Molecular characterization and therapeutic insights into biofilm positive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis in dairy buffaloes by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed

“…In comparison, the prevalence of S. aureus was noted to be 38.02%, out of which 25.79% isolates were biofilm-positive based on the Congo red agar, microtitre plate test, and presence of the icaA gene. …”
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Concerning the issue of early diagnostics of low tannin content in faba bean seeds (<i>Vicia faba</i> L.) by S. M. Mamedova, V. S. Popov, A. E. Solovyeva, I. N. Perchuk, L. L. Malyshev, M. A. Vishnyakova

“…The aim of this work was to carry out biochemical validation of a known morphological marker of low tannin content and identify relationships of some phenotypic traits characterized by accumulation of phenolic compounds (tannins and anthocyanins) with their concentration for use as additional morphological markers of the low content of these antinutrients in bean seeds.Materials and methods. …”
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Effect of low salicylate diet on clinical and inflammatory markers in patients with aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease – a randomized crossover trial by Leigh J. Sowerby, Krupal B. Patel, Crystal Schmerk, Brian W. Rotenberg, Taciano Rocha, Doron D. Sommer

“…Urinary creatinine, salicylate and leukotriene levels were measured at the time of recruitment, end of week one and end of week two and the SNOT-22 questionnaire was filled out at the same time points. Results A total of seven participants completed the study. …”
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Dynamic Stabilisation in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease with Modic Changes by Olcay Eser, Cengiz Gomleksiz, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Ahmet Levent Aydin, Yaprak Ataker, Tuncer Suzer, Ali Fahir Ozer

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis was carried out, and according to the data obtained, the grade of disc degeneration was classified. …”
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The Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase, and Ultrasonographic Indices of Hepatic Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease... by Farzad Shidfar, Samaneh Sadat Bahrololumi, Saeid Doaei, Assieh Mohammadzadeh, Maryam Gholamalizadeh, Ali Mohammadimanesh

“…This clinical trial was carried out on 50 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver (mean age of 45.91 ± 9.61 years, mean BMI of 29.7 ± 0.58 Kg/m2) and the subjects were randomly assigned to the olive oil group (receiving the equivalent of 20% of their total daily energy requirement from olive oil) or the control group (with normal consumption of oil) for 12 weeks. …”
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Pengembangan LKS Berbasis Inkuiri Terbimbing Berbantuan E-Learning Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Pada Siswa kelas X SMA by Wimpi Calesta, Patricia H M Lubis, Sugiarti Sugiarti

“…Validation was carried out with 3 experts, namely material, language and design experts. …”
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Subjective Well-Being of High School Students Belonging to Indigenous Peoples of the North as a Basis for Readiness to Choose a Profession by G. V. Kuhterina, E. A. Solov’eva, L. V. Fedina, M. V. Muravyeva

“…The statistical data analysis was carried out along with comparative and correlation analyses.Results. …”
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Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxins in Some Randomly Selected Foods and Cancer Risk Estimations of Cereals Consumed on a Ghanaian Market by Nii Korley Kortei, Theophilus Annan, Seidu A. Richard, Adjoa A. Boakye, Clement O. Tettey, Edward Ken Essuman, Enoch Aninagyei, Precious Agbemeseli

“…The degrees of toxicity were in the ranges of 0.78–234.73 μg/kg, 0.47–21.6 μg/kg, 1.01–13.75 μg/kg, and 0.66–5.51 μg/kg, respectively, for AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2. Out of the samples analyzed for AFtotal, about 51 (46.4%) exceeded the limits of GSA and were in the range 10.63 ± 1.20–236.28 ± 4.2 μg/kg. …”
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Coupling Action of Cooling and Dynamic Load Impact on Deformation Characteristics of High-Salinity Saline Soils by Yu Zhang, Meisi Zou, Runze Tian, Anhua Xu, Yunlong Hou, Bingbing Han, Xuemei Li

“…Firstly, the freezing temperature experiment was carried out on SS (sandy silt) and HS (high-sulfate silty clay). …”
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Specific Features of the Formation and Development of Mediation in Foreign Countries with Anglo-Saxon and Romano-Germanic Legal Systems by S. S. Myrza

“…It has been concluded that the legislative consolidation of the institution of mediation in Ukraine by the example of developed countries with Anglo-Saxon and Romano-Germanic legal systems will provide rapid and cost-effective out-of-court settlement of disputes, as well as improve and simplify access to justice. …”
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أنماط الافادة من شبکات التواصل الاجتماعیة و المهنیة لدى عینة من أعضاء هیئة التدریس بالجامعات المصریة... by د. اسماء محمد السید

