Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…The significant magnitude of MRSA was found among patients admitted to this hospital. Therefore, identified risk factors should be considered when executing hospital-acquired infection prevention programs. …”
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Cloud Trust-Driven Hierarchical Sharing Method of Internet of Things Information Resources by Jianpeng Zhang

“…Short information sharing time is one of the problems to be solved in the traditional Internet. Therefore, this paper proposes a hierarchical simulation of the Internet of Things sharing structure framework that trusts the cloud to drive Internet information resource sharing. …”
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Cross-species comparisons between pigs and mice reveal conserved sex-specific intraspinal inflammatory responses after spinal cord injury by Reena Kumari, Gabrielle V. Hammers, Robert H. Hammons, Andrew N. Stewart, Steven M. MacLean, Tracy Niedzielko, Lonnie E. Schneider, Candace L. Floyd, John C. Gensel

“…Abstract Objective Therapeutic translation is challenging in spinal cord injury (SCI) and large animal models with high clinical relevance may accelerate therapeutic development. …”
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Feasibility Studies on Underwater Laser Surface Hardening Process by Biao Jin, Min Li, TaeWoo Hwang, YoungHoon Moon

“…As the hardened depth depends on the thermal conductivity of the material, the surface temperature and the penetration depth may be varied by underwater laser processing. …”
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An Alternative Method for the Gamma Function derived from Natural Logarithm and Pi Function by Chinnaraji Annamalai, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…Also, a novel factorial theorem, which is alternative to the gamma function, is introduced in this article and it computes the accurate values of factorial for positive real numbers.     …”
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Nonlinear Tunneling of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Periodic Structures Containing Left-Handed Metamaterial Layers by Munazza Zulfiqar Ali

“…The transmission of surface plasmon polaritons through a one-dimensional periodic structure is considered theoretically by using the transfer matrix approach. …”
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Antibacterial Activity and Mechanisms of Action of Inorganic Nanoparticles against Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens: A Systematic Review by Abayeneh Girma, Birhanu Abera, Bawoke Mekuye, Gedefaw Mebratie

“…Cell wall interaction and membrane penetration, reactive oxygen species production, DNA damage, and protein synthesis inhibition were some of the generalized mechanisms recognized in the current study. Therefore, this study recommends the proper use of nontoxic inorganic nanoparticle products for food processing industries to ensure the quality and safety of food while minimizing antibiotic resistance among foodborne bacterial pathogens.…”
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Fecal Elastase Levels Predict Honeycombing in Pancreas Detected with Endoscopic Ultrasound by Sinan Akay, Burcu Şirin, Belkıs Ünsal

“…Seventy patients were included in the study. 54 of them were male. Mean age of the patients was 51.7 ± 10.2 year. …”
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Endothelin-1 and Norepinephrine Overflow from Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Endings in Myocardial Ischemia by Masashi Tawa, Satoshi Yamamoto, Mamoru Ohkita, Yasuo Matsumura

“…The ET-1 system is often complex, sometimes involving opposing actions depending on which receptor subtype is activated, which cells are affected, and whether stimuli are endogenously generated or exogenously applied. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the ET-1 system is important for applying drugs acting on this system in clinical settings for the treatment of ischemic cardiac disease. …”
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Thymosin β4 Improves Differentiation and Vascularization of EHTs by Tilman Ziegler, Rabea Hinkel, Andrea Stöhr, Thomas Eschenhagen, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Ferdinand le Noble, Robert David, Arne Hansen, Christian Kupatt

“…Additionally, engineered heart tissue (EHT) has been investigated as a therapy option in preclinical disease models with promising results, although their vascularization and functionality leave room for improvement. …”
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A New Method for the Extraction of Diode Parameters Using a Single Exponential Model by S. Dib, M. De La Bardonnie, A. Khoury, F. Pelanchon, P. Mialhe

