Computed tomography–guided percutaneous biopsy in diagnosis of suspected metastatic renal cell carcinoma: which location is the most suitable? by Petr Hoffmann, Michal Balik, Martina Hoffmannova, Jindrich Kopecky, Pavel Ryska, Jana Draganovicova, Petr Dvorak

“…Materials and methods: A total of 138 percutaneous biopsies for tumors ranging from 21 to 133 mm in diameter (median, 72 mm) were carried out in 134 patients with suspected mRCC over a 5-year period. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Indoor Air Quality in Cattle Breeding Farms by Justyna Szulc, Małgorzata Okrasa, Katarzyna Dybka-Stępień, Michael Sulyok, Adriana Nowak, Anna Otlewska, Bogumiła Szponar, Katarzyna Majchrzycka

“…The concentrations of the total dust in the barns ranged from 0.175 to 0.351 mg m−3, with the dominant fraction (67.4-96.4%) displaying an aerodynamic diameter of < 1 µm. The bacterial and fungal concentrations fell between 7.14 × 103 and 3.88 × 104 CFU m−3, and 5.53 × 101 and 1.30 × 104 CFU m−3, respectively. …”
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Study on 3D Pore Characteristics of Carbon Materials in HTGR by Micro-CT and HPMI Methods by Shengchao Ma, Zhenzhong Zhang, Kaiyue Shen, Xuedong He, Jun Li, Huaqiang Yin, Xingtuan Yang, Shengyao Jiang

“…The test results show that the pore size distribution of BC material is wide, and the pore diameter is obviously larger than that of IG-110. Pore connections in BC show radial shape connections at some special points, and the pore connectivity in IG-110 is very complex and presents a huge complex 3D pore network.…”
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Food Grade Nanofiber of Polylactic Acid by Electrospinning: Physicochemical Characterization of Solutions and Parameters of the Technique by Dalila Fernanda Canizales-Rodríguez, Francisco Rodríguez-Félix, José Agustín Tapia-Hernández, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, Saúl Ruíz-Cruz, Santiago P. Aubourg, Daniela Denisse Castro-Enríquez, Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Silvia Elena Burruel-Ibarra, José Luis Pompa-Ramos, Lorena Armenta-Villegas

“…Morphological and dimensional characteristics of fibers were analyzed by SEM; increasing the FGS concentration as from 10% (w/v), beaded free and uniform nanofibers were produced. Also, average diameters increasing at higher polymer concentrations and flow rates. …”
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Construction of nomogram model based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound parameters to predict the degree of pathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Shu-Min Lian, Hong-Jing Cheng, Hong-Jing Li, Hui Wang

“…The prediction model was constructed by logistic regression in the training set, and the final model included three variables: mTTI, FT, and maximum diameter of a single lesion, resulting in the equation was Y=−2.360+1.674X1+1.019X2+0.753X3(2)+1.570X3(3).The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the training set was 0.831, with a sensitivity of 82.0% and a specificity of 79.5%; the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the testing set was 0.811, with a sensitivity of 81.0% and a specificity of 70.0%.ConclusionThe regression model constructed by combining multiple parameters can effectively improve the diagnostic performance of CEUS in predicting the pathological differentiation grade of HCC, thus providing a clinical basis and empirical support for the use of CEUS as a diagnostic imaging method for this disease.…”
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Investigation of the Feasibility and Safety of a Highly Intensive Penetration Technique for Recanalization in Severe Calcified Femoropopliteal Occlusive Lesions: A Retrospective Ob... by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Yusuke Setonaga, Toshihiko Kishida, Tomoya Fukagawa, Kohei Yamaguchi, Masafumi Mizusawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ito

“…The reference vessel diameter was 5.3 ± 0.6 mm, and the lesion length was 19.7 ± 12.0 cm. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Marine Aerosols in a South Mediterranean Coastal Area Located in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria by Sidali Khedidji, Konrad Müller, Lyes Rabhi, Gerald Spindler, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Dominik van Pinxteren, Noureddine Yassaa, Hartmut Herrmann

“…., atmospheric particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 µm, was determined at the south Mediterranean coastal area located in Bou Ismaïl, 40 km west of the Algiers city area in Algeria. …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…CONCLUSIONS: There was measured correlation between umbilical cord diameter and aUCI between 18-24 weeks and perinatal outcome but new prospective studies about umbilical artery morphology and perinatal outcomes are also needed. …”
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Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure in Children with and without Fluoroscopy: A Comparison by S. Ackermann, D. Quandt, N. Hagenbuch, O. Niesse, M. Christmann, W. Knirsch, O. Kretschmar

“…Mean (SD) preinterventional ASD diameter was 12.4mm (4.4) in group 1 versus 12.2mm (3.9) in group 2. …”
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Influence of Angle κ and Higher-Order Aberrations on Visual Quality Employing Two Diffractive Trifocal IOLs by Cecilio Velasco-Barona, Claudia Corredor-Ortega, Alejandra Mendez-Leon, Nadia L. Casillas-Chavarín, Daniel Valdepeña-López Velarde, Guadalupe Cervantes-Coste, Daniel Malacara-Hernández, Roberto Gonzalez-Salinas

