Physicochemical properties, structure, growth-promoting and antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza leaf polysaccharides modified by fermentation by Juan Du, Yuan Wang, Xia Li, Zhalaga, Na Liu, Wenwen Wang, Jingwei Qi, Xiaoli Fan, Xiaoping An

“…Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of fermentation on the physicochemical properties and in vitro antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza leaf, compare the structures of unfermented (GLP) and fermented (FGLP) polysaccharides, and assess their growth-promoting and antioxidant activities using zebrafish embryos. …”
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Structural background of intraspecific color polymorphism and the driver of geographic patterns in a shining leaf chafer by Yuanyuan Lu, Alexander Kovalev, Lulu Li, Chuchu Li, Xinyi Zhu, Min He, Xingke Yang, Ming Bai, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…In this instance, the attempts to explain the distribution patterns and their potential causes lacking structural background of color formation, are likely to be misguiding. …”
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Structural damage-driven brain compensation among near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia by Hui Tang, Haichao Zhao, Hao Liu, Jiyang Jiang, Nicole Kochan, Jing Jing, Henry Brodaty, Wei Wen, Perminder S. Sachdev, Tao Liu

“…Our results revealed that structural damage can reliably explain the variations of functional connections or cognitive maintenance. …”
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Quantitatively Decoupling the Relationships Between Discharge and Sediment Yield During Flood Events in China's Loess Plateau by Zelin Li, Guangyao Gao, Anqi Huang, Lishan Ran, Dongfeng Li, Bojie Fu

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Enhanced Human Action Recognition Using Fusion of Skeletal Joint Dynamics and Structural Features by S. N. Muralikrishna, Balachandra Muniyal, U. Dinesh Acharya, Raghurama Holla

“…The displacement vector of joint locations is used to compute the temporal features. The structural variation features and the temporal variation features are fused using a neural network to perform action classification. …”
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Simulation test and optimization for structural parameters of circular arc gear discharging fertilizer apparatus by DUN Guoqiang, GAO Zhiyong, GUO Yanling, LIU Yuxuan, MAO Ning, JI Wenyi

“…The optimum structure was selected to do the bench test. The results indicated that the coefficient of variation of the quality changes of discharging fertilizer was 0.27, and the coefficient of determination of fertilizer discharging amount in unit time was 0.998 0. …”
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Experimental Study of an Adaptive Sequential Nonlinear LSE with Unknown Inputs for Structural Damage Tracking by Tengfei Mu, Li Zhou, Jann N. Yang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the improved ASNLSE-UI approach is capable of tracking the variation of stiffness parameters leading to the detection of structural damages.…”
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Structural and Mechanical Properties of Hot Rolled CuAlBe Non-Spark Alloy Explosion by G.R. Chelariu, N. Cimpoeșu, P. Paraschiv, B.A. Prisecariu, I. Rusu, I. Știrbu, G.I. Sandu, M. Benchea, C. Bejinariu

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Structural Response of the Metro Tunnel under Local Dynamic Water Environment in Loess Strata by Junling Qiu, Yiwen Qin, Jinxing Lai, Ke Wang, Fangyuan Niu, Hao Wang, Guanglong Zhang

“…In recent years, Xi’an city, China, has taken the leadership in large-scale construction of subway lines in the loess strata. To study the structural response of the tunnel in loess region under local hydrodynamic environment, an experimental testing in 1g as well as a numerical simulation were performed, in which the achieved results were verified and were found to be in good agreement. …”
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The Structural Defects and Optical Performance of Polarization-Maintaining Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap fiber by Lidong Wang, Meisong Liao, Fei Yu, Liang Chen, Yazhou Wang, Dakun Wu, Tianxing Wang, Lili Hu, Weiqing Gao

“…According to analyzing the optical performance variation to structural deformation rate, we conducted that the diameter defect has the greatest impact on the fiber properties, while the core-side hole defect has the weakest impact. …”
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Electronic, magnetic, and structural properties of V2CoAl: Experimental and computational study by Parashu Kharel, Cole Brown, Brandon Schmidt, Caden Sadler, Salimatou Diallo, Mohd Anas, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev

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Structural Optimization and Airflow Uniformity Evaluation of Bag Filter Based on Different Diversion Schemes by Hongli Hu, Shuo Ma, Yu Wang, Hongting Ma

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Structural analysis of the hip joint using segmentation and finite elements in patients with femoroacetabular impingement by Felipe Castillo, Cristian A. Hernández-Salazar, Octavio A. González-Estrada

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Machine Learning Classification of First-Onset Drug-Naive MDD Using Structural MRI by Donghwa Kim, Pilsung Kang, Junhong Kim, Czang Yeob Kim, Jong-Ha Lee, Sangil Suh, Moon-Soo Lee

“…It is hard to differentiate adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients from healthy adolescent controls based on structural MRI research findings, as the clinical characteristics of the patient group are heterogeneous, and the neuroimaging study results are ambiguous. …”
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The Influence of Hot Deformation on the Mechanical and Structural Properties of Mild Carbon Steel for Industrial Application by Mariana Pop, Ioana-Monica Sas-Boca, Dan Frunză, Adriana Neag

“…The aim of this work was to study the influence of temperature and strain rate on the formability and structure of C22 steel. This study was based on tensile and compression tests. …”
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Impact of Variable Device Structural Changes on Particle Deposition Distribution in Multi-Rotor UAV by Jingang Han, Tongsheng Zhang, Lilian Liu, Guobin Wang, Cancan Song, Yubin Lan

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of structural changes in variable fertilizer application devices on the distribution of particle deposition in UAVs. …”
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Structural Deformation Style and Seismic Potential of the Maoyaba Fault, Southeastern Margin of the Tibet Plateau by Xianbing Zhang, Ning Zhong, Xiao Yu, Guifang Yang, Haibing Li

“…The likelihood of surface rupture earthquakes occurring in the near future is low; however, the expansion of the HGLF could induce moderate to strong earthquakes in the MYB area. The variation in the local tectonic stress field, which is influenced by the Litang–Batang V-shaped structure system and lithological differences, results in the formation of an extensional horsetail structure in the northwestern segment of the LTFZ. …”
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Petrogenetic evidences in geodynamics and placement of Nordoz intrusive masses in Alborz-Azerbaijan structural zone by Shahryar Mahmoudi, Shiva Lavi, Shohreh Hassanpour, Amir Ali Tabakh Shabani, Mehran Yegane Far

“…The Oligocene Nordoz intrusive complex is located in the eastern region of Siehroud, within the East Azerbaijan province, and within the Alborz-Azerbaijan structural zone. The results of field studies have identified the presence of gabbro diorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, tonalite, granodiorite, and granite within the region. …”
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Exploring the Correlation Between Sleep Chronotype and the Volumes of Subcortical Structures and Hippocampal Subfields in Young Healthy Population by Fahad H. Alhazmi

“…Conclusions: Overall, the findings suggest that chronotype preferences are associated with the changes in the volumes of subcortical structures and hippocampal subfields and highlight the role of chronotypes in the neural mechanisms of these brain structures.…”
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Daily cycle and environmental factors influence fish assemblage structure in an Amazonian conservation unit by R. S. Silva, L. P. Oliveira, M. Y. M. Damasceno, M. F. Noruega, A. A. Jardim Junior, G. T. Ferreira, F. Corrêa, L. J. S. Vieira, L. F. A. Montag

“…These findings underscore the significance of the local environment and daily cycle in predicting variations in fish assemblage structure in Amazonian streams. …”
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