Unveiling the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance landscape of Pantoea genus in veterinary clinical strains: Insights from a cohort study by Ondrej Holy, Vladimir Sladecek, Jaroslav Bzdil, Monika Zouharova, Julio Parra-Flores, Cátia Caneiras

“…Resistance to beta-lactam antimicrobials was detected in 12 strains. In addition to beta-lactams, resistance to co-trimoxazole was detected in 1 case and to co-trimoxazole and chloramphenicol in 1 case, highlights the need to monitor the emergence of this strain in the context of the One Health approach.…”
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Pesticide application management for the cultivation of soybean and chickpea for food supply chains with zero-residues by Matteo Donna, Gaia Pigna, Mattia Scapino, Paolo Colombatto, Paolo Varetto, Massimo Blandino

“…No pesticide residues were detected in chickpea grains and no residues of herbicides and acaricides were detected in soybean grains, where the occurrence changed only for fungicides and insecticides. …”
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PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PATTERN IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ISOLATES FROM CHRONIC OTITIS AND PYODERMA SAMPLES OF DOGS IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA by Swathi G, Deepika Kumari G, Bindu Kiranmayi C, Anand Kumar P

“…aeruginosa isolates by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method using a panel of 10 different antibiotics. …”
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Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from children with diarrhea in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria by Casmir Ifeanyichukwu Cajetan Ifeanyi, Nkiruka Florence Ikeneche, Bassey Enya Bassey, Nazek Al-Gallas, Ridha Ben Aissa, Abdellatif Boudabous

“…Four (1.0 %) EPEC strains with only the eae+ gene that adhered diffusely to HEp-2 cell were identified as atypical EPEC. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Serological Diversity of <i>Shigella</i> Species from Patient Isolates at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia by Mike Nundwe, Joseph Yamweka Chizimu, John Mwaba, Misheck Shawa, Rodrick S. Katete, Mable Mwale Mutengo, Ruth Nakazwe, Namwiinga R. Mulunda, Cephas Sialubanje, Mox Malama Kalumbi, Yamba Kaunda, Rapheal Chanda, Herman Chambaro, Harvey K. Kamboyi, Thoko Kapalamula, Steward Mudenda, Freeman W. Chabala, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Roma Chilengi, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki

“…Methodology: Of the forty-eight archived presumptive <i>Shigella</i> isolates, thirty-two were serologically confirmed and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. Thereafter, polymerase chain reaction was performed to detect the <i>bla</i> genes. …”
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Anode process on platinum in CaCl2-CaO-based melt by K. V. Tatarenko, A. V. Suzdaltsev, A. P. Khramov, Yu. P. Zaikov

“…To detect the nature of this stage, further research is needed.…”
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The Effect of Aqueous Extract of Cinnamon on Anaerobic Peri-Implantitis Bacteria by Kh Sahib Hasen, Gh Abdul-Hamid Naji, AR Jabur

“…Secondary metabolites of the prepared cinnamon aqueous extract were detected using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and phytochemical test. …”
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Impact of Emphysema Subtypes and Volume on Lung Ventilation and Gas Exchange Functions as Evidenced by Computed Tomography by N. A. Griva, P. V. Gavrilov, I. A. Nikitina, L. D. Kiryukhina, A. N. Narkevich, E. G. Sokolovich

“…The mixed type of emphysema was detected in 90% of cases; 33 (66%) patients having a predominant centrilobular component constituted a large proportion. …”
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Study protocol of the ASTOP trial: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of presurgical aspirin administration for the prevention of thromboembolic comp... by Sakyo Hirai, Kyohei Fujita, Shoko Fujii, Satoru Takahashi, Keigo Shigeta, Jun Karakama, Yukiko Enomoto, Yohei Sato, Masataka Yoshimura, Shin Hirota, Tatsuya Mizoue, Yoshikazu Yoshino, Yoshihisa Kawano, Toshihiro Yamamura, Shinya Kohyama, Masaru Hirohata, Shinichi Yoshimura, Yosuke Ishii, Toshihiro Yamauchi, Naoki Taira, Yoshiki Obata, Makoto Sakamoto, Masato Inoue, Motoshige Yamashina, So Tokunaga, Toshio Higashi, Kana Sawada, Hidetoshi Mochida, Keisuke Ido, Masataka Takeuchi, Tomoji Takigawa, Yasushi Takagi, Masafumi Morimoto, Masataka Nanto, Kazunori Miki, Kouichi Misaki, Koichi Arimura, Yoshiki Hanaoka, Mutsuya Hara, Shoko Hara, Kota Yokoyama, Jun Ooyama, Ryoichi Hanazawa, Hiroyuki Sato, Akihiro Hirakawa, Megumi Ishiguro, Shigeru Nemoto, Kazutaka Sumita

