Hamster and Murine Models of Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis by Erik Munson, Dean T. Nardelli, Brian K. Du Chateau, Steven M. Callister, Ronald F. Schell

“…However, severe destructive Lyme arthritis can be induced by infecting irradiated hamsters or mice and immunocompetent Borrelia-vaccinated hamsters, mice, and interferon-gamma- (IFN-γ-) deficient mice with viable B. burgdorferi. …”
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The Reliability Model for Bike-Sharing Dispatch Based on Hotspot Detection and Hypothesis Test: A Case Study in Beijing by Chao Sun, Jian Lu

“…By adopting different distribution forms, including Poisson distribution, Rayleigh distribution, exponential distribution, normal distribution, and gamma distribution, we examine the distribution characteristics of OD differences. …”
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Pioglitazone Ameliorates Neuron Loss in the Cortex after Aluminum-Treatment in Rats by Ali Rafati, Hajar Yazdani, Ali Noorafshan

“…Pioglitazone is an agonist of peroxisomal proliferator activated receptor gamma. Male rats were randomly assigned to control, Al-treated (10 mg/kg/day), and Al + PIO-treated groups (Al+ 40 mg/kg/day). …”
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Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on mitigation of the side effects of isotretionin treatment for patients with acne vulgaris: a narrative review by Agnieszka Kaźmierska, Izabela Anna Bolesławska, Juliusz Przysławski

“…This is especially true for gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which in acne patients treated with isotretinoin, in addition to reducing acne lesions and papules, results in a smaller decrease in skin hydration and an increase in transepidermal water loss (TEWL). …”
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Is PPAR𝛾 a Prospective Player in HIV-1-Associated Bone Disease? by Eoin J. Cotter, Patrick W. Mallon, Peter P. Doran

“…The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR𝛾) transcription factor is vital for the development and maintenance of mature and developing adipocytes. …”
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COVID-19: Understanding the New Variants of Concern by Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…The first variant was Alpha, followed by the discovery of Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron, being the latest variant of concern. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of gold nanoparticles via tangerine peel extract: Unveiling their multifaceted biological and catalytic potentials by Seyedeh Masoumeh Ghoreishi, Sobhan Mortazavi-Derazkola

“…The Au@TPE NPs demonstrated antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 31.25 μg/ml for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, and 62.5 μg/ml for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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Properties of new polycationic bacteriochlorin photosensitizers: cytotoxicity and interaction with biofilms by Irina Tiganova, Yulia Zhizhimova, Eteri Tolordava, Elena Makarova, Natalia Shevlyagina, Alexander Barmashov, Maria Baryshnikova, Vladimir Zhukhovitsky, Yulia Romanova

“…Previously, we demonstrated the high efficacy of new polycationic bacteriochlorins as PS against biofilms of Gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. …”
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The association between rapid antiretroviral therapy initiation and brain structure and function based on multimodal magnetic resonance imaging in HIV-positive men who have sex wit... by Yihui He, Yang Zhang, Taiyi Jiang, Miaotian Cai, Guangqiang Sun, Yundong Ma, Jiahao Ji, Bo Yang, Bin Yang, Junyi Duan, Dongxia Wu, Lijun Sun, Lili Dai, Yulin Zhang, Hao Wu, Wenhao Jiang, Tong Zhang, Lei Wang

“…Compared to PWH in the non-rapid ART group, those in the rapid ART group exhibited a greater total gray matter volume (P = 0.001) and functional changes, including a lower amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in the left angular gyrus (P < 0.001). …”
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Application of a generalized additive mixed model in time series study of dairy cow behavior under hot summer conditions by C. Ferrari, C. Evangelista, L. Basiricò, S. Castellani, S. Biffani, U. Bernabucci

“…ABSTRACT: This study investigated the pattern of 6 behavioral parameters in Holstein dairy cows under heat stress (HS) conditions using a generalized additive mixed model (GAMM) statistical approach, while also evaluating the effectiveness of a commercial electrolyte, osmolyte, and antioxidant blend in mitigating HS-induced adverse effects. …”
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Comparison of Microbiota in Zirconia and Titanium Implants: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Majid Bonyadi Manesh, Neda Vatankhah, Fatemeh Bonyadi Manesh

