High resistance prevalence towards ampicillin, co-trimoxazole and ciprofloxacin, among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates in Mexico City by Jose Luis Arredondo-García, Carlos F. Amábile-Cuevas

“…Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases were detected in 6% of strains, most of them from community-acquired infections. …”
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Solar Selective Absorber Coating with Ag Infrared Reflector for Receiver Tubes Operating at 550 °C by Salvatore Esposito, Antonio D’Angelo, Claudia Diletto, Gabriella Rossi, Raffaele Volpe, Antonio Guglielmo, Anna De Girolamo Del Mauro, Claudia Prestigiacomo, Michela Lanchi

“…However, the high diffusivity of silver compromises its use at high temperatures. …”
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Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria exhibiting clinically undetected cefiderocol heteroresistance leads to treatment failure in a murine model of infection by Hongwei Liu, Peng Zhou, Peng Ma, Yaqin Liu, Yingfeng Zhang, Qiwei Li, Lingqing Xu, Wenchang Yuan, Weiguo Yin, Linhai Li, Yang Lu

“…Clinical relevance was assessed through disk diffusion susceptibility testing, time-kill assays, and a murine peritonitis model. …”
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Antibody Kinetics of Immunological Memory in SARS-CoV-2-Vaccinated Healthcare Workers—The ORCHESTRA Project by Seyedalireza Seyedi, Sara Sottile, Mahsa Abedini, Paolo Boffetta, Francesco Saverio Violante, Vittorio Lodi, Giuseppe De Palma, Emma Sala, Marcella Mauro, Francesca Rui, Stefano Porru, Gianluca Spiteri, Luigi Vimercati, Luigi De Maria, Pere Toran-Monserrat, Concepción Violán, Eleonóra Fabiánová, Jana Oravec Bérešová, Violeta Calota, Andra Neamtu

“…<b>Results:</b> The Bass diffusion model rigorously captured variations in antibody titers, analyzed through demographic factors such as gender, age, and job role, while thoroughly accounting for pre-infection status. …”
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Concurrent presence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec types of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital environments and post-operative patients at a hospital... by Krishma Pandit, Supriya Sharma, Shreedhar Aryal, Asmita Lamichhane, Sushma Regmi, Prativa Paudel, Sirjana Koirala, Suprina Sharma, Sanjib Adhikari, Komal Raj Rijal, Pramod Poudel

“…Samples were processed for culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing by Kirby-Bauer Disc diffusion method, and identification of MRSA using cefoxitin disc. …”
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Salmonella isolates’ serotypes and susceptibility to commonly used drugs at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Ali Mohammed Somily, Samina Bashir Sayyed, Hanan Ahmed Habib, Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Khattaf, Fawzia Eida Al Otabi, Zahid Shakoor, Abdelmageed Mohammed Kambal

“…The isolates were serotyped and their susceptibilities to commonly used first-line anti-Salmonella drugs (ampicillin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin) were determined using the automated Microscan system, the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, and E-test. Results: The most frequently detected serotype was D1 (37%) followed by the serotypes, B (24%) and C1 (11%). …”
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Volatile composition and antimicrobial properties of ground spices: Investigating the correlation using Principal Component Analysis by Andi Nur Fajri Suloi, Andri Suwanto, Muslih Anwar, Ria Suryani, Muspirah Djalal, Februadi Bastian, Andi Dirpan, Nur Alim Bahmid

“…The volatile components of various ground spices, including clove buds (Syzygium aromaticum), fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), white pepper (Piper Nigrum), and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) were detected by GC-MS. Their antibacterial effects against selected pathogenic bacteria Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis were analyzed using a well-diffusion method to determine MIC. …”
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Actuator-Driven, Purge-Free Formaldehyde Gas Sensor Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Shinsuke Ishihara, Mandeep K. Chahal, Jan Labuta, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiromichi Kataura, Jonathan P. Hill, Takashi Nakanishi

“…Upon exposure to HCHO, the HA emits HCl vapor, which diffuses onto the adjacent SWCNTs, increasing their electrical conductivity through <i>p</i>-doping. …”
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Occurrence and assessment of antibiotic resistance and virulence of Enterococcus spp. strains isolated from fecal samples of wild animals by Krzysztof Skowron, Wiktor Borkowski, Natalia Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Anna Budzyńska, Monika Wilk, Julia Czuba, Jan Fiderewicz, Joanna Skonieczna-Kurpiel, Katarzyna Grudlewska-Buda

“…The virulence factors were present in the tested strains, and the most frequently detected gene was agg encoding aggregation substance. …”
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Phytochemical and Biological Investigations of Crude Extracts of <i>Astragalus pisidicus</i> by Esra Aydemir, Elif Odabaş Köse, Serap Özkaya Gül, Alaaddin Korkut, A. Cansu Kilit, Mehmet Engin Celep, Mustafa Yavuz, R. Süleyman Göktürk, Cengiz Sarikurkcu

