Investigating the effect of femtosecond laser pulses on noscapine and curcumin cellular uptake and improving drug delivery in gastric cancer cells by Nastaran Kahrarian, Hossein Behboudi, Atoosa Sadat Arabanian, Abolfazl Abedi, Reza Massudi

“…In this study, we used femtosecond laser pulses in the near-infrared region (central wavelength of 1040 nm) with a pulse duration of 200 fs, a beam diameter of 4 mm, and different pulse energies and average powers to perforate the plasma membrane. …”
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Decolourization Kinetics of Congo Red Using Immobilized and Free Cells of Rhodococcus biphenylivorans by Maegala Nallapan Maniyam, Primeela Gunalan, Hazeeq Hazman Azman, Hasdianty Abdullah, Nor Suhaila Yaacob

“…By improving the alginate concentration to 4% (w/v), the bead diameter to 3 mm and using 50 beads, a 67% decrease in the time required for complete decolorization was accomplished. …”
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Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy by Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Daisuke Takei, Yuusaku Sugihara, Keita Harada, Sakiko Hiraoka, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

“…The other case is that of a 78-year-old Japanese man in whom colonoscopy showed a whitish plaque of 4 mm in diameter in the rectum. Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. …”
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Prediction of Horizontal Pneumatic Conveying of Large Coal Particles Using Discrete Phase Model by Daolong Yang, Ge Li, Yanxiang Wang, Qingkai Wang, Jianping Li, Qianqian Huang, Youtao Xia, Qian Li

“…Multifactor simulations are also carried out to analyse the effects of particle size, flow field velocity, solid-gas rate, and pipe diameter on the wall abrasion during horizontal pneumatic conveying, which provides simulation reference and design guide for pneumatic conveying of large particles.…”
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Removal of Some Heavy Metal Cations from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption onto Natural Kaolin by H. Ceylan, T. Şahan, R. Gürkan, Ş. Kubilay

“…It was found that the adsorption phenomena depended on the charge density and diameter of the hydrated ion. The equilibrium studies demonstrated that the selectivity of the ions followed the sequence Zn(II) > Cu(II) > Co(II) at pH 7.0. …”
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Growth and Anatomical Parameters of Adventitious Roots Formed on Mung Bean Hypocotyls Are Correlated with Galactoglucomannan Oligosaccharides Structure by K. Kollárová, I. Zelko, M. Henselová, P. Capek, D. Lišková

“…The oligosaccharides influenced cortical cells division, which was reflected in the cortex area and in the root diameter. All processes followed were dependent on oligosaccharides chemical structure. …”
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Development of oats flour and bitter gourd fortified cookies: Effects on physicochemical, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and sensory attributes. by Rehenuma Tarannum, Asraful Alam, Md Sakib Hasan, Golam Rabby, Ananya Raiyan, Rashida Parvin, Mahfujul Alam, Md Ashrafuzzaman Zahid

“…Various physical properties of the cookies, including weight, thickness, diameter, spread ratio, baking loss, pH, and color values (L*, a*, and b*), were measured. …”
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Mechanical Properties of High-Nb X80 Steel Weld Pipes for the Second West-to-East Gas Transmission Pipeline Project by Gui-ying Qiao, Xiao-wei Chen, Zhi-en Zhang, Xiu-lin Han, Xu Wang, Bo Liao, Fu-ren Xiao

“…In this work, the chemical composition and mechanical properties of high-Nb X80 grade steel pipes with a diameter of ϕ1,219 mm and a wall thickness of 22 mm, which are coiled by steels manufactured by three mills, have been analyzed. …”
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In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Composite Flour Formulations Developed Using Selected Local Grain Varieties by T. P. Sathsara S. Perera, Pahan I. Godakumbura, M. A. B. Prashantha, S. B. Navaratne

“…In overall, the highest inhibition zone of 17.64 mm was depicted by F4 against Salmonella, while the lowest diameter of 6.09 mm was depicted by F1 against Listeria. …”
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PEGylated Cisplatin Nanoparticles for Treating Colorectal Cancer in a pH-Responsive Manner by Wei Li, Yongjun Sun, Jian Chen, Zhibin Jiang, Jinbao Yang

