Predicting the Acceptance of Informal Learning Technologies: A Case of the TikTok Application by Ahmed Al-Azawei, Ali Alowayr

“…Data from 143 participants are collected and analyzed based on the convenience sampling technique. The partial least square, Support Vector Classifier, and Random Forest techniques are used to identify the predictability of the proposed framework. …”
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Microbial O2 consumption as a function of pore structure in soils of sorghum, switchgrass, and prairie vegetation systems by Poulamee Chakraborty, Andrey Guber, Alexandra Kravchenko

“…Abstract Microscale O2 availability in soil, a main factor influencing microbial processing of soil carbon and nitrogen, is a function of O2 diffusion and microbial O2 consumption. While O2 diffusivity is widely studied, it is difficult to quantify the rate of microbial O2 consumption (MO). …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of Vibrio cholera Strains Isolated in Kazakhstan by Z. A. Sagiyev, I. B. Utepova, R. S. Mussagaliyeva, S. D. Alybayev, M. M. Kulbayeva, A. O. Ismailova, A. A. Aldibekova

“…In order to assess the sensitivity to antibacterial drugs we used a disc-diffusion method according to the International Standard of the Institute of Clinical and Laboratory Standards. …”
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Au-O-MWCNTs and TiO2-O-MWCNTs as Efficient Nanocarriers for Dexamethasone: Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Studies by Maryam Haghighi, Azadeh Khoshfetrat

“…Pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion models were investigated for all synthesized drug nanocarriers. …”
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Biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from burn patients, Iran by Solmaz Ohadian Moghadam, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Farzaneh Aminharati

“…Investigation of antibiotic resistance was performed using the disk diffusion method. Results: S. aureus (48.87%) was identified in 65 (48.87%) samples, of which 40 (61.53%) were confirmed to be MRSA. …”
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Enhanced Room-Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks and Carbon Nanotube Hybrids by Syedvali Pinjari, Tapan Bera, Erik Kjeang

“…The structural analysis confirms that all samples maintain high crystallinity and exhibit well-defined rhombic dodecahedral morphologies. …”
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Effect of homogenizing heat treatment on the microstructure of new low-chromium alumina-forming austenitic steels by Mohammad Mehdi Khalvan, Seyed Mohammad-Ali Boutorabi, Mehdi Diavandari

“…This research investigates the microstructural evolution of a new low-chromium (5 wt %) alumina-forming austenitic (AFA) steels. For this purpose, samples with 0, 4, 6, and 8 wt % aluminum were cast and homogenized at 1200 °C for 4 h. …”
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Influence of Electrohydrodynamics on Drying Characteristics, Physicochemical Properties, and Texture Characteristics of Potato by Liye Zhang, Changjiang Ding, Huina Xiong, Tian Tian, Lifeng Zhu, Yufan Dou

“…Under 0–30 kV, the higher the electric field, the faster the drying speed of the samples. The 30 kV group dried 40.5% faster than the control group. …”
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Electrodynamic Technologies in the Eco-industry of Food and Pharmaceutical Production by Burdo O.G., Levitsky A.P., Trishyn F.A., Terziev S.G., Sirotyuk I.V., Burdo A.K., Lapinska A.P., Molchanov M.Yu.

“…The results of chemical studies of the obtained samples in electrodynamical devices are presented.…”
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Frequency of Fecal Carriage of ESBL Resistance Genes in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Cancer Patients at Laquintinie Hospital, Douala, Littoral Region, C... by Michael F. Kengne, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Ousenu Karimo, Ballue S. T. Dadjo, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Wiliane J. T. Marbou, Victor Kuete

“…Fifty-eight P. aeruginosa isolates were isolated from fecal samples of forty-five cancer patients and thirteen noncancer patients using Cetrimide agar. …”
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Cassava Waste Starch as a Source of Bioplastics: Development of a Polymeric Film with Antimicrobial Properties by Yuri D. O. Silveira, Adriana S. Franca, Leandro S. Oliveira

“…The active films’ antimicrobial effectiveness was assessed by the formation of inhibitory halos around film disc samples in an agar diffusion method. The inhibition zone diameters were statistically similar for all microorganisms, with an average diameter of 11.87 ± 1.62 mm. …”
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Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Photoprotective Analysis of Mangrove Extracts as Additives Ingredients in a Cosmetic Cream by Dear Berliana Putri, Delianis Pringgenies, Agus Trianto

“…This study applied mangrove extract as an additive ingredient in a cosmetic cream, serving as an antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and photoprotective agent. Mangrove samples were collected from the mangrove ecosystem in Tapak Village, Semarang, Indonesia. …”
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Chlorpromazine inhibits the plasmid-mediated oqxAB multidrug efflux pump in Escherichia coli isolates of Egyptian patients with utis by Kholoud Baraka, Rania Abozahra, Fatma Okda, Sarah M. Abdelhamid

“…One hundred E. coli isolates were collected from UTIs samples and identified using biochemical techniques and confirmed by VITEK-2 System. …”
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Towards Precision Nutrition: A Novel Smartphone-Connected Biosensor for Point-of-Care Detection of β-Hydroxybutyrate in Human Blood and Saliva by Cristina Tortolini, Massimiliano Caprio, Daniele Gianfrilli, Andrea Lenzi, Riccarda Antiochia

“…An outer poly(vinyl) chloride (PVC) diffusion-limiting membrane was used to protect the modified electrode. …”
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The role of TNF-? in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma “a study in Iraqi patients” by Baghdad Science Journal

“…2- m were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).while the concentration of IgG was measured by radial immune diffusion plates The study reached to the following results: TNF-? …”
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Nanoparticles modified bioceramic sealers on solubility, antimicrobial efficacy, pushout bond strength and marginal adaptation at apical-third of canal dentin by Basil Almutairi, Fahad Alkhudhairy

“…Solubility was assessed by making five samples and measured via precision balance. Antimicrobial testing against E. faecalis was performed using the Agar diffusion test. …”
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Phenotypic characterization and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida isolates from women with vulvovaginal candidiasis at a community health center linked to a teaching ins... by Sangeeta Rawat, Rajender Singh, Garima Mittal

“…For detection of Candida, the swab samples were subjected to Gram stain, 10% KOH mount, and culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA). …”
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Re-emergence of susceptibility to conventional first line drugs in Salmonella isolates from enteric fever patients in Nepal by Hari Jung Chand, Komal Raj Rijal, Biswas Neupane, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Bharat Jha

“…Standard microbiological procedures were followed during collection and processing of blood samples, isolation and identification of Salmonella serotypes. …”
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Multi‐Factor Optimization of Nickel Foam Flow Fields: Insights into Structural and Surface Modifications for High‐Performance PEMFCs by Siyuan Wu, Chasen Tongsh, Xinmin Ruan, Qing Du, Jae Wan Park, Kui Jiao

“…Furthermore, smaller pore sizes result in increased concentration losses, primarily due to higher fluid resistance, complex diffusion pathways, and water retention. Hydrophobic surface modification via polytetrafluoroethylene increased water removal efficiency but at the expense of ohmic losses, with excessive loading hindering water transfer and blocking pores. …”
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Nosocomial blood-stream infections from extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia from GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi by Juhi Taneja, Bibhabati Mishra, Archana Thakur, Vinita Dogra, Poonam Loomba

“…Methodology: A total of 2,870 blood samples of suspected cases of septicemia were studied between January and December 2009. …”
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