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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Internal Structure of a Jet Nozzle for Coalbed Methane Mining Based on Airfoil Curves by Jian Chen, Liwen Guo, Yanwei Hu, Yong Chen

“…Based on airfoil curves that can effectively balance the rectification and drag reduction effects in flight hydrodynamics, we designed an internal streamline structure of jet nozzle for coalbed methane (CBM) mining. …”
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Effects of salt stress on physiological-biochemical characteristics and chloroplast submicroscopic structure of Rhododendron indicum by WU Yue-yan, LI Bo, ZHANG Yan-zhong, CUI Peng

“…A series of pot experiments were conducted to understand the effects of salt stress on physiological-biochemical characteristics and chloroplast submicroscopic structure of Rhododendron indicum. The results indicated a robust development of the individuals under low salt stress. …”
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Genetic Variability and Population Structure of Ethiopian Yams (Dioscorea spp.) Based on SSR Markers by Gerezgiher Mekonen Gebrhud, Hewan Demissie Degu, Eleni Shiferaw Tessema, Tsegaye Babege Worojie

“…Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity and population structure of 31 yam accessions collected from various agro‐ecologies in Ethiopia based on 10 SSR markers. …”
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Structure Damage on Cotton Fiber via Coupling Effect of Moisture Regains and Low Temperature by Jiqiang Cao, Xiang Liu, Ruolian Mo, Hongling Liu, Hong Xu

“…Here the cotton fiber samples were generated with pre-treatment using a synergistic strategy of moisture regains and low temperatures, the morphology and structure of the fibers with different pre-treatments were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry (13C NMR). …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior of a Flexible Structure to Combined External Acoustic and Parametric Excitation by Paulo S. Varoto, Demian G. Silva

“…Flexible structures are frequently subjected to multiple inputs when in the field environment. …”
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Structure and driving factors of the soil microbial community associated with Alhagi sparsifolia in an arid desert. by Wenjing Li, Lamei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Dexiong Teng, Hengfang Wang, Jinlong Wang, Guanghui Lv

“…Environmental properties are important factors in structuring soil microbial communities. The primary driving factors vary in different ecosystems. …”
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Investigation of the effect the parameters of the structure of cottonized costume fabrics produce on their physical and mechanical properties by Katsiarina S. Mileeva, Galina V. Kazarnovskaya

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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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Multiple Scales of Control on the Structure and Spatial Distribution of Woody Vegetation in African Savanna Watersheds. by Nicholas R Vaughn, Gregory P Asner, Izak P J Smit, Edward S Riddel

“…For each substrate and climate combination, models incorporating topography, hydrology and fire history explained up to 30% of the remaining variation in woody canopy structure, but inclusion of a spatial autocovariate term further improved model performance. …”
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Upconversion luminescence of pyrochlore structured (A2B2O7) phosphors by B.V. Naveen Kumar, H.C. Swart, R.E. Kroon

“…While these materials may share similar chemical and structural characteristics, their luminescent capabilities exhibit significant variation upon rare earth ion doping. …”
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Characterization of genetic diversity and population structure within Staphylococcus chromogenes by multilocus sequence typing. by Rebeca Huebner, Robert Mugabi, Gabriella Hetesy, Lawrence Fox, Sarne De Vliegher, Anneleen De Visscher, John W Barlow, George Sensabaugh

“…Sequence-based typing systems, such as MLST, have application in studies of genetic diversity, population structure, and epidemiology, including studies of strain variation as a factor in pathogenicity or host adaptation. …”
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Evolution of Microbial Community Structure and Denitrifying Functional Microorganisms in the Biological Sponge Iron System by Jing Li, Huina Xie, Wei Zhao, Jie Li

“…This study focused on the changes in microbial community structure and the relative abundance and interrelationships of nitrogen cycle-related functional bacteria at different operational stages of the BSIS with a sponge iron (SFe) dosage of 90 g/L. …”
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Effect of long-term continuous cropping of strawberry on soil bacterial community structure and diversity by Wei-hua LI, Qi-zhi LIU, Peng CHEN

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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 Biology in the AlphaFold Era: How Far Is Artificial Intelligence from Deciphering the Protein Folding Code? by Nicole Balasco, Luciana Esposito, Luigi Vitagliano

“…Proteins are biomolecules characterized by uncommon chemical and physicochemical complexities coupled with extreme responsiveness to even minor chemical modifications or environmental variations. Since the shape that proteins assume is fundamental for their function, understanding the chemical and structural bases that drive their three-dimensional structures represents the central problem for an atomic-level interpretation of biology. …”
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Hyperparameter-controlled regularized reconstruction method based on object structure and acquisition conditions in SPECT by Tomoya Minagawa, Kensuke Hori, Takeyuki Hashimoto

“…This method considers the acquisition conditions and object structure for determining the hyperparameters and does not require the user to set the hyperparameters experimentally. …”
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Genomic resequencing reveals genetic diversity, population structure, and core collection of durian germplasm by Yiwang Zhong, Liying Feng, Huidong Deng, Xiaohao Ji, Jing Zhang, Yangyang Sun, Peifan Lin, Yang Qiao, Shenghua Xie, Haibo Wang, Lijun Guo, Xuejie Feng

“…Our study provides insights into the genetic diversity and population structure of cultivated durian. The defined core collection and genomic variation map establish a valuable resource for durian breeding and germplasm conservation. …”
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Research on Impact Resistance of Double-Decker Ball Bearing Based on Bionic Loofah Structure by Jing Hu, Xin Zhang, Puyi Wang, Xinming Zhang, Yiwen Zhang, Jingran Zhang, Baoyan Zhao, Jingru Liu

“…However, the inclusion of an additional bearing and adapter ring structure increases its overall mass, limiting its applications. …”
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