Measurement of pressure dependent variations in local pulse wave velocity within a cardiac cycle from forward travelling pulse waves by Rahul Manoj, Kiran V. Raj, P. M. Nabeel, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Jayaraj Joseph

“…For this, proximal and distal diameter waveforms from the carotid artery, along with carotid tonometry, were recorded using a custom bi-modal arterial probe. …”
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The Role of Sulfur Emission from the Petroleum Industry on Ultrafine Particle Number Concentration in Singapore by Suyi Hou, Weihan Li, Liudongqing Yang, Guorong Chen, Yilin Zhang, Mikinori Kuwata

“…Abstract Ultrafine particles, defined as particles with a diameter (dp) smaller than 100 nm, serve as an important component of cloud condensation nuclei, in addition to impacting human health. …”
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Role of controlled radial expansion balloon bronchoplasty in benign subglottic and tracheal stenosis by Jeetendra Kumar Patra, Chinmaya Sundar Ray, Manoranjan Pattnaik, Subrat Kumar Behera

“…If an optimal tracheal diameter of 8–10 mm was not achieved, the patient underwent an additional CRE balloon bronchoplasty session. …”
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Oil-water emulsion separation on surface-modified capillary ultrafiltration membranes by A. S. Ilyinykh, E. V. Migalatiy, A. V. Korneev

“…PVDF hollow-fibre capillary membranes with 0.1 μm diameter pores were used. The membranes were subjected to two-step modification, which included treatment with tannic acid and subsequent oxidation with potassium permanganate in various buffer solutions. …”
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Giant Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma with Atypical Histological Presentation and Long-Term Recurrence-Free Follow-Up after Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohammed AlKindi, Sundar Ramalingam, Lujain Abdulmajeed Hakeem, Manal A. AlSheddi

“…Based on a review of 43 cases reported in English literature since 1995, giant parotid PA is reported as large as 35 cm (diameter) and 7.3 kg (resected weight). Although rare, 10 cases of malignant transformation were reported in the review. …”
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Electrospun gelatin/chitosan nanofibers containing curcumin for multifunctional food packaging by Mengxia Duan, Jishuai Sun, Yequn Huang, Haixin Jiang, Yaqin Hu, Jie Pang, Chunhua Wu

“…Morphological studies using scanning electron microscopy indicated that loading CUR can affect the average diameter of nanofiber mats, which remained around 160180 nm. …”
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Subacute Urinary Retention due to a Subpubic Cartilaginous Cyst Treated with Surgical Resection and Internal Fixation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Kamada, Hisashi Sugaya, Tomofumi Nishino, Hajime Mishima, Naoyuki Ochiai, Masashi Yamazaki

“…On physical examination, a hard, flexible, nontender mass, 4 cm in diameter, was palpable along the lower border of the pubic bone, extending to the perineum. …”
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Effect of Zr on inclusions and microstructure of non-quenched and tempered steel F38MnVS by Yucheng Wang, Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang, Meng Sun, Shuai Ma, Yunqie Mao, Yanshuo Ma, Tianci Li, Dengyunfei Nie, Rui Yang

“…Additionally, 220 ppm Zr exhibits the best impact on the inclusion size, reducing the average diameter of the inclusions from 5.04 μm to 2.87 μm. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective heat transfer augmentation in a rectangular lid-driven enclosure with a circular hollow cylinder utilizing nanofluids by U.K. Suma, M. Masum Billah, Aminur Rahman Khan, K.E. Hoque

“…The computational investigations of the flow and thermal field inside the enclosure have been performed by varying the governing and physical parameters, namely: Richardson number (0.1  ≤ Ri ≤ 10), Hartman number (0 ≤ Ha ≤ 100), cylinder diameter (0.09 ≤ D ≤ 0.20), solid volume fraction (0.001 ≤ δ ≤ 0.05)), inclination of magnetic field (0° ≤ ϕ ≤ 90°), and non-dimensional time (0.1 ≤ τ ≤ 1). …”
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Effects of Antarctic Krill Meal in Diet on Reproductive Performance and Embryo Quality of Eriocheir sinensis by Xiaorong Huang, Ru Tan, Zhi Geng, Tao Zhang, Guangpeng Feng, Gang Yang, Feng Zhao, Ping Zhuang

