White Matter Imaging Phenotypes Mediate the Negative Causality of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number on Sleep Apnea: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study and Mediation Analysis by Ying Q, Wang M, Zhao Z, Wu Y, Sun C, Huang X, Zhang X, Guo J

“…Among 3935 BIPs, two features related to white matter microstructure served as partial mediators: the second eigenvalue from diffusion MRI data analysed by tract-based spatial statistics in the right posterior thalamic radiation, with a mediation proportion of 11.37% (P = 0.0450), and fractional anisotropy in the right sagittal stratum, with a mediation proportion of 12.79% (P = 0.0323).Conclusion: This study demonstrated a causal relationship between mtDNA-CN and SA, with specific brain white matter microstructure phenotypes potentially acting as mediators. …”
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Auditory Pathway in Prelingual Deaf Children in Comparison to Normal Hearing Children in the 1 to 7 Years of Age Group by John K. Joy, Subhash Kumar, Kranti Bhavana, Pradeep Kumar, Arun Srinivaasan, Mala Mahto

“… Objective This article aims to determine the microstructural alterations in the auditory pathway in prelingual deaf children using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived parameters—fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and secondarily to evaluate these changes in rubella and cytomegalovirus (CMV) positive cases.…”
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Application of Composite Soaking Solution in Fillet Storage and Caco-2 Cell Antioxidant Repair by Qing Shao, Zhongqiang Wang, Shumin Yi

“…The results of the microstructure analysis showed that the tissue structure of fillets treated by the compound soaking solution was more orderly. …”
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Performance Degradation Law and Model Construction of Hydraulic Concrete Under Freeze-Thaw Cycles: A Comprehensive Review by Xiangyi Zhu, Xiaohe Zhou, Yuxuan Xia, Xudong Chen

“…By capitalizing on the resultant microstructure, a more accurate predictive model can be established. …”
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A Multi-Scale Investigation of Sandy Red Clay Degradation Mechanisms During Wet–Dry Cycles and Their Implications for Slope Stability by Wei Xie, Zhenguo Liu, Zhigang Kong, Lu Jing, Rui Xiao

“…Concurrently, the relative expansion rate (<i>δ_r</i>) and relative shrinkage rate (<i>η_r</i>) gradually declined. (2) At the microscale, wet–dry cycles induced significant changes in the microstructure, characterized by increased particle rounding, disrupted stacked aggregates, altered inter-particle contacts, enlarged and interconnected pores, increased number of pores, and a reduction in clay mineral content. (3) At the mesoscale, cracks initiated and propagated. …”
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The Dual Influence of Silicon Content and Mechanical Stress on Magnetic Barkhausen Noise in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel by Aroba Saleem, Mehdi Mehdi, P. Ross Underhill, Youliang He, Thomas W. Krause

“…It is observed that increasing the Si content increases the pinning density, which, together with the microstructure and texture, largely impacts the MBN response. …”
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Service performance of directionally solidified Alnico 8 alloy by Sajjad Ur Rehman, Zhihao Liu, Yongqiang Deng, Renhui Liu, Xiaoqiang Yu, Munan Yang

“…The directionally solidified alloy demonstrates nearly ideal microstructure, the highest magnetic properties, and good service performance. …”
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Effect of Gamma and electron beam irradiation on PAN-carbon fiber composite by Reza jafari

“…Scanning electron microscopy was used to evaluate microstructural behavior. Thermal behavior of the samples was studied by thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. …”
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Effects of superabsorbent polymer and natural zeolite on shrinkage, mechanical properties, and porosity in ultra-high performance concretes by Yuxiang Tan, Bo Li, Yung-Tsang Chen, Yifeng Ling, Weizhuo Shi

“…Moreover, SAP and zeolite additions impact mechanical properties, demonstrating that a balance between shrinkage control and compressive strength can be reached, through an optimization of the additions to achieve the desired performance. Microstructural analysis through MIP and NMR reveals increased overall porosity of the UHPC with SAP and zeolite, suggesting that low-field NMR can be a valuable tool for complementing conventional test methods. …”
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Sustainable Polyurethane-Based Polymer Concrete: Mechanical and Non-destructive Properties with Machine Learning Technique by S. I. Haruna, Han Zhu, Yasser E. Ibrahim, Jian Yang, AIB Farouk, Jianwen Shao, Musa Adamu, Omar Shabbir Ahmed

“…Moreover, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to evaluate the microstructure of PUC. Feature selection tools were used to explore optimal input variables for estimating the (f c) of the PUC samples. …”
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Enhancing osteogenesis and mandibular defect repair with magnesium-modified acellular bovine bone matrix by Peng Wang, Rui Ge, Biao Li, Li Li, Liwei Han, Xiantong Hu, Gang Xu, Kaitao Yu

“…Mg2+ was incorporated into ABBM using an ion exchange method. The microstructure and mechanical properties of both ABBM and ABBM-Mg were analyzed using SEM and a biomechanical testing machine. …”
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Liquid and Gas Corrected Permeability Correlation for Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir Rocks by Sadonya Jamal Mustafa, Fraidoon Rashid, Khalid Mahmmud Ismail

