The Effectiveness of Varying Combination Ratios of A. cordifolia and M. indica against Field and Laboratory Strains of P. falciparum In Vitro by Yakubu Jibira, Elizabeth Cudjoe, Frederick M. Tei-Maya, Benjamin Ayensu, Linda E. Amoah

“…The A. cordifolia extract exhibited 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2.71, 7.80, and 3.56 μg/mL against the NF54, CamWT_C580Y, and FA08 parasite strains, respectively. Mangifera indica exhibited IC50 of 18.11, 20.08, and 10.23 μg/mL against the NF54, CamWT_C580Y, and FA08 parasite strains, respectively. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…Ag-NPs were found to be bioactive at picomolar concentration levels showing bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. This work demonstrates the first helpful use of biosynthesized Ag-NPs as broad spectrum bactericidal agents for clinical strains of pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus, A. baumannii, and E. coli. …”
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Comparison of phenotypic and genetic traits of ESBL-producing UPEC strains causing recurrent or single episode UTI in postmenopausal women by Michelle Kalu, Peter Jorth, Annie Wong-Beringer

“…Methods Study strains included 72 E-UPEC strains collected from patients (36 recurrent; 36 single episode) with a confirmed UTI diagnosis and control UPEC strains (CFT073 and UTI89). …”
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Isolation, identification, and characterisation of the malachite green detoxifying bacterial strain Bacillus pacificus ROC1 and the azoreductase AzrC by Shanza Bibi, Callum W. Breeze, Vusqa Jadoon, Anum Fareed, Alina Syed, Rebecca L. Frkic, Habiba Zaffar, Muhammad Ali, Iftikhar Zeb, Colin J. Jackson, Tatheer Alam Naqvi

“…In this work we isolated Bacillus pacificus ROC1 strain from a salt flat in Pakistan that had the ability to aerobically detoxify MG, as determined by bacterio- and phyto-toxicity assays. …”
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Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Treatment in a Patient with Short Stature Associated with the Ring Chromosome 17 Syndrome by Gustavo Tempone Cardoso Penna, Gabriela de Rezende Lelot, Ana Luiza de Rezende Lelot, Juliana Greghi Hernandez, Carolina Costa Figueiredo, Nara Michelle de Araujo Evangelista, Vania de Fatima Tonetto Fernandes, Guido de Paula Colares Neto

“…Despite no evidence of growth hormone deficiency, rhGH treatment was indicated as a therapeutic test due to his decelerated growth velocity and severe short stature. …”
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Inside the impulsive brain: a narrative review on the role of neurobiological, hormonal and genetic factors influencing impulsivity in psychiatric disorders by Hannah Raji, Susha Dinesh, Sameer Sharma

“…Recognition of gender-specific impulsive behaviors and hormonal influences is imperative for tailoring treatment plans. …”
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Nanomechanical Characterization of Canine Femur Bone for Strain Rate Sensitivity in the Quasistatic Range under Dry versus Wet Conditions by Kun-Lin Lee, Marta Baldassarri, Nikhil Gupta, Dinesh Pinisetty, Malvin N. Janal, Nick Tovar, Paulo G. Coelho

“…As a strain rate-dependent material, bone has a different mechanical response to various loads. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Deformation and Strength Characteristics of Q3 Loess under a Plain Strain Anisotropic Consolidation Condition by Yu Zhang, Yang Zhao, Jin Liu, Tian-Yi Meng, Sheng-Jun Shao, Fang-Tao She

“…The study shows that loess tends to be in a plastic failure state in different confining pressures and k values, and the stress-strain relationship curve is of a hardening type. …”
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On Transformation and Stress–Strain–Temperature Behavior of Fine-Grained Ni-Rich NiTi Wire vs. Aging Mode by Elena Ryklina, Kristina Polyakova, Victor Komarov, Semen Murygin, Anton Konopatsky, Vladimir Andreev, Adilet Ulanov

“…Aging at 430 °C for 10–20 h provides the highest resource for the recovery strain. The strain–temperature behavior strongly depends on the relative position of the R_s and M_s temperatures (onset of B2→R and R→B19′ transformations, respectively). …”
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Optimization and characterization studies of poultry waste valorization for peptone production using a newly Egyptian Bacillus subtilis strain by Hajar Saeed, Anthony Ragaey, Ziad Samy, Viola Ashraf, Aly ElMostafa, Norhan Ahmad, Enjy Bebawy, Nour ElHoda M. Sorour, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Thanaa El-Noby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…The isolation process yielded the highly potent proteolytic B.subtilis isolate P6, identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing to share 94% similarity with the B.subtilis strain KEMET024 (GenBank accession number PP694485.1) and deposited in MIRCEN culture collection, Cairo, Egypt as EMCC 998871. …”
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Maximum elongation degradation model and service life prediction for HTPB propellant under constant strain and chemical aging effects by Tingjing Geng, Hongfu Qiang, Heyang Miao, Xueren Wang, Zhejun Wang, Huimin Zhang

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Effect of 17α-Methyltestosterone Hormone Manipulation in Various Water Temperatures on Sex Ratio of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters) by H. Arfah, A.K. Kadriah, O. Carman

“…Increasing water temperature in combination with dose of hormone treatment can reduce percentage of male progeny. …”
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Overusage of Mouse DH Gene Segment, DFL16.1, IsStrain-Dependent and Determined by cis-Acting Elements by Michael J. Atkinson, Yenhui Chang, Jakub W. Celler, Carol Huang, Christopher J. Paige, Gillian E. Wu

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Hormonal Contraceptives and Athletic Outcomes - analysis of potential effects of oral contraceptives on strength, endurance, mood, and overall competitive results by Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Dominika Strep, Anna Podraza, Julia Grabowska, Maciej Kwiatkowski, Patryk Romańczyk, Julia Białczak, Weronika Kanownik, Jakub Rosiński

Subjects: “…hormonal contraception…”
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Aspects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Related to Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Functional Plasticity in the Adult Brain by N. David Åberg, Katarina Gustafson Brywe, Jörgen Isgaard

“…Apart from regulating somatic growth and metabolic processes, accumulating evidence suggests that the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) axis is involved in the regulation of brain growth, development, and myelination. …”
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Optimal Control Harmony: Navigating Deterministic and Stochastic Realms with a Two-Strain Model Using Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle. by Kayanja, Andrew, Abola, Benard, Kikawa, Cliff R., Oyo, Benedict, Ssematima, Amos

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Does excessive body mass affect the rhGH therapy outcomes in GHD children? by Tomasz Maroszczuk, Jan Maciej Kapała, Aleksandra Sitarz, Anna Kącka-Stańczak, Dorota Charemska

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The efficacy and safety of rhGH treatment combined with letrozole/GnRHa in adolescent boys by Ying Zhang, Xin Yuan, Kenneth McCormick, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shi-Jun Chen, Rui-Min Chen

Subjects: “…Recombinant human growth hormone…”
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Determination of sedimentation conditions of sandy rocks when calculating boron content from logging data by Ivan S. Khodorov, Igor A. Melnik

Subjects: “…boron…”
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Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone-Supported Boron Trifluoride; Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of N-tert-Butyl Amides by Masoud Mokhtary, Faranak Najafizadeh

“…Highly efficient method for the preparation of N-tert-butyl amides by reaction of nitriles with tert-butyl acetate is described using polyvinylpolypyrrolidone-supported boron trifluoride (PVPP-BF3) at 70°C in good to excellent yields. …”
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