Geological structure and gold prospectivity of the Shamansky ore cluster of the Altai-Sayan folded region (Republic of Khakassia) by Alexander I. Chernykh, Alexey V. Okulov, Sergey G. Kryazhev, Irina V. Arsentieva

“…It is shown that the cluster has a complex fold-block structure. The rocks are characterized by intense folded and discontinuous dislocations. …”
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Local Scour Around Marine Structures: A Comprehensive Review of Influencing Factors, Prediction Methods, and Future Directions by Bingchuan Duan, Duoyin Wang, Chenxi Qin, Lunliang Duan

“…Local scour is a phenomenon of sediment erosion and transport caused by the dynamic interaction between water flow and seabed sediment, posing a serious threat to the safety of marine engineering structures such as cross-sea bridges and offshore wind turbines. …”
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Safety Protection of Under-passing Existing Rail Transit Structures Based on Midas GTS Finite Element Software by GU Zhangchuan

“…On-site measured data indicate that the maximum horizontal displacement of the existing rail transit main structure is 0.50 mm, and the maximum vertical displacement is 1.60 mm. …”
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AI-Driven Detection of Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete Structures Using Feature-Enhanced Deep Learning Models by Yujie Wu, Mengze Wu, Tianyi Cui, Jiani Lin, Qingke Liao, Jinqiu Shu

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A Newly Developed Compressed Air Cannon Test Bench Designed for Multi-Impact Analysis of Composite Structures by Ayoub Soufri, Ameur Chettah, Benoît Piezel, Christophe Bouvet

“…Understanding the response and damage evolution of structures subjected to multiple impact events is essential for designing resilient structures capable of withstanding complex loading scenarios, such as impacts from hail, gravel or foreign object debris. …”
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Biomarkers associated with cell-in-cell structure in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma based on transcriptome sequencing by Zehua Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang

“…Background Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), the main histological subtype of renal cell carcinoma, has a high incidence globally. Cell-in-cell structures (CICs), as a cellular biological phenomenon, play pivotal roles in cell competition, immune evasion and tumor progression in the context of KIRC. …”
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FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION OF NOTCHED STRUCTURE USING COMBINED CRITICAL PLANE-CRITICAL DISTANCE APPROACH (MT) by LIAO Ding, ZHU ShunPeng, GAO JieWei, NIU XiaoPeng, HE JinChao

“…In this paper, by combining the popular Fatemi-Socie critical plane model with the critical distance theory, a fatigue lifing model for notched structures under multiaxial loads was established, and its effectiveness was verified with the fatigue test data of TC4 stepped shaft specimens. …”
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EFFECT OF BOARD STRUCTURE ON CORPORATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF LISTED NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS FIRMS by Motunrayo Elizabeth OMOLEHIN, Folashade Olufunke OBAJE

“…This study, therefore, explored grey areas in the literature regarding board structure and sustainability performance. The panel data generalized least squares (random effect) method was used to analyse data sourced from annual reports, sustainability reports of selected oil and gas firms listed on the floor of the Nigeria Exchange from 2012 to 2022 and CSRHub database. …”
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INTERNATİONAL MİGRATİON AND AGRİCULTURAL SUSTAİNABİLİTY İN THE ÇUKUROVA REGİON: DETAİLED ANALYSİS OF SOCİO-ECONOMİC STRUCTURE AND MİGRATİON INTERACTİONS by Şinasi AKDEMIR, Ufuk GÜLTEKIN, Kasım Eren TUNA, Issaka Saidou ISMAILLA

“…This research aims to examine international migration movements and their effects on agricultural sustainability and the socio-economic structure in Turkey's Çukurova Region. The primary goal of the study is to provide strategic recommendations for the development of agricultural policies in the region by conducting a detailed analysis of the impacts of migration movements on agricultural sustainability. …”
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The songbird connectome (OSCINE-NET.ORG): structure–function organization beyond the canonical vocal control network by Andrew Savoy, Katherine L. Anderson, Joseph V. Gogola

“…Results We present the Oscine Structural Connectome for Investigating NEural NETwork ORGanization (OSCINE-NET.ORG), the first interactive mesoscale connectome for any vocal learner. …”
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A structure-based tool to interpret the significance of kinase mutations in clinical next generation sequencing in cancer by Amith Rangarajan, Ilona Sviezhentseva, Emma Gunderson, Yana Pikman, Yana Pikman, Matthew P. Jacobson, Beth Apsel Winger, Beth Apsel Winger

