Fruit Damage Patterns Caused by Ovipositing Females of Conotrachelus dimidiatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Guava Trees by Felipe Tafoya, Catarino Perales-Segovia, Ernesto Gonzalez-Gaona, Humberta Gloria Calyecac-Cortero

“…The most susceptible fruits were in the size range of 2.1–4.0 cm (polar diameter). The information from this study will be used to design and establish effective control strategies for the guava weevil, taking into account location of the most susceptible fruits, seasonality of the pest, and the abiotic factors.…”
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Retrofitting of box section concrete beams to resist shear and torsion using Near-Surface-Mount (NSM) GFRP Stirrups by Moaz A. Nasser, Ahmed A. Mahmoud, Tarek S. Mustafa, Ahmed N. M. Khater

“…Three variables are adopted, (1) GFRP stirrups diameter, (2) GFRP stirrups inclination, and (3) GFRP stirrups spacing. …”
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A Foreign Body Granuloma of the Buccal Mucosa Induced by Honeybee Sting by Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Yohei Nakayama, Yumiko Matsusue, Miyako Kurihara, Takahiro Yagyuu, Tadaaki Kirita

“…The mass was 20 mm in diameter, elastically firm, partly mobile without pain or tenderness, and covered with almost normal mucosa. …”
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Micromechanism Underlying Nonlinear Stress-Dependent K0 of Clays at a Wide Range of Pressures by Xiang-yu Shang, Chen Yang, Guo-qing Zhou, Xiu-zhong Zheng

“…Finally, the link between interparticle force, microstructure, and macroscopic K0 is analyzed and it can be used to interpret well the nonlinear changes in K0 with both vertical consolidation stress and height-diameter ratio.…”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of Magnetic Field on Nanofluid Heat Transfer in Metal Foam Environment by Hamid Shafiee, Elaheh NikzadehAbbasi, Majid Soltani

“…This research is a computational simulation of the impacts of a magnetic field induced into a cylinder in a porous medium for a volume fraction of 0.2 water/Al2O3 nanofluid with a diameter of 10 μm inside the cylinder. For a wide variety of controlling parameters, simulations have been made. …”
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Measuring Hydrometeors with a Precipitation Microphysical Characteristics Sensor: Calibration and Field Measurements by Yuntao Hu, Xichuan Liu, Taichang Gao, Xiaojian Shu

“…The PMCS is calibrated by a series of glass balls with certain diameters under varying light conditions, and a self-adaptive threshold method is proposed. …”
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Exploring Water-Induced Helical Deformation Mechanism of 4D Printed Biomimetic Actuator for Narrow Lumen by Che Zhao, Lei Duan, Hongliang Hua, Jifeng Zhang

“…The experiment shows that the biomimetic actuator can act as a gripper to capture a small target in a lumen less than 5 mm in diameter. This research provides a theoretical and technical foundation for the development of specialized actuators aimed at narrow spaces.…”
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How Precise Is Dental Volumetric Tomography in the Prediction of Bone Density? by Hakan Bilhan, Selda Arat, Onur Geckili

“…Bone cylinders of 3.5 mm diameter and 5 mm length, were excised from the mandible using the surgical stent with a slow speed trephine drill. …”
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Effect of Multistage Thermal Cracking on Permeability of Granite by Zi-jun Feng, Yang-sheng Zhao, Peng Zhao, Zhi-jun Wan

“…Two granite samples, 200 mm in diameter and 400 mm long, from Shandong, China, were selected for these experiments. …”
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Reproductive Biology of the Mullet, Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton, 1822) (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sitakunda Coast of Bay of Bengal, Chattogram, Bangladesh by Syeda Ismat Ara, M. Ali Azadi, Munira Nasiruddin

“…Spawning season extended from July to November, and the peak was in September. Ova-diameter ranged from 0.01 mm to 0.81 mm. Fecundity varied from 31488 to 251880 eggs/fish. …”
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A Central Symmetrical and Low-Profile Omnidirectional Circularly Polarized Antenna by Zhe Wu, Lin Yang, Jiaji Wu, Zhensen Wu, Xi Li, Yu Yun

