Experimental Imaging Study of Encephalomalacia Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) Hyperintense Lesions in Posttraumatic Epilepsy by Dan Wang, Kai Shang, Zheng Sun, Yue-Hua Li

“…Neurite density and dispersion affection in FLAIR hyperintense lesions around encephalomalacia were measured by NODDI using intracellular volume fraction (ICVF), and we compare these findings with conventional diffusion MRI parameters, namely, fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). …”
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Development and multifunctional investigation of reduced graphene oxide decorated MgO hybrid nanocomposite by M. Mylarappa, S. Chandruvasan, K.N. Shravana Kumara, G. Krishnamurthy, A.S. Santhosh Kumar

“…The capacitance (Csp), diffusion coefficient (D) and sensing property were evaluated. …”
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Molecular characterization of resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to carbapenems by Mona Shaaban, Ahmed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Al-Ahdal, Rasha Barwa

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility was evaluated by disc diffusion method. Carbapenemases were detected among carbapenem resistant isolates. …”
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Alzheimer’s Disease Prediction via Brain Structural-Functional Deep Fusing Network by Qiankun Zuo, Yanyan Shen, Ning Zhong, C. L. Philip Chen, Baiying Lei, Shuqiang Wang

“…Evaluations on the public ADNI dataset show that the proposed CT-GAN can dramatically improve prediction performance and detect AD-related brain regions effectively. The proposed model also provides new insights into detecting AD-related abnormal neural circuits.…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance, computed tomography and contrast enhanced ultrasound in radiological multimodality assessment of peribiliary liver metastases. by Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Orlando Catalano, Antonio Avallone, Raffaele Palaia, Gerardo Botti, Fabiana Tatangelo, Francesco Granata, Marco Cascella, Francesco Izzo, Antonella Petrillo

“…<h4>Results</h4>All lesions were detected by MR. CT detected 8 lesions, while US/CEUS detected one lesion. …”
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Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from raw vegetables in Lebanon by Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, Sukayna Fadlallah, Ghassan M. Matar

“…Resistance to antimicrobial agents was determined using the disk diffusion method. Results: The virulence genes stx1 and stx2 were not detected in any of the isolates. …”
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Determination of the Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial Activity and Flavonoid Content of the Essential Oils of Cedrus libani and Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana by Ayşe Nur Demirci, Nazan Çömlekçioğlu, Ashabil Aygan

“…On the other hand, additionally to these contents, myrcene and α–terpineol were also detected in C. libani. According to HPLC analysis, rutin, quercetin, kaempferol, naringin and resveratrol flavonoids were detected in different proportions. …”
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Investigating the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Diabetic Foot Infections by Abbas Hussein Al-salami, Majida Malik Al-shammari, Majid Hadi Al-Kalabi

“…Methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates were detected by a phenotypic method depending on cefoxitin disk diffusion and confirmed by a genotypic method by PCR targeting the mecA, and then the pvl gene was investigated. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains in Children from Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia by Amanuel Wolde, Yosef Deneke, Tesfaye Sisay, Mesfin Mathewos

“…A nonanalytical observational study followed by a purposive sampling technique was conducted from October 2017 to June 2018, to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and molecularly detect pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in under-five children at Wolaita Sodo town using molecular and the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates in Thi-Qar, Iraq by Moslim Mohsin Khalaf, Firas Srhan Abd Al-Mayahi

“…Antibiotic sensitivity was evaluated using disc diffusion, and carbapenemase production was investigated through combined disc tests (CDT) and modified Hodge tests (MHT). …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Molecular Description of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Meat and Meat Products by Manizhe Rezaloo, Abbasali Motalebi, Zohreh Mashak, Amirali Anvar

“…P. aeruginosa bacteria were identified by culture. Disk diffusion was used to assess the antibiotic resistance of bacteria. …”
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Vibrio alginolyticus Associated Chronic Myringitis Acquired in Mediterranean Waters of Turkey by Burak Ekrem Citil, Serhan Derin, Funda Sankur, Murat Sahan, Mahmut Ugur Citil

