Comparison of ultraviolet C light and isopropyl alcohol for the disinfection of cellular phones in a paediatric intensive care unit setting by L Thomas, J John, H Lochan

“…Disinfection with 70% isopropyl alcohol (z=5.16; p<0.000001) and with UVC light (z=3.28; p<0.005) were individually statistically significantly effective in reducing CFUs. The CFU reduction ratio indicated that disinfection using a 70% isopropyl alcohol solution was 67% more effective than UVC light disinfection (Mann-Whitney U-test score 968; p<0.001). …”
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Performance of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annum) Under Different Grow Bag Media in Lalitpur District, Nepal by Sakuna Nepal, Pratibha Khatiwada, Pankaj Karki Dholi, Safal Adhikari

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Survivability of Probiotic Microflora in Fermented and Non-Fermented Mare’s Milk: A Comparative Study by Anna Mituniewicz-Małek, Małgorzata Ziarno, Izabela Dmytrów, Katarzyna Szkolnicka

“…The population of BB-12 remained above 6 log CFU/g until the 21st day of storage at 5 ± 1 °C, while for LA-5, it remained viable only up to 14 days of storage. …”
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Genome sequence and evaluation of safety and probiotic potential of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LC86 and Lacticaseibacillus casei LC89 by Ting Chen, Yunjiao Zhao, Yunjiao Zhao, Yixuan Fan, Yao Dong, Zhonghui Gai

“…The oral LD50 for both LC86 and LC89 in mice was &gt;2 × 1010 CFU/kg.ConclusionThe experimental results above demonstrated the probiotic characteristics and safety of LC86 and LC89, indicating their potential as candidates for probiotics for human and animal applications.…”
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Circulating Clusterin and Osteopontin Levels in Asthma and Asthmatic Pregnancy by Brigitta Dombai, István Ivancsó, András Bikov, Dóra Oroszi, Anikó Bohács, Veronika Müller, János Rigó, Barna Vásárhelyi, György Losonczy, Lilla Tamási

“…Osteopontin levels of ANP and HNP were similar (2.142 [1.483–2.701] versus 2.075 [1.680–2.331] ng/mL, p=0.7331). Pregnancy caused a marked elevation in both healthy (HP: 3.037 [2.439–4.015] ng/ml, p=0.003 versus HNP) and asthmatic (AP: 2.693 [1.581–3.620] ng/ml) patients; thus the pregnant groups did not differ (p=0.3541). …”
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Vaccination Against SARS-Cov-2 among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Based on the Results of COVPARK-LT Study by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė, G. Lokominaitė

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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Five Wound Irrigation Solutions in the Periprosthetic Joint Infection Microenvironment In Vitro and Ex Vivo by Anja L. Honegger, Tiziano A. Schweizer, Yvonne Achermann, Philipp P. Bosshard

“…<b>Results:</b> Irrigation solutions demonstrated variable efficacy. The mean CFU log₁₀ reduction was as follows: Octenilin, 3.07, Preventia, 1.17, Actimaris, 1.11, Prontosan, 1.03, and Granudacyn, 0.61. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i> Strains from Women for Potential Vaginal Health Applications by Eui-Chun Chung, Jong Seo Lee, Hye Ji Lim, Seok-Jin Kim, Youn-Jee Chung, Kum-Joo Shin

“…Among 36 <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i> strains, BELG74 demonstrated the highest growth capacity at 1.84 × 10⁹ CFU/mL and the lowest pH of 3.84. BELG74 produced the most lactic acid at a concentration of 20.12 g/L, which correlated with anti-pathogenic activity against <i>Gardnerella vaginalis</i>, <i>Fannyhessea vaginae,</i> and <i>Candida albicans</i> of more than 90%. …”
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The Intracellular Growth of M. tuberculosis Is More Associated with High Glucose Levels Than with Impaired Responses of Monocytes from T2D Patients by Martha Torres, María Teresa Herrera, Guadalupe Fabián-San-Miguel, Yolanda Gonzalez

