In Vitro Sustained Release Study of Gallic Acid Coated with Magnetite-PEG and Magnetite-PVA for Drug Delivery System by Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari, Zalinah Ahmad

“…X-ray diffraction and TEM results showed that Fe3O4 nanoparticles were pure iron oxide having spherical shape with the average diameter of 9 nm, compared with 31 nm and 35 nm after coating with polyethylene glycol-GA (FPEGG) and polyvinyl alcohol-GA (FPVAG), respectively. …”
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A Case of Renal Pelvic Cancer Complicated by Horseshoe Kidney Treated with RoboSurgeon Gasless Single-Port Retroperitoneoscopic Nephroureterectomy by Hiroaki Suzuki, Kosuke Takemura, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Madoka Kataoka, Masaya Ito, Yasukazu Nakanishi, Ken-ichi Tobisu, Fumitaka Koga

“…CT and MRI revealed a right renal pelvic tumor of 28 mm in diameter. He underwent gasless single-port retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy with division of the isthmus via the right pararectal small incision using the RoboSurgeon system. …”
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Effect of Aspect Ratio, Channel Orientation, Rib Pitch-to-Height Ratio, and Number of Ribbed Walls on Pressure Drop Characteristics in a Rotating Channel with Detached Ribs by K. Arun, S. V. Prabhu

“…Pitch-to-rib height ratios (P/e) of 5 and 10 at constant rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) of 0.1 and a clearance ratio (C/e) of 0.38 are considered. …”
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Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of 3D-Printed Multiphase Scaffolds Based on Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces by Josette Vigil, Kailey Lewis, Nicholas Norris, Alp Karakoç, Timothy A. Becker

“…Final models were printed into cylinders with a diameter of 20 mm and a height of 8 mm for mechanical testing. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with High Titer of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody by Hiroto Hirashima, Masahiro Iwamoto, Tadashi Ozawa, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Shigeki Matsubara, Akihide Ohkuchi

“…Intracerebral hemorrhage involving an area of 2 cm in diameter in the right frontal lobe and subarachnoid hemorrhage with PRES were confirmed. …”
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Joint Analysis of Morphological Parameters and In Silico Haemodynamics of the Left Atrial Appendage for Thrombogenic Risk Assessment by Maria Isabel Pons, Jordi Mill, Alvaro Fernandez-Quilez, Andy L. Olivares, Etelvino Silva, Tom de Potter, Oscar Camara

“…The analysis showed that models composed of both morphological and haemodynamic factors were better predictors of TIA/CVA compared with models based on either morphological or haemodynamic factors separately. Maximum ostium diameter, length of the centreline, blood flow velocity within the LAA, oscillatory shear index, and time average wall shear stress parameters were found to be key risk factors for TIA/CVA prediction. …”
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Survival and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A 10-Year Experience by Roberto Mazzanti, Umberto Arena, Pietro Pantaleo, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Greta Cipriani, Bruno Neri, Clara Giordano, Fabio Lanini, Serena Marchetti, Paolo Gentilini

“…The following parameters were associated with a significantly longer survival: nodule diameter smaller than 30 mm (P=0.0480), the presence of a perinodular boundary (P=0.0008), serum alpha-fetoprotein less than 20 ng/mL (P=0.0104), a Child-Pugh A class score (PÃ0.0001) or a Cancer of the Liver Italian Program score of 0 (PÃ0.0001) and the presence or absence of small esophageal varices (P=0.013). …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Internal Flow in a Banki Turbine by Jesús De Andrade, Christian Curiel, Frank Kenyery, Orlando Aguillón, Auristela Vásquez, Miguel Asuaje

“…The turbine has a specific speed of 63 (metric units), an outside runner diameter of 294 mm. Simulations were carried out using a water-air free surface model and k-ε turbulence model. …”
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GIANT CELL TUMOR OF THE RIBS: A CASE REPORT by I Putu Gede Pradnyadewa Pradana, Mouli Edward

“…On examination, there is deformity and mass on the posterolateral side at the 9th rib level around 3 cm in diameter. There was tenderness on palpation and limited range of motion (ROM). …”
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Xenogenic Implantation of Equine Synovial Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Leads to Articular Cartilage Regeneration by Mohammed Zayed, Steven Newby, Nabil Misk, Robert Donnell, Madhu Dhar

“…The cells were then encapsulated in neutral agarose scaffold constructs and were implanted into two mm diameter full-thickness articular cartilage defect in trochlear grooves of the rat femur. …”
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Enhancing Thermal-Hydraulic Modelling in Dual Fluid Reactor Demonstrator: The Impact of Variable Turbulent Prandtl Number by Hisham Elgendy, Sławomir Kubacki, Konrad Czerski

