Hierarchical Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling for PM10 Prediction by Esam Mahdi, Sana Alshamari, Maryam Khashabi, Alya Alkorbi

“…This article represented, assessed, and compared some recently proposed Bayesian and non-Bayesian models for predicting the daily average particulate matter with a diameter of less than 10 (PM10) measured in Qatar during the years 2016–2019. …”
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Long-term live-cell imaging of GFAP+ astroglia and laminin+ vessels in organotypic mouse brain slices using microcontact printing by Christian Humpel

“…Using microcontact printing, antibodies are applied directly onto the slices in a controlled 400-μm-diameter pattern. Astrocytes are labeled with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and vessels are labeled with laminin. …”
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Predicting Welding Deformation of Exposed Forged-and-welded Gear by the Integrated Computational Approach by Qu Tie, Xin Wen, Luo Wenze, Wang Chongyang, Hu Long, Huang Zhiquan, Deng Dean

“…In the current study, a large exposed forged-and-welded gear with a diameter of 7 160 mm is taken as the research object. …”
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Prader-Willi Syndrome. About a Case by Carlos Enrique Cruz Carrazana, Claudia García Carrazana

“…The main manifestations of the patient showed: deviation of the palpebral fissure and alterations in the diameter, small hands and feet, obesity, hypogenitalism, diabetes mellitus, muscular dysfunction, mental deficiency, short stature, among others. …”
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Controlled Release of Ibuprofen by Using Morphologically Modified Mesoporous Silica by Sana Ahmad, Javariah Javaid, Wajeeha Fatima

“…The results indicated that the modified mesoporous silica with increased pore diameter showed increased storage capacity and high pH-responsive release behavior as compared to the plain mesoporous silica.…”
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Study on the effects of the shot peening intensity on the microstructure, friction and wear properties of high-strength steel. by Huashen Guan, Junjie Zhang, Xiaoguang Zhang, Guofu Sun, Chenfeng Duan

“…The microstructure, hardness, residual stress, and friction and wear properties of 25CrNi2MoV steel with different particle diameters during shot peening strengthening were studied. …”
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Determination of contact resistivity of ohmic contacts to semiconductor plates by the method Cox-Strack by R. B. Burlakov

“…There is shown that contribution of the contact resistance RK in the impedance RT of the test structure takes greater values, when diameter of the frontal contact lies in the interval 40–1040 micrometer, that promote more efficient process of supervision resistivity of ohmic contacts to semiconductor plates.…”
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The Influence of Edaphic and Climatic Factors on the Morphophysiological Behavior of Young Argan Plants Cultivated in Orchards: A Comparative Analysis of Three Regions in Southwest... by Fatima Ezzahra Tiouidji, Assma Oumasst, Salma Tabi, Naima Chabbi, Abdelaziz Mimouni, Meriyem Koufan, Naima Ait Aabd, Abdelghani Tahiri, Youssef Karra, Jamal Hallam, Redouan Qessaoui, Rachid Bouharroud, Fouad Elame, Nadya Wahid, Ahmed Wifaya

“…The mountainous environment of Imoulass negatively impacted plant growth (mean height: 52.61 ± 12.37 mm; diameter: 6.46 ± 1.57 mm) due to harsh climatic and edaphic conditions. …”
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The Interspecific Competition Between Larvae of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and Major African Malaria Vectors in a Semi-Field System in Tanzania by Sperancia Coelestine Lushasi, Yohana A. Mwalugelo, Johnson K. Swai, Arnold S. Mmbando, Letus L. Muyaga, Nhandi K. Nyolobi, Anitha Mutashobya, Augustino T. Mmbaga, Hamisi J. Kunambi, Simoni Twaha, Mwema Felix Mwema, Dickson W. Lwetoijera

“…The experiments involved density combinations of 100:100, 200:0, and 0:200 (<i>Ae. aegypti</i>: <i>Anopheles</i>), reared with and without food, in small habitats (8.5 cm height × 15 cm diameter) with 0.5 liters of water and large habitats (15 cm height × 35 cm diameter) with 1 liter of water. …”
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Optimal protein requirement for rapid and coordinated test growth of juvenile sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius) by Panke Gong, Haijing Liu, Dan Gou, Weixiao Di, Huinan Zuo, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Rantao Zuo

“…However, imbalanced growth of the test height (TH) and test diameter (TD) of S. intermedius frequently occurs when they are fed formulated feeds. …”
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A relay race of ESCRT-III paralogs drives cell division in a hyperthermophilic archaeon by Junfeng Liu, Mickaël Lelek, Yunfeng Yang, Audrey Salles, Christophe Zimmer, Yulong Shen, Mart Krupovic

