Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Enterovirulent E. coli Isolates Harboring Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Genes in Cancer Patients at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Littoral Re... by Michael F. Kengne, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Wiliane J. T. Marbou, Ousenu Karimo, Ballue S. T. Dadjo, Delano G. T. Fonjou, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Victor Kuete

“…The antimicrobial resistance profile of the isolates was determined using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method. Virulence and resistance genes were detected by simplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TRICHILIA DREGEANA SOND (MELIACEAE) CRUDE EXTRACTS AGAINST GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA by Tesfa Mossie, Temesgen Kasa, Bekesis Urge, Hilena Yifred

“…The antibacterial activity of methanol crude extract of traditionally used Trichilia dregeana Sond was evaluated against common bacterial pathogens. Agar well diffusion and broth dilution assays were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and MIC of crude methanol plant extracts. …”
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Sustainable thermal buffering of microencapsulated bio-phase change materials through an engineered biochar dopant by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Beom Yeol Yun, Sumin Kim

“…The introduction of a low (0.63 wt%) engineered biochar dopant significantly improves the thermal diffusivity of B28 by more than 1.3-fold. The biochar-PCM microcapsule composites present fusion and crystalline isothermal phase transition temperatures of 29.4 ± 0.38 °C and 16.7 ± 0.13 °C, respectively. …”
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Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Broiler Chicken in the West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jude Fonbah Leinyuy, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Ousenu Karimo, Christopher B. Tume

“…Antibiotic susceptibility was tested on Mueller-Hinton-Agar by disc diffusion. Plasmid-borne genes for extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) and resistance to Quinolones (PMQR) and Aminoglycosides were detected by standard endpoint polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Correlating the Optical Coherence Tomography Patterns and Biomarkers of Diabetic Macular Edema with Hemoglobin Level in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Gopalakrishnan N, Nagaraju SP, George NM, Bhandary SV, Kamath YS, Shetty SS, Nair SS, Kuzhuppilly NI, S S

“…The most common morphological pattern seen was combination of cystoid macular edema (CME) with diffuse retinal thickening (DRT) in both groups. Disruption of the external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ) was found to be associated with lower hemoglobin levels (p= 0.0155 and p= 0.0154 respectively). …”
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Electrically Controlled Rotor Blade Vortex Interaction Airloads and Noise Analysis Using Viscous Vortex Particle Method by Taoyong Su, Yang Lu, Jinchao Ma, Shujun Guan

“…In this model, the ECR wake flow field vorticity is discretized as multiple vortex particles, and the vorticity-velocity form of the Navier-Stokes equation is solved to simulate the transport diffusion of the vorticity. The flap motion-inducing blade-pitch movement is obtained by solving the ECR blade-pitch movement equation via the Runge–Kutta fourth-order method. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Sing... by Liang-jie Fang, Lu-yan Chen, Jun-hui Sun, Jian-ying Zhou

“…Pleural effusion (64.3%), diffuse pulmonary infiltration (42.9%), and accumulation of Lipiodol in lung field (42.9%) were frequent radiologic abnormalities. 11 patients (78.6%) achieved remission after treatment, and the 30-day mortality rate was approximately 21.4%. …”
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An Innovative Drug Delivery System Loaded with a Modified Combination of Triple Antibiotics for Use in Endodontic Applications by Ardavan Parhizkar, Hanieh Nojehdehian, Fahimeh Tabatabaei, Saeed Asgary

“…The antimicrobial activity of PPCMs was investigated using the “Agar Plate Diffusion Test (ADT),” “Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC),” and “Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC)” against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A.a). …”
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Biochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Profiling of Essential Oils of Indian Origin for Culinary Applications by K. Sathish Kumar, S. Visnuvinayagam, G. Teena, K. Elavarasan, J. Bindu, Amjad K. Balange, R. Sivaranjani, L. Narasimhamurthy

“…Antioxidant assays such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and antimicrobial assays such as Agar well diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were carried out. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from Ocimum basilicum Revealed as Antibacterial by Experimental and Computational Screening-Based Studies against Oral Infections by Salsabila Aqila Putri, Euis Julaeha, Natsuko Kagawa, Dikdik Kurnia

“…The antibacterial activity was tested by disk diffusion, microdilution methods. 1 (625 μg·mL−1) provided moderate activity, and 2 (156.3 μg·mL−1) provided strong activity against S. mutans. 3 (125 μg·mL−1) and 4 (312.5 μg·mL−1) provided strong activity against S. sanguinis. …”
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Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. co... by Majalija Samuel, Tony Fredrick Wabwire, Gabriel Tumwine, Peter Waiswa

