Machine Learning-Driven Parametric Analysis of Eco-Friendly Ultrasonic Welding for AL6061-CU Alloy Joints by A. Karan, S. Arungalai Vendan, M. R. Nagaraj, M. Chaturvedi, S. Sivadharmaraj

“…The primary focus is on the metallurgical transformations to evaluate the pattern of molecular diffusion and spread within the weld, the consistency of diffusion, and the resulting alterations in strength caused by ultrasonic vibrational heat. …”
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Removal of Fluoride from Drinking Water by Sorption Using Diatomite Modified with Aluminum Hydroxide by Tesfaye Akafu, Achalu Chimdi, Kefyalew Gomoro

“…The low correlation coefficient value of R2 = 0.596 for the intraparticle diffusion model indicates that the intraparticle diffusion model does not apply to the present studied adsorption system. …”
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Application of nano-pico geotechnics and nano-pico heritage spray techniques for restoring and protecting historical brick buildings by Reza Biabani, Hamed Niroumand, Maryam Afsharpour, Mona Khaksar

“…By reducing the number and size of pores and making the diffusion path more tortuous, the nanoparticle treatment can increase the water vapor diffusion resistance of the brick. …”
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Efficiency of Nitrate Removal from Groundwater by Adsorption on Raw and Treated Bentonite by Oussama Kheliel, Leila Youcef, Soufiane Youcef, Mohamed Ghrissi Bouaziz, Meriem Chebbi

“…The intra-particle diffusion curves were multi-linear, indicating that there are other mechanisms influencing nitrate ion adsorption on bentonite than intra-particle diffusion. …”
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Molecular characterization of efflux pumps in beta-lactam resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa by Elmira Shah Cheraghi, Mozhgan Ghiasian

“…This study investigated the genetic pattern of resistant P. aeruginosa strains concerning the presence of the gene encoding the MexAB-OprM efflux pump Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted between 2022 and 2023 in Isfahan, and 110 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from various clinical samples were identified. Antibiotic susceptibility testing of the isolates was conducted using the disk diffusion method, and strains producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) were identified using the double disk diffusion method. …”
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Detection of blaOXA-145, blaOXA-224, blaOXA-539, and blaOXA-675 Genes and Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class D β-Lactamases (CHDLs) in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Collect... by Arash Sezadehghani, Sanaz Dehbashi, Hamed Tahmasebi, Mohammad Reza Arabestani

“…Antibiotic susceptibility was determined using the disk diffusion methods. CHDL strains were detected using a phenotypic method (disk diffusion). …”
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Current antibiotic sensitivity of Lactococcus garvieae in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farms from Southwestern Turkey by Mesut Yılmaz, Tülin Arslan, Sabahat Selmin Sezgin, Ayşegül Kubilay

“…At each visit, 10 fish showing the signs of disease from each farm (60 fish in total) were sampled and L. garvieae was isolated from 16 fish. …”
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Isolation, Purification and Identification of Seven species of Algae in three drinking water plants supply springs in Sulaimani province and growth control of isolated algae by usi... by Bashar Tareq Ismael AL-Shandah, Riadh Abas Abd Al-Jabar, Trifa K. J. Farkha

“… In this study, three drinking water treatment plant supply springs were selected within different sites in Sulaimani province - Kurdistan region of Iraq. Samples were collected over period of eight months from May to the end of December 2015. …”
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Enteric Fever Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovars with Reduced Susceptibility of Fluoroquinolones at a Community Based Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Anjeela Bhetwal, Anjila Maharjan, Puspa Raj Khanal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…A total of 2,304 blood samples from suspected enteric fever patients attending Manmohan Memorial Teaching Hospital were processed with standard microbiological methods for the isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens. …”
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Mitigating microstructural heterogeneity in laser-directed energy deposition Ni-based superalloys by heat accumulation in-situ heat treatment by Chen Yang, Haibo Tang, Zhuo Li, Ziheng Zeng, Shujing Shi, Yansong Zhang, Chunjie Shen

“…Due to the IHT, the γ’ phase exhibits consistent volume fractions and comparable precipitate size distribution across specimens, yielding relatively homogeneous microhardness throughout the samples. Notably, the layered γ′ phase, previously underexplored in literature, is attributed to IHT-induced local Ostwald ripening, driven by aluminium (Al) diffusion gradients. …”
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Occurrence, Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm-Forming Ability of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in Chicken Carcasses and Cuts by Sarah Panera-Martínez, Rosa Capita, Ángela Pedriza-González, María Díez-Moura, Félix Riesco-Peláez, Carlos Alonso-Calleja

“…The 75 isolates, one for each positive sample, were tested for resistance against a panel of 15 antibiotics of clinical interest by the disc diffusion method. …”
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β-lactam and fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae from imported and locally-produced chicken in Mozambique by Sara Lino Faife, Tomas Zimba, John Osei Sekyere, Usha Govinden, Hafizah Yusuf Chenia, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Sabiha Yusuf Essack

