Optimization of functionally graded materials to make stress concentration vanish in a plate with circular hole by Hassan Mohamed Abdelalim Abdalla, Francesco De Bona, Daniele Casagrande

“…This paper is devoted to the minimization of the stress concentration factor in infinite plates with circular hole made of functionally graded materials and subjected to a far-field uniform uniaxial tension. …”
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AMCL: supervised contrastive learning with hard sample mining for multi-functional therapeutic peptide prediction by Jiwei Fang, Henghui Fan, Jintao Zhao, Jianping Zhao, Junfeng Xia

“…Additionally, we introduce a category-adaptive threshold selection mechanism for individual functional categories. The interpretability of AMCL is demonstrated through feature space analysis and Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) visualization. …”
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Texture of materials of elements of tribological systems of machines and mechanisms in non-equilibrium processing and functioning conditions by V.V. Aulin, Ye.V. Manko, V.M. Chumak, S.V. Lysenko, O.D. Derkach, D.O. Makarenko

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Species abundances surpass richness effects in the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship across marine fishes by Helen F. Yan, Renato A. Morais, David R. Bellwood

“…Abstract High biological diversity (or biodiversity) is thought to bolster communities against disturbances, leading to higher levels of ecosystem functioning. While the biodiversity-ecosystem function (BEF) relationship is evident in studies equating diversity to species richness, it is still unclear which ecological mechanisms can produce different observational BEF effects. …”
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Rectified Tangent Activation (RTA): A Novel Activation Function for Enhanced Deep Learning Performance by Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Sumit Srivastava

“…In deep learning, activation functions (AFs) influence a model’s performance, convergence rate, and generalization capability. …”
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Patterns and functional consequences of antibody speciation in maternal-fetal transfer of coronavirus-specific humoral immunity. by Andrew P Hederman, Hannah M Brookes, Harini Natarajan, Leo Heyndrickx, Kevin K Ariën, Joshua A Weiner, Amihai Rottenstreich, Gila Zarbiv, Dana Wolf, Tessa Goetghebuer, Arnaud Marchant, Margaret E Ackerman

“…Here, we investigate the phenotypes and functions of maternal and cord blood antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection and compare them to those induced by mRNA vaccination, focusing on breadth of antigen recognition and antiviral functions including neutralization and effector function. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Correlation between Uric Acid and Thyroid Hormone in People with Normal Thyroid Function by Guanqun Chao, Yue Zhu, Lizheng Fang

“…There was a significant dose-dependent relationship between FT4, FT3, and SUA gradient. Conclusions. Under normal thyroid function, there were significant differences in TSH, FT3, and FT4 between groups with different uric acid levels. …”
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Tidal Exclusion Barriers Fragment an Invertebrate Community into Taxonomically and Functionally Distinct Estuarine and Wetland Assemblages by Sorcha Cronin-O’Reilly, Alan Cottingham, Linda H. Kalnejais, Kath Lynch, James R. Tweedley

“…The downstream regions contained a speciose and functionally rich estuarine fauna, comprising mainly polychaetes and bivalves. …”
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True amplitude migration in constant gradient velocity media by Castillo López Luis Antonio

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Theoretical investigation on PD-L1-In-1 for cancer immunotherapy via density functional theory by Bijay Sijapati Magar, Kiran Pudasainee, Prakash Pandey, Mahesh Kumar Neupane, Rupak Raj Lamichhane, Basanta Gurung, Khagendra Tripathi, Binod Adhikari

“…Abstract This study presents a comprehensive theoretical analysis of PD-L1-In-1 (C21H23N5O2) using the B3LYP functional with the 6-311G(d) basis set, focusing on its structural, electronic, and spectroscopic properties. …”
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Protocol for isolating and purifying murine liver sinusoidal endothelial cells for in vitro culture and functional assays by Sophia Papaioannou, Jia-Xiang See, Tinja Baljkas, Philipp Reiners-Koch, Manuel Winkler, Adelheid Cerwenka, Ana Stojanovic

“…Summary: Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) line the liver sinusoids and play a crucial role in liver function. Isolating LSECs is beneficial for their functional evaluation in vitro. …”
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Machine learning-based pseudo-continuous pedotransfer function for predicting soil freezing characteristic curve by Sangyeong Park, Yongjoon Choe, Hangseok Choi, Khanh Pham

“…This study developed an alternative approach to estimate θ using a pedotransfer function (PTF) implemented with extreme gradient boosting (XGB). …”
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Predictions of Spartina alterniflora leaf functional traits based on hyperspectral data and machine learning models by Wei Li, Xueyan Zuo, Zhijun Liu, Leichao Nie, Huazhe Li, Junjie Wang, Zhiguo Dou, Yang Cai, Xiajie Zhai, Lijuan Cui

“…Investigating the functional traits of Spartina alterniflora can provide insights towards understanding its invasion mechanism, and developing a method leaves can improve its management in coastal wetlands. …”
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Effects of environmental heterogeneity on fish biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships in the Yangtze River, China by Chang Xie, Jishun Ma, Hongwei Yao, Jun Wang, Qiong Zhou

“…Moreover, the relative importance of biodiversity and environmental factors to ecosystem functioning were evaluated. Results Our results indicated that diverse conditions along the riverine gradient drove spatial variability in fish biodiversity, with significantly lower functional diversity in RefZ. …”
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Shifting Outcomes: Superior Functional Recovery in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Compared to Cardioembolic Stroke by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, László Szapáry

“…Functional recovery was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). …”
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Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Biomarkers Linked to Lower Muscle Mass, Function and Physical Performance in Sarcopenia by Ji Yeon Kim, Tae‐Hwan Gil, Hyo Gyeong Lee, Ji‐Won Shin, Dong‐Hyun Jang, Hyeon Soo Kim, Seung Shin Park, Sang Wan Kim, Chan Soo Shin, Sung Hye Kong, Ok Hee Jeon

“…Hand grip strength was measured using a hydraulic hand dynamometer for muscle function and physical performance based on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), walking speed and the five‐time‐sit‐to‐stand test. …”
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Functional traits and habitat use: Investigating community assembly in a montane community (Carabidae: Nebria) by Jillian K. Schat, David H. Kavanaugh, Jacki Whisenant, Genevieve Anderegg, Huijun Xiao, Sean D. Schoville

“…Trait‐based ecology provides a useful framework for testing which ecological processes most strongly influence local community composition, especially across environmental gradients where species diversity varies. Where environmental filtering dominates, species distributions are expected to be defined by strong turnover along environmental gradients, with more similar species occupying more similar habitats. …”
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Analysis of longitudinal cracked two-dimensional functionally graded beams exhibiting material non-linearity by Victor Rizov

“…An analytical study of longitudinal fracture in two-dimensional functionally graded cantilever beam configurations is carried-out with taking into account the non-linear behavior of material. …”
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A Bibliometric Review of 3D-Printed Functionally Graded Materials, Focusing on Mechanical Properties by Cristina Veres, Maria Tănase

“…Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a class of advanced materials characterized by spatially varying properties, offering significant advantages in aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries. …”
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Run-off impacts on Arctic kelp holobionts have strong implications on ecosystem functioning and bioeconomy by Sarina Niedzwiedz, Claudia Schmidt, Yunlan Yang, Bertille Burgunter-Delamare, Sebastian Andersen, Lars Hildebrandt, Daniel Pröfrock, Helmuth Thomas, Rui Zhang, Børge Damsgård, Kai Bischof

“…We investigated the performance and functioning of Arctic kelp holobionts in response to run-off gradients, with a focus on the effect of altered element concentrations in the water column. …”
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