contaminants appears to prevent the use of MLST in the clarification of blood cultures recovering S. epidermidis.…”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Aniline Using TiO2 Nanoparticles in a Vertical Circulating Photocatalytic Reactor by F. Shahrezaei, Y. Mansouri, A. A. L. Zinatizadeh, A. Akhbari

“…The results of the experiments indicated that it can therefore be potentially applied for the treatment of wastewater contaminated by different organic pollutants.…”
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Low Grade Islet but Marked Exocrine Pancreas Inflammation in an Adult with Autoimmune Pre-Diabetes by Hiroshi Nomoto, Tatyana Gurlo, Madeline Rosenberger, Mark D. Girgis, Sarah Dry, Peter C. Butler

“…We obtained pancreas from an individual with pre-T1D obtained at surgery and addressed the question, what is the relative inflammation in the exocrine and endocrine pancreas in pre-T1D in the absence of the potential confounding changes at autopsy or in brain dead organ donors. Pancreas was removed surgically from a 36 year woman for benign neuroendocrine tumors (NET). …”
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Decoding VExUS: a practical guide for excelling in point-of-care ultrasound assessment of venous congestion by Taweevat Assavapokee, Philippe Rola, Nicha Assavapokee, Abhilash Koratala

“…Abstract Venous congestion, often associated with elevated right atrial pressure presents a clinical challenge due to its varied manifestations and potential organ damage. Recognizing the manifestations of venous congestion through bedside physical examination or laboratory tests can be challenging. …”
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Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Minimization, Treatment, and Prevention by J. L. Campos, D. Valenzuela-Heredia, A. Pedrouso, A. Val del Río, M. Belmonte, A. Mosquera-Corral

“…In this study, three possible ways to reduce these emissions are discussed and analyzed: (1) minimization through the change of operational conditions, (2) treatment of the gaseous streams, and (3) prevention by applying new configurations and processes to remove both organic matter and pollutants. In current WWTPs, to modify the operational conditions of existing units reveals itself as possibly the most economical way to decrease N2O and CO2 emissions without deterioration of effluent quality. …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…Mortality in cirrhosis is consequent of decompensation, only treatment being timely liver transplantation. Organ allocation is prioritized for the sickest patients based on Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score. …”
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The “Trojan Horse” Approach to Tumor Immunotherapy: Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment by Delia Nelson, Scott Fisher, Bruce Robinson

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that intratumoural therapy has the capacity to minimizing local suppression, inducing sufficient “dangerous” tumor cell death to cross-prime strong immune responses, and rending tumor blood vessels amenable to immune cell traffic to induce effector cell changes in secondary lymphoid organs. However, the key to its success is the design of a sound rational approach based on evidence. …”
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Reducing DNA extraction costs through factorial design for the DNAdvance Kit by Carson J. Neal, Zachery D. Zbinden, Michael E. Douglas, Marlis R. Douglas

“…However, the process is costly and time-consuming for non-model organisms, including most wildlife species. Therefore, we optimized a cost-efficient protocol to extract DNA from the muscle tissue of White-tailed Deer using the DNAdvance kit (Beckman Coulter), a magnetic-bead-based approach. …”
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Thermodynamic and economic analysis, optimization of SOFC/GT/SCO2/ORC hybrid power systems for methanol reforming-powered ships with carbon capture by Shouguang Yao, Xuan Yan, Minjie Xia, Chuang Wang, Shaofan Wang

“…A hybrid power system containing carbon capture based on methanol external reforming of solid oxide fuel cell coupled with gas turbine is proposed, further to achieve efficient energy use and reduce carbon emissions, the power system combines a supercritical CO2 cycle with an organic Rankine cycle in order to optimize the utilization of waste heat, and chemical absorption method for carbon capture. …”
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BIM Use Assessment (BUA) Tool for Characterizing the Application Levels of BIM Uses for the Planning and Design of Construction Projects by María J. Rojas, Rodrigo F. Herrera, Claudio Mourgues, José L. Ponz-Tienda, Luis F. Alarcón, Eugenio Pellicer

“…The research methodology was organized into three stages: (1) identification, selection, and definition of BIM uses; (2) proposal of the BUA tool for characterizing the level of BIM use application; and (3) validation of the BUA tool. …”
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Peranan Palang Merah Indonesia Cabang Yogyakarta pada Masa Perang Kemerdekaan II di Yogyakarta, 1948-1949 by Muchamad Triyanto, Bambang Eka Saputra, Abdul Hafiz, Zidni Zidni, Suhupawati Suhupawati

