Optical Design of a Solar Dish Concentrator Based on Triangular Membrane Facets by Hongcai Ma, Guang Jin, Xing Zhong, Kai Xu, Yanjie Li

“…A 600-facet concentrator with focal-diameter ratio of 1.1 will achieve 83.63% of radiative collection efficiency over a 15 cm radius disk located in the focal plane, with a mean solar concentration ratio exceeding 300. …”
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Finite Element Simulations of Dynamic Shear Fracture of Hollow Shear Pins by Zibo Jin, Jin Zhou, Daochun Li

“…The influences of the inner diameter of hollow shear pins on the shear fracture process were investigated by conducting finite element simulations. …”
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The haemodynamic effects of umbilical cord milking in term infants: a randomised controlled trial by Mehmet Tekin, Mahmut Gokdemir, Erzat Toprak, Musa Silahli, Hasan Energin, Zeynel Gokmen

“…Results: Superior vena cava (SVC) flow measurements were higher in the UCM group compared to the ICC group (132.47 ± 37.0 vs. 126.62 ± 34.3 mL/kg/min), but this difference was not statistically significant. Left atrial diameter (12.23 ± 1.99 vs. 11.43 ± 1.78 mm) and left atrium-to-aorta diastolic diameter ratio (1.62 ± 0.24 vs. 1.51 ± 0.22) were significantly higher in the UCM group. …”
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Analysis of Strength Factors of Steel Cord Conveyor Belt Splices Based on the FEM by Xianguo Li, Xinyu Long, Zhenqian Shen, Changyun Miao

“…The steel cord length and steel cord diameter impact on the steel cord conveyor belt is approximately linear. …”
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A Time Efficient Adaptive Gridding Approach and Improved Calibrations in Five-Hole Probe Measurements by Jason Town, Cengiz Camci

“…To improve spatial resolution, a subminiature FHP with a diameter of 1.68 mm is employed. High length to diameter ratio of the tubing and manual pitch and yaw calibration cause increased uncertainty. …”
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Post-angiography spontaneous closure of cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: case report in Indonesia by Affan Permana, Stevanus Samudra, Fabianto Santoso, Adiguno Wicaksono

“…The patient was compos mentis with anisocoria (right pupil with 3 mm diameter and left pupil with 5 mm diameter) and negative pupillary right reflex except the direct pupillary light reflex at the right eye. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Toughness of SFRC and Bond Behavior with Reinforcing Bars by Hongmei Zhang, Zizhao Tang, Jinguang Li, Zheming Hu, Qian Feng

“…The results show that the embedment length more than 5 times the bar diameter causes tensile failure of the reinforcement, while the embedment length of 3 times the bar diameter causes pull-out failure of the reinforcement.…”
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Determination of susceptible areas to water erosion in the Hervi watershed by Mohammad Javad vahidi, Rasoul Mirabbasi

“…Then, status of erosion and sediment in watersheds and sub-watersheds was studied using Hjulstrom curve (based on the mean diameter size of sediment particles and the maximum potential velocity of outlet), and was comparatively classified in term of erodibility. …”
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Design and Fabrication of a Pedal-Powered Clay Milling Machine. by Ijuka, Catherine

“…Clay powder is produced through milling of the dry solid clay particles of 5mm diameter to produce 0.002mm diameter clay particles as the final clay powder. …”
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A Hemodynamic-Based Evaluation of Applying Different Types of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts to Coronary Artery Aneurysms by Haoran Wang, Hitomi Anzai, Youjun Liu, Aike Qiao, Jinsheng Xie, Makoto Ohta

“…To do this, eight three-dimensional models were constructed, representing application of SVGs and LIMA grafts to CAAs (whether ligated or not) with diameters two, three, and five times the normal diameter, to perform computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…In terms of clinical outcomes and knee stability, neither group displayed any discernible differences. The diameter of the PL graft was substantially bigger than the diameter of the HT. …”
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Physicobiochemical Characteristics and Chondrogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hBM-MSCs) in Biodegradable Porous Sponge Bovine Cartilage Scaffold by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Purwati Purwati, Febrian Brahmana, Agrippina Waya Rahmaning Gusti

“…Physical characteristics (pore diameter and interconnectivity) were done using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). …”
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The Expression Pattern of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase-2 in Immature Oocytes and Surrounding Cumulus Cells May Explain A Disrupted Oocyte Maturation Process by Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı

“… Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the gene expression of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 in the cumulus-oocyte complex with the level of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 in follicular fluid and follicle diameter, oocyte maturation, and fertilization capacity. …”
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FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS IN INNOVATIVE 3D PRINTING SANDWICH PANAELS FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE by Sadiq Emad Sadiq, Hayder Zuhair Zainy, Roaa Mohammed Muneer, Luay S. Al-Ansari

“…The key parameters explored were spherical diameter (3-12mm), offset distance (10-33mm), and face thickness (1-5mm). …”
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Design and experiment of impeller seed guide device for rice internal suction hole direct seeding device by Yansong Shang, Bo Zhou, Jitao Yang, Shun Zhang

“…The test results show that the impeller has better cavitation and hole spacing uniformity than the seed guide tube. The average hole diameter is not higher than 21.7 mm, the qualified rate of hole diameter is not lower than 96.1%, and the coefficient of variation of hole spacing is not higher than 10.1%. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Forced Convection of Nanofluid under Turbulent Flow between Two Parallel Plates by Iman Pishkar, S. Mohammad Hoseini

“…In addition, the effect of nanoparticle diameter on thermal and hydraulic performance was studied. …”
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Optimization and Experimental Study of an Intelligent Bamboo-Splitting Machine Charging Manipulator by Tian-Hu Liu, Yong-Lu Wen, Gui-Qi Li, Xiang-Ning Nie

“…Trend curves of the influence of material diameter on capture time were similar to an exponential function.…”
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Methodological Approach for Optimizing Production of Oxygen by Adsorption of Nitrogen from Air using Zeolite Li-LSX by Marwa Al-Yousuf, Raghad F. Almilly, Riyadh Kamil

“…Experiments were performed using a column (4 cm inside diameter and 17 cm length) packed with different heights of packing (h) of zeolite (9, 12, and 16 cm) from 0.4 to 0.8 mm diameter pellets. …”
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Pore Structure and Permeability Variations during Gas Displacement in Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoirs through CT Reconstruction Analysis by Yuqiang Zha, Bao Cao, Fengying Li, Qing Ye, Shaopeng Zhu, Wei Zhou, Runfu Xiong

“…The results indicated that a more than 3% increase in porosity after gas displacement resulted from the enlargement of the pore and throat with a diameter of more than 20 μm and 3 μm, respectively, owing to the release and migration of clay and fine particles, in spite of the distribution frequency decline of both pore and throat with a small diameter. …”
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Discovering Tree Architecture: A Comparison of the Performance of 3D Digitizing and Close-Range Photogrammetry by Kristýna Šleglová, Marek Hrdina, Peter Surový

“…CRP proved less labor-intensive and effective for estimating parameters like tree height, stem diameter, and volume of thicker branches in small trees. …”
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