Protective Effect of Melatonin on Nonylphenol-Induced Reproductive and Behavioral Disorders in First-Generation Adult Male Rats by Mahsa Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Fereshteh Pourabdolhossein, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Sohrab Kazemi

“…Histomorphometric results showed that NP can significantly reduce the cross-sectional area of the seminiferous tubules and the epithelium, the diameter and number of seminiferous tubules, the thickness of the epithelium, and the number of spermatocytes and spermatogonia compared to other groups. …”
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Optimization Design and Internal Flow Field Study of Open-Design Vortex Pump by Xiongfa Gao, Weidong Shi, Ruijie Zhao, Ting Zhao, Hongfei Wang

“…The selected main factors included impeller outer diameter (D2), impeller outlet width (b2), outlet setting angle of impeller (β2), and inlet setting angle of impeller (β1), and the nine types of impellers were coded according to orthogonal table. …”
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Study of the Effect of Process Parameters on Surface Profile Accuracy in Single-Point Incremental Sheet Forming of AA1050-H14 Aluminum Alloy by Abdulmajeed Dabwan, Adham E. Ragab, Mohamed A. Saleh, Saqib Anwar, Atef M. Ghaleb, Ateekh Ur Rehman

“…The results indicate that the tool diameter (d), step depth (s), and sheet thickness (t) have significant effects on the produced profile accuracy, while the feed rate (f) is not significant. …”
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Granuloma Caused by Carbon Deposition in the Dermis by Rintaro Shibuya, Yuichiro Endo, Akihiro Fujisawa, Miki Tanioka, Yoshiki Miyachi

“…The nodule initially measured 5 mm in diameter. However, five years before presentation, it suddenly enlarged to the size of 30 mm during six months. …”
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Parametric analysis of composite tubular adhesive joints bonded by the bi-adhesive technique by André Lima Faria, Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho

“…Within this context, the integration of adhesive bonds in joggle tubular structures presents a viable alternative to join tubes with identical diameter. The bi-adhesive technique involves using a brittle adhesive in the inner overlap region, and a ductile adhesive at the overlap edges, aiming to improve load transfer. …”
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Numerical Study of Nanoparticle Coagulation in Non-Road Diesel Engine Exhaust Based on the Principle of Split-Stream Rushing by Yuchen Guo, Pei Wu, He Su, Jing Xue, Yongan Zhang, Peiyan Huang

“…The results show that the device achieves a maximum coagulation efficiency of 59.73%, increasing the average particle diameter from 96 nm to 121 nm. The particle number density uniformity index exceeded 0.93 in most flow regions, highlighting the effectiveness of the device in ensuring consistent particle distribution.…”
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Nitrile-aminothiol bioorthogonal near-infrared fluorogenic probes for ultrasensitive in vivo imaging by Weiping Xu, Shujuan Yi, Jie Liu, Yuyan Jiang, Jiaguo Huang

“…In living male mice, such ‘cleavage-click-assembly’ regimen allows for real-time and ultrasensitive detection of small cancerous lesions (~2 mm in diameter) with improved SBR (~5) and extended detection window (~36 h), outperforming conventional clinical assays. …”
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Structural Characterizations of Palladium Clusters Prepared by Polyol Reduction of [PdCl4]2− Ions by Loredana Schiavo, Lucrezia Aversa, Roberta Tatti, Roberto Verucchi, Gianfranco Carotenuto

“…Quasispherical palladium clusters with a diameter of ca. 2.6 nm were obtained by reaction in air at 90°C for 2 hours. …”
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Charge‐coupled device based on optical tomography system for monitoring two‐phase flow by J. Jamaludin, R. Abdul Rahim, H. Abdul Rahim, M.H. Fazalul Rahiman, J. Mohd Rohani

“…The object's characteristics such as diameter also are observed. In conclusion, a non‐intrusive and non‐invasive OPT system that can detect transparent objects in crystal clear water is successfully developed.…”
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Parameters of Modular Microwave Vacuum Evaporators by Alexander V. Gavrilov, Yuriy B. Gerber

