Humidity dependence of AE activity in sheared quartz gouges and its implication for the micromechanics of friction by Yasuo Yabe

“…Shorter critical slip distances of the state evolution would be about the contact junction size, while longer critical slip distances are close to the average diameter of gouge particles. The AE activities are evaluated by AE rate that is the number of AE events per unit sliding distance and the m-value that characterizes the amplitude distribution. …”
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Peroxidase-like activity of citrate-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles augmented its antibacterial potency by Haitham Al-Madhagi, Abd Alraouf Tarabishi, Fatima Al-Zahra Hamsho, Zaher Tahan, Lama Alchab, Wassim Abdelwahed

“…DLS analysis demonstrated a diameter of 93 nm of the synthesized nanoparticles and the structure revealed by AFM proved the nanooval appearance. …”
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Study on the 2D Optimization Simulation of Complex Five-Hole Cutting Blasting under Different Lateral Pressure Coefficients by Jing Gao, Shizhen Xie, Xiantang Zhang, Hongli Wang, Wenle Gao, Hongmin Zhou

“…The results show that setting delayed detonation and hole diameter and optimizing blasthole spacing can optimize the rock-breaking effect under high crustal stress and different lateral pressure coefficients.…”
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Risk Factors for Migration, Fracture, and Dislocation of Pancreatic Stents by Yoshiaki Kawaguchi, Jung-Chun Lin, Yohei Kawashima, Atsuko Maruno, Hiroyuki Ito, Masami Ogawa, Tetsuya Mine

“…No significant differences in the rates of migration, dislocation, or fracture were noted on the patient factors (etiology, cases undergoing endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy, location of pancreatic duct stenosis, existence of pancreatic stone, and approach from the main or minor papilla) and stent factors (duration of stent placement, numbers of stent placements, stent shape, diameter, and length). Stent retrieval was successful in all cases of migration. …”
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Adrenal Hemangioma: A Case of Retroperitoneal Tumor by Genta Iwamoto, Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Daiji Takamoto, Masahiro Yao, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Masako Otani, Hiroji Uemura

“…His tumor grew from 38 mm to 54 mm in diameter in 7 months of follow-up. We therefore planned retroperitoneal tumor resection with left nephrectomy. …”
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The Comparison of Nailfold Capillaroscopy between Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls: Correlation with Laboratory and Clinical Parameters by Seyed-Reza Raeeskarami, Navid Namazi, Raheleh Assari, Seyed-Reza Najafizadeh, Zohreh Hassannejad, Vahid Ziaee

“…Different abnormal NFC changes were observed with abnormal morphology, the increased diameter and abnormal loop densities in 55.1%, 93.9%, and 26.5% of the patients, respectively. …”
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Dexamethasone-Loaded Pseudo-Protein Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery: Evaluation of Drug Encapsulation Efficiency and Drug Release by Temur Kantaria, Tengiz Kantaria, Peter Heiduschka, Nicole Eter, David Tugushi, Ramaz Katsarava

“…DEX-NPs were characterized by size (average diameter, AD), size distribution (polydispersity index, PDI), and surface charge (zeta-potential, ZP) using the dynamic light scattering technique. …”
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JWST Near-infrared Spectroscopy of High-albedo Jupiter Trojans: A New Surface Type in the Trojan Belt by Michael E. Brown, Ian Wong, Matthew Belyakov

“…We present 0.8–5 μ m JWST spectra of four  ~20 km diameter Jupiter Trojans known to have albedos elevated above the values typical in the remaining Trojan population. …”
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Removal of Azo Dyes (Violet B and Violet 5R) from Aqueous Solution Using New Activated Carbon Developed from Orange Peel by Saeedeh Hashemian, Khaterah Salari, Hamila Salehifar, Zahra Atashi Yazdi

“…COP has surface area and mean pore diameter of 225.6 m2 g−1 and 22.40 nm, respectively. …”
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Biosynthesis of Crystalline Silver and Gold Nanoparticles by Extremophilic Yeasts by Ana Mourato, Mário Gadanho, Ana R. Lino, Rogério Tenreiro

“…When the washed yeast cells were in contact with Ag or Au solutions, AgNPs smaller than 20 nm were produced, as for the AuNPs diameter ranged from 30 to 100 nm, as determined through transmission electron microscopy and confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectra. …”
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Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Abrasion Loss and Surface Roughness of Crab Carapace Impregnated Coir Vinyl Ester Composites by S. Rajamuneeswaran, S. Jayabal, N. Nagaprasad, G. Veerappan, Leta Tesfaye Jule, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj

