Influence of System Type and Management Practices on Bacterial and Fungal Community Structure in Hydroponic Systems: Insights from Commercial Facilities in Ohio by Fiama Guevara, Timothy Frey, Antonino Malacrinò, Maria Soledad Benitez Ponce

“…This research aimed to characterize the diversity and structure of bacterial and fungal communities in commercial hydroponic facilities and to determine how system design and management practices drive microbial variation. …”
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Structural Health Monitoring of the Scaffolding Dismantling Process of a Long-Span Steel Box Girder Viaduct Based on BOTDA Technology by Yong Ding, Feng Xiao, Weiwei Zhu, Tao Xia

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DISTRIBUTION, SEX, SIZE AND MORPHOMETRIC STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMON SPADEFOOT TOAD (PELOBATES FUSCUS LAURENTI, 1768) IN THE AREA OF THE ZLATIYA PLATEAU by Yanitsa Ivanova, Teodora Teofilova, Nikolay Kodzhabashev

“…Morfometric data, in combination with the sex and size structure of the population, were indicative of its status and its trends, which was of great importance in determining the conservation significance and the favourable conservation status of the species. …”
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Structural insights into soft matter materials via spin echo small angle neutron scattering and small angle neutron scattering by Tingting Wang

“…The review is structured to first introduce the general concepts of SANS and SESANS, followed by a discussion on the information these techniques can provide. …”
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Structural mechanisms behind the neutralisation of long-chain α-neurotoxins by broadly neutralising VHHs discovered using a consensus antigen by Anna Damsbo, Nick J. Burlet, Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Melisa Benard-Valle, Max D. Overath, Alid Guadarrama-Martínez, Anneline Vlamynck, Ida Bisbo, Cesar Villalobos, Tulika Tulika, Alejandro Alagón, Johannes R. Loeffler, Andrew B. Ward, Kim Boddum, Jens Preben Morth, Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, Andreas H. Laustsen

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Impact of accelerated aging on seed quality, seed coat physical structure and antioxidant enzyme activity of Maize (Zea mays L.) by Vijayan Satya Srii, Nethra Nagarajappa

“…In this study, we investigate the impact of accelerated aging on seed quality, seed coat physical structure and antioxidant enzyme activity of maize. …”
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Fibre-like structure formation in fava bean protein based extrudates: effects of extrusion inputs and potential of outputs for process control by Clara Barnés-Calle, Grau Matas, Pere Gou, Elena Fulladosa

“…High moisture extrusion processing (HMEP) is a complex process in which product formulation and extrusion conditions play a key role in fibre-like structure formation. The aim of this work was to study the effect of process input parameters (formulation, liquid feed, and extrusion temperature) on the texture development of a high moisture extrudate (HME) based on fava bean protein concentrate (FBPC), combined with a different protein source (pea protein isolate - PPI) or an oil ingredient (extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)). …”
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Factors Driving Construction Material Price Volatility in Qatar’s Construction Industry: An Investigation Using Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) by Murat Gunduz, Khalid K. Naji, Hadi Al-Marri

“…Second, it examined the influence of these factors and categories on material prices using Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA). Third, it proposed strategies for mitigating price volatility within the Qatari construction sector. …”
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Structural feasibility of glass fiber reinforced gypsum (GFRG) panels: a review on load-bearing capacity, fire resistance, and durability by V. Ramesh, M. Indhumathi Anbarasan

“…This review paper attempts to evaluate the structural feasibility of precast gypsum panels in terms of load-bearing capacity, fire resistance, and enduring durability in diverse environmental conditions. …”
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Strong genetic structure among coral populations within a conservation priority region, the Bird's Head Seascape (Papua, Indonesia) by Craig John Starger, Mark van Nydeck Erdmann, Abdul Hamid A. Toha, Andrew Charles Baker, Paul Henry Barber

