Combination of Navigated Macular Laser Photocoagulation and Anti-VEGF Therapy: Precise Treatment for Macular Edema under Dry Retinal Conditions by Ernest V. Boiko, Dmitrii S. Maltsev

“…Results. The average actual diameter as percentage of planned diameter of laser burn in subgroup 1 (11 DME eyes, 6 BRVO eyes) versus subgroup 2 (5 DME eyes, 8 BRVO eyes) was 115.1 ± 9.1% versus 167.2 ± 13.8% (based on retro-mode scanning laser ophthalmoscopy), and 118.1 ± 14.8% versus 176.1 ± 11.6% (based on OCT) (p<0.001). …”
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Ultrasound Findings Suggestive of Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules Classified as Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance or Follicular Neoplasm based on the 2017 Bethesda Syste... by Heui Jin Jung, Na Lae Eun, Eun Ju Son, Jeong-Ah Kim, Ji Hyun Youk, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon

“…Orientation, margin, echogenicity, calcification, additional findings of the rim, echogenicity, heterogeneity of the solid portion, and the ratio of anterior posterior diameter to lateral diameter (criteria) were assessed. …”
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Heat Index Based Optimisation of Primary Process Parameters in Friction Stir Welding on Light Weight Materials by Stephen Leon Joseph Leon, N. Manikandan, R. Santhanakrishnan, Mohsin O. Al-Khafaji, Hayder Mahmood Salman, Harishchander Anandaram, R. Malkiya Rasalin Prince, L. Karthick, R. Rajesh Sharma

“…In friction stir welding, tool shoulder diameter and its rotational speed are the major influencing parameters than others. …”
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Novel Jumbo Biopsy Forceps for Surveillance of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comparative Retrospective Assessment by Kenneth Song, Daniel Toweill, Stephen J. Rulyak, Scott D. Lee

“…Biopsies were compared for diameter, depth, crush artifact, and acceptability for diagnosis. …”
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Experimental investigation on flow pattern and void fraction for two-phase gas-liquid upflow in a vertical helically coiled micro-channel by Sira Saisorn, Phakkhanan Benjawun, Adirek Suriyawong, Somchai Wongwises

“…To contribute toward state-of-the-art microfluidic technology, our experiments were conducted to study gas-liquid adiabatic upflow phenomena in a helical micro-channel having a channel diameter of 0.87 mm, a coil diameter of 50 mm, and a helical pitch of 20 mm. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Colonic Stent in a Tertiary Care Center by Mahesh Gajendran, Chandraprakash Umapathy, John Nasr, Andres Gelrud

“…The aim of our study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of large diameter SEMS in patients with malignant colorectal obstruction. …”
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Uncertainty and Sensitivity Studies with TRACE-SUSA and TRACE-DAKOTA by Means of Transient BFBT Data by Wadim Jaeger, Victor Hugo Sánchez Espinoza, Francisco Javier Montero Mayorga, Cesar Queral

“…The results show that the pressure drop is mostly sensitive to geometrical variations like the hydraulic diameter and the form loss coefficient of the spacer grid. …”
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Study on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Pipeline-Soil Interaction under Ground Collapse Condition by Xiaohui Liu, Zhizhong Sun, Jianping Zhu, Yingchao Fang, Yanglian He, Yuchen Pan

“…Considering the pipeline and the surrounding geological environment conditions, the study is carried out from five aspects: the length of the collapse area, the thickness of the cover layer, the buried depth of the pipeline, the diameter of the pipeline, and the thickness of the pipeline. …”
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Discussion on the production mechanism of deep coalbed methane in the eastern margin of the Ordos Basin by Lizhu Yu, Dameng Wang, Xin Feng, Xianfeng Gu, Ming Chen, Xiaolei Wu, Jintao Kong

“…Whole-diameter CT scanning reveals a multi-scale pore-fracture system ranging from millimeters to micrometers to nanometers. …”
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Study and characterization of Sterculia foetida (Java olive) activated carbon black Filled composite materials by Srinivasa Rao Pedada, Srinivas Rao Golagani, Manoj Kumar Regulagadda, Anitha Kumari Mosya

