Accuracy Verification of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology for Lower-Limb Prosthetic Research: Utilising Animal Soft Tissue Specimen and Common Socket Casting Materials by Mohammad Reza Safari, Philip Rowe, Arjan Buis

“…The MRI measurement results were strongly correlated with actual diameter, surface area, and volume measurements. The results show that the selected scanning parameters and the semiautomatic segmentation method are adequate enough, considering the limit of clinical meaningful shape and volume fluctuation, for residual limb volume and the cross-sectional surface area measurements.…”
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Simulating the Effects of Structural Parameters on the Hydraulic Performances of Venturi Tube by Yanqi Sun, Wenquan Niu

“…The effects of Venturi structural parameters on its hydraulic performance were studied, which provided theoretical basis for the design of Venturi injector. With an inlet diameter of 50 mm, based on the method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the effects of the structural parameters (such as throat taper, throat contraction ratio, and throat length) on their hydraulic performance (such as outlet faceted average velocity, minimum pressure, and critical pressure) were studied under different inlet pressures and pressure differences between inlet and outlet. …”
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Sandwich technique for endovascular repair of type A aortic dissection following stent graft with an inner branch in the ascending aorta by Kosuke Ujihira, MD, Reiko Kemmochi, MD, Taiichiro Matsumoto, MD, Noriyuki Tokunaga, MD, PhD, Mitsuaki Matsumoto, MD, PhD

“…This technique minimized device diameter, preventing over-dilatation of the true lumen, with sufficient overlap of the stent grafts.…”
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Experimental Exploration of Bearing Capacity of Clay with Multiple Inflatable Anchors by Qiu-nan Chen, Meng Yang, Xiao-cheng Huang

“…In addition, the ultimate bearing capacity of multiple inflatable anchors is maximized if the ratio of the spacing of inflatable anchors to the equivalent expanding section diameter of an inflatable anchor is 6.84. It is recognized that the ECO of this new multiple inflatable anchor group is sometimes greater than 1, unlike that of conventional anchors, which have ECOs of less than 1. …”
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Morphological evidence supports splitting of species in the North Atlantic Sebastes spp. complex. by Ingrid Marie Bruvold, Agneta Hansen, Arve Lynghammar, Hannes Höffle, Tanja Hanebrekke, Caroline Aas Tranang, Kjell Nedreaas, Einar Nilssen, Atal Saha, Torild Johansen

“…Combined with non-parametric meristic analysis, the results show that features such as beak length and eye diameter provide sufficient discrimination between the proposed cryptic species as well as separating them from the sympatric species S. mentella and S. viviparus. …”
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Apport de la micro-usure dentaire à la reconstitution du régime alimentaire des anciens Pascuans by Caroline Polet, Céline Bourdon, Martine Vercauteren, Jean-Louis Slachmuylder

“…The number of micro-striations, their length and their orientation were recorded in a circular area of 300 μm diameter using the Microware 4.02 program of P. Ungar.The pattern of microwear of the Easter Islanders indicates consumption of food which was not very abrasive, mainly of plant origin, which can be attributed to the important place held by sweet potatoes in their daily diet. …”
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The Effect of Boattail Angles on the Near-Wake Structure of Axisymmetric Afterbody Models at Low-Speed Condition by The Hung Tran

“…The Reynolds number based on the diameter of the model was around 1.97×104. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to measure the velocity of the wake flow. …”
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Electrochemical Characterization of Platinum Nanotubules Made via Template Wetting Nanofabrication by Eric Broaddus, Joel Brubaker, Scott A. Gold

“…The apparent heterogeneous electron transfer coefficient was determined using the Nicholson method and found to be one to two orders of magnitude greater for the nanotubule array electrodes, depending on the diameter of the nanotubules, in comparison with these same two more traditional electrode structures.…”
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Investigations of the Elongational Deformation Induced by Pins in Pin-Barrel Cold-Feed Extruders by Zhilin Wang, Yiren Pan, Yanchang Liu, Jing Huang, Ning Wang, Xuehua Hu

