The antibacterial activity of clove Syzygium aromaticum extract and its effects on the survival rate of hybrid grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂ infected with... by Inem Ode, Sukenda, Widanarni, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Munti Yuhana, Mia Setiawati

“…Phytochemical analysis of clove extract contained phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins at (28.53 ± 0.00) mg/g, (0.38 ± 0.00) mg/g, and (0.15 ± 0.00) %, respectively. The diameter of the clove extract inhibition zone was significantly different (P < 0.05) in all treatments. …”
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Research on Innovative Apple Grading Technology Driven by Intelligent Vision and Machine Learning by Bo Han, Jingjing Zhang, Rolla Almodfer, Yingchao Wang, Wei Sun, Tao Bai, Luan Dong, Wenjing Hou

“…Image processing techniques are employed to extract apple features, such as color, shape, and diameter, culminating in the development of an intelligent apple grading model using the GBDT algorithm. …”
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Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide (AgNPs/rGO) mediated Nephelium lappaceum leaf extract as an effective solid acid catalyst for liquid-phase benzene... by Dewi Yuanita Lestari, Akhmad Syoufian, Poedji Loekitowati Hariani, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Won-Chun Oh, Aldino Javier Saviola, Karna Wijaya

“…The results revealed that the silver nanoparticles were spherical, with an average diameter of 6.76 nm, and were uniformly deposited on the reduced graphene oxide (rGO) surface. …”
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Synthesis of Water-Soluble Iridium (III)-Containing Nanoparticles for Biological Applications by Huanzhi Hou, Pengfei Sun, Quli Fan, Xiaomei Lu, Cheng Xue, Yixue Zhang, Sichao Tian, Wei Huang

“…The obtained nanoparticles have good spherical morphological characterization with a mean diameter of 50 nm measured by TEM. Ir/PGlc-NP and Ir/β-1,3-glucan-NP showed the same emission maxima at 565 nm in aqueous solution and both caused effective apoptosis and death of HepG2 and Hela cells after being irradiated at 445 nm for 30 min in vitro. …”
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Effects of Tank-Mix Adjuvants on Spray Performance Under Downwash Airflow Fields Using an Indoor Simulated UASS Spraying Platform by Supakorn Wongsuk, Yangfan Li, Zhaoyan Zhu, Mengran Yang, Hao Zhang, Li Zhang, Changling Wang, Xiongkui He

“…Furthermore, rotor speed was found to have a significant impact on volume median diameter, relative span, and V₁₀₀ (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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NON-FUNCTIONING SPORADIC PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENCE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT by Estela Regina Ramos Figueira, André Luis Montagnini, Jessica Okubo, Ana Gabriela Vivarelli Fernandes, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Paulo Herman, José Jukemura

“…The insulinoma group had more grade I tumors, smaller tumor diameter, lower TNM staging, and lower disease recurrence rates. …”
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Green Analytical Method for Simultaneous Determination of Glucosamine and Calcium in Dietary Supplements by Capillary Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conducti... by Yen Nhi Do, Thi Lan Phuong Kieu, Thi Huyen My Dang, Quang Huy Nguyen, Thu Hien Dang, Cao Son Tran, Anh Phuong Vu, Thi Trang Do, Thi Ngan Nguyen, Son Luong Dinh, Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Anh Quoc Hoang, Bach Pham, Thi Anh Huong Nguyen

“…The CE analysis was performed in fused silica capillaries (50 μm inner diameter, 40 cm total length, 30 cm effective length), and the analytical time was around 5 min. …”
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Optimizing growth, yield, and water use efficiency of Allium hirtifolium with salicylic acid under water stress condiions by Peyman Yousefvand, Yousef Sohrabi, Andrea Mastinu, Gholamreza Heidari, Weria Weisany

“…Specifically, applying 1 mM SA in dryland conditions, increased the pod diameter and 1000-seed weight by 10.17 % and 19.97 %, respectively. …”
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Smooth Muscle Cell Alignment and Phenotype Control by Melt Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers for Seeding of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels by Animesh Agrawal, Bae Hoon Lee, Scott A. Irvine, Jia An, Ramya Bhuthalingam, Vaishali Singh, Kok Yao Low, Chee Kai Chua, Subbu S. Venkatraman

“…Melt spun PCL fibers were deposited on a mandrel to form aligned fibers of 10 μm in diameter. The fibers were bonded into aligned arrangement through dip coating in chitosan solution. …”
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Bovine Hydroxyapatite-Based Bone Scaffold with Gentamicin Accelerates Vascularization and Remodeling of Bone Defect by Aniek S. Budiatin, Maria A. Gani, Samirah, Chrismawan Ardianto, Aulia M. Raharjanti, Indah Septiani, Ni Putu K. P. Putri, Junaidi Khotib

“…The defect model used was the burr hole defect model with diameter 2.2 mm and 2 mm deep. After 2, 7, 14, and 28 days, the rats were sacrificed. …”
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Molecular Mechanism During Mycelium Subculture Degeneration of <i>Volvariella volvacea</i> by Lidan Feng, Lujuan Wang, Yuanxi Lei, Jie Li, Fengyun Zhao

