Altering microstructure and enhancing mechanical properties during direct energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V via in-process laser heat treatments by K.A. Abdesselam, S. Gaudez, S. Van Petegem, V. Honkimäki, S. Hallais, L. Cornet, M. Vallet, M.V. Upadhyay

“…Whereas LHT300 resulted in a lower strength but a much higher ductility and toughness than the other two samples. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis of as-built samples revealed an insignificant difference in the bcc (β) and combined hcp (martensite α′, diffusively formed αd and massively transformed αm) phases between different samples. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of lithium transition orthosilicates Li2FexMn1-xSiO4 as cathode material by Ritesh Kumar, A.L. Sharma, R.K. Singh, Arvind Kumar, Pramod K. Singh, M.Z.A. Yahya, S.N.F. Yusuf, Markus Diantoro, Manoj K. Singh

“…The EDX mapping indicates the presence of iron, manganese, and silicates in different samples. The Li-ion batteries are assembled with gel polymer electrolyte PVdF-HFP/LiClO4/EC-PC, and Li2FexMn1-xSiO4 (x=0.3, 0.5, 0.7) cathode and graphite anode. …”
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Antibacterial activity, quality and stability study of creams with new potential silver(I) complexes and in vivo case report by Sovová Simona, Megyesi Štefánia Laca, Mudroňová Dagmar, Mudroň Pavol, Harvanová Jarmila, Rendošová Michaela, Goga Michal, Tkáčiková Ľudmila, Vargová Zuzana

“…In terms of appearance, all cream samples were opaque and odourless, and no phase separation was observed. …”
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Investigation of the mechanism for the one-step synthesis of nano-cerium oxide via green electrolysis of cerium chloride by Ying-Qi Li, Xue-Qiang Gong, Ao-Yang Sha, Jiaxin Pan, Chui-Dai Lan, Ting-An Zhang

“…The electrolytic precipitation process of CeO2 is governed by mass transfer diffusion and chemical reaction mixing, with an apparent activation energy of Ea = 17.73 kJ mol−1. …”
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The Relationship of Antimicrobial Sensitivity and Biofilm Formation of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Broiler Chicken Farms in Biskra, Algeria by Hana Belabed, Nouzha Heleili, Ammar Ayachi, Moussa Chergui, Omar Bennoune

“…Two hundred and seventy samples were collected from various sources within broiler chicken farms (fecal matter, cloacal swabs, surface swabs, reservoir water, and water from final dispenser lines). …”
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Unraveling electrochemical performance of magnesium vanadate-based nanostructures as advanced cathodes for rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries by R. Shanthappa, Ashok Kumar Kakarla, Hari Bandi, Wasim Akram Syed, Jae Su Yu

“…The newly prepared MgVO-1 h, MgVO-3 h and MgVO-6 h samples were used as cathode materials for AZIBs. …”
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Improving Na₂Ti₃O₇ Anode Performance in Sodium-Ion Batteries via a Al Doping by Chen Wu, Yuandong Xia, Kejing Song, Yongda Cao, Chenzhi Huang, Jiayi Chen, Yuan Wang, Chunliu Xu

“…In this work, micron-sized rod-like NTO and Al-doped NTO (NTO-Al) samples were synthesized via a one-step high-temperature solid-state method. …”
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Comparative analysis of antimicrobial resistance in Nile tilapia from polluted natural waters versus aquaculture systems in Zimbabwe: Public health and sustainable aquaculture impl... by Claudious Gufe, Kudzwaishe Kapomba, Tawanda Ashley Chari, Prosper Jambwa, Tinashe Muteveri, Jairus Machakwa, Bertha Jackson, Benard Mbonjani, Peter Katsande, Shuvai Musari

“…This study examines AMR patterns and antimicrobial residue levels in Nile tilapia from natural water bodies and aquaculture ponds in Zimbabwe. Six hundred fish samples were collected from four lakes and six aquaculture ponds and analysed by bacterial isolation using API kits, antibiotic susceptibility testing via disk diffusion, and residue analysis using Charm II assays. …”
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Public Health Risk of <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. Isolated from Slaughterhouse and Retail Poultry Meat: Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles by Sebastian Alexandru Popa, Viorel Herman, Emil Tîrziu, Adriana Morar, Alexandra Ban-Cucerzan, Mirela Imre, Răzvan-Tudor Pătrînjan, Kálmán Imre

“…., contamination of chicken carcasses at the slaughterhouse and retail levels, and the antimicrobial resistance of the isolated strains. A total of 130 samples collected from slaughterhouses (n = 40) and retail stores (n = 90) were analyzed using standardized microbiological methods (ISO 10272-1:2017). …”
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The Effects of Polymerization on the Performance of Viologen-Based Electrochromic Devices by Antonello Nucera, Carmen Rizzuto, Mario Michele Pipita, Irene Barba Castagnaro, Roberto Termine, Riccardo C. Barberi, Marco Castriota