“…No significant differences were observed in egg diameter, egg weight, moisture, crude protein, and crude fat between the groups. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Aspergillus sp. from the Amazon Biome: Isolation of Kojic Acid by Josy Caldas Rodrigues, Weison Lima da Silva, David Ribeiro da Silva, Carolina Rabelo Maia, Clarice Virginia Santos Goiabeira, Haile Dean Figueiredo Chagas, Gigliola Mayara Ayres D’Elia, Gleica Soyan Barbosa Alves, Viviane Zahner, Cecilia Veronica Nunez, Ormezinda Celeste Cristo Fernandes

“…The extract presented inhibitory activity against both Gram-positive and negative bacteria, with the range of inhibition halos from 5.3 to 14 mm in diameter and an MIC ranging from 500 to 15.6 μg/mL. …”
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Real-time monitoring by interferometric light microscopy of phage suspensions for personalised phage therapy by Benjamine Lapras, Camille Merienne, Emma Eynaud, Léa Usseglio, Chloé Marchand, Mathieu Médina, Camille Kolenda, Thomas Briot, Frédéric Laurent, Fabrice Pirot, PHAGEinLYON

“…Although ILM has certain limitations, such as the inability to detect podoviruses (hydrodynamic diameter < 80 nm), or to measure particles in low-concentrated suspensions (< 108 particles/mL), the present proof-of-concept positions this technique as a valuable quality control tool, as a complement to titration rather than a replacement for this technique, for phage suspensions, paving the way for further investigations.…”
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Multi-layered electrospun grafts for surgical repair: Biomimicking physiological ascending aortic compliance by Julia Krammer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Jan Stana, Christian Hagl, Sven Peterss, Maximilian Grab, Linda Grefen

“…No significant changes in graft diameter or delaminations of the graft layers were detected after compliance testing. …”
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Efficient Production of Methyl Oleate Using a Biomass-Based Solid Polymeric Catalyst with High Acid Density by Anping Wang, Heng Zhang, Hu Li, Song Yang

“…The results showed that CS-SO3H morphology exhibited a sphere of about 10 μm diameter, and the acid density was as high as 3.81 mmol/g. …”
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Influence of exogenously applied plant extracts on growth, certain physiological and morphological, as well as yield parameters of Gem squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) by Siphokuhle Mbuyisa, Isa Bertling, Bonga Ngcobo

“…The yield parameters, viz. total fruit yield, fruit mass and fruit diameter, were positively affected by all treatments applied, although ANE- and MLE-treated plants yielded the largest number of fruit/plants, heaviest fruit and biggest fruit compared to other treatments. …”
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer with MRI-US Fusion Platform by Chi-Hang Yee, Peter Ka-Fung Chiu, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Chi-Fai Ng, Chi-Kwok Chan, See-Ming Hou

“…The inclusion criteria include clinical tumor stage ≤T2, visible index lesion on multiparametric MRI less than 20 mm in diameter, absence of Gleason 5 pattern on prostate biopsy, and PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml. …”
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Correlation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Levels and Serum Uric Acid Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients by Tiantian Li, Yan Wu

“…Their clinical history and biochemical test indexes were collected, and the fundus was examined by fundus photography and the fundoscopic examination method, and the vascular diameter was measured by using a computer software. …”
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Potassium Sulfate Supplementation with Elevated Electrical Conductivity Was Unproductive for Hydroponic Strawberry at the Original Yamazaki Nutrient Solution Nitrogen Level by Jonathan Ries, Qingwu Meng, Yujin Park

“…Additionally, increasing the K concentration from 117 to 348 mg·L−1 reduced the individual fruit mass, fruit length, and fruit diameter and increased titratable acidity in both cultivars. …”
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Achieving Complete Remission of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Significant Predictor for Recurrence-Free Survival after Liver Transplantation by Christin Bürger, Miriam Maschmeier, Anna Hüsing-Kabar, Christian Wilms, Michael Köhler, Martina Schmidt, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar

“…Independent of bridging strategy, achieving complete remission (CR) was significantly associated with a lower risk for tumor recurrence (p = 0.029; OR = 0.426, 95% CI 0.198-0.918). A maximal diameter of lesion < 3 cm was also associated with lower recurrence rates (p = 0.040; OR = 0.140, 95% CI 0.022-0.914). …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Near-wall Single Bubble Collapse-induced Shock Waves by W. Han, Y. Xian, R. Li, W. Li, Y. Hao, Y. Chen

“…The pressure maxima diminished along the sagittal diameter. The intensity of the second shock wave generated near the wall was decreased by approximately 21.2% compared to the initial shock wave. …”
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