A Hysteresis Model Incorporating Varying Pinching Stiffness and Spread for Enhanced Structural Damage Simulation by Mohammad Rabiepour, Cong Zhou, James Geoffrey Chase

“…This can negatively impact the accuracy of the BWBN model in simulating structural responses and damage mechanisms in structures such as reinforced concrete (RC) and timber, which exhibit highly pinched hysteresis behavior when damaged by earthquakes. …”
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Unlocking the energy potential of Moroccan bentonite clay: structural, optical, and thermal insights for advanced applications by Noura El Ghoubali, Abdelkrim Maaroufi, Adnane El Hamidi, Aumeur El Amarani

“…Thermal analyses, performed by thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermogravimetry (DTG), and differential thermal analysis (DTA), were used to study the material's response to temperature variations. The results showed significant endothermic effects, indicating dehydration of the water absorbed in the montmorillonite, followed by structural transformation at higher temperatures. …”
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Structural and functional insights into metal coordination and substrate recognition of Akkermansia muciniphila sialidase Amuc_1547 by Tao Li, XinYue Tang, YiBo Zhu, NingLin Zhao, YingJie Song, Lihui He, XingYu Mou, Chunlei Ge, Zhenpu Chen, Hai Zhang, Xiaoxuan Yao, Xiaoyuan Hu, Jiaxing Cheng, Hong Yao, Rui Bao

“…Abstract Sialidases in Akkermansia muciniphila are pivotal for mucin degradation, enabling energy acquisition, modulating gut microbiota balance, and influencing host health. However, their structural and functional mechanisms remain poorly characterized. …”
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Particulate matter pollution alters the bacterial community structure on the human skin with enriching the Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas by Dong Yan, Min Li, Chengbao Ge, Kuan Wang, Yujie Sun, Guoyan Song, Jialin Li, Yajuan Li, Fei Miao, Moyu Yan, Yile Zhang, Hua Hu, Tao Zhang, Dandan Fu, Xiangfeng Song, Liyan Yu, Zhongwei Tian

“…Stronger interactions were detected in the network structure of the skin bacterial community during haze days. …”
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Additively Manufactured RF Electronics With Structurally Integrated Physically Unclonable Functions for Wireless System Security by Aaron Pendino, Nghia Nguyen, Saif E. Nouma, Jing Wang, Attila A. Yavuz, Yasin Yilmaz, Gokhan Mumcu

“…PUFs derive secret keys on demand based on readings invoked from the complexity of their structures or their physical properties. Conventional PUFs rely on the variations and tolerances involved in their manufacturing processes. …”
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Multisensor Remote Sensing and Advanced Image Processing for Integrated Assessment of Geological Structure and Environmental Dynamics by Luo Bin, Rana Waqar Aslam, Iram Naz, Dmitry E. Kucher, Zohaib Afzal, Danish Raza, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Yahia Said

“…PCA (first principal component values: –4046.55 to 3813.42) revealed distinct lithological variations, while directional lineament analysis in four orientations [north–south (NS), northwest–southeast (NWSE), east–west, and northeast–southwest] identified predominant structural trends controlling the lake’s morphology. …”
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Integrating genome and transcriptome analysis to decipher balanced structural variants in unsolved cases of neurodevelopmental disorders by Simona Mellone, Alice Spano, Denise Vurchio, Giulia Borgonovi, Giulia Borgonovi, Alessandro Ugonotti, Giulia Paglino, Alba Bianco, Sara Ronzani, Maurizio Sciancalepore, Flavia Prodam, Flavia Prodam, Amanda Papa, Maurizio Viri, Umberto Dianzani, Umberto Dianzani, Mara Giordano, Mara Giordano

“…IntroductionBalanced chromosomal abnormalities (BCAs) are structural variations that can underlie a wide spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders, often remaining undetected by conventional diagnostic approaches. …”
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An Improved Gaussian Mixture Model-Based Data Normalization Method for Removing Environmental Effects on Damage Detection of Structures by Xue-Yang Pei, Hai-Bin Huang, Peng Cao

“…Nonstationary and nonlinear variations in modal frequencies, commonly induced by environmental changes, tend to overshadow the effects caused by structural damage. …”
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Impact of the Relative Submergence on Turbulence Structures in Open‐Channel Flow Through Arrays of Large Spherical Roughness Elements by Zhengdao Tang, Thorsten Stoesser, Lei Huang, Yan Liu, Hongwei Fang

