Numerical Analysis of Load Reduction in the Gliding Process Achieved by the Bionic Swan’s Webbed-Foot Structures by Fukui Gao, Xiyan Liu, Xinlin Li, Zhaolin Fan, Houcun Zhou, Wenhua Wu

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Numerical Study of Surrounding Rock Damage in Deep-Buried Tunnels for Building-Integrated Underground Structures by Penglin Zhang, Chong Zhang, Weitao Chen, Chunhui He, Yang Liu, Zhaofei Chu

“…Understanding the distribution characteristics of rock damage zones under these conditions is crucial for the design and safety of building-integrated underground structures. This study investigates the relationship between surrounding rock damage and in situ stress conditions through numerical simulation methods. …”
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Anatomic characteristics of the lacrimal sac and adjacent bony structures–a computed tomographic-dacryocystography research by Xin-Han Cui, Yan-Wen Fang, Li-Min Zhang, Ji-Ni Qiu, Chao-Ran Zhang, Yan Wang

“…AIM: To describe the anatomic characteristics of the lacrimal sac and its adjacent bone structures and to provide surgical recommendations for endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EN-DCR). …”
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AI-driven generative and reinforcement learning for mechanical optimization of 2D patterned hollow structures by Yicheng Shan, Leitao Cao, Yu Wang, Jing Ren, Chen Huang, Wenli Gao, Shengjie Ling

“…We generated a comprehensive dataet comprising 1000 samples across five distinct density classes using a custom grid pattern generation algorithm, ensuring a wide range of structural variations. The cGAN accurately predicts stress distributions, achieving a high correlation with finite element analysis (FEA) results while reducing computational time from approximately 40 s (FEA) to just 1–2 s per prediction. …”
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Variable tensile stiffness pneumatic actuators with adjustable stick-slip friction of soft-tooth structures by Yaqing Feng, Pengyuan Wang, Chenghao Wu

“…The resistance is changed through the stick–slip friction of soft structure during tooth structures engagement and sliding, and the tensile stiffness of the soft actuator can be changed by 7.2 times with air pressure increased by only 20 kPa. …”
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Internal Force Analysis of Circular Shaft Structures Considering Spatial Arching and Interlayer Shear Effects by Dongsheng Li, Zhibing Xu, Long Yu, Xu Zhang, Yang Liu

“…To accurately investigate the stress and deformation behavior of support structures during mechanical shaft construction, this study proposes an analytical method for active earth pressure calculation based on limit equilibrium theory, incorporating both the radial variation of the circumferential stress coefficient and the spatial arching effect. …”
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A novel approach on laplacian energy of -dominating complex spherical fuzzy graph structures and with application by S. N. Suber Bathusha, S. Angelin Kavitha Raj, Mufti Mahamud, Sowndharya Jayakumar

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Reconstruction of Random Structures Based on Generative Adversarial Networks: Statistical Variability of Mechanical and Morphological Properties by Mikhail Tashkinov, Yulia Pirogova, Evgeniy Kononov, Aleksandr Shalimov, Vadim V. Silberschmidt

“…The synthesis of random structures with nonrepeated geometry and predetermined mechanical properties is important for solving various practical problems. …”
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Dependence of structures and performances of soft-magnetic FeCo-based metal glasses on cryogenic treatments by Xin Zhang, Zongqi Xiao, Xingyu Zhou, Guoqiang Liu, Li Cai, Qikun Huang, Eugen Axinte, Guorong Zhou, Degang Zhao, Yan Wang

“…The amorphous structures, thermal stability, soft-magnetic properties and microhardness have been explored for quaternary quenched (Fe0.8Co0.2)75B21Ta4 (Fe0.8) and (Fe0.5Co0.5)75B21Ta4 (Fe0.5) metallic glasses (MGs) after deep (77 K), moderate (173 K) and shallow (253 K) cryogenic treatments (CTs). …”
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Prediction of the 3D cancer genome from whole-genome sequencing using InfoHiC by Yeonghun Lee, Sung-Hye Park, Hyunju Lee

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Comprehensive analysis of Arabidopsis expression level polymorphisms with simple inheritance by Stephanie Plantegenet, Johann Weber, Darlene R Goldstein, Georg Zeller, Cindy Nussbaumer, Jérôme Thomas, Detlef Weigel, Keith Harshman, Christian S Hardtke

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Global Navigation Satellite System-Based Deformation Monitoring of Hydraulic Structures Using a Gated Recurrent Unit–Attention Mechanism by Haiyang Li, Yilin Xie, Azhong Dong, Jianping Xu, Xun Lu, Jinfeng Ding, Yan Zi

“…Accurate monitoring of ground deformation is crucial for ensuring the safety and stability of hydraulic structures. Current deformation monitoring techniques often face challenges such as limited accuracy and robustness, particularly in complex environments. …”
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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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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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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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Automatic Setting of Optimal Multi-Exposures for High-Quality Structured Light Depth Imaging by Sukhan Lee, Hyunwoo Park

“…Structured light 3D cameras have generally been the preferred choice for depth imaging in case high accuracy and precision of point clouds need to be captured at relatively short working distances. …”
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The Impact of Vegetation Structure on Shaping Urban Avian Communities in Chaoyang District Beijing, China by Anees Ur Rahman, Kamran Ullah, Shumaila Batool, Rashid Rasool Rabbani Ismaili, Liping Yan

“…This study examines the impact of vegetation structure on bird species richness and diversity across four urban parks in Chaoyang District, Beijing. …”
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A 3D mixed frame element with multi-axial coupling for thin-walled structures with damage by D. Addessi, P. Di Re

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Novel strut-based stochastic lattice biomimetically designed based on the structural and mechanical characteristics of cancellous bone by Satoshi Yamada, Hayato Suzuki, Kazuki Sawada, Shimpei Okada, Akihiko Nishimura, Masahiro Todoh

“…Structural indices exhibited minimal stochastic variation across iterations and beam orientations remained largely unbiased, including the isotropic nature of triple and quadruple bifurcations. …”
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An Improved Man-Made Structure Detection Method for Multi-aspect Polarimetric SAR Data by Fabin Dong, Qiang Yin, Wen Hong

“…Consequently, relying solely on anisotropic analysis may not yield favorable man-made structure detection results. Since man-made structures usually include special shapes, such as dihedral angle, there are significant variations in scattering power across different aspects. …”
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