Low-temperature tribological properties of Si3N4 ceramic composites incorporating nano/microscale graphene and Si3N4 whisker by Fei Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Bin Fang, Ke Yan, Bei Yan

“…The enhanced interatomic binding energy and friction-induced thermal diffusion were identified as contributing factors to the improved low-temperature tribological properties of Si3N4 ceramic composites. …”
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Guava Leaf Extract Exhibits Antimicrobial Activity in Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> by Daniela Gutierrez-Montiel, Alma L. Guerrero-Barrera, Flor Y. Ramírez-Castillo, Fabiola Galindo-Guerrero, Ingrid G. Ornelas-García, Norma A. Chávez-Vela, Matheus de O. Costa, Francisco J. Avelar-Gonzalez, Adriana C. Moreno-Flores, Erick Vazquez-Pedroza, José M. Arreola-Guerra, Mario González-Gámez

“…This study analyzes the antimicrobial effects of guava leaf extract in ten clinical isolates of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) <i>A. baumannii</i>, using the agar diffusion technique and the microdilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). …”
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Synthesis of Transition Metal-Nanochitosan Composites Using Ni, Cu, Zn, and Ag Metal Ions and Applications as Antibacterial Agents by Khoirina Dwi Nugrahaningtyas, Eny Kusrini, Salwa Salsabila, Dina Fitriana, Anwar Usman, Triana Kusumaningsih, Sri Juari Santoso

“…The test for antibacterial activity against gram-positive (Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615 and Bacillus cereus ATCC 10556) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 and Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883) bacterial strains was carried out using the well-diffusion method. The results showed that Ni-NCs antibacterial activity had the largest inhibition zone compared to the other TM-NCs. …”
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Pengaruh Audit Internal dan Kepemimpinan Beretika Terhadap Implementasi Good Corporate Governance Serta Dampaknya pada Kinerja Perusahaan by Ait Novatiani, Rima Rachmawati, Evi Octavia, Acep Komara

“…Kinerja perusahaan sudah lama menjadi sumber diskusi. Dengan demikian, tujuan riset ini adalah menganalisis hubungan antara audit internal, kepemimpinan beretika dan implementasi good corporate governance dalam meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan. …”
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Design and Application of a Test Rig for Stationary Component Performance Measurement of Centrifugal Compressors by K. Zhao, Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, X. Liu, H. Shi

“…Afterwards an improved diffuser and return channel of the same centrifugal compressor model stage is tested. …”
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An Investigation on Effect of Organic Additives for Stable Performance Vanadium – Cerium Redox Flow Batteries by Viet Dung Trinh, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, Hoang Vinh Tran, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Dang Chinh Huynh

“…For improving the electrochemical performance of the V‐Ce RFBs including the diffusion coefficients and electron transfer rates, L–Leucine and L–Lysine have been used as organic additives. …”
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Influence of Sample Preparation on SERS Signal by Isabela Bianchi-Carvalho, Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Cibely Silva Martin, Santiago Sánchez-Cortés, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino

“…SERS signals were correlated with Ag colloid aggregation observed via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis extinction, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential, examining diffusion-limited cluster aggregation (DLCA) and reaction-limited cluster aggregation (RLCA) mechanisms. …”
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Dual-modal super-resolution ultrasound and NIR-II fluorescence imaging of ischemic stroke with ICG-doped porous PLGA microspheres by Ziyue Li, Yu Qiang, Dongli Chen, Dehong Hu, Duyang Gao, Xiaohua Xu, Lei Sun, Yingjia Li, Weibao Qiu, Zonghai Sheng

“…In a rat model of ischemic stroke, we demonstrate the capability of ICG-pPLGA MPs to achieve high-resolution imaging of cerebrovascular structures and functions, surpassing the imaging performance of standard diffusion-weighted imaging. Our findings underscore the potential of this dual-modal imaging technique using ICG-pPLGA MPs to accurately characterize microvascular changes during ischemic events, thus offering valuable insights for early diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.…”
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Medio ambiente y desarrollo en un contexto centro-periferia by José Luis Samaniego, Jeannette Sánchez, José Eduardo Alatorre

“…Este documento tiene como objetivo presentar los aportes que se han realizado durante la última década desde la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a la discusión sobre la relación entre desarrollo y medio ambiente, cuya más reciente innovación ha sido la introducción del modelo de las tres brechas. …”
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Cassava Waste Starch as a Source of Bioplastics: Development of a Polymeric Film with Antimicrobial Properties by Yuri D. O. Silveira, Adriana S. Franca, Leandro S. Oliveira

“…The active films’ antimicrobial effectiveness was assessed by the formation of inhibitory halos around film disc samples in an agar diffusion method. The inhibition zone diameters were statistically similar for all microorganisms, with an average diameter of 11.87 ± 1.62 mm. …”
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Label-free (fluorescence-free) sensing of a single DNA molecule on DNA origami using a plasmon-enhanced WGM sensor by Ghamari Shahin, Chiarelli Germán, Kołątaj Karol, Subramanian Sivaraman, Acuna Guillermo P., Vollmer Frank

