Magneto-Sensitive Ni/C Adsorbents: Synthesis, Properties and Applications by Mariia V. Galaburda, Viktor M. Bogatyrov, Olena I. Oranska, Jadwiga Skubiszewska Zieba, Vladimir M. Gun'ko, Dariusz Sternik

“…The formation of Ni crystallites (18 nm in size) occurs in carbon spheres measuring 1–2 μm in diameter. The Raman spectra show that the content of Ni influences the carbon structure. …”
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A Case of Prostatic Carcinoma Manifesting as Cutaneous Facial Nodule by Israel Antonio Esquivel-Pinto, Bertha Torres-Alvarez, Ramiro Jetzabel Gómez-Villa, Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cázares

“…A 56-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with a one-month history of a 1.5 cm in diameter, solitary, asymptomatic, purple nodule located on his upper right cheek. …”
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Comparison of Lipid Content in Nine Dinoflagellate Species Using Flow Cytometry by Jaeyeon Park, Eun Young Yoon, Seung Joo Moon, Jun-Ho Hyung, Hangy Lee

“…The flow cytometry side scatter (SSC) effectively represented relative cell size, showing a linear relationship with the equivalent spherical diameter (ESD). Larger cells exhibited higher relative lipid content; however, lipid accumulation was influenced by nutritional modes and habitats, with mixorophic and benthic species displaying higher lipid content than heterotrophic species. …”
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Increasing the Vase Life of Chrysanthemum Cut Flowers by Using Silver and Zinc Nanoparticles by Sulusi Prabawati, Noveria Sjafrina, Anna Sulistyaningrum, Eka Rahayu, Siti Mariana Widayanti, null Waryat, Noor Roufiq Ahmadi, Fitri Rachmawati, Abdullah Bin Arif

“…In addition, nano-Ag increased the size of the bloom-flower diameter. Considering the results of all postharvest quality parameters mentioned above, NAg20 extends the vase life of chrysanthemum cut flowers.…”
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Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, and GC-MS Studies on Castanospermum australe A. Cunn. & C. Fraser ex Hook. by Thankarajan Sajeesh, Thangaraj Parimelazhagan

“…The anti-inflammatory activity of leaf extract was exhibited by the reduction in paw linear diameter by 64.76% at 400 mg/kg in carrageenan induced paw oedema. …”
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Temperature Changes of Pulp Chamber during In Vitro Laser Welding of Orthodontic Attachments by Eren İşman, Rıdvan Okşayan, Oral Sökücü, Serdar Üşümez

“…Twenty five mm length of 0.6 mm diameter orthodontic stainless steel wires was welded to the orthodontic band using Nd : YAG laser operated at 9.4 watt. …”
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Harmonization of the Long-term PM2.5 Carbon Data from the CSN Sites in New York State by Hesham Hassan, James Schwab, Jie Zhang

“…But it is challenging because the measurement of the carbonaceous fraction of PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter less than or equal to 2.5 µm) underwent several changes both in samplers and analysis protocols. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Flow-Induced Vibration of Three-Dimensional Elastic Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle Based on Fluid-Structure Coupling by Shiqin Ai, Chao Sun, Yuechan Liu, Yuelin Li

“…Finally, the flow-induced vibration characteristics of the five-tube bundle with two different pitch-diameter ratios are analyzed. The calculation results show that the error between the calculated natural frequencies and the theoretical values is less than 3%, and within the allowable error range, the natural frequencies of the same order decrease with the increase of the number of support failures. …”
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Analytical Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Pier and Cast-in-Steel-Shell Pile Connection Behavior considering Steel-Concrete Interface by Jiho Moon, Dawn E. Lehman, Charles W. Roeder, Hak-Eun Lee, Tae-Hyung Lee

“…The seismic design of bridges may require a large-diameter deep pile foundation such as a cast-in-steel-shell (CISS) pile where a reinforced concrete (RC) member is cast in a steel casing. …”
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Histopathologic effects of mobile phone radiation exposure on the testes and sperm parameters: a systematic literature review of animal studies by Ebrahim Msaye Assefa, Seid Mohammed Abdu

“…Studies have identified histopathological alterations in testicular tissue caused by mobile phone radiation, such as reduced seminiferous tubule diameter, tunica albuginea and germinal epithelial thickness, Leydig cell hypoplasia, and increased intertubular space. …”
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Field Test and Numerical Simulation Study of Bearing Characteristics of Combined Post-Grouted Piles for Railway Bridges by Runze Zhang, Zilong Guo, Weiming Gong, Zhihui Wan

