Meropenem inhibits Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation by downregulating pgaA gene expression by Mir Mahdi Najafi1*

“…Conclusion: Meropenem inhibited biofilm formation in most A. baumannii isolates by downregulat ing the pgaA expression, suggesting a potent ial role in preventing A. baumannii infections by reducing biofi lm formation.…”
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Internet + Nursing Service Perception Among Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study at Guizhou Province, China by Li Y, Li L, Deng R

“…The findings also revealed the main issues of current concern, which included the support of relevant policy documents, the security risks of on-site services, and the pricing standards of service projects.Conclusion: Research data indicate that while most hospitals have not implemented the service, there is a high willingness among nursing staff to participate, yet the actual participation rate is low. …”
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Life transition stages of family caregivers for patients with chronic illness: A grounded theory study by Norfaezah Md Khalid, Nurul Salwa Sajali, Asbah Razali

“…Existing literature highlights the emotional and psychological challenges faced by caregivers, including role transitions and stress. However, most studies focus on caregiving experiences rather than the specific transitional phases caregivers undergo after assuming their responsibilities. …”
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Animal-Related Fatalities in the United States (2018-2023) by Ricky L. Langley, Gregory D. Kearney

“…Overall, the major causes of death were from hornets, wasps, and bees (31.0%), “other mammals” (28.6%) and dogs (26.2%). Most decedents were male (67.6%), white (87.2%) and between 55 and 64 years old (22.8%). …”
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Evaluation of river water quality using multivariate statistics and water quality indices: A case of Göynük canyon (Turkey) by Kareem J., Leventeli Y.

“…The results of geochemical analyses showed that the common water types in the region are Mg–Ca–HCO3, Ca–Mg–HCO3, Ca–Mg–HCO3–SO4, and Ca–Mg–HCO3–Cl-water facies. Most of the samples belong to the “rock weathering dominated” region represented in the Gibbs diagram. …”
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Landslide Hazard Assessment Under Record-Breaking Extreme Rainfall: Integration of SBAS-InSAR and Machine Learning Models by Wenbo Zheng, Wen Fan, Yanbo Cao, Yalin Nan, Pengxu Jing

“…Further analysis using SHAP values identified distance to rivers, cumulative rainfall, and the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) as the most influential factors governing landslide occurrence under extreme rainfall conditions. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting of public attention to China’s five major religions by Xianhang Xu, Mohd Anuar Arshad, Hong Liu, Mengjiao Zhao, Jiejing Yang, Shuxia Cao, Guoyu Luo, Ming Chen, Qianqian Chen

“…The results show that most religions exhibit stable annual public attention, although significant changes occur during specific seasons, festivals or events. …”
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Simultaneous TGF-β and GITR pathway modulation promotes anti-tumor immunity in glioma by Daniela Lorizio, Manuela Silginer, Julia Friesen, Alan L. Epstein, Michael Weller, Patrick Roth

“…Abstract The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of glioblastoma limits the effectiveness of most immunotherapies. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling drives tumor progression and prevents effective T cell activity. …”
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Attitudes and Practices of Family Physicians and Nurses in Evaluating Their Patients’ Smoking Status: A Cross-sectional Study by Ramazan Satılmış, Melda Dibek, Okay Başak

“…Family physicians and nurses mostly thought that it was their responsibility to refer their smoker patients to stop smoking counselling centres (71.6%) and to offer assistance (61.8%). …”
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Assessment of Stressors in the Dental Environment among Dental Students at Yazd Dental Faculty by Aabbas Falah Tafti, Mohammad Reza Hakimi Meibodi, Mahammad Safari Khoramabadi

“…Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that stress levels in the dental setting was moderate to high among most students, with the clinical education aspects being the primary source of stress. …”
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Tailoring Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Traits to Microclimates: A Multilocation Evaluation of Yield and Quality Responses in Western Ethiopia by Usman Mohammed Ali, Desalegn Negasa Soresa, Tilahun Wondimu Fufa

“…These findings provide valuable information for farmers and stakeholders to select the most suitable cultivars, enhancing yields and improving farmer incomes. …”
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Artificial intelligence in geoenergy: bridging petroleum engineering and future-oriented applications by Sungil Kim, Tea-Woo Kim, Suryeom Jo

“…Proxy modeling was the most commonly applied method, effectively predicting key economic and engineering parameters. …”
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‘Another brick in the wall’. On the origins of nationalism in the ‘new’ federal states of Germany by A. V. Belinskii, M. V. Khorol’skaya

“…As a result, the paper not only helps to create a more detailed image of the East German nationalism but also to identify the underlying causes of the growing popularity of right-wing populist parties and movements in the FRG, most notably, the unfinished process of the country’s reunification and structural imbalances between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ federal states.…”
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Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude by Yanyan Li, Zhenzhen Xing, Xiangda Zhang, Yanlu Hu, Yanfei Guo

“…Our spirometry reference equations demonstrate minimal MAE, MAPE, and residual values (standard deviation) for most of the analysed spirometry parameters, stratified by gender. …”
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Animal models of human herpesvirus infection by Ziqing Jia, Dong Zhang, Lin Zhu, Jing Xue

“…By providing concise information and detailed analysis of the potential, limitations and applications of various models, such as non‐human primates, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, and tree shrews, this summary aims to help researchers efficiently select the most appropriate animal model, offering practical guidance for studying human herpesvirus.…”
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Diagnosis and management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in Japan: A national survey by Yusuke Hoshino, Junichi Arai, Kazutoshi Cho, Yoshiya Yukitake, Daigo Kajikawa, Ayako Hinata, Rena Miura

“…Surfactant administration was chiefly based on clinical conditions, chest radiography, and/or SMR. Most units in Japan do not adopt the European criteria for surfactant administration. …”
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Regional bone density patterns of the tibial plateau: implications for finite element analysis by Pablo Besa, Anselmo Alegría, Nicolás González, Fiorella Biancardi, Catalina Vidal, Pablo Cikutovic, Marcelo E. Andia, Joaquín Mura

“…The tibial plateau has different anatomical regions and heterogeneous bone densities. Most finite element simulation (FEM) studies of tibial plateau fracture fail to account these regional variations, which may significantly influence biomechanical behavior. …”
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Octopus-Inspired Biomimetic Annular Sealing Grooves: Design and Performance Optimization Under Extreme Conditions by Zhipeng Pan, Shijun Xu, Xiang Guan, Zhihong Wang, Zhenghai Qi, Xiangrui Ye, Jianyang Dong, Yongming Yao, Zhengzhi Mu

“…Parameter interaction analysis revealed groove number as the most significant factor affecting performance, followed by width, while depth showed minimal influence. …”
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The Microhardness and Chemical Composition of Different Ceramic Self-Ligating Brackets: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study by Mallaury Martinez, Paul Fawaz, Patrick El Sayegh, Christophe Rapin, Bart Vande Vannet

“…The statistical analysis using the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests revealed significant differences in microhardness between most of the ceramic brackets. Additionally, this study found that passive self-ligating brackets exhibited a significantly higher hardness than that of active self-ligating brackets (<i>p</i> = 0.01). …”
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Genome-wide identification and analysis of potassium ion transporter HAK/KUP/KT family in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by ZHU Le, ZHAO Xinze, JIANG Lixi

“…The results showed that the members of the HAK/KUP/KT gene family were unevenly distributed on the chromosomes, with the most of them located on chromosome A01 which had five BnHAK genes. …”
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