Analysis of antimicrobial resistance and virulence of pathogens in dairy products from Egypt by whole genome sequencing by Dina Saleh, Nora Mahmoud, Shymaa Enany, Samira Zakeer

“…Methodology: Three hundred samples of raw milk were collected from farmers and marketplaces in Gamasa, Mansoura, and Damietta cities in Egypt. …”
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Molecular analysis of multidrug-resistant E. coli in pediatric UTIs: findings from a Nigerian Hospital by Eunice Damilola Wilkie, Chidinma Vivian Ezeani, Deborah Oluwasola Olasehinde, Omolanke Temitope Oyedemi, Jude Oluwapelumi Alao, Anthonia Olufunke Oluduro, Oluwapelumi Breakthrough Oyetunde

“…Results: Of the 300 samples, 40 (13.3%) yielded E. coli with varying antibiotic resistance profiles. …”
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Microbiological and Nutritional Analyses of Soybean Cake (Awara) and Camel Milk Cheese (Chukwui) Local Snacks, Vended in Kano Metropolis- Nigeria by Idris, A., Dabo, N.T. P.

“…Selective media were used to isolate some specific pathogens, and antibiotic sensitivity profiles of the isolates were determined using the disc-diffusion method. Proximate analyses were also carried out on 50 representative samples using the Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC. …”
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Drug Release Analysis and Optimization for Drug-Eluting Stents by Hongxia Li, Yihao Zhang, Bao Zhu, Jinying Wu, Xicheng Wang

“…The effect of coating diffusivity and thickness on the drug release process for a typical DES is analyzed by means of FEM. …”
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Transportation and Transformation of Arsenic Species at the Intertidal Sediment-Water Interface of Bohai Bay, China by Xiaoping Yu, Yafei Guo, Qin Wang, Tianlong Deng

“…Arsenic in sediments mainly existed in a stable state, so that only little arsenic could be released from sediments when the environmental conditions at the SWI are changed. As(III) diffused from porewaters to the overlying water while the opposite was true for As(V) at that time when the samples were collected. …”
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Formation Mechanisms for Hetero-Phase Ferroelectric Films of Lead Zirconate Titanate by N. V. Mukhin, K. G. Elanskaia, V. M. Pukhova, S. A. Tarasov, K. A. Vorotilov, M. V. Rudenko, A. V. Ermachikhin

“…To avoid lead losses, some excess is added to the solution in the process of synthesis. Experimental samples of PZT films are obtained using sol-gel method with different contents of lead oxide, the crystallization of the ferroelectric phase of the films is carried out in air at 600 °C. …”
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Investigation of Inhibition Effect on Pathogen Microorganisms by Adding NPAg to Activated Carbon Obtained by Activating Hazelnut Shell with ZnCl2 by Şükrü Karataş, Esra Altıntığ, Birsen Sarıcı

“…Additionally, EDS and XRD analyses were performed on all samples. Well, diffusion and spreading plate methods were used to control the antimicrobial properties of the produced NPAgAC. …”
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Novel Self-Disinfecting Denture Base Materials by Shubham Bhuktar, Sunil Kar, Divya Batra, Priyanka Bansal, Kulbir Singh, Rohit Mehta

“…Antimicrobial efficacy was assessed against Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans using a disc diffusion assay and a biofilm inhibition test. Zone of inhibition (ZOI) and colony-forming unit (CFU) counts were measured after 24 and 48 hours. …”
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Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of Cistus ladanifer L. Leaves Extracted by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Maceration by Houda Chtibi, Kaoutar Harboul, Taofiq Benali, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Khabbach Abdelamjid, Said Louahlia, Jactty Chew, Long Chiau Ming, Khalil Hammani

“…Regarding the results of the disk diffusion assay, the extracts that were prepared by UAE were more effective against our bacterial strains than those extracted by maceration. …”
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In vitro Assessment of the Antimicrobial Properties of Orthodontic Bonding Materials by Mohammad K. Alam, Mohammad Y. Hajeer, Mashael Z. Alfuhigi, Faisal A. Eldosary, Faisal N. Alsenani, Lama N. Alsayil