“…This study also assessed the micro porosity of activated carbon with a mean pore diameter of 0.59 nm using a micropore size distribution curve activated carbons were conducted to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).…”
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Stratified mass selection, individual selection between and within, and genetic gains in native maize varieties by Joaes Alves da Silva Pereira, Vanderley Borges dos Santos

“…The following were evaluated: stalk diameter (SD), ear length (EL), ear diameter (ED), number of rows (NF), number of grains per row (NGR), ear mass (EM), and total grain mass (TGM) were evaluated. …”
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Dynamic Response of Steel Box Girder under Internal Blast Loading by Shujian Yao, Nan Zhao, Zhigang Jiang, Duo Zhang, Fangyun Lu

“…With the increasing TNT mass, the crack diameter and the deformation degree are all increased. …”
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Established Digital Model of Fruit Body Growth of Agrocybe cylindracea Based on Network Programming by Long Wang, Lingli Li, Qingping Zhou

“…Based on the fitting method of the data model curve of the Internet laboratory, this study is proposed to use network programming technology to digitally fit the growth curve of cap diameter and stalk diameter of the fruiting body in the process of Agrocybe cylindracea growth. …”
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Effectiveness of Partial Wrapping of Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh on Compression Behavior of Concrete Cylinders by Sunil Raiyani, Paresh Patel, S Suriya Prakash

“…This paper presents the results of an axial compression test conducted on eighteen plain concrete cylinders of 150 mm diameter and 300 mm height partially confined with a Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh (SSWM) strip of different widths. …”
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Open surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm during the second trimester of pregnancy by Ndeye Fatou Sow, MD, Abdoul Ahad Mbengue, MD, Jean Michel Davaine, MD, PhD, Morgane Lemierre, MD, Papa Adama Dieng, MD

“…Doppler ultrasound examination showed an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 61 mm in diameter and a computed tomography angiography outlined a fissured infrarenal aneurysm measuring 85 mm in diameter. …”
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Dimension Analysis-Based Model for Prediction of Shale Compressive Strength by Xiangyu Fan, Fenglin Xu, Lin Chen, Qiao Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Guanghua Yao, Wen Nie

“…In addition, sensitivity analysis shows that height/diameter ratio has greater sensitivity to compressive strength than other factors.…”
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Evaluation of the Efficiency of Heat Exchanger Channels with Different Flow Turbulence Methods Using the Entropy Generation Minimization Criterion by Piotr Bogusław Jasiński, Grzegorz Górecki, Zbigniew Cebulski

“…Using computer modeling, the effect of the two geometric parameters of the above-mentioned channels on the flux of entropy generated was studied. These are (a) the diameter of the disturbing element (“droplet”) and the distance between these elements for a channel with a turbulent insert, and (b) the height of the rib and the longitudinal distance between them for a finned channel. …”
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The use of sand as a substrate for culture of polychaeta worm Dendronereis pinnaticirris by Ahmad Ghufron Mustofa, Enang Harris, Eddy Supriyono, Dedi Jusadi

“…A triplicate experiment was conducted using 10 cm depth of sterilized soil substrate with particle diameter of either 63‒250 μm, 250‒500 μm, or without substrate. …”
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Experimental data on aerosols exhaled into the environment from different wind musical instruments by Ainara Ugarte-Anero, Unai Fernandez-Gamiz, Koldo Portal-Porras, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede

“…These aerosols are produced with a diameter of approximately 0.8 μm, except for the Navarra bagpipe, which has a diameter of 1.8 μm. …”
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Experimental study on fire temperature field of extra-long highway tunnel under the effect of auxiliary channel design parameters by Yinjun Tan, Jie Li, Huayun Li, Zhisheng Li

“…The primary investigation centred on the influence of inclined shaft angle, the diameter and height of the vertical shaft on the temperature fields within extra-long highway tunnels during fires. …”
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