Fragipan Horizon Fragmentation in Slaking Experiments with Amendment Materials and Ryegrass Root Tissue Extracts by A. D. Karathanasis, L. W. Murdock, C. J. Matocha, J. Grove, Y. L. Thompson

“…Wet sieving aggregate analysis showed significantly better fragmentation in the NaF, Na-hexa-metaphosphate, and ryegrass root solutions with a mean weight diameter range of 15.5–18.8 mm compared to the 44.2–47.9 mm of the poultry manure, ADB, and FBC treatments. …”
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Gut microbiota in the association between obesity and kidney function decline: a metagenomics-based study in a rat model by Akehu Alemasi, Lijiang Gu, Yilun Zhou

“…Additionally, the HFD rats exhibited a significantly larger glomerular diameter compared to the ND group, accompanied by the presence of glomerulosclerosis, tubular vacuolar transformation, and other pathological changes in certain glomeruli. …”
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Effects of Porosity of Dry and Saturated Sandstone on the Energy Dissipation of Stress Wave by Yexue Li, Jing Wang

“…This result indicates that the sandstone structure remains in the microcrack formation stage because the stress wave energy is adequate only for forming new microcracks but not for tearing pores and increasing pore diameter. Results further show that, at the same porosity, saturated sandstone consumes less energy than dry sandstone. …”
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Effect of size of capsulorhexis on the outcome of cataract surgery: a protocol for systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis by Yue Liu, Yue Zhang, Songhong Wang, Tiexi Wu, Xuejiao Qin

“…Introduction In the era of functional intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, it is crucial to investigate the influence of different capsulorhexis sizes (including the diameter of the capsulorhexis, area of the anterior capsule opening, anterior capsule coverage, centration and circularity of the capsulorhexis) on the postoperative outcomes (eg, visual acuity, capsule shrinkage, IOL stability and intraocular pressure) in patients undergoing cataract surgery. …”
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The antifungal peptide AnAFP from Aspergillus niger promotes nutrient mobilization through autophagic recycling during asexual development by Stephan Starke, Laura Velleman, Birgit Dobbert, Luis Seibert, Jordi Witte, Sascha Jung, Vera Meyer

“…Moreover, AnAFP::eGFP expression is spatially restricted to selected compartments only and affected cells displayed a sudden reduction in hyphal diameter. From these data we conclude that AnAFP is important to drive vegetative growth and sporulation in A. niger during nutrient limitation through autophagic recycling. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Ethiopian Traditional Dairy Products against Food Spoilage and Pathogenic Bacterial Strains by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…The seven in vitro antibacterial activities of the extract ranged from 5 to 16 mm in diameter during the secondary screening. In this study, Z2, Z4, and N2 strains exhibited the highest inhibition zone with broad-spectrum activity against all tested bacteria. …”
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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, Pawel 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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Investigation of Micro- and Nanosized Particle Erosion in a 90° Pipe Bend Using a Two-Phase Discrete Phase Model by M. R. Safaei, O. Mahian, F. Garoosi, K. Hooman, A. Karimipour, S. N. Kazi, S. Gharehkhani

“…It has been observed that the maximum pressure has direct relationship with the particle volume fraction and velocity but has a reverse relationship with the particle diameter. It also has been noted that there is a threshold velocity as well as a threshold particle size, beyond which significant erosion effects kick in. …”
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Adsorption of Reactive Blue 5G Dye by Activated Carbon and Pyrolyzed Shale Oil Residue by Rafael Lambrecht, Maria Angélica S.D. Barros, Eneida S. Cossich, Edson A. Silva, Gleisy Kelly L. Matta, Rosalvo Stachiw

“…Breakthrough curves for flows in the range 2–10 m l /min were carried out using bed height of 15.5 cm for activated carbon and 9.5 cm for pyrolyzed oil shale residue, with an inlet diameter of 1.01 cm. From the calculated mass-transfer parameters, it was shown that the minimum resistance to flow occurred at 4 m l /min for activated carbon and at 2 m l /min for pyrolyzed oil shale residue. …”
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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

“…The SEM images show that the nanoparticles are agglomerated into clusters of about 100 nm in diameter, with pores of about 200 nm in width. The device exhibits a high sensitivity to light, as evidenced by the increase of the photocurrent density (Jph) from − 0.06 mA.cm−2 in the dark to -0.12 mA.cm−2 under illumination at -2.0 V. …”
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Compared to Fishmeal, Dietary Soybean Meal Improves the Reproductive Performance of Female Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Broodstock by Zheng Chen, Shuzhan Fei, Cui Liu, Yuanhui Duan, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie

