Application of Perclose ProGlide closure device in transbrachial endovascular intervention by Peng Zhao, Yao Yao, Quan Yang, Ning Wang, Liang Wang, Qianquan Ma, Wenchao Zhang

“…After successful ultrasound-guided puncture of the BA, a sheath of appropriate diameter (5–7F) was inserted. The Perclose ProGlide system was utilized in patients requiring ipsilateral upper limb intravenous infusion or dynamic blood pressure monitoring. …”
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Simulation and Experimental Study of the Single-Pulse Femtosecond Laser Ablation Morphology of GaN Films by Mingyuan Wang, Tong Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Zhiyong Wang, Yanlei Liu, Lin Chen

“…The predicted errors of the ablation diameters and depths were within 4.71% and 10.9%, respectively. …”
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Protection of Corneal Limbus from Riboflavin Prevents Epithelial Stem Cell Loss after Collagen Cross-Linking by Hyo Kyung Lee, Jin Suk Ryu, Hyun Jeong Jeong, Mee Kum Kim, Joo Youn Oh

“…During procedure, riboflavin was applied to the corneal surface within a 9 mm diameter retention ring in 5 rabbits, thereby preventing the limbus from riboflavin exposure. …”
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Adenocarcinoma of the Right Colon in a Patient with Bloom Syndrome by Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Lilian Vital Pinheiro, Debora Helena Rossi, Michel Gardere Camargo, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono, Raquel Franco Leal, Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy

“…The colonoscopy showed an expansive and vegetating mass with 5.5 cm in diameter, located within the ascending colon. Histopathological analysis of tissue fragments collected during colonoscopy confirmed the presence of tubular adenocarcinoma, and he was referred for an oncological right colectomy. …”
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Rapid left ventricular dimension normalization following transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure in children by Hui Yuan, Wenjing Zhu, Jianli Lv

“…Methods: We retrospectively studied 124 children (mean age: 3.5 ± 3.0 years) with preoperative LV Z-scores ≥2 who underwent successful transcatheter VSD closure. LV end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) Z-scores were assessed using echocardiography at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Growth and metabolic functions of Schizolobium amazonicum subjected to nickel doses by L. D. Souza, C. Tavares-Drago, B. N. M. S. Rosa, J. P. Teixeira, T. M. Silva, L. F. Gonçalves, L. R. Silva, V. K. C. Ribeiro, T. J. M. Oliveira, V. R. Nascimento, A. E. A. Brito, G. A. S. Nogueira, C. F. Oliveira-Neto

“…The variables analyzed were growth and biochemical activity. Plant height and diameter were not affected by increasing nickel concentrations and this response was due to the low leaf and leaflet production capacity of the species under these conditions, consequently reducing biomass production. …”
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Liver fibrosis and markers of endothelial function at metabolic syndrome and early disorders of carbohydrate metabolism by L. V. Chesnokova, I. M. Petrov, Ye. A. Sidorova, I. A. Troshina, Yu. A. Petrova

“…Along with increase of fibrosis stage progressive elevation of TNF-α (p=0,0265), IL-6 (p=0,0012) and endothelin-1 (p=0,0137) contents on background of decrease of adiponectin concentration (p=0,0026) and gain of humeral artery diameter after compression (p=0,005) was marked.Conclusions. …”
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The Impact of Different Oxygen Delivery Methods on Corneal Epithelial Repair after Injury by Shanshan Li, Qingfen Tian, Gang Ding, Yuqin Sun, Zhongkai Hao, Xu Wang, Chenming Zhang, Yuan Tao

“…Then, on each rabbit eye (150 eyes in total), a circle of corneal epithelium with 5 mm in diameter was scraped off from the center of the cornea with a corneal epithelial scraper. …”
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Bionic Inner-Tapered Energy Absorption Tube Featuring Progressively Enhanced Fold Deformation Mode by Shuang Zhang, Zhengzhi Mu, Wenda Song, Zhiyan Zhang, Hexuan Yu, Binjie Zhang, Zhiwu Han, Luquan Ren

“…The influences of taper and length–diameter ratio on the axial energy absorption of BITT are explored. …”
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Evaluating the Fracture Resistance of Different Reinforcement Methods of Repaired Maxillary Complete Denture. by Zhala Dara Miran, Nasa Hasan Ahmad