“…In addition, this prototype was miniaturized with a diameter of 32 mm (0.266λr, the wavelength of the centre frequency in free space is represented by λr) and a height of 1.5 mm (0.012λr). …”
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Advanced ellipse overlap computation based on segment area of circles by Minhye Kim, Yongkuk Kim, Giphil Cho

“…This method calculates the area of a segment of a circle with the major axis of the ellipse as its diameter and multiplies the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis. …”
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Effect of granular waste compact disc on bond strength between steel bars and surrounding concrete by Barzan Omar Mawlood, Sanaa Ismael Khaleel, Ahmed Heidayet Mohammad

“…Results demonstrated that the bond strength is considerably influenced by the bar diameter and the disc shreds (CDs and DVDs) used as a partial replacement for fine aggregate. …”
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Extraction of Cellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse Optimization and Characterization by Getu T. Melesse, Fekadu G. Hone, Mulualem A. Mekonnen

“…Morphological analysis revealed that the average diameter of the cellulose was 12.06 µm. Thermal and XRD diffraction analysis showed that the cellulose is thermally stable and has a crystallinity index of 31.63%. …”
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Fluid-structure interaction analysis for abdominal aortic aneurysms: the role of multi-layered tissue architecture and intraluminal thrombus by Xinhai Yue, Jiayi Huang, Ju Liu

“…While clinical guidelines often use the aneurysm diameter as an indicator for surgical intervention, this metric alone may not reliably predict rupture risks, underscoring the need for detailed biomechanical analyses to improve risk assessments.MethodsWe investigate the effects of the multi-layered tissue architecture and the intraluminal thrombus (ILT) on the wall stress distribution of AAA. …”
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Ameloblastoma of the Sinonasal Tract: Report of a Case with Clinicopathologic Considerations by Maria Grazia Tranchina, Paolo Amico, Antonio Galia, Carmela Emmanuele, Vincenzo Saita, Filippo Fraggetta

“…A preoperative CT scan was performed showing a solid lesion, measuring 2 cm in the maximum diameter, extending from the nasopharynx area with obstruction of the ostiomeatal unit and sphenoethmoidal recess into the lateral pharyngeal space, laterally to the parotid, without continuity with maxillary alveola and antrum. …”
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA (L.) DC., DISTRIBUTED IN LAMDONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Hoàng Thị Bình, Nguyễn Minh Trí, Nguyễn Hữu Quân, Nguyễn Văn Ngọc

“…Moreover, by using the agar well diffusion method, the antibacterial effects of B. balsamifera essential oilagainst Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were tested by the inhibition zone diameter test to evaluate the antibacterial activity.…”
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Analysis of Horizontal Dynamic Response of a Single Pile in Layered Foundations Based on the Timoshenko–Pasternak Model by Jie Jiang, Wencheng Chai

“…The results show that (1) the pile bottom boundary condition and pile length have almost no effect on the pile top impedance after the single pile reaches the critical value of the length-to-diameter ratio. (2) The trend of pile top impedance becomes increasingly evident with increasing dimensionless frequency. (3) The pile top impedance increases with the decrease in the pile-soil elastic modulus ratio, and the changing trend becomes increasingly apparent; meanwhile, the influence of the elastic modulus of the surface soil on the pile top impedance is much more significant than the influence of the underlying soil on it.…”
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Panoramic Observation of Crystalline Lenses with 25 MHz Ultrasonography by Wenwen Xue, Haidong Zou

“…The axial lens thickness (ALT), equatorial lens diameter (ELD), and anterior (Ra) and posterior (Rp) lens surface radii of curvatures of the subjects’ left eyes were measured with a 25 MHz ultrasound probe. …”
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Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumour Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Christos Petrides, Kyriakos Neofytou, Aamir Z. Khan

“…CT scan demonstrated a mass at the head of the pancreas measuring 4.2 cm in maximum diameter. An endoscopic ultrasound showed an ulcerating malignant looking mass infiltrating 50% of the wall of the second part of the duodenum in the region of the ampulla. …”
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