The effectiveness of static balloon atrioseptostomy for correcting hemodynamics in complex congenital heart diseases by O.O. Motrechko, A.V. Maksymenko, Yu.L. Kuzmenko, M.P. Radchenko, N.M. Rudenko

“…In patients of group I (n = 12), which required increase in blood shunting at the atrial level, atrial septal defect diameter was 3.9 ± 1.3 mm (2–10 mm), average arterial blood saturation before procedure – 64.5 ± 2.8 % (7–83 %), transatrial gradient before procedure – 6.3 ± 2.1 mm Hg (3 to 12 mm Hg). …”
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Ionizing radiation and photodynamic therapy lead to multimodal tumor cell death, synergistic cytotoxicity and immune cell invasion in human bladder cancer organoids by Annabell Reinhold, Annegret Glasow, Sandra Nürnberger, Annett Weimann, Lucie Telemann, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Jochen Neuhaus, Mandy Berndt-Paetz

“…Results: PDT and/or IR resulted in concentration-dependent reduction of metabolic activity, organoid diameter and integrity. Higher cytotoxicity of IR+PDT vs. monotherapies was observed after 72 h. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT assessment of metabolic tumor burden predicts survival in patients with metastatic posterior uveal melanoma by Tine Gadegaard Hindso, Torben Martinussen, Camilla Wium Bjerrum, Sune Høgild Keller, Annika Loft, Mette Bagger Sjøl, Kristoffer Nissen, Carsten Faber, Marco Donia, Inge Marie Svane, Eva Ellebaek, Steffen Heegaard, Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Karine Madsen

“…Abstract The prognostic value of metabolic tumor burden parameters obtained from 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging was evaluated in this retrospective national multicenter study of patients with metastatic posterior uveal melanoma (PUM) and compared to the largest diameter of the largest metastatic lesion (LDLM) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. …”
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Behavior and outcomes of 141 acquired lacrimal sac mucoceles treated via endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy by Ying-Jie Ma, Guang-Ming Zhou, Zhi-Rong Liu, Jin-Fei Wei, Xin-Yu Li, Bin Dong, Lin-Juan Wu, Wen-Can Wu, Bo Yu

“…MRI findings consistently revealed an enlarged sac diameter, fluid accumulation separated by a thin rim from adjacent tissues, which is indicative of lacrimal sac mucocele. …”
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Study on the Electromigration Organization and Mechanical Properties of Sn2.5Ag0.7Cu0.1RE/Cu Solder Joints by Yuming Wang, Keke Zhang, Chao Zhang, Fupeng Huo, Yijie Gao

“…In addition, we observed the recrystallization of Cu₆Sn₅ grains in the anode region and an increase in the grain length and diameter to 6.8–31.9 μm, which further promoted electromigration polarity. …”
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Mortality Predictors using Chest Computed Tomography Findings in COVID-19 Patients by Ali Yavuz Uzun, Yılmaz Üçüncü, Nur Hürsoy, Fatma Beyazal Çeliker, Zihni Yazıcı

“…Total lung volumes, diameters of major vascular structures, comorbidity status, and laboratory blood tests were measured or determined. …”
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Anato-morphological and chemical characterization of bamboo (Guadua amplexifolia J. Presl) from San Jorge River Basin, Colombia by Yiniva Camargo Caicedo, Jorge Augusto Montoya Arango, Andrés Prieto Muriel

“…The anato-morphological characterization included measuring internode length and diameter, wall thickness, and internode density, vascular bundle density, length and distribution, fiber density, and wall thickness. …”
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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…A critical-size defect (6 mm diameter × 2 mm thickness) was made at the dorsal calvarium using a trephine burr. …”
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DADmax/NADmax Ratio: Criterion for the Production and Selection of Demolition Aggregates with Low-Water Absorption by Kamel Akroum, Bouzidi Mezghiche

“…In the end, 21 average values were emerged. The maximum diameter of each DA (DADmax) was related to that of the NA of its parent concrete (NADmax), making it easier to distinguish between the most and least absorbent DAs. …”
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Biocontrol yeast Kurtzmaniella quercitrusa BS-AY-S1 controls postharvest green mold of citrus fruit by producing metabolites with antifungal activity by Bi Liao, Ou Chen, Hongyan Zhang, Wenjun Wang, Lanhua Yi, Honghai Li, Kaifang Zeng

“…Subsequently, 8 yeast strains tested in vivo effectively inhibited green mold in citrus fruit, with Kurtzmaniella quercitrusa BS-AY-S1 achieving the best biocontrol efficacy by reducing the disease incidence (DI) by 58.33 % and lesion diameter (LD) by 73.36 % compared to the control on the 6th day. …”
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Effect of cover crops on phosphorus and trace metal leaching in agricultural soils by Vishawjot Sandhu, Jasmeet Lamba, Preetika Kaur, Kritika Malhotra, Thomas R. Way, Kipling S. Balkcom, Rishi Prasad

