Biosynthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles using prodigiosin and evaluating its antibacterial activity against biofilm producing MDR- Acinetobacter baumannii by Ahmed, Dalia, Yaaqoob, Laith, Arif, Sehand

“…Antimicrobial activity of TiO2 NPs was examined by well diffusion assay using concentration of 0.4- 0.006 mg/ml. …”
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Associations between arterial stiffening and brain structure, perfusion, and cognition in the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-study: A retrospective cohort study. by Sana Suri, Scott T Chiesa, Enikő Zsoldos, Clare E Mackay, Nicola Filippini, Ludovica Griffanti, Abda Mahmood, Archana Singh-Manoux, Martin J Shipley, Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, John E Deanfield, Klaus P Ebmeier

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The Whitehall II Imaging cohort is a randomly selected subset of the ongoing Whitehall II Study, for which participants have received clinical follow-ups for 30 years, across 12 phases. …”
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Stroma content in triple-negative breast cancer spheroid models regulates penetration and efficacy of tumor-targeting Salmonella typhimurium by Y. Zhan, B. Saha, B. Burkel, E. J. Leaman, S. M. Ponik, B. Behkam

“…Mathematical modeling of bacteria intratumoral distribution shows that a 10-fold lower diffusivity in collagen-rich tumors is responsible for the observed outcomes. …”
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Sustainable Conversion of Corncob Biomass Waste into High Performance Carbon Materials for Detection of VOCs at Room Temperature by Lindokuhle P. Magagula, Clinton M. Masemola, Tshwafo E. Motaung, Nosipho Moloto, Ella C. Linganiso-Dziike

“…The demand for reliable, cost-effective, room temperature gas sensors with high sensitivity, selectivity, and short response times is rising, particularly for environmental monitoring, biomedicine, and agriculture. …”
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Computational modeling of the relationship between morphological heterogeneity and functional responses in mouse hippocampal astrocytes by Anna Freund, Alexander Mayr, Peter Winkler, Rene Weber, Aapo Tervonen, Ron Refaeli, Kerstin Lenk, Kerstin Lenk

“…We applied a computational biophysical model simulating the intracellular ion and IP3 signaling and diffusion in those 3D cell geometries. The cells were stimulated with three different glutamate stimuli. …”
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Temperature Sensitive Pluronic F127‐Based Gels Incorporating Natural Therapeutic Agents by Alexandra Lupu, Maria Bercea, Mihaela Avadanei, Luiza Madalina Gradinaru, Loredana Elena Nita, Vasile Robert Gradinaru

“…A polyphenol bioactive compound, curcumin, is selected as therapeutic agent with beneficial effects on metabolism and many diseases. …”
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Optimization of a structured illumination spectrophotometric technique for optical properties determination of dense solutions by Thomas Koffi, Guy-Oscar Regnima, Emmanuel Gozoua, Mensah Edoe, Serge Adepo, Evariste Amany, Jocelyne Bosson, Jérémie Zoueu

“…This study clearly shows that the SLIPI technique could be a good alternative to the limits of the classical Beer-Lambert absorptivity law for dense and diffusing solutions.…”
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Cooperative mechanisms of oxide ion conduction in tellurites with secondary bond interactions and Grotthuss-like processes by Zhenyu Zhu, Guanqun Cai, Yuxiang Feng, Juping Xu, Shengqi Chu, Pengfei An, Jianrong Zeng, Wen Yin, Yu Gu, Xiaojun Kuang, Junliang Sun

“…Here, enlightened by proton diffusion in hydrogen-bond networks, we report the coordination polyhedra cooperative mechanism with similar Grotthuss process of oxide ion migration in tellurites. …”
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Actinomycete as biocontrol agents against tomato gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea by Hind Lahmyed, Rachid Bouharroud, Redouan Quessaoui, Abdelhadi Ajerrar, Abderrahim Amarraque, Moulay Abdelazize Aboulhassan, Bouchra Chebli

“…Based on the results of this screening, representative strains were selected to verify their in vivo antagonistic activity on tomato fruits, the reduction of B.cinerea has a percentage ranging from 52.38% to 96.19%. …”
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Unveiling the PEDOT-polypyrrole hybrid electrode for the electrochemical sensing of dopamine by Anandhavelu Sanmugam, C. Vanitha, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, K. Karuppasamy, T. Maiyalagan, Hyun-Seok Kim, Dhanasekaran Vikraman, Akram Alfantazi

