Lepidium sativum Seed Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Structural, Morphological, Optical, Hemolysis, and Antibacterial Studies by Adnan Alnehia, Annas Al-Sharabi, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, A. H. Al-Hammadi, Fares H. AL-Ostoot, Waseem Sharaf Saeed, Naaser A. Y. Abduh, Ali Alrahlah

“…The in vitro antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs against Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria was assessed using the disk diffusion technique. …”
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Infections Caused by Actinomyces neuii: A Case Series and Review of an Unusual Bacterium by Nathan Zelyas, Susan Gee, Barb Nilsson, Tracy Bennett, Robert Rennie

“…Actinomyces neuii is a Gram-positive bacillus rarely implicated in human infections. …”
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Assessing the preservation potential of successive hurricane overwash deposits in Florida, USA mangroves by Isabel Hong, Kristen M. Joyse, Jennifer S. Walker, Arielle L. Nogueira, Wynn Bryant, Kara R. Radabaugh, Donald C. Barber

“…Hurricane Irma’s overwash sediments remained identifiable from post-Irma sediments at Blackwater Bay as a gray poorly sorted coarse silt with a marine microfossil signature but lacking a distinctive geochemical signature. …”
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Synthesis and Anti-microbial Activities Investigation of New Mixed Ligand Complexes by Elaf A. Mousa, Basim I. Al-Abdaly

“…This study aims to synthesize new complexes, copper and nickel complexes, characterize them using spectral techniques, determine their chloride content, evaluate their anti-oxidant effect, and examine the antibacterial activity of the ligands and their complexes against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus), gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli), and Candida albicans. …”
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Retracted: Application of Migration Image Registration Algorithm Based on Improved SURF in Remote Sensing Image Mosaic by Tian Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zhongsheng Chen

“…The algorithm does not Compared with the classical SURF algorithm, it has the advantage of speed, and makes full use of the gray level information and the detail information, so it has higher accuracy. …”
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Antibacterial Screening of Gunnera perpensa-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles by Naazlene Patel, Kabange Kasumbwe, Viresh Mohanlall

“…Good antimicrobial activity ranging from 7.0 to 9.0 mm was exhibited by both preparations of G. perpensa extract-mediated AgNPs against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative studied bacteria, at MIC ranging from 3.2 to 12.5 μg/ml. …”
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Phage-Derived Endolysins Against Resistant Staphylococcus spp.: A Review of Features, Antibacterial Activities, and Recent Applications by Mina Golban, Javad Charostad, Hossein Kazemian, Hamid Heidari

“…Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global public health issue, and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive bacterial pathogens has significantly increased morbidity, mortality rates, and healthcare costs. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…The compound 2a-2j was evaluated for antibacterial activity against gram +ve and gram −ve bacteria. Compound 2d is exceptionally active against (5.0 μg/mL, E. coli), and 2c is very effective against (4.0 μg/mL, L. plantarum) when compared to reference drug and other Schiff base of vanillin-associated piperidine derivatives. …”
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Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Derived from Heterocyclic Schiff-Bases: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Biological Activity by Riyadh M. Ahmed, Enaam I. Yousif, Mohamad J. Al-Jeboori

“…Biological activity of the ligands and their metal complexes against gram positive bacterial strain Bacillus (G+) and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas (G−) revealed that the metal complexes become less resistive to the microbial activities as compared to the free ligands.…”
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A Four-Year Study of Antibiotic Resistance, Prevalence and Biofilm-Forming Ability of Uropathogens Isolated from Community- and Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Southe... by Marilena Trinchera, Angelina Midiri, Giuseppe Mancuso, Maria Antonietta Lagrotteria, Carmelo Antonio De Ani, Carmelo Biondo

“…In both hospital and community isolates, gram-positive bacteria showed a lower overall antimicrobial resistance (22%) compared to gram-negative bacteria (30%). …”
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Quantitative Dynamic Calculation Method of Ecological Compensation in Core River Basin Based on Pollutant Reduction Cost by HU Xin