“…The simulations consider Reynolds numbers between 15,000 and 250,000, calculated based on the hydraulic diameters at different diameter pipes of the fuel and coolant loops. …”
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How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions by Maria Teresa Di Giovanni, Emanuela Cerri, Takeshi Saito, Shahid Akhtar, Petter Åsholt, Yanjun Li, Marisa Di Sabatino

“…Eutectic silicon (Si) particle equivalent diameter (ED) size decreased from the top (T) to the bottom (B) position of the cast. …”
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Shock Wave Propagation Characteristics of Cylindrical Charge and Its Aspect Ratio Effects on the Damage of RC Slabs by Xiaohua Zhao, Gaohui Wang, Hongyuan Fang, Yong Fan, Xueming Du

“…The 2D numerical results show the peak overpressure from the cylindrical explosive is significantly affected by the L/D (length/diameter) ratio. Subsequently, the damage features of RC slabs under spherical and cylindrical explosives with a certain L/D ratio are investigated through an explosion experiment. …”
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The Impacts of Blue Stain Degradation on the Industrial Processing Properties of logs by Osman Komut, Atakan Öztürk

“…At the end of the study, it has been determined that the ratio of exposure to volumetric damages ranges between %32-84 depending on fresh wood width, log length and diameter variables in the blue stain degradation. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that statistically significant differences (p<0.05) exist between the blue stained area in corrupted volume ratio and the cross-section horizontal to the log variables between managements manufacturing for the construction and woodworking sectors. …”
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Numerical simulation and experimental investigation of pressure riveting connection using the smoothed particle Galerkin method by Jianhui Zhang, Tongxiang Huang, Xuan Qin, Changcheng Yin, Xianchao Yan

“…Parameters such as the diameter and thickness of the components being connected can significantly affect the quality of the pressure-riveting connection. …”
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Sources and methods of phosphorus application in maize cultivation by Idianara Fernanda Pizzatto, Alcir José Modolo, José Ricardo da Rocha Campos, Laércio Ricardo Sartor, Diego Fernando Daniel, Alessandro Bandeira Dalbianco, Rivanildo Dallacort

“…The following parameters were evaluated: final plant stand, plant height, stalk diameter, ear insertion height, number of rows per ear, number of grains per row, 1000-grain weight, and grain productivity. …”
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Nomogram for Predicting Postoperative Portal Venous Systemic Thrombosis in Patients with Cirrhosis Undergoing Splenectomy and Esophagogastric Devascularization by Miao Chen, Jian-Bo Han, Jia-Kang Zhang, Qing-Hua Shu, Yu-Feng Zhang, Yong-Xiang Yi

“…The results of the multivariate logistic regression suggested that a higher RDW on POD3 (RDW3) (odds ratio (OR): 1.188, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.073–1.326), wider portal vein diameter (OR: 1.387, 95% CI: 1.203–1.642), history of variceal hemorrhage (OR: 3.407, 95% CI: 1.670–7.220), and longer spleen length (OR: 1.015, 95% CI: 1.001–1.029) were independent risk parameters for postoperative PVST. …”
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Banana residue could be a viable rice straw alternative for Pleurotus mushroom production by Hend Hamed, Mohamed Mohamed, Khalid elshaikh, Maher Hosseney

“…The chemical profile of the three raw and spent sole substrates was also studied.Results The sole BR substrate was superior to both RS and SS in terms of basidiocarps yield and both exterior (average cap weight, diameter, and thickness) and interior (crude protein and total antioxidant activity, phenols and flavonoids contents) quality attributes. …”
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Microelectrothermoforming (μETF): one-step versatile 3D shaping of flexible microelectronics for enhanced neural interfaces by Dong Hyeon Lee, Younghoon Park, Yoon Seo, Hannah Noh, Hyunbeen Jeong, Jongmo Seo, Min-Ho Seo, Kyungsik Eom, Joonsoo Jeong

“…Electromechanical optimization enabled a 3D MEA with 80 μm protrusions and/or recession for 100 μm diameter. Its simple and versatile shaping capabilities are demonstrated by diverse 3D structures on a single MEA. …”
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Influence of Cylindrical Shield Dimensions on Shielding Effectiveness by O. D. Kanafyev, A. V. Trukhanov, T. I. Zubar, S. S. Grabchikov, M. I. Panasiuk, A. N. Kotelnikova, V. A. Fedkin, V. M. Fedosyuk

“…The purpose of this work was to compare results of theoretical calculation of shielding effectiveness of an infinite cylindrical shield with the data obtained in real conditions.A cylindrical Ni-Fe shield was synthesised by electrochemical deposition with length of 32 cm, diameter of 4.5 cm and shielding thickness of ≈ 100 µm. …”
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