Antifungal and Photocatalytic Activities of ZnO Nanoparticles using Phyllanthus Emblica Leaf Extract by Anbuvannan Mari, Maria Vinosel Vincent, Ramesh Mookkaiah, Dhatshanamurthi Pachiyappan, Uvarajan Sambath

“…Excellent outcomes were observed for the antifungal activity of the produced products against selected fungi of the Mucor and Aspergillus species by generating zinc oxide nanoparticles with diameters of 6 and 10 mm zone of inhibition.…”
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Influence of Thermal Parameters, Microstructure, and Morphology of Si on Machinability of an Al–7.0 wt.% Si Alloy Directionally Solidified by Cássio A. P. Silva, Layo R. M. Leal, Emanuelle C. Guimarães, Paulo M. Júnior, Antonio L. Moreira, Otávio L. Rocha, Adrina P. Silva

“…A morphological change of Si along the solidified ingot length has been observed, that is, the morphology of Si in the eutectic matrix has indicated a transition from particles to fibers along the casting together with an increase of the particle diameters with the position from the metal/mold interface.…”
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Morphometric study of the cell nucleus of endometrioid carcinoma of the uterus by Ridyl Sarduy Rodríguez, Raisel García Pérez, Norma Bárbara Hernández Pérez, Neisy Pérez Ramos, Belkis Yanes Milián, Iván Triana de la Paz

“…Results: the nuclear area and perimeter and the largest and smallest nuclear diameters had the maximum values in endometrioid carcinoma, and the mean and standard deviation of each of these morphometric parameters was greater in the carcinomatous cells. …”
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Ignition characteristics of H2-air mixtures with hot particles by Nupur Gupta, Rohit Kumar, Jithin Edacheri Veetil, Sudarshan Kumar, Ratna Kishore Velamati

“…The simulations were performed with hot particles of various sizes and shapes with hydraulic diameters of 2, 4, and 6 mm. The effect of particle surface temperature on the ignition characteristics was studied by performing simulations at various particle surface temperatures ranging from 1000 to 1200 K. …”
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Size of Left Cardiac Chambers Correlates with Cerebral Microembolic Load in Open Heart Operations by Elena Z. Golukhova, Anna G. Polunina, Svetlana V. Zhuravleva, Natalia P. Lefterova, Alexey V. Begachev

“…The associations between left ventricular diameters and number of cerebral microemboli remained significant when cardiopulmonary bypass time was included as a covariate into the analysis. …”
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Light-Emitting Polymer Nanocomposites by Kyle Gipson, Brett Ellerbrock, Kathryn Stevens, Phil Brown, John Ballato

“…Nanoparticles produced in situ with the PMMA contained on average 10 wt% loading of Tb3+ : LaF3 at a 6 : 1 La : Tb molar ratio and ~7 wt% loading of 4 : 1 La : Tb molar ratio for the PA and ASA systems, respectively. Measured diameters ranged from 457±176 nm to 150±105 nm which is indicative that agglomerates formed during the synthesis process. …”
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Pore Geometry Optimization of Titanium (Ti6Al4V) Alloy, for Its Application in the Fabrication of Customized Hip Implants by Sandipan Roy, Debojyoti Panda, Niloy Khutia, Amit Roy Chowdhury

“…The results that are obtained are used to suggest a range of pore diameters that lower the effective stiffness and modulus of the implant to around 60% of the stiffness and modulus of dense solid implants while keeping the stress levels within permissible limits.…”
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Bricks non-destructive simulation testing method utilizing neutron radiography facility based on a 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction by Jacob G. Fantidis, Athanasia Κ. Thomoglou, Maristella Ε. Voutetaki, Bassam Tayeh, George Nikolaou

“…This study examined various aperture diameters and collimator lengths. It found that implementing a special fast neutron filter significantly increased the thermal neutron content (TNC) with minimal impact on the thermal neutron flux. …”
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Utilization of pH-driven methods to fortify nanoemulsions with multiple polyphenols by Hualu Zhou, Bingjing Zheng, David Julian McClements

“…The three methods produced nanoemulsions with similar initial particle properties: droplet diameters (0.15, 0.16, and 0.15 μm) and zeta-potentials (–59, –58, and –58 mV), respectively. …”
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Association between exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability in vulnerable and susceptible individuals by Yong Whi Jeong, Hayon Michelle Choi, Youhyun Park, Yongjin Lee, Ji Ye Jung, Dae Ryong Kang

