Prediction Model of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Na Wu, Junzheng Li, Xiang Xu, Zhiquan Yuan, Lili Yang, Yanxiu Chen, Tingting Xia, Qin Hu, Zheng Chen, Chengying Li, Ying Xiang, Zhihui Zhang, Li Zhong, Yafei Li

“…Age, admission heart rate, left atrial diameter, right atrial diameter, heart failure, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level, less statin use, and no percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were independent predictors of NOAF. …”
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Ultra-low reverse leakage NiOx/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction diode achieving breakdown voltage >3 kV with plasma etch field-termination by Yizheng Liu, Saurav Roy, Carl Peterson, Arkka Bhattacharyya, Sriram Krishnamoorthy

“…The heterojunction diodes are fabricated via bilayer NiOx sputtering followed by self-aligned plasma-etching for field-termination on both large (1-mm2) and small area (300/100-μm diameter) devices. The HJD exhibits an ∼135 A/cm2 forward current density at 5 V with a rectifying ratio of ∼1010. …”
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Paramètres socio-spatiaux, réseaux sociaux et budget d'activité chez un groupe de mâles chimpanzés : stabilité dans le temps et effet de la réduction spatiale by Nerea Amezcua‑Valmala, Daniel Vázquez, Álvaro Ballesteros, Marcos Bella, Catarina Casanova, Fernando Colmenares

“…Their social network varied, decreasing its diameter and increasing its density from 2007 to 2009. …”
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EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TRICHILIA DREGEANA SOND (MELIACEAE) CRUDE EXTRACTS AGAINST GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA by Tesfa Mossie, Temesgen Kasa, Bekesis Urge, Hilena Yifred

“…A higher mean susceptibility or inhibition zone diameter to crude extracts was observed in Escherichia coli (19.6 ± 5.9 mm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (18.4 ± 5.9 mm) compared to Staphylococcus aureus isolates. …”
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Echocardiographic Parameters as Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Miroslava Sladojevic, Srdjan Sladojevic, Dubravko Culibrk, Snezana Tadic, Robert Jung

“…Developed model has been designed with 4 independent echocardiographic predictors of in-hospital mortality: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF RR =0.892; 95%CI =0.854–0.932, P<0.0005), aortic leaflet separation diameter (AOvs RR =0.131; 95%CI =0.027–0.627, P=0.011), right ventricle diameter (RV RR =2.675; 95%CI =1.109–6.448, P=0.028) and right ventricle systolic pressure (RVSP RR =1.036; 95%CI =1.000–1.074, P=0.048). …”
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Evaluation of Radiological and Anatomical Features of Cervical Vertebrae in Adult Persian Cat by Peghah Derakhshi, Siamak Alizadeh, Mohammadreza Hosseinchi

“…Moreover, the cervical vertebrae were not significantly different in vertical diameter of cranial vertebral foramen (VDCrVF) and transverse diameter of cranial vertebral foramen (TDCrVF) (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Aneurysm Cases Undergoing Surgery at a Tertiary Center in Iran: A 22‐year Retrospective Study by Hamed Ghoddusi Johari, Keivan Ranjbar, Kimia Kassaee, Seyed Mohammadali Hoseini, Reza Shahriarirad

“…Specifically, an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is identified as an aortic diameter measuring at least one and a half times the standard diameter at the renal artery level, approximately equivalent to 2.0 cm. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in the Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial/Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Met... by Guan-lian Mo, Jing Wen, Yu-yu Ye, Yong-qi Lu, Tian-ming Gan, Ying-jie Yang, Jin-yi Li

“…Thrombus resolution analysis showed higher left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and smaller left atrial diameter in the effective group than in the ineffective group. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Different Glazing Brands on Surface Roughness of Monolithic Zirconia by Riyam Imad Fouad, Lateef Essa Alwan Al Jorani, Abdel Kareem Jasim Khadim Al-Azzawi

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness of different glazing brands' materials on monolithic Zirconia. 40 specimens from Zirconia block (VITA YZ®XT Color, Diameter 98.4x14mm height) were prepared by computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing machined (Imes-Icore, 5 axis, COR TEC 250i dry, Germany). …”
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Correlation between Doppler, Manual Morphometry, and Histopathology Based Morphometry of Radial Artery as a Conduit in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Om Prakash Yadava, Vinod Sharma, Arvind Prakash, Vikas Ahlawat, Anirban Kundu, Bikram K. Mohanty, Rekha Mishra, Amit K. Dinda