“…In a core basin,the city agglomeration and developed economy often lead to huge resource consumption,which seriously damages the surrounding ecological resources.As the traditional quantitative dynamic calculation method of ecological compensation is greatly affected by the natural environment in the core basin,the accuracy of the quantitative calculation is poor.Therefore,a quantitative dynamic calculation method of ecological compensation for a core basin based on the reduction cost of pollutants is proposed.In this paper,the gray parameters of any pixel in a core basin image are described,and the feature extraction matrix is smoothed by the filtering function.By judging the quality of ecological compensation characteristics,the ecological compensation features in the core basin are extracted.Moreover,the gray threshold for the classification of ecological compensation features and the use conditions of parameters are given,and the plane component of the optimal ecological compensation feature is calculated.Then,the calculation method of pollutant reduction costs is applied to evaluate the loss caused by environmental pollution and vegetation damage in the core basin,and with the calculation of water conservation in the ecosystem,the ecological compensation of the core basin is calculated quantitatively and dynamically.The experimental results reveal that the method improves the accuracy of quantitative dynamic calculation of ecological compensation and shortens the calculation time.This indicates that the calculation performance of this method is superior,and it can provide accurate ecological supplementary suggestions and a basis for the ecological compensation analysis in the core area.…”
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Lemierre’s syndrome in a 16-year-old man associated with resolution of marked widespread ST elevation and a normal troponin level by Sylvia Amini, Salim Meghjee, Muhammad Rahim Khan

“…Empirical antibiotic therapy should be prescribed for a minimum of 3 weeks and should cover anaerobic bacteria and Gram-negative rods.…”
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Backscattering of Ultrasonic Waves as the Basis of the Method of Control of Structure and Physicо-Mechanical Properties of Cast Irons by A. R. Baev, N. V. Levkovich, E. P. Babuk, M. V. Asadchaya

“…The method of rejection of gray cast iron from high-strength cast iron according to the data of amplitude parameters of structural noise AN at unilateral and local sounding of the object without using an additional reference signal reflected from its oppositional wall is suggested.…”
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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

“…Antimicrobial activity was tested against one fungus, four Gram-positive, and four Gram-negative bacteria. The leaf extracts exhibited the strongest antimicrobial activity, followed by the extracts from the petals and rose hips, while weaker activity was observed in the root extracts. …”
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Development of a Highly Biocompatible Antituberculosis Nanodelivery Formulation Based on Para-Aminosalicylic Acid—Zinc Layered Hydroxide Nanocomposites by Bullo Saifullah, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J. Webster, Benjamin Geilich, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…The newly developed formulation was also found active against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida albicans. …”
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Fabrication of Reinforcement from Sisal Fiber and Its Application in Leather Goods by Seid Ahmed, Million Ayele, Ketema Alemu Babo

“…The main factors involved in the experiment with their respective levels are polyvinyl alcohol in grams (30, 35, and 40), sisal fiber in grams (20, 22, and 24), and binder in milliliters (mL) (10, 15, and 20). …”
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Lung Ultrasound Diagnostic Accuracy in Neonatal Pneumothorax by Luigi Cattarossi, Roberto Copetti, Giacomo Brusa, Stefano Pintaldi

“…Twenty-three had PTX requiring aspiration or chest drainage (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 36 ± 5 weeks), and 26 were suffering from respiratory distress without PTX (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 34 ± 5 weeks). …”
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Topical Rifamycin Prophylaxis in Gynecological and Obstetric Surgery by Nahit Ata, Mehmet Kulhan, Nur Gozde Kulhan, Can Turkler, Ahmet Bilgi, Cetin Celik

“…Rifamycin is a broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic that is bactericidal against gram (+) and gram (˗) microorganisms. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies on the use of rifamycin in antibiotic prophylaxis. …”
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Implementation of sustainable healthy diet in urban household consumption by Dhyani Swamilaksita Prita, Farida Baliwati Yayuk, Martianto Drajat, Briawan Dodik, Ahzaini Laili Nur

“…The proportion of food expenditure of the population averaged >60% (70.5%) of total income, while household food waste generated amounted to 319.2 grams/day or equivalent to 79.8 g/cap/day with cereals and vegetables as the highest type of food waste. …”
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Essential oils used in the poultry industry: Would it be an effective green alternative against Salmonella spp. dissemination and antimicrobial resistance? by Heitor Leocádio de Souza Rodrigues, Isis Mari Miyashiro Kolososki, Valdinete Pereira Benevides, Mauro M.S. Saraiva, Angelo Berchieri Junior

“…These compounds are plant-derived compounds with antimicrobial effectiveness against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including strains of Salmonella. …”
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