Standing tall together: Peatland vascular plants facilitate Sphagnum moss microtopography by Yvet Telgenkamp, Bjorn J.M. Robroek, Line Rochefort, Harry E.R. Shepherd, Rosa W.C. Boone, Carrie L. Thomas

“…Vascular plants compete with peat mosses – the ecosystem builders in ombrotrophic peatlands – for resources such as nutrients and light, but also provide structure for peat mosses to grow. …”
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Influence of Cyanide and Thiocyanate on the Formation of Magnetite Synthesized under Prebiotic Chemistry Conditions: Interplay between Surface, Structural, and Magnetic Properties by Rafael Block Samulewski, Ismael Leandro Graff, Slavomír Nemšák, Dimas Augusto Morozin Zaia

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A Machine Learning Approach for the Prediction of Thermostable β-Glucosidases by Diego Mariano

“…I hypothesize that the signature model proposed here can help understand the structural patterns in thermostable enzymes and shed light on the design of more efficient enzymes for biofuel production.…”
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A Novel Approach to Multi-Class Crack Classification: ResNet50 Enhanced with Squeeze-and-Excitation Blocks by Mazleenda Mazni, Abdul Rashid Husain, Devi Willieam Anggara, Mohd Ibrahim Shapiai, Riyadh Zulkifli, Munirah Onn

“…This study focuses on introducing a novel multi-class crack classification framework for concrete structures by integrating Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) blocks into the ResNet50 architecture. …”
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Economic Growth through Rent Streams, Financial Development and Institutional Quality in Mena by S. Sedighi, I. Niftiyev

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Adsorption and molecular transformation mechanisms of mercury sulfide on mackinawite surfaces: A DFT-D3 study by Fayang Guo, Yi Zhang, Yuxiang Mao, Yinchuan Li, Shunlin Tang, Mingshi Wang, Mingfei Xing, Fengcheng Jiang, Qiaoyun Huang, Xingmin Rong

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Analysis of the structural behavior of beam-column joints in reinforced concrete frames considering bending towards the reduced side of the cross section by Carolina Grossi de Paiva, Diôgo Silva de Oliveira, Camila Spagnol de Faria, João Vitor Fioresi Altoé, José Carlos Lopes Ribeiro

“…In this context, the present study sheds light on the behavior of these connection regions. …”
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Atomistic Observation of Defect Generation and Microstructural Evolution in Polycrystalline FeCrAl Alloys Under Different Irradiation Conditions by Huan Yao, Changwei Wu, Tianzhou Ye, Pengfei Wang, Junmei Wu, Yingwei Wu, Ping Chen

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Full-scale insight into high-entropy ceramics from basic concepts, synthesis technologies, structural characteristics, and properties to application prospects by Yunlei Wang, Jie Zhang, Taibin Wu, Guangjie Huang

“…High-entropy ceramics (HECs) are an emerging material system that has gained significant attention and become a focal point of research due to their unique structure and outstanding performance. This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the basic concepts, synthesis methods, structural characteristics, unique properties, and application prospects of HECs. …”
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles as carriers of Polygonum cuspidatum root hydroalcoholic extract: physicochemical, structural, and anticancer properties by Gabriela Fletes-Vargas, Rogelio Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas, Oscar A. González-Vargas, Alejandro Pérez-Larios, Hugo Espinosa-Andrews

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Modification in Physicochemical, Structural and Digestive Properties of Potato Starch During Heat-Moisture Treatment Combined with Microwave Pre- and Post-Treatment by Chunli Deng, Oksana Melnyk, Tatyana Marenkova, Yanghe Luo

“…The light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to determine the structural properties of starch. …”
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A Structural Model of Truncated Gaussia princeps Luciferase Elucidating the Crucial Catalytic Function of No.76 Arginine towards Coelenterazine Oxidation. by Nan Wu, Zhi-Chao Xu, Kai-Dong Du, Shen Huang, Naohiro Kobayashi, Yutaka Kuroda, Yan-Hong Bai

