Experimental Study on Frost Heave Behavior of Steel Fiber Improved Soil by Rongjian Shi, Feng Huang, Fengtian Yue, Zequn Hong, Yichen Li

“…At the same time, the reduction effect of the frost heave rate increases linearly with the increase of steel fiber content and length but weakens with the increase of steel fiber diameter. In terms of soil property influence, the frost heave rate of the clay samples was reduced by 14.31% compared to the silt samples, while the water migration was reduced by 11.99%. …”
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BINARY HARD-SPHERE COLLOID-DROPLET MIXTURES WITH THE PYRITE-TYPE STRUCTURE by Minh Tu Vu, Tran Thanh Nam Nguyen, Phan Thuy Linh Tran, Van Dien Pham, Thi Hien Doan, Manh Cuong Tran, Van Hai Pham

“…Within parameter space regions that allow for stable binary crystals, we find the formation of different structure types, which are colloidal analogs of the NaCl phase and pyrite (FeS2) phase, as a function of the droplet-to-colloid sphere diameter ratio. This finding is consistent with theoretical predictions. …”
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Predicting Tunnel Squeezing Using Multiclass Support Vector Machines by Yang Sun, Xianda Feng, Lingqiang Yang

“…This study presents a modified application of a multiclass support vector machine (SVM) to predict tunnel squeezing based on four parameters, that is, diameter (D), buried depth (H), support stiffness (K), and rock tunneling quality index (Q). …”
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A Hemiclamshell Incision for a Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Right Hemithorax by Nilgün Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Serdar Şen, Salih Çokpınar, Emel Ceylan, Canten Tataroğlu, Mehmet Boğa

“…Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a pleural mass with a 22 cm diameter occupying the whole right hemithorax and causing atelectasis. …”
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Predicting Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Coalesced Cracks Using the Global-Local Superimposed Technique by Mohd Shamil Shaari, Sylvia Urai, Akiyuki Takahashi, Mohd Akramin Mohd Romlay

“…After the crack coalesces, the diameter of the surface crack before it breaks is 28mm, whereas the depth of the crack is 5.3mm. …”
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Brain Stroke Detection by Microwaves Using Prior Information from Clinical Databases by Natalia Irishina, Aurora Torrente

“…The method has been applied to 2D slices created from a database of 3D real MRI phantom images to effectively detect lesions larger than 2.5 × 10−2 m diameter.…”
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EFFECT OF WATERLOGGING ON YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF CHILLI by Md. Nazmul Haq Rony, Ariful Islam, Md. Zablul Tareq, Md. Wahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hassan Faruqe, Rahin Islam, Shaikat Mitra

“…Height of plant, leaf number, diameter of stem base, area of leaf, days to flowering and fruits umber per plant were recorded.…”
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Chronic coronary occlusions in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. Morphological features and a review of possible interventions by S.М. Furkalo

“…In view of the difficulty of access, spastic reactions, small diameter of the artery and a large area of myocardium that feeds IMA, use of the IMA for the chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization is limited. …”
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Dynamic Crack Propagation and Fracture Behavior of Pre-cracked Specimens under Impact Loading by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar by Shijun Zhao, Qing Zhang

“…In this paper, we experimentally tested Brazilian disk (BD) fine sandstone specimens containing pre-cracks under cyclic impact loading by the Φ 74 mm diameter split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test device. …”
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Prevention of Cerebral Embolism Progression by Emergency Surgery of the Left Atrial Myxoma by Syuichi Tetsuka, Kunihiko Ikeguchi

“…Echocardiography showed a giant mass of diameter 7 × 4 cm in the left atrium. Therefore, she was diagnosed with cerebral embolism due to a left atrial myxoma. …”
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Status and Trend of Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the 4th of July Butterfly Count Program in 1977–2014 by Scott R. Swengel, Ann B. Swengel

“…Volunteers count within the same 24 km diameter circle each year. Only 6% of counts in range reported a Regal, while 18% of counts in core range in the Midwest and Great Plains did. 99.9% of Regal individuals occurred in core range. …”
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Temperature Field Study of Offshore Heavy Oil Wellbore with Coiled Tubing Gas Lift-Assisted Lifting by Kechao Gao, Qibin Zhao, Xinghua Zhang, Suogui Shang, Lijun Guan, Jizhi Li, Na Xu, Dagui Cao, Liang Tao, Hongxing Yuan, Yonghai Gao

