Global stellarator coil optimization with quadratic constraints and objectives by Lanke Fu, Elizabeth J. Paul, Alan A. Kaptanoglu, Amitava Bhattacharjee

“…It can directly constrain and/or minimize a wide range of physics objectives unavailable in NESCOIL and REGCOIL, including the Lorentz force, magnetic energy, curvature, field-current alignment, and the maximum density of a dipole array. …”
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Clinical Effect and Aesthetic Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Implant Therapy by Kefei Li, Fang Liu, Pan Liu, Cuifang Wei, Xue Li

“…The aesthetic effect scores of patients in minimally invasive surgery group were higher than those in routine surgery group in seven items: proximal gingival papilla, distal gingival papilla, labial gingival margin curvature, labial gingival margin height, root convexity, soft tissue color, and soft tissue texture, with statistical significance (P<0.05). …”
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Rapid Landslide Detection Following an Extreme Rainfall Event Using Remote Sensing Indices, Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery, and Probabilistic Methods by Aikaterini-Alexandra Chrysafi, Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia, Wei Chen

“…The methodology integrates these indices with a Weight of Evidence (WofE) model, previously developed to identify regions of high and very high landslide susceptibility based on morphological parameters like slope, aspect, plan and profile curvature, and stream power index. Pre- and post-event imagery was analyzed to detect changes in the indices, and the results were then masked to focus only on high and very high susceptibility areas characterized by the WofE model. …”
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Investigating the Impacts of Road Traffic Conditions and Driver’s Characteristics on Automated Vehicle Takeover Time and Quality Using a Driving Simulator by Jaehyun Jason So, Sungho Park, Jonghwa Kim, Jejin Park, Ilsoo Yun

“…The results showed that the level of service and road curvature do not affect the takeover time itself, but they significantly affect the stabilization time, that is, a duration for a driver to become stable and recover to a normal state. …”
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Corneal biomechanics: A diagnostic tool for differentiating high astigmatism and mild keratoconus by Norsyariza Razak, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, Bariah Mohd-Ali

“…Contribution: Oculus Corvis ST effectively screens for ectasia risk, enabling early detection of KCN in individuals with high astigmatism and asymmetric curvature.…”
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Effect of Chronic Morphine Consumption on Synaptic Plasticity of Rat’s Hippocampus: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study by Mohammad Hassan Heidari, Abdollah Amini, Zohreh Bahrami, Ali Shahriari, Abolfazle Movafag, Reihane Heidari

“…In the present study, we investigated the effects of chronic morphine consumption on synaptic plasticity, postsynaptic density thickness, and synaptic curvatures of hippocampus CA1 area of rats. So for reaching these goals, 24 N-Mary male rats were randomly divided into three groups, morphine (n=8), placebo (n=8), and control (n=8) groups. …”
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Analysis of Multifactor Influence Model on Energy Dissipation Rate of Rough-Strips Energy Dissipator in the Spillway Bend by Honghong Zhang, Zhenwei Mu, Fan Fan, Fanqi Li

“…The multifactor influence model of the energy dissipation rate considered nine factors, including bend radius of curvature Rc, bend width B, flow velocity of the bend inlet v, R-SED’s average height hL, R-SED’s arrangement angle θ, R-SED’s arrangement spacing ∆L, fluid density ρ, dynamic viscosity coefficient μ, and gravitational acceleration g. …”
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Cosmic Chronometers, Pantheon+ Supernovae, and Quasars Favor Coasting Cosmologies over the Flat ΛCDM Model by Peter Raffai, Adrienn Pataki, Rebeka L. Böttger, Alexandra Karsai, Gergely Dálya

“…We test and compare coasting cosmological models with curvature parameters $k=\left\{-1,0,+1\right\}$ in ${H}_{0}^{2}{c}^{-2}$ units and the flat ΛCDM model by fitting them to cosmic chronometers (CCs), the Pantheon+ sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe), and standardized quasars (QSOs). …”
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Distribution of Pupil Size and Associated Factors: Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study by Marian Kiel, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Susanne Hopf, Thomas Koeck, Philipp S. Wild, Irene Schmidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster

“…Optical biometry (Lenstar LS900, Haag-Streit, Koeniz, Switzerland) including measurements of physical pupil diameter, central corneal thickness, corneal curvature, anterior chamber depth, and axial length was performed under mesopic light conditions. …”
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Mapping groundwater potential zone by robust machine learning algorithms &amp; remote sensing techniques in agriculture dominated area, Bangladesh by M. M. Shah Porun Rana, Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman, Md Fuad Hassan