“…Across these three regimes, distributions of time‐averaged velocities, secondary flow, turbulent kinetic energy, and dominant turbulence structures in the wakes of boulders exhibit significant variations. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution in Alkali-Peroxide Treated Epoxy Composites with Various Woven Cotton Structures by Macaulay M. Owen, Leong Sing Wong, Emmanuel O. Achukwu, Solehuddin Shuib, Hazizan Md Akil

“…This study has introduced a novel and synergistic alkali-peroxide treatment in addition to the use of five (5) variations of reinforcing woven structures (plain, matt, twill, herringbone, and satin) to develop the composites via the vacuum bagging molding process. …”
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Effect of LPBF Processing Parameters on Inconel 718 Lattice Structures: Geometrical Characteristics, Surface Morphology, and Mechanical Properties by Nahal Ghanadi, Kwangtae Son, Marco Alvarado, Seongun Yang, Hsin-Mei Kao, Chih-Hung Chang, Brian K. Paul, Somayeh Pasebani

“…This study investigates the effects of LPBF processing parameters, specifically laser power and scanning speed, on the geometrical characteristics, surface quality, and mechanical behavior of Inconel 718 lattices structures. The results reveal that processing parameters required for the fabrication of near-full dense structures do not translate effectively to lattice configurations, as variations in energy input influence lattice geometry and surface quality. …”
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Numerical power prediction for waDED produced aluminium ER5183 wall structures on vertical substrate plates by Fabio Haunreiter, Hugo Drexler, Martin Schnall, Alois Birgmann, Johannes Kronsteiner, Thomas Kopf, David Gruber, Pauline Meyer-Heye, Matthias Hartmann

“…The calibrated FEM-model is used to predict optimized welding powers for a multi-layer wall structure. Good seam qualities are achieved using the numerically predicted welding powers, effectively preventing variations in seam width caused by insufficient or excessive heat input.…”
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Bridging prediction and reality: Comprehensive analysis of experimental and AlphaFold 2 full-length nuclear receptor structures by Akerke Mazhibiyeva, Tri T. Pham, Karina Pats, Martin Lukac, Ferdinand Molnár

“…Statistical analysis reveals significant domain-specific variations, with ligand-binding domains showing higher structural variability (CV = 29.3%) compared to DNA-binding domains (CV = 17.7%). …”
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Achieving significant mechanical improvement of chitosan aerogel with embedding or bridging structures mediated by size-dependent silk microfibers by Haiyu Liu, Fang He, Zhixiang Xu, Meng Zhang, Quan Wan, Yajun Shuai, Jie Wang, Mingying Yang, Zongpu Xu

“…In addition, the embedding or bridging structure could also change the liquid transportation property of CS aerogels. …”
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Accelerating multi-objective optimization of concrete thin shell structures using graph-constrained GANs and NSGA-II by Zhichun Fang, Xiuhong Wang, Yuyong Sun, M. A. Adibhashimi

“…A comparative comparison of traditional NSGA-II techniques shows substantial benefits, including a 50% enhancement in convergence speed and notable advancements in solution diversity and quality. We confirmed structural integrity through extensive finite element analysis and practical prototyping, achieving performance variations under 3.5%. …”
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Damage Index Analysis of Retaining Wall Structures Based on the Impulse Response Function and Virtual Impulse Response Function by Qian Xu

“…To identify the damage within retaining wall structures, the Hilbert–Huang Transforms of the impulse response function and virtual impulse response function were performed. …”
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Dissolved organic matter characteristics of soil aggregates on slopes covered by natural successional vegetations with different root structures by Dong-xu Wu, Hao Wang, Qing-wei Zhang, Jian Wang, Ming Li

“…The effects of succession year, root structure, and soil aggregate size on the DOM characteristics within soil aggregates were assessed by the optical techniques. …”
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Using multiple computer-predicted structures as molecular replacement models: application to the antiviral mini-protein LCB2 by Svetlana A. Korban, Oleg Mikhailovskii, Vladislav V. Gurzhiy, Ivan S. Podkorytov, Nikolai R. Skrynnikov

“…We thus conclude that the six LCB2 structures obtained in this study can be grouped into a multiconformer ensemble, where structural variations are representative of protein's conformational dynamics. …”
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Real Convergence and Integration by Aurel Iancu

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Multi-omics analyses unveil dual genetic loci governing four distinct watermelon flesh color phenotypes by Na Li, Shilai Xing, Gaofei Sun, Jianli Shang, Jia-Long Yao, Nannan Li, Dan Zhou, Yu Wang, Yuan Lu, Jinpeng Bi, Jiming Wang, Hongfeng Lu, Shuangwu Ma

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