Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Cranial Base: Is Low-Dose Radiotherapy Effective? by Andreas Meyer, Michael Stark, Johann H. Karstens, Hans Christiansen, Frank Bruns

“…Diagnosis showed a tumour localised in the cranial base with a maximum diameter of 4.1 cm. The diagnosis of LCH was confirmed histologically by biopsy. …”
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Mydriatic efficacy of topical phenylephrine and tropicamide combination vs tropicamide in screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) – An RCT by Camina Andrews, Shubashree Karat, Winston Padua, Saudamini V Nesargi, Suneetha Nithyanandam, Shalini Butola

“…One drop was instilled in the eye thrice every 15 mins. Pupillary diameter was recorded as a primary outcome measure using the Schirmer’s strip at baseline, 15, 30, and 45 minutes after drop instillation. …”
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Numerical Study on Shear Performance of a New Perfobond Connector with Controllable Stiffness by Yangqing Liu, Yuqing Liu, Haohui Xin, Hao Tian, Jun Wei

“…The initial shear stiffness is dominated by the horizontal projected contact area between hole walls and concrete dowels. γ is defined as the ratio of the horizontal projected length of hollows to the diameter of holes. The shear stiffness of new RPBLs is about 35%, 60%, and 82% of the shear stiffness of PBLs when γ equals 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75, respectively. …”
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Oral Crest Lengthening for Increasing Removable Denture Retention by Means of CO2 Laser by Samir Nammour, Elie Gerges, Rima Bou Tayeh, Toni Zeinoun

“…Our clinical study describes the treatment planning and clinical steps for the crest lengthening with the use of CO2 laser beam (6–15 Watts in noncontact, energy density range: 84.92–212.31 J/cm2, focus, and continuous mode with a focal point diameter of 0.3 mm). At the end of each surgery, dentures were temporarily relined with a soft material. …”
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Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome Associated with Congenital Glaucoma and Cytochrome P4501B1 Gene Mutations by Mukesh Tanwar, Tanuj Dada, Rima Dada

“…Clinical manifestations of this patient include bilateral elevated intraocular pressure (>40 mmHg) with increased corneal diameter (>14 mm) and corneal opacity. Patient also had iridocorneal adhesions, anteriorly displaced Schwalbe line, anterior insertion of iris, broad nasal bridge and protruding umbilicus. …”
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Diagnostic value and safety of contact laser-assisted endobronchial ultrasound-guided tunnel drilling biopsy in mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a retrospective study by Wenyu Zhan, Tian Wang, Changqing Yang, Yubao Wang, Nansheng Wan, Jing Feng

“…This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of contact laser-assisted EBUS-TDB compared to EBUS-TBNA in the assessment of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes.MethodsThis retrospective study included patients who presented to our hospital between October 2022 and April 2024 with mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes of short diameter ≥ 1 cm on computed tomography (CT) or abnormally increased lymph node metabolism on positron emission tomography (PET)-CT. …”
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Low-carbon cementitious composite incorporated with biochar and recycled fines suitable for 3D printing applications: hydration, shrinkage and early-age performance by Karol Federowicz, Krzysztof Cendrowski, Paweł Sikora

“…The findings indicate that recycled fines have a neutral effect on the spread flow diameter of the mixture but increase initial deformations in printed elements. …”
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Improvements of microstructure and mechanical properties of wire-arc directed energy deposition 2024 aluminum alloy after adding TiC nanoparticles by Xiaoyu Cai, Dongyuan Liu, Bolun Dong, Sanbao Lin

“…By adding TiC nanoparticles, the average grain diameter of the as-deposited TiCP/AA2024 composites considerably decreases from 65.4 μm to 16.4 μm. …”
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles decorated nitrogen doped porous reduced graphene oxide-based hybrid to sensitive detection of hydroxychloroquine in plasma and urine by Mohammad Amiri, Zahra Hashemi, Fereshteh Chekin

“…A catalyst based on ZnO nanoparticles-nitrogen doped porous reduced graphene oxide (ZnO-NprGO) was prepared by hydrothermal method and characterized. The diameter of ZnO nanoparticles was ~22–37 nm, which were inserted between the NprGO sheets effectively prevented their aggregation. …”
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Potential of Wood Harvesting Residues and Residual Stand Damage due to Timber Harvesting: A Case Study at PT Austral Byna in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia by Sona Suhartana, null Yuniawati, Seca Gandaseca, null Dulsalam, null Soenarno, Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam

