Inferior vena cava ultrasound in acute decompensated heart failure: design rationale of the CAVA‐ADHF‐DZHK10 trial by Alexander Jobs, Reinhard Vonthein, Inke R. König, Jane Schäfer, Matthias Nauck, Svenja Haag, Carlo Federico Fichera, Thomas Stiermaier, Jakob Ledwoch, Alisa Schneider, Miroslava Valentova, Stephan vonHaehling, Stefan Störk, Dirk Westermann, Tobias Lenz, Natalie Arnold, Frank Edelmann, Philipp Seppelt, Stephan Felix, Matthias Lutz, Felix Hedwig, Martin Borggrefe, Clemens Scherer, Steffen Desch, Holger Thiele

“…The inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and its collapsibility can be used to estimate right atrial pressure, which is a measure of right‐sided haemodynamic congestion. …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…The meta-analysis showed the following: average CT value (MD = 75.57 HU, 95%CI: 44.40–106.75), maximum diameter (MD = 4.99 mm, 95%CI: 4.22–5.77), vascular convergence sign (OR = 11.16, 95%CI: 6.71–18.56), lobulation sign (OR = 3.80, 95%CI: 1.59–9.09), average diameter (MD = 4.46 mm, 95%CI: 3.44–5.48), maximum CT value (MD = 112.52 HU, 95%CI: 8.08–216.96), spiculation sign (OR = 4.46, 95%CI: 2.03–9.81), volume (MD = 1,069.37 mm3, 95%CI: 1,025.75–1,112.99), vacuole sign (OR = 6.15, 95%CI: 2.70–14.01), CTR ≥0.5 (OR = 7.24, 95%CI: 3.35–15.65), vascular type [types III and IV] (OR = 13.62, 95%CI: 8.85–20.94), pleural indentation (OR = 6.92, 95%CI: 2.69–17.82), age (MD = 4.18years, 95%CI: 1.70–6.65), and mGGN (OR = 3.62, 95%CI: 2.36–5.56) were risk factors for infiltration of ground-glass nodules. …”
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Effect analysis of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of 7 children with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy by Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Suqiong Ji, Mohammadreza Kosari, Yong Zhang

“…During this follow-up, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and left ventricular ejection fraction were monitored. …”
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Ovarian development of female mud crab, Scylla serrata supplemented with cholesterol and injected with serotonin by Betsy J. Pattiasina, M. Zairin Junior, I. Mokoginta, R. Affandi, W. Manalu

“…Paramater pengambilan sampel meliputi  tingkat kematangan ovari, indeks gonad dan diameter oosit, konsentrasi estradiol 17β, konsentrasi protein yolk, dan fekunditas. …”
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Prospective Evaluation of Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Macular Hole by Phacovitrectomy and Combined Cataract and Vitrectomy Surgery by Kinga Tochman-Kanty, Monika Jasielska, Jerzy Mackiewicz

“…In the group of patients subjected to phacovitrectomy (Group 1 macular hole) with an average minimum hole diameter of 487.48 µm before the procedure, after a one-year follow-up the mean best corrected distance visual acuity was 0.57 and best corrected near visual acuity 0.51, with macular retinal sensitivity of 26.65 dB. …”
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Recycling waste biosolids to forest propagation of Pinus leiophylla Schltdl. & Cham by Pedro Sinai Rivera-Torres, Jorge Flores-Velázquez, Miguel Ángel López-López, Abdul Khalil-Gardezi, Carlos Ramírez-Ayala, Erickson Basave-Villalobos

“…The response was evaluated with morphological variables and leaf nutrient concentration. Results: The diameter and the height of plants were favored using biosolids. …”
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CCL5 Induces a Sarcopenic-like Phenotype via the CCR5 Receptor by Francisco Aguirre, Franco Tacchi, Mayalen Valero-Breton, Josué Orozco-Aguilar, Sabrina Conejeros-Lillo, Josefa Bonicioli, Renata Iturriaga-Jofré, Daniel Cabrera, Jorge A. Soto, Mauricio Castro-Sepúlveda, Marianny Portal-Rodríguez, Álvaro A. Elorza, Andrea Matamoros, Felipe Simon, Claudio Cabello-Verrugio

“…The TA muscles were analyzed by measuring the fiber diameter, the content of sarcomeric proteins, and the gene expression of E3-ligases. …”
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MRI delta radiomics during chemoradiotherapy for prognostication in locally advanced cervical cancer by Kari S. Wagner-Larsen, Njål Lura, Ankush Gulati, Stian Ryste, Erlend Hodneland, Kristine E. Fasmer, Kathrine Woie, Bjørn I. Bertelsen, Øyvind Salvesen, Mari K. Halle, Noeska Smit, Camilla Krakstad, Ingfrid S. Haldorsen

“…Conclusions Delta- and pretreatment radiomic signatures equally allow early prognostication in LACC, outperforming FIGO stage and MRI-assessed maximum tumor diameter.…”
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Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma: clinical course and treatment by A.F. Brovkina, A.S. Stoyukhina, I.V. Musatkina

