Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains in Children from Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia by Amanuel Wolde, Yosef Deneke, Tesfaye Sisay, Mesfin Mathewos

“…A nonanalytical observational study followed by a purposive sampling technique was conducted from October 2017 to June 2018, to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and molecularly detect pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in under-five children at Wolaita Sodo town using molecular and the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. …”
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Frequency Of Bacterial Co-Infections Isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients From Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi by Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Hareem Gohar, Mehwish Sajjad, Mona Siddiqui, Saima Naseem

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: A total of 202 clinical samples, including blood, sputum, tracheal aspirates, and bronchial lavage, were collected from COVID-19-positive patients. …”
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Insights into the Process of Gas Release from Organic-Rich Shale: Release Characteristics and Controlling Factors by Fei Li, Wei Dang, Fengqin Wang, Haikuan Nie, Yubo Feng, Qiubo Liu, Jiangtao Sun, Yao Ma

“…In this study, gas release curves of 52 shale samples and 3 coal samples were measured using wellsite canister testing technique. …”
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Evaluation Metrics and Methods for Generative Models in the Wireless PHY Layer by Michael Baur, Nurettin Turan, Simon Wallner, Wolfgang Utschick

“…Generative models are typically evaluated by direct inspection of their generated samples, e.g., by visual inspection in the case of images. …”
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Detection, Characterization, and Molecular Typing of Human Mycoplasma spp. from Major Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt by Mirihan A. Metwally, Aymen S. Yassin, Tamer M. Essam, Hayam M. Hamouda, Magdy A. Amin

“…Characterization of the antibiotic resistance and sensitivity pattern against different antimicrobials was carried out using disc diffusion test. The results indicated the presence of six Mycoplasma spp. in 22.94% of the samples. …”
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Possible Bacteria Pathogens Found in the Internal Surface of Ladies Handbags in Umuahia, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria by Nwankwo, E.O., Okochi, D.I

“…Also the handbags from which the samples were collected includes: Leather, Cotton, Nylon and Polyester and velvet handbags. …”
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Evaluation of Soil Streptomyces Isolates from North-Western Ethiopia as Potential Inhibitors against Spoilage and Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…Thirty-six soil samples were collected at a depth of 5–10 cm in the rhizosphere and agricultural soils of soybean. …”
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Generative adversarial models for extreme geospatial downscaling by Guiye Li, Guofeng Cao

“…These samples allow for an empirical exploration and inferences of model uncertainty and robustness. …”
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Factors Influencing Generation Z’s Mobile Banking Adoption in Indonesia: Integrating UTAUT and DOI Theories by Pepi Lutfiyanah, Salsabila Hermanto Putri, Wiwit Sulistyowati

“…This study investigates the factors influencing the intention to use ‘mobile banking’ among Generation Z in Indonesia by integrating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) with the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory. Data was collected from 301 Generation Z respondents, 78.4% of whom were female, using non-probability sampling techniques and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). …”
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An Experimental Study on the Hardness, Inter Laminar Shear Strength, and Water Absorption Behavior of Habeshian Banana Fiber Reinforced Composites by Kiran Shahapurkar, Gezahgn Gebremaryam, Gangadhar Kanaginahal, S. Ramesh, Nik-Nazri Nik-Ghazali, Venkatesh Chenrayan, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Yasser Fouad, M.A. Kalam

“…Using the hand-lay-up method, six distinct samples are created that are composed of layers of woven and short banana fibers in both a plain and hybrid form. …”
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Actividad antibacteriana de algunas especies medicinales de Eupatorium contra bacterias patógenas resistentes a antibióticos by Edgar García-Sánchez, César B. Ramírez-López, Rosa E. Martínez-Muñoz, Alberto Flores-García, Rosa E. del Río, Mauro M. Martínez-Pacheco

“… Thirty six samples arising from hexane, dichloromethane, and methanol extracts from four medicinal Eupatorium species were screened against Gram positive and Gram negative resistant bacteria associated with nosocomial infections by disk diffusion method. …”
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Kinetic aspects of malachite deposition on marble from copper lactate solutions by Gogol, Daniil B., Rozhkovoy, Ivan E., Sadyrbekov, Danyar T., Aldabergenova, Saule K., Makasheva, Astra M.

“…IR spectra of sediments show good agreement with natural samples of malachite and azurite (Spassk deposit, Central Kazakhstan). …”
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Effect of Zr on precipitation kinetics of Fe-Cr-Al alloys by Ben Niu, Zhenhua Wang, Qing Wang, Sen Ge, Chuang Dong, Ruiqian Zhang

“…. %) alloys. The sheet samples were solution treated at 1473 K for 2 h, and then aged at 1073 K for 0∼24 h. …”
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Additive and subtractive manufacturing of layered titanium-matrix composites: interface behaviour and forming mechanisms by Rui Wang, Dongdong Gu, Hao Ye, Kaijie Lin, Han Zhang

“…High laser power was found to enhance the interfacial element diffusion and promote a gradient transition in ceramic whisker concentration. …”
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The crossroads of anxiety: distinct neurophysiological maps for different symptomatic groups by Gerez M, Suarez E, Serrano C, Castanedo L, Tello A

“…Combining single variables into representative factors was necessary because, as in all real-life phenomena, the complexity of interactive processes cannot be addressed through single variables and the multiplicity of potentially implicated variables would demand an extremely large sample size for statistical analysis.Results: The nonparametric analysis correctly classified 81% of the sample. …”
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Mechanical behavior and mechanisms of superplastic deformation of aluminum alloys exhibiting the effect of structural superplasticity in solid and in solid−liquid states by В.П. Пойда, А.В. Пойда, Д.Є. Мила

“…The study of the deformation relief of the samples gives grounds for asserting that their superplastic deformation takes place due to the cooperative development of deformation and accommodation mechanisms, namely grain boundary sliding, intragranular dislocation sliding and diffusion creep. …”
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Low-Rank Tensor Fusion for Enhanced Deep Learning-Based Multimodal Brain Age Estimation by Xia Liu, Guowei Zheng, Iman Beheshti, Shanling Ji, Zhinan Gou, Wenkuo Cui

“…Specifically, we utilized structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to extract spatial–temporal brain features with different properties. …”
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Super-Fast Sodium Storage Properties of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Based Material Synthesized via Arc-Discharge Method by Injun Jeon, Chunghun Kim, Minseung Kang, Hyun Woo Kim, Hong Chen, Hye Seon Youn, Myung Jong Kim, Chae-Ryong Cho

“…It also showed high cycle stability, retaining a capacity of 100 mAh g⁻¹ (retention ratio ~99.9%) after 2500 cycles at 5 A g⁻¹, compared to UAG’s retention of 90 mAh g⁻¹ (retention ratio ~95%). The diffusion behavior of the UAG and NAG samples was significantly higher than that of graphite. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Imported Honey against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated from Infected Wounds by Khadija Muhammad Lawan, Binta Muhammad Aminu, Abdulrazak Muhammad Hussain, Abdulmumin Yunusa

“…The antibacterial activity of the honey and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against the isolates were determined using agar well diffusion and two-fold dilution method respectively. …”
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Assessment of chlorohexidine-coated cotton filler addition on resin-based fissure sealants’ mechanical, water sorption, and antibacterial properties by Sajida Gul, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Saad Liaqat, Naveed Ahmad, Nawshad Muhammad

“…The mean compressive strength values of CHX coated cotton modified RBS samples S1, S2 & S3 were significantly higher than the control group. …”
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