Impact of Using Processed Urinary Bladder Submucosa and Hydrogel Fabricated from Tendon on Skin Healing Process in Rabbits by Majid A. Alkhilani, Omar Tariq Hammoodi, Hasanain Abduljabbar Emran, Wissam Abdullah Alhayani

“…All groups were subjected to an induced injury (2 cm) in diameter at the right side of the abdominal skin, the rabbits of the 1st group (A) were sutured without the application of any substance as a control group, the rabbits of the 2nd group (B) were sutured and treated with the application of decellularized urinary bladder submucosa scaffolds, and in the 3rd group (C), they were sutured and treated with the application of tendon-derived hydrogel. …”
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Silver Chloride Encapsulation-Induced Modifications of Raman Modes of Metallicity-Sorted Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by M. V. Kharlamova, C. Kramberger, A. Mittelberger, K. Yanagi, T. Pichler, D. Eder

“…The fitting of the radial breathing mode (RBM) and G-bands of Raman spectra of the pristine and filled nanotubes with individual components allowed analyzing in detail the influence of encapsulated silver chloride on the electronic properties of different diameter nanotubes. The analysis of the RBM-band allowed revealing the changes in resonance excitation conditions of SWCNTs upon filling. …”
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Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Friction Welded Tube Yoke and Tube Joint by Efe Işık, Çiçek Özes

“…Tube yoke made from hot forged microalloyed steel and the tube made from cold drawn steel, with a ratio (thickness/outside diameter ratio) of less than 0.1, were successfully welded by friction welding method. …”
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Elastoplastic Modelling of an In Situ Concrete Spalling Experiment Using the Ottosen Failure Criterion by Lauri Kalle Tapio Uotinen, Topias Kalle Aleksi Siren

“…A cylindrical hole 1.5 m in diameter and 7.2 m in depth is reinforced with a 40 mm thin concrete liner from level −3 m down. …”
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Direct Analysis of Low-Volatile Molecular Marker Extract from Airborne Particulate Matter Using Sensitivity Correction Method by Satoshi Irei

“…Analysis of size-segregated PM filter samples showed that their size distributions were found to be in the PM smaller than 0.4 μm aerodynamic diameter. The observations were consistent with our expectation of their possible sources. …”
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Experience in conducting tests on a torsiometer to determine the pitch of the metal cord by N. A. Akunets

“…Metal cord has a number of physical and chemical characteristics: the diameter of the metal cord, lay pitch, linear density, deviation from straightness, residual torsion, untwistability, characteristics of the brass coating-chemical composition – coating weight, brass thickness, adhesion, mechanical properties-breaking load, elongation at break.The article describes the procedure for measuring the size of the lay pitch on a torsiometer installed by Metro Com engineering S. p. …”
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Stochastic Computer Simulation of Cermet Coatings Formation by Oleg P. Solonenko, Vladimir I. Jordan, Vitaly A. Blednov

“…The approach based on the theoretical fundamentals developed which could be used for rapid and sufficiently accurate prediction of thickness and diameter of cermet splats as well as temperature at interface “flattening quasi-liquid cermet particle-substrate” depending on the key physical parameters (KPPs): temperature, velocity and size of particle, substrate temperature, and concentration of finely dispersed solid inclusions uniformly distributed in liquid metal binder. …”
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Synthesis of hierarchical 5A zeolites to improve the separation efficiency of n-paraffins by Jichang Liu, Xuemei Yang, Cheng Wang, Lei Ye, Hui Sun

“…Porosity and pore size distribution analysis demonstrated that micropores with the diameter of 0.5 nm were connected with 7–13 nm mesopores in the synthesized samples. …”
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STUDY ON FATIGUE LIFE OF SUS304 STAINLESS STEEL SPOT WELDED JOINTS (MT) by ZHAO JiaWei, TAO YouRui, PEI JiaXing, ZHANG Yu

“…The accurate nugget diameter is obtained by CT scanning experiment, then the finite element model of the specimen is established, and the accuracy of the model is verified by optical strain measurement experiment. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoluminescence on the Glass Doped with AgInS2 Nanocrystals by Dewu Yin, Lang Pei, Zhen Liu, Xinyu Yang, Weidong Xiang, Xiyan Zhang

