Elective incisional hernia repair: lower risk of postoperative wound infection with laparoscopic versus open repair by Serene Si Ning Goh, Kaushal Amitbhai Sanghvi, Aaryan Nath Koura, Jaideepraj Krishnaraj Rao, Aung Myint Oo

“…Inclusion criteria were IH repair in an elective setting, IHs with diameter of 3–15 cm, and location at the ventral abdominal wall. …”
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Vertical Raindrop Size Distribution in Central Spain: A Case Study by Roberto Fraile, Amaya Castro, Miguel González-Colino, Elisabeth Alonso-Blanco, María Fernández-Raga, Covadonga Palencia, Ana I. Calvo

“…The distributions of drop sizes show that the mean diameter of the particles varied considerably depending on the altitude considered. …”
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Theoretical and Numerical Research on V-Cut Parameters and Auxiliary Cuthole Criterion in Tunnelling by Xiaoming Lou, Bao Wang, En Wu, Mingwu Sun, Ping Zhou, Zhenchang Wang

“…A theoretical solution for increasing the critical depth of the auxiliary center cuthole and the criteria for increasing the cuthole diameter of various types of cutholes when the rock attributes, explosive properties, and cuthole dip angle are constant are proposed. (1) If charging length le < 0.75H/sin θ, no auxiliary cuthole is needed. (2) If 0.75H/sin θ < le < 0.75H/sin θ + (2∼4) × 0.1, a central vertical auxiliary hole is needed. (3) If 0.75H/sin θ + (2∼4) × 0.1 < le < 0.75(H/sin θ + Hi/sin θi), a shallow inclined hole is needed. (4) If le > 0.75(H/sin θ + Hi/sin θi), both the central vertical cuthole and the shallow inclined cuthole are needed. …”
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Effect of Cobalt Fillers on Polyurethane Segmentations Investigated by Synchrotron Small Angle X-Ray Scattering by Krit Koyvanich, Chitnarong Sirisathitkul, Supagorn Rugmai

“…In this work, the effect of ferromagnetic cobalt (Co) powders (average diameter 2 μm) on PU synthesized from a reaction between polyether polyol (soft segment) and diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate (hard segment) was studied with varying loadings (0, 20, 40, and 60 wt.%). …”
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Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Camellia sinensis Silver Nanoparticles by Toga Khalid Mohamed, Marivt Osman Widdatallah, Maida Musa Ali, Afraa Mubarak Alhaj, DhiaEldin AbdElmagied Elhag

“…Nanoparticles distribution between 12 nm and 64 nm was observed with an average diameter of 18.115 nm. It also revealed orthorhombic-shaped nanoparticles. …”
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Experimental Study on Dynamic Performance of Rock-Concrete Composite with Different Thickness Ratios by Qi Ping, Kaifan Shen, Qi Gao, Chen Wang, Shuo Wang, Yulin Wu, Jing Hu

“…In order to study the influence of different thickness ratios on the mechanical properties of rock-concrete composite, a 50 mm diameter split Hopkinson pressure bar device (SHPB) was used to conduct impact loading tests on ϕ 50 mm × 50 mm cylindrical composite with sandstone thickness of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 mm. …”
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Influence of Axle Load on the Wear of Railway Wheel Material by Hewan Getachew Yenealem, Daniel T. Redda, Awel Mohammedseid

“…Likewise, the estimated total tread wear amount after a mileage of 52,000 km is 2% larger than the measured one in LRT, which is indeed an excellent result taking into account the inaccuracy of the wheel diameter gauge used to measure the wheel transversal profile. …”
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Unusual Case of a Missing Vibrator Device in the Pelvis by Greg J. Marchand, Katelyn M. Sainz, Ali Azadi, Alexa King, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Giovanna Brazil, Lisa Rials, Kelly Ware, Asya Osborn, Sophia Hopewell

“…A careful history showed that the device was of an unusually narrow diameter, and surgical intervention showed the device ultimately ended up in the bladder without traumatic injury. …”
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Protective Effect of Melatonin on Nonylphenol-Induced Reproductive and Behavioral Disorders in First-Generation Adult Male Rats by Mahsa Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Fereshteh Pourabdolhossein, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Sohrab Kazemi

“…Histomorphometric results showed that NP can significantly reduce the cross-sectional area of the seminiferous tubules and the epithelium, the diameter and number of seminiferous tubules, the thickness of the epithelium, and the number of spermatocytes and spermatogonia compared to other groups. …”
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Optimization Design and Internal Flow Field Study of Open-Design Vortex Pump by Xiongfa Gao, Weidong Shi, Ruijie Zhao, Ting Zhao, Hongfei Wang