“…Antimicrobial activities of the extracts were evaluated against 16 bacterial strains by disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods. <b>Results</b>: A total of 13 phytochemicals were detected in the extracts at various concentrations. …”
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Antioxidative, Antimicrobial Activities and Fatty Acid Compositions of Four Agarics by Şükrü Canpolat, Elif Yürümez Canpolat, Yasemin İşlek, Ilgaz Akata, Cemil İşlek

“…Linoleic acid was the major fatty acid detected in all four species, with percentages ranging from 23.58% to 42.96%. …”
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Accelerated aging modulates the toxicological properties of the diazo tattoo pigment PO13 by Lise Aubry, Marianne Vitipon, Aurélie Hirschler, Hélène Diemer, Thierry Rabilloud, Christine Carapito, Thierry Douki

“…Soluble photoproducts were detected in the liquid fractions. One of this photoproduct (DCBP) was produced in large amount in suspension in isopropanol and purified. …”
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A Standalone and Quantitative Point‐of‐Need Testing Platform with Manual Readout Capability Based on Smart Hydrogel Strands by Saeed Boroomand, Navid Farhoudi, Christopher F. Reiche, Jules J. Magda, Florian Solzbacher, Lars B. Laurentius

“…However, a major challenge with these sensors is response time, which depends on the hydrogel swelling behavior and is limited by diffusion. While geometrical miniaturization can accelerate response time, it often requires complex readout systems to detect volume changes, which is detrimental for use in point‐of‐need (PoN) applications. …”
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Radiological markers of CSF α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease patients by Amgad Droby, Avital Yoffe-Vasiliev, Daniel Atias, Kyle B. Fraser, Omar S. Mabrouk, Nurit Omer, Anat Bar-Shira, Mali Gana-Weisz, Orly Goldstein, Moran Artzi, Dafna Ben Bashat, Roy N. Alcalay, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Julia C. Shirvan, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Nir Giladi, Anat Mirelman, Avner Thaler

“…Abstract Alpha-synuclein (αS) aggregation is a widely regarded hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can be detected through synuclein amplification assays (SAA). …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae by Shahnaz Armin, Fatemeh Fallah, Abdollah Karimi, Fereshteh Karbasiyan, Masoud Alebouyeh, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Maryam Rajabnejad, Roxana Mansour Ghanaie, Seyed Alireza Fahimzad, Nafiseh Abdollahi, Hannan Khodaei, Leila Azimi

“…Antibiotic susceptibility of CRE against fosfomycin, rifampin, metronidazole, tigecycline, and aztreonam was detected by disk diffusion method and colistin by MIC. …”
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To the question of the pathogenesis of endometrial hyperplasia by A. Kh. Bishtavi, O. A. Gornikh, V. N. Gulieva, N. G. Chikovani, Kh. T. Gogoladze, A. Yu. Kostin, A. Yе. Ivanov, A. M. Chabrov, A. G. Solopova, Yu. Yu. Tabakman, I. B. Manukhin

“…Various endometrial changes outside CEH and AEH pockets against the background of SEH, polyposis, atrophic endometrium have been detected without any regularity; the fact that does not confirm the role of hyperestrogenia in CEH and AEH pathogenesis.Conclusion. …”
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Novel Vanadium-Loaded Ordered Collagen Scaffold Promotes Osteochondral Differentiation of Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells by Ana M. Cortizo, Graciela Ruderman, Flavia N. Mazzini, M. Silvina Molinuevo, Ines G. Mogilner

“…In addition, there was no detectable effect of collagen or vanadium-loaded scaffolds on macrophage viability or cytotoxicity. …”
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Antimicrobial, antioxidant and essential oil studies on Veratrum album L. (Melanthiaceae) by Şemsettin Civelek, Sevda Kırbağ, Azize Demirpolat, Şule İnci, Pelin Yılmaz Sancar

“…Antimicrobial activity was determined with the disk diffusion method. Total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS) and 2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity were detected for the antioxidant activity of the plant. …”
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In Vivo Nanodiamond Quantum Sensing of Free Radicals in Caenorhabditis elegans Models by Siyu Fan, Yue Zhang, Anna P. Ainslie, Renée Seinstra, Tao Zhang, Ellen Nollen, Romana Schirhagl

“…Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers within these nanodiamonds change their optical properties in response to magnetic noise, which allows detecting the unpaired electron from free radicals. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Clove Essential Oil (<i>Syzygium aromaticum</i>) Against Oxacillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus pseudintermedius</i> Isolated from Dogs with Otitis Externa by Vanessa Danielle de Freitas, Edison Lorran Jerdlicka Coelho, Janaina Marcela Assunção Rosa Moreira, Valéria Dutra, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida

“…The bacteria were identified by phenotypic tests and tested for susceptibility to 22 antibiotics using disk diffusion. Resistance genes (<i>mecA</i> and <i>blaZ</i>) were detected using conventional PCR. …”
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