Anti-Biofilm Effect of Ampicillin-Loaded Poly (Lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Nanoparticles Conjugated with Lysostaphin on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Elahe Norouzi, Seyed Mostafa Hosseini, Babak Asghari, Reza Mahjoub, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare, Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi, Fereshte Kalhori, Mohammad Reza Arabestani

“…Staphylococcus aureus exhibits the capacity to develop biofilms on various surfaces, encompassing both living and nonliving substrates, enabling it to develop resistance against the immune system and antibiotics. …”
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Design and Experimental Research on Staggered Straw Cleaning Device for No-Till Seeding in Drip Irrigation Area by Panpan Yuan, Xingliang Zhu, Xuejun Zhang, Jia You, Jinshan Yan, Shilong Qiu

“…Different tine disc groups are set in longitudinal, transverse, and radial directions to move and throw the straw on the surface of the seeding strip. The critical parameters of the tine disc were designed and calculated, and the radius was determined to be 160 mm, the number of teeth was 12, and the theoretical working width was obtained. …”
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Lead “Contamination / Ligature” Threshold Evaluation in Copper-Based Alloys of the Golden Horde Monuments from the Lower Volga Region by Kseniya S. Kovaleva

“…The lead content can be overestimated in the surface corroded layer and incorrectly recorded during the analytical study of the metal composition. …”
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Biodiversity of Marine Mollusk Assemblages from Two Contrasted Algal Habitats in the Mediterranean Sea (Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, NE Spain) by Manuel Ballesteros, Angra S. Silva, Óscar F. Villamizar, Miquel Pontes, Francesc Oliva

“…Every two months, for a year, samples were collected via scuba diving and scraping standardized surfaces (20 × 20 cm) of the algal communities. In the laboratory, the samples were washed and filtered using two metal sieves (2 mm for coarse fraction and 513 µm for fine fraction). …”
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Effect of Amelogenin Solution in the Microhardness of Remineralized Enamel and Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets by Guilherme Genovez-Júnior, Sandrine Bittencourt Berger, Lucineide Lima dos Santos, Eloisa Aparecida Carlesse Paloco, Murilo Baena Lopes, Débora Fernandes Giuliangeli, Júlia Graciela Monteiro dos Santos, Ricardo Danil Guiraldo

“…To evaluate the microhardness of tooth enamel remineralized with enamel matrix protein solution as well as the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded to this surface. Materials and Methods. In total, 24 human premolars were selected and divided into 3 experimental groups (n = 8): SE—sound enamel, DE—demineralized enamel, and TE—demineralized enamel treated with amelogenin solution. …”
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Many-year Dynamics and Current Trends of the Pavlovsk Reservoir Area Water Chemical Composition Changes by Airat R. Hafizov, Salavat А. Valitov, Liliya A. Kamaletdinova, Razilya А. Nizamova, Ilgiz Z. Gaisin

“…For this purpose BashNIIVKh in 2018-2019 carried out hydro/chemical studies of the reservoir, in two years water samples were taken from the surface and from the bottom, as well as bottom deposits. …”

The Reaction Extraction Combining Crystallization for Growth of Sodium Chloride in a Spray Fluidized Bed Crystallizer by Dan Zheng, Jie Yan, Jun Chen, Zeqin Wang

“…This work presents a novel approach for the growth of sodium chloride from supersaturated solutions by reaction-extractive crystallization in a spray fluidized bed crystallizer (SFBC), in which sodium sulfate solution is transformed into potassium chloride and sulphuric acid based on a reactive extraction-crystallization process using triisooctylamine (TOL) in n-octanol as the extraction system. …”
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Machine learning based sucker rod pump fault diagnosis using motor power curve by Othman H. Ahmed, Samuel I. Tecle, Anatoliy A. Zyuzev, Vladimir P. Metelkov

“…Development of methods for detecting faults in a sucker rod pump that do not require the involvement of highly qualified personnel for diagnosis, using information that is easily available on the surface. Methods. Machine learning methods (Decision tree method, K-nearest neighbors method, Support vector machine, Naive Bayes classifier) using motor power curves. …”
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate Hybrid Nanocomposite Aerogels for High-Efficiency Ultracapacitors by Rasha Shakir Mahmood, Dhia Hadi Hussain

“…These impressive results belong to the excellent surface area of the γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/GO/SA hybrid aerogel, provided by adding two types of semiconductors (γ-Fe2O3 and Cr2O3), which reduces the graphene oxide sheets agglomeration. …”
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Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Marina Padilha, Victor Nahuel Keller, Paula Normando, Raquel M Schincaglia, Nathalia C Freitas-Costa, Samary SR Freire, Felipe M Delpino, Inês RR de Castro, Elisa MA Lacerda, Dayana R Farias, Zachary Kroezen, Meera Shanmuganathan, Philip Britz-Mckibbin, Gilberto Kac

“…Results: Twenty-eight top-ranked metabolites were included in linear regression models adjusted for the child’s nutritional status, diet quality, and infant age. Cresol sulfate (β=–0.07; adjusted-p <0.001), hippuric acid (β=–0.06; adjusted-p <0.001), phenylacetylglutamine (β=–0.06; adjusted-p <0.001), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (β=–0.05; adjusted-p=0.002) showed inverse associations with DQ. …”
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Efficient Removal of 2,4-DCP by Nano Zero-Valent Iron-Reduced Graphene Oxide: Statistical Modeling and Process Optimization Using RSM-BBD Approach by Qi Jing, Shuo Qiao, Wenyu Xiao, Le Tong, Zhongyu Ren

