Stigmas and Petals of Crocus sativus L. (Taliouine, Morocco): Comparative Evaluation of Their Phenolic Compounds, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities by Asmaa Benkerroum, Khadija Oubella, Soukaina Zini, Kaoutar Boussif, Hind Mouhanni, Fouad Achemchem

“…Petal extract showed more effective antibacterial activity, with inhibition diameters ranging from 10.66 ± 0.57 to 22.00 ± 1.00 mm and MIC values ranging from 2.81 to 5.62 mg/ml, compared to the stigma extract, which displayed inhibition diameters from 10.00 ± 0.00 to 18.67 ± 0.76 mm and MIC from 2.81 to 11.25 mg/ml, against five of the seven bacterial strains tested, including S. aureus, E. coli, P. vulgaris, P. aeruginosa, and S. enterica. …”
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Bond behavior of galvanized iron fiber reinforced concrete with recycled coarse aggregate and model prediction using machine learning by Md. Jahidul Islam, Ummul Wara Labiba, Tasfiah Faisal Chowdhury, Md. Shahjalal, Tanvir Mustafy, Tanvir Hassan Tusher

“…Three rebar diameters (12 mm, 16 mm, and 20 mm) with embedment lengths of 8D and 12D were used. …”
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A Porous TiAl6V4 Implant Material for Medical Application by Axel Deing, Bérengère Luthringer, Daniel Laipple, Thomas Ebel, Regine Willumeit

“…The pore analysis of the “Mix” and “Large” samples showed pore volumes between 29% and 34%, respectively, with pore diameters ranging up to 175 μm and even above 200 μm for “Large.” …”
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Physical and Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamics of Cyclone Heating Device with Distributed Gas Input by E. N. Saburov, A. N. Maltsev

“…Calculation models of axial and radial flow motions at various outlet diameters and also cyclone flow motion trajectory have been developed in the paper. …”
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Evaluation of different needle gauge blood collection sets (23G/25G) in aged patients by Rosada Adrian, Friedrich Katharina, Spieß Eileen, Prpic Monika, Müller-Werdan Ursula, Jahić Amir, Kappert Kai

“…We systematically compared two blood collection sets with different outer but equal inner diameters; different needle tips, and retract mechanisms in aged patients (Safety-Lok™, 23G, SL vs. …”
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The Application of Counter-Rotating Turbine in Rocket Turbopump by Tang Fei, Zhao Xiaolu, Xu Jianzhong

“…A primary analysis of a vaneless counter rotating-turbine configuration with rotors of different diameters and rotational speeds is presented. This unconventional configuration meets the requirements of turbopump and may benefit the performance and reliability of rocket engines.…”
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The efficiency of a focusing system when ion current transporting to the differential pumping system of a mass spectrometer by Pomozov Timofey, Muradymov Marat, Tkach Egor, Yavor Mikhail

“…The space of influence of the gas-dynamic flow on the ion transport in the vicinity of the nozzle was shown not to exceed two nozzle diameters. The results of comparing the efficiency of the ion beam transport in the ion source with using the focusing system and without it are presented. …”
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Heartwood/Sapwood Characteristics of <i>Populus euphratica</i> Oliv. Trunks and Their Relationship with Soil Physicochemical Properties in the Lower Tarim River, Northwest China by Tongyu Chen, Tayierjiang Aishan, Na Wang, Ümüt Halik, Shiyu Yao

“…Most of the heartwood and sapwood indicators increased with larger tree diameters. In the case of <i>P. euphratica</i> with a DBH of less than 45 cm, the difference in moisture content between heartwood and sapwood was not significant (<i>p</i> > 0.05) at heights of 0.3 m and 0.8 m. …”
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Assessments of Antibacterial Effects of Aqueous-Ethanolic Extracts of Sida rhombifolia’s Aerial Part by Demeke Debalke, Mastewal Birhan, Amebaye Kinubeh, Muluken Yayeh

“…The inhibition zone of mean diameters ranging from 0.00 to 7.67mm against all test bacteria was significantly (p<0.05) much less than that of the positive control Chloroamphinicole (30μg/disc) with the range of 14.33mm-15mm of inhibition zone of diameters. …”
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Solvation-Assisted Young’s Modulus Control of Single-Crystal Fullerene C𝟕𝟎 Nanowhiskers by Tokushi Kizuka, Kun'ichi Miyazawa, Takayuki Tokumine

