Control of Cryptococcus Gattii Biofilms by an Ethanolic Extract of Cochlospermum Regium (Schrank) Pilger Leaves by Adriana A. Almeida-Apolonio, Wellinton J. Cupozak-Pinheiro, Vagner M. Berres, Fabiana G. S. Dantas, Terezinha I. E. Svidzinski, Kelly M. P. Oliveira, Marilene R. Chang

“…The antifungal activity was assessed by measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) using the broth microdilution technique and interaction of the extract with fluconazole was performed of checkerboard assay. …”
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The Neuropathology of Autism by Gene J. Blatt

“…Autism is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder that affects over 1% of new births in the United States and about 2% of boys. …”
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Phytase Production by Aspergillus niger CFR 335 and Aspergillus ficuum SGA 01 through Submerged and Solid-State Fermentation by Gunashree B. Shivanna, Govindarajulu Venkateswaran

“…A maximum of 9.6 and 8.2 U/mL of enzyme activity was observed in SmF by A. niger CFR 335 and A.ficuum, respectively, when grown in potato dextrose broth.…”
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Biosurfactant-Producing Lactobacilli: Screening, Production Profiles, and Effect of Medium Composition by Eduardo J. Gudiña, José A. Teixeira, Lígia R. Rodrigues

“…Biosurfactant production by this strain was evaluated under different culture broth compositions. The use of different nitrogen sources revealed that yeast extract is essential for bacterial growth, while peptone is crucial for biosurfactant synthesis. …”
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Plant Growth Promoting of Endophytic Sporosarcina aquimarina SjAM16103 Isolated from the Pneumatophores of Avicennia marina L. by S. Rylo Sona Janarthine, P. Eganathan

“…Endophytic S. aquimarina SjAM16103 was Gram variable, and motile bacterium measured 0.6–0.9 μm wide by 1.7–2.0 μm long and light orange-brown coloured in 3-day cultures on tryptone broth at 26°C. Nucleotide sequence of this strain has been deposited in the GenBank under accession number GU930359. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cannonball Leaves and Their Cytotoxic Activity against MCF-7 Cell Line by Preetha Devaraj, Prachi Kumari, Chirom Aarti, Arun Renganathan

“…Green synthesized nanoparticles have been characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, and FTIR. Cannonball leaf broth as a reducing agent converts silver ions to AgNPs in a rapid and ecofriendly manner. …”
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E. coli Bacteriostatic Action Using TiO2 Photocatalytic Reactions by Thammasak Rojviroon, Sanya Sirivithayapakorn

“…This experimental research comparatively investigates the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial inactivation of the TiO2 photocatalytic thin films fabricated by the sol–gel dip-coating (SG) and low-temperature spray-coating (SP) techniques, with low-intensity (12 μW·cm−2) UVA-light-emitting diodes (UVA-LED) as the light source. The bacteriostatic experiments were undertaken using the nutrient broth (NB) and 0.85% NaCl with the initial E. coli concentrations of 102, 104, 106, and 108 CFU·mL−1. …”
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“In some ways it feels like a specialism”: Exploring the lived experience of multilingual maternity professionals – A qualitative interview study by Emma Brooks

“…Practitioners also felt that the utilisation of shared languages could boost the confidence of women and birthing people, as well as improving their understanding and sense of wellbeing. …”
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Unraveling the Genetic Heartbeat: Decoding Cardiac Involvement in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Valeria Novelli, Francesco Canonico, Renzo Laborante, Martina Manzoni, Alessandra Arcudi, Giulio Pompilio, Eugenio Mercuri, Giuseppe Patti, Domenico D’Amario

“…The DMD incidence is one in 5000 live male births. Identifying the genetic background, in addition to DMD disease-causing variants, is one of the unmet needs in understanding the cardiac disease’s pathogenetic mechanisms and its prognostic implications. …”
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Immune-Stimulatory and Therapeutic Activity of Tinospora cordifolia: Double-Edged Sword against Salmonellosis by Sultan Alsuhaibani, Masood A. Khan

“…In vitro anti-Salmonella activity of T. cordifolia was determined through the broth dilution and agar well diffusion assays. The immune-stimulating potential of AETC or METC was determined by measuring the cytokine levels in the culture supernatants of treated murine J774 macrophages. …”
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Lean and eco-efficient method for evaluating the potency of tinidazole in tablets by Pollyanna Barbara Henrique, Ieda Sapateiro Torres, Ana Kogawa