“…Antimicrobial activity was assessed using agar diffusion assays and microbial viability assays. Results: The tested orthodontic bonding materials exhibited varying degrees of antimicrobial activity. …”
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Extract of Propolis on Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Cement: Effect on Mechanical and Antimicrobial Properties and Dentin Bonding Strength by Narges Panahandeh, Fatemeh Adinehlou, Seyedeh Mahsa Sheikh-Al-Eslamian, Hassan Torabzadeh

“…Antibacterial activity was assessed using the disc diffusion and well-plate techniques against S. mutans. …”
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Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC- producing Escherichia coli among healthcare workers by Rasha H. Bassyouni, Sylvana Nady Gaber, Ahmed Ashraf Wegdan

“…This study aimed to determine the fecal carriage rate of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli among HCWs. Methodology: Stool samples were collected from 200 HCWs. Phenotypic screening for ESBL and AmpC β-lactamases was performed using disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration methods followed by the combined disks test and double synergy differential test for confirmation. …”
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Climate-Driven Innovations: How Rainfall and Temperature Influence Pasture Technology Adoption in Isiolo County, Kenya by Linus Ireri, Tom Ouna

“…Using a descriptive survey research design, the study sampled 382 heads of households and field extension officers from a population of 48,514. …”
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The Spatial Analysis for Bassia eriophora (Schrad.) Asch. Plant Distributed in all IRAQ by Using RS & GIS Techniques by Al Ramahi et al.

“…This data contains only the address (place of germination), this information (addresses) was detected, identified and covered for all areas sampled by the techniques of satellite imagery and images taken from the air and some data records where the main features of these areas.…”
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Understanding e-government adoption among government employees: the mediating role of perceived attitude across key predictors by Abdulkadir Jeilani, Said Abubakar Ahmed, Abdisatar Arabow

“…Data were collected from 250 government employees through a structured survey and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. A purposive sampling technique was utilized to select participants with relevant experience and exposure to e-government platforms. …”
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Temperature Dependence of Hardness of High Entropy Alloys by Ottó K. Temesi, Albert Karacs, Nguyen Q. Chinh, Lajos K. Varga

“…Measuring our refractory high entropy alloy (RHEA) samples, an early softening temperature, smaller than the expected half of the melting point (Ts < Tm/2) was detected, signaling a phase instability in the case of Ti-, Zr- and Hf-containing alloys.…”
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Molecular study of Klebsiella pneumoniae antibiotic resistance genes isolates from wound infections by Ali Qasim Joudeh, Hind Abdallah Salih

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion. Klebsiella pneumoniae represented 5.3% (n = 16). …”
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Hydrogen Adsorption on Solid and Liquid Surfaces of Ga–Sn and Ga–In by Charlie Ruffman, Samuel R. B. Case, Tom Grayson, Nicola Gaston

“…However, the mobility of hydrogen on the liquid surface is much greater due to a novel mechanism whereby the dynamic surface rearranges, opening pathways for diffusion. The results suggest that the unique catalytic behavior of these liquid metal materials may be due to changes in adsorbate diffusivity when the metals are melted.…”
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Identification of Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in Iraqi Patients by Maha E. Zidan, Jaleel Samanje, Hiba Mansour Nasir

“…Two-hundred clinical smaples were collected including (burns, sputum, urine and wound swabs) from individuals suffering from different complaints such as surgical and wound infections, burns inflammation, inflammation of the urinary tract, pneumonia and COVID-19 patients. 86 A. baumannii bacterial isolates could be picked up from these samples using routine test and VITEK-2 system. After diagnosis the A baumannii strains were subjected to an antibiotic sensitivity test using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method against Seven type of antibiotics. …”
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Ocular bacterial flora and antibiotic sensitivity among Filipino patients undergoing routine cataract surgery by Terrence L. Cham, MD, Mario J. Valenton, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD

“…The specimens were cultured using standard technique and those with bacterial growth were tested for antibiotic sensitivity and resistance using the disc-diffusion method. Results: Sixty eyes of 30 patients were sampled, 17 females (57%) and 13 males (43%), with a mean age of 61.4  12.5 years (range, 37 to 84). …”
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