“…The results showed that as the number of subcultures increased, the diameter of the mycelium and biological efficiency gradually decreased; in addition, the time in which the primordium formed increased and the production cycle was lengthened, while strains M4 and M5 lacked the ability to produce fruiting bodies. …”
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Mold Alkaloid Cytochalasin D Modifies the Morphology and Secretion of fMLP-, LPS-, or PMA-Stimulated Neutrophils upon Adhesion to Fibronectin by Svetlana I. Galkina, Natalia V. Fedorova, Marina V. Serebryakova, Evgenii A. Arifulin, Vladimir I. Stadnichuk, Ludmila A. Baratova, Galina F. Sud’ina

“…But in the presence of cytochalasin D, all stimulated neutrophils exhibited a uniform nonspread shape and developed thread-like membrane tubulovesicular extensions (cytonemes) measuring 200 nm in diameter. Simultaneous detection of neutrophil secretory products by mass spectrometry showed that all tested stimuli caused the secretion of MMP-9, a key enzyme in the neutrophil migration. …”
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Bryophytes as Indicators of Disturbance in One of the Last Remnants of the Mountain Forests of El Oro Province, Ecuador by Ángel Benítez, Richard Nagua, Jefferson Medina, Gregorio Lapo, Erika Yangua-Solano, Rolando Andrade-Hidalgo

“…This study confirms that forest disturbance is a key factor in determining not only the number of species but also the composition of bryophyte species. The maximum tree diameter and primary forest remnants are important factors in the conservation of sensitive bryophyte species at the base of trees in one of the last remnants of mountain forests in El Oro Province, Ecuador.…”
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Native versus non-native Prosopis woody species: Which fertilize the soil better? by Moslehi Maryam, Ahmadi Farzad, Matinizadeh Mohammad, Sadeghi Seyed Mousa, Izadi Masoumeh, Faunae Nafiseh, Alizadeh Tahereh, Shackleton Ross T.

“…At the start of the growing season, 30 trees of each species with a trunk diameter of 15–30 cm were randomly selected. Soil samples were taken from the top 20 cm of soil profiles east of each tree, under the tree crowns and from control plots in open areas. …”
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Quantitative Characterization of Full-Spectrum Pore Size and Connectivity for Shale with Different Sedimentary Facies from the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, East China by Yushan Du, Na Yin, Qinhong Hu, Mianmo Meng, Xiuchuan Zhu, Jing Chao, Cunfei Ma

“…Pores in these four facies are mainly at nanoscales with predominant pore-throat diameters at less than 50 nm; however, the “high TOC laminated clayey marlstone” facies has the largest peak in the range of >1 μm, possibly because of its interlaminar structure and microcracks. …”
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Effect of Iota-Carrageenan and Its Hydrolysates on the Stability of Milk Ice Cream Mixes by Anna Kot, Ewa Jakubczyk, Magdalena Buniowska-Olejnik, Anna Kamińska-Dwórznicka

“…The main factors considered were the Turbiscan stability index, backscattering profile, particle size distribution and median diameter (D 50 ), the consistency index and the flow behavior index of ice cream mix before and after 24 h of maturation at 4°C. …”
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Estimation of Individual Tree Structure and Wood Density Parameters for <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> Using Terrestrial LiDAR and Resistance Drill Data by Ting Li, Xin Shen, Kai Zhou, Lin Cao

“…A wood density prediction model was constructed using principal component analysis based on the resistance, diameter, tree height, and crown width. The accuracy verification was carried out and it showed that the estimation accuracies of individual tree structure parameters (DBH, tree height, and crown width) extracted from tree QSM constructed based on TLS and BLS all had R² > 0.8. …”
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Cellular Nanointerface of Vertical Nanostructures: Impact of Size‐Modulated Nanopillar Arrays on Neuronal Morphology, Maturation, and Synapse Formation by Younghak Cho, Suyeon Kim, Hui Jae Cho, Hyunju Ham, Kyung Eun Lee, Hyun Wook Kang, Young Woo Jeong, Jae‐Hyuk Ahn, Nakwon Choi, Joon Ho Kang, Aram J. Chung, Hyejeong Seong

“…Herein, we explore how variations in nanopillar (NP) array dimensions, defined by the spacing‐to‐diameter (S/D) ratio, influence cortical neuronal responses—including cellular morphology, mechanosensing, neuronal maturation, and synapse formation. …”
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A thermo-responsive chitosan-based injectable hydrogel for delivery of curcumin-loaded polycaprolactone microspheres to articular cartilage: in-vitro and in-vivo assessments by Farnoosh Kalantarnia, Sasan Maleki, Amir Shamloo, Kazem Akbarnataj, Sayed Navid Tavoosi

“…The hydrogel exhibited great porosity (∼57.96 %) with a mean pore diameter of ∼104.30 µm, and a compressive modulus of ∼4.65 kPa, offering an encouraging micro-environment for cell proliferation and tissue regeneration. …”
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Magnetic hybrid Pd/Fe-oxide nanoparticles meet the demands for ablative thermo-brachytherapy by Rogier van Oossanen, Alexandra Maier, Jérémy Godart, Jean-Philippe Pignol, Antonia G. Denkova, Gerard C. van Rhoon, Kristina Djanashvili

“…SLPs measurements on a series of nanoparticles of increasing sizes showed the highest heating for the diameter of 21 nm (SLP = 225 W/g) at the applied frequencies of 346 and 730 kHz. …”
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