On-farm molecular epidemiology and therapeutic insights into multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bubaline mastitis by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed, Hamza Rasheed, Farwa Anwar, Syed Faizan Ali Shah, Jawad Sabir

“…The results found 50.26% and 38.02% samples positive for subclinical mastitis and S. aureus, respectively. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of Natural Toothpastes Containing Silver, Citrus, and Cranberry Extracts Against Oral Pathogenic Microorganisms by Spyros Papageorgiou, Angeliki Tsouna, Panagoula Pavlou, Athanasia Varvaresou, Apostolos Papadopoulos, Sotiria Davidopoulou, Dimitrios Dionysopoulos, Anna Giannakoudaki

“…Each tested toothpaste sample was placed in Petri dishes, where specific microorganisms selected for the study were cultivated. …”
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Intestinal carriage of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase producing E. coli in women with urinary tract infections, Cameroon by Ingrid Cécile Djuikoue, Paul-Louis Woerther, Michel Toukam, Charles Burdet, Etienne Ruppé, Kamga Hortense Gonsu, Charles Fokunang, Assiya El Mniai, Kamgue Larissa, Anatole Constant Pieme, Mallila Georgia Mboupaing, Caroline Mietchop Kakam, Hervé Kengne Fogang, Antoine Andremont, Jeanne Ngogang

“…After filling a questionnaire, they provided a stool sample that was plated on selective media for ESBL producing bacteria. …”
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Effect of Porosity on the Corrosion Behavior of FeCoNiMnCr<i>_x</i> Porous High-Entropy Alloy in 3.5 Wt.% NaCl Solution by Ying Wang, Shuobin Chen, Yuhua Peng, Xijie Zheng, Dong Li, Cheng Nie, Pan Gong, Zhigang Hu, Ming Ma

“…The pore-making mechanism is mainly a powder compaction, and Kirkendall holes are caused by different elements due to different diffusion rates. With the increase in Cr content, the i_corr increases, and the E_corr decreases in the porous HEAs of FeCoNiMnCr<i>_x</i> (<i>x</i> = 0.5;1;1.5). …”
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Investigation of the prevalence of different bacterial infections, causative bacterial species and reveal their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern: a hospital-based study at Tang... by Fahmina Mahmud, Sharmin Shila, Md.Muzahidul Islam, Md Rayhan Ali

“…The aim of this study was to reveal the prevalence of infection types, bacterial isolate types, and antimicrobial activity of these infectious bacteria among patients living in Tangail district, Bangladesh. Sample specimen (i.e. urine, stool, pug etc.) were cultured on different selective media. …”
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Green synthesis of silver silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) nanoparticles using macadamia nutshell xylan extract, characterization and evaluation of its antibacterial activity by Andrew K. Yegon, Joshua Akinropo Oyetade, Stanslaus G. Mtavangu, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Revocatus L. Machunda

“…The antibacterial activity of the green synthesized Ag/AgCl-NPs was performed using disc diffusion method and the zone inhibition (ZOI) evaluation showed their effectiveness against Gram negative (E. coli) and Gram positive (S. aureus).…”
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The Dallas Lifespan Brain Study: A Comprehensive Adult Lifespan Data Set of Brain and Cognitive Aging by Denise C. Park, Joseph P. Hennessee, Evan T. Smith, Micaela Y. Chan, Xi Chen, Marianna Dakanali, Michelle E. Farrell, Peiying Liu, Hanzhang Lu, Neil Rofsky, Xiankai Sun, Carol Tamminga, William Moore, Kristen M. Kennedy, Karen Rodrigue, Gagan S. Wig

“…Key innovations were robust sampling of middle-aged participants and inclusion of PET data for amyloid and tau in a cognitively normal sample. …”
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Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- (ESBL-) Possessing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species among Nepalese Health Science and Non-Health Science Students by Bhawana Sapkota, Santosh K. Yadav, Gunaraj Dhungana, Shamshul Ansari, Shyam K. Mishra

“…Out of 208 stool samples, E. coli and Klebsiella spp. were recovered from 203 (86.8%) and 31 (13.2%) stool samples, respectively. …”
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Dependence of Antimicrobial Effects of Guanidine-containing Pectin Derivatives from Some Structural Characteristics by O. R. Akhmedov, S. A. Shomurotov, A. S. Turaev, A. V. Sidarenka

“…In addition, to determine the influence of structural variations in the obtained samples on exhibiting antimicrobial properties.Materials and methods. …”
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Tuning localized surface plasmon resonance of star-like gold nanoparticles by in situ growth on crystalline nanocellulose for SERS substrates by Alfredo Ayala-Fonseca, Gonzalo Ramírez-García, Andrés De Luna Bugallo, Elder De la Rosa, Pedro Salas

