Characteristics of Chemical Composition and Particle Size Distribution from Real Coal-fired Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) Boiler by Xin Du, Jianhui Wu, Yingze Tian, Yufen Zhang, Baoshuang Liu, Yinchang Feng

“…Chemical species in particulate matter mainly concentrated in sizes 0.1–2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter. In this work, the mass percentage of Ca, Ca2+, SO42–, NH4+ and OC were significantly high in different particle size regions. …”
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Novel Models for the Prediction of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Chronic Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Do Van Chien, Pham Thai Giang, Pham Truong Son, Le Van Truong, Pham Nguyen Son

“…We examined the association of LAAT incidence with the CHA2DS2-VASc score and echocardiographic parameters pertaining to the left atrium (LA), including diameter, volume index, strain, and strain rate measured on speckle tracking echocardiography. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Planting Depths on the Growth and Yield of Carrots. by Muserero, Ronald Regan

“…The results from data analysis showed that planting depth had an effect on the carrot root diameter.…”
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Unexpected identification of peak systolic velocity in the radial artery as a risk factor for functional primary patency of radiocephalic fistulas by Rui Cong, Songxiu Li, Shasha Shi

“…Notably, the group with a peak systolic velocity of the radial artery near the elbow ≤59 cm/s demonstrated a higher primary patency rate compared to the >59 cm/s group at 2 years (78.4% vs 57.5%, P = 0.026).In the univariate Cox proportional hazard models, the P values for gender, the diameter of radial artery near the elbow, the peak systolic velocity of radial artery near the elbow, the diameter of brachial artery near the elbow were less than 0.1. …”
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Anisotropic hydrogel microelectrodes for intraspinal neural recordings in vivo by Sizhe Huang, Ruobai Xiao, Shaoting Lin, Zuer Wu, Chen Lin, Geunho Jang, Eunji Hong, Shovit Gupta, Fake Lu, Bo Chen, Xinyue Liu, Atharva Sahasrabudhe, Zicong Zhang, Zhigang He, Alfred J. Crosby, Kaushal Sumaria, Tingyi Liu, Qianbin Wang, Siyuan Rao

“…The resulting anisotropic hydrogel fibers (diameter of 187 ± 13 µm) exhibit fatigue resistance (up to 20,000 cycles at 20% strain) with a stretchability of 64.5 ± 7.9% and low electrochemical impedance (33.20 ± 9.27 kΩ @ 1 kHz in 1 cm length). …”
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Automatic cervical lymph nodes detection and segmentation in heterogeneous computed tomography images using deep transfer learning by Wenjun Liao, Xiangde Luo, Lu Li, Jinfeng Xu, Yuan He, Hui Huang, Shichuan Zhang

“…Abstract To develop a deep learning model using transfer learning for automatic detection and segmentation of neck lymph nodes (LNs) in computed tomography (CT) images, the study included 11,013 annotated LNs with a short-axis diameter ≥ 3 mm from 626 head and neck cancer patients across four hospitals. …”
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In situ template synthesized silver nanoparticulate banana fibre materials with antimicrobial and antibiotic release properties: Efficacy evaluation in ex vivo wound infection mode... by Pompi Das, Debajit Mahanta, Sharmila Giogi, Tarh Kaha, Ngurang Nisha, Sanjeeb Kalita

“…The prepared SNPs exhibited a uniform size distribution with an average diameter of 12.6 ± 2.4 nm, confirmed through field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Combined metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis to reveal the response of rice to Mn toxicity stress by Feng Li, Yushuang Yao, Jiapeng Ma, Zhengwei Wu, Dianfeng Zheng, Yingbin Xue, Ying Liu

“…In addition, Mn toxicity led to reduced biomass accumulation, plant height, stem diameter, and root growth. The contents of salicylic acid (increased by 118.40 % in roots and 66.38 % in leaves) and jasmonic acid (decreased by 50.18 % in roots and increased by 143.97 % in leaves) were also affected. …”
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Plant Adaptation and Soil Shear Strength: Unraveling the Drought Legacy in <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i> by Hao Jiang, Xiaoqing Chen, Gang Xu, Jiangang Chen, Dongri Song, Ming Lv, Hanqing Guo, Jingyi Chen

“…Pretreated with drought, plant roots undergo morphological alterations such as deeper growth, yet the underground root biomass and diameter decline, thereby influencing mechanical reinforcement. …”
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Immediate results of the еndovascular aneurysm repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients with an unfavorable proximal neck by S.M. Furkalo, V.A. Kondratyuk, O.A. Vlasenko, I.V. Khasyanova, A.V. Khohlov, P.A. Gindich, I.A. Mazanovich, O.O. Pustyntsev

“…Anatomical features that are difficult or unacceptable for stent-graft placement include short or no proximal neck, angular, tapered neck, and vessel diameter that exceeds the existing capabilities of endoprostheses. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy on Fundus Autofluorescence in Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Martin Stattin, Stefan Hagen, Daniel Ahmed, Eva Smretschnig, Florian Frommlet, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

