Design and optimization of hollow microneedle spacing for three materials using finite element methods by Xiaodan Zhang, Qifei Gu, Xue Sui, Jie Zhang, Jingwei Liu, Rui Zhou

“…Abstract The main advantages of microneedles are precise drug delivery through human skin, minimal tissue damage and painlessness. We conducted structural analysis and skin puncture studies of hollow microneedles using ANSYS for three materials: Hafnium Dioxide (HfO2), Polyglycolic acid (PGA) and Polylactic acid (PLA). …”
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Phase Relations in Ba6−3xLn8+2xTi18O54 (Ln = Nd & Sm) Electroceramics by Amanda L. Snashall, Yun Liu, Frank Brink, Ray L. Withers, Steven Cooper

“…The microwave dielectric properties of the materials are reported in addition to phase characterisation and structural analysis via X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. …”
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Nonlinear thermal analysis of timber cross-sections via CS-ASA/FA and GiD coupling by Jackson Silva da Rocha Segundo, Caroline Aparecida Ferreira, Ricardo Azoubel da Mota Silveira, Rafael Cesário Barros, Dalilah Pires, Ígor José Mendes Lemes

“…Thus, this research aims to carry out numerical thermal analysis through the Computational System for Advanced Structural Analysis/Fire Analysis (CS-ASA/FA), with the preand post-processing graphical tools provided by the GiD platform, of timber structural elements’ cross-sections used in civil construction. …”
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Novel properties of vacancy-ordered perovskite-Cs2BCl6 induced by d-orbital electrons by Siyu Zhang, Lu Wang, Yujia Guo, Jie Su, Haidong Yuan, Zhenhua Lin, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao, Jingjing Chang

“…Herein, we present a first-principles study of the structural stability, optical absorption, electronic structure, and mechanical behavior of Cs2BCl6 compounds with B-site substitutions (BGe, Sn, Pb, Cr, Mo, W, Ti, Zr, and Hf). The structural analysis shows that the Cs2BCl6 perovskite with face-centered cubes has a stable chemical environment, especially Cs2HfCl6, Cs2WCl6, and Cs2PbCl6. …”
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The Investigation of a Method to Improve Static Stiffness of Automobile Body Use Eigenvalue Decomposition of the stiffness matrix. by Akira SATOMURA, Kohei FURUYA, Shinichi MARUYAMA, Shinji NISHIWAKI

“…Automobile body design is performed using structural analysis by numerical calculation, but to make it efficient, it is important to establish a technique that can quickly derive the structure satisfying the target value. …”
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Ultrahigh concentration exfoliation and aqueous dispersion of few-layer graphene by excluded volume effect by Zhiyuan Xiong, Luyan Shen, Jin Long, Xiao Li, Ke Zhou, Gyeong Min Choi, Kangtai Ou, GuiYan Yang, Weichun Ma, Heon Sang Lee, Youyi Sun, Dan Li

“….% yield of few-layer graphene, high concentration exceeding 100 mg mL-1, long-term stability over ~550 days, and large-scale wet processability. Structural analysis and theoretical modeling suggested that the 2D morphology of the resultant graphene nanosheets facilitates inter-sheet repulsive excluded volume interactions, leading to a fractal jammed network structure composed of nanosheets and tactoids to prevent their agglomeration. …”
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Study on Fermentation Preparation, Stability, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Tomato Pomace Peptide by Ying Mu, Ruxianguli Maimaitiyiming, Jingyang Hong, Yu Wang, Yao Zhao, Ruoqing Liu, Liang Wang, Keping Chen, Aihemaitijiang Aihaiti

“…The IC₅₀ results demonstrated that fractions with smaller molecular weights exhibited greater ACE inhibitory activities. Structural analysis confirmed that the TP hydrolysate was indeed a peptide.…”
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Optimization of Analog Circuit Parameters Using Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Coupled with an Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm by Hengfei Yang, Shiyuan Yang, Debiao Meng, Chenghao Hu, Chaosheng Wu, Bo Yang, Peng Nie, Yuan Si, Xiaoyan Su

“…The development of surrogate models based on limited data is crucial in enhancing the speed of structural analysis and design optimization. Surrogate models are highly effective in alleviating the challenges between design variables and performance evaluation. …”
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Evaluation of Seismic Performance and Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) for Piloti-Type Buildings considering Korean Geotechnical Conditions by Seung Dae Kim, Jaeyong Yoon, Wanjei Cho, Jungwhee Lee

“…To achieve this goal, seismic SSI analysis applying the measured Gyeongju earthquake and design response spectrum (DRM) based on the architectural design codes are conducted by constructing three-dimensional structural analysis models with a five-story piloti-type building and four different soil properties: fill (FI), alluvial soil (AS), weathered soil (WS), and weathered rock (WR). …”
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Enhanced Tribological Properties of Ethylene Glycol-Based Lubricants by Nitrogen–Phosphorus Co-Doped Carbon Dots by Haiyang Wang, Zhongyi He, Kai Qiu, Liping Xiong, Lili Li, Jian Liu