“…The data obtained were used to develop an algorithm that made it possible to calculate the design and operating parameters of the microwave vacuum evaporator, as well as standard size modules with emitter powers of 600–3000 W. The modules with a diameter of 150 mm had the vapor zone at 43–8 mm and the transitional vapor-fluid zone at 9–16 mm. …”
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Pitavastatin-attenuated cardiac dysfunction in mice with dilated cardiomyopathy via regulation of myocardial calcium handling proteins by Hu Wei, Jiang Wen-Bing

“…After 8 weeks treatment, mice with dilated cardiomyopathy developed serious cardiac dysfunction characterized by significantly enhanced left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVIDd), decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as well as left ventricular short axis fractional shortening (LVFS), accompanied with enlarged cardiomyocytes, and increased plasma levels of N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and plasma angiotensin II (AngII) concentration. …”
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Understanding the regenerating capacity on photodegradation of methylene blue of titania supported mesoporous silica with the aid of gelatin-P123 as bitemplate by Maria Ulfa, Ika Uswatun Hasanah, Hasliza Bahruji

“…modification, while the pore diameter increased from 28.22 to 34.61 Å. The adsorption efficiency for methylene blue photodegradation reached a maximum value of 95%, demonstrating excellent catalytic performance. …”
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A Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy Associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Keiki Nagaharu, Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Kawakami

“…Electron microscopy showed randomly aligned tubular structures with a diameter of approximately 50 nm. We diagnosed the patient with immunotactoid nephropathy and HL. …”
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Endoscopic Measurement of Polyp Size Using a Novel Calibrated Hood by Keiichiro Kume, Tatsuyuki Watanabe, Ichiro Yoshikawa, Masaru Harada

“…In clinical practice, most endoscopists estimate polyp size by uncertain visual estimation; however, colonoscopic polypectomy is indicated for adenomatous polyps more than 5 mm in diameter. We have therefore developed a novel calibrated hood that enables accurate measurement of polyp size during colonoscopy. …”
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Theoretical analysis of bearing mechanism and engineering application of pipe roof in a highway tunnel by Jian Zhang, Weiyu Sun, Songhong Yan, Yonggang Wang, Hui Zhu, Wen Wang

“…Furthermore, the effects of circumferential spacing, steel pipe diameter, primary support strength, and surrounding soil strength on the load-bearing behaviour of the pipe roof are examined. …”
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Relationship between the ultrasound features of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and positive PD-1/PD-L1 expression by Ruiqian Yan, Haixia Li, Junxi Gao

“…Among 121 PD-L1-positive cases, many HER-2-positive and triple-negative cases presented as large masses (diameter ≥ 2 cm), while luminal B cases were more likely to show calcification. …”
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A case report of desmoplastic fibroma in a three-year-old black African girl by Olaejirinde Olaofe, Chigozie Okongwu, Godwin Umerah, Oluwatosin Omoyiola, Omolade Betiku

“…Extra-oral examination revealed: Facial asymmetry due to the discrete swelling on the right mandible measuring 14 x 12cm in widest diameter below the right pre-auricular region to the right mental region. …”
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Management of Anesthesia under Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support in an Infant with Severe Subglottic Stenosis by Rie Soeda, Fumika Taniguchi, Maiko Sawada, Saeko Hamaoka, Masayuki Shibasaki, Yasufumi Nakajima, Satoru Hashimoto, Teiji Sawa, Yoshinobu Nakayama

“…First, we set up extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support to the infant and then successfully intubated an endotracheal tube with a 2.5 mm inner diameter before tracheostomy by otolaryngologists. …”
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The Relation between Body Mass Index and Retinal Photoreceptor Morphology and Microvascular Changes Measured with Adaptive Optics (rtx1) High-Resolution Imaging by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Zbigniew Wawrzyniak, Magdalena Kupis, Jacek P. Szaflik

“…Results. The lumen and diameter of retinal arteries were not significantly different between groups. …”
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Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance by Jonn A. Foulk, Denis Rho, Mercedes M. Alcock, Chad A. Ulven, Shanshan Huo

“…Fiber characterization tests: strength, elongation, diameter, metal content, wax content, and pH were conducted with significant differences between fibers. …”
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