“…Quantitative data of SW-FAF grey values (SW-FAF GV) from a 350 μm (SW-350) and 1200 μm (SW-1200) diameter circle centered on the fovea and normalized with the level of SW-FAF GV in a 30° image of 20 eyes in 11 patients initially treated for unilateral acute symptomatic CSCR were collected and retrospectively analyzed after 7 years. …”
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Preparation of curcumin submicron particles by supercritical antisolvent method with external adjustable annular gap nozzle by Yechen Wang, Zirui Li, Sun Fayu, Fei Li, Weiqiang Wang

“…Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analyses, morphologies and mean diameter ranges were examined. To look into how the SAS process affects TML’s chemical and physical characteristics, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were further performed. …”
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Clinicopathological Features of 166 Cases of Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma and Effect of Primary Tumor Location on Prognosis after Modified Radical Mastectomy by Shiman Chen, Liang Yang, Yaqiong Li

“…Among the patients in the central region, 13.33% had tumors >5 cm in diameter, which was higher than those in the other four groups. …”
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Comparative evaluation of pattern and distribution of stresses in single- and double-implant overdenture using ball-ring, positioner, and magnet-keeper attachment under different l... by Jatin Jain, Rajesh Sethuraman, Sayam Sachin Shah

“…Implants of size 12 mm by 3.4 mm body diameter (Implantium, Dentium, Korea) were used along with ball O-ring, positioner, and magnet attachment system for constructing single and double implant overdenture. …”
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Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…The OR for AF recurrence in patients with diabetes was 2.04 compared with the reference group (95% CI 1.51–2.76, p < 0.00001); that of lower left ventricular ejection fraction was 1.38 (95% CI 1.25–1.52, p < 0.00001); that of female was 1.34 (95% CI 1.18–1.52, p < 0.00001); that of increased age was 1.03 (95% CI 1.02–1.04, p < 0.00001); that of persistent AF was 1.72 (95% CI 1.58–1.87, p < 0.00001); that of AF duration over 2 years was 1.17 (95% CI 1.08–1.26, p < 0.00001); that of increased left atrial diameter (LAD) was 1.12 (95% CI 1.08–1.17, p < 0.00001); that of larger left atrial volume index (LAVi) was 1.02 (95% CI 1.01–1.03, p < 0.00001); that of higher hs-CRP was 1.19 (95% CI 1.04–1.36, p = 0.04); that of early recurrence (ER) was 3.22 (95% CI 2.74–3.77, p < 0.00001); and that of long ablation duration was 1.00 (95% CI 0.98–1.02, p = 0.72). …”
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Activated Growth Factor From Platelets as Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Through Antioxidant-Oxidative Stress Pathway by Amin R, Hidayat R, Maritska Z, Putri TW

“…In vivo, diabetic retinopathy rat models were induced by streptozotocin injection and were evaluated by retinal funduscopy.Results: The mean diameter of the retinal artery was significantly reduced when activated growth factor with transforming growth factor-β concentration of 10 ng/mL or 100 ng/mL was administered (p< 0.05). …”
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Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…The other profile, which was assessed during a separate flight, exhibited sharp increases in the OA number concentration and mean diameter, less oxidized organic content, and higher organic and nitrate concentrations above 1400 m, indicating high-altitude transport and a cleaner boundary layer. …”
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Effect of Cross-Sectional Designs of Different Ni-Ti Files on Shaping Ability After Repeated Usage in Simulated Root Canals. by Fikrat Shawqi Qaddori, Raid Fahim Salman

“…All the used files from the 5 systems had tip size 25 diameter, and taper (6%), and length (25 mm). The first 4 rotary systems were used with a fixed speed (350 rpm), and fixed torque (3 Ncm), except for the fifth system which was used with a speed of (500 rpm), and torque (4 Ncm). …”
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New Optic Nerve Sonography Quality Criteria in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury by Ibrahim Soliman, Garrett G. R. J. Johnson, Lawrence M. Gillman, Frederick A. Zeiler, Fahad Faqihi, Waleed Tharwat Aletreby, Abdullah Balhamar, Nasir Nasim Mahmood, Shahzad Ahmad Mumtaz, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Christos Lazaridis, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…New sonographic quality criteria to optimize optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurements were suggested. The latter were correlated to elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Mesenteric desmoid tumor after laparoscopic resection of stage I endometrial cancer: A case report by Mamiko Kusaka, Tetsuo Maeda, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Homare Murakoshi, Takahiro Watanabe, Shigeki Yoshida, Yuka Sano, Noriko Osumi, Mieko Inagaki

“…Surgery confirmed the diagnosis, revealing a tumor at the level of the jejunal mesentery and approximately 5 cm in diameter. The mesenteric tumor was resected, along with part of the jejunum and the greater omentum. …”
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