“…Furthermore, increasing the concentration of eNP-CDs further reduced the friction coefficient of the base lubricant, and at its optimal concentration, it outperformed 6NP-CDs in terms of wear resistance and friction reduction. Molecular structure analysis indicates that the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus atoms, as well as the chain length of functional groups, significantly influence friction characteristics. …”
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Cohesive zone modeling of the buckling behavior of a fusion-joined, additive-manufactured wind blade by Dongyang Cao, Hongbing Lu, Daniel Todd Griffith

“…This study provides insights into the structural analysis of fusion-joined components for potential applications of additive manufacturing in wind energy.…”
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Delineating Hot Zone and Lineaments within Vredefort Crater in South Africa through Aeromagnetic Data Inversions by Muhammad B Atif, Yongzhi Wang, Muhammad P Akhter, Bello Y Ayoola, Lawal K Muideen, Fahad Hameed, Kateryna Hlyniana, Bo Wen, Zubair Nabi, Dong Yuhao, Yakubu M Bashir

“…The trend of the Fractal exponent contour around the center suggests that the contact of the meteoritic body at that region occurs at an angle and then pushes southwards. The structural analysis results show linear structures that are believed to be faults/fractures trending in North-NorthEast (NNE), NorthEast (NE), EastWest (EW), and NorthSouth (NS) directions whose effects have been explained in previous works in the area and were also identified on the ground. …”
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Finite element analysis and artificial neural network for stress distribution of an aircraft model in a wind tunnel by Ahmed Al-Mulla Khalaf, Sinan Al-Haddad, Bilal Al-Oubaidi, Naseem Ibrahim, Fawaz Abdulwahed, Athraa Hilal

“…Herewith, the provided method advances engineering simulations by making exact predictions of stress distributions necessary to improve design and structural analysis.…”
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Structural and functional analysis reveals the catalytic mechanism and substrate binding mode of the broad-spectrum endolysin Ply2741 by Shuang Wang, Xinxin Li, Jiahui Ma, Xiaochao Duan, Haiyan Wang, Linkang Wang, Dayue Hu, Wenwu Jiang, Xiangmin Li, Ping Qian

“…Our results demonstrated that Ply2741 could effectively eradicate multidrug-resistant gram-positive pathogens in vitro and in vivo. Structural analysis revealed that the bactericidal activity of Ply2741 depends on the classic “Cys-His-Asn” catalytic triad. …”
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Deep eutectic solvent extraction and biological activity of polysaccharides from Tenebrio molitor by Shengru Yang, Xu Li, Qiaoli Li

“…Various DESs were tested for polysaccharides extraction, and the process was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). A preliminary structural analysis of the polysaccharides was conducted using infrared spectrum. …”
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SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan by Y. Genievskaya, D. Karelova, S. Abugalieva, P. Zhao, G. Chen, Y. Turuspekov

“…The phylogenetic clusterization and population structure analysis have demonstrated a clear segregation of A. minus from A. squarrosum, as well as the separation of population 1 from populations 2 and 3 of A. squarrosum. …”
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Novel FRET‐Based Biosensors for Real‐Time Monitoring of Estrogen Receptor Dimerization and Translocation Dynamics in Living Cells by Kiseok Han, Jung‐Soo Suh, Gyuho Choi, Yoon‐Kwan Jang, Sanghyun Ahn, Yerim Lee, Tae‐Jin Kim

“…This approach involves comprehensive structural analysis, linker comparison, and the selection of optimal fluorescent protein pairs, resulting in three distinct biosensors capable of detecting all ER homo‐ and hetero‐dimerizations within the nucleus. …”
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Influence of Geometrical Design on Defect Formation of Commercial Al-Si-Cu-Mg Alloy Fabricated by High-Pressure Diecasting: Structural Observation and Simulation Validation by Warda Bahanan, Siti Fatimah, Dong-Ju Kim, I Putu Widiantara, Jee-Hyun Kang, Young Gun Ko

“…Because the associated work primarily relies on technical experience, it is necessary to perform the structural analysis of the HPDed component in comparison with simulation-based findings that forecast flow behavior, hence reducing trial and error for optimization. …”
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Genomic epidemiology and phenotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from atopic dermatitis patients in South China by Chao Yang, Xiaowei Chen, Min Li, Wenchang Yuan, Shunguang Li, Dexing Han, Junhui Feng, Haimin Luo, Minling Zheng, Jiaqi Liang, Cha Chen, Pinghua Qu, Song Li

“…Phylogenetic and population structure analysis revealed that 579 strains of global AD were classified into 15 sequence clusters (SCs), with SC5, SC2, and SC7 dominating. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis, Prokaryotic Expression and Biological Activity of Lysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus Phage vB_VpP_1 by ZHANG Defu, YANG Wenjing, LIU Ke, LIU Qingqing, BAI Wutong, LI Fan, LÜ Xinran, BAI Xue, TAN Xiqian, LI Xuepeng, LI Jianrong

“…The lytic activity of the purified lysin against the host bacterium before and after being treated with ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) was measured. Tertiary structure analysis showed that the lysin was a spherical hydrophilic protein, which was predicted to contain two catalytic domains. …”
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