“…The composite fabrication was planned by varying the three fabrication parameters with three levels such as fiber length (10 mm, 30 mm, and 50 mm), fiber diameter (0.1 mm, 0.18 mm, and 0.25 mm), and content of crab carapace fillers (0%, 2%, and 4%) as per Design of Experiments (DOEs) in this current investigation. …”
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Uji Aktivitas dan Karakteristik Kombucha Sari Buah Markisa (Passiflora edulis Sims) Terhadap Bakteri Escherichia coli dan Bacillus subtilis Secara In Vitro by Qothrunnada Shafa Salsabila, Ulfayani Mayasari, Irda Nila Selvia

“…Penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya aktivitas antibakteri kombucha sari buah markisa (Passiflora edulis Sims) dengan menggunakan konsentrasi 20%, 30%, 40% dan 50% dengan hasil diameter zona hambat bakteri Escherichia coli 10,4 mm, 12,3 mm, 14,2 mm, dan 16,3 mm. …”
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Compressive strength of different tricalcium silicate–based materials used for primary teeth: in vitro study by Avin Nanakali, Sazan Sh. Salem

“…Materials and methods: Ninety samples from studied materials (4mm diameter and 6mm height) were selected and divided into three equal groups according to the materials used then after each group was divided into three equal sub-groups according to the time (1 day, 1 week and 3 weeks). …”
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Study on Pressure Relief Zone Formed Inside Roadway Rib by Rotary Cutting with Pressurized Water Jet for Preventing Rock Burst by Zeng-Qiang Yang, Chang Liu, Hui-Wu Jin

“…By means of numerical simulation analysis, the optimal diameter, length, and interval of rotary cutting sections are identified as 400 mm, 3.0 m, and 15.0 m, respectively. …”
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Axial Loading Behaviour of Self-Compacting Concrete-Filled Thin-Walled Steel Tubular Stub Columns by Yunyang Wang, Lei Xiao, Chu Jiang, Yandong Jia, Guang Yang, Meng Li, Xiangliang Tang, Duo Chen

“…Four specimens were tested to study the effect of diameter to wall thickness (D/t) ratios on the ultimate load, failure modes, and ductility of the columns. …”
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Synergistical amelioration of muscle atrophy by modulating gut microbiota through the bioconversion of grape seed extract and whey using kefir lactic acid bacteria by Kun-Ho Seo, Eseul Kim, Hyunsook Kim

“…WDG significantly restored palmitate-induced decreases in myotube length and diameter. C57BL/6 J mice were hindlimb-immobilized for 2 weeks and fed a high-fat (HF) diet with G, W, WG, WD (W + D), or WDG for an additional 5 weeks. …”
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Explication of the mixture of <i>Piper betle</i> and <i>Eugenia polyantha</i> on oral bacteria by Neneng Nurjanah, Megananda Hiranya Putri, Yenni Hendriani Praptiwi, Dewi Sodja Laela, Susi Sukmasari

“…Significant differences in inhibition were noted among the various groups (K1, K2, K3, K4, and controls), with the diameter of inhibition for each combination yielding p<0.05. …”
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Biosynthesis of Multicomponent Nanoparticles with Extract of Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) Berry: Application on Heavy Metals Removal from Water and Immobilization in Soils... by Mayra Abril, Hugo Ruiz, Luis H. Cumbal

“…As-prepared nanoparticles were spherical measuring approximately 12 nm in diameter and contained iron oxides and iron sulfides in the crystal structure. …”
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Bearing characteristics and continuous–discontinuous numerical analysis of a pressure grouting pile in a calcareous sand foundation by Qifen Cheng, Jianlin Li, Jie Liu, Shifu Qin, Tongqiang Xiong, Ge Zhang

“…The results show that the ultimate bearing capacity of pressure grouting piles increases significantly with increasing pile diameter. An increase in the pile‒soil interface friction coefficient can increase the pile side friction resistance, which can then increase the ultimate bearing capacity of the pile foundation. …”
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Study on the Process Optimization and Wear Resistance of Electron Beam Cladding WC-CoCr Coating on Inconel 617 Surface by Hailang Liu, Yiping Huang, Bo Wang, Xiaoyu Wang

“…A six-factor and three-level orthogonal experiment is designed using Minitab software with scanning beam current, frequency, high voltage, beam spot diameter, offset sweep amplitude, and scanning speed as variables, and the variance and range of the test results are analyzed. …”
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