“…Utilizing the results of static load tests using the self-balancing method on two large-diameter bored piles from the Huaiyang Left Line Special Bridge Project of the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang Railway, this study aims to investigate the effect of combined tip-and-side post-grouting on the bearing characteristics of post-grouted piles in railway bridges. …”
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Histopathological studies upon effects of zeranol on the reproductive system in male merino lambs by M. Kemal ÇİFTÇİ, Metin Münir KIRAN

“…<p> The implantation of zeranal to the lambs induced histopathological changes in the genital tract, which included; reduced seminiferous tubular diameter, delayed spermatogenesis in the testes; increased interductal connective tissue, adenomyosis, hyperplasia and intraepithelial lumina in the epididymides; squamous metaplasia, cystic dilatation of same acini, keratinisation, hyperplasia and increase in connective tissue in the prestat and bulbourethral gland; reduced alveolar development and an increase in connective tissue, alveoler cystic dilatation in vesicular gland.…”
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The Centrifugal Differential Mobility Analyser – concept and initial validation of a new device for measuring 2D property distributions by T. N. Rüther, D. B. Rasche, D. B. Rasche, H.-J. Schmid

“…<p>Usually for the characterization of nanoparticles, an equivalent property is measured, e.g. the mobility-equivalent diameter. In the case of non-spherical, complex-shaped nanoparticles, one equivalent particle size is not sufficient for a complete characterization. …”
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Development of Low-Fat Soft Dough Biscuits Using Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers by Bhawna Chugh, Gurmukh Singh, B. K. Kumbhar

“…A central composite rotatable design was used to optimise the level of sugar 24–36%, composite fat (fat 10.5–24.5%, maltodextrin 10.4–24%, and guar gum 0.1–0.5%), ammonium bicarbonate 0.5–2.5%, and water 20–24% for production of low-fat biscuits. Diameter and stress-strain ratio decreased significantly with increase in the amount of sugar. …”
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Physical and Combustion Characteristics of Briquettes Made from Water Hyacinth and Phytoplankton Scum as Binder by R. M. Davies, O. A. Davies

“…The water hyacinth grinds and binder (phytoplankton scum) at 10% (B1), 20% (B2), 30% (B3), 40% (B4), and 50% (B5) by weight of each feedstock were fed into a steel cylindrical die of dimension 14.3 cm height and 4.7 cm diameter and compressed by hydraulic press at pressure 20 MPa with dwell time of 45 seconds. …”
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Experimental Study on Strain Penetration Effects in Fixed-End Rotation of RC Beam-Column Connections with High-Strength Reinforcement by Ling Li, Wenzhong Zheng, Ying Wang, Junke Ma

“…In addition, a parametric study involving the yield strength and diameter of reinforcement, concrete tensile strength, and embedment length in the beam-column connection was performed to investigate the effects of various parameters on the additional fixed-end rotation. …”
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Study on the Similarity Laws for Local Damage Effects in a Concrete Target under the Impact of Projectiles by Mingyang Wang, Zheng Liu, Yanyu Qiu, Cuncheng Shi

“…The radii ratio between the projectile and penetration tunnel is proportional to the projectile’s diameter for intermediate velocity impact and only shows a relationship with the impact velocity for high velocity penetration.…”
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Counter Current Flow Limitation of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Nearly Horizontal Pipe by Sigit Prayitno, R. A. Santoso, Deendarlianto, Thomas Höhne, Dirk Lucas

“…The work was performed in a 1.1 m long circular transparent acrylic pipe with 50 mm inner diameter, in two inclination angle settings (20° and 10° from horizontal). …”
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Management of Invasive Insect Species: An Example of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Vildan Bozkurt

“…However, it is possible to determine the presence of a 1-1.5 cm diameter exit hole or see adults that exit from the tree's trunk. …”
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High-Power, Computer-Controlled, Light-Emitting Diode–Based Light Sources for Fluorescence Imaging and Image-Guided Surgery by Sylvain Gioux, Vida Kianzad, Razvan Ciocan, Sunil Gupta, Rafiou Oketokoun, John V. Frangioni

“…With these tools, we constructed a 76-module, sterilizable, three-wavelength surgical light source capable of providing up to 40,000 lx of white light, 4.0 mW/cm 2 of 670 nm near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence excitation light, and 14.0 mW/cm 2 of 760 nm NIR fluorescence excitation light over a 15 cm diameter field of view. Using this light source, we demonstrated NIR fluorescence–guided surgery in a large-animal model.…”
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