Relationship between fruit growth and development and microstructural changes in six European plum varieties by YANG Fenfen, ZHANG Zhanhong, CAO Haiyang, WANG Yatong, GENG Wenjuan, FAN Guoquan, ZHANG Shikui

“…[Methods] Six European plum varieties were selected as the experimental materials for tracing changes in fruit phenology, fruit appearance and cell microstructure at different developmental stages, which were analyzed by paraffin microtomy method. …”
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Exploring causal relationships between brain imaging-derived phenotypes and ovarian cancer risk: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization by Ting Liu, Xiaoqian Tuo, Huifang Zhao, Yan Wang, Yu Jiang, Jiaojiao Lu

“…We selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables based on rigorous criteria. …”
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Competing microorganisms with exclusion effects against multidrug-resistant Salmonella Infantis in chicken litter supplemented with growth-promoting antimicrobials by María Alejandra Ospina Barrero, Maryeimy Varón-López, Lina M. Peñuela-Sierra

“…Bacterial enumeration was performed using selective media, and whole-genome sequencing of S.I was conducted to characterize antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes. …”
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Evolution of PqsE as a Pseudomonas aeruginosa-specific regulator of LuxR-type receptors: insights from Pseudomonas and Burkholderia by Caleb P. Mallery, Kayla A. Simanek, Autumn N. Pope, Jon E. Paczkowski

“…P. aeruginosa uses a complex QS network, including two systems that rely on diffusible N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) signal molecules. …”
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Detection and distribution of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial isolates of clinical and public health significance on hospital fomites and hands of healthcare workers in Mubi G... by Musa Y. Tula * Joel Filgona , Richard Elisha , Terry L. Thomas , Francis O. Iruolaje

“…One hundred (100) samples including surfaces of hospital fomites and the hands of healthcare workers were analyzed for bacterial growth on selective and or differential media and the bacteria obtained were identified by standard procedure. …”
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Uncovering antibiotic resistance: extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa from dipteran flies in residential dumping and livestock environments by Lara de Wet, Itumeleng Matle, Oriel Thekisoe, Kgaugelo E. Lekota, Tsepo Ramatla

“…Antibiotic resistance (AR) was assessed on the isolates using disc diffusion assay (DDA). Additionally, PCR screened six virulence genes (exoS, plcN, plcH, toxA, lasB, and algD) among the isolates. …”
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Remote Sensing Survey of Chlorophyll-a Concentration in River-Type Reservoirs Based on GF-1 Image Data: Taking Feilaixia–Changhu Reservoir Area as an Example by ZOU Zhengxin, DENG Ruru, LIANG Yeheng, CHAI Zhuoqun, KUANG Zhiyuan, YANG Junying, ZHAO Zixi

“…From the preprocessed water-leaving reflectance result map, three types of single-type special pixels, namely clean water, organically polluted water, and eutrophic water, were selected to first calculate the optical parameters of the water components required by the Deng model. …”
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High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene by Techilo Habtemariam Mengesha, Musa Mohammed Ali, Mulugeta Mengistu, Demissie Assegu Fenta

“…Fecal specimens were cultured on Enterococci selective media. Enterococcus species were identified using their growth and mannitol fermentation properties. …”
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Chemical profiling of fungal metabolites via the OSMAC approach: Novel identification of Brianthein W from an endophytic fungus, Hypomontagnella monticulosa Zg15SU by Anisa Lutfia, Erman Munir, Yurnaliza Yurnaliza, Mohammad Basyuni, Hirosuke Oku

“…Antimicrobial activity was tested against selected human pathogenic microbes using the disk-diffusion method. …”
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New Temporin A Analogues Modified in Positions 1 and 10—Synthesis and Biological Studies by Dilyana Dimitrova, Veronica Nemska, Ivan Iliev, Stoyko Petrin, Nelly Georgieva, Dancho Danalev

