Effects of induced electric field and high-pressure microjet sterilization on the physicochemical properties of milk by Huiyu Xiang, Weibing Tao, Yilong Li, Weiwei Mu, Yiting Cheng, Wei Shen, Chenhao Wang, Lijun Guan, Kunlun Wang, Xiaomeng Sun, Chun Li

“…The number of harmful colonies, particle size, thermal properties, protein secondary structure, and microstructure were characterized. …”
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Evaluation of the potential of multi-trait PGPR isolates as inoculants for maize (Zea mays L.) growth by Ebrahim Eshaghi, Sara Mousae, Ali Hendiyani, Alireza Habibi Khave, Rahim Nosrati

“…Results: Among the positive-PGPR colonies, the selected isolates demonstrated the better performance of PGPR traits such as highest nitrogen fixation, P, K, Mn, and Zn solubilization, and production of siderophore, HCN, NH3, and IAA. …”
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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania by Agricola Joachim, Sabrina J. Moyo, Lillian Nkinda, Mtebe Majigo, Sima Rugarabamu, Elizabeth G. Mkashabani, Elia J. Mmbaga, Naboth Mbembati, Said Aboud, Eligius F. Lyamuya

“…S. aureus was identified based on colonial morphology, Gram staining, catalase, coagulase, and DNase test results. …”
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Bacterial diversity determination using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods by M. Ghiasian, A. Akhavan Sepahy, M.A. Amoozegar, S. Saadatmand, M. Shavandi

“…A total of 122 isolates were obtained, 46 colonies were selected based on primarily morphological and physiological traits, and their 16S rRNA sequences were determined. …”
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Los Objetivos del Buen Vivir. Una propuesta alternativa a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible by Antonio Luis HIDALGO-CAPITÁN, Santiago GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Nancy MEDINA-CARRANCO

“…From this analysis, we concluded that the development implicit in the SDGs is really a model of unsustainable maldevelopment, based on coloniality-patriarchality-heteronormality of power-knowing-being, on capitalism and on anthropocentrism. …”
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p53-Dependent Senescence in Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Chronic Normoxia Is Potentiated by Low-Dose γ-Irradiation by Ines Höfig, Yashodhara Ingawale, Michael J. Atkinson, Heidi Hertlein, Peter J. Nelson, Michael Rosemann

“…Long-term observations revealed a decreasing ability of wildtype mMSCs to proliferate and form colonies under extended culture in normoxia. This was accompanied by increased senescence under normoxia but not associated with telomere shortening. …”
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First evidence of the effectiveness of a field application of RNAi technology in reducing infestation of the mite Varroa destructor in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) by Francesca Bortolin, Emanuele Rigato, Sergio Perandin, Anna Granato, Laura Zulian, Caterina Millino, Beniamina Pacchioni, Franco Mutinelli, Giuseppe Fusco

“…Abstract Background The mite Varroa destructor is the most serious pest of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and a major factor in the global decline of colonies. Traditional control methods, such as chemical pesticides, although quick and temporarily effective, leave residues in hive products, harming bees and operators’ health, while promoting pathogen resistance and spread. …”
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NcSWP8, a New Spore Wall Protein, Interacts with Polar Tube Proteins in the Parasitic Microsporidia <i>Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae</i> by Pengfei Wang, Dufu Li, Qianmin Hai, Siming Liu, Yueyue Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jinshan Xu, Zhengang Ma, Zeyang Zhou

“…<i>Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae</i> is a pathogen that affects <i>Apis mellifera</i> and <i>Apis ceranae</i> Fabricius, capable of spreading within and between honeybee colonies. The spore wall of microsporidia is the initial structure to contact the host cell directly, which may play a crucial role in the infection process. …”
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Isolation and identification of the causal agent of gummy stem blight disease in Cucumis sativus caused by a bacterial pathogen in China by Yidan Wang, Mengjun Jin, Chengde Yang, Fengfeng Cai, Richard Osei, Ting Ma, Cuiwen Zhang, Na Qi

“…Pathogenicity analysis showed that HlJ-3 caused melting decay and cracking in cucumber stems, and the strain reisolated from re-infected cucumber stalks was morphologically identical to HlJ-3 colonies, which is consistent with the Koch’s postulates. …”
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Mosquito populations originating from nonendemic areas have the potential to transmit recently emerging Japanese encephalitis virus genotype IV by Astri Nur Faizah, Daisuke Kobayashi, Faustus Akankperiwen Azerigyik, Ryo Matsumura, Izumi Kai, Yoshihide Maekawa, Yukiko Higa, Kentaro Itokawa, Toshinori Sasaki, Kris Cahyo Mulyatno, Sri Subekti, Maria Inge Lusida, Etik Ainun Rohmah, Yasuko Mori, Yusuf Ozbel, Chizu Sanjoba, Tran Vu Phong, Tran Cong Tu, Shinji Kasai, Kyoko Sawabe, Haruhiko Isawa

