Isolation, Identification, and Antibiogram Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus From Dairy Cows Kept Under Extensive Management System, in the Uba DebreTsehay District of South... by Mabure Shille, Fitsum Dulo, Shubisa Abera, Seblewongel Ayechew

“…Out of the 191 mastitis‐positive milk samples, S. aureus was isolated in 2.6% (5/191) of these samples using the BioLog microbial identification system. …”
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Synergistic antibacterial activity of herbal extracts with antibiotics on bacteria responsible for periodontitis by Shahabe Abullais Saquib, Nabeeh Abdullah AlQahtani, Irfan Ahmad, Suraj Arora, Shaik Mohammed Asif, Mukhatar Ahmed Javali, Nazima Nisar

“…Susceptibility of bacteria to the antibiotics and extracts was determined by disc diffusion method by measuring the diameter of the inhibition zones. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella from apparently healthy slaughtered cattle and abattoir workers at Gondar Elfora abattoir, Central Gondar Zone, E... by Firdyawukal Abuhay Tafere, Melkie Dagnaw Fenta, Mastewal Birhan Atanaw, Elias Melkamu Tsehay, Yelak Hulugeza Mengstu, Atsede Solomon Mebiratu

“…Each isolate was also subjected to Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion tests for antimicrobial susceptibility. STATA version 14 was used to compute and analyses various data from slaughterhouses, antimicrobial susceptibility test results, and animal samples using descriptive statistics. …”
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Research Progress on the Application of Strontium Isotope Analysis Techniques in Geology: A Review by Wuhui JIA, Kai LIU, Chenghua YU, Wei ZHU, Yuefei DENG

“…However, at high temperatures, diffusion and mineral recombination can cause the Rb-Sr isotope system to reset, which can interfere with determining the age of the material. …”
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Bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in the Gambia - a one-year retrospective study by Paul Rahden, Ebrima Barrow, Haddy Bah, Sheikh Omar Bittaye, David Nygren, Abdoulie Badjan

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion following the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. …”
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A comparative study on Arc- and vacuum induction-melting for Ti 16.6 Zr 16.6 Hf 16.6 Co 10 Ni 20 Cu 20 high entropy shape memory Alloy Production by Christian Hinte, Andrea Fantin, Khemais Barienti, Sebastian Herbst, Jan Frenzel, Gunther Eggeler, Hans Jürgen Maier

“…However, the limitations of AM on a laboratory scale, particularly its constrained sample size and the necessity for remelting steps to ensure homogeneity, hampers thorough mechanical and functional testing of bulk materials. …”
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Effect of external volume expansion on the survival of fat grafts by Raghuveer Reddy, Subramania Iyer, Mohit Sharma, Sundeep Vijayaraghavan, P. Kishore, Jimmy Mathew, A. K. K. Unni, P. Reshmi, Rakesh Sharma, Chaya Prasad

“…EVE releases positive pressure from the graft and also induces intense levels of edema that decreases diffusion of metabolites essential for graft survival initially. …”
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D³-YOLOv10: Improved YOLOv10-Based Lightweight Tomato Detection Algorithm Under Facility Scenario by Ao Li, Chunrui Wang, Tongtong Ji, Qiyang Wang, Tianxue Zhang

“…We evaluated the proposed framework using a self-made tomato dataset and designed a two-stage category balancing method based on diffusion models to address the sample class-imbalanced issue. …”
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Halimeda gracilis as a bioactive resource: exploring its antioxidant, antibiofilm, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial potential for dental applications by Dileepkumar Hemamalini, S. Shantha Sundari, K.M. Shahul Hameed Faizee, Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…Materials and methods: The H. gracilis sample was washed and extracted using methanol. The mixture was homogenized using a blender and centrifuged at high speed (10,000 × g) for 2 min, then stirred at room temperature for 30 min using magnetic stirrer, to ensure thorough extraction. …”
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Time-dependent Acceleration and Escape of Charged Particles at Traveling Shocks in the Near-Sun Environment by Thomas M. Do, Federico Fraschetti, Jozsef Kota, Joe Giacalone, Christina M. S. Cohen, David J. McComas

“…The energy spectrum of accelerated particles at IPs was shown by a previous 1D transport model that includes both self-excited plus preexisting turbulence and a term representing the escape of particles from the system to gradually steepen as a result of a finite acceleration-to-escape timescales ratio; such a model was found in excellent agreement with the entire sample of the ground-level enhancement spectra of solar cycle 23. …”
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Novel medium-entropy Ca3(Co0.25Zn0.25Mg0.25Cu0.25)2SiV2O12 microwave dielectric ceramics with high Q×f and near-zero τf by Junxian Wang, Yuxuan Ren, Xiangkai Zhu, Yunfeng Guo, Jiamao Li

