Research on Envelope Profile of Lithium Niobate on Insulator Stepped-Mode Spot Size Converter by Jianfeng Bao, Dengcai Yang, Zhiyu Chen, Jingyuan Zhang, Feng Yang

“…When this stepped SSC is coupled to single-mode fiber with a mode-field diameter of 9.8 μm, the coupling efficiency of the TE mode was 95.35% at the wavelength of 1550 nm.…”
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Experimental Study on Vibration Reduction Technology of Hole-by-Hole Presplitting Blasting by Jun Ma, Xianglong Li, Jianguo Wang, Zihao Tao, Ting Zuo, Qiang Li, Xiaohua Zhang

“…Based on the blasting theory and empirical formula, the parameters of presplitting blasting such as the hole diameter, hole spacing, charge decoupling coefficient, and line charge density were determined, and field tests of conventional pre-splitting blasting and presplitting blasting with precise delay and hole-by-hole initiation were carried out on the west slope of Buzhaoba. …”
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Sinigrin Encapsulation in Liposomes: Influence on In Vitro Digestion and Antioxidant Potential by Ivana Drvenica, Ivica Blažević, Perica Bošković, Andre Bratanić, Branko Bugarski, Tea Bilusic

“…The efficiency of 62% was obtained by encapsulating sinigrin in liposomes. The values of mean diameter, polydispersity index and zeta potential showed satisfactory size uniformity and physical stability of the liposomes containing sinigrin. …”
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Effect of the Field of View Size on CBCT Artifacts Caused by the Presence of Metal Objects in the Exomass by Yaser Safi, Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, Maede Jafarian Amiri

“…The histogram tool of OnDemand software (Cybermed, Seoul, Korea) was used to select circles with a 1.5 mm diameter as the (ROI) at the center of the homogenous solution of dipotassium phosphate tube on the axial plane. …”
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Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting with Middle Cranial Fossa Masses with Sphenoid Bony Invasion and Acute Pancreatitis in a Child by Tal Dror, Virginia Donovan, Naomi Strubel, Sucharita Bhaumik

“…The common bile duct in this case was dilated to 21 mm in diameter on abdominal ultrasound and to 26 mm on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), significantly greater than any value reported in the literature for BL. …”
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Application of artifact suppression algorithm of post-processing CBCT software in root canal filling materials by Carlos ESTRELA, Mônica Misaé Endo, Mike Reis Bueno, Bruno Correa Azevedo, Daniel Almeida Decurcio, Lucas Rodrigues Araujo Estrela

“…Next, these diameters were reevaluated in the CBCT images using the blooming artifact reduction (BAR) tool of the e-Vol DX software. …”
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Phenetic Analysis of Cultivated Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Malaysia by Y. S. Chen, M. Dayod, C. S. Tawan

“…However, the principle component analysis showed that the fruit size and seed diameter were the important diagnostic key characteristics. …”
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Effects of forest age and stand density on the growth, soil moisture content, and soil carbon content of Populus simoni plantations in the sandy area of western Liaoning, Northeast... by Hao Chen, Zhaowei Zhang, Xiangyu Yang, Xin Ai, Yutao Wang, Ping Liu

“…We established 75 standard plots across various age groups and stand densities in Fuxin City, measuring poplar diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height (TH), soil moisture content, and soil carbon content. …”
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Forensic evaluation of craniometric characteristics of the Kazakhstan population by Saule A. Mussabekova, Anastasiya O. Stoyan, Xeniya E. Mkhitaryan, Saule B. Zhautikova

“…For females,significant statistical discrepancies were seen in the transverse diameter and skullbase width, mastoid and occipital aperture width (p<0.05). …”
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Comparison between Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Antegrade and Transluminal Stent Implantation in Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction after Failed ERCP by Yonghua Shen, Ying Lv, Xiaojiao Zheng, Wei Zhan, Senlin Hou, Lin Zhou, Jun Cao, Bin Zhang, Lei Wang, Hao Zhu, Lichao Zhang

“…There were no statistical differences in the malignancy type, baseline common bile duct diameter, total bilirubin level, reason for EUS-BD, and history of biliary drainage between TLS and AGS groups. …”
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Optimizing Thermal Comfort in Urban Squares of Hot-Humid Regions: A Case Study Considering Tree Growth, Species, and Planting Intervals by Yixuan Xiao, Yong Huang, Xinchen Pan

