The stability of soil aggregates in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) orchards of different ages and varieties by Muhao Chen, Shu Feng, Jun Wang, Mingyu Gao, Min Liu, Kaibo Wang, Zhou-ping Shangguan, Yongwang Zhang

“…The mechanical stability of soil aggregates was found to be the lowest in Jimei cherry orchard, where the mass ratio of aggregates with particle sizes exceeding 0.25 mm (R > 0.25) was below the highest 20.99 %, geometric mean diameter (GMD) was below 22.52 %, and mean weight diameter (MWD) was below 17.46 %. …”
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Improving crude oil storage tank heating and blending using multiple hot jet sprays: An experimental and numerical study by M. Shahnazari Sani, D.D. Ganji, A. Ramiar, Kh Hoseinzadeh

“…Increasing or decreasing the temperature and output velocity of hot crude oil from the nozzles, changing the arrangement of the nozzles and their number, changing the diameter and angle of the nozzle throw can have a significant effect on increasing or decreasing the Froude and Reynolds numbers and diffusion number and as a result, increase or decrease the rate of heating and blending of stored crude oil inside the tank, which is examined in this activity experimentally and numerically. …”
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Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…In this study, the data on 624 U. pumila trees in 11 sample plots were used, particularly, the diameter at breast height (DBH), the class of the health condition, defoliation, the prevalence of dry branches, epicormic shoots, bark beetle infestation, local bark death, and collar rots. …”
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Inheritance patterns of pomological traits in walnut hybridization breeding: influence of parental varieties on nut traits by Akide Özcan, Huri Taşcı, Şakir Burak Bükücü, İlker Büşah Ayaz, Mehmet Sütyemez

“…The assessment focused on key nut traits, including nut length, nut diameter, nut weight, kernel weight, and kernel percentage. …”
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Woody Species Structure and Regeneration Status in Kafta Sheraro National Park Dry Forest, Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Fitsum Temesgen, Bikila Warkineh

“…Individual tree and shrub diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥2.5 cm and height ≥ 2 m were measured using tape meter and clinometer, respectively. …”
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Long-Term Evaluation of Capsulotomy Shape and Posterior Capsule Opacification after Low-Energy Bimanual Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery by Tommaso Verdina, Chiara Peppoloni, Lucrezia Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Carbotti, Bruno Battaglia, Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Gian Maria Cavallini

“…Image analysis software (ImageJ) was used to evaluate the shape of the capsulotomy in terms of diameter, area, and circularity. PCO score was evaluated using EPCO 2000 software. …”
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy for duplex kidneys in children: preliminary single-center experience by Chao Yang, Chi Zhang, Yongsheng Cao, Qi-fei Deng, Changkun Mao

“…Notable changes were observed in the upper moiety anterior-posterior diameter (APD) before and after surgery (23.84 ± 8.05 mm vs. 6.71 ± 2.20 mm, P < 0.001), diameter at the widest part of the upper moiety ureter (15.58 ± 6.07 mm vs. 4.61 ± 0.78 mm, P < 0.001), and split renal function of the upper moiety (12.28 ± 3.04% vs. 16.50 ± 2.75%, P < 0.001). …”
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Transcriptome integration analysis revealed that miR-103-3p regulates goat myoblast proliferation by targeting FGF18 by Kunyu Li, Yize Song, Yekai Fan, Hui Zhang, Mingxing Chu, Yufang Liu

“…However, the molecular mechanisms governing myofiber diameter across various developmental stages in goats remain largely unclear. …”
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The effect of different feed on the spawning performance of mud crab Scylla serrata broodstock by Bethsy J. Pattiasina, Endang Jamal, Agapery Y. Pattinasarany

“…Furthermore, all treatments did not affect egg diameter, fecundity, and the number of zoea (p>0.05). …”
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Study of the Interplay Among Melt Morphology, Rheology and 3D Printability of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Blends by Marco Costantini, Flavio Cognini, Roberta Angelini, Sara Alfano, Marianna Villano, Andrea Martinelli, David Bolzonella, Marco Rossi, Andrea Barbetta

“…For instance, the relaxation time associated with die swelling upon extrusion determines the diameter of the extruded filament, while the viscoelastic properties the range of extrusion speed available. …”
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Role of Computed Tomography in Predicting Programmed Death Ligand-1 Positivity in Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Yu ZH, Ma WQ, Ren JW, Zhang XT, Chu L