“…The average hydrodynamic diameter of HA-mPEG-Cis NPs was 48 nm with the polydispersity index of 0.13. …”
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Lipoprotein Nanoplatform for Targeted Delivery of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents by Jerry D. Glickson, Sissel Lund-Katz, Rong Zhou, Hoon Choi, I-Wei Chen, Hui Li, Ian Corbin, Anatoliy V. Popov, Weiguo Cao, Liping Song, Chenze Qi, Diane Marotta, David S. Nelson, Juan Chen, Britton Chance, Gang Zheng

“…Extension to other lipoproteins ranging in diameter from about 10 nm (high-density lipoprotein [HDL]) to over a micron (chylomicrons) is feasible. …”
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Magnetic Cobalt and Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles in Hyperbranched Polyester Polyol Matrix by O. I. Medvedeva, S. S. Kambulova, O. V. Bondar, A. R. Gataulina, N. A. Ulakhovich, A. V. Gerasimov, V. G. Evtugyn, I. F. Gilmutdinov, M. P. Kutyreva

“…UV, FT-IR, XRD, NTA, and TEM methods were employed to obtain physicochemical characteristics of the products. The average diameter of Co nanoparticles was approximately 8.2±3.4 nm. …”
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Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma Causing Colonic Intussusception by Marina Morais, André Costa Pinho, Ana Marques, Joanne Lopes, Alexandre Duarte, Pedro Correia da Silva, José Manuel Lopes, J. Costa Maia

“…We present a 64-year-old male patient with right colonic intussusception caused by a mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC), presenting as a giant pedunculated polyp (54 mm of largest diameter). The patient underwent right colectomy with primary anastomosis and adjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Intra-Abdominal Hydatid Cyst: Sociodemographics, Clinical Profiles, and Outcomes of Patients Operated on at a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Engida Abebe, Temesgen Kassa, Mahteme Bekele, Ayelign Tsehay

“…Cysts measuring more than 10 cm in diameter were the most common finding in both studies. …”
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Nitrogen Nanobubbles on Viola cornuta growth and its effect on post-harvest quality by S. Rosalinda, Annisa Pusponegoro, Hilman Syaeful Alam, Irna Dwi Destiana, Sarifah Nurjanah, Asri Widyasanti, Husni Syamil Fawaiz

“…Nanobubbles, gas bubbles with a diameter of < 200 nm, can increase dissolved gas levels in liquids. …”
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Dynamic-State Adsorption and Elution Behaviour of Uranium(VI) Ions from Seawater by a Fibrous and Porous Adsorbent Containing Amidoxime Chelating Functional Groups by Anyun Zhang, Gunzo Uchiyama, Toshihide Asakura

“…When two types of column of different diameter (Φ) and height (h) were employed, viz. Φ 9.4 mm × h 525 mm and Φ 15.5 mm × h 290 mm, the amounts of U(VI) ions adsorbed and the corresponding equilibrium times were 340.6 mg/g and 10 h and 325.9 mg/g and 13.6 h, respectively, at a constant flow rate of 3.70 ml/min. …”
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Apert syndrome: a rare congenital anomaly and experience from a low-resource country: a case report and review of the literature by Maimuna Abdatam, Charles John Nhungo, Frank Muhamba, Ally Hamis Mwanga, Larry Akoko, Charles A. Mkony

“…A skull X-ray revealed an increased anteroposterior diameter of the skull, consistent with the cranial abnormalities associated with Apert syndrome. …”
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Quantitative Determination of Surface Morphology of Red Blood Cell by Özlem Kocahan Yılmaz

“…From the height profiles, the parameters related to the morphology of RBCs as the projected surface area (PSA), diameter (D), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and total surface area occupied by the cell (SA), have been determined quantitatively. …”
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Stability of Close Chambers Surrounding Rock in Deep and Comprehensive Control Technology by Weijian Yu, Fangfang Liu

“…Finally, the comprehensive control method was put forward with the water pump house as an example, that is, anchor, metal net, grouting, combined anchor cable and large-diameter anchor cable. And the related support parameters were determined by the internal damage of the surrounding rock chamber. …”
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Growth, Yield, and Sugar Content of Different Varieties of Sweet Corn and Harvest Time by St. Subaedah, Edy Edy, Kiky Mariana

“…Harvest time at 75 days after planting (DAP) produced the greatest plant height in the twin-row system, cob diameter, cob weight, and cob weight per hectare, whereas that at 65 DAP had the greatest plant height in control and sugar content. …”
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