Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of topography for CAD/CAM all ceramic zirconia after different surface treatments by Sazan M. Azeez, Shatha A. Salih

“…Materials and methods: Thirty-six disc-shaped yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide specimens were milled from pre-sintered zirconia blanks using CAD-CAM machine with a diameter of 12mm and thickness of 1.4mm for twenty-seven discs while 12mm and 1.2mm for nine discs as a control group. …”
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Humic Acid Alleviates Low-Temperature Stress by Regulating Nitrogen Metabolism and Proline Synthesis in Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Seedlings by Libao Zhu, Haihe Liu, Yanping Zhang, Yanxia Cao, Yiwen Hu, Yalun Wang, Haiqiang Zheng, Mengze Liu

“…HA treatment significantly enhanced plant height, stem diameter, fresh weight, dry weight, chlorophyll content (up to 33.17%), maximum photochemical efficiency (<i>F</i>v/<i>F</i>m), root architecture, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activity. …”
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Anti-Impact Performance Enhancement of Two-Way Spanning Slab through the Implementation of Steel Trussed Bars by Rayeh Nasr Al-Dala’ien, S. M. Anas, Abdel-Fattah Jamal Kodrg

“…The results demonstrate that employing fabricated truss bars shear reinforcement with a 3 mm diameter in orthogonal and diagonal layouts enhances the resistance of slabs to damage, resulting in a 28.41% and 47.06% decrease in damage, respectively. …”
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Numerical study on a supercritical vortex drop shaft with a spiral inlet by Gaetano Crispino, Filomena Maietta, Michele Iervolino, Corrado Gisonni

“…The experimental program was designed to observe the hydraulic features of the swirling flow by changing the flow discharge in two structures of different vertical shaft diameter. It was shown that the flow behaviour inside the shaft varied significantly depending on the capacity Froude number, and it was far from being respectful of the axis-symmetry condition. …”
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A Precise Analysis of the Behavior of Pit Side Tunnels Caused by Deep Excavation by Huasheng Sun, Yuexin Zhao, Yadong Chen, Jiahui Li

“…The analysis sheds light on the deformation mechanisms and trends of pit-side tunnels not solely confined to the longitudinal axis but extending to the transverse plane as well, while systematically examining the influence of varying excavation depths and retaining wall stiffness on key tunnel parameters, including longitudinal deformation, diameter changes, bending strains, and soil pressure distributions around the tunnels. …”
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…He had a mild pericardial blood effusion and a right ventricle wound 5 mm in diameter with transection of the right coronary vein. …”
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Mechanical characterization of austenitic stainless steel under high-level ion-irradiation using nanoindentation experiment and simulation by Van-Thanh Pham, Jong-Sung Kim, Hyun Joon Eom, Changheui Jang

“…The irradiation conditions involve a targeted dose of approximately 200 displacements per atom (dpa) at 500 °C and transmission electron microscopy is employed to quantify void parameters (diameter, number density, and swelling) in irradiated specimen. …”
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Prediction and optimization of acoustic absorption performance of quasi-Helmholtz acoustic metamaterials based on LightGBM algorithm by Jianxin Xu, Weikang Mao, Xiaoqian Yu, Bingfei Liu

“…In this study, the hole diameter, hole neck length, pore wall thickness, cavity wall thickness, and inner cavity depth of the quasi-Helmholtz acoustic metamaterial are selected as the characteristic factors, and the peak absorption coefficient of the quasi-Helmholtz acoustic metamaterial tended to be close to 1 and the minimum frequency of the peak sound absorption was selected as the optimization objectives. …”
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Breeding columnar apple-tree cultivars for supercompact growth habit by S. A. Korneeva, E. N. Sedov, T. V. Yanchuk

“…The columnar form 34-34-98 is characterized by a unique degree of compactness (the ratio of the internode length to the shoot diameter) equal to 0.4 versus the average value of 1.6 for this indicator in the studied columnar cultivars. …”
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Effect of Aloe Vera mouthwash on moderate gingivitis: Clinical and microbiological study by Lana Slewa Ishaq, Amal Hanna Aziz

“…Means of the inhibition zone diameter against Streptococcus Viridans for CHX and AV were (15.64 ± 0.71 and 13.52 ± 1.02) respectively and against Staphylococcus Aureus were (23.33 ± 1.52) for CHX and (20 ±1) for AV. …”
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A novel cobalt oxide nanoparticle conjugated with ellagic acid arrests the cell cycle in human liver cancer cell line by Ayda Mahmoudi, Vajiheh Zarrin Pour, Ali Salehzadeh

