Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System by Sheng-Chieh Chen, Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Charles Lo, Manoranjan Sahu, Yelia S. Mayya, David Y. H. Pui

“…The CFD simulations showed the area of the effective PM2.5 reduction zone (> 50% PM2.5 concentration reduction) is as large as ~300 m in diameter by this system. The CFD model also shows deploying 400 cleaning systems with 1 km apart, the PM2.5 reduced zone can cover an area of 400 km2.…”
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Natural reproduction in tropical buffalo herds by Laura Gómez Estrada

“…Despite the close phylogenetic relationship to cows, the buffalo has many differences in estrus expression, follicle diameter size at ovulation, and progesterone profiles (Bertoni et al., 2020). …”
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Assessment of Insecticide Compatibility with Beauveria bassiana for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Management in Maize by G. Sugeetha, M. V. Adwaitha, K. S. Nikhil Reddy, P. Mahadevu, J. Mahadevu

“…The compatibility between Beauveria bassiana and various insecticides was evaluated at 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation to assess fungal growth inhibition and colony diameter for the management of maize fall armyworm (FAW). …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

“…After 3-passes FSP average grain diameter of the composite C (1.61 μm) was smaller than that of composite A (1.86 μm) and composite B (1.63 μm), because of the strong shear deformation and generated friction heat, which occurred via dynamic recrystallization between grains in the processed zones. …”
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Corrosion Mitigation with Chemical Injection in Welded Carbon Steel Pipe for Offshore Water Treatment Plant by Henry Ekene Mgbemere, Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye, Kenechi Ijeoma Ojemeni, Obianuju Vivian Izuegbu

“…However, using oxygen scavengers can lead to bacterial growth, which can cause a reduction in pipe diameter, increased water pressure, and potential leaks, particularly in the welded sections. …”
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A CRITIC-BPNN APPROACH TO FRICTION STIR WELDING PARAMETRIC SELECTION AND PREDICTION USING AA6082-T6 MATERIAL by Mufutau Adeniyi Abolarin, Adeyinka Oluwo, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose, Sunday Ayoola Oke |, Alexander Iwodi Agada, Ayomide Sunday Ibitoye

“…The input parameters for the machining were the tool rotational speed, welding speed, tool pin profile and tool shoulder diameter. For the back propagation neural network model, a four-layer network with sigmoid hidden neurons and output neurons was selected. …”
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Picosecond Laser Etching of Glass Spiral Microfluidic Channel for Microparticles Dispersion and Sorting by Rong Chen, Shanshan He, Xiansong He, Jin Xie, Xicong Zhu

“…First, the micropillar array and the spiral microchannel were designed to disperse and sort the particles in microchips, respectively; then, a scanning path with a scanning interval of 5 μm was designed according to the spot diameter in picosecond laser etching; next, the effects of laser power, scanning speed and accumulation times were experimentally investigated regarding the morphology of spiral microchannels; finally, the microfluidic flowing test with 5 μm and 10 μm microparticles was performed to analyze the dispersing and sorting performance. …”
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Bedside cerebral microvascular imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness: a feasibility study by Qianqian Ge, Lijie Huang, Qiang Fu, Shuai Han, Rui Wang, Jianghong He, Changhui Li, Changhui Li, Jianwen Luo, Long Xu

“…Notably, uPDI demonstrates high sensitivity and imaging depth, revealing microvessels as small as 320 μm in diameter at 4 cm depth, and detecting blood flow signals up to 6 cm beneath the scalp.ConclusionThrough the decompressive cranial windows of DoC patients, we obtained cerebral microvascular images with significantly higher sensitivity without the need for contrast agents.SignificanceOur research provides a novel bedside cerebral microcirculation imaging method for patients with DoC, offering convenient neurofunctional assessment to improve the clinical management of DoC patients.…”
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Development and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Amoxicillin as Advanced Drug Delivery Systems against Streptococcus Mutans by Abdullah J Jasem, Maha A Mahmood

“…MS colonies on MSBA plates were blue, spherical or ovoid, 1-2 mm in diameter, with elevated surfaces that stuck well to the agar. …”
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Smelting of low-grade saprolitic nickel ore in DC-arc furnace by Nurjaman F., Hakim H.Z., Septiansyah B., Arham L.O., Handoko A.S., Bahfie F., Suherman I., Haryadi H., Suseno T., Sari Y., Suharno B.