“…The Young’s modulus of the NWs was estimated to be 0.3–1.9 GPa, which was 2–7% of the moduli of fullerene NWs with similar diameters synthesized using other solvents, that is, toluene and pyridine. …”
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Determination of damage to undeletable and deletable windows of promising penetrators from the impact of high-speed regolith particles during impact penetration into the soil of th... by D. B. Dobriza, E. V. Leun

“…The calculation method and the calculated values of damage to these windows from the impact of spherical particles of lunar regolith with diameters of 1,0 and 1,5 mm, colliding with them at speeds of up to 1 km/s in the angular range from 70° to 80°, obtained using numerical modeling or based on an engineering model, are discussed.…”
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Biaxial fatigue tests of notched specimens for AISI 304L stainless steel by G. Beretta, V. Chaves, A. Navarro

“…The notch fatigue limits for different hole diameters were compared with the predictions done with a microstructural fracture mechanics model.…”
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Osteolysis following PE Wear of a Hastings Head on a Monoblock Hip Stem by Sarah Fischer, Valerie Polster, Miriam Ruhr, Robert Hube, Michael M. Morlock

“…This case demonstrates that bipolar heads should not be used with PE cup liners since the respective bearing diameters cannot be guaranteed to match due to missing specifications. …”
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Finite Element Modelling of Rubber-Metal Vibration Isolators with Holes for the Vibration Protection System of Buildings by Vladimir L. Mondrus, Dmitry K. Sizov, Timofei M. Kvasnikov

“…The article presents a calculation of rubber-metal vibration isolators with five holes of different diameters using a software package that implements the finite element method. …”
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Iterative Dipole Moment Method for the Dielectrophoretic Particle-Particle Interaction in a DC Electric Field by Qing Zhang, Kai Zhang

“…In addition, the dependence of the DEP particle interaction upon the particle diameters, initial particle positions, and the DEP properties have been studied in detail. …”
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Growth and Characterization of Ge100-xDyx(x≤2) Nanowires by K. B. Paul, G. I. Athanasopoulos, C. C. Doumanidis, C. Rebholz

“…The thermodynamic conditions in the reactor are carefully chosen to produce wires with diameters in a narrow, specific range. This nanofabrication method ensures high phase purity and crystallinity of nanowires. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Cassia alata L. Ethyl Acetate and N-Hexane Leaves Extract against Candida albicans by Muhammad Anugerah Alam Waris, Andi Muhammad Farid, Misra

“…The results showed that ethyl acetate and n-Hexane extracts inhibit C. albicans growth at 2% w/v, 4% w/v and 8% w/v concentrations with diameters of 9 mm, 11 mm, 13 mm for ethyl acetate and 9.3 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm for n-hexane solvent.…”
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Size Dependence of the Band Gap of Core–Shell Tantalum and Tantalum Oxide (V) Nanoclusters by Valentin A. Shilov, Petr V. Borisyuk, Diana V. Bortko, Smagul Karazhanov, Yuri Y. Lebedinskii, Oleg S. Vasilyev

“…Monodisperse films of spherical tantalum oxide (V) nanoclusters and spherical tantalum nanoclusters with a tantalum oxide shell with diameters of 1.4–8 nm were obtained by magnetron sputtering. …”
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A taste for fruit: first record of Rekoa marius (Lucas, 1857) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) on Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) by Suianne Cajé, Jefferson Duarte-de-Mélo, Ayane Suênia-Bastos, Iracilda Maria de Moura Lima

“…Pupae with egress holes of different diameters were found, probably of parasitoids. Since Oxalidaceae species are rich in oxalic acid, R. marius may be a potential model for future studies on the mechanisms involved in the response of this species to oxalic acid present in its host plant.…”
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Characterization of the natural mineral form from the PbS-Sb2S3 system by Štrbac N., Mihajlović I., Minić D., Živković Ž.

“…Investigated sulfosalt appears in nature in the form of nanowires with diameters ranging from 200 to 500 nm and its length can reach up to 150 mm. …”
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