“…<b>Results</b>: The investigated analogues have low toxicity and are photosafe. The greatest selectivity was shown by DTTyr10 towards MCF-7 cells. …”
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Effect of ozone oil and non-surgical periodontal treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes. In-vivo and in-vitro studies with fibroblasts and Candida albicans by Raquel Alves do CARMO, Ana Carolina Organista CÖRNER, Eduardo Ferreira MARTINS, Gabriel OUVERNEY, Julio Cesar THURLER JÚNIOR, Bruno Kaufmann ROBBS, Vinicius D’Avila Bitencourt PASCOAL, Elisa ESPOSITO, Luciane Portas CAPELO, Gabriela Alessandra da Cruz Galhardo CAMARGO

“…C. albicans was previously tested by the agar diffusion test. The effect of Oz was tested on cell viability and fibroblast migration. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of diabetes mellitus in a representative sample of Italian adults by Rosario Asciutto, Alessandra Lugo, Silvano Gallus, Maria Carla Roncaglioni, Carlo La Vecchia, Cristina Bosetti

“…Odds ratios (OR) for diabetes <em>versus </em>non diabetes in relation to selected risk factors were derived using multiple logistic regression models.…”
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Quantifying the expression levels of mexA and mexB genes in response to the efflux pump inhibitor PAβN in ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from urinary tract... by Salwa A. Abdul Hussein, Abdulameer M. Ghareeb

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed that the isolates were resistant to nearly all antibiotics tested, except piperacillin-tazobactam, which was effective against 64% of the isolates. None of the five selected isolates showed sensitivity to ciprofloxacin. …”
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Isolation and Determination of Antibacterial Sensitivity Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus from Lactating Cows in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Negassa Feyissa, Tesfaye Alemu, Dagim Jirata Birri, Asnake Desalegn, Melaku Sombo, Shubisa Abera

“…The antibacterial sensitivity characteristics of the isolates to different antibacterial drugs were tested by the disk diffusion method. The drugs were selected based on the frequent usage in veterinary medicine in the study area. …”
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Orthostatic blood pressure reactions and resting heart rate in relation to lung function - the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) by Andreas Casselbrant, Christian Zambach, Artur Fedorowski, Gunnar Engström, Per Wollmer, Viktor Hamrefors

“…Subjects were middle aged and randomly selected from the Swedish population. Linear regression models and ANOVA analyses were used to relate orthostatic blood pressure and resting heart rate to lung function parameters (forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC-ratio, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5), respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20), decrease in resistance from R5 to R20 (R5-R20), reactance in distal airways (X5), resonant frequency (Fres) and reactance area (AX)). …”
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Adsorption Studies of Ternary Metal Ions (Cs⁺, Sr²⁺, and Co²⁺) from Water Using Zeolite@Magnetic Nanoparticles (Z@Fe₃O₄ NPs) by Tung Van Nguyen, Lien Thi Nguyen, Ha Thi Thu Nguyen, Thu-Huong Le

“…The adsorption mechanism of ternary metal ions onto the surface of Z@Fe₃O₄ NPs was studied using the Pseudo-first-order, Pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and Intra-particle diffusion models. The Dubinin–Radushkevich Temkin, Freundlich, and Langmuir isotherm models were used to study the isotherm adsorption. …”
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From Flower to Medicine: Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles as Promising Antibacterial Agents by Mohd Saeed, Reem Binsuwaidan, Nawaf Alshammari, Ahmed M. Alharbi, Nadiyah M. Alabdallahd, Nawaf A. Alotaibi, Samra Siddiqui, Safia Obaidur

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> HRS-AgNPs demonstrated dual functionality, with strong antibacterial and selective anticancer effects. Their environmentally friendly synthesis, stability, and significant biological activities suggest their potential for further development, including in vivo safety and efficacy assessments for clinical applications in treating infections and breast cancer.…”
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Composite Sorbents Based on Polymeric Se-Derivative of Amidoximes and SiO₂ for the Uranium Removal from Liquid Mineralized Media by Anna I. Matskevich, Konstantin V. Maslov, Veronika A. Prokudina, Daria D. Churakova, Vladimir V. Korochencev, Oleg Yu. Slabko, Evgenij A. Eliseenko, Eduard A. Tokar’

“…A new composite material with enhanced sorption-selective properties for uranium recovery from liquid media has been obtained. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…These findings suggest that LF-AgNPs exhibit significant capability for integration into catalytic process of MB reduction and selected biomedical applications.…”
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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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