“…Transmittance electron microscopy showed that these AgInS2 crystals had spherical shape and good dispersed form in the glass matrix, and their diameter distribution was mainly focused on three size regions. …”
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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: Invasive versus Non-Invasive Methods—A Review by P. H. Raboel, J. Bartek, M. Andresen, B. M. Bellander, B. Romner

“…This paper aims to provide an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the most common and well-known methods as well as assess whether noninvasive techniques (transcranial Doppler, tympanic membrane displacement, optic nerve sheath diameter, CT scan/MRI and fundoscopy) can be used as reliable alternatives to the invasive techniques (ventriculostomy and microtransducers). …”
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Research on the Elbow Passing Ability of Crawler Pipeline Inspection and Repair Robots by Li Jian, Yan Hongwei, Liu Yi, Kou Ziming, Zhang Dengxiao

“…This study takes DN250-350 mm oil and gas pipelines as the main application scenario, and plans to design a crawler-type pipeline inspection and repair robots that use a screw nut reducing mechanism to achieve diameter reduction to achieve self-adaptive purposes. …”
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Phenotypic Diversity Assessment of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench) Genotypes in Ethiopia Using Multivariate Analysis by Jemal Mohammed, Wassu Mohammed, Eleni Shiferaw

“…The results of the analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for most of the traits, except for the number of flower epicalyx and fruit diameter. Results of the principal component analysis indicated that the first eight principal component axes accounted for 3.83 to 30.54% and 82.44% of the total variability. …”
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Antibiotic Treatment Response of Chronic Lung Diseases of Adult Sheep in the United Kingdom Based upon Ultrasonographic Findings by Phil Scott

“…Daily treatment with procaine penicillin for 30 consecutive days was successful in both sheep with unilateral fibrinous pleurisy and six sheep identified with superficial lung abscesses measuring 2–8 cm in diameter; only one of two sheep with more extensive lesions recovered. …”
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Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses by Saidin Nor-Masniwati, Embong Zunaina, Yaakub Azhany

“…Right fundus examination revealed a choroidal tuberculoma located at one disc diameter away from optic disc superiorly with mild vitritis. …”
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Experimental and numerical assessment of the location-based impact of grouting defects on the tensile performance of the fully grouted sleeve connection by Kulondwa Kahama Espoir, Xie Fuzhe, Chunhua Lu, Isaac Offei

“…Experimental and numerical studies revealed the following outcome: In consideration of confinement parameters, when the defect of size 3d is located in the mid-span anchorage length, the variation of the sleeve-to-bar diameter (ds/d) from 2.66 (lower design limit) to 3.55 (upper design limit) changed the drop in the ultimate capacity from 19% to 44% below the connection's design requirement. …”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Egyptian Local Chicory, Cichorium endivia subsp. pumilum by Ahmed M. Amer

“…Increased solvent extract concentration was accompanied by a parallel increase in the diameter of the inhibition zone. Gram-positive bacteria were found to be more sensitive than Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. …”
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Experimental investigation of crack initiation and propagation in high- and gigacycle fatigue in titanium alloys by study of morphology of fracture by M.V. Bannikov, O. B. Naimark, V.A. Oborin

“…High resolution profilometry (interferometerprofiler New View 5010) data of fracture surface roughness allowed us to estimate scale invariance (the Hurst exponent) and to establish the existence of two characteristic areas of damage localization (different values of the Hurst exponent). Area 1 with diameter ~300 ?m has the pronounced roughness and is associated with damage localization hotspot. …”
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What Is the Optimal Geometry of Dissolving Microneedle Arrays? A Literature Review by Maira Visscher, Henderik W. Frijlink, Wouter L. J. Hinrichs

“…In this review, the effects of shape, aspect ratio, length, width of the base, tip diameter and angle, and spacing of DMNAs on the aforementioned effect parameters were evaluated to answer the following question: ‘What is the optimal geometry of dissolving microneedle arrays?’.…”
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Tribological Behavior and Analysis on Surface Roughness of CNC Milled Dual Heat Treated Al6061 Composites by A. Bovas Herbert Bejaxhin, G.M. Balamurugan, S.M. Sivagami, K. Ramkumar, V. Vijayan, S. Rajkumar

“…The HSS and WC milling cutters are preferred for the diameter of 10 mm for the reviewed rotational speeds of 2000 rpm and 4000 rpm, and the constant depth of cut of 0.5 mm is chosen based on various reviews. …”
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