Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Pistacia atlantica Subsp. kurdica Oil Gum Extract from Halabja Province/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Peshawa Y. Aziz, Hassan H. HamaAmin, Shokhan H. Azeez

“…Essential oil was extracted by using hydro distillation method; the antibacterial activity was evaluated by agar well diffusion test and the inhibition zone (in mm) was determined against six selected bacterial strains which included Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus leuteus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. …”
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Aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoplatelets based sensor with enhanced hydrogen sulfide detection by Brahim Ydir, Amine Ajdour, Iulia Antohe, Gabriel Socol, Marcela Socol, Luiza-Izabela Toderascu, Driss Saadaoui, Imade Choulli, Radouane Leghrib, Houda Lahlou

“…Notably, the 6% AZO samples exhibited an augmented selective sensitivity to H2S, demonstrating stable detection performance. …”
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The High Performance of Multi-Metal Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) in the Removal of Organic Dyes by Soumaya Talbi, Amal El Khanchaoui, Latifa Bouissane, Abderrafia Hafid, Mostafa Khouili, Souad Rabi, Abdellatif Essoumhi

“…This result is very useful when selecting sorbents to improve removal technology in the aquatic environment.…”
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Surface and Bulk Defect Passivation in MAPbI3 Perovskites with Daminozide: Effects on Carrier Dynamics and Mobility by Junhan Xie, Di Li, Haozheng Li, Bo Peng, Qinye Bao, Jiaming Jiang, Bo Li, Weimin Liu

“…A dual‐function passivation strategy using daminozide (DA) is developed, where the interlayer selectively passivates mid‐IR‐active surface defects while the additive mitigates bulk SRH defects through carbonyl‐Pb2⁺ coordination. …”
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Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Cowpea-Porous-Starch-Formulated Silver Nanoparticles by Shiara Ramdath, John Mellem, Londiwe Simphiwe Mbatha

“…Their antimicrobial activity was evaluated on selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains, using the disc diffusion and broth dilution assays. …”
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Pomegranate extract-loaded sphingosomes for the treatment of cancer: Phytochemical investigations, formulation, and antitumor activity evaluation. by Huda Jamal AlMadalli, Bazigha K Abdul Rasool, Naglaa Gamil Shehab, Francesca Della Sala, Assunta Borzacchiello

“…Consequently, EPE showed a higher antitumor activity hence it was selected for the formulation phase. PE-loaded sphingosomes formula (F2) was selected for having the highest EE% (71.64%), and a sustained release profile with the highest in vitro release (42.5±9.44%). …”
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In vitro inhibition of uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilm formation by probiotic Lactobacilli isolated from healthy breast fed infants by Zeinab, S. Hashem, Rehab, M. Abd El-Baky

“…Five strong biofilm forming E. coli isolates with multidrug resistance (MDR) were selected. The antibacterial potential of Lactobacillus supernatants were assessed via disk diffusion assay. …”
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Antibacterial potency of acyclic diester, oleic acid, and β-amyrin tetradecanoate from Acacia lahai and Leucas calostachys against antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Nicholas Kogo Kimutai, Philip A. Ogutu, Rahab Kamau, Charles Mutai

“…The objective of this study was to isolate bioactive compounds from A. lahai and L. calostachys using bioassay-guided fractionation.MethodsBioactivity testing was performed against selected microbes using disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods, as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). …”
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Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemical Profiling of Natural Plant Extracts for Biological Control of Wash Water in the Agri-Food Industry by Piotr Kanarek, Barbara Breza-Boruta, Marcin Stocki

“…Given the increasing focus in recent years on the potential of natural, non-invasive plant extracts to combat a variety of pathogens, including multidrug-resistant bacteria, environmental strains, and clinical isolates, this study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of selected water-ethanol plant extracts against six opportunistic pathogens isolated from wash water in the agri-food industry, along with chromatographic analyses of the selected extracts. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae among the children of Aden, Yemen: a cross-sectional report of post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by Yasser M Matran, Ahmed M Al-Haddad, Avleen Kour, Hussein Al-Shehabi, Sarika Sharma, Ashish Suttee, Sandeep Sharma