“…The high activation energy further indicated that the low defect concentration in the sample contributed to reducing the dielectric loss of the ceramics. …”
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Assessing the adoption of biosecurity measures among extensive livestock producers: a case study in the free-range pig sector of Corsica by Theo Loeillot, Marie Gisclard, Bastien Trabucco, François Charrier, Ferran Jori, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Alexis Delabouglise

“…We performed interviews of a sample of free-range pig farmers using three methods in parallel, namely (1) direct qualitative elicitation, (2) attributed-based stated choices and (3) semi-quantitative ranking of attributes. …”
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Identification and Antibiotic Resistance of Isolates from Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat By-Products Exhibiting Characteristic <i>Salmonella</i> Morphology on Chromogenic Agar by Sarah Panera-Martínez, Cristina Rodríguez-Melcón, Camino González-Machado, Carlos Alonso-Calleja, Rosa Capita

“…Colonies with a morphology characteristic of <i>Salmonella</i> (one isolate per sample) were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF). …”
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EEG assessment of artificial intelligence-generated content impact on student creative performance and neurophysiological states in product design by Shuxin Wang, Xin Tao, Hongbo Ma, Fanglian Li, Chuanqi Wu

“…The AIGC group used ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, while the control group used traditional design software. …”
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Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle-Loaded Antimicrobial Films: Preparation, Characterization, and Food Preservation by Wenxi Yu, Qin Lei, Jingxian Jiang, Jianwei Yan, Xijian Yi, Juan Cheng, Siyu Ou, Wenjia Yin, Ziyan Li, Yuru Liao

“…Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the diffusion behavior of AgNPs in different matrices, while the measured silver migration (0.25 ± 0.03 mg/kg) complied with <i>EFSA</i> regulations (10 mg/kg), confirming its food safety. …”
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Exploring Cerebrospinal Fluid: Validation of a New Method for Quantification of 39 Drugs of Abuse by LC-MS/MS by Alexandra Dimitrova, Emma Beatrice Croce, Gaia Iaquinta, Elisa Ferri, Simone Faccioli, Giulia Chiavacci, Barbara Gualco, Martina Focardi, Simone Grassi, Fabio Vaiano

“…The use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in post-mortem (PM) toxicological analysis is an under-addressed topic, likely due to the technical complexity of the collection of a proper sample. However, it is a matrix of significant interest since it has similar chemical and physical properties to the blood and it is less exposed to risks like PM redistribution and diffusion due to its anatomical location. …”
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Deep Cleaning of Crystal Violet and Methylene Blue Dyes from Aqueous Solution by Dextran-Based Cryogel Adsorbents by Maria Marinela Lazar, Roxana P. Damaschin, Irina Volf, Maria Valentina Dinu

“…The DxPF cryogels, particularly those with the highest PF contents (sample DxPF2), demonstrated sorption capacities of 1.2779 ± 0.0703 mmol·g⁻¹, for CV, and 0.3238 ± 0.0121 mmol·g⁻¹, for MB. …”
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Impact of zeolite content on the properties of SAPO-34/sulfonated polymer composite coatings for thermochemical energy storage by D. Palamara, M. Gelaw, E. Mastronardo, A. Frazzica, C. Milone, L. Calabrese

“…This study introduces novel SAPO-34 composite coatings using a sulfonated pentablock terpolymer (Nexar™) matrix, specifically investigating their potential for enhanced water vapour diffusion and improved performance in thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems. …”
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Mapping the Brain&amp;rsquo;s Role in Osteoarthritis: New Evidence for Prevention by Di J, Xi Y, Liu Y, Qi L, Chen S, Qin Y, Xiang C

“…Jingkai Di,1,2,&amp;ast; Yujia Xi,3,&amp;ast; Yaru Liu,4 Likun Qi,3 Shuai Chen,1,2 Yingda Qin,3 Chuan Xiang1,2 1Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Soft Tissue Injury Repair, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 3The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 4The Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuan Xiang, Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15903410351, Email chuanxiang@sxmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study explores the causal link between brain structural parameters and Osteoarthritis (OA), aiming to prevent OA progression.Patients and Methods: We used two-sample Mendelian randomization. In addition to European OA data with a sample size of 484,598, Firth correction OA data from the same source, and SPA correction OA data were included as outcome data. 3913 brain imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs) from the UK Biobank were used as exposure data. …”
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Formation and Characterization of Xylitol-Modified Glycidyl Methacrylate-<i>co</i>-Ethyl Methacrylate Matrices for Controlled Release of Antimicrobial Compounds by Adam Chyzy, Przemysław Gnatowski, Edyta Piłat, Maciej Sienkiewicz, Katarzyna Wozniak, Marta Wojnicka, Krzysztof Brzezinski, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska

“…A statistical analysis of API release using Linear Mixed Model was performed, examining the relationship between % mass of API, sample (hydrogels and control), time, sample–time interaction, and variability between individuals. …”
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