Reducing the Accumulative Charge on Fabric Filter Surfaces by Using a Bipolar Precharger by Pei Jia, Manqing Lin

“…According to the maximum corona current, the optimized basic wire-tube electrode configuration was 120 mm in span of the tubes, 80 mm in wire-tube spacing, and 25 mm in tube diameter. The current on the filter, which was one order of magnitude lower than that in the precharger, was quadratic to the applied voltage on the precharger, and proportional to the gas velocity. …”
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Fetal Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report of a Giant Tumor with an Excellent Outcome by Anna Kornete, Diana Bokucava, Natalija Vedmedovska

“…During the first trimester scan, an examination revealed a heterogeneous mass in the presacral area with a predominantly multicystic appearance, measuring 12 mm in diameter. At 21+6 weeks of gestation, the Type 2 fetal SCT showed an increase in volume with the size of 49×37×36 mm and contiune to increase in size. …”
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Cryosurgery, Intralesional Methotrexate and Imiquimod for Keratoacanthoma: Tuning the Combination by Georgios Gaitanis, Ioannis D. Bassukas

“…Presently 3 patients (49, 60, and 65 years old; two females, one suspected with Ferguson-Smith syndrome), with 5 KA (6–24 mm maximal diameter) were treated with the combination of cryosurgery (liquid N2, open spray, 2 cycles of 15 sec each) and intralesional methotrexate (2.5–30 mg cumulative dose) and subsequent daily application of imiquimod (14–35 days). …”
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Wind-Induced Response of Inclined and Yawed Ice-Accreted Stay Cable Models by Songyu Cao, Himan Hojat Jalali, Elena Dragomirescu

“…Wind tunnel tests and several CFD simulations were performed for ice-accreted inclined bridge stay cables with two ice-accretion profiles dimensions, 0.5D and 1D, where D is the diameter of the cable. Wind-induced vibrations were analyzed experimentally for cable models with yaw inclination angles of 0°, 30°, and 60° and vertical inclination angles of 0° and 15°, for Reynolds numbers of up to 4 × 105. …”
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Interaction Between Two Rigid Hydrophobic Spheres Oscillating in an Infinite Brinkman–Stokes Fluid by Azza M. Algatheem, Hala H. Taha, Shreen El-Sapa

“…Our novel quantitative results include insights into the drag force coefficients for both in-phase and out-of-phase oscillations of each hydrophobic sphere, considering parameters such as diameter ratio, permeability, frequency, velocity ratios, slip lengths, and the distances between the spheres. …”
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A Comparison of Two Invagination Techniques for Pancreatojejunostomy after Pancreatoduodenectomy by Katarzyna Kusnierz, Slawomir Mrowiec, Pawel Lampe

“…For effective prevention of the development of pancreatic leakage, we modified invagination technique that we term the “serous touch.” We analysed the diameter of the main pancreatic duct, the texture of the remnant pancreas, the method of the reconstruction, pancreatic external drainage, anastomotic procedure time, histopathological examination, and postoperative complications. …”
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Transcatheter Embolization for Giant Splenic Artery Aneurisms: Still an Open Question by Marianna Mastroroberto, Sonia Berardi, Matteo Renzulli, Caterina Maggioli, Paolo Pianta, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Rita Golfieri, Claudia Sama

“…It is indicated when the SAA diameter reaches 20 mm. Although endovascular techniques are effective and safe for the treatment of medium-sized SAAs, little is known about their applicability to large-sized SAAs. …”
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Dermoscopy and Ultraviolet-Enhanced Fluorescence Dermoscopy (UEFD) Increase the Accuracy of Diagnosis and Are Useful in Assessing the Effectiveness of <i>Kerion celsi</i> Treatment by Justyna Putek, Danuta Nowicka, Alina Jankowska-Konsur

“…Several scalp lesions, with a maximum diameter of 4 cm, presented as erythematous plaques with superficial scaling, yellow crusts, and edematous areas with purulent exudate. …”
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Use of sacubitril/valsartan in non‐compaction cardiomyopathy: a case report by Marcely Gimenes Bonatto, Rodrigo Albanez, Vera Maria Cury Salemi, Lídia Zytynski Moura

“…After 18 months of refractory usage of guideline‐directed medical therapy, sacubitril/valsartan was started, and significant change in functional class (III to I) and important ventricular remodelling were achieved with an improvement of 29% in the ejection fraction, reduction of 7 mm in ventricular diastolic diameter, and mild to none mitral valve functional regurgitation. …”
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Seismic Analysis of a Viscoelastic Damping Isolator by Bo-Wun Huang, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Jung-Ge Tseng, Jyun-Cin Wang, Yu-Xian Qiu

