Bond Behavior of CRACFST Columns after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures by Peng Hu, Jiong-Feng Liang

“…This paper investigates the effects of five variable parameters, namely, temperature, exposure period, recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement ratio, concrete strength, and interface length-to-diameter ratio, on the bond stress-slip curves and bond strength. …”
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Mirror Prescription Regression: A Differential Interferometric Technique by Brian M. Robinson, Patrick J. Reardon, Joseph M. Geary

“…We apply this method successfully to the testing of a Space Optics Research Lab off-axis parabola with a known focal length of 152.4 mm, a diameter of 76.2 mm, and an off-axis angle of 12°.…”
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Management of Giant Gastric Ulcer Perforation: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Nitin Vashistha, Dinesh Singhal, Gurpreet Makkar, Suneel Chakravarty, Vivek Raj

“…Giant gastric ulcer (GGU) is defined as an ulcer more than 3 cm in diameter. Now infrequent in clinical practice, in the pre-H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) era, the incidence of GGU varied between 12 and 24% of all gastric ulcers. …”
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Coal Reservoir Characterization in a Tectonic Setting and the Effects of Tectonism on the Coalbed Methane (CBM) Content by Zhenni Ye, Enke Hou, Zhonghui Duan, Zengjiang Li

“…Additionally, the CBM content varies according to the characteristic parameters of hysteresis loops and the pore diameter. The correlation dimension is an effective indicator of the nonlinear relationship between reservoir micropore-microfracture characteristics and the gas content.…”
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Oral Mucosal Ulceration Caused by the Topical Application of a Concentrated Propolis Extract by Yuniardini Septorini Wimardhani, Anandina Irmagita Soegyanto

“…She presented with painful shallow multiple irregular ulcers measuring 0.3–1 cm in diameter that were located on the right buccal mucosa and hard palate mucosa, in addition to the gingival mucosa surrounding tooth 17. …”
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Ureteritis Cystica Presenting with Atrophic Kidney: Report of a Case by Ayca Tan, Saime Unluoglu, Umit Bayol, Sehnaz Emil Sayhan, Deniz Altinel

“…On the gross examination, along the ureter wall, there were numerous polyps, 0.5 cm in maximum diameter, protruding into the lumen. On the histopathological evaluation, ureteritis cystica and chronic pyelonephritis was detected. …”
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Ovarian Sclerosing Stromal Tumour Associated with Hirsutism in an Adolescent by Mehmet Dolanbay, Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Semih Uludağ, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Hülya Akgün, Bülent Özçelik

“…Ferriman Gallwey score was 9 and abdominal examination revealed a pelvic mass in 150 mm in diameter. At laparatomy there was minimal free fluid in the pelvis and yellow to pink in colour pelvic mass in right ovary. …”
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Spontanous Vulvar Endometriosis: Report of A Case by Coşkun Ümit, Mahmut Kuntay Kokanalı, Selçuk Erkılınç, Melike Doğanay

“…The mass was 3-4cm in diameter and localized on the upper-portion of the right labium minus. …”
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Investigation of Drilling Parameters Using Grey Relational Analysis and Response Surface Methodology of Biaxial Glass Fibre Reinforced with Modified Epoxy Resin Composite by I Infanta Mary Priya, B. K. Vinayagam

“…Image-processing technique is used to calculate the area of maximum diameter of the damaged zone. Using these data, delamination at entry and exit is calculated. …”
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The Management of Hysteroscopy Complications by Ayla Eser, İlknur İnegöl Gümüş, Ebru Yüce, Nilüfer Akgün, Müberra Namlı Kalem

“…These include use of newer types of surgical instruments such as smaller-diameter hysteroscopes, pharmacological adjuvants and materials including hyaluronan gels such as Hyalobarrier®. …”
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Sensitive Analysis for the Efficiency of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Based on Orthogonal Experiment by Xiaoyan Liu, Jing Huang, Qianjun Mao

“…The results show that the order of effect extent for average maximal deviation of each factor is inlet temperature, solar radiation intensity, diameter, flow rate, condensation area, pipe length, and ambient temperature. …”
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Ratcheting of 316L stainless steel thin wire under tension-torsion loading by Sichao Fu, Dunji Yu, Gang Chen, Xu Chen

“…A series of cyclic tension-torsion tests under symmetric shear strain and asymmetric axial stress control in various loading paths are conducted on 100 μm-diameter 316L steel wires applying a micro tensiontorsion fatigue testing apparatus. …”
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Relationship between Corrosion of Reinforcement and Surface Cracking Width in Concrete by Jian Cao, Liangfang Liu, Shangchuan Zhao

“…Moreover, the experiments of steel bar corrosion were carried out with different components of surface crack width, in which the parameters of the bar diameter, concrete protection layer thickness, and water-cement ratio were taken into consideration. …”
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Prediction and Analysis of Polished Rod Dynamometer Card in Sucker Rod Pumping System with Wear by Dongyu Wang, Hongzhao Liu

“…L2111 well of an oilfield as an example, the change curves of the wear volume and wear time with abrasive particle diameter were plotted, and the polished rod dynamometer card considering wear was predicted. …”
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Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Albert E. Mayfield, III

“…In Florida, adult feeding has caused limited wounding and girdling of pond cypress stump sprouts and planted seedlings. Small diameter bald cypress nursery stock has also been damaged by larvae tunneling through the main stem and root collar. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Wind Turbine Towers on Flexible Foundations by S. Adhikari, S. Bhattacharya

“…The structures themselves are both slender and highly flexible, with a subsea foundation typically consisting of a single large diameter monopile. They are subject to intense wind and wave loadings, with the result that significant movement of both the exposed structure and the upper part of the monopile can occur. …”
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Effect of Fluorescent Particle Size on the Modulation Efficiency of Ultrasound-Modulated Fluorescence by Yuan Liu, Baohong Yuan, Joseph Vignola

“…To investigate whether the size of fluorescent particles affects the modulation efficiency of ultrasound-modulated fluorescence (UMF), we measured UMF and DC (direct current) signals of the fluorescence emission from four different-sized fluorescent particles: (1) three carboxylate-modified fluorescent microspheres (FM) with diameters of 20 nm, 200 nm, and 1.0 μm and (2) streptavidin-conjugated Alexa Fluor 647 with a diameter of approximately 5 nm. …”
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Sloshing of Liquid in Rigid Cylindrical Container with a Rigid Annular Baffle. Part I: Free Vibration by J.D. Wang, D. Zhou, W.Q. Liu

“…Numerical results showing the variations of natural frequencies and modes versus position and inner diameter of the annular baffle are provided.…”
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Multiple parafoveal retinal detachment in myopic tractional maculopathy by Tsai-Chu Yeh, Shih-Jen Chen

“…These SRF pockets maintained a stable size ranging from 173 to 1140 um in diameter over the course of a 5-year follow-up period. …”
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Magnetic Properties of Fe and Ni Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles by Ravi Kumar, K.D.Verma, Shalendra Kumar, Mayora Varshney, Aditya Sharma

“…TEM results depict the formation of spherically shaped and small sized nanoparticles of the diameter of ~ 3 nm. The band gap energy of the Fe and Ni doped samples found to decrease with increasing their concentrations. …”
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