A feasibility study on bamboo – PLA composite lamina using the mechanics of composite materials by B. Vishwash, K.B. Sachidananda, N.D. Shivakumar

“…We found that there was a critical fibre volume percentage of 8.2 % and a minimal fibre volume fraction of 7.3 %. …”
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Addressing Fundamental Challenges of Si/Gr Electrodes with High Silicon Contents Using Innovative Bilayer Electrode Structure Design by Jeong Hyeon Yoo, Sung Joon Park, Cheol Bak, Yong Min Lee, Ki Jae Kim

“…The extremely high volume change of Si during alloying and dealloying in the charge/discharge process is a key challenge for increasing the Si content in Si/Gr electrodes. …”
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Atrophy of cerebellum Crus I indicates poor outcome of cochlear implantation in the elderly by Jun Yup Kim, Dongyeop Kim, Juchan Jung, Beomseok Sohn, Kyung Min Kim, Jae Young Choi, Seong Hoon Bae

“…Among the study participants, cerebellar gray matter volume loss, particularly in the Crus I region, was associated with poorer CI outcomes. …”
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Trends in spinal implant utilization and pricing by Gabrielle Lucia Dykhouse, Rachel A. Bratescu, Osama N. Kashlan, McGrath Lynn Jr., Roger Härtl, Galal A. Elsayed

“…Introduction: The escalation of United States (U.S.) spine surgery volume has been accompanied by considerable advancements in our understanding of spine physiology and technology. …”
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Study of the vaccination effects against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, causing mastitis and endometritis in cows by E. V. Ivanov, A. V. Kapustin, N. N. Avduevskaya

“…The vaccine was administered twice subcutaneously in the middle third of the neck of the test animals: the first dose in a volume of 3 mL 55–70 days before calving, the second dose in the same volume 25–30 days before the expected calving. …”
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3D Curvelet-Based Segmentation and Quantification of Drusen in Optical Coherence Tomography Images by M. Esmaeili, A. M. Dehnavi, H. Rabbani

“…Quantitative tools for assessing drusen volume that are indicative of AMD progression may lead to appropriate metrics for selecting treatment protocols. …”
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Remote Monitoring of the Impact of Oil Spills on Vegetation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria by Abdullahi A. Kuta, Stephen Grebby, Doreen S. Boyd

“…With regards to the relationship between spill volume and NDVI, a moderate correlation (<i>R</i>² = 0.5018) was observed for spill volumes in the range of 401–1000 barrels for sparse vegetation, for volumes greater than 1000 barrels for dense vegetation (<i>R</i>² = 0.4356), whilst no correlation was found for mangrove vegetation at any range of spill volume. …”
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Effects of a Severe Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in Western Alberta, Canada under Two Forest Management Scenarios by Richard R. Schneider, Maria Cecilia Latham, Brad Stelfox, Dan Farr, Stan Boutin

“…Additional pine volume remained within mixed stands that were not targeted by the pine strategy. …”
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Study on Anisotropic Petrophysical Modeling of Shale: A Case Study of Shale Oil in Qingshankou Formation in Sanzhao Sag, Songliao Basin, China by Ang Li, Liyan Zhang, Jianguo Yang, Shichao Li, Fei Xiao, Yulai Yao, Yiming Huang, Bo Liu, Longsheng Li

“…Based on the proposed model, the effects of the organic volume fraction, porosity, and pore aspect ratio on rock elastic properties are discussed. …”
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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

“…The present work investigates the influence of material phases and their volume fractions on the elastic behavior of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) scaffolds for the potential modeling of bone scaffolds. …”
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Effects of Thermal Treatment on Mineral Composition and Pore Structure of Coal by Bin Liu, Teng Teng, Zhenhua Jiao, Shaobo Li

“…Meanwhile, the volume of micropore increases first and then decreases during the process of thermal treatment. …”
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MRI-based hip cartilage measures in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic individuals: a systematic review by Jacob L Jaremko, Hector N Aguilar, Michele C Battié

“…However, no longitudinal data or reference values for hip cartilage thickness or volume have been published, limiting the ability of MRI to define or risk-stratify hip osteoarthritis. …”
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Correlation Analysis between Macular Choroidal Thickness and Visual Field Mean Defect in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Fan Li, Yiming Huo, Lihua Ma, Guangxian Tang

“…There were no significant differences in macular choroidal thickness, volumes of various macular regions, or mean choroidal thickness or volume between the POAG and healthy groups (all p>0.05). …”
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Combustion Characteristics of Horizontal Diesel Spray Burner in Low-Pressure Chamber Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis by Kai Xie, Yunjing Cui, Xingqi Qiu, Jianxin Wang

“…The shape of the horizontal jet flame in plateau environment is more dependent on the regulation of air volume. In order to reduce NO emission in plateau environment, it may be necessary to maintain a large air supply volume and reduce fuel injection pressure appropriately. …”
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Emended snake optimizer to solve multiobjective hybrid energy generation scheduling by Kaur Avneet, Dhillon J.S., Singh Manmohan

“…The generation scheduling problem aims to reduce thermal generator operating costs and pollutants by maximizing hydro volume and utilizing solar power generation. The minimization of operating costs and pollutants is subjected to various constraints, like meeting load demand, active power generation violations, water volume utilization, etc. …”
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Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice by Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Manas Kotepui, Voravuth Somsak

“…Parasitemia, body weight, packed cell volume, and mean survival time were then measured. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Land-Cover Change on Rainfall-Runoff Relationships in a Semiarid, Eastern Mediterranean Watershed by Noa Ohana-Levi, Arnon Karnieli, Roey Egozi, Amir Givati, Aviva Peeters

“…A strong relationship was detected between vegetation cover and the runoff volume. The LCCs with most pronounced effects on runoff volumes were related to urbanization and vegetation removal.…”
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Effect of Magnetic Field and Hybrid Nanofluid on Heat Transfer Through a Microchannel by Ali Salehin, Arash Mirabdolah Lavasani, Mohammad Nimafar, Gholamreza Salehi, Mohammad Vahabi

“…The numerical analysis utilizes a single-phase model, and the finite volume method is employed to solve the equations. …”
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May Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Worsen the Spermiogram Results? by Hatem Kazimoglu, Yunus Emre Topdagi, Mehmet Solakhan, Ali Irfan Guzel

“…There was a statistically significant difference between alcohol consumption and no alcohol consumption in terms of; semen volume, sperm concentration, normal morphology (p <0.05). …”
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Accuracy evaluation and clinical realization of digital interproximal enamel reduction for orthodontics: a case study by Jia You, Xiangyu Zhou, Xiaofan Xia, Jianxing Zhang, Yunfeng Liu

“…A three-dimensional (3D) model of the dentition was constructed using scanning data from a plaster model. The IER volume was measured by the overlay area of two neighboring crowns on the arranged virtual teeth. …”
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