“…The average number of trees with a diameter of 20 cm which were damaged due to felling and skidding was 5 trees ha−1 (5.40%) and 6 trees ha−1 (6.58%), respectively.…”
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Oncological outcomes in non-seminomatous testicular tumors and residual mass after cisplatin-based chemotherapy by María A. Ocampo-Gómez, María C. Moreno-Matson, David Ruiz-Londoño, Marino Cabrera, Rodolfo Varela

“…A residual mass (RM) in non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) after chemotherapy (CT) is defined as a mass >1 cm in greatest diameter. The preferred treatment for RM is retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), with a cure rate greater than 80%. …”
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Humidity dependence of AE activity in sheared quartz gouges and its implication for the micromechanics of friction by Yasuo Yabe

“…Shorter critical slip distances of the state evolution would be about the contact junction size, while longer critical slip distances are close to the average diameter of gouge particles. The AE activities are evaluated by AE rate that is the number of AE events per unit sliding distance and the m-value that characterizes the amplitude distribution. …”
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Peroxidase-like activity of citrate-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles augmented its antibacterial potency by Haitham Al-Madhagi, Abd Alraouf Tarabishi, Fatima Al-Zahra Hamsho, Zaher Tahan, Lama Alchab, Wassim Abdelwahed

“…DLS analysis demonstrated a diameter of 93 nm of the synthesized nanoparticles and the structure revealed by AFM proved the nanooval appearance. …”
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Maximum Bleaching of Vegetable Oils by Acid-Activated Bentonite: Influence of Nanopore Radius by Müsęerref Önal, Yüksel Sarıkaya

“…Nanopores with a mean radius in the range 3.5–5.5 nm, which was close to the diameter of the coloured pigment, were found to be mostly responsible for the BP towards SO and CSO. …”
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Study on the 2D Optimization Simulation of Complex Five-Hole Cutting Blasting under Different Lateral Pressure Coefficients by Jing Gao, Shizhen Xie, Xiantang Zhang, Hongli Wang, Wenle Gao, Hongmin Zhou

“…The results show that setting delayed detonation and hole diameter and optimizing blasthole spacing can optimize the rock-breaking effect under high crustal stress and different lateral pressure coefficients.…”
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Risk Factors for Migration, Fracture, and Dislocation of Pancreatic Stents by Yoshiaki Kawaguchi, Jung-Chun Lin, Yohei Kawashima, Atsuko Maruno, Hiroyuki Ito, Masami Ogawa, Tetsuya Mine

“…No significant differences in the rates of migration, dislocation, or fracture were noted on the patient factors (etiology, cases undergoing endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy, location of pancreatic duct stenosis, existence of pancreatic stone, and approach from the main or minor papilla) and stent factors (duration of stent placement, numbers of stent placements, stent shape, diameter, and length). Stent retrieval was successful in all cases of migration. …”
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Adrenal Hemangioma: A Case of Retroperitoneal Tumor by Genta Iwamoto, Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Daiji Takamoto, Masahiro Yao, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Masako Otani, Hiroji Uemura

“…His tumor grew from 38 mm to 54 mm in diameter in 7 months of follow-up. We therefore planned retroperitoneal tumor resection with left nephrectomy. …”
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The Comparison of Nailfold Capillaroscopy between Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls: Correlation with Laboratory and Clinical Parameters by Seyed-Reza Raeeskarami, Navid Namazi, Raheleh Assari, Seyed-Reza Najafizadeh, Zohreh Hassannejad, Vahid Ziaee

“…Different abnormal NFC changes were observed with abnormal morphology, the increased diameter and abnormal loop densities in 55.1%, 93.9%, and 26.5% of the patients, respectively. …”
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Dexamethasone-Loaded Pseudo-Protein Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery: Evaluation of Drug Encapsulation Efficiency and Drug Release by Temur Kantaria, Tengiz Kantaria, Peter Heiduschka, Nicole Eter, David Tugushi, Ramaz Katsarava

“…DEX-NPs were characterized by size (average diameter, AD), size distribution (polydispersity index, PDI), and surface charge (zeta-potential, ZP) using the dynamic light scattering technique. …”
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JWST Near-infrared Spectroscopy of High-albedo Jupiter Trojans: A New Surface Type in the Trojan Belt by Michael E. Brown, Ian Wong, Matthew Belyakov

“…We present 0.8–5 μ m JWST spectra of four  ~20 km diameter Jupiter Trojans known to have albedos elevated above the values typical in the remaining Trojan population. …”
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