“…By leveraging the strong electromagnetic fields generated within the nanogap of the plasmonic dimer, this platform enables the detection of transient hybridization events between DNA docking strands and freely diffusing complementary sequences. Our findings demonstrate that the salt concentration critically influences DNA hybridization kinetics. …”
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Photoelectrochemical Stability and Alteration Products of n-Type Single-Crystal ZnO Photoanodes by I. E. Paulauskas, G. E. Jellison, L. A. Boatner, G. M. Brown

“…Higher doping levels result in smaller depletion widths and lower quantum yields, since the minority carrier diffusion lengths are very short in these materials.…”
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Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Different <i>Rosa rugosa</i> Parts by Žaneta Maželienė, Jolita Kirvaitienė, Kamilė Kaklauskienė, Rasa Volskienė, Asta Aleksandravičienė

“…<i>rugosa</i> rose hips, flowers, petals, leaves, stems, and roots, a laboratory microbiological test was performed using the well diffusion method in agar. A rotary evaporator was used for extract concentration and extractant removal. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sodium in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Nikolaos Galanopoulos, Evangelos Bouros, George Kolios, George Zacharis, Paschalis Ntolios, Andreas Koulelidis, Anastasia Oikonomou, Demosthenes Bouros

“…The main end-points were safety and efficacy profile as estimated by forced vital capacity (FVC)% and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO)% of the predicted normal value (%pred.) before and after treatment in patients with SSc-ILD. …”
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Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C–C coupling by Yu Yang, Cheng Zhang, Chengyi Zhang, Yaohui Shi, Jun Li, Bernt Johannessen, Yongxiang Liang, Shuzhen Zhang, Qiang Song, Haowei Zhang, Jialei Huang, Jingwen Ke, Lei Zhang, Qingqing Song, Jianrong Zeng, Ying Zhang, Zhigang Geng, Pu-Sheng Wang, Ziyun Wang, Jie Zeng, Fengwang Li

“…Electronic structure modelling, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy show a widely tuneable Cu electronics by modulating the highest occupied molecular orbital energy of ligands. Using CO diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, in-situ Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations, we find that the binding strength of *CO intermediate is positively correlated to highest occupied molecular orbital energies of the ligands. …”
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Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Kleinschmetterlinge (Microlepidoptera) von Štajersko und Koroško in Slowenien [A contribution to the knowledge of Microlepidoptera of Štajerska and Koroška... by Tone Lesar, Heinz Habeler

“…Es werden 909 Arten behandelt (zusammen mit Synonymen, Unterarten und Formen sind 1064 Taxa angegeben), weitere sieben Arten können nicht zum sicheren Bestand gerechnet werden und sind deshalb nur im Kapitel Kommentare und Diskussion erwähnt. Die 4640 Funddaten stammen von 227 konkret genannten Fundorten, was eine erhebliche geografische Streuung für das cca 6000 km² große Untersuchungsgebiet bedeutet. …”
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Acoso y hostigamiento de género en la Universidad de Guadalajara. Habla el estudiantado by Francisco Javier Cortazar Rodríguez

“…En este escrito nos centramos solo en los resultados cualitativos del trabajo con el estudiantado que consistió en la realización de siete grupos de discusión en siete centros universitarios (de 14 que componen la Red de la Universidad de Guadalajara) y 14 entrevistas en profundidad. …”
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Ovarian Carcinosarcoma and Its Association with Mature Cystic Teratoma and Primary Tubal Carcinoma by Sunida Rewsuwan, Nopporn Satabongkoch, Prapaporn Suprasert, Surapan Khunamornpong

“…Intraoperative, bilateral ovarian masses (left 10 cm and right 12 cm) with diffuse peritoneal metastatic nodules were identified. …”
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La unidad corporativa de la burguesía agropecuaria pampeana frente a los conflictos laborales: del clamor represivo al golpe de Estado. Argentina, 1964-1966 by Gonzalo Sanz Cerbino

“…El presente artículo analiza el posicionamiento de las entidades corporativas de la burguesía agropecuaria pampeana en Argentina frente a los conflictos laborales desarrollados entre 1964 y 1966. Intenta poner en discusión las interpretaciones dominantes que resaltaron los enfrentamientos entre los pequeños productores y los grandes terratenientes, dejando de lado los momentos en los que ambos sectores confluyen. …”
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Intraocular Lens Opacification following Intracameral Injection of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator to Treat Inflammatory Membranes after Cataract Surgery by Simon S. M. Fung, Evripidis Sykakis, Niaz M. Islam, Hadi J. Zambarakji, Ramin Khoramnia, Gerd U. Auffarth, Dipak N. Parmar

“…Light microscopy evaluation revealed diffuse fine granular deposits on the anterior surface/subsurface of IOL optic that stained positive for calcium salts. …”
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