Listeria monocytogenes endophthalmitis – case report with a good visual outcome by Milena Grad, Patrycja Duda, Barbara Terelak-Borys, Edyta Czapczyńska, Iwona Grabska-Liberek

“…Microbiological analysis of an anterior chamber fluid sample confirmed the presence of L. monocytogenes, while blood and vitreous body cultures were negative. …”
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Countercurrent Flow Limitations in a Pressurized Water Reactor by Deendarlianto, Thomas Höhne, Michio Murase

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Crude Oil Foulant Deposition Studies on a Heated Surface Using a Novel Batch Stirred Coupon Test Rig by Pragya Singh, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, Ankur Verma, Jaya Rawat

“…The petroleum refining industry employs a wide variety of heat transfer-based equipment which tend to foul due to the complex nature of associated fluid streams and process conditions. Over the years, different test methods have been researched to understand fouling at the lab, pilot, and/or plant level. …”
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Combined Phacoemulsification and Goniosynechialysis under an Endoscope for Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma by Li Nie, Weihua Pan, Aiwu Fang, Zhangliang Li, Zhenbin Qian, Lin Fu, Yau Kei Chan

“…Other measurements included supraciliochoroidal fluid measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography, corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), and peripheral anterior synechia (PAS). …”
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Modeling of magnetic vestibular stimulation experienced during high-field clinical MRI by Ismael Arán-Tapia, Vicente Pérez-Muñuzuri, Alberto P. Muñuzuri, Andrés Soto-Varela, Jorge Otero-Millan, Dale C. Roberts, Bryan K. Ward

“…Methods We developed a mathematical model integrating computational fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction solvers, and magnetohydrodynamic equations to simulate the biomechanical response of the cristae ampullares. …”
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Current Situation and Management of Pleural Effusion in PHI Clinical Hospital Tetovo by Ruzhdi Rexhepi, Selma Arifi, Merita Rexhepi, Dejan Dokic, Tatjana Ruskovska

“…Introduction: Pleural effusion is a disturbance in the balance between fluid production and elimination in the pleural space, resulting in abnormal fluid accumulation. …”
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Mechanistic modelling of water–oxygen bubbly flow in horizontal pipes: Deviation analysis from experimental correlations and performance comparison with CFD by Montadhar Guesmi, Johannes Manthey, Richard Schab, Simon Unz, Michael Beckmann

“…Secondly, a similar study utilizing the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method based on the discrete phase method (DPM) is conducted, which has not been addressed in previous works for the heat transfer investigation. …”
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Highly Stable Inverted Organic Solar Cell Structure Using Three Efficient Electron Transport Layers by Mohamed El Amine Boudia, Zhao Cunlu

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Surgical management of a lateral sphenoid sinus encephalocele: 2-Dimensional operative video by Ryan W. Sindewald, Michael G. Brandel, Arvin R. Wali, Carol H. Yan, David R. Santiago-Dieppa

“…Intraoperative video demonstrating an extended sphenoidotomy approach to correcting a lateral recess sphenoidal encephalocele has not previously been published.Here we present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented with meningitis, a cerebrospinal fluid leak, and an incidental sphenoid mass. Brain MRI redemonstrated the mass in the sphenoid sinus consistent with an encephalocele occupying Sternberg's Canal. …”
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Thermal optimization and exergy efficiency of two new parabolic solar collectors using response surface methodology by Samaneh Baharloui, Mohammad Mohsen Peiravi, Mofid Gorji bandpy

“…The inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid was set at 120 °C, with the outlet temperature fluctuating between 250 °C to 450 °C. 3D computational fluid dynamics simulations using Ansys Fluent software and optimization process based on response surface methodology (RSM) using Design Expert analysis investigated entropy, thermal power, exergy efficiency, thermal efficiency and effective Prandtl number (Pr) for various solar panel configurations. …”
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A novel approach to investigate the pore network and clogging of pervious concrete by Xiang Zhang, Longhui Dong, Wenjie Yu, Enzhong Ren, Runzhu Shi

“…Similar to G2, particles of 0.3–1.18 mm dominate the fluid migration in G3. Based on the NMR test, the pore space models were generated through the biphasic change on Gaussian random field. …”
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Optimization simulation of fracturing parameters under different soft/hard coal + surrounding rocks in Yuwu Mine by Shaowei HAO, Jingshuo ZHANG, Ruijie CHEN, Yafei JING

“…The fracture extension length, fracture width, flow conductivity of various combinations of coal and surrounding rock types (soft roof and hard coal, hard roof and soft coal, hard roof and hard coal) under different hydraulic fracturing parameters (perforating mode, construction displacement, total fluid volume, sand injection way, sand ratio, proppant particle size) were simulated, and based on this, the corresponding hydraulic fracturing pump injection parameters are optimized. …”
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Computational investigation of thermal behaviors of the automotive radiator operated with water/anti-freezing agent nanofluid based coolant by Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Daniel Ejike Ewim, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Adekunle Omolade Adelaja, Olayinka Omowunmi Adewumi

“… In this study, a 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study was conducted in ANSYS (FLUENT) to examine the thermal performance of an automotive radiator using conventional and hybrid coolant with a Al2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) . …”
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Evaluation Method of the Vertical Well Hydraulic Fracturing Effect Based on Production Data by Debin Xia, Zhengming Yang, Daolun Li, Yapu Zhang, Ying He, Yutian Luo, Anshun Zhang, Wenming Wang, Xinli Zhao

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T2*-weighted imaging for detection of intracranial silicone oil in MRI obtained with motion correction sequences by Ryuta Yasuda, Masayuki Maeda, Kenichi Takada, Katsuhiro Inoue, Masataka Sugao, Hidenori Suzuki

“…MRI was performed with MultiVane XD due to the significant patient’s restlessness, and among all sequences including T1-weighted imaging (T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T2*WI, only T2*WI detected intracranial silicone oil. …”
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Comparing multivalent cross-linked Sodium Alginate/ Montmorillonite beads containing Curcumin or Cayenne Pepper as drug carriers and their antimicrobial resistance by Shionainn Traynor, Shubham Sharma

“…The microbeads were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and the time required for intercalation of curcumin and cayenne pepper with MMT. Simulated intestinal fluid (pH 7.3) and gastric fluid (pH 1.2) at 37°C were used for comparison in swelling studies. …”
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Coats’ disease in adulthood with preserved vision after intravitreal aflibercept injection combined with laser photocoagulation : a case report by Safaa Abatli, Sameeha Ziad Shweiki

“…The third injection resulted in the absence of intraretinal and subretinal fluid by OCT, but the subretinal exudate remained unresolved. …”
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Management Outcome of Burn Injury and Associated Factors among Hospitalized Children at Ayder Referral Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia by Sielu Alemayehu, Bhafta Afera, Kalayou Kidanu, Tilahun Belete

“…The factors associated with the outcome of burn injury according to this study were lack of fluid resuscitation and malnourishment of burn patients.…”
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Numerical Modeling of Reactive Transport and Self-Sealing Processes in the Fault-Controlled Geothermal System of the Guide Basin, China by Zhaoyun Hou, Tianfu Xu, Guanhong Feng, Bo Feng, Yilong Yuan, Zhenjiao Jiang

“…Once the model was validated by observations of major ions in spring water and downhole temperature logs in the discharge area, it was used to determine the coupled processes of fluid, heat, and chemical transport in the reservoir and the resultant sealing ranges. …”
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Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…The paper analyzes the main techniques and technologies of oil fluid recovery in the context of energy consumption, significantly rising over the latest decade. …”
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