Propagation and Production of Atlantic St. Johnswort by Mack Thetford, Debbie Miller

“…Each flower is 1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in) in diameter with 5 clear yellow petals (Radford et al. 1983). …”
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Optimization of Bending Process Parameters for Seamless Tubes Using Taguchi Method and Finite Element Method by Jui-Chang Lin, Kingsun Lee

“…The key techniques are determined by tube diameter, wall thickness, material, and bending radius. …”
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The Preliminary Design and Fabrication of a Manually Operated Briquetting Machine by JO Osarenmwinda, OI Ihenyen

“…The machine can produce twenty (20) briquettes at a time of about 50mm length and 28mm diameter. The compaction pressure and force was determined to be 17.5 KN/m2 and 215.3N respectively. …”
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The Friction Angle of the Leiyang Marble Surface after Exposure to High Temperature by Meng Hong Peng, Man Huang

“…The results indicate that the Stimpson test on samples with the length-to-diameter ratio of 2 can be more reliable to estimate the basic friction angle of the rock surface after exposure to high temperatures. …”
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Intestinal Necrosis due to Giant Ovarian Cyst: A Case Report by Ali Duran, Fulay Yilmaz Duran, Fevzi Cengiz, Ozgur Duran

“…Two mechanisms are involved in intestinal complications due to ovarian cysts: torsion due to adhesion or compression of giant ovarian mass with a diameter of 9-10 cm. We report here a terminal ileum necrosis case due to compression by an ovarian cyst with 11 × 10 × 7 cm size in an 81-year-old woman.…”
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The Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Characteristics in Glutenite Formation by Zhihong Zhao, Jianchun Guo, Shou Ma

“…In the process of the fracture extension, the extension pressure is fluctuating, and the degree of fluctuation is more drastic with the gravel diameter increase. This paper suggests that using large rate and multislug technology would increase the flow ability of the carrying fluid. …”
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A Giant Dissecting Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta Following Aortic Valve Replacement by Faruk Hökenek, Mete Gürsoy, Füsun Gülcan, Egemen Duygu, Murat Şener

“…Preoperative evaluation of risk factors such as aortic diameter, structural features of aortic wall, and associated diseases may decrease complication rate. …”
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Complex technology of assimilation of the ball bearing steel and round billet production in conditions of RUP “Belarussian metallurgical works” by G. A. Anisovich, V. I. Timoshpolskij, V. V. Filippov, A. B. Steblov, M. P. Gulajev, V. A. Tishchenko, I. A. Trusova, I. L. Numeranov, D. V. Lenartovich

“…There is worked out the complex (through) technology of production of high-quality ball bearing steel and proved the possibility of slugs production of square 125x125 mm and round section with diameter 130 mm, 115 mm and 90 mm in conditions of RUP '‘Belarussian metallurgical works”.…”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child by Samet Vasfi Kuvat, Zuhal Gücin, Barış Keklik, Gülzade Özyalvaçlı, Karaca Başaran

“…An 11-year old child was admitted to our clinic due to an erythematous and a slightly pigmented lesion with a 3×4 cm diameter on his posterior scalp. Macroscopically, the lesion was excised with a 10 mm safety margin. …”
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Project on deployment of active sonobuoys for anti-submarine area blockade by XU Wenchen, LUO Xuqiong, QIAO Shidong

“…Under ideal sea conditions, the minimum amount of sonar is required when the intersection line between the detection area and the target area is the diameter of the detection area. Therefore, a bistatic optimal array scheme is proposed in this paper. …”
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Designing of a Drainage System on a Section of Katuna - Rubaya - Muko Road in Kabale District. by Amanya, Rabbi

“…The hydraulic culvert, using the obtained discharge from the catchment through the channel, the diameter of the culvert pipe is obtained and controlling headwater section is also obtained. …”
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Development and routine implementation of deep learning algorithm for automatic brain metastases segmentation on MRI for RANO-BM criteria follow-up by Loïse Dessoude, Raphaëlle Lemaire, Romain Andres, Thomas Leleu, Alexandre G. Leclercq, Alexis Desmonts, Typhaine Corroller, Amirath Fara Orou-Guidou, Luca Laduree, Loic Le Henaff, Joëlle Lacroix, Alexis Lechervy, Dinu Stefan, Aurélien Corroyer-Dulmont