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method for 7 antibiotics. Results. Most farmers (74%) used antibiotics, mainly tetracycline (51.4%) and sulfonamides (28.6%), given to the chicks (45%), for both curative and prophylaxis purposes (80%), and via drinking water (67%). …”
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Brain local structural connectomes and the subtypes of the medial temporal lobe parcellations by Zhensheng Li, Jie Ma, Hongmin Bai, Bingmei Deng, Jian Lin, Weimin Wang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the quantitative characteristics and major subtypes of local structural connectomes for medial temporal lobe (MTL) parcellations.MethodsThe Q-Space Diffeomorphic Reconstruction (QSDR) method was used to track white matter fibers for the ROIs within MTL based on the integrating high-resolution T1 structural MR imaging and diffusion MR imaging of 100 adult Chinese individuals. …”
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Occurrence and Determination of Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates in Fish and Vegetables as Indicator Organism of Faecal Contamination in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Francis Mwanza, Erick Vitus Gabriel Komba, Dominic Mukama Kambarage

“…Confirmed isolates on biochemical tests were tested for resistance against six antibiotics using the disc diffusion method. Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR) typing method was used to generate fingerprints and determine the genetic relatedness of the E. coli isolates. …”
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Phosphorus recovery from domestic sewage sludge in the presence of waste grape pruning biochar by M. Piri, E. Sepehr

“…Solubility and release properties of the precipitates were determined and the equations, such as first-order, parabolic diffusion, power function, and simple Elovich models, were fitted to the kinetic data.FINDINGS: The phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge increased by application of grape biochar in the precipitation system, and the accumulation release of nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen, and magnesium) from samples increased in the presence of grape biochar, especially in high amounts. …”
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Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels as a marker of skin thickening, digital ischemia, and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis by Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilukuri Balaji, Selvakumar Balameena, Sankaralingam Rajeswari

“…No statistically significant difference was observed between diffuse (662.5 pg/ml [IQR: 441.25–942.5]) and limited SSc (680 pg/ml [IQR: 325–850]) (P = 0.412). …”
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X-ray emission from hot gas and XRBs in the NGC 5846 galaxy by Kyadampure Anil, Vagshette Nilkanth, Patil Madhav

“…The most dominant source of the observed X-ray luminosity of NGC 5846 happens to be the diffusely distributed plasma, making its contribution up to 85% of its total value, while the contribution from resolved and unresolved point sources is up to 15%. …”
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Study on the absorption characteristics of euscaphic acid and tiliroside in fruits of Rosa laxa Retz. by Ning Wang, Li Tian

“…In conclusion, euscaphic acid and tiliroside in FRLE demonstrated good membrane permeability, primarily relying on passive diffusion for absorption. This study offers experimental insights into the intestinal absorption of FRL in vivo.…”
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The mechanism of urban-rural integrated development based on the “population-land-capital” factor flow: A case study of Jiangxi Province by YANG Jie, GE Dazhuan, SUN Pan, YUAN Ziyi

“…[Results] (1) The overall urban-rural integrated development level in Jiangxi Province exhibited an upward trend from 2000 to 2020, transitioning from relying on urban-rural ecological space development to achieving balance in economy, society, and ecology. (2) The urban-rural integrated development level in Jiangxi Province displayed significant geographical differences, with the economic integration level in northern Jiangxi surpassing central Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi; the social integration level in northern Jiangxi exceeding southern Jiangxi and central Jiangxi; and the ecological integration level in southern Jiangxi surpassing central Jiangxi and northern Jiangxi. (3) The flow of population factor, land factor, and capital factor all exhibited significant positive effects on urban-rural integrated development in Jiangxi Province, with population factor flow having the greatest driving effect. (4) Urban-rural factor flow can continuously optimize the urban-rural relationship, generating diffusion effects and spatial spillover effects, fostering the ongoing reconstruction and integration of urban and rural spaces in Jiangxi Province. …”
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Euphorbia serpens extracts mediated synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and their biological applications by Sana Idrees, Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi, Javed Iqbal, Mohsin Kazi

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) values were calculated for different bacterial and fungal strains via disc-diffusion method. Further, our Euphorbia serpens orchestrated nanoparticles revealed excellent cytotoxic potentials against nascent brine shrimp larvae (IC50: 32.88 μg/mL) and have shown potential antioxidant properties. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern, and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women at Public Health Facilities, Harar, Easter... by Degu Abate, Dadi Marami, Shiferaw Letta

“…Pure isolates were tested against the ten most prescribed antimicrobials using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Data were entered and analysed using Statistical Program for Social Sciences version 21. …”
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