“…The morphometric measurements included (i) luminal diameter, (ii) intimal and medial thickness, and (iii) intima-media thickness ratio. …”
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Optimum design of wind turbine foundation according to rebar detailing by Italo Linhares Salomão, Placido Rogério Pinheiro, Napoleão Vieira Nepomuceno, Gabriel Xavier Santiago Marinho, Matheus Martins Palmela Bastos de Oliveira, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Bruno Ricardo de Almeida

“…After analysing the internal forces in circular foundations, the designer must define the calculation sections to determine the required area of steel and select the diameter of the steel bars and their positioning in the base. …”
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Automated Phenotypic Analysis of Mature Soybean Using Multi-View Stereo 3D Reconstruction and Point Cloud Segmentation by Daohan Cui, Pengfei Liu, Yunong Liu, Zhenqing Zhao, Jiang Feng

“…Finally, phenotypic parameters such as stem diameter, pod length, and pod width are extracted and validated against manual measurements. …”
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Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Starter Cultures Isolated from a Traditional Fermented Sorghum-Millet Beverage by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Charles Muyanja

“…W. confusa MNC 20 and Lb. plantarum MNC 21 exhibited medium BSH activity (11–15 mm diameter of hydrolysis zone) while L. lactis and Lb. rhamnosus yoba 2012 exhibited low BSH activity (<10 mm diameter of hydrolysis zone). …”
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Walker 256 Tumor Growth Suppression by Crotoxin Involves Formyl Peptide Receptors and Lipoxin A4 by Patrícia Brigatte, Odair Jorge Faiad, Roberta Cornélio Ferreira Nocelli, Richardt G. Landgraf, Mario Sergio Palma, Yara Cury, Rui Curi, Sandra Coccuzzo Sampaio

“…This observation was associated with inhibition of new blood vessel formation and decrease in blood vessel diameter. The treatment with CTX raised plasma concentrations of lipoxin A4 and its natural analogue 15-epi-LXA4, an effect mediated by formyl peptide receptors (FPRs). …”
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Trees, seeds and seedlings analyses in the process of obtaining a quality planting material for black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by Andrea M. ROMAN, Irina M. MORAR, Alina M. TRUTA, Catalina DAN, Adriana F. SESTRAS, Liviu HOLONEC, Florin IORAS, Radu E. SESTRAS

“…Among the averages of the main traits (tree height, diameter at breast height, basal area, self pruning trunk length, crown diameter) of the plus trees from the five stands, there were registered significant differences, and two stands stood out with a high biomass growth. …”
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India by Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem

“…We examined the trees of Melia azedarach to analyse the impact of tree size attributes (diameter, height and crown length) on fruit yield. …”
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Relationship Between Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Carbon and Nitrogen Changes Under Different Ecological Construction Measures in the Karst Region of Southwest China by Meiting Li, Keqin Wang, Xiaoyi Ma, Mingsi Fan, Biyu Li, Yali Song

“…This study aims to quantify the effects of various ecological construction measures on soil aggregate stability, including focusing on geometric mean diameter (GMD), mean weight diameter (MWD), and K values, as well as aggregate-related organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN), soil mechanical composition, and aggregate content. …”
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Performance of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annum) Under Different Grow Bag Media in Lalitpur District, Nepal by Sakuna Nepal, Pratibha Khatiwada, Pankaj Karki Dholi, Safal Adhikari

“…Growth parameters like plant height (47.865 cm), number of leaves (50.6), number of branches/plant (9.5), and stem diameter, and yield parameters like total fruit weight (1693.93 gm), average fruit weight (84.68 gm), number of fruits (42.75), fruit diameter (6.37 cm), and fruit length (7.22 cm) were observed during the experiment. …”
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Risk factors associated with higher WHO grade in meningiomas: a multicentric study of 552 skull base meningiomas by Michaela May, Vojtech Sedlak, Ladislav Pecen, Vladimir Priban, Pavel Buchvald, Jiri Fiedler, Miroslav Vaverka, Radim Lipina, Stefan Reguli, Jozef Malik, Martin Cerny, David Netuka, Vladimir Benes

“…Our logistic regression model, based on diameter, cranial nerve palsy, and arachnoid plane, is tailored for detecting WHO grade 2 skull base meningiomas, even in outpatient settings.…”
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CT Imaging Findings after Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Liver Tumors by Olga R. Brook, Eavan Thornton, Mishal Mendiratta-Lala, Anand Mahadevan, Vassilious Raptopoulos, Alexander Brook, Robert Najarian, Robert Sheiman, Bettina Siewert

“…Partial response (>30% decrease in long diameter) was seen in 25/36 (69%) HCCs, 14/25 (58%) metastases, and 7/7 (100%) of CCCs. …”
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