Most Commercial Ready-to-Eat Foods in and Around Universities in Eastern Uganda Contain Pathogenic Drug-Resistant Bacteria: A Call to Action by Abdul Walusansa, Shaban Okurut A., Jamilu E. Ssenku, Ali Kudamba, Nulu Nansikombi, Sumin Lunkuse, Hannington Oryem-Origa

“…Conventional culture, microscopy, biochemical characterization and disk diffusion methods were used to identify drug resistant, medically important bacterial pathogens from a random sample of 79 ready-to-eat commercial foods. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Roasted and Green Coffee Beans Originating from Different Regions of Ethiopia by Tsedale Tasew, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen, Tegenu Gelana, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Estifanos Ele, Ahmed Mustefa Mohammed, Hassen Mamo

“…The aim of this study was to examine the antibacterial and antioxidant activities and content of coffee samples from different localities of Yorgacheffe and Jimma; and roasted, ground, and packed samples purchased from a coffee shop in Addis Ababa. …”
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On the novel precipitation sequence of the TiN modified Al-Mn-Sc alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion by Hao Tang, Zhiyu Xiao, Chaofeng Gao, Zhiyuan Liu, Xiaoying Xi, Jiantao Zhang, Boshen Weng, Xingyi Li, Yunjie Bi, Jeremy Heng Rao

“…After being subjected to peak-aging treatment, a novel precipitation sequence was observed in the sample containing 1.5 wt% TiN via generating a higher volume fraction of coherent L12-Al3Sc and semi-coherent rod-like Al6(Mn,Fe) precursors, corresponding to an alleviated internal strain as well. …”
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Synergistic effects of boron carbide and niobium reinforcements on the mechanical performance of Al-8090 alloys by Shanthi Raju Meenuga, Anil Kumar Birru, Kumara Swamy Pulisheru, K Ch Apparao, Bommidi Sridatha, Gadudasu Babu Rao, Praveen Kumar Bannaravuri

“…Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy analysis highlights a predominant aluminium (Al) peak in the Al-8B _4 C-5 Nb sample and Nb and Fe minor peaks indicate potential diffusion interaction. …”
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Effects of Annealing and Deformation on Sagging Resistance of a Hot-Rolled, Four-Layered Al Alloy Clad Sheet by Minglong Kang, Li Zhou, Yunlai Deng, Jinqin Lei

“…Effects of annealing and rate of reduction on sagging resistance, microstructure, and Si diffusion of a hot-rolled, four-layered Al clad sheet (4343/3003/6111/3003) were investigated by means of a sagging device, OM, SEM, and TEM. …”
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Effects of Ultrasonic-Assisted Application of Yeast Extract and Trehalose on Mass Transfer Kinetics and Quality Characteristics during Low-Salt Curing of Pork by ZHANG Xiaoming, LÜ Yanchi, SHANG Lei, SUN Jingyi, XU Yujuan, LI Cong, ZHOU Hui, XU Baocai

“…Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) analysis revealed the water distribution in pork muscle became more homogeneous. The pork sample subjected to this treatment had the highest score in sensory evaluation. …”
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Universal Digital Probe Electrometer for Testing Semiconductor Wafers by A. L. Zharin, U. A. Mikitsevich, A. I. Svistun, K. U. Pantsialeyeu

“…By photo-EMF (SPV) it is possible to determine the lifetime of minor charge carriers, their diffusion length and detect traces of heavy metals on the surface. …”
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Late Diagnostic Clues in Rapidly Progressing Probable Heidenhain Variant of Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease by Rahul Gaini, Julia Denniss, Elijah Lackey

“…Repeat of imaging at our hospital showed cortical restricted diffusion in the right occipital lobe. In combination with new periodic sharp wave complexes visualized on prolonged EEG, concern was raised for sCJD. …”
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Green consumption: the role of perceived symbolic value and personal innovativeness by Albert Hasudungan, Harriman Samuel Saragih

“…The study used Rogers’ diffusion theory to conceptualize personal innovativeness and drew on theories of symbolic consumption to frame perceived symbolic value. …”
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Neurite development varies across the hippocampus and covaries with the cellular composition of hippocampal tissue by Jonah Kember, Zeus Gracia-Tabuenca, Raihann Patel, Mallar Chakravarty, Xiaoqian J. Chai