“…Methodology: Carcass swabs and the liquid thaw of 33 chickens from each of the three countries constituted the total sample size of 198. Isolates were identified by biochemical tests, antibiotic susceptibility was ascertained by the disc diffusion assay and β-lactamases were detected using the double-disk synergy test. …”
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Essential Oil from the Leaves of the Dwarf Cashew Tree (<i>Anacardium occidentale</i> L.) in the Amazon Savannah: Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties as a Food Preservative by Maria Clarisnete de Oliveira Moura, Esther Morais da Silva Assuncão, Salatiel Silva Barbosa, Edu Istarley Lourenço Tenente, Alessandro Pereira de Souza, Rajá Vidya Moreira dos Santos, Ana Paula Folmer Correa, Laura Adriane de Moraes Pinto, Amélia Carlos Tuler, Daniela Cavalcante dos Santos Campos, Marcos Jose Salgado Vital, Antonio Alves de Melo Filho, Jéssica de Oliveira Monteschio

“…The EO was obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh and frozen leaves, with the frozen sample selected due to its higher yield. The components of the EOLC were identified by GC-MS. …”
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Antioxidant activity, antibacterial behavior, and anticancer impact of Egyptian propolis by Marwa B. M. Gomaa, Khaled M. A. Abdelhameed, Sherien E. Sobhy, Hanan M. A. Konper, Zienab A. E. Hassanein, Ahmed A. Saleh, Mamdoh T. Jamal, Elsayed E. Hafez

“…Results: Phytochemical screening revealed considerable quantities of ascorbic acid, saponins, and tannins in the propolis samples. The P1 sample exhibited the most substantial antioxidant activity, with FRP values at 62.9 mg/g DM and PMA content at 20.7 mg/g DM. …”
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Experimental Study on Desorption Characteristics of Coalbed Methane under Variable Loading and Temperature in Deep and High Geothermal Mine by Haifeng Ma, Lingjie Wang, Housheng Jia, Jucai Chang, YingMing Li, Xiangyang Zhang, Zuxiang Hu, Zhiqiang Yin

“…Under the same confining pressure, temperature, and methane pressure, the maximum desorption rate from large to small is residual deformation stage, near the peak stress, plastic deformation stage, compaction stage, and elastic deformation stage. The desorption and diffusion of methane are promoted under the higher temperature and lower confining pressure, which presents a certain mechanism of promoting desorption. …”
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Identifying patients with cerebral infarction within the time window compatible with reperfusion therapy, diagnostic performance of glutathione S-transferase-π (GST-π) and peroxire... by Nicolas Girerd, Arif Karakus, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Sophie Marchal, Anne Aubertin, Sanae Bouali, Kevin Duarte, Sandrine Reymond

“…Each patient’s 25 mL blood sample will be associated with cerebral MRI data. …”
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Characterization of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli: first report of blaNDM-1 in Enterobacter cloacae by Manel Debabza, Raoudha Dziri, Abdelbasset Mechai, Amel Bouguessa, Naouel Klibi, Hadda Imene Ouzari

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of carbapenemase production among clinical isolates recovered from 352 samples collected in Tebessa hospital, Algeria. …”
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“Quality over quantity:” smaller, targeted lesions optimize quality of life outcomes after MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor by Vivek P. Buch, David Purger, Anjali Datta, Allan Wang, Daniel Barbosa, Yosefi Chodakiewitz, Lior Lev-Tov, Chelsea Li, Casey Halpern, Jaimie Henderson, Jennifer A. McNab, Rachelle R. Bitton, Pejman Ghanouni

“…Further, we propose a large-sample-size, high-resolution, 7 T DTI database from the Human Connectome Project to create a normative tractographic atlas (NTA) with representations of ventral intermediate nucleus subregions most likely to be structurally connected to the motor cortex. …”
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Acoustic Enhancement Performance of Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolites with Different Si/Al Ratios by Mingbo Guo, Yijun Wang, Lei Zhang, Junran Lu, Chang Gong, Wanning Zhang, Yuxi Fang, Xinyuan Zhu, Shunai Che

“…The presence of mesopores significantly facilitates diffusion within the zeolite crystals, enabling air molecules to access more micropores for efficient sorption–desorption processes during diaphragm vibration in microspeakers. …”
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Three-dimensional fiber orientation mapping of ex vivo human brain at micrometer resolution by Chao J. Liu, William Ammon, Robert J. Jones, Jackson C. Nolan, Dayang Gong, Chiara Maffei, Nathan Blanke, Brian L. Edlow, Jean C. Augustinack, Caroline Magnain, Anastasia Yendiki, Martin Villiger, Bruce Fischl, Hui Wang

“…We measure the polarization contrasts of the brain sample from two illumination angles of 0 and 15° and apply a computational method that yields the 3D optic axis orientation and true birefringence. …”
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