Bioremediation of Soil Microcosms from Auto-Mechanic Workshops by AT Ajao, AO Oluwajobi, VS Olatayo

“…These were analyzed by selective enrichment technique, resulted in the isolation of five bacterial species which are Acinetobacter sp, Flavobacterium sp, Pseudomonas sp., Serratia and Bacillus sp. …”
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Case report: First reported case of spondylodiscitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in South Africa by J Pillay, N M van der Linden

“…Tissue cultures from a biopsy identified G. morbillorum species infection, and she was treated successfully with antibiotics for 6 weeks. …”
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Plasma Parameters Effects on Dust Acoustic Solitary Waves in Dusty Plasmas of Four Components by Abeer A. Mahmoud, Essam M. Abulwafa, Abd-alrahman F. Al-Araby, Atalla M. Elhanbaly

“…The presence and propagation of dust-acoustic solitary waves in dusty plasma contains four components such as negative and positive dust species beside ions and electrons are studied. Both the ions and electrons distributions are represented applying nonextensive formula. …”
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Epibenthic Assessment of a Renewable Tidal Energy Site by Emma V. Sheehan, Sarah C. Gall, Sophie L. Cousens, Martin J. Attrill

“…To assess the suitability of proposed sites for marine renewable energy in the Big Russel and to identify potential control sites, we compared species assemblages and habitat types. This baseline survey can be used to select control habitats to compare and monitor the benthic communities after installation of the device and contribute towards the optimal siting of any future installation.…”
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Spectroscopy in heterogenous media and applications for bioprocess and environmental monitoring by Frank Schael, Oliver Reich, Sonja Engelhard

“…Diffuse reflectance measurements and photon migration studies with near infrared (NIR) diode lasers were employed to elucidate experimental methods for determining absorption and scattering coefficients and species concentrations in heterogenous media. Measurements were performed at a number of wavelengths utilizing several laser sources some of which were widely tunable. …”
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Oxygen versus Reactive Oxygen in the Regulation of HIF-1α: The Balance Tips by Thilo Hagen

“…Whether or not mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the regulation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α has been a matter of contention for the last 10 years, with equally compelling evidence in favor and against their contribution. …”
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THE ROLE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN TREATING SALIVARY GLAND INFECTIONS by Irina Adriana Beuran, Simona Claudia Stefan, Elisabeta Maria Vasca, Robert Marius Grosu, Marius Petrea, Gabriel-Valeriu Popa, Bogdan Oprisan

“…Salivary gland infections, called sialadenitis, are mainly caused by bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species, but they can also result from mechanical blockages or viral infections. …”
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Atezolizumab-Induced Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer by Akira Tsunoda, Toshiro Mizuno, Shohei Iida, Katsunori Uchida, Masako Yamashita, Koshi Sukeno, Hiroki Oka, Yasutaka Tono, Mikiya Ishihara, Kanako Saito, Satoshi Tamaru, Keiichi Yamanaka, Isao Tawara

“…Skin biopsy revealed the formation of epithelioid granulation species with the Langhans giant cell. After discontinuing atezolizumab in the treatment procedure, the hilar lymph nodes and the subcutaneous mass were reduced. …”
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Probiotics for Alleviating Alcoholic Liver Injury by Zelin Gu, Yanlong Liu, Shumeng Hu, Ying You, Jiaqi Wen, Wancong Li, Yuhua Wang

“…Probiotics enhance immune responses and reduce the levels of alcohol-induced inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the liver and intestine. …”
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The Genus Spilanthes Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review by Jayaraj Paulraj, Raghavan Govindarajan, Pushpangadan Palpu

“…They are reported to contain a number of biologically active phytochemicals, although a large number of ethnopharmacological uses have been documented; only a few of these species have been investigated for their chemical and biological activities. …”
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Would Phrynops geoffroanus’ plastron formula and morphological diversity be preserved under anthropic conditions? by Mauro Sérgio Cruz Souza Lima, Ulisses Caramaschi, Jonas Pederassi, Joara de Sousa Andrade, Diogo Brunno e Silva Barbosa