“…Interesting variations in the transmittances were found between the two groups of samples. The best values of CE were provided by the electrochromic devices based on the polymerized electrochromic gel mixture at a concentration of 60% (EM₆₀). …”
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Graphene coated micro/nano fiber gas sensing mechanism and SF6 decomposition component SO2 detection by Yin ZHANG, Ao CHEN, Wenwen YU, Guozhi ZHANG, Yijie CAI, Xiaoxing ZHANG

“…However，the existing external detection methods are limited by sampling points and the diffusion rate of these components，making it difficult to accurately determine the concentration of the components. …”
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Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella in chickens, sewage, and workers of broiler farms in selected areas of Bangladesh by Sudipta Talukder, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Amit Kumar Mandal, Syeda Tanjina Tasmim, Mst. Sonia Parvin, Md. Yamin Ali, Azimun Nahar, Md. Zahorul Islam, Md. Taohidul Islam

“…Salmonella prevalence were 82% and 72% in cloacal swabs and farm sewage samples, respectively. From hand washed water, 44% of the samples were positive for Salmonella. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of multidrug-resistant uropathogenic Klebsiella species and associated antimicrobial resistance genes in Port Harcourt, Nigeria by Moore Ikechi Mike-Ogburia, Tombari Pius Monsi, Easter Godwin Nwokah

“…A total of 300 presumptive UTI patients were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Midstream urine samples were processed using standard bacteriological techniques, followed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. …”
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Concurrent presence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec types of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital environments and post-operative patients at a hospital... by Krishma Pandit, Supriya Sharma, Shreedhar Aryal, Asmita Lamichhane, Sushma Regmi, Prativa Paudel, Sirjana Koirala, Suprina Sharma, Sanjib Adhikari, Komal Raj Rijal, Pramod Poudel

“…Samples were processed for culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing by Kirby-Bauer Disc diffusion method, and identification of MRSA using cefoxitin disc. …”
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Detection and distribution of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial isolates of clinical and public health significance on hospital fomites and hands of healthcare workers in Mubi G... by Musa Y. Tula * Joel Filgona , Richard Elisha , Terry L. Thomas , Francis O. Iruolaje

“…The predominant inanimate surface swabs collected came from beddings (26%), and the least came from door handles (11.0%). The distribution of samples based on wards showed that 54% of the samples were from female wards, 23% from children's wards, and 20% came from the male ward. …”
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Prevalence and emm typing of multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in tertiary care health settings by Abdul Basit, Mubbashir Hussain, Muhammad Qasim, Fozia Fozia, Hassan Naveed, Abdul Rehman, Ijaz Ahmad, Mohamed Mohany, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Sinisa Djurasevic

“…Isolates from the throat samples predominantly yielded emm1. However, emm12 was most common in biopsy and blood samples, and emm4 was frequently isolated from pus. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> and <i>Campylobacter coli</i> Isolated from Processed Chickens and Turkeys in Morocco by Zineb Soubai, Nadia Ziyate, Sami Darkaoui, Rim Rais, Siham Fellahi, Benaissa Attarassi, Nabila Auajjar

“…Additionally, it was more prevalent in chicken samples (35.37%) than in turkey samples (22.02%). …”
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Enhanced Chondrocyte Proliferation in a Prototyped Culture System with Wave-Induced Agitation by Pilarek Maciej, Godlewska Klaudia, Kuźmińska Aleksandra, Wojasiński Michał, Dąbkowska Katarzyna

“…The advantage of the presented wave-induced agitation culture system has been confirmed by lower activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) released from the cells in the samples of culture medium harvested from the agitated cultures, in contrast to rather high values of LDH activity measured for static conditions. …”
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Calcium Ion Sensors with Unrivaled Stability and Selectivity Using a Bilayer Approach with Ionically Imprinted Nanocomposites by Antonio Ruiz-Gonzalez, Roohi Chhabra, Xun Cao, Yizhong Huang, Andrew Davenport, Kwang-Leong Choy

“…An accurate real-time monitoring of electrolyte dynamics in dialysate samples was observed, where final concentrations matched those observed in physiological conditions.…”
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Enhancing Tip Detection by Pre-Training with Synthetic Data for Ultrasound-Guided Intervention by Ruixin Wang, Jinghang Wang, Wei Zhao, Xiaohui Liu, Guoping Tan, Jun Liu, Zhiyuan Wang

“…Tip diversity is introduced by generating a wide range of synthetic tips using a denoising probabilistic diffusion model (DDPM). This method synthesizes a large volume of diverse US puncture data, which are used to pre-train tip detectors, followed by subsequently training with real puncture data. …”
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