Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparators against gram-negative bacilli: Results from the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART – Brazil), 2018‒2021... by Amanda Azevedo Bittencourt, Vinicius Lima Faustino, Paula de Mendonça Batista, Lays Paulino Leonel, Marina Della Negra de Paula, Thales José Polis

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular characterization of ß-lactamase encoding genes using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing were carried out from GNB isolated mostly from intra-abdominal, respiratory, and urinary tract infections and interpreted following BrCAST/EUCAST guidelines. A total of 3994 GNB isolates were evaluated which mostly included E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa. …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques on Computational Electromagnetics for Power System Apparatus: An Overview by Dinusha Maramba Gamage, Madhawa Ranasinghe, Venkata Dinavahi

“…It is intended to provide readers and practitioners in electromagnetics (EM) and related applicable fields with valuable perspectives on the efficiency and capabilities of machine learning (ML) techniques used with CEM tools, offering unparalleled computational advantage. …”
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Jogos eletrônicos e cultura mediada por computadores: paradoxos culturais e organizacionais advindos das inovações em tecnologias de informação by Takeyoshi Imasato, Zilá Pedroso Mesquita

“…Information technologies and microelectronics, through personal computers, Internet, email, among others tools, are undeniably creating changes in the dynamics of social relations and consequently modifying cultural elements of contemporary society. …”
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The Effect of Variability in the Powder/Liquid Ratio on the Strength of Zinc Phosphate Cement by Jill E. McKenna, Noel J. Ray, Gerald McKenna, Francis M. Burke

“…The maximum and minimum powder/liquid ratios, together with the manufacturer’s recommended ratio, were used to prepare samples for DTS testing. …”
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Almost Periodic Solution of a Multispecies Discrete Mutualism System with Feedback Controls by Hui Zhang, Feng Feng, Bin Jing, Yingqi Li

“…By means of constructing a suitable Lyapunov function, sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of a unique positive almost periodic solution which is uniformly asymptotically stable. An example together with numerical simulation indicates the feasibility of the main result.…”
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Computer-Assisted Design Template Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation through Foramen Rotundum for Treatment of Isolated V2 Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Retrospective C... by Ran Wang, Ying Han, Lijuan Lu

“…Therefore, this novel tool is worthy of clinical promotion.…”
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Activity of Phosvitin in Hydroxyapatite Acid-Damage Immersion and Antimicrobial Assays by Richard D. Shipman, Sean D. Doering, Jack R. Hemsath, Eun Joo Lee, Jennifer E. Grant

“…Expanding on the potential impacts of phosvitin on the mouth, its action was evaluated in a model of tooth decay represented by acid-damaged hydroxyapatite discs. …”
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Use of Innovative SPECT Techniques in the Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Nonlesional Extratemporal Drug-Resistant Epilepsy by Ahmed Yassin, Khalid El-Salem, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, Aiman Momani, Anas M. Zein Alaabdin, Palak Shah, James Michael Mountz, Anto I. Bagić

“…Ictal Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (i-SPECT) is a unique functional diagnostic tool that assesses the SOZ using the localized hyperperfusion that occurs early in the seizure. …”
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Gender and teacher training in Early Childhood Education studies by Alfonso Romero Díaz, Paco Abril Morales

“…This paper presents the findings of a research study funded by the European Union that aims to improve early childhood teacher training in gender-related topics. Spain has made considerable headway with the inclusion of gender mainstreaming in the political agenda. …”
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Communications institutionnelles sur le net et diffusion de bonnes pratiques en matière de développement durable by Annick Schott-Seraudie

“…Since communication includes dialogue (Wolton, 2005), our tools will be based on relational analysis developed by the Palo Alto school.…”
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SUSTAINING LIFE WITH TREES: ECOCRITICISM PERSPECTIVE IN SELECTED PICTURE BOOKS by Christy Tisnawijaya, Geni Kurniati

“…By scrutinizing the narrative and illustrative elements of the picture books, this study sheds light on how the ecosystems are held together by trees. The trees play a vital role in balancing and maintaining the world’s ecosystems. …”
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Active Pointing Compensation of a HTS Multibeam Antenna by Xudong Wang, Pengpeng Wang

“…By different driving strategies, MFCs could act in bending mode and torsioning mode for structural deformation control, and driving efficiency of the MFCs on a multibeam antenna is studied. …”
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Striking a balance between aesthetics and safety: a comparative study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of mini-incision cesarean section by ChunLan Yuan, ShiMei He, WenQian Jian, MeiRong He, HuiFang Huang, JianChun Huang, MeiPing He, KaiSun Zhao

“…The aim of this study is to compare the risks and outcomes of mini-incision cesarean sections with those of conventional incision cesarean sections. Methods A total of 99 pregnant women with full-term singleton pregnancies, who delivered at the Second Nanning People's Hospital from January 2024 to September 2024, were enrolled in this study. …”
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Evaluation of drinking water quality in Xinjiang based on the improved comprehensive water quality index by Jie Li, Lingshuang Lv, Wei Zhe, Xixi Deng, Qin Lin, Rongxiang Xia, Ruonan Fu

“…Objective: To evaluate the drinking water quality in cities and towns in Xinjiang. Methods: The testing data of 6543 water samples from the dry season and the wet season in 2023 were selected, and the drinking water quality in Xinjiang was evaluated and analyzed by using the Nemerow pollution index, the worst factor discriminant method and the weighted average method to calculate the comprehensive water quality index. …”
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Stability Switches of Arbitrary High-Order Consensus in Multiagent Networks with Time Delays by Bo Yang

“…By employing a frequency domain method, we explicitly derive analytical equations that clarify a rigorous connection between the stability of general high-order consensus and the system parameters such as the network topology, communication time-delays, and feedback gains. …”
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Critical transitions in a model of a genetic regulatory system by Jesse Berwald, Marian Gidea

“…We apply two methods to numerically test the synthetic time series generated by the system for early indicators of critical transitions: a detrended fluctuation analysis method, and a novel method based on topological data analysis (persistence diagrams).…”
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Air quality study in open-pit quarries in general Roca, argentina by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…The proposed work methodology can be incorporated as a control tool in government agencies for the evaluation and management of air quality so as to prevent unsatisfactory scenarios.…”
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Design and Test of Dual Actuator Nose Wheel Steering System for Large Civil Aircraft by Ming Zhang, Rongmin Jiang, Hong Nie

“…The test results, such as steer angle, steer torque hydraulic pressure, and antishimmy torque, are analyzed in detail and compared with the theoretical results. …”
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Las características dinámicas de la salud mental en adultos peruanos durante la cuarentena por COVID-19 by Cristian Antony Ramos Vera

“…<br /><strong>Resultados</strong>: se observaron mayores medidas de centralidad de red en los reactivos vinculados a síntomas negativos en la salud mental, como el reactivo 9 (sentimiento de infelicidad y depresión) y el 10 (pérdida de confianza); así como la mayor conexión positiva entre los reactivos 3 (toma de decisiones y confianza) y 4 (sentido de vida); y la mayor relación negativa entre los componentes 1 (concentración) y 5 (tensión y angustia).…”
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Renal function and clinical outcomes in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Hao-Wei Lee, Ming-Jen Kuo, Pai-Feng Hsu, I-Hsin Lee, Chih-Yu Yang, Teh-Fu Hsu, Chorng-Kuang How, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Chin-Chou Huang

“…Clinical outcomes included neurological outcomes and all-cause mortality. Result: A total of 258 patients were enrolled, including 35 patients with underlying end-stage renal disease (ESRD). …”
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