Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Satureja montana L. Essential Oil and Its Antibacterial Potential against Salmonella Spp. Strains by Hanene Miladi, Rihab Ben Slama, Donia Mili, Sami Zouari, Amina Bakhrouf, Emna Ammar

“…EO exhibited high antibacterial activities with strong effectiveness against several pathogenic food isolated Salmonella spp. including S. enteritidis with a diameter of inhibition zones growth ranging from 21 to 51 mm and MIC and MBC values ranging from 0.39–1.56 mg/mL to 0.39–3.12 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF THE SURFACE FLAW DETECTION BY ELASTIC WAVES SIMULATED BY PULSE-LASER RADIATION by А. R. Bаеv, A. I. Мitkovets, D. A Коstiuk, G. E. Konovalov

“…Cylindrical hole by ≈ 1 mm diameter used as a model pore. An experimental installation used consisted of the pulse laser light emission source with laser wavelength of 1.06 m and laser pulse duration of ≈ 20 ns. …”
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Validation of DSDs of GPM DPR with Ground-Based Disdrometers over the Tianshan Region, China by Xinyu Lu, Xiuqin Wang, Cheng Li, Yan Liu, Yong Zeng, Hong Huo

“…DFR is a monotonically increasing function of the mass-weighted mean drop diameter (Dm). Rainfall rate (R) and Dm exhibited a strong positive correlation, and the fitted curve followed a power function distribution.…”
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Comparative Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging ability for various pit and fissure sealants (An in vitro study). by Vian O. Majeed

“…Methods: Four different pit and fissure sealants: GIC Ketac® Cem radiopaque, 3M ESPE, Photac Fill, 3M ESPE (light-curing, GIC), Palfique (Universal flow, Tokuyama) and Charisma (composite) were used in this study, ten cylindrical specimens were prepared of each material (10 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness). Specimens were dipped in 5 ml deionized water and fluoride release was detected using a fluoride-specific ion electrode every day from 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,14,21 and 28 days. …”
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Renal Angiomyolipoma Mimicking a Well-Differentiated Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma by Honoka Fuse, Masaya Ito, Kosuke Takemura, Shuzo Ikuta, Toru Motoi, Tomotake Okuma, Madoka Kataoka, Fumitaka Koga

“…The tumor was 9 cm in the longest diameter, surrounding the right kidney, and composed of homogenous adipose tissue with thickened septum-like structures and spotty nonadipose structures, which were enhanced on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Compression of the Femoral Vessels by a Pseudotumor after Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty by Yasuaki Tamaki, Tomohiro Goto, Takahiko Tsutsui, Tomoya Takasago, Keizo Wada, Koichi Sairyo

“…A 63-year-old man presented with pain, swelling, and redness of the left leg 5 years after primary metal-on-metal THA using the AML-Plus stem, Pinnacle® acetabular cup, and 36 mm diameter Ultamet™ metal head system (DePuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, IN). …”
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Evaluation of the Bonding Shear Strength between Enamel and Dentin Feldspathic Porcelain and Two Different Monolithic Zirconia with Low and High Translucency by Amirhossein Fathi, Yeganeh Natanzian, Mahsa Ghorbani, Ramin Mosharraf

“…The dimensions of the discs were 7 mm in diameter and 5 mm in height (3 mm of zirconia and 2 mm of porcelain). …”
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The optic radiations and reading development: A longitudinal study of children born term and preterm by Lisa Bruckert, Garikoitz Lerma-Usabiaga, Lauren R. Borchers, Virginia A. Marchman, Katherine E. Travis, Heidi M. Feldman

“…Negative associations implicate increasing axonal diameter and/or complexity in fiber structure as drivers of faster reading development.…”
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Characteristics of water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) long fiber reinforced composite modified by NaOH and hot water by Ninis Hadi Haryanti, Suryajaya, Tetti Novalina Manik, Khaipanurani, Adik Bahanawan, Setiawan Khoirul Himmi

“…The length and diameter of the reinforcing fibers in a composite greatly influence its tensile strength. …”
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Zone Specific Fractal Dimension of Retinal Images as Predictor of Stroke Incidence by Behzad Aliahmad, Dinesh Kant Kumar, Hao Hao, Premith Unnikrishnan, Mohd Zulfaezal Che Azemin, Ryo Kawasaki, Paul Mitchell

