Antibacterial Screening of Gunnera perpensa-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles by Naazlene Patel, Kabange Kasumbwe, Viresh Mohanlall

“…The antimicrobial activity was evaluated in six bacterial strains, using the disc diffusion assay, and MIC was determined using the broth dilution assay. All NPs generally presented as spherical clusters, with sizes ranging from 13 to 24 nm, as determined by TEM. …”
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Detection and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in raw vegetables by Tang John Yew Huat, Abd Jalil Liyana, Syazwan Razali Nur Amira

“…A total of 154 salad samples were purchased from four different districts in Terengganu namely Besut, Jerteh, Kemaman and Kuala Terengganu. Samples were enriched with Listeria Enrichment Broth (LEB) at 30˚С for 24 hr before being subjected to selective medium PALCAM agar and PCR and LAMP assays. …”
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Girls and the Risk of Unplanned Pregnancies by Florina Rad, Alexandra Mariana Buică, Nicolae Gică

“…The topic of the article draws attention to the need for uniform national individualized care of girls with ADHD, the implementation of programs to prevent academic failure and early parenthood as well as addressing comorbid obstetrical and psychiatric conditions, especially in regions where the rate of adolescent births continues to be high.…”
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Characterization of Cellulolytic Bacterial Cultures Grown in Different Substrates by Mohamed Idris Alshelmani, Teck Chwen Loh, Hooi Ling Foo, Wei Hong Lau, Awis Qurni Sazili

“…The bacteria cultures were grown on reconstituted nutrient broth, incubated at 30∘C and agitated at 200 rpm. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The data is collected from historical records: including population registers and vital registration records covering births, marriages, in/external migrations and deaths. …”
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Robust transmission algorithm for IRS-assisted NOMA network with hardware impairments and imperfect CSI by Qilie LIU, Jiacheng FANG, Yanan XIN, Qianbin CHEN

“…To improve the robustness and reduce the energy consumption of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks, based on hardware impairments (HWI) of transceiver and non-perfect channel state information (CSI), an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted transmission power minimization algorithm for NOMA networks was proposed.The joint optimization problem of active beam assignment at the base station and passive beam assignment at the IRS was modeled based on HWI and non-perfect CSI.The system considered the user quality of service (QoS) constraint, the serial interference cancellation constraint and the reflection phase shift constraint of the IRS.To solve this nonconvex optimization problem, the QoS constraints were firstly transformed using linear approximation and S-Procedure methods.Then the optimization problem was decomposed into two subproblems.The active beam assignment subproblem was solved using the successive convex approximation (SCA) method.The passive beam assignment subproblem was solved using the penalized convex-concave process algorithm.Finally, the final solution was obtained by iterating the subproblems alternately using alternating optimization.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm reduces 17.05% compared to the or thogonal multiple access robust algorithm in terms of transmitted power.In terms of system robustness, the proposed algorithm improves by 20.69% and 31.14% compared to the HWI robust algorithm and the CSI robust algorithm, respectively.…”
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Obstetric Characteristics and Management of Patients with Postpartum Psychosis in a Tertiary Hospital Setting by C. E. Shehu, M. A. Yunusa

“…There were 12 (52.2%) live births, and 11 (47.8%) perinatal deaths and the fetal sex ratio was equal. …”
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Research on Fermentation Technology for a Dendrobium officinale Leaf–Sweet Potato Koji Compound Beverage by Zhenlin Zhang, Zhichao Yin, Yanhong Wang, Xingtang Fang, Xi Chen, Chunlei Zhang, Qingqing Xue, Weiwei Cheng, Meihua Hu, Yixuan Zhu, Yin Yao

“…Under these conditions, the fermentation broth had a mild flavor of D. officinale leaf and a moderately sweet and sour taste, the biofilm was a transparent gelatinous film, and the utilization efficiency of carbohydrates was high. …”
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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Various Disinfectants for Extracted Human Teeth - A Comparative Study by Himanshu Srivastava, Sameera Mohd Rehman Qureshi, Chintu Kumar Singh, Santoshkumar Pandurang Mastud, Amit Handa, Manish Kumar Shukla

