Neurocognitive and brain structure correlates of reading and television habits in early adolescence by Andreas M. Rauschecker, Pierre Nedelec, Simon Pan, Maria Olaru, Ryan M. Nillo, Clare E. Palmer, Diliana Pecheva, Anders M. Dale, Terry L. Jernigan, Leo P. Sugrue

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Push Factors of Population Migration in Russian Regions in Terms of Age Structure by Evgeniya Mikhailovna Moiseeva

“…The relationship between the age structure and the intensity of migration is two-way. …”
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Spherical-deconvolution informed filtering of tractograms changes laterality of structural connectome by Yifei He, Yoonmi Hong, Ye Wu

“…Laterality indices were computed for six popular biological features, including four microstructural measures (AD, FA, RD, and T1/T2 ratio) and two structural features (fiber length and connectivity) for each brain region. …”
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Analysis of knee fold structure model in Nanchuan Block of southeastern Chongqing by NI Feng,ZHU Feng,MENG Qingli

“…Previously, the structural interpretation of the Nanchuan block primarily identified faulted anticlines constrained by major reverse faults, without adequately addressing the structural deformation across the entire belt. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF THE KNEE JOINT IN PATIENTS WITH MONOGONARTHROSIS IN THE STAGE OF EXACERBATION by Taras Khanyk

“…The goal is to study the structural changes of the elements of the knee joint and their functional consequences in patients with monogonarthrosis of the 1st-2nd grade in the stage of exacerbation according to the data of a complex clinical and arthroscopic study. …”
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Changes in the Structural and Functional Albumin Properties in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by A. A. Turkina, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Аim: to conduct a comparative analysis of serum albumin's structural and functional properties in decompensated cirrhotic patients by means of spin prob EPR spectroscopy.Materials and methods. …”
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Nutrition Users’ Guides: an introduction to structured guides to evaluate the nutrition literature by Gordon H Guyatt, Bradley C Johnston, Malgorzata M Bala, Kevin C Klatt, Mary Rozga, Rosa K Hand, Deepa Handu

“…In addition, NUGs will provide comprehensive teaching materials for nutrition trainees on how to appraise, interpret and apply the research evidence.We hereby introduce a series of structured NUGs for the literature on nutrients, foods and dietary patterns and programmes. …”
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Diagnosis of latent forms of renal pathology by the structure of the solid phase of urine by I. S. Shatokhina, S. N. Shatokhina, V. N. Shabalin

“…Purpose: to reveal the hidden signs of the pathology of the urinary system according to the structures of the solid phase of the patient's urine. …”
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The structure and predictive value of intrinsic capacity in a longitudinal study of ageing by John R Beard, A T Jotheeswaran, Matteo Cesari, Islene Araujo de Carvalho

“…Longitudinal mediation and moderation analysis of incident care dependence.Settings Community, United Kingdom.Participants 2560 eligible participants aged over 60 years.Main outcome measures Activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).Results One general factor (intrinsic capacity) and five subfactors emerged: locomotor, cognitive; psychological; sensory; and ‘vitality’. This structure is consistent with biological theory and the model had a good fit for the data (χ2=71.2 (df=39)). …”
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Community structure of shrews in montane taiga forests of west Khentey, Mongolia by Purevjal Tserendavaa, Klaus Hackländer, Erdenetsetseg Erdenechimeg, Boris I. Sheftel, Ravchig Samiya, Enkhbat Undrakhbayar, Altanchimeg Nomin, Tumurbaatar Dayanjalba, Michael Muehlenberg

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Nanoscale structural alteration of lung collagen in response to strain and bleomycin injury by Richard T. Deyhle, Robin Krüger, Luca Fardin, Irma Mahmutovic Persson, Jose Luis Cercos-Pita, Gaetano Perchiazzi, Andreas Menzel, Martin Bech, Lars E. Olsson, Sam Bayat

“…Abstract The link between the structural organization of the fibrillar components of lung extracellular matrix (ECM), local tissue stiffness and global viscoelastic behaviour is not known. …”
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Backgrounds of origin and character of structural changes in testicles of coalminers of Donbass region by Yu. V. Danilov, T. I. Shevchenko, K. V. Motkov

“…For the verification of Chernobyl factor that influences the structure of testicles of Chernobyl accident liquidators that reside in Donbass region it is necessary to establish pre-existing morphological changes due to harmful work conditions in coal mines. …”
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Development of heat supply systems for structural subdivisions of JSC “Russian Railways” by S. V. Glukhov, А. V. Kovalenko, S. V. Chicherin

“…Authors suggest organizing on the basis of the available structures of JSC RZD an expert group which will be engaged in collecting and processing input data, interacting with municipal authorities and regulating organizations for successful modernization of systems of heat supply from boiler units of JSC RZD. …”
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Index Method for Assessing Structural Changes in the Economy: Issues of Theory and Practice by T. N. Belova

“…The development of a scale for assessing the indexes of structural changes included: firstly, a comparison of the assessment results using the Ryabtsev, Gatev and Salai indexes based on observation data; secondly, the construction of aligned values (trends) for ranked series according to the Ryabtsev, Gatev, Salai indexes; thirdly, comparison of the alignment results and construction of the required scale for assessing measures of the significance of structural changes. …”
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Ambient seismic noise imaging of a tailings dam internal structure by Thulisile Kunjwa, Moctar Doucouré

“… Several tailings dam failures have been reported over the past few decades, raising questions about the stability of these structures. Over the past 30 years, there have been more severe failures of tailings dams, which have resulted in damage to the environment, fatalities and severe socio-economic issues. …”
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Population structure in a fungal human pathogen is potentially linked to pathogenicity by E. Anne Hatmaker, Amelia E. Barber, Milton T. Drott, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Adiyantara Gumilang, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Justin L. Eagan, Nancy P. Keller, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Oliver Kurzai, Antonis Rokas

“…Here, we analyze genomic data from 300 (117 clinical and 183 environmental) A. flavus isolates from 13 countries, including 82 clinical isolates sequenced in this study, to examine population and pan-genome structure and their relationship to pathogenicity. …”
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Structural equation modeling of collective decision-making's impact on group cohesion by S. Mirbagheri, A. Rafiei Atani, M. Parsanejad, R. Jafari

“…This research assesses the correlation between common rationality (as a basis for decision-making), collective decision-making, and cohesion.METHODS: To achieve the research purpose, a conceptual model is designed using the research background and interviews with experts, and then the structural equation method is used to achieve the research objectives, and Smart PLS 2.0 software is used to analyze the data. …”
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Transcriptional Profile and Structural Conservation of SUMO-Specific Proteases in Schistosoma mansoni by Roberta Verciano Pereira, Fernanda Janku Cabral, Matheus de Souza Gomes, Liana Konovaloff Jannotti-Passos, William Castro-Borges, Renata Guerra-Sá

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Tension and compression behaviors of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) for structural use by Qunying Mou, Siyang Ji, Peng Li, Xianjun Li, Zhangjing Chen, Lin He, Xiazhen Li

“…However, the limited availability of mechanical data and lack of clarity regarding the failure mechanism hinders its application in architecture. …”
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Structure, function and assembly of soybean primary cell wall cellulose synthases by Ruoya Ho, Pallinti Purushotham, Louis FL Wilson, Yueping Wan, Jochen Zimmer

“…Different subsets of CesA isoforms are necessary for primary and secondary cell wall biogenesis. Here, we structurally and functionally characterize the Glycine max (soybean) primary cell wall CesAs CesA1, CesA3, and CesA6. …”
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