Synthesis and Characterization of MgO–CuO–Fe2O3 Nanocomposite: A Study of Its Structural, Optical, and Antibacterial Properties by Adnan Alnehia, Annas Al-Sharabi, Hisham Alnahari, Muhammad Hadi

“…Importantly, antibacterial assays revealed that the NCs exhibited a zone of inhibition of 24 mm against Gram-positive S. aureus; however, no significant antibacterial effect was observed against Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Copper Nanoparticles Fabricate via Malva Sylvesteris Leaf Extract by Osama Ismail Haji Zebari, Samie Yaseen Sharaf Zeebaree, Aemn Yaseen Sharaf Zeebaree, Hardan Ismail Haji Zebari, Hadeel Ridha Abbas

“…Effective antiseptic activity of copper nanoparticles determined by measurement of inhibition zone showed against representative microorganism of bacteria (Gram-positive: Clostridium Staph.aureus;) and (Gram-negative: Escherichia col; Pseudomonas; Klebsiella …”
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HYDRAULIC ASPECTS OF LOGJAM FORMATION DURING EXTREME HIGH FLOODS by Andrey P. Lepikhin, Anna A. Wozniak

“…The article discusses the mechanisms of formation of congestion of trees in front of the bridge during high floods that can significantly increase the water level in the pre-bridge zone. The analysis of foreign studies is carried out, since in the domestic literature there are no proven schemes for numerically assessing the effect of congestion of trees in front of the bridge on increasing the level of water in passing floods. …”

Analysis of Tunnel Lining Failure Mechanism under the Action of Active Fault by Sujian Ma, Liang Zhang, Dong Wang, XinRong Tan, Sifeng Li, Yang Liu

“…The development range of plastic zone is positively correlated with the dip angle of the fracture and the amount of movement, and the development range is negatively correlated with the dip angle of the fracture and positively correlated with the amount of dislocation. …”
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Full Conjugate Contour Constructing of Helical Rotor with Higher and Its Flow Ripple Formula by Taixi Quan, Yan Yang

“…Three helical lobes with 60° helical angle is the best contour structures without flow ripple， the full conjugate structure of end contour can effectively reduce leakage in conjugate zone of rotor pair， etc. The results provide a basis for further development of lightweight helical rotor pump.…”
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Stability Analysis of Accumulative Formation Slope Reinforced by Inclined Micropile Group by WANG Xiaozhe, LIU Linlin

“…If inclination to the top of the slope,the angle is negative, otherwise it is positive. The simulation results of slopes with aninclination of 30° show that:①When the inclination angle of the pile changes from -30° to 0°,the supporting effect increases first and then decreases, with best supporting effect ininclination of-20°; ②When the inclination angle of the pile is between 10° and 30°, itssupporting effect has no obvious advantage over the vertical micro pile; ③When the inclinationangle of pile changes from 40° to 60°, the supporting effect increases continuously. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles Using Green Alga Botryococcus braunii and Its Antimicrobial Activity by Anju Arya, Khushbu Gupta, Tejpal Singh Chundawat, Dipti Vaya

“…The zone of inhibition was measured by the agar well plate method, and furthermore, minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by the broth dilution assay.…”
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Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Lippia adoensis (Koseret) and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity by Meron Girma Demissie, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Gemechu Deressa Edossa, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa

“…According to the result of this study, ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using Lippia adoensis leaf extract showed promising result against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains with a maximum inhibition zone of 14 mm and 12 mm, respectively, using uncalcinated form of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles.…”
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Carboxymethyl hemicellulose hydrogel as a fluorescent biosensor for bacterial and fungal detection with DFT and molecular docking studies by Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy

“…The CM-Hemi@Ca-N–CDs hydrogel was effective against both Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria compared to CM-Hemi@Ca which give no antibacterial activity. …”
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Site Selection of Landfill with emphasis on Hydrogeomorphological – environmental parameters Shahrood-Bastam watershed by Ahmad Reza Arabameri, Mohammad Hossein Ramesht

“…The results showed that, zone 2 for the reason of low fault and drainage density, suitable distance of Urban areas, appropriate slope, topography and lithology has obtained the lowest Euclidean distance from ideal positive (0.026), the highest Euclidean distance from ideal negative (0.228), and the lowest relative distance from the ideal solution (0.894), as a result, The greatest weight and highest priority is allocated for landfill. …”
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Normalized difference spectral indices and urban land cover as indicators of urban heat island effect: a case study of Patna Municipal Corporation by Manal Ahmad, Mohd Saqib, Syed Naushad Ahmad, Saleha Jamal, Aakib Yaqoob Mir

“…The results highlight an increase of 2990.31 ha in the area affected by UHI in zone 5 of PMC. The findings reveal a positive correlation between NLST and all indicators except NDVI and MNDWI. …”
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Features of restoring the mental health of law enforcement officers who participated in the operation of the United Forces by O. S. Kolesnichenko

