Abstract In this paper, the Innovative Trend Methodology (ITM) and their inspired approaches, i.e., Double (D-ITM) Triple (T-ITM), were combined with Hilbert Huang transform (HHT) time frequency-based method. The new hybrid methods (i.e., ITM-HHT, D-ITM-HHT, T-ITM-HHT) proposed compared to DWT-based in order recommend best Three total annual rainfall series from 1920 2011 selected three hydrolo...

Over the last decade, nosocomial infections with Acinetobacter baumannii have been described with an increasing trend toward multidrug resistance, mostly in intensive care units (ICUs) (6, 9, 11). The main mechanism of resistance to carbapenems in A. baumannii is the production of acquired OXA-type carbapenemases, which have been frequently identified worldwide and are clustered in three major ...

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