“…We used 3D-single molecule localization microscopy to image ESCRT-III rings of different diameters and show that the decrease in the ESCRT-III ring diameter and membrane constriction are inconsistent with a mechanism exclusively based on spiraling of the ESCRT-III filaments. …”
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Analysis of the efficacy and factors affecting the prognosis of intracranial dissecting aneurysm treated with multi-stent overlap technique by Xiaolin Li, Huojun Hu, Lei Wang, Gao Yuan, Changtao Fu, Jinyang Ma, Quan Shao, Zhao Kang

“…Aneurysm size, longest diameter, basal length, and location at the base of the pica affect recurrence. …”
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Hot press sintering of Y2O3-Al2O3 glasses: Impact of particle size on thermal behaviour, sintering ability and mechanical properties of sintered bodies by Melinda Majerová, Anna Prnová, Jana Valúchová, Monika Michálková, Beáta Pecušová, Michal Žitňan, Róbert Klement, Dušan Galusek

“…The flame synthesis was used for the preparation of glass microspheres (diameter ∼ 40 μm). Ball milling procedure under different conditions was applied to adjust of size of prepared microbodies. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Peripheral Vasculature: Technique and Case Series Analysis by Rohit Mehra, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillan, Rahul Merkhed, C V N M Dattatraya

“…The average target vessel diameter was 4.6 (2.1) mm, and the maximum and minimum stenosis observed with OCT before IVL was 91% and 46%, respectively. …”
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Feeding Broodstock on a Diet Containing Vitamin E and Fish Oil Improve Eggs and Larval Quality of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by S. Darwisito, M. Zairin Junior, D.S. Sjafei, W. Manalu, A. Oman Sudrajat

“…The tested of parameters such as gonad somatic index, egg diameter, fecundity, number of spawned fish, hatching rate, and survival rate. …”
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Staged angioplasty using a full-length balloon catheter to achieve maturation of arteriovenous fistulas by Chung Won Lee, Chang Ho Jeon, Sung Woon Chung, Chung Won Lee, Up Huh, Jongwon Kim, Hyuncheol Jeong

“…After staged full-length BAM, the average fistula diameter and flow improved to 5.95 ± 0.86 mm and 717.52 ± 305.95 mL/min, respectively. …”
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Whether Detection of Gene Mutations Could Identify Low- or High-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma? Data from 393 Cases Using the Next-Generation Sequencing by Lei Jin, Liang Zhou, Jian-Biao Wang, Li Tao, Xiao-Xiao Lu, Na Yan, Qian-Ming Chen, Li-Ping Cao, Lei Xie

“…The size of the tumor has a significant correlation with its aggressive characteristics. PTMC with a diameter of ≤5 mm should be distinguished and targeted as a unique subset for specialized treatment.…”
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Automated quantification of axonal and myelin changes in contusion, dislocation, and distraction spinal cord injuries: Insights into targeted remyelination and axonal regeneration by Xuan Li, Yuan He, Fangyao Chen, Xin Tong, Yunlong Fan, Yuzhe Langzhou, Jie Liu, Kinon Chen

“…All injuries resulted in increased axon diameter and a decreased myelin-sheath-thickness-to-axon-diameter ratio, suggesting disrupted myelination. …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect with Aneurysm: Radiologic Characteristic and Interventional Strategy by Weibing Guo, Yifan Li, Jinjin Yu, Junjie Li, Ling Sun, Jijun Shi, Shushui Wang, Hong Chen, Zhiwei Zhang

“…We retrospectively reviewed the left ventricular opening of the aneurysm (a), diameter of the midsegment of the aneurysm (b), and diameter of the right ventricular opening of the aneurysm (c). …”
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Prevalence of Coronary Endothelial and Microvascular Dysfunction in Women with Symptoms of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Is Confirmed by a New Cohort: The NHL... by R. David Anderson, John W. Petersen, Puja K. Mehta, Janet Wei, B. Delia Johnson, Eileen M. Handberg, Saibal Kar, Bruce Samuels, Babak Azarbal, Kamlesh Kothawade, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Barry Sharaf, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

“…Similar rates were observed in WISE-CVD and WISE cohorts for CMD (mean CFR 2.7±0.6 vs 2.6±0.8, p=0.35), mean change in diameter with intracoronary ACH (0.2±10.0 vs 1.6±12.8 mm, p=0.34), and mean change in diameter with intracoronary NTG (9.7±13.0 vs 9.8±13.5 mm, p=0.94), respectively. …”
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