Resistance of Uropathogenic Staphylococci to Commonly Used Antimicrobials for Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections by Aya Mohammed

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed using Kirby-Bauer's disc diffusion method with various antibiotics. Results revealed a high prevalence of Gram-positive cocci (81.0%), predominantly Staphylococcus species, among UTI isolates. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Aqueous and Alcoholic Formulations of Triphala and Curcumin Mouthrinses against Periodontal Pathogens by Mohammed Ahsan Razi, Rohit Sharma, Sri Krishna Koppula, Neetha Bhargava, Md Khalid Hassan

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested using the well diffusion method on blood agar plates. The diameter of the zone of inhibition (ZOI) was measured in millimeters (mm). …”
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Assessment of Potential Efficacy of Coliphage Therapy on Multidrug Resistant Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli by Sulaiman, M. A., Usman, A.R.

“…The lowest plaque forming unit (PFU/µL) dilution of each of the 5 samples collected, was determined using double agar overlay method. …”
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Advanced Electrochemical Monitoring of Carbendazim Fungicide in Foods Using Interfacial Superassembly of NRPC/NiMn Frameworks by Shakila Parveen Asrafali, Thirukumaran Periyasamy, Seong Cheol Kim, Jaewoong Lee

“…Furthermore, the sensor showed satisfactory results for CBZ detection in real samples with acceptable recoveries of 96.40–104.98% and low RSD values of 0.25–3.45%.…”
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Kinetic Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition of Latex Foam according to Thermogravimetric Analysis by Hongwei Fan, Yongliang Chen, Dongmei Huang, Guoqin Wang

“…Pieces of commercial mattress samples were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis (TG) over a heating range from 5°C min−1 to 20°C min−1. …”
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Bovine abortion-related Streptococcus pluranimalium: a microbiological, pathological and molecular diagnostic approaches by Rafaela da Rosa Marques, Mariana Costa Torres, Eryca Ceolin Lamego, Milena Carolina Paz, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini, Franciele Maboni Siqueira

“…The in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the identified bacteria was evaluated by the agar disk diffusion method, showing sensitivity to all antimicrobials tested. …”
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Recognition and Determination of DNA Using Victoria Blue B as Electrochemical Probe by Bai Xu, Kui Jiao, Wei Sun, Xia Zhang

“…The method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of the DNA content in the artifical samples.…”
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Effect of Green Additives in Copper Electrorefining Bath: Current Efficiency and Surface Characterization Investigation by F. M. A. Abouzeid, S. Alshammery

“…The values of activation energies prove that the refining procedure rate was diffusion controlled. Surface morphologies of copper samples were assessed via a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). …”
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A SEM-ANN-NCA ANALYSIS OF GEN Z’S PERCEPTION-DRIVEN ADOPTION OF AUGMENTED E-COMMERCE by Alfia Sayed, Asish Oommen Mathew, Lewlyn L.R. Rodrigues

“…Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model, Flow Theory, and Diffusion of Innovation, this paper explores the psychological indicators of Augmented Reality (AR)-enabled e-commerce adoption among Gen Z in India. …”
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Casting Homogeneity of Scaled-Up Multiprincipal Component Alloys by Gbenga. J. Adeyemi, Claire Utton, Yunus Azakli, Russell Goodall

“…Studies on these materials are largely conducted on small samples, but, for many practical applications, larger-scale processing would be needed. …”
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Effect of plant extracts of Salvia officinalis L. and Costus speciosus L. in growth of some bacteria species isolated from urinary tract infections in Samarra city by Huda Ali Hadi, Rasheed H. Hasan

