Optimization of Carrier-Based Dry Powder Inhaler Performance: A Review by Tanu Mehta, Saeed Najafian, Komalkumar Patel, Justin Lacombe, Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri

“…To reach the small airways of the deep lung, the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) particles need to have an aerodynamic diameter of 1–5 μm to avoid impaction and particle sedimentation in the upper respiratory tract, and due to this small particle size, the powder becomes highly cohesive resulting in poor flow. …”
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The Effect of Various Composite Resin Types, Surface Treatments, and Repaired Materials on the Shear Bond Strength of Composite Resin Repair by Diyar Kh Bakr

“…Methods:  Total of 120 undercut cylindrical cavities 8 mm in diameter in 2.5 mm in depth were cut at the center of self-cured acrylic resin blocks, the samples divided randomly according to the types of composite resin into 2 groups; microfilled and hybrid, the samples in each groups subdivided according to surface treatment; diamond bur and phosphoric acid. …”
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Studying the fracture surface of brass CuZn37 and aluminum 1100 and their relationship with formability in Single Point Incremental Forming by Marwa K. Qate'a, Muhsin J. Jweeg, Adnan I. Mohammed

“…For aluminum 1100, the optimal conditions have a low level of feed rate, a high level of tool speed and sheet thickness, and a medium level of tool diameter and step size. …”
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Rapid Built-up of PM10 in the Ambient Air of the Leeward Side Resulting from Strong Pressure Gradient Force Associated with Density Current by Wei-Kuo Soong, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…Some studies have indicated that the leeward side effect’s weak flow and subsidence play major roles in inducing high PM10 (particulate matter with a diameter of ≤ 10 µm) in southern Taiwan during winter due to topographic blocking. …”
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Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Abaca Fiber Composites Using Filament Winding by Razan A. Alshgari, N. Hemalatha, Ajay Suryavanshi, D. V. S. S. S. V. Prasad, R. Subalakshmi, M. Abirami, M. J. R. Amudha, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, M. Ataul Islam, David Christopher

“…There is also a rise in fiber-to-resin contact and a rise in fiber surface area. The diameter of the fibers also gets smaller.…”
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Optimizing optical, dielectric, and electrical properties of polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl pyrrolidone/poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate/NiO-based polymeric nan... by E. Salim, A. Magdy, A. H. EL-Farrash, A. El-Shaer

“…Based on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) observations, the synthesized NiO NPs have a cubic phase and a diameter between 10 and 45 nm. The complexity and interactions observed through XRD patterns, UV–visible spectra, and FTIR measurements suggest that the NPs are not just dispersed within the polymer matrix, but are interacting with it, leading to enhanced dielectric properties and AC electrical conductivity. …”
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Ultrasonic strength evaluation of underwater heterogeneous concrete using random forest model constrained by physical laws by Yunfei Zou, Zijian Wang, Zhishen Wu

“…The concrete heterogeneity including sand-aggregate ratio (S/A), water-cement ratio (W/C), and diameter of average aggregate (Da), is considered along with the Rayleigh (R) and pressure (P) wave velocities. …”
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Radiological and Anthropometrical Analysis of the Hip Joint Using Computed Tomography Scan in North Indian Population by Divya Nand Pandey, Ravi Garg, Chandan Kumar, Chetan Singh, Nayank Gautam

“…In both sexes and on both sides, we determined the means of the following measurements: femoral head diameter (HD), femoral neck width (NW), femoral neck length, acetabular angle of sharp, femoral version, horizontal offset, acetabular version, and vertical offset. …”
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Assessment of the Performance of Membranes Type Koch in Hartha Power Plant by Ala'a Abdulrazaq Jassim

“…Each vessel contains six elements, 8 inches in diameter and 40 inches in length. The performance of the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is based on surveying the chemical analysis of different ions present in water for both permeate and rejected streams from the unit log book, and only those readings where the overall recovery was 60% were selected. …”
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Batch Adsorption of Orange II Dye on a New Green Hydrogel—Study on Working Parameters and Process Enhancement by Andrei-Ionuț Simion, Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș, Lidia Favier