“…No association was found between angle κ distance and postoperative visual acuity regardless of the angle κ magnitude or the two trifocal IOLs inner optical diameter. Also, internal aberrations demonstrated a significant inverse correlation with the Strehl ratio for both trifocal IOLs.…”
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A novel “lateral approach short axis in-plane” technique vs. conventional “short-axis out-of-plane approach” for ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein access: a prospective rando... by Michal Kalina, Patricia Vargová, Adéla Bubeníková, Roman Škulec, Vladimír Černý, David Astapenko

“…Notably, the novel approach was linked with significantly larger IJV diameter measured during the procedure (Group A: 18.2 mm, Group B: 12.1 mm, p < 0.001). …”
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Assessing Food Waste Compost as a Substrate Amendment for Tomato and Watermelon Seedlings by Allyson N. Hamilton, Matthew B. Bertucci, Kristen E. Gibson, Mary C. Savin, D.E. Kirkpatrick, R.C. Woody-Pumford

“…Plant growth assessments included emergence rates, plant height, stem diameter, biomass, leaf area, and nutrient content. …”
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Percutaneous Closure Device Controlled INCRAFT Stentgraft Implantation Registry (PUCCINI) by T. Engelen, R. Hoogervorst, K. DeLoose, L. C. van Dijk, R. S. van Eps, R. B. van Tongeren, H. T. Veger, L. Maene, W. Stomp, O. R. Wikkeling, S. J. C. Klink, W. van den Eynde, J. J. Wever, H. van Overhagen

“…The mean aneurysmal diameter was 53.9 ± 10.2 mm. Successful ProGlide placement was achieved in 97.2% in the right and 89.8% in the left groin. …”
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma at Invasion Front by Tomoo Kudo, Yoshihito Shimazu, Hisao Yagishita, Toshiyuki Izumo, Yuuichi Soeno, Kaori Sato, Yuji Taya, Takaaki Aoba

“…Based on a pathodiagnostic survey of whole cancer lesions, a core tissue specimen (3 mm in diameter) was dissected out from the deep invasion front using a paraffin tissue microarray. …”
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Influence of mechanical stress on biomass allocation in three species (Pachira aquatica Aubl., Sextonia rubra (Mez) van der Werff and Simarouba amara Aubl.) with contrasting postur... by Barbara Ghislain, Sabrina Coste, Grégory Faure, Jocelyn Cazal, Jonathan Prunier, Bruno Clair

“…Results In response to tilting, trees from the three species increased their diameter and decreased their slenderness, but the total biomass (including stem and roots) was not different from that in the control trees, suggesting that reaction to artificial tilting does not imply a specific cost for the plant. …”
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The Effects of Trenbolone Supplementation on The Extremity Bones in Running Rats by Ali Sarı, Sefa Lök

“…Length, corpus thickness, cortex thickness, and medulla diameter points were determined and the necessary measures were taken. …”
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Variability of the structure of correlations between the morphological and commercial traits of soybeans with different growth habit and branching characters by M. O. Burlyaeva, N. S. Rostova

“…In the semi-cultivated accessions  (with the indeterminate growth habit and numerous branches of the 1st and 2nd order), it correlates, besides the listed traits, with the number of nodes, the internode length, the main stem diameter, the weight of leaves, seed morphometric parameters and their quality.…”
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Photon-counting-detector CT outperforms state-of-the-art cone-beam and energy-integrated-detector CT in delineation of dental root canals by Stephan Rau, Martin Peter Pichotka, Alexander Rau, Marco Reisert, Markus Jörg Altenburger, Rainer Schmelzeisen, Fabian Cieplik, Fabian Bamberg, Maximilian Frederik Russe, Wiebke Semper-Hogg

“…Artificial accessory canals (diameters: 1000, 600, 400, 300 and 200 μm) were drilled into three bovine teeth mounted on a bovine rib as a jaw substitute. …”
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Effect of Zinc Additive and Annealing on Dielectric Characteristics of the PSCCO Compound by shatha hashim mahdi, Naba F. Hamady, Demiral Akbar

“…The samples were then pressed into tablets with 1.5 cm diameter, at 5.4MPa for two minutes and sintered at 850°C for 24 hours. …”
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Modeled Respiratory Tract Deposition of Smoke Aerosol from Conventional Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes and Heat-not-burn Products by Yawen Li, Huapeng Cui, Li Chen, Meijuan Fan, Junlan Cai, Junwei Guo, Caner U. Yurteri, Xiaoxi Si, Shaofeng Liu, Fuwei Xie, Jianping Xie

“…The DMS results showed that the particle size distribution of aerosol from the three products differed considerably, with a count median diameter of 14.2–25.4 nm, 50.6–55.3 nm and 172–179 nm for the e-cigarette, heat-not-burn product and conventional cigarette, respectively. …”
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