Community structure of woody plants on islands along a bioclimatic gradient by Paulo A.V. Borges, Pedro Cardoso, Simone Fattorini, François Rigal, Thomas J. Matthews, Letizia Di Biase, Isabel R. Amorim, Margarita Florencio, Luis Borda-de-Água, Carla Rego, Fernando Pereira, Rui Nunes, Rui Carvalho, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Heriberto López, Antonio J. Pérez Delgado, Rüdiger Otto, Silvia Fernández Lugo, Lea de Nascimento, Juli Caujapé-Castells, Juliane Casquet, Samuel Danflous, Jacques Fournel, Anne-Marie Sadeyen, Rui B. Elias, José María Fernández-Palacios, Pedro Oromí, Christophe Thébaud, Dominique Strasberg, Brent C. Emerson

“…Understanding patterns of community structure and the causes for their variation can be furthered by comparative biogeographic analyses of island biotas. …”
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Human development, inequality, and their associations with brain structure across 29 countries by Vicente Medel, Luz M. Alliende, Richard Bethlehem, Jakob Seidlitz, Grace Ringlein, Celso Arango, Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė, Laila Asmal, Mark Bellgrove, Vivek Benegal, Miquel Bernardo, Pablo Billeke, Jorge Bosch-Bayard, Rodrigo Bressan, Geraldo Busatto, Mariana Castro, Tiffany Chaim-Avancini, Monise Costanzi, Leticia Czepielewski, Paola Dazzan, Camilo de la Fuente-Sandoval, Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja, Marta Di Forti, Ana Maria Diaz-Zuluaga, Stefan Du Plessis, Fabio Duran, Sol Fittipaldi, Alex Fornito, Nelson Freimer, Ary Gadelha, Clarissa Gama, Ranjini Garani, Clemente Garcia-Rizo, Cecilia Gonzalez Campo, Alfonso Gonzalez-Valderrama, Salvador Guinjoan, Bharath Holla, Agustin Ibañez, Daniza Ivanovic, Andrea Jackowski, Pablo Leon-Ortiz, Christine Lochner, Carlos Lopez-Jaramillo, Hilmar Luckhoff, Raffael Massuda, Philip McGuire, Jun Miyata, Romina Mizrahi, Robin Murray, Aysegul Ozerdem, Pedro Pan, Mara Parellada, Lebogang Phahladira, Juan P. Ramirez-Mahaluf, Ramiro Reckziegel, Tiago Reis Marques, Francisco Reyes-Madrigal, Annerine Roos, Pedro Rosa, Giovanni Salum, Freda Scheffler, Gunter Schumann, Mauricio Serpa, Dan J. Stein, Angeles Tepper, Jeggan Tiego, Tsukasa Ueno, Juan Undurraga, Eduardo A Undurraga, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Isabel Valli, Mirta Villarreal, Toby T Winton-Brown, Nefize Yalin, Francisco Zamorano, Marcus Zanetti, Anderson M Winkler, Sara Evans-Lacko, Nicolas A. Crossley

“…We aimed to determine the association between the level of development and inequality of a country and the brain structure of healthy adults. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study pooling brain imaging (T1-based) data from 145 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies in 7,962 healthy adults (4,110 women) in 29 different countries. …”
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Structural Characteristics of the Turning End of the Kaiping Syncline and Its Influence on Coal Mine Gas by Zhenning Chen, Yanming Zhu, Hanyu Zhang, Jin Li

“…This study, drawing on previous theories, research, and practical coal mine production data, analyzes the structural characteristics of the Kaiping syncline, with particular emphasis on the structural differentiation at its northeastern uplifted end. …”
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Structural and analytical studies on some complexes of Pd2+ ions with asymmetric -dioximes by Daniela Cîrțînă

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Urban Viaduct Structural Health Monitoring: A Review of Wireless Sensor Approaches by Tianli Wang, Tong Cui, Xin Qi, Xintao Huan

“…In this paper, we review the full-chain methods of employing wireless sensor technology for urban viaduct structural health monitoring. By proposing a general wireless structural health monitoring approach as a framework, we first review the sensor types and wireless transmission technologies, then the data processing and modal identification methods, and finally the damage detection methods. …”
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Restoration Study of a Masonry Monumental Building in Thrapsano, Greece by Barbara Charalambidi, Maria E. Stavroulaki, Georgios E. Stavroulakis

“…Advanced numerical simulations, validated through experimental data, were employed to model the pre- and post-retrofit behavior of the structure. …”
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Statistically Generated Weighted Curve Fit of Residual Functions for Modal Analysis of Structures by Paul Stanley Bookout

