Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Acanthamoeba castellannii species were isolated and confirmed present in Budiriro borehole water samples using non-nutrient agar, microscope, real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and gel electrophoresis. The selected plant samples, Murumanyama (Xeroderris stuhlmannii) bark extract, Munhundurwa (Solanum incanum) fruit extract and Mufandichimuka (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) stem and leaf extracts were then investigated for their anti-amoebic effects against the isolated Acanthamoeba castellannii, using agar well diffusion method. …”
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The use of selected biomarkers, fatty acid and histopathology features to detect the possible toxic effects of the penconazole-containing fungicide Topas on marine clam siphons (Ru... by Boutheina Ben Abdallah, Safa Bejaoui, Wafa Trabelsi, Dalya Belhassen, Zeineb Khila, Samir Boubaker, Chayma Ben Fayala, Nejla Soudani

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Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Escherichia coli from Urine Samples of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Selected Hospitals within Kaduna Metroplo... by Tijjani, R. J., Yahaya, O., Inabo, H. I.

“…A total of 400 urine samples were collected from pregnant women attending selected hospitals within Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria and analyzed for E. coli associated urinary tract infection. …”
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Application of concentrated solar energy in postprocessing of selective laser melted Ti6Al4V alloy through simultaneously gas nitriding and heat treatment by Lucia-Antoneta Chicos, Jose Rodríguez, Inmaculada Cañadas, Jose Galindo, Grzegorz Cempura, Adam Kruk, Maciej Ziętara, Adam Gruszczyński, Mihai Alin Pop, Sebastian Marian Zaharia, Camil Lancea

“…Currently, no studies have reported on high-temperature gas nitriding or the combined thermochemical and thermal treatment of Ti6Al4V alloy produced by selective laser melting (SLM) in a solar furnace (SF) using Concentrated Solar Energy (CSE) as a clean, renewable energy source. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Fermented Milk Produced in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, and Evaluation of their Antimicrobial Activity against Select... by Tigistu Goa, Getenet Beyene, Mekidim Mekonnen, Kasahun Gorems

“…The CFSs of selected LAB strains were inactivated by proteinase enzymes, but they are not inactivated with amylase enzymes. …”
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Regional Differences in Susceptibility to Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury in the Preterm Brain: Exploring the Spectrum from White Matter Loss to Selective Grey Matter Injury in a Rat Model by D. B. Selip, L. L. Jantzie, M. Chang, M. C. Jackson, E. C. Fitzgerald, G. Boll, A. Murphy, F. E. Jensen

“…In sum, selective regional white matter loss occurs in the preterm rat concomitantly with a clinically relevant spectrum of grey matter injury. …”
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A Novel Numerical Treatment to One Dimensional Heat and Wave Equations with Second Order Accuracy by Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Shahid

“…Achieving stable, accurate solutions requires careful selection of numerical methods and parameters. However, guidelines for appropriate technique selection across PDE types and boundary scenarios remain insufficiently codified. …”
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Light scattering-based screening method for rapid evaluating antibiotic effects on bacteria using laser speckle imaging by Donghyeok Kim, Seongjoon Moon, Jongseo Lee, Kyoungman Cho, Changhan Lee, Jonghee Yoon

“…Abstract Rapid and timely selection of appropriate antibiotics minimizes treatment delays, enhances patient care, and improves infection control. …”
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Catalytic decomposition of organic peroxides in non-aqueous media under metal-free nanoporous and nanosized carbocatalysts by K. V. Voitko, O. M. Bakalinska, M. T. Kartel

“…As the decomposition of BP and LP strongly depends on the solvent, the selection of “inert” one was based on preliminary results. …”
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Simulated uterine contractions: Graph theory and connectivity-based analysis of EHG signals by Kamil Bader Eldine, Noujoud Nader, Mohamad Khalil, Catherine Marque

“…The best characteristics that demonstrate a shift in electrical diffusion are H2 alone and in combination with Eff, PR, and BC.…”
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Decoding interactions between biofilms and DNA nanoparticles by Alexandra Sousa, Rutuparna Kulkarni, Mona Johannessen, Thorsten Wohland, Nataša Škalko-Basnet, Sybil Obuobi

“…Our results show that single stranded DNA micelles (ssDNA micelle) and tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDN) had similar diffusion and penetration profiles, whereas chitosan-coated TDN (TDN-Chit) showed reduced diffusion and increased biofilm retention. …”
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On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems by Bruno Medronho, Oumaima Boutoub, Hugo Duarte, Maria José Aliaño-González, Rui Guerra, António Brázio, Sandra Gonçalves, Anabela Romano

“…Various aqueous-based solvents were tested, leading to the selection of metanesulfonic acid (CH₄O₃S). …”
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The value of a PET scan in selecting the best lymph node to biopsy, and confirming the diagnosis of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease with HLH and EBV viremia in a previous... by Erica Bitektine, Hamila Hagh-Daoust, René P. Michel, Stephane Isnard, Jean-Pierre Routy

“…A positron emission tomography (PET) scan showed diffuse and symmetrical cervical and hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathies. …”
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Association of plasma neurofilament light chain with microstructural white matter changes in Down syndrome by Herminia Diana Rosas, Nathaniel David Mercaldo, Yasemin Hasimoglu, Melissa Petersen, Lydia R. Lewis, Florence Lai, David Powell, Asim Dhungana, Ali Demir, David Keater, Michael Yassa, Adam M. Brickman, Sid O'Bryant

“…RESULTS Higher Plasma NfL was associated with greater altered diffusion measures of select tracts. DISCUSSION Early increases in plasma NfL may reflect early white matter microstructural changes prior to dementia in DS. …”
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The Application of Principal Component Analysis and the Wilson Model in Urban Economics by Yiwei Chen, Congbin Guo, Junhao Fu

“…This article first selects the “Urban Statistical Yearbook” data of 264 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2018 as the raw data, and uses principal component analysis and the Wilson model to calculate the spatial information diffusion capacity of each prefecture-level city. …”
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Effects of environmentally friendly agricultural land protection programs: Evidence from the Lake Seyfe area of Turkey by Ismet Boz

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A neurocomputational account of the link between social perception and social action by Lisa M Bas, Ian D Roberts, Cendri A Hutcherson, Anita Tusche

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Iterative Assessment of Edge Criticality: Efficiency Enhancement or Hidden Insufficiency Detection by Vasily Lubashevskiy, Hamza Ejjbiri, Ihor Lubashevsky

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RGB-T Object Detection With Failure Scenarios by Qingwang Wang, Yuxuan Sun, Yongke Chi, Tao Shen

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Selective O₂/N₂ Separation Using Grazyne Membranes: A Computational Approach Combining Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics by Adrià Calzada, Francesc Viñes, Pablo Gamallo

“…Indeed, MD simulations with equimolar mixtures of O₂:N₂ indicated a selectivity towards O₂ in both grazynes with <i>ca</i>. twice as many O₂ filtered molecules in the [1],[2]{2}-grazyne and with O₂ representing ca. 88% of the filtered gas in the [1],[2]{(0,0),2}-grazyne. [1],[2]{2}-grazyne shows higher permeability for both molecules compared to the other grazyne, with O₂ demonstrating particularly enhanced diffusion capacity across both membranes. …”
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