“…The study relies on collecting the data on a questionnaire prepared bythe researcher consisting of 50 items.The study came out with the following results:1. The most commonly used age groups for social and professional networksare the youth group, a group of less than 30 years old.2. …”
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Cereal-legume intercropping enhances the quality of feedstock for lignocellulosic bioethanol production by reducing the carbon: nitrogen ratio by Md Raseduzzaman, Gokul Gaudel, Stephen Okoth Aluoch, Arbindra Timilsina

“…In order to investigate the combined production of food, feed, and suitable feedstock (low C/N ratio) for lignocellulosic bioethanol production, a field experiment on cereal-legume intercropping was carried out in southern Sweden. In the experiment, autumn-sown cereals (wheat, triticale, and rye) were grown as monocrops with two different N fertilization levels (60 and 120 kg N ha−1) or intercropped with autumn-sown or spring-sown (undersown) clover-grass, autumn-sown or spring-sown (undersown) alfalfa, or autumn-sown faba bean. …”
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Analysis of Vaginal Microbiome in Women with or Without Episodes of Spontaneous Abortion in Eastern Nigeria by Felix Emele Emele, Prisca Onyeulor, Francisca Nwaokorie, Damian Asogwa

“…This study aimed at comparing the vaginal microbiome of women who have had episodes of spontaneous abortion with those who have not experienced any incident - in order to find out any possible role of vaginal microbiota in spontaneous abortion. …”
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Open Data Release and Privacy Concerns: Complexity in Mitigating Vulnerability with Controlled Perturbation by Shah Imran Alam, Ihtiram Raza Khan, Syed Imtiyaz Hassan, Farheen Siddiqui, M. Afshar Alam, Anil Kumar Mahto

“…In our study, we point out that privacy is one of the consistent and leading barriers among others. …”
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Patient perspectives and utilization of telemedicine for chronic conditions in Pakistan barriers and facilitators towards its access by Muhammad Muzzamil, Mahek Karim, Sara Saeed Khurram, Iffat Zafar Aga, Shahkamal Hashmi, Hina Gul Hassan, Yasha Younus

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out from February 1, 2024, to April 1, 2024, to examine telemedicine consultations. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of blood-drop agglutination test for chicken tuberculosis diagnosis by M. O. Baratov

“…Internal organ lesions were found in 835 birds out of 1,072 tested poultry. In the autumn period the intestines were affected in most cases (57.2%), lung lesions were found in the least cases (8.2%), and in the spring period tuberculosis lesions were more often detected in the lungs (43.8%), less often in the intestines (35.5%). …”
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miR-149 Alleviates Ox-LDL-Induced Endothelial Cell Injury by Promoting Autophagy through Akt/mTOR Pathway by Zhongsheng Zhu, Jinyu Li, Rui Tong, Xiaorong Zhang, Bo Yu

“…RT-qPCR and western blot were carried out to determine the mRNA and protein expressions of Akt and mTOR. …”
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Assessment of economic burden due to COVID-19 pandemic during institutional childbirth in Nepal: before-and-after design by Ashish KC, Rejina Gurung, Prajwal Paudel, Honey Malla, Avinash K Sunny, Mats Målqvist, Omkar Basnet, Pratiksha Bhattarai

“…In Nepal, before the pandemic, more than 50% of healthcare costs were out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE). This study aimed to assess the OOPE for maternity care during before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in nine hospitals in Nepal.Method We conducted a before-and-after study between March 2019 and December 2020 with 13 months of prepandemic period and 9 months of pandemic period. …”
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Implementation of an information system for tuberculosis in healthcare facilities in Indonesia: evaluation of its effectiveness and challenges by Rita Dian Pratiwi, Bachti Alisjahbana, Yanri Wijayanti Subronto, Sigit Priyanta, Suharna Suharna

“…Second, a cross-sectional survey of 115 SITB users was carried out across all health facilities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for reporting TB cases, using the EUCS method. …”
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A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analyses by Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Katherine Esposito, Paolo Chiodini, Maria Ida Maiorino, Giuseppe Bellastella, Dario Giugliano

“…Electronic searches were carried out up to January 2015. Trials were included for meta-analyses if they had a control group treated with another diet, if they were of sufficient duration (at least 6 months), and if they had at least 30 participants in each arm. …”
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