“…The influence of crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) played a crucial role in modulating the local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of star-like gold nanoparticles (SAuNPs), acting as both a diffusion barrier and a chemical reducer during the growth of anisotropic nanoparticles (NPs). …”
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Drug resistance and phylogenetic grouping of bacteria isolated from visitors' hands in a secondary-care hospital by Samuel Campista-León, María José Cabanillas-Pacheco, Laura de Jesús Delgado-Díaz, Joel Tohevaris Garcia-Guerrero, Luz Isela Peinado-Guevara

“…Methodology: Twenty-five palmar surface and interdigital space sample swabs were randomly collected and cultured on blood agar plates, and 19 colonies with different macro- and microscopic characteristics were isolated. …”
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Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Detection in Escherichia coli in Canary Birds (Serinus canaria) Imported from Malaysia by Izzatul Istiana, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, Muhammad ‘Ahdi Kurniawan, Fifin Kurnia Sari, Tri Endah Purbowati, Dina Agylia Rahmandari, Mufasirin, Boedi Setiawan, Dadik Rahardjo

“…This study was conducted to identify the antibiotic resistance of E. coli using fecal swab samples of imported canaries from Malaysia. Samples were grown on an EMBA medium for the isolation test, Gram staining test, and IMViC test were performed to continue the identification test -Kirby-Bauer diffusion test - to determine antibiotic sensitivity. …”
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Biocontrol and plant growth promoting properties of Bacillus sp. BioSol021 grown on meat and dairy industry effluents by Dulović Borislav M., Dujković Tatjana D., Danilov Ivana S., Vlajkov Vanja R., Loc Marta Č., Grahovac Mila S., Grahovac Jovana A.

“…The highest antimicrobial activity, tested using the disc diffusion method, was observed in the whey-based cultivation broth sample after 96 hours of cultivation. …”
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Molecular identification of Klebsiella species from pneumonic goats, Iraq by Hanaa Khaleel Ibraheim, Khadeeja S. Madhi, Alyaa Sabti Jasim, Hasanain A.J. Gharban

“…All study samples were inoculated onto MacConkey agar and tested biochemically. …”
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As-deposited and dewetted Cu layers on plasma treated glass: Adhesion study and its effect on biological response by Alena Reznickova, Veronika Lacmanova, Marie Hubalek Kalbacova, Petr Hausild, Jiri Nohava, Zdenka Kolska, Anna Kutova, Petr Slepicka

“…The as-deposited and dewetted samples exhibited very good wettability with water contact angles below 60°. …”
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Investigation of microstructural evolution in sintered NdFeB during the two-step annealing by Zihao Wang, Haijun Yu, Shengen Guan, Yang Zheng, Xiaoqian Bao, Jiheng Li, Xuexu Gao

“…It is found that the grain boundaries of as-sintered sample present a zigzag morphology, while those subjected to 1st annealing become flatter. …”
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Austenite grain growth in tailored cooling rate experiment designed by numerical simulation for peritectic steel by Peng Lan, Huasong Liu, Jiaquan Zhang, Yifan Lu, Lirui Zhang

“…The simulation aided experiment with the large-sized samples was carried out, and the local cooling rate was verified by secondary dendrite arm spacing. …”
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<i>Apiaceae</i> Bioferments Obtained by Fermentation with Kombucha as an Important Source of Active Substances for Skin Care by Zofia Nizioł-Łukaszewska, Aleksandra Ziemlewska, Martyna Zagórska-Dziok, Agnieszka Mokrzyńska, Magdalena Wójciak, Ireneusz Sowa

“…The disk diffusion method indicated growth inhibition zones of over 20 mm for some bacteria. …”
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Association Between Anatomic and Clinical Indicators of Injury Severity After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Dmitry Esterov, Ziying Yin, Trevor Persaud, Xiang Shan, Mathew C. Murphy, Richard L. Ehman, John Huston III, Allen W. Brown

“…Participants with a longer PTA tended to have a higher non-hemorrhage contusion score and softer contusion lesions than the contralateral control side, although the small sample size did not allow for assessment of a significant association. …”
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Mn-Doped CeO₂ Nanozyme-Integrated Mesoporous Interfaces for High-Sensitivity Antifouling Electrochemiluminescence Biosensing by Guanze Huang, Haiyan Qiu, Huiping Chen, Wanxuan Li, Yufei Zhang, Minfang Huang, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoxin Xu, Shanwen Hu

“…The constructed nanozyme-enhanced ECL sensing platform was demonstrated through the detection of dopamine (DA) as a model neurotransmitter, exhibiting favorable detection performance while maintaining high-accuracy detection in complex biological samples. This strategy offers a novel approach to developing highly sensitive and interference-resistant ECL sensors, with promising applications in disease biomarker monitoring and live physiological sample analysis.…”
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