Safety of simultaneous bilateral internal carotid artery stenting by Sherif Ahmed Salah, Hany Aref, Ahmed El-Bassiouny, Hosam El-dein Mahmoud Afify, Fatma Fathalla Kenway, Ayman Hassan El-Sudany

“…Follow-up at 1 month showed stable NIHSS and mRS scores, with no new neurological deficits. Brain diffusion-weighted MRI was normal in 95% of patients. …”
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Biochar-based electroanalytical materials: Towards sustainable, high-performance electrocatalysts and sensors by Suprity Shyam, Minisrang Daimary, Mahesh Narayan, Hemen Sarma

“…However, native biochar often suffers from limited selectivity and moderate electrocatalytic activity. …”
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Novel bivalent transition metal complexes based on a 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine Schiff base ligand: synthesis elucidation, antimicrobial evaluation, antioxidant and molecular dockin... by A. Z. El-Sonbati, A. A. El-Bindary, N. M. Mansour, M. M. El-Zahed

“…All prepared compounds demonstrated effective inhibition potential against the selected harmful fungi compared to their antibacterial activity. …”
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Multidrug resistant bacteria associated with a fresh fruit and vegetables sold in Lokoja market, Kogi State, Nigeria by Gbolabo Odewale, Motunrayo Jibola-Shittu, Nosakhare Omosule, Titilope Esan

“…Resistance patterns of isolates were determined by the disk diffusion method using commercially available antibiotics. …”
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Characteristics of ciprofloxacin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from wastewater of an Algerian hospital by Lynda Anssour, Yamina Messai, Vanesa Estepa, Carmen Torres, Rabah Bakour

“…Methodology: Isolates were selected on Tergitol-7 agar supplemented with ciprofloxacin and genotyped by ERIC-PCR. …”
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Study of the Dynamics of Diflunisal Release from a Polymer Matrix by P. A. Mihajlova, A. A. Adamova, Yu. E. Generalova, P. P. Snetkov, S. N. Morozkina

“…During the work, a method (HPLC) was selected and a method for determining diflunisal in a HA matrix was developed. …”
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How community participation in water and sanitation interventions impacts human health, WASH infrastructure and service longevity in low-income and middle-income countries: a reali... by Joel Negin, Seye Abimbola, Aaron Jenkins, Sarah Nelson, Dorothy Drabarek

“…Objective To understand how, and under what circumstances community participation in water and sanitation interventions impacts the availability of safe water and sanitation, a change in health status or behaviour and the longevity of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) resources and services.Design Realist review.Data sources PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases were used to identify papers from low-income and middle-income countries from 2010 to 2020.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Criteria were developed for papers to be included. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Effect of APCVD Reactor Tilted Ceiling Height on Silicon Epitaxial Layer Thickness Uniformity by Ba-Phuoc Le, Jyh-Chen Chen, Chieh Hu, Wei-Jie Lin, Chun-Chin Tu, Liang-Chin Chen

“…At the same time, the growth of the reaction boundary layer on the wafer is suppressed, which helps with the diffusion of trichlorosilane (TCS) on the wafer surface. …”
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Metabolic profiles of Weissella spp. postbiotics with anti-microbial and anti-oxidant effects by Fadime Kiran, Hazal Kibar Demirhan, Ozan Haliscelik, Diaa Zatari

“…Different colonies grown on agar plates were selected and screened for their anti-microbial activity against important pathogens using agar well diffusion assay. …”
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Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi Isolated From Stool Culture by Tito Aloys Ndima Etouke, Georges Ful Kuh, Boris Emmanuel Djoumsie Gomseu, Vanessa Linda Nzesseu, Jean-De-Dieu Tamokou, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…The resistance profile determination was carried out by the disk diffusion method. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with infection. …”
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Tailored SrFeO3-δ for chemical looping dry reforming of methane by Ao Zhu, Dongfang Li, Tao Zhu, Xing Zhu

“…This methodology resulted in high ionic mobility and facilitated the rapid diffusion of oxygen in the bulk phase, thereby increasing the redox properties of SrFeO3-δ. …”
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Buoyancy Distribution Model and Cumulative Buoyancy of Shield Tunnel Considering Time-Varying Properties of Slurry by CAO Yang, ZHANG Chaoyu, LIU Yang, LI Guozheng