“…Herein, we experimentally exposed four mosquito colonies originated from various countries with no previous reports of GIV to JEV GIV strain 19CxBa-83-Cv, which was isolated from Culex vishnui Theobald collected in Bali in 2019. …”
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Responses to novelty in wild insular birds: comparing breeding populations in ecologically contrasting habitats by Samara Danel, Nancy Rebout, Léna Bureau, Timothée Zidat, Dora Biro, Francesco Bonadonna

“…In the first population (Chionis minor ssp. crozettensis), the “Crozet group” (Baie du Marin, Ile de la Possession, Crozet Islands), breeding pairs inhabit a variable habitat close to penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colonies. In the second population (Chionis minor ssp. minor), the “Kerguelen group” (île Verte, Morbihan gulf, Kerguelen Islands) breeding pairs live in penguin-free territories. …”
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Coexistence of blaMIR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes with a novel ST type in Enterobacter roggenkampii from a stool sample: A genome sequencing study by Qin Wang, Sayyed Salman, Ye Luo, XiaoMei Tong

“…Cultures were then spread on MacConkey agar containing meropenem and incubated for 18–24 h to select carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Individual colonies were isolated, and bacterial species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Molecular Mechanism of Acetic Acid Increasing <i>Monascus</i> Pigment Production in <i>Monascus ruber</i> CICC41233 by Yan Wang, Weiwei Wu, Xiaoshu Wu, Weiyu Li, Jingjing Cui, Chuannan Long

“…Compared with no acetic acid or HCl addition, the diameter of <i>M. ruber</i> CICC41233 colonies increased significantly under acetic acid conditions. …”
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Polysaccharide Fraction Isolated from <i>Saccharina japonica</i> Exhibits Anti-Cancer Effects Through Immunostimulating Activities by Min Seung Park, Seung-U Son, Tae Eun Kim, Se Hyun Shim, Bong-Keun Jang, Sunyoung Park, Kwang-Soon Shin

“…</i> administration of SJP at a dose of 50 mg/kg reduced tumor colonies by 84% and 40%, respectively, compared to the control. …”
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Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy of Dyspeptic Patients in Ghana and In Vitro Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Dissotis rotundifolia Extract on Its Growth by Michael Buenor Adinortey, Charles Ansah, Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey, Ansumana Sandy Bockarie, Martin Tangnaa Morna, Damian H. Amewowor

“…Pure cultures of H. pylori in 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) dye incorporated medium were seen as sparkling colonies. Isolates, identified as H. pylori, were gram-negative and urease, catalase, and oxidase positive and showed characteristic morphology as spiral-shaped bacteria under the microscope. …”
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Isolation and characterization of mercuric reductase by newly isolated halophilic bacterium, Bacillus firmus MN8 by M. Noroozi, M.A. Amoozegar, A.A. Pourbabaei, N.S. Naghavi, Z. Nourmohammadi

“…To examine the tolerance of purified colonies to mercury, agar dilution method was administered. …”
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Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of propolis as an intercanal medicament against Enterococcus faecalis (a randomized controlled in vitro study) by Alaa Almahameed, Joul Kassis, Magd Aboud, Kinda Layous

“…Both groups were cultured for 7 days in a moist environment. Bacterial colonies' units were counted at three different times (T0; after bacterial injection, T1; after NaOCl irrigation, and T2; after paste application). …”
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Humanitarian diplomacy and the countries of the Global South: Trends and discourses by D. A. Kuznetsov, V. A. Dmitrieva

“…The former is typically associated with the developed countries of the Global North and is rooted in the practices of the colonial era. The latter gained prominence in academic research in the 21st century with the emergence of the ‘new donors’, which promoted joint development programs led by the countries of the Global South and built on regional financial institutions. …”
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O Brasil na TAP. Representações Luso-Brasileiras na Produção Cultural da Companhia Aérea de Bandeira Portuguesa by Bart Paul Vanspauwen

“…Tal como Paul Gilroy (1993) considerou os navios coloniais unidades culturais e políticas que navegavam nas várias partes do mundo atlântico, também é possível considerar, no presente pós-colonial, que os aviões transatlânticos servem de mediadores nas dimensões culturais e políticas das viagens. …”
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A ideia de Europa no período entre as duas guerras. O Plano Briand e o posicionamento português by António Martins da Silva

“…Perante as desilusões, os egoísmos e o desnorteamento de uma Europa à beira da catástrofe, a "opção" portuguesa parecia clara: "regenerar" a pátria, fazer renascer o império, revitalizar a "missão colonial". São as cambiantes e a evolução desse posicionamento português, ao nível político e na sociedade civil, perante a tentativa, no quadro da SDN, de unir a Europa para evitar a guerra, que se analisam no estudo acima intitulado. …”
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