“…It destroys most of the unprotected infrastructure within several tens of miles in diameter from the epicenter. People can feel the earthquake even if living hundreds of miles away. …”
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Characterization of Submicron Oil Mist Particles Generated by Metal Machining Processes by Moriaki Iwasaki, Kojiro Hirai, Kanta Fukumori, Hidenori Higashi, Yayoi Inomata, Takafumi Seto

“…The measured number concentration of ultrafine particles (UFP; ~30 nm diameter) reached 107 particles cm−3 during each machining process. …”
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Two-Dimensional Cutting (TDC) Vitrectome: In Vitro Flow Assessment and Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Core Vitrectomy Efficiency versus Standard Vitrectome by Mitrofanis Pavlidis

“…Mean duration of core vitrectomy surgeries using a TDC vitreous cutter system was significantly (p<0.001) shorter than the mean duration of core vitrectomy procedures using a single-cut vitrectome of the same diameter (reduction range, 34%–50%). Conclusion. Vitrectomy surgery performed using a TDC vitrectome was faster than core vitrectomy utilizing a standard single-action vitrectome at similar cut speeds.…”
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Synthesis and Infrared Performance of SiB6 Powder through “Chemical Oven” Self-Propagating Combustion by Shuang Shuang, Fengxia Yang, Zhiwei Li, Jiangtao Li, Xiangmin Meng

“…It could realize maximum reaction temperature to about 2000°C, and the whole process just needs ∼30 s. The average diameter of products is ∼10 μm. And the raw material Si and B are ∼3 μm and ∼20 μm, respectively. …”
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Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Yu-Chang Liu, Yun-Fang Lu, Yz-Zhen Zeng, Chi-Hung Liao, Jen-Chieh Chung, Tsong-Yang Wei

“…Therefore, by optimizing the preparation conditions, TiO2 paste with nanoparticle and narrow diameter distribution was obtained.…”
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Frequency-Dependent Streaming Potential of Porous Media—Part 1: Experimental Approaches and Apparatus Design by P. W. J. Glover, J. Ruel, E. Tardif, E. Walker

“…We have used the electro-magnetic drive approach to design, build, and test an apparatus for measuring the streaming potential coefficient of unconsolidated and disaggregated samples such as sands, gravels, and soils with a diameter of 25.4 mm and lengths between 50 mm and 300 mm.…”
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Impact of Blade Geometric Parameters on the Specific Cutting Energy of Willow (<i>Salix viminalis</i>) Stems by Tomasz Nowakowski, Karol Tucki

“…Key parameters were measured for 50 randomly selected annual willow shoots, including total plant weight, leaf weight, stem weight, centre of gravity of the shoot, shoot length, and stem diameter at specified heights: 0, 150, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, and 2000 mm. …”
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Preoperative evaluation of red blood cell distribution width as a promising biomarker for discriminating between benign and malignant breast tumors and assessing breast cancer acti... by Ajay Singh Thakur, Chandrashekhar Indoria, Ruby Sahu, Pratima Kujur, Renuka Gahine

“…Results: RDW demonstrated a statistically significant elevation in the cohort of patients with malignant breast tumors, those with metastatic breast tumors, a greater number of infiltrated axillary lymph nodes, larger tumor diameter, and a higher grade of the primary tumor mass. …”
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Modelling Laser Milling of Microcavities for the Manufacturing of DES with Ensembles by Pedro Santos, Daniel Teixidor, Jesus Maudes, Joaquim Ciurana

“…A set of designed experiments, involving the use of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser system milling 316L Stainless Steel, serve to study the laser-milling process of microcavities in the manufacture of drug-eluting stents (DES). Diameter, depth, and volume error are considered to be optimized as functions of the process parameters, which include laser intensity, pulse frequency, and scanning speed. …”
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Fracture Resistance of Premolars Restored by Various Types and Placement Techniques of Resin Composites by Horieh Moosavi, Mahsa Zeynali, Zahra Hosseini Pour

“…After being stored 24 hours at 37∘C, a 4 mm diameter steel sphere in a universal testing machine was applied on tooth buccal and lingual cusps at a cross-head speed of 5 mm/min until fracture occurred. …”
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Forehead against Resistance (FAR): Preliminary Findings from A Clinical Alternative to Shaker’s Type of Exercise by Radish Kumar Balasubramaniam, Rahul Krishnamurthy, Athira Rajan, Suprasanna K

“…MBS was carried out in the anterior-posterior and lateral views, while the participants performed FAR and its variants. The UES diameter was measured in the baseline and with the subjects performing FAR maneuver and its variants. …”
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