“… The present study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of alcoholic extract (methanol - ethanol) and flavonoids by diffusion  methods of wells of Salvia officinalis L. and Costus speciosus L. plants on Escherichia . coli and Proteus  spp. isolated from patients with urinary tract infection Samarra city, the samples were collected during the period from 15/7/2018 to 30/9/2018, It was found through the results that the extracts plant that used in this study showed various inhibitory effect against, The bacteria species study imitation , where on differ this effect by difference the concentration that used and type the plant extract , showing  E.coli significant difference at significant (p< 0.05) in inhibition diameter of alcoholic (methanol) extract for Salvia officinalis L. (10.61±7.5) at higher concentration used, while these bacteria showed on significant difference in the level of inhibition diameter of alcoholic (ethanolic) extract for Salvia officinalis L., whereas the flavonoids Netted significant difference of these plant in some of concentration that used comparied with the antibiotic that used in this study. …”
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Nosocomial E. Coli Isolated from UTI Identified Using DNA Markers Based on PCR and Pathogenic Markers by Shler Ali Khorsheed

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 105 urine samples were collected from UTI patients at Rezali Hospital and General Hospital in Erbil (January–June 2024). …”
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Frequency and susceptibility pattern of metallo-beta-lactamase producers in a hospital in Pakistan by Fatima Kaleem, Javaid Usman, Afreenish Hassan, Aslam Khan

“…Isolated GNRs were subjected to susceptibility testing against various antibiotics by disc diffusion method according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines.  …”
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Impact of offline experiences on consumer decisions: Balanced vs. unbalanced social exchange in switching to online health services by Teng Wang, Yongqiang Sun

“…Objective The diffusion of online health consultations (OHCs) depends on consumers switching from offline to online channels; consumers’ offline experience on health servicer determines their decisions. …”
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Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity of Chlorhexidine, Coconut Oil, Probiotics, and Ketoconazole on Candida albicans Isolated in Children with Early Childhood Caries: An In Vitro S... by Beena Shino, Faizal C. Peedikayil, Shyamala R. Jaiprakash, Gufran Ahmed Bijapur, Soni Kottayi, Deepak Jose

“…Materials and Methods. Samples were collected using sterile cotton swabs, swabbed on the tooth surfaces from children with ECC of 3 to 6 yrs and streaked on Sabouraud dextrose agar (HI Media) plates and incubated in a 5% CO2 enriched atmosphere at 37°C for 24 hours. …”
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Ozone Risk Assessment and Mapping in the Alps Based on Data from Passive Samplers by Cristina Mazzali, Elisabetta Angelino, Giacomo Gerosa, Antonio Ballarin-Denti

“…Passive samplers (diffusion tubes with organic reagent, produced by Passam of Switzerland) were used in a sampling campaign for the detection of weekly mean ozone concentrations in 15 sites over a domain of 80 x 40 km on the southern side of the European Alps from May to August 1998. …”
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Biocontrol Activities of Olive Endophytic Bacteria Isolates Against Pseudomonas savastanoi by Avin O. Ali, Tavga S. Rashid

“…Also, their secondary metabolites extracted at different times of incubation and tested using the agar well diffusion method showed great inhibition of the pathogen. …”
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Adsorption and Co-Adsorption of Polyaldehyde Dextran Nanoparticles and Nonionic Surfactant at an Air–Water Interface: Potential Implications for Pulmonary Drug Delivery by Jabłczyńska Katarzyna, Sosnowski Tomasz R.

“…The dynamic surface tension of the samples was determined by the maximum bubble pressure (MBP) method and by the axisymmetric drop shape analysis (ADSA). …”
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Characterisation of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Prostate in Younger Men with Normal Prostate-specific Antigen Within the PROBASE Study by Rouvier Al-Monajjed, Lars Schimmöller, Jan Philipp Radtke, Jale Lakes, Agne Krilaviciute, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Kathleen Herkommer, Petra Seibold, Nikolaus Becker, Rudolf Kaaks, Boris Hadaschik, Gerald Antoch, Peter Albers, Matthias Boschheidgen

“…For the peripheral zone (PZ), diffuse T2w changes were present in 81%. Focal and accentuated T2w changes were detected in 11% and 40%, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Gliding Arc Discharge Low-Temperature Plasma Pretreatment on Blueberry Drying by Pengpeng Yu, Wenhui Zhu, Yu Qiao, Xiaonan Yang, Lixin Ma, Yankai Cai, Jianrong Cai

“…However, plasma-treated samples exhibited darker color due to surface etching and oxidation. …”
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