“…Several machine learning algorithms and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) models along with geographic information systems (GIS) software integrate sixteen thematic layers, including elevation, slope, soil types, topographic wetness index (TWI), normalized difference water index (NDWI), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), curvature, soil permeability, physiography, topographic position index (TPI), terrain roughness index (TRI), stream power index (SPI), distance from river, rainfall, drainage density, and land use land cover (LULC) to create a groundwater potential zone map. …”
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First Account of Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Lesser Omentum since Establishment of c-Kit Mutations in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors by Fumito Saijo, Kaoru Sato, Tomoko Handa, Yoichi Narushima, Naoki Matsumura, Noriyuki Iwama, Fumie Nakayama, Hiromi Tokumura

“…Following computed tomography and endoscopy, a 4.5 cm submucosal tumor in the lesser curvature of the stomach was highly suspected. A laparoscopic partial resection of the stomach was performed. …”
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Differences in Ocular Biometry Between Short-Axial and Normal-Axial Eyes in the Elderly Japanese by Tanaka T, Nishitsuka K, Obata H

“…The ocular axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), average anterior corneal radius of curvature (CR), white-to-white (WTW), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and lens thickness (LT) were measured using OA-2000. …”
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Rhodium‐Alloyed Beta Gallium Oxide Materials: New Type Ternary Ultra‐Wide Bandgap Semiconductors by Xian‐Hu Zha, Yu‐Xi Wan, Shuang Li, Dao Hua Zhang

“…The energy and band‐dispersion curvature of β‐Ga2O3’s VBM are significantly enhanced via Rh‐alloying. …”
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Stable Field Emissions from Zirconium Carbide Nanoneedle Electron Source by Yimeng Wu, Jie Tang, Shuai Tang, You-Hu Chen, Ta-Wei Chiu, Masaki Takeguchi, Ayako Hashimoto, Lu-Chang Qin

“…Benefiting from controlled fabrication with real-time observation, the ZrC nanoneedle has a smooth surface and a tip with a radius of curvature smaller than 20 nm and a length greater than 2 μm. …”
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Risk Balancing of Cold Ischemic Time against Night Shift Surgery Possibly Reduces Rates of Reoperation and Perioperative Graft Loss by Nikos Emmanouilidis, Julius Boeckler, Bastian P. Ringe, Alexander Kaltenborn, Frank Lehner, Hans Friedrich Koch, Jürgen Klempnauer, Harald Schrem

“…First and second derivative were then implemented into the curvature formula k(x)=f′′(x)/(1+f′x2)3/2 to determine the point of highest CIT-mediated risk acceleration. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Penoscrotal Hypospadia in Third Trimester by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography: A Case Report by Lívia Teresa Moreira Rios, Edward Araujo Júnior, Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Liliam Cristine Rolo, Alan Roberto Hatanaka, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Marília da Glória Martins

“…Among the markers of hypospadia, isolated ventral or lateral curvature of the penis associated with shortening are the most important markers and, in severe cases, can result in the classic “tulip sign.” …”
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Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for Moderate and High Myopia: Seven-Year Outcomes of Refraction, Corneal Tomography, and Wavefront Aberrations by Fei Xia, Yang Shen, Tian Han, Jing Zhao, Haipeng Xu, Xingtao Zhou

“…A mean refractive regression of −0.17 D was observed between 1 month and 7 years postoperatively. Mean corneal front curvature (MCFC) was significantly decreased between pre- and post-SMILE surgery (P<0.0001). …”
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The Influences of Visceral Fat Area on the Sites of Esophageal Mucosal Breaks in Subjects with Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases by Ji Hyung Nam, Eirie Cho, Jeung Sook Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Jae Hak Kim

“…Results. The lesser curvature (LC) of EGJ was the most frequent site of mucosal breaks (104 cases, 58.4%). …”
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Shaping ability of NiTi reciprocating file systems R-motion and waveOne gold in mesial canals of mandibular molars; micro CT study by Mona Alsulaiman, Loai Alsofi, Mey A. Alhabib

“…Both systems effectively straightened canal curvature without significant differences in canal angulation. …”
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A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for <italic>In Ovo</italic> MR Imaging by Chang-Hoon Choi, Maximilian Bruch, Suk-Min Hong, Sandra Krause, Carina Stegmayr, Stefan Schwan, Wieland A. Worthoff, Jorg Felder, N. Jon Shah

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> The limitations posed by conventional birdcage coils were addressed by introducing a curvature feature into a standard coil. The performance of the modified coil was assessed using EM simulations and experimental evaluations, which were subsequently validated using a 7 T MRI scanner. …”
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