“…The residual flexibility test method, from which a residual function is generated, is a procedure to modal test large structures in a free-free environment to measure the effects of higher order modes and stiffness at distinct degree of freedom interfaces. …”
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Multi-temporal crack segmentation in concrete structures using deep learning approaches by S. Harb, P. Achanccaray Diaz, M. Maboudi, M. Gerke

“…These results suggest that temporal information significantly improves the performance of segmentation models, offering a promising solution for improved crack identification and long-term monitoring of concrete structures, even with limited sequential data.…”
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Robust and automatic modeling of tunnel structures based on terrestrial laser scanning measurement by Xiangyang Xu, Hao Yang, Boris Kargoll

“…The terrestrial laser scanning technology is increasingly applied in the deformation monitoring of tunnel structures. However, outliers and data gaps in the terrestrial laser scanning point cloud data have a deteriorating effect on the model reconstruction. …”
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Dispersive surface free energy of adsorbents modified by supramolecular structures of heterocyclic compounds by Vladimir Yu. Guskov, Yulia Yu. Gainullina, Alina F. Gabdulmanova, Albina N. Gareeva

“…It was shown that the changes in dispersive surface free energy as a result of the modification correlate well with data on the structure and properties of supramolecular ensembles of the modifiers used. …”
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Empowering traditional weaving artisans through development communication structures in TTS regency by Agus Kuncoro, Sumardjo Sumardjo, Champion P Lubis, Ivanovich Agusta

“…This study used secondary data. Researchers use dissertations, scientific journals, the internet, and data from related agencies to gather this data. …”
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Lightweight dynamic model for fusion of three-dimensional surface-stratum underground structures. by Cuiying Zhou, Yusen Zhong, Ziyu Tao, Chunhui Lan, Wei Hu, Zhen Liu

“…However, the heterogeneity of surface, stratigraphic and structural data sources and modeling methods leads to incompatibility of model attributes. …”
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Advancing dynamic quantum crystallography: enhanced models for accurate structures and thermodynamic properties by Helena Butkiewicz, Michał Chodkiewicz, Anders Ø. Madsen, Anna A. Hoser

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) has evolved significantly since its inception, becoming a crucial tool for material structure characterization. Advancements in theory, experimental techniques, diffractometers and detection technology have led to the acquisition of highly accurate diffraction patterns, surpassing previous expectations. …”
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The Effect of Gain and Strong Dissipative Structures on Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations in Optical Fiber by Xintong Yuan, Chunhua Li

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Damage identification of structures using experimental modal analysis and continuous wavelet transform by A. Gholizad, H. Safari

“…The mode shapes are obtained from EMA by applying FRF of structure as the input data. In the present work, a two-stage method of determining the location of multiple structural damages on space structures is proposed. …”
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Experimental Characterization of Cast Explosive Charges Used in Studies of Blast Effects on Structures by Anselmo S. Augusto, Girum Urgessa, Caio B. Amorim, Robison E. Lopes Júnior, Fausto B. Mendonça, José A. F. F. Rocco, Koshun Iha

“…Structural research teams face significant challenges when conducting studies with explosives, including the costs and inherent risks associated with field detonation tests. …”
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The Elasticity of Agricultural Income in the EU Member States Under Different Cost Structures by Łukasz Kryszak, Jakub Staniszewski

“…The aim of this paper was to determine whether the EU countries which vary in terms of their cost structure in agriculture, differ also with regard to the influence of capital-labour ratio and land supply per worker on labour profitability. …”
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Diffusion Coefficients, Short-Term Cosmic Ray Modulation, and Convected Magnetic Structures by John J. Quenby, Tamitha Mulligan, J. Bernard Blake, Diana N. A. Shaul

“…Three cases of large-amplitude, small spatial-scale interplanetary particle gradients observed by the anticoincidence shield (ACS) aboard the INTEGRAL spacecraft in 2006 are investigated. The high data rates provided by the INTEGRAL ACS allow an unprecedented ability to probe the fine structure of GCR propagation in the inner Heliosphere. …”
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Comparative Study on Non-Gaussian Characteristics of Wind Pressure for Rigid and Flexible Structures by Lei Jiang, Jin-hua Li, Chun-xiang Li

“…Finally, this paper utilizes the present autospectrum empirical formula to fit the wind pressure power spectrum density of the measured data and obtains the conclusion that the existing empirical formula is not ideal for fitting of the flexible structure.…”
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Multiple and non-planar crack propagation analyses in thin structures using FCPAS by H. Dündar, A. O. Ayhan

“…It is shown that FCPAS results are in good agreement with literature data in terms of SIFs, crack paths and crack growth life of the structure. …”
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