“…Asymptomatic samples were randomly collected from children in selected schools and vaccination centers. Symptomatic samples were obtained from selected pediatric clinics. …”
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Antimicrobial Activities of Some Constituents Isolated from a Kenyan Medicinal Plant, Capparis fascicularis DC by Mary W. Kagika, Sumesh C. Chhabra, James O. M. Nonoh, Ahmed Hassanali

“…Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, methanol, and water extracts from the leaves, stem bark, and root bark of C. fascicularis were screened against selected strains of both Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli) bacteria using disc diffusion and tube dilution methods. …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Detection and Response to Treatment: A Systematic Review by Faezeh Ghasemi, Ahmad Shalbaf, Ali Esteki

“…Moreover, extracting and selecting features from EEG is more common than other neuroimaging modalities. …”
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Bacterial Agents for Biocontrol of American Foulbrood (AFB) of Larvae Honey Bee by Piotr Nowotnik, Paweł Chorbiński, Paweł Migdał, Bogusław Górski

“…Analyses were performed by the well diffusion method according to EUCAST standards (clinical breakpoints and dosing of antibiotics) with modifications due to the specificity of the bacteria used. …”
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Shedding light on the impact of a dissolution-precipitation recycling process on crystallization and thermal stability of PBS by Fakhri-Eddin N. Lahfaidh, Nathanael Guigo, Luc Vincent, Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli

“…The recycling process selectively removed the most polar chains and increased the proportion of shorter chains (lower Mn), as determined by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). …”
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Ethnobotanical survey and antimycobacterial activities of plants used against tuberculosis in Lubumbashi, DR Congo by Evodie Numbi Wa Ilunga, Marsi Mbayo Kitambala, Kalunga Muya, Olivier Lachenaud, Joachim Mukekwa Maloba, Jean-Baptiste Lumbu Simbi, Véronique Fontaine

“…The 50% inhibitory concentration and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) were used to determine the selectivity index. Results Thirty-eight plant species from 23 families were identified, most of which were from Fabaceae (16%). …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Different Amounts of Cow Manure, Chemical (Nitrogen), and Biological Fertilizers on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Thyme (Thymus vulgari... by Havva Mahnoudi asl, Mahmoud Mokhtari, Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, مهدی الهی ترشیزی

“…This method has the following steps: searching and selecting studies (data collection), coding the characteristics of each study, extracting data suitable for meta-analysis, and analyzing the data. …”
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Influence of Non - Condensable Gases on the Processes of Heat and Mass Transfer during Film Condensation of Steam in Heat Exchangers by Reshetnikov I.F., Shikhalev S.V., Tikhonov S.L.

“…Cylindrical kettles with a hemispherical and elliptical bottom were selected as the condensation surface. The results of the experiments are presented in the form of a criterion equation for determining the mass transfer coefficient for vapor concentration diffusion. …”
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New Experimental Data of CO2 Solubility in an Amine Solvent by Stefania Moioli, Valentina Schiattarella

“…Then, the description of the equilibrium attained in the experimental unit has been carried out, taking into account different thermodynamic models and selecting the one best describing the system.…”
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Antbacterial Property of Ethanolic Extract from the Leaves of Acacia nilotica WILD. ON Staphylococcus aureus AND Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Manga, S.S., Isah, M., Danlami, M.B.

“…The present study aimed at investigating antibacterial activity of Acacia nilotica Wild. ethanolic leaves extract and its column fractions against selected multi drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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INCIDENCE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION OF BEEF WITH INFERIOR-QUALITY ANIMAL SPECIES MEATS SOLD IN KERBALA by Bahaa H.Muhammed, Hikmat Sahib Al-Nassir, Raeed A.Kassim

“…A surveillance study was conducted to determine the rates of mixing beef illegally with other selected animal species meats of inferior quality in Kerbala Governorate. …”
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