“…In the grouting model test, the time-varying characteristics of slurry was also taken as the basic control condition, and the slurry diffusion law in sand strata was summarized on the basis of slurry permeation distance and corresponding grouting pressure dissipation. …”
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Effect of plant extracts against Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze) Wiltshire in vitro by O. Shevchuk, L. Golosna, O. Afanasieva, O. Zaslavskyi, N. Pryvedeniuk, T. Kutsyk

“…Medicinal plant raw materials used in the research were grown and selected at the research sites of DSLR IAP NAAS. Plant extracts were made on its basis. …”
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Vapor-Phase Essential Oils as Antifungal Agents against <i>Penicillium olsonii</i> Causing Postharvest Cherry Tomato Rot by Monika Mrvová, Juraj Medo, Jana Lakatošová, Zuzana Barboráková, Marcel Golian, Zuzana Mašková, Dana Tančinová

“…Antifungal activity was tested for ten EOs at a concentration of 625 μL/L using the vapor diffusion method. Thyme, wild thyme, savory, oregano, and marjoram completely inhibited fungal growth over 14 days. …”
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Genomic Diversity, Virulome, and Resistome of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> in Northeastern Brazil: Are Multi-Host Adapted Strains Rising? by Vinicius Pietta Perez, Luciana Roberta Torini, Fernanda Zani Manieri, Suellen Bernardo de Queiroz, Jorhanna Isabelle Araujo de Brito Gomes, Lauro Santos Filho, Eloiza Helena Campana, Celso Jose Bruno de Oliveira, Eduardo Sergio Soares Sousa, Ilana Lopes Baratella Cunha Camargo

“…Fourteen selected isolates had the genome sequenced and evaluated for virulence and resistance genes. …”
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In Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Effects of Mango By-Product Polyphenolic Extracts Against Bacterial Species Associated with Food Spoilage and Human Diseases and the Relationship wi... by Eva Dorta, Mónica González, María Gloria Lobo, Federico Laich

“…All mango by-product extracts showed antimicrobial activity in agar diffusion and broth microdilution experiments. However, differences in antimicrobial activity against acetic acid bacteria were detected between the peel extracts obtained from the two extraction processes. …”
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KPC: an important mechanism of resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates from intensive care units in the Midwest region of Brazil by Caroline Conci Campos, Náthalia Franco Roriz, Camila Nogueira Espínola, Fernando Aguilar Lopes, Caroline Tieppo, Andyane Freitas Tetila, Claudia Elizabeth Volpe Chaves, Priscilla Alexandrino de Oliveira, Marilene Rodrigues Chang

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disk diffusion method, as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, and the E-test method. …”
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia of Bacterial Etiology and the Spectrum of Pathogen Sensitivity to Antibiotics in Corona-Positive and Corona-Negative Patients in Rostov-on-Don by N. V. Pavlovich, М. V. Tsymbalistova, N. V. Aronova, A. S. Anisimova, S. О. Vodopyanov, А. S. Vodopyanov, E. N. Gudueva, М. М. Sagakyants, Е. V. Kovalev, A. К. Noskov

“…The sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics was determined by the disk diffusion method. Results. It was shown that in August pneumococci and  staphylococci prevailed in the spectrum of CAP pathogens, while in December the percentage of excretions of Acinetobacter spp. and S. haemolyticus increased. …”
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Effect of Washing Temperature on Adsorption of Cationic Dyes by Raw Lignocellulosic Biomass by Meryem Bounaas, Abdallah Bouguettoucha, Derradji Chebli, Kerroum Derbal, Abderrezzaq Benalia, Antonio Pizzi

“…These findings confirm that the selected biomaterials are excellent adsorbents for the removal of cationic dyes.…”
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From Burst to Sustained Release: The Effect of Antibiotic Structure Incorporated into Chitosan-Based Films by Nathália F. Sczesny, Helton J. Wiggers, Cecilia Z. Bueno, Pascale Chevallier, Francesco Copes, Diego Mantovani

“…Antibacterial activity was investigated by disk diffusion test and antibiotic release over time. Finally, the cytotoxicity of the samples was assessed with human dermal fibroblasts. …”
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