“…The key findings include: (1) Tree size and planting intervals are more important than tree quantity in enhancing thermal comfort. (2) Reducing intervals by 2 m enhances cooling effects but minimally affects PET (physiological equivalent temperature). (3) Increasing DBH (diameter at breast height) significantly improves cooling. …”
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Evaluation of Polymerization Shrinkage and Depth of Cure of Silorane Based Composite Resin and Methacrylate Based Composite Resin (Comparative Study) by Diyar kh Bakr

“…For the depth of cure Fifteen samples for each group were prepared using metal molds with 6 mm thickness and 4 mm in diameter The composite materials were light cured, then the specimen removed from the mold and the uncured material gently removed with the plastic spatula, the height of cured material was measured with a micrometer and the values were divided by 2, this value was recorded as a depth of cure. …”
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Soil Properties Mediated by Topography Influence Carbon Stocks in a Teak Plantation in the Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana by Jones Agyei Kumi, Michael Ansong, Winston Asante, Boateng Kyereh

“…Although stand density was statistically similar for the three elevations, tree, diameter, and basal area significantly differed among the three elevations. …”
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Sessile Drop Method Prediction of Particleboard Mechanical Properties by Mekro Permana Pinem, Aldiansyah Rudy Adiwinoto, Yusvardi Yusuf, Dhimas Satria, Dwianto Dwianto, Sunardi Sunardi, Hendra Hendra, Nufus Kanani, Harly Demustila, Dimas Triwibowo

“…Rice straw was crushed into 2-5 mm diameter powder-like materials, and corn starch was used as the binder. …”
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Dysplastic L5-S1 Spondyloptosis in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vikas Tandon, Rahul Kaul, Harvinder Singh Chhabra, Ankur Nanda

“…Removals of posterior implants were done followed by stabilization with larger diameter pedicle screws (6.5 mm) at L5 and S1 level. …”
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Scale-Up of Tailor-Made Onsite Enzyme Blend From Cassava Peels for Industrial Bioethanol Production by Martison Budu, Patrick Boakye, Joseph A. Bentil

“…To investigate cassava-degrading microbes, Aspergillus niger demonstrated the highest enzyme activity with a diameter of zone of clearance of 16 mm. Tailor-made enzyme blends were produced with the A. niger using various substrate concentrations (1%, 3%, 5%, 8%, and 10%) of milled cassava peels at periods of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 days with a spore concentration of 2.1 × 105 cells/mL. …”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Coronary Artery Disease: Is Helicobacter pylori a Risk Factor? by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Seyyed Fakhroldin Hejazi, Vahid Damanpak, Mostafa Vahedian, Mohammadamin Sattari, Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi

“…The coronary angiography was performed using Judkins method and patients were assigned to participate in CAD positive (>50% luminal diameter stenosis) and negative groups. The serum HP IgG antibody was checked. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE VARIATION OF THE ROUGHNESS OBTAINED DURING TURNING WITH TRANSVERSE FEED DUE TO THE MODIFICATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL GEOMETRY OF THE CUTTING TOOL by Mădălin TOMESCU, Ionela Magdalena ROTARU

“…Thus, in the work, the optimal constructive geometry of a lathe knife that can be used for turning a piece with a diameter was established 150mm . Under these conditions, a correlation was identified between the values of the functional geometric parameters of the cutting tool knife used for transverse turning of C45 (1.0503) steel: EN 10277-2-2008- 150mm .and roughness (surface quality).…”
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Coprecipitation Method of Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity of Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 3, 7, 12, 20, 30%) Nanoparticles by Maksim S. Pudovkin, Pavel V. Zelenikhin, Victoria Shtyreva, Oleg A. Morozov, Darya A. Koryakovtseva, Vitaly V. Pavlov, Yury N. Osin, Vladimir G. Evtugyn, Albert A. Akhmadeev, Alexey S. Nizamutdinov, Vadim V. Semashko

“…It was revealed that the average diameter of all the NPs is around 14–18 nm. The hydrodynamic radius of the Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 7%) nanoparticles strongly depends on the medium. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography by Pier Alberto Testoni

“…OCT imaging from the gastrointestinal tract can be done in humans by using narrow-diameter, catheter-based probes that can be inserted through the accessory channel of either a conventional front-view endoscope, for investigating the epithelial structure of the gastrointestinal tract, or a side-view endoscope, inside a standard transparent ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) catheter, for investigating the pancreatico-biliary ductal system. …”
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