“…No visible growth in the broth was considered effective disinfection. The Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) Number is SVIEC/ON/DENT/SRP/15186, and the IEC Clearance number is SVIEC/ON/DENT/SRP/15040. …”
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Influence of Gallic Acid and Thai Culinary Essential Oils on Antibacterial Activity of Nisin against Streptococcus mutans by Pimsumon Jiamboonsri, Pimpikar Kanchanadumkerng

“…The purposes of this study were primarily to investigate anti-S. mutans properties and the antibiofilm formation of nisin, GA, and five EOs by using the broth microdilution method. Besides, the morphological change, killing rate, and antibacterial synergism were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), time-kill assay, and checkerboard method, respectively. …”
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Reproductive Politics and Parental Economies in Titus Andronicus by Burzyńska Katarzyna

“…Tamora’s pregnant embodiment is further complicated by the birthing ritual glimpsed in the play. I argue that by materializing the dreaded fruit of miscegenation in and through the reproductive body, the play demonstrates the threatening porosity of the emerging gender-race system. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The data is collected from historical records: including population registers and vital registration records covering births, marriages, in/external migrations and deaths. …”
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Study on the Effect of Radish Sprouts on Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbial Diversity in Healthy Individuals by Ru Li, Xuehong Chen, Cong Shi, Yi Zhu

“…Both fresh and steam-treated radish sprout digestates enriched gut microbiota diversity, with steam treatment showing superior effects. …”
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Peace Building and Social Media in a Cosmopolitan Society by I. Omotayo Adeshina

“…Africa represents a cosmopolitan society given its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic richness. Nigeria is the most heterogeneous and multicultural society in Africa with over 300 ethnic nationalities and concurrent religious diversities. …”
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Optimization of Liquid Culture Condition of a Novel Fungus Hygrophoropsis sp. and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts by Liang Huang, Chunxia Li, Ning Sun, Yu Wang, Hongpeng Yang, Yiting Li, Litong Ban

“…And the water extracts of cultured Hygrophoropsis sp. mycelia and the fermentation broth were analyzed for their antioxidation activity by using four different assay methods such as hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and reducing power. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Tomato Skin and Pomegranate Peel Extracts: A Sustainable Approach for Oral Health Care by Alessia Silla, Angela Punzo, Francesca Bonvicini, Matteo Perillo, Marco Malaguti, Antonello Lorenzini, Ismaela Foltran, Dario Mercatante, Mara Mandrioli, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada, Silvana Hrelia, Cristiana Caliceti

“…Lastly, the antibacterial activity was assessed against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and <i>Streptococcus sanguinis</i> by the broth microdilution method and agar cup diffusion test for the extracts and the mouthwash, respectively, demonstrating strong effectiveness against both oral streptococcus species. …”
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Intelligent Edge Computing Detection Vehicle and Detection Method Based on Tunnel Lining Concrete by Xiaoming You, Gongxing Yan, Zhengqiang Yang

“…The experiment proves that the paired sample t-test can find that after the experiment is over, the P value of different edge detection operators for global threshold segmentation is less than 0.05, which has a significant difference. The Canny, Deriche, and Lanser filters are relatively strong, and the extracted crack edge noise is relatively small. …”
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CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS: AN ARTICLE REVIEW by Komang Agung Irianto, Hizbillah Yazid

“…Background: Congenital Scoliosis (CS) defined as vertebral lateral deviation which forms during the intrauterine embryonic phase, carrying incidence between 0,5-1 per 1000 births. Mortality rate increases in untreated case, especially due to pulmonary problem (40%). …”
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Prebiotic Properties and High-Density Culture of Bifidobacterium longum B2-01, a Strain Isolated from the Intestinal Tract of Infants by PENG Yunyan, ZHONG Shuying, LIU Dongmei, XU Xilin

“…Under these conditions, the maximum viable bacterial count of 4.20 × 109 CFU/mL was observed in the fermentation broth, which was 6.45 times as high as that before optimization (7.71 × 108 CFU/mL).…”
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Documenting and characterising gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study by Pearl A McElfish, Britni L Ayers, Cari A Bogulski, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim

“…The Marshallese have higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, pre-term births, low birthweight babies, infant mortality, and inadequate or no prenatal care. …”
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