“…The product had a mean diameter of 3.95 mm, a moisture content of 92.28%, a bulk density of 0.58 g/cm³, and a swelling ratio of 45.10%. …”
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Study on Bearing Capacity of the Existing Engineering Pile Group without Lateral Displacement during Dynamic Top-Down Construction by Zhen Wang, Yang Zhao, Xuelin Yang, Zhi Ding, Wenwei Zhu, Qingzhong Wang

“…For the problem of the bearing capacity of the existing engineering pile group under the top-down construction, the linear eigenvalue stability method was used first to study the influence of the lateral restraints such as the horizontal resistance of soil, the diameter of piles body, and the bending rigidity of the temporary steel bracing on its bearing capacity. …”
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Chemical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Hulls of Prunus dulcis Nuts by Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi, Sodik Numonov, Haji Akber Aisa

“…Hexane and chloroform fractions were active against Staphylococcus aureus with the zone of inhibition diameter 9 mm and 12 mm, respectively.…”
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Study on Stability of Small Clearance Shield Tunnel Excavation Face by GAO Qi

“…Theoretical analysis shows that when the clearance is less than 0.5 D (D is the tunnel diameter), the limit support pressure increases with the increase of the clearance; when the clearance exceeds 0.5D, the limit support pressure decreases with the increase of the clearance; when the clearance exceeds 2.0D, the combined soil arch cannot be formed, and the failure mode in this case is the same as that of the single-hole tunnel, and the clearance no longer affects the limit support pressure.…”
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Fifteen-Year Follow-Up of a Patient with Acinar Cystic Transformation of the Pancreas and Literature Review by Xiaoyun Wen, Jela Bandovic

“…Surveillance showed the tumor grew in size from 4.2 cm to 6.2 cm in diameter. In the latest five months, she noted occasional abdominal pain. …”
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Treatment of Comprehensive Wastewater from Chemical and Pharmaceutical Parks by Fly Ash-Coated Iron Electrode Electrocoagulation by Huajing Zhu, Zeli Chen

“…The experimental results show that the effect of sewage treatment with fly ash with different average diameter particles is obvious. Among them, the maximum value of vibration grinding ash before and after application increased from 5.62 to 8.31, and the maximum removal rate is also 8.31; the removal effect is significant. …”
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Experimental Study on Preparation of Natural Iron Oxide Pigment from Specularite by Tianjun WANG, Liwei LIU, Libing ZHAO, Shuai WANG

“…The results show that iron oxide pigment with performance up to national standard can be prepared from specularite ore by "stage separation-purification-ultrafine grinding process". The median diameter of the product reached 1.87 μm, the content of specularite increased to 96.50%, and the purity reached the national grade A standard of iron oxide pigment. …”
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Reproductive Cycle of Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1815) (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) in the Lagoon of Tunis by Monia El Barhoumi, Patrick Scaps, Fathia Zghal

“…The female coelomic puncture has a heterogeneous aspect and shows different oocyte diameters. The reproductive period is more intense in winter period from January to March. …”
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Performance and Genetic Variability of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Genotypes in Ethiopia for Agromorphology and Biochemical Traits by Jemal Mohammed, Wassu Mohammed, Eleni Shiferaw

“…Analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all the studied traits, except number of flower epicalyxes and fruit diameter. Genotypic coefficients of variation and phenotypic coefficient of variation were high for number of branches, internode length, fresh fruit weight, number of mature pods, fruit yield per plant, fruit yield per hectare, seed yield per plant, seed yield per hectare, and seed protein content. …”
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Superior strength-ductility synergy of wire-arc directed energy deposited Mg-Al-Si alloys mediated by sub-rapid solidification by Qifei Han, Yueling Guo, Jinlong Hu, Rui Fu, Yangyu Yan, Changmeng Liu

“…Significant microstructure refinement is thus achieved, with reduced grain size and Mg2Si particle diameter. The transition from hypereutectic to fully eutectic microstructure is triggered by reducing the heat input. …”
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Design Considerations for Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES): A Review with Emphasis on Convective Heat Transfer by Helge Skarphagen, David Banks, Bjørn S. Frengstad, Harald Gether

“…The most efficient array shape will typically be a cylinder with similar dimensions of diameter and depth, preferably with an insulated top surface. …”
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