“…To address this question, we built a structural model of tGLuc by removing the C-terminal repeat from the resolved structure of intact GLuc, and verified that the cavity-forming component in GLuc remains stable and provides an open-mouth cavity in tGLuc during 500 ns MD simulations in water. …”
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DNA Damaging Agents Induce RNA Structural and Transcriptional Changes for Genes Associated with Redox Homeostasis in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Ping Li, Jiong-Yi Li, Yu-Jiao Ma, Xiao-Wei Wang, Jian-Ping Chen, Yi-Yuan Li

“…In conclusion, our findings shed light on the effects of DNA damaging agents on RNA structure and potential mRNA translation, which provide a new insight to understand the mechanism of DNA damage.…”
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Words ‘svet’ [Light] and ‘solntse’ [Sun] as Main Representatives of Concept LIGHT in Work of M. M. Prishvin by G. N. Abreimova, M. V. Klimova, U. I. Turko

“…The features of the content structure of the concept LIGHT in the work of M. M. …”
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Joint resting state and structural networks characterize pediatric bipolar patients compared to healthy controls: a multimodal fusion approach by Xiaoping Yi, Mingzhao Ma, Xueying Wang, Jinfan Zhang, Feifei Wu, Haimiao Huang, Qian Xiao, An Xie, Peng Liu, Alessandro Grecucci

“…These findings shed new light on the functional and structural abnormalities displayed by pediatric bipolar patients.…”
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Examining the impact of Omani primary school climate and teacher self-efficacy on innovative teaching practices: a structural equation modeling approach by Said Alshuhumi, Dawood Al-Hidabi, Abdulmajid Aldaba, Ali Ateeq, Nasser Almuraqab, Siddig Ibrahim, Abd Al-Aziz Al-refaei

“…Moreover, the current study aimed to test the mediating role of teachers’ self-efficacy in the relationship between the two constructs.Research methodThis study employed the cross-sectional survey method to collect data from 368 primary school teachers in Muscat employing the simple random sampling procedure. Structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS was utilized in two main steps: measurement model and structural model to analyze the study data.FindingsThe findings revealed a statistically significant influence of Omani school organizational climate and teachers’ self-efficacy on their innovative behavior. …”
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Seasonal dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in new twigs and old branches of Vitex negundo Var. heterophylla under three densities of Robinia pseudoacacia forests by Ning Wang, Hongliang Ji, Qiang Li, Pan Wu, Shijie Yi, Hong Li, Xiao Liu

“…Abstract Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are vital for plant growth, with their levels influenced by light intensity and seasonal changes. …”
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First-principles study on the electronic structures and optical properties of Ag (111), Ag (111)/AZO (002), and ZnO (002)/Ag (111) by You Yu, Shuhao Huang, Caihong Liu, Lijuan Tang, Tixian Zeng, Zhiqiang Du, Yanhong Shen

“…To study the effects of adding Al-doped ZnO (AZO) or ZnO films on Ag layers, this study constructed the atomic structure models of Ag (111), Ag (111)/AZO (002), and ZnO (002)/Ag (111). …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…Therefore, according to the issues and needs raised, as well as the few studies that have been conducted in the field of investigating the efficiency and use of shared bicycles in Iran, especially in the metropolis of Tehran, the current research seeks to identify the factors affecting the use of the bicycle sharing system in Tehran in the field of urban planning and policy making, to provide guidance for city managers and operators of the shared bicycle system.Methods: In the current research, structural equation modelling (SEM) has been used to analyse latent variables, their relationships and test hypotheses according to the conceptual model of the research. …”
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Effects of synthesis temperature on the structural and optical properties of CaAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+nanoparticles by Samuel NdunguWaithira, Ali Halake Wako, Simba Nyamato, Sharon Kiprotich

“…Calcium aluminate phosphor nanomaterials co-doped with europium and dysprosium (CaAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+) were prepared using a facile solution combustion technique. The structural and optical properties were investigated. …”
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