“…The model analyzes the effects of coiled tubing running depth, gas injection temperature, gas injection volume, coiled tubing diameter, and crude oil production on the temperature distribution of heavy oil in deep-water and shallow water wellbores. …”
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Metal-Free Counter Electrode for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through High Surface Area and Large Porous Carbon by Pavuluri Srinivasu, Surya Prakash Singh, Ashraful Islam, Liyuan Han

“…The nitrogen adsorption data reveals that the material possesses BET specific surface area ca.1300 m2/g and pore diameter 4.4 nm. Hexagonal rod-like morphology and ordered pore structure of mesoporous carbon are confirmed by electron microscopy data. …”
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Photodegradation of Eosin Y Using Silver-Doped Magnetic Nanoparticles by Eman Alzahrani

“…The average size of the magnetic nanoparticles had a mean diameter of about 48 nm, and the average particle size changed to 55 nm after doping. …”
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Research on the Radial Accuracy of Ultrasonic Vibration-Assisted Single Point Incremental Forming Parts by Yang Mingshun, Bai Lang, Lin Yunbo, Li Yan, Yuan Qilong, Zhao Renfeng

“…Four factors and three levels of surface response experiments were designed using the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) for tool head diameter, layer spacing, sheet thickness, and wall angle. …”
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Preparation of High-Temperature-Resistant Polybenzoxazole Paper by a Two-Step Method by Wanli Zhou, Xinye He, Kuan Yang, Heng Wang, Yizi Chen, Song Wang, Qinglan Xue

“…The results show that the PHA fibrids have a high length–diameter ratio, film shape, and abundant hair structure, and the tensile index of the PHA base paper is as high as 123.3 N·m/g. …”
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Wear resistance analysis of the aluminum 7075 alloy and the nanostructured aluminum 7075 - silver nanoparticles composites by Estrada-Ruiz R.H., Flores-Campos R., Treviño-Rodríguez G.A., Herrera-Ramírez J.M., Martínez-Sánchez R.

“…Nanostructured composites of the aluminum 7075 alloy and carbon-coated silver nanoparticles were synthetized by the mechanical milling technique using a high-energy mill SPEX 8000M; the powders generated were compacted, sintered and hot-extruded to produce 1 cm-diameter bars. The composites were then subjected to a wear test using a pin-on-disc device to validate the hypothesis that second phase-ductile nanometric particles homogenously distributed throughout the metalmatrix improve the wear resistance of the material. …”
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Study on Direct Writing of Gallium Metal for the Flexible Sensor by Junfeng Liu, Haopeng Ma, Yong Yang, Weimin Yang, Zhiwei Jiao, Yuan Yu

“…The advantages of piston mode are studied, and the direct writing parameters of the liquid Ga metal, including extrusion speed, nozzle height, printing speed, and nozzle inner diameter, are systematically optimized. The flexible sensor based on the sealed liquid Ga metal has good resilience under the external load. …”
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Carbon Nanofoam by Pulsed Electric Arc Discharges by David Saucedo-Jimenez, Isaac Medina-Sanchez, Carlos Couder Castañeda

“…The pulsed electric arc discharge was established between two graphite electrodes with 22.8 kVA of power and 150 A DC current; the cathode was relatively motionless and was made of a pure carbon rod of 6 mm diameter, and the spinner anode was a pure carbon disc spinning at 600 rpm; over the disc was an annular cavity where the new catalytic mixture of 93.84/2.56/1.43/0.69/1.48 of C/Ni/Fe/Co/S molar fraction was deposited in a geometrically fixed way by 8 catalytic mixture blocks and 8 empty spaces, and the discharge frequency was 80 Hz. …”
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Isolation and Screening of Highly Cellulolytic Filamentous Fungi by Ibatsam Khokhar, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sobia Mushtaq, Irum Mukhtar

“…Cellulolytic fungi were evaluated after 7 days for the production of cellulolytic enzymes by staining with 1% Congo red. The diameter of clear zone on fungal plates, gave an approximate indication of cellulase activities. …”
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