“…Results indicated that 30% dietary SBM improved the reproductive performance for higher gonadosomatic index (GSI), relative fecundity, total egg production, egg diameter, and hatching rate. In addition, SBM and RSM diets resulted in higher estradiol (E2), vitellogenin (VTG), luteinizing hormones (LH), and lower follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone (T) in plasma (P<0.05) of female broodstock. …”
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ROSA/LSTF Tests and RELAP5 Posttest Analyses for PWR Safety System Using Steam Generator Secondary-Side Depressurization against Effects of Release of Nitrogen Gas Dissolved in Acc... by Takeshi Takeda, Akira Ohnuki, Daisuke Kanamori, Iwao Ohtsu

“…The tests simulated cold leg small-break loss-of-coolant accidents with 2-inch diameter break using an early steam generator (SG) secondary-side depressurization with or without release of nitrogen gas dissolved in accumulator (ACC) water. …”
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THz Scattering and Tunable Plasmonic Resonances from Graphene-Coated Gold Nanowires by Faroq Razzaz, M. N. Akram, M. Z. Yaqoob

“…The Qext under different parameters of graphene, diameter of metallic nanowire (R) and angle of incidence θi, has been computed. …”
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Efek Ekstrak Etanol Daun Kesum (Polygonum minus Huds.) sebagai Antifungi terhadap Trichophyton rubrum by Shintya Dewi, Syarifah NYRS Asseggaf, Diana Natalia, Mahyarudin Mahyarudin

“…Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan efek ekstrak etanol daun kesum sebagai antifungi terhadap Trichophyton rubrum, menentukan konsentrasi ekstrak etanol daun kesum yang efektif sebagai antifungi dan menentukan diameter zona hambatan ekstrak etanol daun kesum terhadap Trichophyton rubrum. …”
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Performance evaluation of a taro (Colocasia esculenta) assisted vermifilter for swine wastewater treatment by Justine Carl Abad, Ma. Grace Sumaria

“…The cylindrical vermifilters each had a diameter of 35cm, 50cm of freeboard, 15cm of soil substrate, and 35cm of gravel of mixed sizes. …”
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Tunnel face stability in strata rich in water with soft upper and hard lower layers by Tao Zhan, Ziwei Hu, Yan Kuang, Zhiliang Zhu, Kaiyi Liao

“…Through parameter analysis, factors such as the tunnel diameter, proportion of soft soil, stratum cohesion, and pore water pressure coefficient significantly influence the tunnel face failure mode. …”
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Selection of strawberry cultivars according to their productivity and berry quality using normalized indices by V. I. Lapshin, V. V. Yakovenko

“…The analysis was carried out for productivity (the number of berries, the weight of berries of the 1st order, and the average berry weight), marketable quality of berries (berry pulp density, berry height, and berry diameter), and total weight of berries per plant. Mathematical data processing employed a two-factor analysis of variance, the principal component method, cluster analysis by Ward’s algorithm, and Wilcoxon test.Results. …”
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Biological Characteristics and Whole Genome Analysis of vB_VpP_3, a Bacteriophage against Multi-drug Resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus by LIU Qingqing, ZHANG Ming, YANG Wenjing, LIU Ke, LI Fan, LI Xuepeng, LI Jianrong, ZHANG Defu

“…Phage vB_VpP_3 belonged to the order Caudovirales of the family Podoviridae with a regular icosahedral head about 60 nm in diameter and a non-contractile tail about 20 nm in length. …”
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Impact of morphological traits and irrigation levels on fresh herbage yield of sorghum x sudangrass hybrid: Modelling data mining techniques. by Halit Tutar, Senol Celik, Hasan Er, Erdal Gönülal

“…Plant height of 251.22 cm, stem diameter of 7.03 mm, fresh herbage yield of 8010.69 kg da-1, crude protein ratio of 9.09%, acid detergent fiber 33.23%, neutral detergent fiber 57.44%, acid detergent lignin 7.43%, dry matter digestibility of 63.01%, dry matter intake 2.11%, and relative feed value of 103.02 were the descriptive statistical values that were computed. …”
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Modelling Above-Ground Biomass Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Mangrove Forests of Peninsular Malaysia by Abu Bakar Nurul Asyiqin, Wan Mohd Jaafar Wan Shafrina, Omar Hamdan, Muhammad Nor Siti Mariam, Muhmad Kamarulzaman Aisyah Marliza, Kemarau Ricky Anak

“…This study investigates machine learning algorithms for modelling aboveground biomass (AGB) in mangrove forests across Peninsular Malaysia. Data on tree diameter at breast height (DBH) and species were collected in Sungai Pulai, Sungai Johor, and Sungai Merbok. …”
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