“…To address this, we non-invasively estimated the density and branching complexity of neurite (dendrites, axons, glial processes) using diffusion-weighted MRI in 364 participants aged 8–21. …”
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Densification and physical properties of SiC-diamond polycrystalline materials produced by pressureless sintering by ZHANG Xiuling, CHEN Yuhong, QI Wubin, ZHANG Qiang, HAI Wanxiu

“…The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusion coefficient of samples decrease with the increase of temperature, and the porosity is the main factor affecting the thermal conductivity of the sintered samples.…”
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Influence of Thickness on the Holographic Parameters of H-PDLC Materials by S. Gallego, M. Ortuño, A. Márquez, R. Fernández, M. L. Álvarez, A. Beléndez, I. Pascual

“…For photopolymers the compound concentrations and final thickness of the sample should be known in order to model hologram formation and introduce the reaction-diffusion kinetics of the monomer-polymer system. …”
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Effect of cooling rate on the structure and electrochemical properties of Mn-based oxyfluorides with cation-disordered rock-salt structure by Kseniya V. Mishchenko, Maria A. Kirsanova, Arseny B. Slobodyuk, Anna A. Krinitsyna, Nina V. Kosova

“…It was found that more clusters are formed in slowly cooled samples than in quenched ones. The best electrochemical characteristics with reversible capacity of 150 mAh·g–1 at room temperature were demonstrated by the Li1.2Mn0.65Nb0.15O0.90F0.10 sample obtained by quenching.…”
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Cytomegalovirus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent host with evolution of cystic encephalomalacia by Derryl J Miller, MD, Jade Davis, MD, Whitney Gervelis, DO, Saurabh Singhal, MD, Susan Conrad, MD

“…A repeat brain MRI on day 5 revealed diffuse restricted diffusion globally, acute infarction of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory, and left frontoparietal leptomeningitis versus cortical laminar necrosis. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of a Commercial Herbal Extract and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Three Periodontal Facultative Anaerobes: An In Vitro Study by Mohammad Mahdi Yaghooti Khorasani, Yasaman Mohammadi Kamalabadi, Somaye Salari Sedigh, Mina Jafari, Mostafa Sadeghi, Sahar Assar

“…A one-way ANOVA test and an independent sample t-test were used to compare the mean differences of IhDs between groups. …”
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Improving the Mechanical, Corrosion Resistance, Microstructural and Environmental Performance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Using Ceramic Waste Powder as an Alternative to Cement by Ansam Ali Hashim, Rana Anaee, Mohammed Salah Nasr

“…For instance, the total water absorption, surface water absorption, void ratio, chloride penetration depth, and migration coefficient were reduced by 47%, 45%, 38%, 62.3%, and 55.52%, respectively, compared to the reference sample.…”
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Scientific communication of research results in the Cienfuegos Medical Sciences University teachers by Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Rosmery Ortega Consuegra, Belkis González Aguiar, Enrique Acosta Figueredo, Juan Luis Vidal Martí, Mabel Rocha Vázquez

“…The universe consisted of 1,750 scientific articles registered in the scientific results database of the Cienfuegos Provincial Center for Information on Medical Sciences, and the sample was selected by simple random sampling at convenience, so that it was made up of 806 scientific articles.…”
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Image encryption scheme based on compressed sensing and fractional quantum logistic-tent map by Birong Xu, Ximei Ye, Xiaoyuan Wang, Zhipeng Zhang

“…Finally, the pixels of the image are diffused by two-way diffusion. This scheme integrates sparsity, block exchange, confusion, measurement acquisition, and diffusion. …”
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Kinetics and thermodynamic properties related to the drying of 'Cabacinha' pepper fruits by Hellismar W. da Silva, Renato S. Rodovalho, Marya F. Velasco, Camila F. Silva, Luís S. R. Vale

“…The experimental data were adjusted to different mathematical models often used in the representation of fruit drying. Effective diffusion coefficients, calculated from the mathematical model of liquid diffusion, were used to obtain activation energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy. …”
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How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? by Simon Dellicour, Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier J Hardy, Marc A Suchard, Stéphane Guindon, Philippe Lemey

“…Our results reveal that both the diffusion coefficient and IBD signal metrics appear to be the most robust to the number of samples considered for the phylogeographic reconstruction. …”
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