“…In this work, the plastron formula and the diversity index associated with the allometric condition are established for the species. For the morphometric analyses, the following were calculated: standard error, class intervals, sample standard deviation, principal component analysis, and allometry. …”
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Simple Spectrophotometric Determination of Torsemide in Bulk Drug and in Formulations by Marothu Vamsi Krishna, Dannana Gowri Sankar

“…The method is based on the formation of blue colored chromogen when the drug reacts with Folin-Ciocalteu (F-C) reagent in alkaline medium. The colored species has an absorption maximum at 760 nm and obeys beer's law in the concentration range 30 – 150 ug mL−1. …”
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Polyurethane and rare-earth materials: a review by Guilherme Manassés Pegoraro, Lucas Repecka Alves, Giovanni Miraveti Carriello, Thais de Agrella Janolla, Giovanni Pimenta Mambrini, Maira de Lourdes Rezende, Aparecido Junior de Menezes

“…Commonly, aiming to modify physicochemical properties of the resulting material, other chemical species can be introduced in the polymeric structure, modifying its mechanical, thermal and electronic characteristics and conferring more stability and resistance to external factors. …”
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Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate (LAE): Antimicrobial Activity of LAE-Coated Film for the Packaging of Raw Beef and Pork by Erica Tirloni, Cristian Bernardi, Simone Stella

“…Two different trials were performed for each meat species, aiming to evaluate the functionality of the film in contrasting the development of the natural microflora and of a specific target agent, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. …”
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Spindle Bursts in Neonatal Rat Cerebral Cortex by Jenq-Wei Yang, Vicente Reyes-Puerta, Werner Kilb, Heiko J. Luhmann

“…They have been observed in various neocortical areas of numerous species, including newborn rodents and preterm human infants. …”
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Coccidioidomycosis of the Vocal Cords Presenting in Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Curtis Converse, Atish Dey, Samuel Decker, Sarkis Arabian, Michael Neeki

“…Coccidioidomycosis is a predominantly pulmonary disease caused by species of Coccidioides, a fungus endemic to the American Southwest. …”
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Transcriptomic Approaches to Investigate the Anti-Aging Effects of Blueberry Anthocyanins in a Caenorhabditis Elegans Aging Model by Jie Ding, Jiahui Liu, Qingqi Guo, Na Zhang

“…Blueberry anthocyanins were administered at concentrations of 50.0 μg/mL, 200.0 μg/mL, and 500.0 μg/mL, and their effects on nematode lifespan, locomotion, pharyngeal pumping rate, and the accumulation of lipofuscin and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were examined. Transcriptomic analysis was conducted to explore the regulatory effects of BA on anti-aging molecular pathways and key genes in <i>C. elegans</i>. …”
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Mechanistic Study of Visible-Light-Induced Photodegradation of 4-Chlorophenol by TiO2−xNx with Low Nitrogen Concentration by Guangfeng Shang, Hongbo Fu, Shaogui Yang, Tongguang Xu

“…Electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements and the radical scavenger technologies gave the combined evidence that the active species (•OH and O2•−) are responsible for the photodecomposition of 4-CP over TiO2−xNx under the visible irradiation. …”
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A Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor Based on Electrocatalytic Reduction Effect of Cu2+ on Trace Determination of Malathion in Soil and Other Complex Matrices by F. M. Alshareef, M. I. Orif, E. A. Al-Harbi, M. S. El-Shahawi

“…The established method was based on the controlled adsorptive accumulation of malathion in the presence of Cu2+ ions in an aqueous solution of pH 2 onto the hanging mercury dropping electrode (HMDE) and measuring the resulting cathodic peak current of the adsorbed species at −0.42 V versus Ag/AgCl electrode. The low limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of malathion of the assay were estimated to be 3.1 × 10−10 and 1.03 × 10−9 M with a linear dynamic range of 1.03×10−9 – 2.0 × 10−7 M, respectively. …”
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The Burden of Vibrio sp. Infections – A Scoping Review by Ke-Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“… Vibrios are a group of Gram-negative bacteria ubiquitous in our surrounding environments and responsible for various clinically significant human infections. The three species responsible for human illness are Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio vulnificus. …”
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