Characterization of Enterobacterales growing on selective CPE screening plates with a focus on non-carbapenemase-producing strains by Reut Efrati Epchtien, Elizabeth Temkin, Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Ophir Kastel, Alona Keren-Paz, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli

“…Isolates were collected from two medical institutions in Israel between May and November 2022. Species identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using VITEK systems. …”
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Estimates of critical loads and exceedances of acidity and nutrient nitrogen for mineral soils in Canada for 2014–2016 average annual sulfur and nitrogen atmospheric deposition by H. Cathcart, J. Aherne, M. D. Moran, M. D. Moran, V. Savic-Jovcic, P. A. Makar, A. Cole

“…Other parameters explored include modelled base cation deposition and site-specific nutrient and base cation uptake estimates based on North American tree chemistry data and tree species and biomass maps. Critical loads of acidity were estimated to be low (e.g., below 500 eq. ha<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>) for much of the country, particularly above 60° N latitude, where base cation weathering rates are low due to cold annual average temperature. …”
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Aurora kinase as a putative target to tick control by Bruno Moraes, Helga Gomes, Luiz Saramago, Valdir Braz, Luís Fernando Parizi, Gloria Braz, Itabajara da Silva Vaz, Carlos Logullo, Jorge Moraes, Ala Tabor

“…The characterization of exclusive regions of the enzyme will enable new studies aimed at promoting species-specific enzymatic inhibition in ectoparasites.…”
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Effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles, selenomethionine and sodium selenite on growth performance, levels of thyroid hormones and antioxidant status of rainbow trout, Oncorhync... by Fardin Shaluei, Somayeh Hadadi, Shafigh Shafiei, Hossein Rahimi, Mehrdad Fattollahi

“…Se as a nutritional element is obtained in the aquatic environment from two main sources: feed and fertilizer. Fish species absorb dietary Se in various forms, such as organic and inorganic. …”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding shows potential for monitoring meiofauna and marine nematodes diversity in mangrove ecosystems in China by Mingcheng Hu, Yuqing Guo, Fenfen Ji, Yijia Shih, Kai Liu, Xiangxiang Yi, Yuanxin Fan

“…However, the diversity of intertidal meiofauna is not well understood, primarily due to the constraints of morphological species identification. Environmental DNA metabarcoding offers a potent solution to these challenges. …”
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CeRNA profiling and the role in regulating gonadal development in gold pompano by Changcan Yang, Yijun Zhao, Wendong Zhao, Hai Huang, Quanqi Zhang, Jinxiang Liu

“…Abstract Background The golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) is an economically significant warm-water aquaculture species in China. The time required for sexual maturity of T. ovatus is relatively long. …”
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Larvicidal Effectiveness of Azolla pinnata against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Its Effects on Larval Morphology and Visualization of Behavioural Response by Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nur Amanina Zulkfili, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Nor Hakimin Abdullah, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Rajiv Ravi, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…The extensive use of chemical insecticides has led to severe health problems, environmental pollution, toxic hazards to human and nontarget species, and development of insecticide resistance on mosquitoes. …”
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Hubungan Sanitasi Lingkungan Rumah dengan Kejadian Askariasis dan Trikuriasis pada Siswa SD N 29 Purus Padang by Hildya Kusmi, Nuzulia Irawati, Husnil Kadri

“…The results showed that the worm infection rate in student of Elementary School 29 Purus Padang<br />was 38 %, consist of Ascaris lumbricoides infection (33%), Trichuris trichiura infection (9.1%) and infection of both species (3.6%). The statistical test indicated no significant relationship between latrine ownership, availability of clean water source, garbage disposal facilities, and the type of floor home to the incidence of ascariasis and trichuriasis (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Intrahospital dissemination of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a teaching hospital in Northeast of Mexico by Samantha Villarreal-Cruz, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Licet Villarreal-Treviño, Paola Bocanegra-Ibarias

“…Methods: Clinical strains were collected from two buildings in a tertiary-care hospital in Monterrey, Mexico. After species identification by MALDI-TOF MS and PCR, antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion and microdilution methods, carbapenemase-encoding genes (OXA-23, -24, -51, and -58) were searched, and clonal diversity was analysed by PFGE and MLST. …”
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Corneal protective effects of a new ophthalmic formulation based on vitamin B12 and sodium hyaluronate by Francesca Lazzara, Federica Conti, Grazia Maugeri, Velia D’Agata, Velia D’Agata, Ludovica Sotera, Claudio Bucolo, Claudio Bucolo

“…For instance, the corneal epithelium is sensitive to oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) or by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. …”
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Biomass allocation and root topology alteration of an introduced amphibious plant in response to cultural eutrophication by Xiaolong Huang, Yu Zhao, Hai Xu, Chunyu Yin, Ruijie Shen, Baohua Guan, Zhigang Mao, Hu He, Jinlei Yu, Kuanyi Li

“…Abstract Parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) is an introduced, noninvasive amphibious plant found in coastal provinces, but it has the potential to become an invasive species in China. The plant is heterophyllous, with both emergent (aerial) and submerged (aquatic) leaves, and has two distinct root types: aquatic (adventitious) and edaphic (sediment) root systems. …”
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From data on gross activity to the characterization of animal behaviour: which metrics for which purposes? by van Dixhoorn, Ingrid, Aubé, Lydiane, van Zyl, Coenraad, de Mol, Rudi, van der Werf, Joop, Lardy, Romain, Mialon, Marie-Madeleine, van Reenen, Kees, Veissier, Isabelle

