Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the key Gram-negative pathogens that can cause serious nosocomial infections. In China, a large proportion clinical A. strains are multidrug resistant, among which resistant to carbapenems particularly worrisome, as infections caused by such may limit choice existing antibiotics. We conducted nationwide and genome-based surveillance on prevalence antibiotic susceptibility profile carbapenem-resistant (CRAB) collected from intensive care units (ICUs) in...

The camel milk market’s rapid expansion necessitates strategies that ensure raw quality and safety, particularly in small-scale production. This study examines smallholder farmers Haixi, Qinghai Province, China, where traditional practices intersect with modern standards. Analyzing 80 samples, the assessed risks like adulteration, microbial contamination, nutritional variability. DNA testing assays revealed 66.67% of hand-milked samples were adulterated cow milk, a significantly higher rate...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa may become multidrug-resistant (MDR) due to multiple inherited and acquired resistance mechanisms. The human gastrointestinal tract is known as a reservoir of P. its genes. In this study, we collected 76 intestinal carbapenem-resistant (CRPA) strains from clinical inpatients admitted our hospital 2014 2019, together with their medical data. We aim analyze the risk factors associated CRPA infection molecular features. found that prevalence in was 41.3% (95% confidence...

Geosynthetic reinforced slopes and walls are being increasingly constructed to perform as permanent structures. Facing blocks used improve the aesthetic appearance of simplify their construction. This paper presents a unified design approach, based on limit equilibrium analysis, that considers various aspects stability soil structures including stabilizing effects facing blocks. Possible instabilities due tied-back failure, compound direct sliding, overturning considered. The procedure is...

The integration of radar and communication has attracted general interest with its advantage equipment miniaturizing high efficiency spectrum, especially in intelligent transportation systems because the need for transmitting detecting simultaneously lack room various devices. Among schemes, integrated waveform which realizes detection at same time is a real no interference. In this paper, we proposed modified three-section based on linear frequency modulation continuous phase (LFM-CPM)....

OXA-232-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae was first identified in China 2016, and its clonal transmission reported 2019. However, there are no prevalence genotypic surveillance data available for OXA-232 China. Therefore, we investigated the trends characteristics of type carbapenemase Zhejiang Province, from 2018 to 2021.A total 3278 samples 1666 patients intensive care units were collected hospitals Province 2021. Carbapenem-resistant isolates initially selected by Blue agar plates...

Most research on the long term behavior of geosynthetics has focused creep; very little data is available stress relaxation geogrids. Consideration both creep and in design may ultimately produce a more efficient structure while allowing for use smaller reduction factor. The results an initial effort to experimentally identify nine typical geogrids used reinforce soil structures presented. A simple test method that directly measures was developed. were subject loads 40, 60, 80% their...

The joint radar-communication system integrates the function of detection and data transmission to reduce interference improve overall spectrum efficiency, as well total volume devices in vehicles, which is widely used intelligent transportation systems. Among these systems, a MIMO radar based has significant advantage for multi users with orthogonal waveforms transmitted by each antenna. In order realize high speed transmission, quasi-orthogonal multi-carrier LFM-CPM waveform proposed...

Most existing signal timing plans are optimized given vehicles' arrival time (i.e., the for upcoming vehicles to arrive at stop line) as exogenous input. In this paper, based on connected vehicle (CV) technique, can be regarded moving sensors, and their dynamically adjusted by speed guidance according current status traffic conditions. Therefore, an integrated control model is proposed in study optimize (or travel speed) simultaneously. "Speed a red light" "speed green presented influences...

This paper focuses on the results of finite element modeling a full-scale, concrete-block, geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall constructed at Public Works Research Institute in Japan. A nonlinear hyperbolic geosynthetic model was incorporated into computer program that is capable simulating soil-structure interaction behavior. The simulated using while block-block and soil-block interactions were interface elements. Comparison numerical measured experimental indicated construction...

Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAV) is a new treatment option against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections. However, the rapid emergence of CAV resistance mediated by KPC variants has posed severe threat to healthcare after its clinical application. The characteristics in CRKP strains needs be determined China. A total 477 isolates were collected from 46 hospitals Zhejiang Province 2018 2021. results demonstrated that had potent activity 94.5% all (451/477, 95% CI:...

Geocell reinforcements are proposed as a thrust countermeasure for shallowly buried pipeline bends and tees. The method is easy to construct has shorter construction time than the use of conventional concrete blocks since it does not require curing. Lateral loading tests were conducted on plates reproducing pipe or tees verify their effectiveness while understanding deformation mechanisms. In addition changing plate width geocell pocket size, additional experiments with different...

This paper describes the interaction behaviour of soil/geogrid and soil/concrete interfaces a reinforced soil-retaining wall system under monotonic cyclic loading conditions. A sand-clay mixture was tested with geogrids, which were manufactured from polyester polyvinyl alcohol, concrete mortar in modified direct shear device. In tests, total 15 cycles or more applied constant displacement by controlling stress at level 56–74% strength. The test results showed that strength not affected...

The direct-to-home satellite digital video broadcasting has been fast developed in the past decades, and continuous phase modulation (CPM) is an alternative scheme with advantages of constant envelope high spectral efficiency for band-limited channel non-linear amplifiers transponder. In this paper, CPM cascaded irregular low density parity check (LDPC) code studied. A practical system model global interleaving proposed optimization degree distribution LDPC codes, word design obtained a...

Pseudo-static analysis is commonly used to design earth structures. Most pseudo-static methods of require a computer program. This paper presents simple closed form solution seismic stability by extending Francais–Culmann's analysis. The valid for slope with the most critical planar mechanism and under influence horizontal vertical earthquake accelerations. resulting permanent displacement discussed demonstrated using several real records. simplicity extended allows it be preliminary...

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CG258 is the dominant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone worldwide and treatment of infections caused by this relies largely on last-line antibiotics, colistin, tigecycline. However, emergence global dissemination mcr tmexCD1-toprJ1 genes have significantly compromised their clinical applications. K. carrying both not been reported. A colistin-resistant strain T698-1 belonging to ST1326, a member CG258, was isolated from intestinal sample patient characterized antimicrobial...

Accurate monitoring of raft aquaculture areas (RAAs) is particularly important for the protection marine ecosystems. However, existing semantic segmentation methods are often degraded by severe shrinkage when extracting inapparent RAAs caused natural factors such as tide level changes and human activities including laver harvesting. In this letter, a graph-based boundary-interior interaction network (BI <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"...

An integrated radar and communication system can cooperatively form a radar-communication network with significantly enhanced efficiency considerably less occupied hardware resources. Such exhibits great advantages compared traditional individual modes. Numerous papers have proposed achieving the functions based on phased array radar, whereas channel modeling estimation problems concerning communications are seldom discussed in literature. In this paper, we propose ray-cluster-based spatial...

A simplified pseudo-static limit equilibrium approach is used to analyse a full-scale slope failure that occurred during the 1995 Kobe earthquake. The 28 m high, having gentle angle of 26·5°, and has factor safety as high 2·43 in absence an In addition safety, critical surface obtained from analysis compared with actual surface. Contradictory some design codes use only horizontal seismic coefficient, this study finds rational must take into consideration both vertical accelerations....

Integrated radar-communication systems will play an important role in the future battlefield scenarios by decreasing interference, volume, weight, and power consumption of equipment promoting information fusion with enhanced network. An active electronically scanned array radar system is ideal for such scenarios. However, a few studies have focused on modeling detection communication signals integrated systems. In this paper, division strategy developed, low-complexity signal scheme based...