“…Before brachytherapy, median prominence of CCH was 3.47 mm and maxi mum diameter 10.6 mm.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Results</b>: CCH was diagnosed accidentally in a half of the patients (51.2%). …”
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Maternal-related factors associated with development and improvement of peripartum cardiomyopathy and therapeutic outcomes of bromocriptine by I Gusti Bagus Mulia Agung Pradnyaandara, Ryan Saktika Mulyana, Jane Carissa Sutedja, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, I Bagus Satriya Wibawa, Fanny Deantri, I Wayan Agus Surya Pradnyana, Bryan Gervais de Liyis

“…Non-recovered patients also exhibited higher baseline serum creatinine levels, lower LVEF, larger left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD), larger left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and lower fractional shortening (all P-values<0.05). …”
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Genetic variability and performance of Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) from West Java cultured in saline water medium by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Ahmad Fahrul Syarif, Ridwan Affandi, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…Wadah pemeliharaan berukuran 50×30×30 cm dilengkapi shelter pipa paralon diameter ¾ inci dan panjang 20 cm serta ketinggian air 10 cm. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium stress in maize by Qiqiang Kuang, Yujie Wu, Yamin Gao, Tingting An, Shuo Liu, Liyan Liang, Bingcheng Xu, Suiqi Zhang, Min Yu, Sergey Shabala, Yinglong Chen

“…Notably, AM symbiosis had a more pronounced effect on stem diameter (increased 55 %), root dry weight (118 %), root superoxide dismutase (42 %), and peroxidase activity (209 %), as well as shoot translocation factor (77 %) in Zhongke11 compared to Zhengdan958. …”
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Effects of Different Vegetation Restoration Measures on the Disintegration Characteristics of Eroded Degraded Land of Pinus massoniana in Red Soil Region by XI Jie, WU Zehua, LIN Qiang, WU Jieling, ZHANG Liu, ZHOU Shiqi, ZHOU Qin, SUN Lili, ZHA Xuan

“…Soil geometric mean diameter (GMD) is a direct control factor affecting soil disintegration characteristics, and can be used as a preferred index to evaluate soil disintegration characteristics.…”
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Incipient and subclinical tuberculosis: a narrative review by Malay Sarkar

“…It is an airborne infectious disease transmitted through droplet nuclei of 1 to 5 µm in diameter. Historically, tuberculosis (TB) was considered a distinct condition characterized by TB infection and active TB disease. …”
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Removal of a Broken Cannulated Intramedullary Nail: Review of the Literature and a Case Report of a New Technique by Amr A. Abdelgawad, Enes Kanlic

“…We described a new technique (hook captured in the medulla by flexible nail introduced from the locking hole) which is a valuable technique in cases of nail of a small diameter where other methods cannot be used because of the narrow canal of the nail. …”
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Er,Cr:YSGG 2780 nm Laser Treatment of Lip Melanin Hyperpigmentation by Manaf Taher Agha, Pavel Polenik, Mawada Hassan

“…Materials and Methods. 85 patients were selected and Er,Cr : YSGG laser with 2780 nm wavelength in ablative mode (iPlus, Biolase, USA) was used to treat patients with dark lip melanin pigmentation, using gold handpiece and MZ 10 tip (diameter of 1 mm), and the parameters were set as follows: energy density 28.7 J/cm2, frequency 30 Hz, water cooling 100%, and air cooling 60%. …”
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls by Charalampos G. Markakis, Eleftherios D. Spartalis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Evangelia G. Kavoura, Periklis Tomos

“…A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal tumor measuring 5 cm in its largest diameter. Suspecting a leiomyoma, we performed enucleation via right thoracotomy. …”
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Rational redistribution of waste of resources. Manufacturing of equipment for cutting machine by Yu. E. Soloviev, I. A. Kovaleva

“…In the Central Factory Laboratory (CFL), laboratory of physical and mechanical tests (LPMT) for the preparation of samples of reinforcement equipment is used of knives in the cutting machine SIMA GEL-30 for cutting rebar from the mill 320 rolling shop № 1 with a diameter from 6 to 24 mm. In the drop-hummer shop annually discards off for scrap waste up to 50 knives. …”
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Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of a Rock Wool Board by Computer X-Ray Tomography Technique Scanning and Random Generation-Growth Model by Xiaoguang Li, Rui Zhang, Diya Zhang, Xin Fan, Meiqi Guo, Jinyi Qin

“…Thermal conductivity of rock wool boards with different apparent densities and fiber diameters was studied, and the CT-RGG model was analyzed by explicit jump (EJ) diffusion equations solved by the fast Fourier transform method. …”
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Clinical Treatment Status of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma by Liu Tong, Meng Kexin, Zhu Ying, Fan Fengjing, Wang Bei

“…Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is a subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) characterized by a diameter of less than 10 mm. While its incidence is on the rise, PTMC generally carries a favorable prognosis. …”
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