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Impacts of iron oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on biogas production: Hydrogen sulfide mitigation, process stability, and prospective challenges by Farghali, Mohamed, Andriamanohiarisoamanana, Fetra J., Ahmed, Moustafa M., Kotb, Saber, Yamashiro, Takaki, Iwasaki, Masahiro, Umetsu, Kazutaka

“…Anaerobic digestion for biogas production is one of the most used technology for bioenergy. However, the adoption of nanoparticles still needs further studies…”
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Prospects for biogas production and H2S control from the anaerobic digestion of cattle manure: The influence of microscale waste iron powder and iron oxide nanoparticles by Farghali, Mohamed, Andriamanohiarisoamanana, Fetra J., Ahmed, Moustafa M., Kotb, Saber, Yamamoto, Yuki, Iwasaki, Masahiro, Yamashiro, Takaki, Umetsu, Kazutaka

“…[Display omitted] •A 1000-mg/L of waste iron improved CH4 yields by 56.89% in AD of dairy manure.•Waste iron powder (WIP, 1000 mg/L) enhanced the rate of…”
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WhatsGNU: a tool for identifying proteomic novelty by Moustafa, Ahmed M, Planet, Paul J

“…To understand diversity in enormous collections of genome sequences, we need computationally scalable tools that can quickly contextualize individual genomes…”
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Benchmarking Tracking Autopilots for Quadrotor Aerial Robotic System Using Heuristic Nonlinear Controllers by Abdelghany, Muhammad Bakr, Moustafa, Ahmed M., Moness, Mohammed

“…This paper investigates and benchmarks quadrotor navigation and hold autopilots’ global control performance using heuristic optimization algorithms. The…”
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Potential of biogas production from manure of dairy cattle fed on natural soil supplement rich in iron under batch and semi-continuous anaerobic digestion by Farghali, Mohamed, Mayumi, Maejima, Syo, Kuramoto, Satoshi, Aoki, Seiichi, Yasui, Takashima, Sayoko, Ono, Hijiri, AP, Yuhendra, Yamashiro, Takaki, Ahmed, Moustafa M., Kotb, Saber, Iwasaki, Masahiro, Ihara, Ikko, Umetsu, Kazutaka

“…[Display omitted] •CH4 yield increased by 42%, from a 50 g Mineraso (MnS) supplement.•MnS enhanced yields by 45–66% for the first 7 d of the bench…”
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Novel Tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4- a ]isoquinoline Chalcones Suppress Breast Carcinoma through Cell Cycle Arrests and Apoptosis by Darwish, Mahmoud I M, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Youssef, Asmaa M, Mansour, Mohamed, Yousef, Ahmed I, El Omri, Abdelfatteh, Shawki, Hossam H, Mohamed, Magda F, Hassaneen, Hamdi M, Abdelhamid, Ismail A, Oishi, Hisashi

“…Chalcones are interesting anticancer drug candidates which have attracted much interest due to their unique structure and their extensive biological activity…”
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Impact of Ivermectin on the Gut Microbial Ecosystem by Liu, LinShu, Mahalak, Karley K, Bobokalonov, Jamshed T, Narrowe, Adrienne B, Firrman, Jenni, Lemons, Johanna M S, Bittinger, Kyle, Hu, Weiming, Jones, Steven M, Moustafa, Ahmed M

“…Ivermectin is a an anti-helminthic that is critical globally for both human and veterinary care. To the best of our knowledge, information available regarding…”
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A two-variant model of SARS-COV-2 transmission: estimating the characteristics of a newly emerging strain by Yamana, Teresa K, Rajagopal, Swetha, Hall, Jr, Donald C, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Feder, Andries, Ahmed, Azad, Bianco, Colleen, Harris, Rebecca, Coffin, Susan, Campbell, Amy E, Pei, Sen, Mell, Joshua Chang, Planet, Paul J, Shaman, Jeffrey

“…The Covid-19 pandemic has been characterized by the emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants, each with distinct properties influencing transmission dynamics,…”
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Copper Resistance Promotes Fitness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus during Urinary Tract Infection by Saenkham-Huntsinger, Panatda, Hyre, Amanda N, Hanson, Braden S, Donati, George L, Adams, L Garry, Ryan, Chanelle, Londoño, Alejandra, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Planet, Paul J, Subashchandrabose, Sargurunathan

“…Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious conditions affecting people in the United States and around the world. Our knowledge of the…”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Asian Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Associated Strains of Pasteurella multocida Identifies More than 90 Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Specific Genes by Moustafa, Ahmed M, Seemann, Torsten, Gladman, Simon, Adler, Ben, Harper, Marina, Boyce, John D, Bennett, Mark D