“…<h4>Sample size estimates</h4>Assuming a 15% incidence rate of both intraoperative thromboembolic morbidity and symptomatic ischemic lesions on magnetic resonance imaging diffusion-weighted imaging scans assessed by an Independent Review Committee, a sample size of 484 will be required to detect a 10% improvement with aspirin administration with 90% power using the Pearson's chi-square test at a two-sided significance level of 2.5% for each primary outcome, after accounting for a 5% dropout rate.…”
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The Prevalence of Metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) in Gram Negative Bacilli and their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern at Tertiary Care hospital, Vadodara by Nisarg Trivedi, Mitesh Kamothi, Bhavesh Gohil, Hitesh Assudani

“…All the isolates were subjected to antibiogram study for the antibiotics plus a phenotypic screening test for MBL was done by disc diffusion test using single Imipenem disc by modified Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. 117 Imipenem resistant isolates were tested for MBL by Imipenem EDTA combined disc synergy test as a confirmatory test. …”
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Bicoid gradient formation mechanism and dynamics revealed by protein lifetime analysis by Lucia Durrieu, Daniel Kirrmaier, Tatjana Schneidt, Ilia Kats, Sarada Raghavan, Lars Hufnagel, Timothy E Saunders, Michael Knop

“…Moreover, we show that the timer can detect transitions in the dynamics associated with syncytial cellularization. …”
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Lawsonia inermis extract: Antibacterial, anticancer and antioxidant properties by S. Revathi, E. K. Nasser, H. K. Wafaa, A. B. Altemimi, S. Sutikno, T. Kartika, I. Guswenrivo, F. H. Awlqadr, T. G. Abedelmaksoud

“…GC–Mass Spectrometry detected notable bioactive chemicals, including tetracosamethyl-cyclododecasiloxane and cyclohexasiloxane. …”
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An eight-year study of Shigella species in Beijing, China: serodiversity, virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance by Mei Qu, Xin Zhang, Guirong Liu, Ying Huang, Lei Jia, Weili Liang, Xitai Li, Xiaona Wu, Jie Li, Hanqiu Yan, Biao Kan, Quanyi Wang

“…Methodology: Real-time PCR assays were used to detect virulent genes, and the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method was used to evaluate antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella isolates in a children's hospital in Ankara--first report of SHV-2a and SHV-9 in Salmonella spp. from Turk... by Fatma Budak, Patrice Nordmann, Delphine Girlich, Deniz Gür

“…Antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined by disk diffusion tests and by BIOMIC video reader system. …”
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Regularity and predictability of human mobility in personal space. by Daniel Austin, Robin M Cross, Tamara Hayes, Jeffrey Kaye

“…These results suggest that human mobility in personal space is highly stereotyped, and that monitoring discontinuities in routine room-level mobility patterns may provide an opportunity to predict individual human health and functional status or detect adverse events and trends.…”
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Ultrasound Induced Fluorescence of Nanoscale Liposome Contrast Agents. by Qimei Zhang, Stephen P Morgan, Paul O'Shea, Melissa L Mather

“…This is accompanied by increased lipid lateral diffusivity at higher ultrasound pressures, a mechanism that is also active in the PyPE labelled liposomes.…”
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Antibacterial Effect of Bacteriocinogenic Enterococci from Different Sources on Listeria monocytogenes by Mevhibe Terkuran, Alin Bayram Türemiş, Zerrin Erginkaya, Emel Ünal Turhan

“…Additionally, the present study detected that inhibitory activity was strain-specific. …”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Induces White Matter Microstructure Alterations in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Shengxue Song, Zhiwei Guo, Qiwen Mu

“…All patients underwent cognitive assessments and diffusion tensor imaging scans before and after the intervention. …”
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Eye movements in mild traumatic brain injury: Ocular biomarkers by Matthew A. McDonald, Helen V Danesh-Meyer, Samantha Holdsworth

“…There is an urgent need to identify an objective biomarker which can not only detect injury, but inform prognosis and recovery. …”
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Multidrug Resistance Among Enterococci at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Bulgaria by Hristina Hytkova, Mariya Sredkova, Hristina Hitkova, Kaloyan Ivanov, Vladimir Popov

“…Susceptibility to 11 antimicrobial agents was determined, using the disc diffusion method according to the performance standards of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLS1), 2012. …”
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