“…A least squares method approach considers the deviation ∆V=f(I) between the experimental current-voltage (I-V) characteristic and a theoretical arbitrary characteristic. A specific case- the ∆V graph reducing to a straight line–is identified and the knowledge of the slope and of the intercept with the ordinate axis leads to the determination of the junction parameters. …”
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Revolutionizing radiotherapy: gold nanoparticles with polyphenol coating as novel enhancers in breast cancer cells—an in vitro study by Simona Tarantino, Annalisa Bianco, Mariafrancesca Cascione, Alessandra Carlà, Lia Fiamà, Riccardo Di Corato, Livia Giotta, Paolo Pellegrino, Anna Paola Caricato, Rosaria Rinaldi, Valeria De Matteis

“…The results showed that green-synthesized AuNPs significantly enhanced the therapeutic effects of radiotherapy at lower radiation doses, indicating their potential as a valuable addition to breast cancer treatment.…”
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Bisphenol S impairs oocyte quality by inducing gut microbiota dysbiosis by Jiaming Zhang, Xiaoxia Yu, Weidong Li, Yunjing Jiang, Liangran Zhang, Shunxin Wang

“…More importantly, we found that alginate oligosaccharide reshapes the gut microbiota to improve gut homeostasis, thereby preventing the deleterious effects of BPS on the gut and oocytes. …”
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Structural features of near equiatomic FeCo-2V semi-hard magnetic alloy prepared by MIM technology by Nedeljković Borivoje, Pavlović Vladimir B., Obradović Nina, Mitrović Nebojša

“…After injection, the green samples were first treated with a solvent and then thermally with the same aim of removing the binder. …”
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Bedding Plane Effects on Mechanical Behavior of Surrounding Rock in Mountain Tunneling by Shuang You, Jincui Sun, Hongtao Wang

“…The test results show that the uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio of layered rock present a U-shaped distribution with the increase in bedding orientation from 0° to 90°. All of them have a maximum when the bedding orientation is 0° and a minimum when the bedding orientation is 45°. …”
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Corpus software in EFL teaching: Examination of language exposure by A. V. Kudryashova, Ya. V. Rozanova, T. V. Sidorenko

“…The lexical material being currently offered to students and the professional thesaurus identified via linguistic databases was compared with the use of comparative analysis and synthesis.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Higher levels of oxidative balance score linked to lower risk of gallstones: findings from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Ting Xiong, Ting Xiong, Ting Xiong, Zhonghuo Chen, Zhonghuo Chen, Zhonghuo Chen, Jianwei Yi, Jianwei Yi, Jianwei Yi, Taozhi Yu, Taozhi Yu, Taozhi Yu, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang

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Sur la frontière, quelles représentations des enfants ? Enquête dans le Nord de la France by Xavier Leroux, Maud Verherve

“…The article attempts to show and understand how the border is depicted in their mind, while school has to teach them what it is. Our survey, carried out in primary school classes in the cross-border region of North of France, collected these representations and attempts to show that drawing is a relevant methodological tool.…”
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Calculation of Spotting Particles Maximum Distance in Idealised Forest Fire Scenarios by José C. F. Pereira, José M. C. Pereira, André L. A. Leite, Duarte M. S. Albuquerque

“…Firebrand’s particles are represented as spherical particles with a wide range of sizes, which were located into the combustion volume in a random fashion and are convected in the ascending plume as Lagrangian points. The thermally thin particles undergo drag relative to the flow and moisture loss as they are dried and pyrolysis, char-combustion, and mass loss as they burn. …”
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Multiphase flow simulations and experiments on electrochemical jet machining of rough surfaces of high-speed additive manufactured titanium alloys by Yang Liu, Xinyu Liu, Jinzhong Lu, Zhaoyang Zhang, Kaiyu Luo, Shu Huang, Haifei Lu, Gang Xu, Guoqing Dai, Siyu Zhou

“…The research findings indicated that the cut-in electrochemical jet machining method effectively circumvented the adverse effects of rough surfaces on electrolyte flow, thereby allowing for high-quality machining. The surface roughness of titanium alloy samples produced by high-speed additive manufacturing was reduced from Ra 21.179–1.838 um, representing a 90% reduction.…”
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