“…According to her anamnesis, it was detected that she had sea bathing history in Mugla Coast in Turkey. …”
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Antibacterial effects of leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin against Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis by Prof. Dr. Şule Bulut, Ebru Evren, Yasemin Sezgin, Mehtap Bilgin Çetin

“…Antibacterial activity of L-PRF against E. coli and E. faecalis ATCC standard strains was analyzed using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method.Results: The inhibition zones with PRF had not been detected even though the results obtained using control discs were in accordance with the expectations.Conclusion: L-PRF demonstrated no inhibition zone against E. coli and E. faecalis.…”
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Intracholecystic papillary neoplasm associated with invasive carcinoma of the remnant gallbladder after subtotal cholecystectomy: a case report by Yusuke Watanabe, Naoki Mochidome, Hiromichi Nakayama, Yoshitaka Gotoh, Taro Setoguchi, Shunya Sunami, Reiko Yoneda, Yurina Ochiai, Kimihisa Mizoguchi, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Takashi Ueki

“…Ultrasonography and computed tomography incidentally detected a small nodule in the cystic remnant gallbladder. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Susceptibility Results from the Liofilchem Antifungal Multodiscs and the VITEK® 2 Susceptibility Tests for Candida Species Causing Bloodstream Infections... by Mrs Rochelle Charvis, Dr Glendee Reynolds Campbell, Dr Neil McKnight, Mrs. Alrica Bruce-Mowatt

“…Minor discrepancies were detected with one isolate of Candida albicans to voriconazole. …”
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Molecular and Serological Findings in Sheep During Two <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> Outbreaks in Sicily (Southern Italy) by Valeria Blanda, Giuseppina Chiarenza, Ilenia Giacchino, Sergio Migliore, Santina Di Bella, Francesco La Russa, Valeria Vaglica, Rosalia D’Agostino, Francesca Arcuri, Carmela Sciacca, Marilena Alfano, Natalia Sciortino, Alessandra Torina, Francesca Grippi, Domenico Vicari

“…Real-time and traditional PCRs were carried out to detect <i>C. burnetii</i> DNA and anti-<i>C. burnetii</i> antibodies were searched using an ELISA. …”
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Three Complementary Sampling Approaches Provide Comprehensive Characterization of Pesticide Contamination in Urban Stormwater by Gab Izma, Melanie Raby, Justin B. Renaud, Mark Sumarah, Paul Helm, Daniel McIsaac, Ryan Prosser, Rebecca Rooney

“…Our objective was to compare pesticide occurrences and concentrations to inform monitoring in stormwater ponds, which reflect pesticide pollution in urban areas. We detected 82 pesticides across the three sampling matrices, with most detections occurring in o-DGT samplers. …”
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The investigation of the kinetics of hydrochemical oxidation of metal sulphides with the aim of determination of the optimal conditions for the selective extraction of molybdenum f... by Lutsik V., Sobolev A.

“…The conditions of kinetically and diffusion-controlled processes were detected. The details of mechanism of the studied processes were revealed. …”
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Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated in Chile in 2005 and in 2007 by Priscila Dauros, Helia Bello, Mariana Domínguez, Juan C. Hormazábal, Gerardo González

“…In 2007, sixteen different PFGE profiles were detected, with 61% of the strains included into a sole clone. …”
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Altered Cerebellar White Matter Integrity in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Stage. by Zhongqiu Wang, Wenzhong Wu, Yongkang Liu, Tianyao Wang, Xiao Chen, Jianhua Zhang, Guoxing Zhou, Rong Chen

“…White matter integrity was examined by using diffusion tensor imaging. We used three approaches, tract-based spatial statistics, graphical-model-based multivariate analysis, and region-of-interest analysis, to detect altered cerebellar white matter integrity in mild traumatic brain injury patients.…”
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