“…The synthesized nanoparticles were somewhat spherical, arranged in a relatively cluster-shaped form, and were 33–46 nm in diameter. The zeta potential and particle hydrodynamic size were − 5.43 and 169 nm, respectively and had no elemental impurity. …”
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Emergence of a novel porcine pestivirus with potential for cross-species transmission in China, 2023 by Li-shuang Deng, Tong Xu, Zhi-wen Xu, Ling Zhu

“…Morphologically, PAAPeV virions are spherical particles with a diameter of approximately 80 nm. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that PAAPeV is closely related to Wenzhou Pipistrellus abramus pestivirus and clusters into a distinct branch, suggesting that it represents a new species: Pestivirus chinensis. …”
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Influence of Marble Powder and Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) by Atizaz Ali, Zahoor Hussain, Muhammad Akbar, Ayub Elahi, Samiullah Bhatti, Muhammad Imran, Pu Zhang, Nembo Leslie Ndam

“…Properties of marble powder-based fiber reinforced SCC at fresh state were studied by means of slump flow diameter and flow time, V-funnel, and L-box test. The concrete properties at the hardened state were examined regarding compressive strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength. …”
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EFISIENSI PUPUK POSFAT AKIBAT KOMBINASI INOKULASI MIKORIZA ARBUSKULA (FMA)-SP-36TERHADAP ARSITEKSTUR AKAR KELAPA SAWIT (Elaeis quineensis Jacq) DI MAIN NURSERY by SRI UTAMI LESTARI, MURYANTO MURYANTO, ENNY MUTRYARNY

“…Parameter yang diamati dalam penelitian ini adalah tinggi tanaman (cm), jumlah daun (helai), panjang akar (cm), jumlah akar lateral (helai), luas daun (cm2) dan diameter batang (cm), arsitektur akar, serapan P. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian kombinaSI FMA dan Pupuk SP-36 berpengaruh bernyata terhadap tinngi tanaman, luas daun dan panjang akar, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter jumlah daun, dan jumlah akar lateral. …”
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Laser cutting study of zirconium alloys for nuclear decommissioning by Jae Sung Shin, Joonsoo Ock, Sungyeol Choi

“…Analyzing the physical properties of aerosols, both zirconium alloys generated larger particles with a count median aerodynamic diameter of 0.25 μm, which is approximately 15–17 % larger than that of 304 L stainless steel.…”
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Determination of electrical parameters of individual multiwalled carbon nanotube using scanning probe microscopy techniques by D. V. Sokolov, N. A. Davletkildeev, I. A. Lobov

“…The determination of diameter, length and work function in CNT is based on the analysis of EFM data. …”
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A Correction Method of Estimating the Pointing Error for Reflector Antenna by Jie Zhang, Jin Huang, Wei Liang, Youran Zhang, Qian Xu, Letian Yi, Congsi Wang

“…Especially with the increase of the antenna diameter and the working frequency, environmental loads not only make the structure deformation more obvious, but also make the pointing accuracy influenced by deformation more sensitive. …”
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Antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of Acrostichum Aureum Linn leaves against Propionibacterium acnes by Irwan Irwan, Pohan Napitupulu Nurhasanah, Amri MC Ulil, Adawiyah Rabiyatul, Akram Habibul, Nursafiah Nursafiah, Nurliza Eli

“…However, at 100% concentration, indicating strong inhibition of P. acnes growth (diameter zone is 16 mm). Based on the research, it is conceivable to conclude that the extract has strong antibacterial activity against Propionibacterium acnes at a concentration of 100%.…”
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Analysis of the Development Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Freezing Temperature Field in the Cross Passage by Yan Zhuang, Junhao Chen, Jian Zhang, Jianlin Wang, Han Li

“…As the pipe spacing increases, the influence of the pipe diameter on the closure completion time of the freezing wall decreases.…”
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Nonenzymatic Glucose Biosensors Based on Silver Nanoparticles Deposited on TiO2 Nanotubes by Zheng Li, Yong Zhang, Jiaye Ye, Meiqing Guo, Jing Chen, Weiyi Chen

“…It was found that Ag-NPs remained both inside and outside of TiO2 nanotubes whose length and diameter were about 1.2 μm and 120 nm. The composition was constructed as an electrode of nonenzymatic biosensor for glucose oxidation. …”
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