“…Pasteurella multocida is the primary causative agent of a range of economically important diseases in animals, including haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a…”
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Mobile-Genetic-Element-Encoded Hypertolerance to Copper Protects Staphylococcus aureus from Killing by Host Phagocytes by Zapotoczna, Marta, Riboldi, Gustavo P, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Dickson, Elizabeth, Narechania, Apurva, Morrissey, Julie A, Planet, Paul J, Holden, Matthew T G, Waldron, Kevin J, Geoghegan, Joan A

“…Pathogens are exposed to toxic levels of copper during infection, and copper tolerance may be a general virulence mechanism used by bacteria to resist host…”
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Adaptation by Ancient Horizontal Acquisition of Butyrate Metabolism Genes in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans by Moustafa, Ahmed M, Velusamy, Senthil Kumar, Denu, Lidiya, Narechania, Apurva, Fine, Daniel H, Planet, Paul J

“…Like the bacterial residents of the human gut, it is likely that many of the species in the human oral microbiota have evolved to better occupy and persist in…”
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RdJ detection tests to identify a unique MRSA clone of ST105-SCCmecII lineage and its variants disseminated in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro by Esteves, Matheus Assis Côrtes, Viana, Alice Slotfeldt, Viçosa, Gabriela Nogueira, Botelho, Ana Maria Nunes, Moustafa, Ahmed M., Mansoldo, Felipe Raposo Passos, Ferreira, Adriana Lucia Pires, Vermelho, Alane Beatriz, Ferreira-Carvalho, Bernadete Teixeira, Planet, Paul Joseph, Figueiredo, Agnes Marie Sá

“…Hospital bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is frequently…”
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Pre-epidemic evolution of the MRSA USA300 clade and a molecular key for classification by Bianco, Colleen M, Moustafa, Ahmed M, O'Brien, Kelsey, Martin, Michael A, Read, Timothy D, Kreiswirth, Barry N, Planet, Paul J

“…USA300 has remained the dominant community and healthcare associated methicillin-resistant (MRSA) clone in the United States and in northern South America for…”
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Surrogate Optimal Fractional Control for Constrained Operational Service of UAV Systems by Moness, Mohammed, Abdelghany, Muhammad Bakr, Mohammed, Khloud Mostafa, Mohamed, Moataz, Moustafa, Ahmed M.

“…In the expeditiously evolving discipline of autonomous aerial robotics, the efficiency and precision of drone control deliveries have become predominant…”
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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) differentially modifies the in vitro gut microbiota in an age-dependent manner by Mahalak, Karley K, Firrman, Jenni, Narrowe, Adrienne B, Hu, Weiming, Jones, Steven M, Bittinger, Kyle, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Liu, LinShu

“…Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are well-known carbohydrates that promote healthy gut microbiota and have been previously demonstrated to enhance levels of and …”
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Liberation of host heme by Clostridioides difficile- mediated damage enhances Enterococcus faecalis fitness during infection by Smith, Alexander B, Specker, Jonathan T, Hewlett, Katharine K, Scoggins, 4th, Troy R, Knight, Montana, Lustig, Abigail M, Li, Yanhong, Evans, Kirsten M, Guo, Yingchan, She, Qianxuan, Christopher, Michael W, Garrett, Timothy J, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Van Tyne, Daria, Prentice, Boone M, Zackular, Joseph P

“…and are two pathogens of great public health importance. Both bacteria colonize the human gastrointestinal tract where they are known to interact in ways that…”
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Investigation of Mono/Competitive Adsorption of Environmentally Relevant Ionized Weak Acids on Graphite: Impact of Molecular Properties and Thermodynamics by Moustafa, Ahmed M. A, McPhedran, Kerry N, Moreira, Jesús, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…The thermodynamics of adsorption and competitive interactions of five weak acids on a graphite surface was assessed in alkaline solutions. Adsorption of the…”
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Structure-guided microbial targeting of antistaphylococcal prodrugs by Miller, Justin J, Shah, Ishaan T, Hatten, Jayda, Barekatain, Yasaman, Mueller, Elizabeth A, Moustafa, Ahmed M, Edwards, Rachel L, Dowd, Cynthia S, Hoops, Geoffrey C, Johnson, R Jeremy, Planet, Paul J, Muller, Florian L, Jez, Joseph M, Odom John, Audrey R

“…Carboxy ester prodrugs are widely employed to increase oral absorption and potency of phosphonate antibiotics. Prodrugging can mask problematic chemical…”
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Supplementation with soluble or insoluble rice-bran fibers increases short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria in the gut microbiota in vitro by Mahalak, Karley K, Liu, LinShu, Bobokalonov, Jamshed, Narrowe, Adrienne B, Firrman, Jenni, Bittinger, Kyle, Hu, Weiming, Jones, Steven M, Moustafa, Ahmed M

“…Studies have shown that a diet high in fiber and prebiotics has a positive impact on human health due largely to the fermentation of these compounds by the gut…”
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