“…Rationale and objectives: The RANO-BM criteria, which employ a one-dimensional measurement of the largest diameter, are imperfect due to the fact that the lesion volume is neither isotropic nor homogeneous. …”
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Combined Color-Doppler Flow and Angio Planewave UltraSensitive™ Imaging for Analysis of Hemodynamic Characteristics of Normal Upper Limb Arteries by Yanzhou Liu, Xiyue Zhang, Hang Yang, Xueyan Tan, Duo Huang, Hongmei Yuan, Lili Yu, Fang Yang, Yuan Zou, Xiuli He, Yuqun Luo, Fangzhao Cui, Ping Wang, Zukun Li, Qing Zhang, Ning Zhang, Binglei Jiang, Wensheng Yue

“…Results From BA to FN3AA, the diameter, PSV, RI, S/D, VFlow, and slope of the artery significantly decreased (P < 0.001), and size of the parameters significantly correlated with the anatomic position of the arteries. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis by Yedan Li, Kunjing Pang, Yao Liu, Muzi Li, Hao Wang

“…Aortic peak jet velocity, aortic valve orifice area (AVA), mean transvalvular pressure gradient (MTPG), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD) were determined before and immediately after PBAV using Doppler echocardiography. …”
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Predictive value of enhanced CT and pathological indicators in lymph node metastasis in patients with gastric cancer based on GEE model by Ling Yang, Yingying Ding, Dafu Zhang, Guangjun Yang, Xingxiang Dong, Zhiping Zhang, Caixia Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Youguo Dai, Zhenhui Li

“…Results Lymph node enhancement pattern, Ki67 level, and lymph node long-axis diameter were independent predictors of LNM in gastric cancer (p < 0.01). …”
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A Surgical Cryoprobe for Targeted Transcorneal Freezing and Endothelial Cell Removal by Alina Akhbanbetova, Shinichiro Nakano, Stacy L. Littlechild, Robert D. Young, Madara Zvirgzdina, Nigel J. Fullwood, Ian Weston, Philip Weston, Shigeru Kinoshita, Naoki Okumura, Noriko Koizumi, Andrew J. Quantock

“…Reproducible endothelial damage was optimally achieved using a 3.4 mm diameter cryoprobe with a concave tip profile. Stromal edema was seen in the pre-Descemet’s area 24 hrs postfreeze injury, but this had been resolved by 10 days postfreeze. …”
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Changes in Soil Organic Carbon and Enzyme Activity After Land Use Change in Northeast China by Yang Wang, Te Shan, Peng Zhang, Ming Li

“…After 40 years of rice cultivation, a significant decrease of 9.90% and 2.97% was observed in mean weight diameter and geometric mean diameter, respectively. …”
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Non-contrast-enhanced 3.0T Whole-heart Coronary MRA: Comparison of Diagnostic Performance between mDixon and WHCA TFE Sequence Using SPIR in CAD Using Coronary Angiography as Refer... by Huaying WANG, Yang CHEN, Peng HUANG, Yue LI, Gang ZHANG, Zhongsheng ZHANG, Haixia JI, Hao GUO, Heng MA

“…Vessel length and diameter were compared between sequences using paired t-tests. …”
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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement for Portal Hypertension: Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy of 8 mm vs. 10 mm Stents by Jiangtao Liu, Eric Paul Wehrenberg-Klee, Emily D. Bethea, Raul N. Uppot, Kei Yamada, Suvranu Ganguli

“…Controversy remains regarding the optimal stent diameter given that smaller stents may decrease the amount of shunted blood and decrease the risk of HE, but stent patency and/or clinical adequacy of portal decompression may also be affected. …”
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Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A. Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…Outer punctal diameters were (EG1 228 ± 113 um, EG2 241 ± 115 um, P value = 0.5). …”
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