The Impact of Short-Term Formalin Fixation on Weight and Ventricular Dimensions in the Hearts of Cats and Small-to-Medium-Sized Dogs by Izabela Janus-Ziółkowska, Joanna Bubak

“…Weighing of the whole heart and measuring of the ventricular diameters was performed prior to fixation, after 24, 48, 72, and over 72 h of fixation. …”
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Investigation of Burn Cut Parameters and Model for One-Step Raise Excavation Based on Damage Evolution Mechanisms by Kai Liu, Jiadong Qiu

“…Due to the limitation of the free surface in burn cut, determination of cut parameters such as the length of burden and diameters of empty hole and charge hole is important to achieve a good effect of cut blasting. …”
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Experimental Study on the Effects of Stress-Induced Damage on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Soft Rock by Hao Wang, Yong-Yan Wang, Zhuo-Qun Yu, Jian-Guang Li

“…Afterwards, the rock microstructures were three-dimensionally (3D) reconstructed, and the pores were classified and characterized based on their diameters. Moreover, the microstructural and mechanical parameters of the rock were subjected to significance analysis. …”
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Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Low-Temperature Polysilicon Films for Sensor Applications by Filipa C. Mota, Inês S. Garcia, Aritz Retolaza, Dimitri E. Santos, Patrícia C. Sousa, Diogo E. Aguiam, Rosana A. Dias, Carlos Calaza, Alexandre F. Silva, Filipe S. Alves

“…The resulting polycrystalline film structure exhibits crystallites with a size of approximately 58 nm, forming polysilicon (poly-Si) grains with diameters between 1–3 µm for Si substrates and 3–7 µm for flexible PI substrates. …”
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Nanocrystalline Porous Hydrogen Storage Based on Vanadium and Titanium Nitrides by A. Goncharov, A. Guglya, A. Kalchenko, E. Solopikhina, V. Vlasov, E. Lyubchenko

“…Results of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed that VNx films consist of 150–200 nm particles, boundaries of which contain nanopores of 10–15 nm diameters. Particles themselves consist of randomly oriented 10–20 nm nanograins. …”
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Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on Portal Vein Remodeling in a Rat Model of Portal Hypertension by Bin Wen, Jian Liang, Xin Deng, Ran Chen, Peichun Peng

“…Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed thickened portal vein walls, with increased inside and outside diameters. Electron microscopy revealed different degrees of endothelial cell degeneration, destruction of basement membrane integrity, proliferating, and hypertrophic smooth muscle cells. …”
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Macular Retinal Vessel Oxygen Saturation Elevation in Chinese Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Cheng Li, Xiaoxiao Feng, Xin Wen, Xiaobing Qian, Qishan Zheng, Yongguang Yuan, Yue Fu, Wanwen Shao, Yujie Li, Xiaofeng Lin, Qianying Gao

“…The mean saturation of the retinal arteriole (AS) and venule (VS), arteriovenous difference (AVS), and arteriole and venule diameters (AD, VD) was analyzed in the optic disc area and macular region. …”
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Novel strut-based stochastic lattice biomimetically designed based on the structural and mechanical characteristics of cancellous bone by Satoshi Yamada, Hayato Suzuki, Kazuki Sawada, Shimpei Okada, Akihiko Nishimura, Masahiro Todoh

“…Structures were successfully constructed with volume fractions ranging from 21.9% to 74.1% and internal structures with strut diameters up to 1.4 times, mean beam lengths up to 1.9 times, and bifurcation patterns dominated by triple and quadruple bifurcations. …”
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A Vermetid Bioconstruction at the Adriatic Coast of Apulia (Italy) by Maria Mercurio, Isabella Coccia, Manuel Marra, Tamara Lazic, Giuseppe Corriero, Maria Flavia Gravina

“…Moreover, photographic replicates were used to assess shell aperture density and diameters of <i>Dendropoma</i> sp. Associated fauna was studied using two quantitative sampling squares in each transect. …”
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Optical Properties of One-Dimensional Structured GaN:Mn Fabricated by a Chemical Vapor Deposition Method by Sang-Wook Ui, In-Seok Choi, Sung-Churl Choi