“…The fabricated sensor explored the sensitivity of 7.27 µA/µM cm2 at the 5 to 1000 nM DA concentration and the dopamine diffusion coefficient of 1.3 × 10–8 cm2/s. Additionally, the PEDOT-PPy electrode material displayed excellent reproducibility, selectivity, and stability. …”
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Development and preclinical testing of a naloxone prodrug depot for extended protection against opioid overdose by Hala Aldawod, Arjun D. Patel, Rasha Emara, Dengpan Liang, Joshua S. Ho, Toufiq Ul Amin, Md Tariqul Haque Tuhin, Abdulmalek Balgoname, Avishan Kiani, Jumana M. Ajlouny, Melanie A. Felmlee, Miki S. Park, Bhaskara R. Jasti, William K. Chan, James A. Uchizono, Mamoun M. Alhamadsheh

“…This non-polymeric depot-forming approach is rare and employs carboxylesterase 2 for selective bioactivation, ensuring controlled drug release. …”
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Analysis of the Development and Thermal Properties of Chitosan Nanoparticle-Treated Palm Oil: An Experimental Investigation by Varadharaja Kirthika, Chanaka Galpaya, Ashan Induranga, Amanda Sajiwanie, Vimukthi Vithanage, Kaveenga Rasika Koswattage

“…This study investigates the impact on thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity by incorporating chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) at different temperatures with varying weight fractions of NPs. …”
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Characterization of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Isolates Resistant to Cefiderocol from Hospitals and Outpatient Settings in Croatia by Branka Bedenić, Josefa Luxner, Gernot Zarfel, Ana Benčić, Sanda Sardelić, Maja Anušić, Jasmina Vraneš, Verena Dobretzberger, Ivan Barišić, Andrea Grisold

“…Methods: Susceptibility to a wide range of antibiotics was determined by the disk diffusion and broth microdilution method. Carbapenemases were screened by a modified Hodge test while carbapenem hydrolysis was investigated using mCIM and eCIM tests. …”
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Pretraining-improved Spatiotemporal graph network for the generalization performance enhancement of traffic forecasting by Xiangyue Zhang, Chao Li, Ling Ji, Yuyun Kang, Mingming Pan, Zhuo Liu, Qiang Qi

“…Additionally, we propose the Mamba module, which leverages the Selective State Space Model (SSM) to effectively capture long-term multivariate spatiotemporal correlations. …”
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Development of the electrospun membranes based on quaternized polysulfones with performance and functionality in hemodialysis by Anca Filimon, Diana Serbezeanu, Mihaela D. Onofrei, Irina M. Pelin, Oana Dumbrava, Dana M. Suflet, Lavinia Lupa

“…The resulting membranes exhibited outstanding efficacy, achieving approximately 90 % removal of key uremic solutes (urea, creatinine, and uric acid) from simulated biological fluids after four hours of dialysis, while maintaining low vitamin B12 loss (<11 %), indicating high selectivity. Toxin removal was initially dominated by diffusion mechanisms, gradually transitioning to adsorption over time. …”
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Development of 3D interconnected nanoporous TiZrHfNbTaNi high-entropy alloy via liquid metal dealloying and subsequent synthesis of (TiZrHfNbTaNi)O high-entropy oxide by Jae Hyuk Lee, Soo Vin Ha, Jihye Seong, Akira Takeuchi, Ruirui Song, Hidemi Kato, Soo-Hyun Joo

“…The initial precursor consisted of three distinct phases, which underwent sequential, stepwise selective dissolution due to variations in their phase stabilities at the reaction front. …”
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Application of Nanomaterials in the Field of New Energy Environment and Economic Benefit Analysis by Shuai Xu, Haoying An, Jiahai Dai

“…However, limited by the defects of less exposed active surface and slow diffusion of traditional materials, nanomaterials have advantages that traditional materials cannot match and can significantly improve the performance of energy conversion and storage devices. …”
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25- BACTERIOLOGICAL ISOLATION AND EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF ENTEROBACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM GALL BLADDER OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE by Ashwaq Raheem Nazzal

“…In the current study 80 samples (32 bile, 48 epithelium) were examined to isolate the enteric pathogen;AII samples were cultured on primary and selective. The frequency of isolation of microorganisms was (60% )in the epithelium and (40% ) in the bile. …”
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Optimization of Thermoreversible In Situ Nasal Gel of Timolol Maleate by Swati Jagdale, Nirupama Shewale, Bhanudas S. Kuchekar

“…HPMC and Poloxamer 407 were selected as polymer in formulation of thermoreversible in situ nasal gel. …”
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Antibacterial effect of limonene on food-borne pathogens by LU Haiyan, XU Chongxin, ZHANG Xiao, LIANG Ying, LIU Xianjin

“…Limonene acetone solution showed a higher antibacterial activity with lower values of minimal inhibitory concentration and minimal bactericide concentration than limonene emulsion. Among the three selected food-borne pathogens, Y. enterocolitica was the most sensitive one to limonene, followed by S. aureus and L. monocytogenes.…”
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