“…A three-level, four-factor Box-Behnken design (BBD) of the response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the influencing factors including NZVI-rGO dosage, 2,4-DCP initial concentration, reaction time and initial pH. …”
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Land Use Changes Affecting Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Topsoil and Subsoil in Northeast Thailand by Benjapon Kunlanit, Laksanara Khwanchum, Patma Vityakon

“…Leaf litter and remaining rice stover on soil surfaces resulted in a higher amount of SOM stocks in topsoil (0–20 cm) than subsoil (20–100 cm) in some forest and paddy land uses. …”
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Concordant Signal of Genetic Variation Across Marker Densities in the Desert Annual Chylismia brevipes Is Linked With Timing of Winter Precipitation by Daniel F. Shryock, Nila Lê, Lesley A. DeFalco, Todd C. Esque

“…ABSTRACT Climate change coupled with large‐scale surface disturbances necessitate active restoration strategies to promote resilient and genetically diverse native plant communities. …”
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Abrasive resistance and microhardness of self-adhesive (Surefil one) and conventional bulk fill composites: An- in vitro study. by Maryam Fakher Ibrahim, Bahar Jafaar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

“…For the microhardness test, thirty cylindrical specimens (6 mm× 8 mm) (n= 10) were fabricated to assess the microhardness, top and bottom surfaces were tested using Vicker Hardness test. The results were analyized with a one-way ANOVA test, the post-hoc comparisons were examined in Tukey test. …”
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MAMMOTH-Subaru. II. Diverse Populations of Circumgalactic Lyα Nebulae at Cosmic Noon by Mingyu Li, Haibin Zhang, Zheng Cai, Yongming Liang, Nobunari Kashikawa, Ke Ma, Xiaohui Fan, J. Xavier Prochaska, Bjorn H. C. Emonts, Xin Wang, Yunjing Wu, Shiwu Zhang, Qiong Li, Sean D. Johnson, Minghao Yue, Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Joseph F. Hennawi, Satoshi Kikuta, Yuanhang Ning, Masami Ouchi, Rhythm Shimakawa, Ben Wang, Weichen Wang, Zheng Zheng, Zhen-Ya Zheng

“…Utilizing the wide-field capability of Hyper Suprime-Cam, we present one of the largest blind Ly α nebula selections, including QSO nebulae, Ly α blobs, and radio galaxy nebulae down to the typical 2 σ Ly α surface brightness of $(5-10)\times {10}^{-18}\,\mathrm{erg}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}\,{\mathrm{cm}}^{-2}\,{\mathrm{arcsec}}^{-2}$ . …”
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Utilizing ultrasound for the extraction of polysaccharides from the tuber of Typhonium giganteum Engl.: Extraction conditions, structural characterization and bioactivities by Xi Peng, Jing-Ya Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Zhi-Kun Wang, Qiao-Ling Deng, Yao Wang, Mei-Bian Hu, Yu-Jie Liu

“…The determination of optimal process parameters for the UAE of TGEPs (TGEP-U) was accomplished through the application of response surface methodology (RSM). The structural characteristics, antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects of TGEP-U and TGEPs obtained by hot water extraction (TGEP-H) were then compared. …”
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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…Equivalent doses were estimated by placing thermoluminescent dosimeters on the surface and inside the phantom. Results. There was no significant difference in lung nodules’ detection when comparing ULD and LD protocols (p=0.208 to p=1.000), but there was a significant difference when comparing each one of those against CCT (p<0.001). …”
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Fire Retardancy Properties and Thermal Degradation of Three Timber Species Overlayed by Sengon Wood Charcoal by Joko Sulistyo, Sri Nugroho Marsoem, Tomy Listyanto, Yus Andhini Bhekti Pertiwi Bhekti Pertiwi

“…CFR overlayed on timber surface was functioned as solid barrier material which was able to block thermal from fire and protected timber from thermal degradation showing by lesser percentage of cross section unburning area on teak CFR i.e. 68.6% than that of teak control i.e. 57.9%, lower percentage of weight loss on pinus CFR and red meranti CFR i.e. 50.56% and 26.57% respectively comparing with the controls i.e. 76.98% and 30.72%, and similar values of weight change percentage between teak CFR and red meranti CFR with the control until 700-1,160 s.…”
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Novel N-quaternary coumarin-3-yl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines as fluorescent hybrids: Their synthesis and biological evaluation in cancer cells by Karla Armendariz-Barrientos, Luis A. Pérez, Selene Lagunas-Rivera, Yolanda Alcaraz-Contreras, Marco A. García-Revilla, Heriberto Prado-Garcia, Rocío García-Becerra, Miguel A. Vazquez

“…The molecular patterns of Total Polar Surface Area (TPSA) coincide with substituent polarity at positions 6 or 7, along with the substituent at the quaternary N. …”
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Soil water repellency of two disturbed soils contaminated with different agricultural microplastics tested under controlled laboratory conditions by Železnikar Špela, Drobne Damjana, Hočevar Matej, Noč Matic, Pintar Marina

“…Soil water repellency (SWR) significantly affects plant growth, along with surface and subsurface hydrology, posing a challenge for agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. …”
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