Titanium Silicide Formation in Presence of Oxygen by C. Nobili, F. Nava, G. Ottaviani, M. Costato, G. De Santi, G. Queirolo

“…This avoids unwanted Ti oxidation even in heavily oxygen contaminated ambients up to the highest temperatures used for the formation of low resistivity titanium disilicide.…”
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Effect of Buffer Charge Redistribution on RF Losses and Harmonic Distortion in GaN-on-Si Substrates by Pieter Cardinael, Sachin Yadav, Bertrand Parvais, Jean-Pierre Raskin

“…Understanding and mitigation of substrate RF losses and signal distortion are critical to enable high-performance GaN-on-Si front-end-modules. …”
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Design of Deep-Sea Acoustic Vector Sensors for Unmanned Platforms by Qindong Sun, Lianglong Da

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Combining interictal intracranial EEG and fMRI to compute a dynamic resting-state index for surgical outcome validation by Varina L. Boerwinkle, Kristin M. Gunnarsdottir, Bethany L. Sussman, Sarah N. Wyckoff, Emilio G. Cediel, Belfin Robinson, William R. Reuther, Aryan Kodali, Sridevi V. Sarma

“…IntroductionAccurate localization of the seizure onset zone (SOZ) is critical for successful epilepsy surgery but remains challenging with current techniques. …”
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Engineering a live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine to prevent RNA recombination by rewiring transcriptional regulatory sequences by Liwei Li, Jinxia Chen, Zhengda Cao, Ziqiang Guo, Jiachen Liu, Yanjun Zhou, Guangzhi Tong, Fei Gao

“…The results have enriched our understanding of the critical role of TRS circuits in PRRSV recombination mechanisms and indicate a successful redesign that can endow PRRSV live vaccines with recombination-resistant capabilities.IMPORTANCEPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSVs) are genetically diverse, and this is due in part to their extensive recombination. …”
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Effects of the Interface Properties on the Performance of UV-C Photoresistors: Gallium Oxide as Case Study by Maura Pavesi, Antonella Parisini, Pietro Calvi, Alessio Bosio, Roberto Fornari

“…The proposed method includes a critical comparison between two-point and four-point probe measurements, over a wide range of voltages. …”
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Bicarbonate Within: A Hidden Modulator of Antibiotic Susceptibility by Selvi C. Ersoy, Warren E. Rose, Richard A. Proctor

“…Since its standardization, clinical antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) has relied upon a standard medium, Mueller-Hinton Broth/Agar (MHB/A), to determine antibiotic resistance. However, this microbiologic medium bears little resemblance to the host milieu, calling into question the physiological relevance of resistance phenotypes it reveals. …”
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A Predictive Model for Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Li Y, Ren X, Wang Q, Shen S, Li Y, Qian X, Tang Y, Jia J, Zhang H, Ding J, Song Y, Zhang S, Wang S, Xu Y, Jiang Y, He X, Dai M, Zhong L, Xiong Y, Pan Y, Wang M, Shao H, Cai H, Huang L, Wang H

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Utilizing Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Rapid, Accurate, and Cost-Effective Pathogen Detection in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Qin L, Liang M, Song J, Chen P, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Li H, Tang J, Ma Y, Yang B, Xu J, Zhang J

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Impact of Herpesvirus Detection via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Zhang H, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Gu X, Fu Z, Gai W, Wang H

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Advances in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection by Zhang H, Guan W, Zhou J

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Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Rhizopus Infection in a Patient with Diabetes and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Huang X, Qiu J, Pan L, Wang C, Tang C

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Coexistence of Asymptomatic Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Case Report by Jia Q, Wang L, Tong X, Sun J, Fan H

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Incidence and Implications of Culture-Positive Corneoscleral Rims in Corneal Transplantation by Meeraalam Z, Alreshidi SO, ALBalawi HB, Alali NM, Hashem F, Kirat OM

“…Zuheer Meeraalam,1 Shaker O Alreshidi,2 Hani B ALBalawi,3 Naif M Alali,3 Faris Hashem,3 Omar M Kirat4 1Ophthalmology Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Ophthalmology Division, Department of Surgical Specialties, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 3Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; 4Anterior Segment Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Hani B ALBalawi, Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia, Email hb.albalawi@ut.edu.saBackground: Corneal transplantation is a critical procedure for restoring vision affected by different corneal pathologies. …”
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Escherichia coli in the T11-12 Thoracic Vertebrae: A Case Report by Weng D, Zhou H, Huang G, Cao Q, Wang H, Cao Z, Xie Q

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Epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical impact of bacterial heteroresistance by Linna Xu, Xiaofen Mo, Hui Zhang, Fen Wan, Qixia Luo, Yonghong Xiao

“…This review underscores the critical importance of understanding and addressing bacterial heteroresistance in the ongoing fight against antibiotic resistance and infectious diseases.…”
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Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Thailand: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study by Rongrungruang Y, Plongla R, Pleumkanitkul S, Hantrakun V, Khawcharoenporn T

“…A high rate of carbapenem resistance (CR) in A. baumannii (92.5%) was observed. …”
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Five-Year Prospective Follow-Up of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents by Zhang Y, Xia H, Fan L, Jiang L, Yang B, Wang F

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Impact of a Multimodal Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Use in the Intensive Care Unit Setting by Douglas Slain, Arif R. Sarwari, Karen O. Petros, Richard L. McKnight, Renee B. Sager, Charles J. Mullett, Alison Wilson, John G. Thomas, Kathryn Moffett, H. Carlton Palmer, Harakh V. Dedhia

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Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract Reduces Pneumonia and Mortality by Lenneke E. M. Haas, Marcus J. Schultz

“…Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) has been subject of numerous randomized controlled trials in critically ill patients. Almost all clinical trials showed SDD to prevent pneumonia. …”
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