“…The Yogyakarta Branch of PMI played a vital role in providing medical aid, treating wounded victims, and organizing public kitchens for fighters and civilians affected by the war. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT OF HARDWARE-SOFTWARE COMPLEX OF MODULAR DESIGN FOR DETERMINATION OF ANTENNA SYSTEMS׳ CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON MEASUREMENTS IN THE NEAR FIELD by A. G. Buday, A. P. Grinchuk, A. V. Gromyko

“…A modular structure of hardware and software has been proposed; it allows reconfiguring the complex rapidly in order to measure the characteristics of any particular antenna system at all stages of product development and testing, and also makes the complex economically accessible even for small enterprises and organizations.…”
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Effects of ozone and GAC on the removal of acetylsalicylic acid by Oussama Khemis, Gabriel Racovițeanu, Elena Vulpașu

“…Our study focused on reducing the pharmaceutical substance acetylsalicylic acid intended for human consumption at various concentrations (1.6 mg/l, 0.8 mg/l, and 0.4 mg/l organic matter (TOC)). The study was developed on two treatment processes (ozonation process (O3) and adsorption process with granular actif carbon) and two different flow rates (1.25 l/min with an EBCTof 6 min, 2.5 l/min with an EBCT of 3 min) applied in a large-scale drinking water treatment pilot. …”
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A Path Planning Algorithm with a Guaranteed Distance Cost in Wireless Sensor Networks by Yuanchao Liu, Shukui Zhang, Jianxi Fan, Juncheng Jia

“…In this paper, the problem is how to obtain a path with minimum distance cost and effectively organize the network to ensure the availability of this path. …”
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Sunsets, seafood and sea gypsies: A qualitative content analysis on the alternative destination image of Malaysian Borneo among Chinese outbound tourists by Ke Zhang, Balvinder Kaur Kler, Siao Fui Wong

“…Informed by Leiper’s tourism system, this study emphasizes the importance for coastal destination marketing organizations to convey a destination image that extends beyond the conventional sun-sea-sand concept. …”
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The Link between Hypersensitivity Syndrome Reaction Development and Human Herpes Virus-6 Reactivation by Joshua C. Pritchett, Radu M. Nanau, Manuela G. Neuman

“…Data presented in this paper show that HHV-6 reactivation is associated with more severe organ involvement and a prolonged course of disease. …”
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The Risk of Corruption and Money Laundering: An Analysis of Personal Predespositions and Socio-Economic Challenges by Andrey Hasiholan Pulungan, Hardhana Setiawan, Faris Windiarti

“…Corruption and money laundering have been persistent issues in Indonesia and beyond, causing significant economic damage to organizations and countries. This study, thus, aims to examine the impact of gender, age, and workplace on the fraudulent activities of perpetrators involved in corruption and money laundering fraud in Indonesia. …”
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Physico-chemical quality of the water resources in the van region by Sema Ağaoğlu, Süleyman Alemdar, Mustafa Alişarlı, Semiha Dede

“…In these samples; pH, colour, turbidity, temperature, total roughness, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, electrical conductivity, carbon dioxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, sulphate, phosphate and organic substance amounts were analyzed. According to the results, turbidity values in the fountain water samples of the city center, its provinces and the tank water samples of the town were not in conformity with the related regulations. …”
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The Beneficial Effect of IL-12 and IL-18 Transduced Dendritic Cells Stimulated with Tumor Antigens on Generation of an Antitumor Response in a Mouse Colon Carcinoma Model by Jagoda Mierzejewska, Katarzyna Węgierek-Ciura, Joanna Rossowska, Agnieszka Szczygieł, Natalia Anger-Góra, Bożena Szermer-Olearnik, Magdalena Geneja, Elżbieta Pajtasz-Piasecka

“…On the 15th day, DCs genetically modified for production of IL-12 and/or IL-18 were administered peritumorally to C57BL/6 female mice with established MC38 tumors. Lymphoid organs and tumor tissue were collected from mice on the 3rd, 5th, and 7th days after a single administration of DCs for further analysis. …”
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Preemptive Circular Defence of Immature Insects: Definition and Occurrences of Cycloalexy Revisited by Guillaume J. Dury, Jacqueline C. Bede, Donald M. Windsor

“…The term has been applied to numerous organisms, including adult insects, nymphs, and even vertebrates, but has lost precision with the accumulation of anecdotal reports not addressing key elements of the behaviour as first defined. …”
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