“…The intracellular growth of M. tuberculosis was evaluated by CFU counts at 0, 1, and 3 days in both monocytes from T2D patients and monocytes from healthy subjects cultured in HG. …”
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Taxonomic and ecophysiological characteristics of actinobacteria in soils of the dry steppe zone of the Selenga Highlands (Western Transbaikalia) by E. P. Nikitina, L. B. Buyantueva, E. Yu. Abidueva, C. H. Sun

“…The bacterial counts on ISP 4 medium ranged from 6.6 × 105 to 7.1 × 106 CFU/g. The highest bacterial counts were observed in the subsurface and middle horizons of the studied soils. 28 strains of Gram-positive bacteria represented by thin-branched mycelium, coccoid and bacilliform forms were isolated. …”
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Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Clove Oil in Decontamination of Ready-to-Eat Spinach (<i>Spinacia oleracea</i> L.) by Abigail A. Armah, Kelvin F. Ofori, Kenisha Sutherland, Emmanuel Otchere, Winter A. Lewis, Wilbert Long

“…A total of 80 mg/L peracetic acid (PAA) resulted in >2log CFU/mL recovery on experimental washed samples. …”
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Significance of the Lesion&ndash;Pleura Relationship in Differentiating Peripheral Inflammatory Lesions and Lung Cancers by Tao Y, Zhang WT, Ding C, Fu BJ, Lv FJ, Chu ZG

“…Yang Tao,&ast; Wen-Tao Zhang,&ast; Can Ding, Bin-Jie Fu, Fa-Jin Lv, Zhi-Gang Chu Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fa-Jin Lv; Zhi-Gang Chu, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1&num; Youyi Road, Yuanjiagang, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, 400016, Tel +86 18723032809, Fax +86 23 68811487, Email cyscitg@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn; chuzg0815@163.comPurpose: To determine the significance of lesion–pleura relationship in differentiating peripheral inflammatory lesions (PILs) and peripheral lung cancers (PLCs).Patients and Methods: From January 2017 to April 2022, a total of 743 patients with 501 PLCs and 292 PILs (≥ 1.5 cm) were retrospectively enrolled. …”
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Reconocimiento de la diversidad sexual en la escuela: algunas paradojas by Andrés Felipe Castelar, Jenny Alexandra Lozano García

“…Para ello, se exploran las “teorías” que surgen en los docentes de una institución pública de la ciudad de Cali (Colombia) para explicarse la diversidad sexual, comprendida como los sucesos que vienen a interrumpir la estabilidad institucional, y comprender las posiciones que estos docentes toman frente a la identidad sexual de sus estudiantes.…”
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Using Distribution Alliance to Signal the Seller’s Service Quality in Online Retailing Platforms by Yufei Yan, Zuoliang Ye, Xiaoxiao Gong

“…In the current study, a game-theoretical model was formulated to help examine whether the new delivery service called distribution alliance in the electronic market can serve as a superior signal in revealing online seller’s service quality. …”
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SegChaNet: A Novel Model for Lung Cancer Segmentation in CT Scans by Mehmet Akif Cifci

“…This paper effectively integrates the U-Net with the channel attention module (CAM) to segment the malignant lung area from the surrounding chest region. …”
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Vivencias afectivas como discurso virtual by Mijaíl Málishev

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Irrigation Scheduling for Young Pongamia (Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi) Trees by Daniel Palacios, Sandra Guzmán, Amir Rezazadeh, Liliana Cano, Lorenzo Rossi, Alan Wright

“…Guzmán, Amir Rezazadeh, Liliana M. Cano, Lorenzo Rossi, and Alan Wright, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, November 2023. …”
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KİTLE İLETİŞİM ARAÇLARI VE DİL SORUNLARI BAĞLAMINDA SÖZCÜKLERLE YABANCILAŞMA by Nebahat Akgün Çomak

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Codesigning More-than-Human Ecosystems with Social and Environmental Systems: The Gamification of NetWall and BioDiveIn by Marie Davidová, María Claudia Valverde Rojas, Hanane Behnam

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Jules Lavirotte (1864-1929) ou l’Art nouveau symboliste by Bruno Montamat

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