“…Higuchi’s fractal dimension was measured in circumferential direction (FDC) with respect to optic disk (OD), in three concentric regions between OD boundary and 1.5 OD diameter from its margin. The significance of its association with future episode of stroke event was tested using the Blue Mountain Eye Study (BMES) database and compared against spectrum fractal dimension (SFD) and box-counting (BC) dimension. …”
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Pulsed GMAW-based WAAM–Influence of droplet detachment mode on the geometry and mechanical properties of 308 L stainless steel by R.F. Rezende, A.R. Arias, E.J. Lima, II, F.G.F. Coelho

“…The experiments were performed by depositing preforms using 308 L stainless steel wire with a diameter of 1.0 mm on a 316 L stainless steel substrate. …”
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Effect of Local Simvastatin on the Healing of Surgically Created Critical-Sized Bone Defects: An experimental Study on sheep. by Rebin Azad Abdulsamad, Luqman Fawzi Omar

“…Methods: Forty-five critical-size defects were created (8mm in diameter and depth) in the iliac bone of 6 sheep. For the first three sheep (5 defects/ilium), the five defects on the right ilium were left empty as a Control group, while the five defects on the left ilium were filled with biphasic calcium phosphate as Test 1 group. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FRUITING BODY EXTRACTS FROM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS GROWN ON SUBSTRATES SUPPLEMENTED WITH CAROXYLON CYCLOPHYLLA AND ATRIPLEX TATARICA AGAINST PATH... by A. Sh. A. Lafi, I. A. Abed, N. T. Hamdan, J. S. Alkobaisy, H. H. Mutlaq

“…Also, the ethanolic extract of the fruiting bodies of the Caroxylon cyclophylla-supplemented substrate recorded a higher inhibition diameter of 17mm against S. aureus and a lower area of 12mm against P. aeruginosa. …”
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The Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) by Peter C. Andersen, Ali Sarkhosh, Dustin Huff, Jacque Breman

“…There are over 100 improved cultivars of muscadine grapes that vary in size from 1/4 to 1 ½ inches in diameter and 4 to 15 grams in weight. Skin color ranges from light bronze to pink to purple to black. …”
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High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation in the treatment of fumarate hydratase-deficient uterine leiomyoma by Luyao Zhang, Zhouzhou Liao, Jianfa Jiang

“…Only 2 patients had solitary uterine leiomyomas, whereas the remaining 8 patients had multiple uterine leiomyomas. The median diameter of the largest myoma was 56 mm (range: 41–99 mm). …”
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Heart in Acromegaly: The Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Acromegaly in Various Stages of the Disease by Agata Popielarz-Grygalewicz, Jakub S. Gąsior, Aleksandra Konwicka, Paweł Grygalewicz, Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Marek Dąbrowski

“…There were no statistically significant differences in the size of the right and left ventricle, thickness of the right ventricular free wall, and indexed diameter of the ascending aorta between patients with acromegaly and healthy volunteers. …”
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The change in electronic structure of oriented multilayer carbon nanotubes under action of pulsed ion beam of nanosecond duration by P. M. Korusenko, S. N. Nesov, S. N. Povoroznyuk

“…It is shown that pulsed ion irradiation leads to the formation of new structural formations: thin nanotubes with an outer diameter of ~5 nm, structures up to ~ 20 nm in size, consisting of encapsulated iron clusters in a graphite shell, and also of a onion-like carbon with a characteristic size of ~5 nm. …”
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Comparison of the strength of resistance spot-welded, bonded, and hybrid single lap joints: A numerical investigation by Murat Demiral, Ali Mamedov

“…This study investigates the mechanical performance of resistance spot-welded, adhesively bonded, and hybrid single lap joints, focusing on the effects of spot-weld diameter and the adhesive layer's ductile-brittle properties. …”
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Treated swine water as amendment for coffee ground composting system by Ng Camelia Choi Lam, Koh Kar Weng, Wong Lai Peng, Guo Xinxin, Wong Ling Yong

“…Using the Berkeley Method, composting was conducted in a 1-meter-high and 0.6- meter-diameter cylindrical pile with a PVC net fence. After the mesophilic phase, the compost was mixed with organic soil and used to grow Bok Choy (Brassica rapa Chinensis) to assess its effects. …”
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Intracranial ependymoma: A retrospective analysis of clinical features, treatment modalities, and long‐term outcome by Amr Badary, Sarah Zuhair Kurdi, Yasser F. Almealawy, Sura N. Alrubaye, Vivek Sanker, Bipin Chaurasia, Oday Atallah

“…Tumors were mostly in the fourth ventricle (82.6%), with an average diameter of 68.9 mm. Complete resection was achieved in 87.0% of cases. …”
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