Calibration of Swarm Plasma Densities Overestimation Using Neural Networks by Artem Smirnov, Yuri Shprits, Hermann Lühr, Alessio Pignalberi, Chao Xiong

“…This morphology aligns with the presence of light ions diffusing downward from the plasmasphere. Validating the LP data in conjunctions with Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC) observations showed a much stronger agreement after applying the developed correction: for Swarm B, nighttime correlation with COSMIC increased from 0.74 to 0.93. …”
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Distribution and Characteristics of Bacteria Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Pulmonary Exacerbation by Soroor Erfanimanesh, Mohammad Emaneini, Mohammad Reza Modaresi, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi, Shahnaz Halimi, Reza Beigverdi, Vajiheh Sadat Nikbin, Fereshteh Jabalameli

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were performed by the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method and microtiter plate assay, respectively. …”
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Evaluation method and module design for cost-effective compliance with irradiance guidelines to maintain soil quality in solar parks by Cesar Ilkay, Van Aken Bas B.

“…In particular, the vegetation on the soil is, in various degrees, shaded from direct sunlight and indirect, diffuse light. Also, the changes in precipitation distribution, air temperature and wind speed will affect the conditions. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Anthraquinones and Preanthraquinone from the Root Extract of Aloe kefaensis by Tamiru Fayisa Diriba, Negera Abdissa, Melaku Meshesha, Soressa Gershe Ayana

“…Then, each solvent extract was evaluated for its in vitro antimicrobial activity against four bacterial (Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus) and one fungal (Candida albicans) strains using the agar disk diffusion method. Superior antimicrobial activity was exhibited against all the strains by dichloromethane extract, with the highest activity observed against S. typhi (inhibition zone diameter of 23.0 mm at 200 mg/mL). …”
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Tailored Centrifugal Turbomachinery for Electric Fuel Cell Turbocharger by Dietmar Filsinger, Gen Kuwata, Nobuyuki Ikeya

“…The compressor is of a low specific speed type with a vaneless diffuser. It is optimized for operating conditions of fuel cell systems, which typically require pressure ratios in the range of 3.0.…”
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B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with chronic hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia by V. S. Adonyeva, Ye. A. Kolodyazhnaya, A. B. Bochkarev

“…Abdominal US demonstrated signs of severe diffuse changes of the liver, pancreas, splenomegaly, signs of lymphadenopathy. …”
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Coal Seam Gas Extraction by Integrated Drillings and Punchings from the Floor Roadway considering Hydraulic-Mechanical Coupling Effect by Chaojun Fan, Haiou Wen, Sheng Li, Gang Bai, Lijun Zhou

“…This model involves the equations of gas sorption and diffusion, gas and water seepage, coal deformation, and evolution of porosity and permeability. …”
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Trace Metal Contamination Characteristics and Health Risks Assessment of Commelina africana L. and Psammitic Sandflats in the Niger Delta, Nigeria by Nsikak U. Benson, Paul A. Enyong, Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu

“…Potential sources of metal loadings may be associated with localised or diffused anthropogenic activities. The average carcinogenic risks are below 1.0×10-6 threshold values, and the sandflat soils are not considered to pose significant health effects to children and adult males and females. …”
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Bacteriological valuations of some powdered infant milk and antibiotic resistance estimation by Sameira S. Swilaiman, Lawin A. Omer, Suhaila N. Darogha

“…A region of 16S rRNA gene were amplified by PCR to allow species identification, and the sensitivity of isolates to eight antibiotics was studied by using standard disc diffusion method Results: Eight samples of infant powdered milk (N = 12) were contaminated with (62.5%) Staphylococcus sp and (37.5%) Lactobacillus sp . …”
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Development and Validation of a Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Assay for Determination of Cromolyn Sodium in Skin Permeation Studies by Miranda Kay Holman, Stacy D Brown, Dorcas Frempong, Ashana Puri, Steven Dinh

“…To ensure no skin interference, dermatomed porcine skin was mounted on Franz diffusion cells that were analyzed after 24 h. The skin layers were also separated, extracted in methanol, and analyzed using the developed method. …”
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Evaluation of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Common Herbs by Muhammad Abdul Qadir, Syeda Kiran Shahzadi, Asad Bashir, Adil Munir, Shabnam Shahzad

“…Furthermore the extracts of these medicinal herbs in 80% methanol, 80% ethanol, 80% acetone, and 100% water were screened for antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method against selected bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Pasteurella multocida, and fungal strains, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus solani, and Alternaria alternata. …”
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UV and Visible Light-Induced Photocatalytic Efficiency of Polyaniline/Titanium Dioxide Heterostructures by Yongqiang Fu, Marcin Janczarek

“…X-ray diffraction and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy methods were applied to characterize the obtained samples. …”
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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in milk from dairy cows with chronic mastitis by Hayriye Yeşim Can, Mehmet Elmalı, Yaşar Ergün

“…., Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by multiplex PCR, and iii) to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates by disk diffusion method.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 52 milk samples were collected from the dairy cows with chronic recurrent mastitis in Hatay province. …”
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Context modulates evidence accumulation in split-second handball penalty decisions by Henrietta Weinberg, Florian Müller, Rouwen Cañal-Bruland

“…In Exp. 1 we validated the applicability of hierarchical drift–diffusion modeling (HDDM) for the chosen split-second handball penalty scenario. …”
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Public health implications of multidrugresistant and methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus in retail oysters by Rahma Mohammed, Sara M. Nader, Dalia A. Hamza, Maha A. Sabry

“…Antimicrobial resistance was performed by the disk-diffusion method, and the multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) was calculated. …”
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Derivation of pressure distribution models for horizontal well using source function by J.O. Oloro, E.S. Adewole

“…NOMENCLATURE ye= distance to the external boundary in y-direction hD= dimensionless height xe= distance to the external boundary in x-direction xD= arbitrary dimensionless distance along the x axis ze= distance to the external boundary in z-direction yD = arbitrary dimensionless distance along the y axis zw = Well coordinate in z-direction zD = arbitrary dimensionless distance along the z axis yw = Well coordinate in y-direction τ= dummy integration dimensionless time variable xw = Well coordinate in x-direction ɳ= diffusivity constant1 t = Time Keywords: Source function, Horizontal well, Reservoir, Boundary …”
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Exchange Character of Caesium Ions onto Zirconium Tungstate by R.R. Sheha, S.H. El-Khouly

“…Various parameters such as the effective diffusion coefficient under different conditions and the activation energy were determined from the graphical representation of the linearized form of the Arrhenius equation. …”
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Bloodstream Infection Etiology among Children and Adults by Svetlana I. Kolesnichenko, Alyona V. Lavrinenko, Lyudmila L. Akhmaltdinova

“…The determination of antimicrobial sensitivity was carried out by the disc-diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines. Overall, 23/90 (25.5%) positive blood cultures were isolated from adult patients and 43/110 (39%) from pediatric patients. …”
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Change of Structural and Adsorption Properties Due to Isomorphous Substitution in Hydrotalcite-like Materials by Gamal M.S. El Shafei

“…This was because such adsorption into the interlayer space to replace the CO 2– anion was diffusion-controlled, making the process improbable at high pH values.…”
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Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“…The patient, whose history included therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, had an incidental positive screening test for COVID-19 in February 2021 after exposure to a family member who had tested positive. …”
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