“…The numerical analysis of the key factors affecting the elongational deformation shows that the elongational deformation will gradually increase with the increase of screw diameter. For the screw of the same specification, the increasing helical angle will reduce the elongational deformation, and the increasing rotational speed will linearly increase the elongational deformation in unit time. …”
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Repair of mandrels of a continuous mill through the use of adapters by E. V. Zhuravleva, O. M. Lazko, A. N. Shashkov, A. B. Manyakin

“…The starting materials are the tailstocks that have been taken out of service.The process of repairing the mandrels allows the mandrel to be used in further work until the final regrinding to the last size range of the mandrel diameter.The technological process of repair begins with turning the surface of the mandrel to the required size, grinding the surface, the process of cutting off the rear part of the mandrel, including the threaded connection. …”
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A Case of Hydrocele Stone with Its Composition Analysis by Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Yuta Takeshima, Takumi Takeuchi

“…A white smooth stone of 11 mm in diameter was incidentally found moving freely in the right hydrocele space during castration. …”
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Experimental Study on the Effect of Grouting Defects on Mechanical Properties of the Rebar Connected by Full-Grouted Sleeves by Fei Guo, Junhua Li, Sicong He, Chunheng Zhou

“…The HRB400 steel bar with a diameter of 20 mm and the full-grouted sleeve with the model of GTQ4J 16 were applied in the experiment. …”
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Nanowires Nickel Oxide and Nanospherical Manganese Oxide Synthesized via Low Temperature Hydrothermal Technique for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor by Suriani Ibrahim, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Eiry Kobatake, Mana Sriyudthsak

“…Morphology studies revealed physical structure of nanowires nickel oxide and spherical manganese oxide with estimated length of 0.3–2.3 μm and diameter of 0.2–0.8 μm, respectively. Surface areas obtained for nickel oxide and manganese oxide were 68.9 m2 g−1 and 45.2 m2 g−1, respectively. …”
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Structural characterisation for the synthesis of large‐scale combined electric–gas networks by Adam B. Birchfield, Yousef Abu‐Khalifa

“…Then the networks are connected with pipelines and transmission lines using a systematic graph construction method, validated against network properties including degree distribution, clustering, graph diameter, and degree of planarity, along with operational validation to ensure the simulated solution is realistic. …”
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Exacerbation of Congenital Hydronephrosis as the First Presentation of COVID-19 Infection in Children by Masoumeh Mohkam, Mahnaz Jamee, Farshid Kompani, Mitra Khalili, Atena Seifi, Leily Mohajerzadeh

“…Here, we report five patients with an established diagnosis of congenital hydronephrosis, who presented with acute abdominal pain and fever and an abrupt increase in the anteroposterior pelvic diameter (APD). Patients had a previous stable course and were under regular follow-up with serial ultrasonographic studies. …”
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Microscopic Texture of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete with X-Ray Computed Tomography by Yu Qin, Hua Wu, Yong Zheng, Weina Wang, Zhijian Yi

“…The proportion of pores with the diameter in the range 0∼199 μm exceeds 70%, of which the sum of volume exceeds a half of total volume with the amount being about 1% of total amount.…”
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Massive Fetomaternal Hemorrhage Caused by an Intraplacental Choriocarcinoma: A Case Report by Anna-Karina Aaris Henningsen, Lisa Leth Maroun, Hanne Havsteen, Jens Svare

“…Microscopy showed an intraplacental choriocarcinoma 3 cm in diameter. The tumor had infiltrated the maternal basal plate. …”
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Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of One-Dimensional Composite - Nanowires by Qianqian Zhang, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Xiaoyan Qin, zeyan wang

“…The fabricated nanowires were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis DRS), and photoluminescence (PL), respectively. The diameter of the nanowires varies from 30 to 100 nm; the length is a few micrometers. …”
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Effects of Anodization-Assisted Electrodeposition Conditions on the Fabrication of CuO-Cu2O Coatings on Nanoporous Stainless Steel by Hefeng Wang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Xiaomin Jin

“…The nanopore size increased with increasing application of electrolyte concentration. Both the diameter and depth of the nanopores increased with increasing voltage. …”
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Rainfall Infiltration under Various Building Layouts Using Concrete Microseepage Wells by Xiaolan Liu, Shunqun Li, Yunfeng Bai

“…The concrete microseepage well with 0.1 m in diameter and 1 m in height can affect the infiltration area of 1 m2. …”
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