Molecular identification and effect of salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on the biochemical aspect and growth of rice by Chompa, Sayma Serine, Ali Tan, Kee Zuan, Amin, Adibah Mohd, Hun, Tan Geok, Ahmad Ghazali, Amir Hamzah, Sadeq, Buraq Musa, Akter, Amaily, Rahman, Md Ekhlasur, Rashid, Harun Or

“…This study demonstrates some positive effects of the locally isolated salt tolerant consortium PGPR strains on the growth of rice plants under salt stress conditions.…”
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Molecular, Genetic, and Process Approaches for Improving Secreted Pharmaceutical Protein Quality in Komagataella phaffii by Yang, Yuchen

“…The process-robustness of engineered strains suggests the potential of this host as a viable commercial biomanufacturing host.…”
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Survival of an emerging foodborne pathogen : Group B Streptococcus (GBS) serotype III sequence type (ST) 283—under simulated partial cooking and gastric fluid conditions by Zwe, Ye Htut, Goh, Esther Zhu Hui, Chau, Man Ling, Aung, Kyaw Thu, Yuk, Hyun-Gyun

“…The mean D-values of four GBS strains ranging from 0.72 to 0.88 min in neutral pH tryptone soy broth at 56.4 °C and 0.44–1.43 min at pH 2.35 at 37 °C in simulated gastric fluid, were significantly lower (p < 0.05) than those of E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes. …”
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Antibiotic resistance characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from keratitis in Australia and India by Khan, Mahjabeen, Stapleton, Fiona, Summers, Stephen, Rice, Scott A., Willcox, Mark D. P.

“…There were a larger number of mutations in the mutL and uvrD genes associated with the mismatch repair (MMR) system in Indian isolates, which may result in strains losing their efficacy for DNA repair. The number of gene variations were greater in isolates carrying MMR system genes or exoU. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of the f lic gene and its protein isolated from Escherichia coli-infected patients in Eastern Algeria by Harrar, Abdenassar, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Hamidechi, Mohamed Abdelhafid

“…This study examined the presence of fliC mutant strains of E. coli in infected patients from different age groups, sexes and sample types in eastern Algerian provinces over a span of 2 years. …”
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Oscillatory instabilities in frictional granular matter by Chattoraj, Joyjit, Gendelman, Oleg, Pica Ciamarra, Massimo, Procaccia, Itamar

“…Frictional granular matter is shown to be fundamentally different in its plastic responses to external strains from generic glasses and amorphous solids without friction. …”
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Engineering global transcription factor camp receptor protein of escherichia coli for cell phenotype improvement in biofuel production. by Zhang, Hongfang

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Electrophilic C(sp²)–H Cyanation with Inorganic Cyanate (OCN⁻) by Pᴵᴵᴵ/Pⱽ=O-Catalyzed Phase Transfer Activation by Hu, Shicheng

“…Redox catalysis is enabled by the usage of a strained phosphine (phosphetane) so that catalyst turnover from phosphine oxide to phosphine can be easily achieved by the usage of a terminal hydrosilane reductant. …”
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Structural performance of recycled aggregate concrete-filled stainless steel tube columns by Tan, Chia Wei

“…This report discusses the lateral deflections along the column lengths and the longitudinal strains. The EN 1994-1-1, AS 5100 and AISC 360 design codes for normal concrete-filled carbon steel tube were assessed for their applicability to RACFSST columns. …”
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Conference report: authoritative speech in the Himalayan region by Mazard, Mireille

“…For the two days of the conference, whenever participants played audio-visual recordings, the urgent strains of shamanic drumming and chants punctured the tranquility of the Maison Suger, a quiet haven in the bustling centre of Paris, where the proceedings occurred. …”
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Evaluation of Enterococcus hirae isolated from vegetable wastes as probiotic and improvement of immune response in African catfish (Clarias spp.) by Hamid, Nur Hidayahanum

“…The antibiotic sensitivity test showed that both strains were sensitive towards several antibiotics. …”
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Superplasticity and forming of advanced materials by Tan, Ming Jen., Liew, Kim Meow., Thiruvarudchelvan, Sinnathamby.

“…Superplasticity is the capability to deform crystalline solids in tension to unusually large plastic strains, often well in excess of 1000%. This phenomenon results from the ability of the material to resist localized deformation much the same as hot glass does. …”
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Reconfigurable and programmable origami dielectric elastomer actuators with 3D shape morphing and emissive architectures by Wang, Jiangxin, Li, Shaohui, Gao, Dace, Xiong, Jiaqing, Lee, Pooi See

“…Here, we report a new strategy to achieve a transparent and reconfigurable actuator by using a dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA), which provides mechanical strains under electrical bias, integrated with origami ethyl cellulose (EC) paper that “instructs” the shape changes of the actuator. …”
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Body-temperature programmable soft-shape memory hybrid sponges for comfort fitting by Naveen, Balasundaram Selvan, Azharuddin Mohamed Nasee, Ng, Catherine Jia Lin, Chan, Jun Wei, Lee, Rayner Zheng Xian, Teo, Leonard Ee Tong, Wang, Taoxi, Nripan, Mathews, Huang, Wei Min

“…They are characterized to obtain their mechanical response to cyclic loads (with/without pre-straining/programming) and their shape memory performances after body-temperature programming are investigated. …”
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Stool metagenome analysis of patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess and their domestic partners by Molton, James S., Lee, I. Russel, Bertrand, Denis, Ding, Ying, Kalimuddin, Shirin, Lye, David C., Nagarajan, Niranjan, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Archuleta, Sophia

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether hypermucoviscous strains could be shared among households. Methods: The clinical K. pneumoniae isolates from a cohort of 24 patients with Klebsiella liver abscess were genotyped, and the stool metagenomes of the index patients and their cohabiting domestic partners were analyzed. …”
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Mathematical modelling of a crop irrigation problem by Lye, Wei De

“…Substantially expanding and stabilising the economy and population of numerous countries, on the other hand, straining on finite resources like land and water. …”
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The role of the spleen in mediating pathology in Plasmodium Yoelii (P.yoelii) infection by Huang, Ximei

“…Using virulent and avirulent Plasmodium yoelii strains, we investigated how parasite virulence modulates overall spleen function. …”
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Stable transformation of pleomorphic bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei by MacGregor, P, Rojas, F, Dean, S, Matthews, KR

“…Partly, this has been due to the inefficiency of transfection of pleomorphic strains which have retained the ability to generate stumpy-forms. …”

The Age of Phillis and Collage — The Age of Phillis (Roundtable) by Mazella, David

“…Wheatley Peters seemed to cause (I seemed to cause) a mix of discomfort and strained, dutiful attention in my “diverse” classes featuring mostly white authors. …”
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911 事件后的中美关系 ：非传统安全的视角 = Post-911 Sino-U.S. relations : in views of non-traditional security by 庄慧君 Chng, Hui Jun

“…Bush’s administration fall into two categories: those who believe the Sino-U.S. relationship has gradually improved; and those who believe it is still strained. This paper aims to review the traditional security-oriented approach through a non-traditional security analysis of the post-911 relationship. …”
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