“…Experience shows that if servicemen do nothing during this period, this will greatly contribute to the development of negative individual and group experiences and conditions, the occurrence of misconduct, drunkenness, drug addiction, etc. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Smear Layer Removal Efficacy of Mangifera indica Kernel Extract as Root Canal Irrigant in Primary Molar: An In Vitro Study by S. Haripriya, Jamaluddin Mohammed Farzan, Parisa Nourouzi Baghkomeh, Sivakumar Nuvvula

“…The antimicrobial efficacy of M. indica kernel extract was determined by agar diffusion method with 3% sodium hypochlorite and distilled water as controls, and the smear layer removal efficacy was assessed under the SEM after processing the root samples with different concentrations of M. indica kernel extract with 17% EDTA and distilled water as positive and negative controls, respectively. Results. A statistically significant antimicrobial efficacy was observed with the largest mean zone of inhibition recorded with 50 μl of M. indica kernel extract at 24 hr of incubation period, when compared to sodium hypochlorite as a root canal irrigant against Enterococcus faecalis using agar diffusion method at MIC value of 0.625 mg/ml. …”
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Long-term consequences of the Chornobyl disaster for aquatic ecosystems: A retrospective analysis and prognosis by R. Makhinko

“…Based on long-term data and modern models, forecasts have been developed for the further development of the radioecological situation in the aquatic ecosystems of the exclusion zone until 2070-2090. A set of innovative measures to minimise negative consequences was proposed, including the use of nanotechnologies, genetically modified organisms, and automated monitoring systems. …”
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Adsorption Study and Removal of Basic Fuchsin Dye from Medical Laboratory Wastewater Using Local Natural Clay by Fuad Hama Sharif Radha, Dler M. S. Shwan, Stephan Kaufhold

“…Local natural clay from Sulaimani zone-Takiya (TKC), Kurdistan Region of Iraq, was characterized and used for the removal of basic fuchsin (BF) dye from laboratory bacterial wastewater. …”
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Microclimate land surface temperatures across urban land use/ land cover forms by S. Ali, S. Patnaik, O. Madguni

“…The urban mosaic of land use and land cover is thus characteristically composed of local climate zones. The spatial variation in the land surface temperature across specific zone is studied for Bhopal city. …”
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Inhibitory potential of probiotic spore formers grown as mono- and mix-cultures under conditions of different nutrient availability by O. V. Knysh, A. V. Martynov, T. P. Osolodchenko

“…Co-cultivation and cultivation on semi-starved media were accompanied by an increase in the number of isolated colonies of probiotic bacilli (disseminates) in the transparent zone of no growth and the pathobiont growth zone. …”
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A New Closed-Form Solution of the Side Abutment Pressure Distribution of Roadway by Liang Cheng, Yidong Zhang

“…Afterwards, a parametric analysis of the width of the plastic zone is carried out, and the results show that the width of the plastic zone is nearly negatively linearly correlated with the friction angle and the cohesion of the coal, the interfacial cohesion, and the support strength. …”
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Beyond borders: investigating the impact of the 2023 conflict in Gaza on generalized anxiety disorders and associated somatic symptoms and wellbeing among the Kuwait population: a... by Musaed Z. Alnaser, Hamad Alhamad, Naser Alotaibi, Nadia Alhamdan, Fahad Manee

“…Spearman’s correlation showed a large positive correlation between the GAD-7 and mPHQ-15, r(1977) = 0.52, p < 0.0001, a medium negative correlation between the GAD-7 and WHO-5, r(1977) = −0.36, p < 0.0001, and a medium negative correlation between the mPHQ-15 and WHO-5, r(1977) = −0.27, p < 0.0001. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Suzi AbdelAziz, Nour A. El-Goly, Ahmed M. Maged, Nehal Bassiouny, Nihal El-Demiry, Ahmed Shamel, Yang Pan

“…Analysis of individual MRI criteria revealed estimates of sensitivity, specificity, odds ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and positive likelihood ratio for abnormal placental bed vascularization as 0.500, 0.740, 2.788, 0.571, and 1.645 respectively; 0.384, 0.985, 6.270, 0.471, and 2.720 for bladder wall interruption; 0.766, 0.818, 13.638, 0.262, and 3.375 for the presence of dark intraplacental bands; 0.691, 0.913, 10.828, 0.352, and 3.361 for heterogeneous placenta; 0.688, 0.984, 34.886, 0.254, and 7.164 for indistinctive myometrium; 0.757, 0.864, 8.496, 0.362, and 2.778 for loss of retroplacental dark zone; 0.828, 0.593, 5.829, 0.329, and 1.766 for myometrial thinning; and 0.518, 0.916, 9.473, 0.411, and 3.526 for placental bulge, respectively. …”
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