“…The porosity and permeability relationships, permeability distribution, pore system and rock microstructures are the dominant factors that influenced on the limitation of these modules for calculating absolute liquid permeability from the klinkenberg-corrected permeability. …”
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Association between plasma exosome neurogranin and brain structure in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a protocol study by Ping Liu, Zheng Xu, Lin Tan, MengFei He, Li Sun, Wenhui Cao, Changhao Yin, Wenqiang Sun, Weina Zhao

“…The primary outcome measures will be (1) neuropsychological evaluation, including Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Clinical Dementia Rating scale, Shape Trail Test-A&amp;B, Auditory Verbal Learning Test-HuaShan version; (2) microstructural alterations and hippocampal features from MRI scans; and (3) neurogranin levels in the neuronal-derived exosomes from peripheral blood samples.Ethics and dissemination The ethics committee of the Hongqi Hospital affiliated with the Mudanjiang Medical University of China has approved this study protocol. …”
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Wetting behaviour of nickel-based brazing alloy BNi-5a on conventionally cast and laser-melted austenitic stainless steel 316L by W. Tillmann, J. Bültena, L. Wojarski, J. Zajaczkowski, K. Donnerbauer, F. Walther

“…Due to the layer-by-layer process manufacturing technique of the additive manufacturing process, the microstructure of a laser-melted 316L austenitic stainless steel differs from that of a conventionally cast material. …”
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Application of Sodium Caseinate-β-Cyclodextrin-HPMC Ternary Complex as Egg Replacers in Cakes by Ying WANG, Lijun LIN, Xiaoya YONG, Tao MAN, Xiaohui XIONG, Lili YAO

“…In this study, the foaming property test method was used to evaluate the foam capacity and foam stability of SCN-based complexes and SCN-based complexes were applied to angel cake to investigate their effects on cake batter (density, viscosity, and microstructure) and cake (specific volume, TPA parameters, appearance morphology, and sensory attributes). …”
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A new method for determining factors Influencing productivity of deep coalbed methane vertical cluster wells by HUANG Li, XIONG Xianyue, WANG Feng, SUN Xiongwei, ZHANG Yixin, ZHAO Longmei, SHI Shi, ZHANG Wen, ZHAO Haoyang, JI Liang, DENG Lin

“…Predictions using the neural network method were more accurate, with a relative error of less than 10% compared to measured values. 2） Using Kendall's tau-b correlation analysis, the discrete dominant factor was identified as the microstructural position, primarily located in uplifted positive structural zones, with the secondary factor being fracture development, categorized mainly as “well-developed” or “developed.” 3） By combining lasso regression-random forest- decision tree algorithm to iteratively eliminate irrelevant factors, the continuous dominant factors influencing productivity were ranked in descending order as: ash content, average construction discharge rate, total sand volume pumped, flowback rate at gas breakthrough, net pay thickness, acoustic travel time, gamma ray log value, average construction pressure, percentage of 100-mesh sand, and average gas measurement value. …”
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Structure-Activity Relationship of Acrylamide Adsorption by Peptidoglycan of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Hongyu BAI, Qingbo LIU, Weiran CUI, Zhenyue TANG, Yusong ZHANG, Meili SHAO

“…Conversely, heightened PG acetylation was associated with a diminished AA adsorption rate, with respective declines of 29.62%, 34.00%, 41.96%, and 69.03%. Microstructural evaluation revealed a positive correlation between the specific surface area and pore volume of PG and the adsorption rate. …”
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AI-based image segmentation for systematic characterization of parent concrete in selective demolition by Burcu Aytekin, Patrick Holthuizen, Marija Nedeljković, Erik Schlangen, Oguzhan Copuroglu

“…Cement content ranged from 316 ± 11 kg/m³ in foundations to 390 ± 10 kg/m³ in beams, and air void content ranged significantly from 0.9 % in abutment walls to 4.3 % in foundations. Microstructural composition also differed substantially: paste volume ranged from 17 % to 27 %, and coarse aggregate content from 37 % to 52 % depending on the component. …”
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Texture analysis of T1- and T2-weighted images identifies myofiber atrophy and grip strength decline in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic sarcopenia rats by Dong Xing, Fang Liu, Yufan Gao, Ziyan Fei, Yunfei Zha

“…Early and noninvasive evaluation of muscle microstructural damage is critical for managing sarcopenia in diabetes. …”
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One-step synthesis of Bi/CeVO4/Cu4O3 nanocomposite by hydrothermal method and investigation of its photocatalytic performance in desulfurization of dibenzothiophene by Mohammad Ghodrati, Mehdi Mousavi-Kamazani

“…According to the analysis results, cerium vanadate and copper oxide nanostructures were formed on bismuth microstructures. Then, the photocatalytic performance of the as-synthesized products in the desulfurization of dibenzothiophene was evaluated under visible light irradiation for one hour. …”
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