“…The fracture strength of maxillary complete denture was tested using universal testing machine and load was applied to the tissue surface of the denture with a 10-mm diameter ball at a crosshead speed of 5 mm/min. The results were analyzed using stat graph version 5.1, one-way ANOVA (p<0.05). …”
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Onset of Intense Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Aggregation in the Au@Ag System by Priya Bhatia, Joseph Consiglio, John Diniz, Jia E. Lu, Christopher Hoff, Shelby Ritz-Schubert, Roger H. Terrill

“…Gold core/silver shell (Au@Ag) nanoparticles of ~37 ± 5 nm diameter generate intense SERS (λEX=785 nm) responses in solution when they interact with the SERS labels rhodamine 6G (R6G), 4-mercaptopyridine (MPY), and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA). …”
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Particle Removal and Antibacterial of Nanofiber Doped with Metal and Ions Prepared by Electrospinning by Ying-Chi Jiang, Hope T. Cayron, Yu-Chen Cheng, Alvin R. Caparanga, Chang-Tang Chang

“…In addition, the fiber diameter and pore size of the traditional fiber filter material is too large, and the bulk density is difficult to control. …”
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Design of an Inhalation Chamber and Metrology Assessment to Study Tungsten Aerosol Neurotoxic Effects by Léo Macé, Chrystelle Ibanez, Thomas Gelain, Cécile Bodiot, Laure Juhel, François Gensdarmes

“…Additionally, the count median diameter determined from the electrical mobility measured by the EEPS equaled 0.17 µm, which falls beyond both the intended range of the instrument and the range of previously studied aerodynamic sizes. …”
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Gliadin encapsulated PCOs nanoformulation: An effective therapeutic option for metastatic breast cancer by Sant Lal, Monika Kataria, Neeraj Dilbaghi

“…In this study, we synthesized a stable nanoformulation of PCOs (termed PCOs–NF) using a modified desolvation method and characterized it through SEM and TEM analyses, revealing a consistent spherical morphology and an average diameter of 156 nm. The anticancer efficacy of PCOs–NF was evaluated against MCF-7 (human breast cancer), L-132 (human lung cancer), and HBL-52 (human brain meningioma) cell lines using the MTT assay. …”
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A Nomogram Based on Apelin-12 for the Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention among Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial... by Enfa Zhao, Hang Xie, Yushun Zhang

“…Apelin-12 change rate, apelin-12 level, age, pathological Q wave, myocardial infarction history, anterior wall myocardial infarction, Killip’s classification > I, uric acid, total cholesterol, cTnI, and the left atrial diameter were independently associated with MACEs (all P<0.05). …”
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Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria) by Fatima Benaissa, Cara Nichole Maesano, Rezak Alkama, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

“…We used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to analyze the impact on a given population’s health outcomes in terms of all-causes mortality and respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations attributable to short-term exposure to particulate matter less than 10 μm diameter (PM10) in Bejaia city, for which health effects of air pollution have never been investigated. …”
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An Experimental Study on Coal Fines Migration during Single Phase Water Flow by Wenlong Han, Yanbin Wang, Jingjing Fan, Yong Li, Xiang Wu, Yun Yu

“…Physical simulations are conducted to investigate the permeability variation under different diameter coal fines intrusion at various flow velocities and confining pressures. …”
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Analysis of the effect of cutting mode and coolant on the formation of burrs when drilling aluminum alloy AK5Mch by O. P. Evdokimova, D. S. Makashin

“…Drilling is carried out using coolant and without coolant using drills made of high-speed steel with a diameter of 6,0 mm with cutting speeds of 20, 42 and 60 m/min at a constant feed of 0,15 mm/rev. …”
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Data driven prediction of fragment velocity distribution under explosive loading conditions by Donghwan Noh, Piemaan Fazily, Songwon Seo, Jaekun Lee, Seungjae Seo, Hoon Huh, Jeong Whan Yoon

“…The results show the influence of casing dimensions on fragment velocity distributions, with the tendencies indicating increased resultant velocity with reduced thickness, increased length and diameter. The model's predictive capability is demonstrated through the accurate predictions for both training and testing datasets, showing its potential for the real-time prediction of fragmentation performance.…”
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Ecological and biological features and prospects of the introduction of <i>Cornus mas</i> in Central Russia by O. Yu. Emelyanova, M. P. Tsoy

“…Under the conditions of the arboretum, C. mas is a multi-stemmed shrub, up to 5.3 m high, with an average crown projection diameter of up to 4.7 m, showing good vitality, active growth, and a high degree of resistance to damaging climatic factors of the winter season. …”
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