“…Short diameter of LNs, and CT attenuation values in the delayed phase were identified as independent predictors of PD-L1 positivity. …”
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Propagation phenological phase and fruiting habits of the Nitraria tangutorum in the lower reaches of Shiyang River by LIU Hujun, LIU Yun, LIU Shujuan, ZHAO Peng, QI Fujun, LIU Kailin

“…The fruit shape of N . tangutorum was oblong, and the relationship between the transverse diameter and its traits was greater than the longitudinal diameter, and it significantly affected the weight of the fresh fruit. …”
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Study of fluidelastic instability in the streamwise and transverse directions through tube array under two-phase flow conditions using pressure effects by Sijiu Qi, Wei Tan, Ke Zhang, Yuancen Wang, Wenjing Lin, Peize Han, Guorui Zhu

“…We set up an air-water two-phase flow water tunnel test system and adopt a normal triangular arrangement plate with a pitch-to-diameter ratio of 1.41 to conduct experiments. It was ensured that FEI could occur in the experimental flow range, by varying the intrinsic frequency of the flexible tube. …”
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In-vitro effectiveness of aqueous extract of organic compost against Helminthosporium turcicum (cryptogamic disease pathogen of maize) by Daouda Kutnjem, Anne Ayo, Ecclèsiaste Marien Ambombo Onguene, Carole Christèle Egono Ndemé, Ndongo Bekolo, Tofel Haman Katamssadan, Asseng Charles Carnot

“…After solidification, 7 mm-diameter mycelial discs from young H. turcicum cultures were deposited on the agar pellets. 48 hours after incubation, mycelial growth was measured 4 times until the positive control Petri dish was invaded by mycelial filaments. …”
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Perbandingan Efektivitas Obat Kumur yang Mengandung Chlorhexidine dengan Povidone Iodine terhadap Streptococcus by Jeanne Mervrayano, Rahmatini ., Elizabeth Bahar

“…Data collection is done by measuring the diameter of inhibition zone ( halo ) around the discs. …”
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Laboratory Study of Local Scour Around an Array of Pile Groups in Clear-Water Scour Conditions by Ming Gong, Xinying Pan, Shengtao Du, Guoxiang Wu, Yingxue Lv, Yunjia Sun, Guangjia Ding, Bingchen Liang

“…The pile-to-pile space was five times the diameter of a single pile. All the tests were in clear-water scour conditions. …”
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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation by Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

“…The average of direct anthropogenic activities per hectare was logging (95 stumps, diameter>5 cm), agriculture (25.7 % cultivated field), firewood collection (16 stumps, diameter ≤5 cm), charcoal making (17 charcoal kilns), beekeeping (0.4 beehives) and footpaths (6 trails). …”
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«No-reflow» phenomenon and risk factors associated with its development after primary percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction by V.І. Tseluyko, M.M. Doloh, O.A. Leonenko

“…The «no-reflow» phenomenon after urgent PCI occurs in a significant (17.1 %) number of STEMI patients against background of standard drug therapy and is associated with an ischemia duration of more than 12 hours, infarct-related artery diameter more than 3 mm, circular infarction and angiographic evidence indicating large amount of atherothrombotic masses in infarct-related artery.…”
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Xenia Effect on Nutritional and Flavor Components of ‘Jingbaili’ Pear by Yaxun Qiao, Wenjie Yu, Keju Li, Jingze Cao, Jie Zhu, Qiuning Wang, Jiaqi Zhao, Yunping Wang, Liping Luo, Jinwang Li, Fangjian Ning

“…The results indicated that the mass, transverse diameter and longitudinal diameter of the JY group were significantly higher than the JS group and JH group. …”
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Non-invasive 4D transcranial functional ultrasound and ultrasound localization microscopy for multimodal imaging of neurovascular response by Rebecca M. Jones, Ryan M. DeRuiter, Hanjoo R. Lee, Saachi Munot, Hatim Belgharbi, Francisco Santibanez, Oleg V. Favorov, Paul A. Dayton, Gianmarco F. Pinton

“…From this combined approach, the cerebral blood flow, activated brain region, brain connectivity, vessel diameter, and vessel velocity were all calculated from the same data acquisition. …”
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