“…The calculations, however, can be applied to other species and can be performed on data obtained from sensors as well as visual observations. …”
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Effect of Tea Polyphenols, α-Lipoic Acid and Their Joint Use on the Antioxidant and Lipid Metabolism Performance of Hybrid Grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂E. lanceolatu) Fed... by Xiangxiang Suo, Xiaobo Yan, Beiping Tan, Simiao Pan, Tao Li, Hao Liu, Weibin Huang, Shuang Zhang, Yuanzhi Yang, Xiaohui Dong

“…The consequences were as follows: (1) the highest weight gain rate, specific growth rate, as well as the lowest feed conversion ratio and ingestion rate were discovered in the OL team, which were opposite to the TL group. (2) The body fat content and muscle fat content in the fish oil group were the lowest (P<0.05), while those of the TL group were the highest. (3) Serum catalase, glutathione peroxidase, total antioxidant capacity, and superoxide dismutase activities were the highest, and the content of reactive oxygen species was the lowest in the OL group. (4) The OL group has the highest hepatic lipase activity and the lowest very low-density lipoprotein content of the liver. …”
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Synergistic removal of organic and nutrients from landfill leachate using photobioreactor-cultivated microalgae-bacteria consortium by N. Emalya, Y. Yunardi, E. Munawar, S. Suhendrayatna, T. Tarmizi

“…Subsequently, macroscopic identification of microalgae and bacteria species was also conducted.FINDING: Utilizing a consortium of microalgae and bacteria has demonstrated efficacy in treating leachate, resulting in a notable reduction of contaminants within the effluent. …”
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Annotated image dataset with different stages of European pear rust for UAV-based automated symptom detection in orchardsMendeley Data by Virginia Maß, Pendar Alirezazadeh, Johannes Seidl-Schulz, Matthias Leipnitz, Eric Fritzsche, Rasheed Ali Adam Ibraheem, Martin Geyer, Michael Pflanz, Stefanie Reim

“…For data collection, ten UAV-flight campaigns were realized between 2021 and 2023 under various weather conditions and with different flight parameters in the experimental orchard of the Julius Kühn-Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops in Dresden-Pillnitz (Germany). 1394 images were captured of different pear genotypes, including varieties, wild species and progeny from breeding. The dataset contains manually labelled images with a size of 768 × 768 pixels of leaves infected with pear rust at different stages of development, labelled as class GYMNSA, as well as background images without symptoms. …”
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Vegetation growth improvement Inadequately represents the ecological restoration of the Populus euphratica forests in Xinjiang, China by Xuefei Guo, Junli Li, Jiudan Zhang, Chunxia Wei, Zhijun Li

“…The Populus euphratica Oliv (P. euphratica) is a representative tree species in the riparian forests of arid regions, which acts as a barrier to prevent desert invasion and provides various ecosystem services for biodiversity conservation and ecological security. …”
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Self-assembled biodegradable herbal-based nanoflower decorative magnesium implants combine therapy with bone regeneration by Huihui Du, Dongdong Zhang, Kui Xue, Limin Ma, Ru Xu, Ji Tan, Feng Peng, Xuanyong Liu

“…Moreover, Cur-Fe coating exhibits remarkable narrow gap semiconductor characteristics, which can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and demonstrated excellent antibacterial effect under simulated sunlight (SSL) irradiation. …”
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GsMTx-4 venom toxin antagonizes biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in human osteosarcoma cells by Arianna Buglione, Giulia Alloisio, Chiara Ciaccio, David Becerril Rodriguez, Simone Dogali, Marco Luce, Stefano Marini, Antonio Cricenti, Magda Gioia

“…To elucidate the molecular mechanisms that translate biomechanical alterations into biochemical responses, we employed Western blotting, real-time quantitative RT-PCR, reactive oxygen species ROS assay, and the mechanosensitive channel blocker Grammostola MechanoToxin4 (GsMTx-4). …”
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The discovery and characterization of K‐563, a novel inhibitor of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway produced by Streptomyces sp by Ran Hori, Kozo Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Sato, Miwa Watanabe, Kyoko Tsutsumi, Susumu Iwamoto, Masayuki Abe, Hideyuki Onodera, Satoshi Nakamura, Ryuichiro Nakai

“…K‐563 suppressed the expression of Keap1/Nrf2 pathway downstream target genes or the downstream target protein, which induced suppression of GSH production, and activated reactive oxygen species production in A549 cells. K‐563 also inhibited the expression of downstream target genes in other Keap1‐ or Nrf2‐mutated cancer cells. …”
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Novel MOF-based vanadium and 2,2 -bipyridine-4,4 -dicarboxylic acid as phenomenal dye adsorbent and antimicrobial agent by Baraa Mohammed Yaseen, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Rafid Jihad Albadr, Waam Mohammed Taher, Mariem Alwan, Mahmood Jasem Jawad, Hiba Mushtaq, Khursheed Muzammil, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel

“…Synthesized V/BP-MOF was introduced as a strong adsorbent of Congo Red (CR) and an effective agent in eliminating microbial species. In the investigation of CR absorption activity, several factors such as concentration of V/BP-MOF, pH, time, and temperature were investigated. …”
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