“…With the explosion of clinical NGS data and the concurrent availability of protein structures through the Protein Data Bank and protein models through programs such as AlphaFold, there exists an unprecedented opportunity to use structural information to help standardize NGS analysis with the overall goal of advancing personalized cancer therapy.MethodsUsing the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC), the largest curated database of clinical cancer mutations, we mapped thousands of missense mutations in the kinase and juxtamembrane (JM) domains of 48 receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) onto structurally aligned kinase structures, then clustered known activating mutations along with VUSs based on proximity in three-dimensional structure. …”
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Landscape structure, climate variability, and soil quality shape crop biomass patterns in agricultural ecosystems of Bavaria by Maninder Singh Dhillon, Thomas Koellner, Sarah Asam, Jakob Bogenreuther, Stefan Dech, Stefan Dech, Ursula Gessner, Daniel Gruschwitz, Sylvia Helena Annuth, Tanja Kraus, Thomas Rummler, Christian Schaefer, Sarah Schönbrodt-Stitt, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Martina Wilde, Martina Wilde, Tobias Ullmann

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Roughness and Energy Losses Induced by Mussel Growth on the Walls of Hydraulic Structures and Application to a Water Transfer Project by Jiahao Zhang, Mengzhen Xu, Boris Huber, Markus Grünzner, Koen Blanckaert

“…Abstract Mussel biofouling increases energy losses in hydraulic structures. The first contribution of this paper is the quantification of the mussel‐induced equivalent sand roughness ks as function of the mussel attachment density N and the shell length L. …”
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Profitability As a Moderator: Assessing The Influence of Capital Structure, Investment Decision and Firm Size on Firm Value by Naelati Tubastuvi, Arafah Esa Yuswandani, Azmi Fitriati, Akhmad Darmawan, Pensri Jaroenwanit

“…The purpose of this study is to determine whether capital structure, investment decisions, and firm size have an impact on firm value by examining profitability as a moderating factor. …”
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Control Parametric Analysis on Improving Park Restoring Force Model and Damage Evaluation of High-Strength Structure by Huang-bin Lin, Shou-gao Tang, Cheng Lan

“…In this study, the Park restoring force has been improved by adding two control parameters (energy-based strength degradation βe and ductility-based strength degradation βd). Based on the testing data, the constitutive model is input and 55 numerical models are developed to analyze the effects of various parameters on structural behavior. …”
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Seismic Analysis of Reticulated Shell Structure Based on Sensor Network for Smart Transportation Seismic Isolation Bearings by Jun Peng, Yufei Li

“…From the experimental data of the seismic response of the ground-isolated structure to the near-field pulsation and far-field vibration, the total energy of the ground-isolated structure under the near-field pulsed ground motion is the largest. …”
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The frequency of occurrence of various variants of the structure of root canals and methods of their mechanical treatment in the practice of a dentist-therapist by T. L. Redinova, E. I. Pudova, I. Сh. Sharifullina, A. A. Yesyunina, I. V. Zagrebin

“…Evaluation of the frequency of occurrence of various variants of the structure of root canals and methods for their processing in the practice of a dentist-therapist.Material and methods. 30 doctors who worked in the specialty "therapeutic dentistry" for 2-20 years were interviewed using questionnaires in various dental institutions in Izhevsk and Sarapul in the Udmurt Republic; and also analyzed 81 medical record of patients who underwent primary endodontic treatment for caries complication at LLC Center for Professional Dentistry "APEX" in Izhevsk for 6 months of 2022. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of European hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties. by Nanna Hellum Nielsen, Gunter Backes, Jens Stougaard, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen, Ahmed Jahoor

“…Progress in plant breeding is facilitated by accurate information about genetic structure and diversity. Here, Diversity Array Technology (DArT) was used to characterize a population of 94 bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties of mainly European origin. …”
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Distribution and Structure of China–ASEAN’s Intertidal Ecosystems: Insights from High-Precision, Satellite-Based Mapping by Zhang Zheng, Renming Jia

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Evaluation of the efficacy of clear aligners in mandibular advancement and their effect on mandibular trabecular structures using fractal dimension analysis by Nurver Karslı, Merve Gonca, Gizem Mine Türksever, Nesrin Atasaral Beyaz

“…Abstract Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the mandibular advancement protocol (MA) with clear aligners in the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion and to assess their effect on the mandibular trabecular structure using fractal dimension analysis (FD-A) on panoramic radiographs. …”
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