“…Many studies have described how to control the diameters of wires in the liquid phase catalytic process, but one-dimensional nanostructures, which are grown using a noncatalytic process, are relatively unexplored due to the challenge of producing high-quality synthetic materials of controlled size. …”
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SOLARIS project: a portable 3D-printed bioaerosol sampler for environmental bacterial collection by Pedro Henrique Dobroes Fonseca, Filipe Miguel Borgas Henriques Duarte, Frederico Silva de Sousa Alves, Jose Alberto de Jesus Borges, Susana Isabel Pinheiro Cardoso, Vania Cristina Henriques Silverio, Wilson David Talhao Antunes

“…Bioaerosols, a subset of aerosols released from the biosphere, can carry pathogens, and include particles with diameters from nanometres to a few micrometres. They can remain suspended indoors and travel significant distances. …”
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Representative Elementary Length to Measure Soil Mass Attenuation Coefficient by J. A. R. Borges, L. F. Pires, J. C. Costa

“…Two radioactive sources were employed (241Am and 137Cs), three collimators (2–4 mm diameters), and 14 thickness (x) samples (2–15 cm). …”
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One-Pot Template-Free Hydrothermal Synthesis of Monoclinic Hollow Microspheres and Their Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity by Bei Cheng, Wenguang Wang, Lei Shi, Jun Zhang, Jingrun Ran, Huogen Yu

“…Monoclinic-phase BiVO4 hollow microspheres with diameters of about 2–4 μm have been successfully fabricated in high yield by a one-pot template-free hydrothermal route. …”
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Towards a Smart Encapsulation System for Small-Sized Electronic Devices: A New Approach by Sebastian-Tim Schmitz-Hertzberg, Rick Liese, Carsten Terjung, Frank F. Bier

“…Correlating diffusion rates through the so made permeable capsule compartments were quantified for preselected model analytes: glucose, peroxidase, and polystyrene beads of three different diameters (1.4 μm, 4.2 μm, and 20.0 μm). In summary, the presented capsule system turned out to provide sufficient shelter for small-sized electronic devices and gives insight into its potential permeability for defined substances of analytical interest.…”
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Numerical Study of Complex Heat Transfer in Blown Impassable Channels of Heating Mains by V. A. Sednin, T. V. Bubyr

“…In the cross section, the sizes of the structure and the restriction of the air flow are determined by a standard size range of diameters of the network water pipelines. Under these conditions, the use of any real experimental facility is associated with unacceptable idealization and the corresponding error, unsuitable for practical use. …”
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An Analysis of Fuel Oil Sloshing in Partially Filled Cargo Tanker Trucks under Cornering Conditions Using Various Baffle Systems by Woinshet Siraye, Alemayehu Wakjira, Ramesh Babu Nallamothu

“…This suggests that the quantity of sloshing is reduced as the number of holes with small diameters increases. Maximum lateral force and roll moment are reduced by the most, by 47.76% and 58.66%, respectively, at 50% fill level and by 58.08% and 22.52%, at 80% fill level. …”
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The prognostic effect of immunohistochemical staining rates in patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer by Aykut Demirci, Melike Ordu

“…Also, higher tumor stages, diameters, and grades were associated with reduced progression-free survival (HR = 0.105, 0.395, 0.225, respectively; P < 0.05). …”
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Preventative Effects of Vitamin E on Testicular Damage and Sperm Parameters in the First-Generation Mice Pups due to Pre- and Postnatal Mancozeb Exposure by Esmaeil Saddein, Tahereh Haghpanah, Seyed Noreddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Fatemeh Seyedi, Massood Ezzatabadipour

“…Testis parameters including the weight, gonadosomatic index, seminiferous tubule diameters, and Johnsen’s score, as well as the number of germ cells such as spermatogonia, spermatocyte, spermatid, and Sertoli, decreased significantly in the MNZ group, compared to the amount in the control and vehicle groups. …”
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L-Threonine-Derived Biodegradable Polyurethane Nanoparticles for Sustained Carboplatin Release by Seoeun Oh, Soo-Yong Park, Hyung Il Seo, Ildoo Chung

“…The morphology and size of NPs, characterized by DLS, FE-SEM, TEM, and confocal microscopy, showed smooth and spherical particles with diameters less than 200 nm; <b>Conclusions:</b> In addition, the drug loading, encapsulation efficiency, and drug release profiles, using UV-Vis spectroscopy, showed the highest encapsulation efficiency with 2.5% carboplatin and sustained release profile.…”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles: Tailoring Morphology and Particle Size Variations for Enhanced Properties by Tijen Ennil Bektaş, Uğur Cengiz, Gürkan Akarken

“…However, the rise in the particle’s diameters is not directly proportional to temperature and time. …”
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