“…The microbiological method was performed using Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 at 1 % in BHI broth, TIN solution in purified water and ethanol (90:10, v/v) at concentrations of 40, 60 and 90 μg mL-1, shaker at 80 rpm, 4 hours of incubation, quartz cuvette and 530 nm. …”
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Scimitar syndrome: A case report by Xiang Zhao, Junyang Huang, Junke Yang, Bingkui Cen

“…Scimitar syndrome is a rare disease has an incidence of approximately 1-3 per 100,000 live births. And it can be divided into infantile type and child/adult type. …”
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1q21.1 Duplication Syndrome and Anorectal Malformations: A Literature Review and a New Case by Maria Minelli, Chiara Palka Bayard de Volo, Melissa Alfonsi, Serena Capanna, Elisena Morizio, Maria Enrica Miscia, Gabriele Lisi, Liborio Stuppia, Valentina Gatta

“…Background: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are a common pediatric surgical problem with an incidence of 1:1500 to 1:5000 live births. The phenotypical spectrum extends from anal stenosis to imperforate anus with or without anal fistula to persistent cloaca. …”
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Resistance Modulation Action, Time-Kill Kinetics Assay, and Inhibition of Biofilm Formation Effects of Plumbagin from Plumbago zeylanica Linn by Emmanuel B. A. Adusei, Reimmel K. Adosraku, James Oppong-Kyekyeku, Cedric D. K. Amengor, Yakubu Jibira

“…The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of plumbagin and standard drugs were determined via the broth microdilution method to be 0.5 to 8 μg/mL and 0.25–128 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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Analysis and Dynamic Prediction of Bus Dwell Time Under Rainfall Conditions by Baoyun SUN, Yaping YANG, Lei DONG, Honglin LU, Zimin WANG

“…The Pearson correlation analysis method and SPSS software were used to reveal the degree of influence of parameters, such as the number of passengers boarding and alighting buses, rainfall level, number of berthing spaces, load rate and presence of signalised intersections, on the bus stop time under rainfall conditions. …”
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Therapeutic resources used by physiotherapists for the relief of labor pain: a cross-sectional study by Alessandra de Campos Gonçalves, Giovana Garçoni Poli, Clara Maria de Araujo Silva, Ana Carolina Sartorato Beleza, Richard Eloin Liebano

“…Kinesiotherapy with the use of devices was the most employed technique for pain relief during the birthing process. Conclusion The study highlights the prevalent use of non-pharmacological therapeutic resources, particularly kinesiotherapy with devices, among Brazilian physiotherapists for labor pain relief.…”
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Survival of Wild Strains of Lactobacilli During Kombucha Fermentation and Their Contribution to Functional Characteristics of Beverage by Dragoljub Cvetković, Aleksandra Ranitović, Dragiša Savić, Nataša Joković, Ana Vidaković, Lato Pezo, Siniša Markov

“…Wild strains of lactobacilli demonstrated a differentiated survivability and the counts in fermentation broth ( i.e. Kombucha beverages) depending on the strain applied. …”
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Impact of Polysorbate 80 on the Antimicrobial Activity of Oregano and Thyme by Marta Carvalho, Joana Barbosa, Marcelo Belchior Rosendo da Silva, Helena Albano, Paula Teixeira

“…Antimicrobial activity was qualitatively assessed using the disc diffusion assay (DDA) and quantitatively via broth microdilution to determine MIC values. Both oregano and thyme EOs exhibited antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganisms in the DDA, regardless of the surfactant’s presence. …”
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Regional anesthesia and muscle-wasting diseases in pediatrics: A focused educational review by Amr Elhamrawy, Islam Elmitwalli, Candice Burrier, Giorgio Veneziano, Joseph D. Tobias

“…Duchenne muscle dystrophy is the most common type of muscular dystrophy with a reported incidence of 1 in every 3500–6000 male live births in the United States. Given the progressive nature of these disorders, skeletal muscle weakness frequently progresses to loss of the ability to ambulate and perform functions of daily life. …”
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Adaptação e validação de uma escala de atitudes em relação a frações by Andresa Maria Justulin, Nelson Antonio Pirola

“…O instrumento elaborado baseou-se na escala de atitudes em relação à matemática, testada, adaptada e validada por Brito (1996). Os sujeitos foram 373 estudantes do Ensino Médio de uma escola estadual da região de Jaú, SP. …”
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