“…Zirconia implants displayed a higher occurrence of Gram-negative bacteria, such as Tannerella, Aggregatibacter, and Porphyromonas. …”
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Feruloyl-amides as natural antimicrobials for crop and food protection by Denise Dozio, Sharmila Ghosh, Daniele Alessandro Consolini, Josè Luis Ermini Starna, Loris Pinto, Federico Baruzzi, Martina Letizia Contente, Andrea Pinto, Paolo Cortesi, Salvatore Princiotto, Andrea Kunova, Sabrina Dallavalle

“…Monitoring of six growth parameters (taking into account growth rate, time and absorbance) measured during 24 h incubation showed that the synthesized molecules, assayed at four concentrations between 12.5 and 100 mg/L, produced a stronger average antimicrobial effect against Gram-positive pathogenic strains than against Gram-negative ones. …”
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Potential of Eisenia fetida (Redworm) for the conversion of three varieties of organic waste by Kishor Maharjan, Prakrit Noppradit, Kuaanan Techato

“…The organic wastes were separately fed to earthworms along with 10 grams of bonemeal and 10 grams of eggshell powder as supplemented materials. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Secondary Metabolites from Indonesian Marine Bacterial Symbionts by Risa Nofiani, Alexandra J. Weisberg, Takeshi Tsunoda, Ruqiah Ganda Putri Panjaitan, Ridho Brilliantoro, Jeff H. Chang, Benjamin Philmus, Taifo Mahmud

“…Two of the bacteria (RS3 and RC4) showed strong antibacterial activities against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. A number of isolates (RS1, RS3, and RC2) were co-cultured with mycolic acid-containing bacteria, Mycobacterium smegmatis or Rhodococcus sp. …”
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A Novel Statistical Feature Analysis-Based Global and Local Method for Face Recognition by Mohammed Ahmed Talab, Suryanti Awang, Mohd Dilshad Ansari

“…Further, these techniques work well on gray-scale and colored images, but very few techniques deal with binary and low-resolution images. …”
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Ceftriaxone-associated dysbiosis decreases voriconazole bioavailability by upregulating intestinal P-glycoprotein expression through activation of the Nrf2-mediated signalling path... by Xiaokang Wang, Xiaokang Wang, Chunxiao Ye, Xixiao Yang, Maoxun Yang, Maoxun Yang, Maoxun Yang

“…The Nrf2 pathway and its related proteins involved in modifying P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression were clarified by a series of immunoblot analyses.Key findingsThe diversity and richness of intestinal bacteria, especially the abundance of gram-negative bacteria, were significantly decreased after ceftriaxone treatment. …”
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Biosynthesized ZnO NPs loaded-electrospun PVA/sodium alginate/glycine nanofibers: synthesis, spinning optimization and antimicrobial activity evaluation by El-Refaie Kenawy, Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Amany Shehata, Shahira H. El-Moslamy, Adel A.-H. Abdel-Rahman

“…Results revealed that NF formula coded AS3.3; composed of (10%PVA/1.5%SA/10%CA/0.75%ZnO/0.5% glycine), in contrast to all the other formulations examined; showed marked reduced percentages of biofilm development of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in relation to fungal cells. …”
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Pattern of Bacterial Pathogens and Their Susceptibility Isolated from Surgical Site Infections at Selected Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Walelign Dessie, Gebru Mulugeta, Surafael Fentaw, Amete Mihret, Mulu Hassen, Engida Abebe

“…More than 58 (75%) of the Gram negative isolates showed multiple antibiotic resistance (resistance ≥ 5 drugs). …”
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Carboxymethyl hemicellulose hydrogel as a fluorescent biosensor for bacterial and fungal detection with DFT and molecular docking studies by Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy

“…The CM-Hemi@Ca-N–CDs hydrogel was effective against both Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria compared to CM-Hemi@Ca which give no antibacterial activity. …”
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Relatedness Among Three Native Geese in Erbil Governorate Using Hematological and Molecular Methods by Mohsen A. Ahmed, Yousif M.S. Al-Barzinji, Lanja Assad Ismail

“…Overall genetic distance among native geese arrived 64.122 and phylogenetic dendrograms showed that 3 clusters, the first cluster content only white geese (Male and Female) breed, the second one cluster is included piebald geese breed (Male and female) and the third one was including gray geese (Male and female) breed. It was concluded that the white geese was closer to piebald geese than to the gray geese breed. …”
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