“…This study examines PM1.0 (aerodynamic diameters <1 μm), PM2.5 (≥1 μm and <2.5 μm), and PM10 (≥2.5 μm and <10 μm) effects on HRV in patients with environmental diseases as chronic disease groups and vulnerable populations as control groups. …”
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Effect of Free‐Stream Turbulence on the Power Performance and Wake Characteristics of Paired Counter‐Rotating Vertical‐Axis Wind Turbines by Ayoub Talamalek, Mark C. Runacres, Tim De Troyer

“…The mechanical power output of the turbines was measured through torque and angular speed sensors, and the wake up to six rotor diameters downstream of paired VAWTs was characterised using constant temperature anemometry. …”
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Safety assessment and antimicrobial potential of Enterococcus spp. isolated from raw goat milk and cheese by Grujović Mirjana Ž., Žugić-Petrović Tanja, Marković Katarina G.

“…The antagonistic assays revealed a broad spectrum of inhibitory effects, with variation in inhibition zone diameters. These findings provide valuable insights into the safety and antimicrobial potential of Enterococcus spp. from raw goat milk and cheese and give an insight into their potential applications in the food industry.…”
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Preparation of Multicore Millimeter-Sized Spherical Alginate Capsules to Specifically and Sustainedly Release Fish Oil by Lina Tao, Panpan Wang, Ting Zhang, Mengzhen Ding, Lijie Liu, Ningping Tao, Xichang Wang, Jian Zhong

“…The spherical capsules had diameters from 2.05 mm to 0.35 mm with the increased applied voltages. …”
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Etiology of Ascites and Pleural Effusion Associated with Ovarian Tumors: Literature Review and Case Reports of Three Ovarian Tumors Presenting with Massive Ascites, but without Per... by Ai Miyoshi, Takashi Miyatake, Takeya Hara, Asuka Tanaka, Naoko Komura, Shinnosuke Komiya, Serika Kanao, Masumi Takeda, Mayuko Mimura, Masaaki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Yokoi

“…By CT scan, they were diagnosed with a pelvic tumor accompanied by massive ascites, the diameters of which were 11, 20, and 11 cm, respectively. …”
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Study on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Based on Titanium Oxide Nanorods Coated with Gold Nanoparticles by Xiaodong Wang, Xiulan Cheng, Xufeng Yu, Xueling Quan

“…The substrate showed the strongest Raman enhancement, when the diameters of Au-NPs were around 40 nm and the gaps of Au-NPs were in the range of 5 nm to 10 nm. …”
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Dislocation density-based simulation of pre-mixed jet effects on residual stress and cell size in 18CrNiMo7-6 alloy steel by MingHao Zhao, HaiYang Hou, FeiHu Ren, Chunsheng Lu, JianWei Zhang, BingBing Wang

“…While the coverage increase has a minimal impact on the smallest average dislocation cell size, larger shot diameters lead to smaller dislocation cell sizes.…”
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Size-controlled assembly of phase separated protein condensates with interfacial protein cages by Hyeok Jin Oh, Yongsuk Lee, Haerang Hwang, Kibeom Hong, Hyeongjoo Choi, Jin Young Kang, Yongwon Jung

“…We precisely control condensate diameters by modulating condensate/cage ratios. In addition, the 3D structures of intact protein condensates with interfacial cages are visualized with cryo-electron tomography (ET). …”
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Applying Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Detect Tungsten Inclusions in Nuclear Fuel Rod End Plug TIG Welds by Runqiu Gu, Jianfeng Cheng, Wanchang Lai, Guangxi Wang

“…The detectable tungsten particle diameters in the zirconium alloy at different depths in welds and the detection limits of the trace tungsten dispersed in welds were obtained. …”
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Growth Rates of  Morphometric Variables in Approximately Linear Sections Using Lines in R3 by Aquiles E. Darghan, Enrique Quevedo García, Sergio Esteban Gamboa Muñoz, Carlos Armando Rivera Moreno

“…The application was illustrated with growth data of the equatorial and longitudinal diameters of peach fruits measured on different days after defoliation, using data from different elevations above sea level. …”
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Influence of Blade Profiles on Plastic Centrifugal Pump Performance by Hui Zhang, Lingfeng Tang, Yongtao Zhao

“…The impeller inlet and outlet diameters (D1 and D2) and impeller inlet and outlet installation angles (β1 and β2) were taken as control variables, and the total power loss and the minimum NPSHr of the pump were taken as the objective functions. …”
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