“…The selected main factors included impeller outer diameter (D2), impeller outlet width (b2), outlet setting angle of impeller (β2), and inlet setting angle of impeller (β1), and the nine types of impellers were coded according to orthogonal table. …”
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Study of the Effect of Process Parameters on Surface Profile Accuracy in Single-Point Incremental Sheet Forming of AA1050-H14 Aluminum Alloy by Abdulmajeed Dabwan, Adham E. Ragab, Mohamed A. Saleh, Saqib Anwar, Atef M. Ghaleb, Ateekh Ur Rehman

“…The results indicate that the tool diameter (d), step depth (s), and sheet thickness (t) have significant effects on the produced profile accuracy, while the feed rate (f) is not significant. …”
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Granuloma Caused by Carbon Deposition in the Dermis by Rintaro Shibuya, Yuichiro Endo, Akihiro Fujisawa, Miki Tanioka, Yoshiki Miyachi

“…The nodule initially measured 5 mm in diameter. However, five years before presentation, it suddenly enlarged to the size of 30 mm during six months. …”
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Parametric analysis of composite tubular adhesive joints bonded by the bi-adhesive technique by André Lima Faria, Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho

“…Within this context, the integration of adhesive bonds in joggle tubular structures presents a viable alternative to join tubes with identical diameter. The bi-adhesive technique involves using a brittle adhesive in the inner overlap region, and a ductile adhesive at the overlap edges, aiming to improve load transfer. …”
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Structural Characterizations of Palladium Clusters Prepared by Polyol Reduction of [PdCl4]2− Ions by Loredana Schiavo, Lucrezia Aversa, Roberta Tatti, Roberto Verucchi, Gianfranco Carotenuto

“…Quasispherical palladium clusters with a diameter of ca. 2.6 nm were obtained by reaction in air at 90°C for 2 hours. …”
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Charge‐coupled device based on optical tomography system for monitoring two‐phase flow by J. Jamaludin, R. Abdul Rahim, H. Abdul Rahim, M.H. Fazalul Rahiman, J. Mohd Rohani

“…The object's characteristics such as diameter also are observed. In conclusion, a non‐intrusive and non‐invasive OPT system that can detect transparent objects in crystal clear water is successfully developed.…”
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Pitavastatin-attenuated cardiac dysfunction in mice with dilated cardiomyopathy via regulation of myocardial calcium handling proteins by Hu Wei, Jiang Wen-Bing

“…After 8 weeks treatment, mice with dilated cardiomyopathy developed serious cardiac dysfunction characterized by significantly enhanced left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVIDd), decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as well as left ventricular short axis fractional shortening (LVFS), accompanied with enlarged cardiomyocytes, and increased plasma levels of N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and plasma angiotensin II (AngII) concentration. …”
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A Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy Associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Keiki Nagaharu, Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Kawakami

“…Electron microscopy showed randomly aligned tubular structures with a diameter of approximately 50 nm. We diagnosed the patient with immunotactoid nephropathy and HL. …”
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Endoscopic Measurement of Polyp Size Using a Novel Calibrated Hood by Keiichiro Kume, Tatsuyuki Watanabe, Ichiro Yoshikawa, Masaru Harada

“…In clinical practice, most endoscopists estimate polyp size by uncertain visual estimation; however, colonoscopic polypectomy is indicated for adenomatous polyps more than 5 mm in diameter. We have therefore developed a novel calibrated hood that enables accurate measurement of polyp size during colonoscopy. …”
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Relationship between the ultrasound features of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and positive PD-1/PD-L1 expression by Ruiqian Yan, Haixia Li, Junxi Gao

“…Among 121 PD-L1-positive cases, many HER-2-positive and triple-negative cases presented as large masses (diameter ≥ 2 cm), while luminal B cases were more likely to show calcification. …”
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Management of Anesthesia under Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support in an Infant with Severe Subglottic Stenosis by Rie Soeda, Fumika Taniguchi, Maiko Sawada, Saeko Hamaoka, Masayuki Shibasaki, Yasufumi Nakajima, Satoru Hashimoto, Teiji Sawa, Yoshinobu Nakayama

“…First, we set up extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support to the infant and then successfully intubated an endotracheal tube with a 2.5 mm inner diameter before tracheostomy by otolaryngologists. …”
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