“…The smelting process was conducted in a laboratory DC-arc furnace with a a single electrode of 30 cm diameter. A 5 kg of low-grade saprolitic nickel ore (1.92 Ni-12.97 Fe), some coke as reductant, and some limestone as flux were smelted in a DC-arc furnace for about one hour. …”
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Clinical predictive model of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention by Xiao-Dan Wu, Wei Zhao, Quan-Wei Wang, Xin-Yu Yang, Jing-Yue Wang, Shuo Yan, Qian Tong

“…TyG was identified as an independent predictor of NOAF and was significantly higher in the NOAF group. Left atrial (LA) diameter, age, the systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), and creatinine were also identified as risk factors for NOAF. …”
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A Simple Separation Method of the Protein and Polystyrene Bead-Labeled Protein for Enhancing the Performance of Fluorescent Sensor by Hye Jin Kim, Dong-Hoon Kang, Seung-Hoon Yang, Eunji Lee, Taewon Ha, Byung Chul Lee, Youngbaek Kim, Kyo Seon Hwang, Hyun-Joon Shin, Jinsik Kim

“…An intensity of ∇E2 was relative to a diameter of a microhole, and the diameters of two microholes for separation between the protein and PS beads were simulated to 3 μm and 15 μm, respectively. …”
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Evidence for Decreased Nucleolar PARP-1 as an Early Marker of Cognitive Impairment by Matthew Regier, Jiancong Liang, Alexander Choi, Kavita Verma, Jenny Libien, A. Iván Hernández

“…In addition, measurements of the nucleolar diameter of nucleolar PARP-1 positive cells in CA2 and CA4 showed Control > MCI. …”
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BvBZR1 improves parenchyma cell development and sucrose accumulation in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) taproot by Ningning Li, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaotong Guo, Yaqing Sun, Guolong Li, Shaoying Zhang

“…Transgenic sugar beet overexpressing BvBZR1 exhibited a higher taproot diameter compared with the wild type, mainly due to a significant enhancement in the spacing between cambial rings by increasing the size and layers of parenchyma cells. …”
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The role of multispiral computed tomography in detecting and the assessment of the degree of damage of esophago-gastric junction cancer by V. N. Diomidova, A. N. Dmitrieva

“…The thickness of esophagus paries in normal conditions and in case of esophagitis and EGJ cancer is: 5.4 ± 1.01 mm, 10.36 ± 1.85 mm, 22.53 ± 8.19 mm (p < 0.001). The external diameter of the abdominal part of esophagus in the normal condition is 14.2 ± 1.68 mm, in case of esophagitis is 17.96 ± 3.7 mm, EGJ cancer is 27.9 ± 9.48 mm (p < 0.001). …”
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Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes by C. Ravaglia, F. Sultani, S. Piciucchi, A. Dubini, A. J. De Grauw, S. Martinello, S. Oldani, S. Maitan, F. Stella, V. Poletti

“…Principal results: the pathological diagnostic yield of cryobiopsy was 100% in group A and 93.3% in group B (p = 0.718); cryobiopsy median diameter was 6.8 mm in group A and 6.7 mm in group B (p = 0,5241). …”
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Optimizing therapeutic outcomes: preconditioning strategies for MSC-derived extracellular vesicles by Yuqi Song, Fengrui Liang, Weikun Tian, Erin Rayhill, Liping Ye, Xinghan Tian

“…In contrast, MSC-EVs, particularly exosomes (MSC-exosomes, 30–150 nm in diameter), offer a safer therapeutic profile. These acellular vesicles mitigate risks associated with immune rejection and tumorigenesis and are inherently incapable of forming ectopic tissues, thereby enhancing their clinical safety and applicability. …”
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Medical thoracoscopy combined with intrapleural injection of urokinase for treatment of pleural infection-a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled study: study protocol by Kaige Wang, Linhui Yang, Panwen Tian, Fen Tan, Dan Liu, Weimin Li

“…It is recommended that the diameter of the chest tube be 12–14 F, with three daily flushes of 30 ml normal saline to ensure optimal drainage. …”
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Design and optimization of liquid helium-free cooling systems for magnetic resonance imaging device using multi-physical modeling by Changhao Luo, Guanhua Liu, Yi Deng, Zhiqiang Long, Meng Lin

“…Additionally, using copper foam with lower porosity and larger particle diameter further improved system performance, achieving cool-down times of 164 h for nitrogen and 58 h for helium, with pressure drops of 1.48 kPa and 1.49 kPa, respectively. …”
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Research on blow-out of shield tunnel in sandy soil with shallow burial by Yong-Xiang Shi, Yong-Xiang Shi, Bao-Ping Xi, Qi-Guang Di, Feng-Nian Wang, Feng-Nian Wang

“…The research study the effects of burial depth to diameter ratio and the angle of internal friction on the ultimate support pressure and the shape of the failure zone. …”
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