“…Following cotton harvest, intact undisturbed cylindrical soil cores (15 cm diameter and 50 cm depth) were collected from cover crop (CC) and no cover (NC) parts of the field. …”
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Evaluation of the vibration state and determination of the stress-strain state of the trash-rack structure of the hydroelectric power plants by A. S. Antonov, N. P. Karablin, K. Ju. Baud, I. V. Baklykov

“…Hydrodynamic loads are specified, diameter and frequency of vortex formation are determined. …”
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Model Testing and Numerical Simulation of the Bearing Characteristics of Screw-Core Cement Mixing Pile by Luoan Wu, Yue Gao, Yaohui Du, Junjie Xuan, Jiu Nao, Shibo Li, Jinhao Li, Yanqi Wang, Hao Zhang, Lei Cao, Cheng Meng, Zewei Yang

“…Additionally, model piles with six different thread height ratios (w/d, where w is the thread width and d is the internal diameter of the screw-core) are developed using finite element simulation software to analyze the effect of thread height ratio on the bearing capacity of screw-core mixing piles. …”
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Mechanism of Action of Decitabine in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Regulating LINC00599 by Fan Du, Ting Jin, Li Wang

“…In vivo experiments revealed that both DAC and LINC00599 Inhibit were able to considerably reduce the long diameter, short meridian, volume, and mass of tumors, increase miR-135a-5p expression, and decrease LINC00599 and ki-67 expression in tumor tissues of nude mice. …”
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Clinical Features of Optic Disc Drusen in an Ophthalmic Genetics Cohort by Jasmine Y. Serpen, Lev Prasov, Wadih M. Zein, Catherine A. Cukras, Denise Cunningham, Elizabeth C. Murphy, Amy Turriff, Brian P. Brooks, Laryssa A. Huryn

“…Disc areas and disc-to-macula distance to disc diameter ratios (DM : DD) were calculated. Results. …”
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Effects of E-Cigarette Liquid Ratios on the Gravimetric Filter Correction Factors and Real-Time Measurements by Austin Close, Jane Blackerby, Heather Tunnell, Jack Pender, Eric Soule, Sinan Sousan

“…In addition, the aerosol size distribution and mass median diameter were measured for all five ECIG ratios. PM2.5 correction factors (5–7.6) for ratios 1, 2, 3, and 4 were similar for the SMPS + APS combined data, and ratios 1, 2, 3 were similar for the MiniWRAS (~2), pDR (~0.5), and SidePak (~0.24). …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Upper Gastric Cancer Patients in China: A 32-Year Single-Center Retrospective Clinical Study by Yingbo Gong, Pengliang Wang, Zhi Zhu, Junyan Zhang, Jinyu Huang, Huimian Xu

“…Sex (p=0.036), tumor diameter (p=0.001), macroscopic type (p<0.001), pTM stage (p<0.001), tissue differentiation type (p=0.003), and serosal invasion (p=0.034) were independently associated with lymph node metastasis. …”
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Crater Dimensions on the Dwarf Planets by Veronica J. Bray, Michael F. Zeilnhofer, S. J. Robbins, P. M. Schenk, Kelsi M. Singer, O. L. White, S. A. Stern, S. D. Benecchi, K. A. Durfey, H. A. Weaver, C. B. Olkin, J. R. Spencer, the New Horizons Geology and Geophysics Investigation Team

“…The spreads in depth-to-diameter ratio and wall-slope values for the Pluto data set are not clearly related to preservation state, suggesting that fresh craters on Pluto possess a large variance in these crater dimensions compared to Charon. …”
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Manipulated Slow Release of Florfenicol Hydrogels for Effective Treatment of Anti-Intestinal Bacterial Infections by Luo W, Zhang M, Jiang Y, Ma G, Liu J, Dawood AS, Xie S, Algharib SA

“…Novel hydrogels derived from sodium alginate were developed using a complexation form for florfenicol delivery to achieve slow release at the site of intestinal infection and enhance its antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli.Methods: The optimal formulation, physicochemical properties, stability, pH-responsive performance, antibacterial activity, and in vitro biosafety of the florfenicol hydrogels have been studied systematically.Results: The created hydrogels had a consistent spherical morphology, with an average diameter of 531.9± 12.6 nm. Energy dispersive spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared indicated that florfenicol hydrogels have been successfully prepared through complexation force. …”
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Contribution of dust emissions from farmland to particulate matter concentrations in North China Plain: Integration of WRF-Chem and WEPS model by Haopeng Zhang, Feng Wang, Shenghui Zhou, Tianning Zhang, Minghui Qi, Hongquan Song

“…Wind erosion from farmland is a significant contributor to atmospheric particulate matter, particularly PM10 (atmospheric particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm), in regions with intensive agricultural activities such as the North China Plain (NCP). …”
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