“…Analyses of molecular variance, assignment tests, and genetical bandwidth mapping based on microsatellite variation revealed significant genetic structure in both species, although there were no clear regional filters to gene flow among regions. …”
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Effect of Number of Filaments on the Structure, Composition and Electrical Properties of µC-SI:H Layers Deposited Using HWCVD Technique by S.K. Soni, R.O. Dusane

“…Influence of the number of filaments on the deposition rate, structural, compositional and electrical properties of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) deposited by hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) has been studied. …”
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iNaturalist and Structured Mammal Surveys Reflect Similar Species Richness but Capture Different Species Pools Across the United States by Daniel J. Herrera, Christopher M. Schalk, Alex J. Jensen, Benjamin R. Goldstein, Brigit R. Rooney, Roland Kays, William J. McShea, Michael V. Cove

“…Such data represent unstructured biodiversity surveys that are generally comprised of incidental observations and do not report variation in sampling effort. These discrepancies may yield data that is incongruent with data from structured surveys. …”
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The Characteristics of Runoff Process Structure Changes under the Influence of Climate Change and Human Activities and the Decomposition of Contribution Rate of Impact Factors by Xiaoyuan Song, Zhongyuan Zhu, XiaoKang Xi, Guibin Zhang, Hailong Wang

“…The research of the runoff structure and its influencing factors in the Xilinhe River Basin not only provides indispensable basic data for the economic development, but also has long-term significance for the protection of grasslands. …”
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Impact of soil salinity on structural attributes and above ground biomass carbon in a mangrove community of a Colombian Caribbean Coast by Rodrigo Rodríguez-Reales, Juan Pablo Gómez, Jimena Bohórquez-Herrera, María Cristina Martínez-Habibe

“…We assessed tree composition, vegetation structure, soil pH, and salinity across 18 circular plots in areas of Low, Medium, and High salinity. …”
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Genetic structure and demographic inference of the regular sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Meissner, 1900) in the Southern Ocean: The role of the last glaciation. by Angie Díaz, Karin Gérard, Claudio González-Wevar, Claudia Maturana, Jean-Pierre Féral, Bruno David, Thomas Saucède, Elie Poulin

“…Considering the patterns of genetic diversity and structure recorded in the species, this refugium was probably located in East Antarctica.…”
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Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Cross-Border Dispersal Patterns of Tomato Leaf Curl Palampur Virus in South and West Asia by Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Biju V. Chellappan, Sherif M. ElGanainy, Mustafa I. Almaghaslah, Sallah A. Al Hashedi, Adil A. Al-Shoaibi

“…This study was designed to investigate the sequence variation dynamics, regional delineation, genetic diversity, population structure, and cross-border dispersal patterns of ToLCPalV. …”
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CMC/SA/CB/CNT/thermally exfoliated-MXene five-component sponge-structured sensing materials and their enhanced sensitivity and stability by Yanzhi Cai, Zixuan Yu, Laifei Cheng, Yibing Yuan, Xue Huang, Mingxing Chen, Yalong Chai, Shaoxiong Ren, Yuan Zhou

“…Thermal treatment of MXene not only enhances its conductivity but also makes it easier to exfoliate into nanosheets, resulting in a more uniform distribution of T-MXene within the pore walls. The 3D porous structure improves anti-fatigue stability and promotes contact site variation during deformation, boosting cyclic stability and sensitivity. …”
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Whole genome sequencing reveals the genetic diversity and structure of Leptosphaeria maculans populations from the Western Cape province of South Africa by Huibrecht Maria Schreuder, Beatrix Coetzee, Gerhardus Johannes van Coller, Diane Mostert

“…Analysis of molecular variance also indicated regions as the most important factor for population differentiation but suggested shallow population structure with only 3,71% of the total variation occurring between regions. …”
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Two-Dimensional Correlation Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Analysis of the Effect of pH on the Secondary Structure Content of Soybean Protein Isolate by LIU Chang, WU Dandan, WANG Ning, WANG Ruiying, WANG Liqi, LIU Feng, YU Dianyu

“…To meet the different functional needs for soybean protein isolate (SPI) in different food applications, this study utilized infrared spectroscopy to rapidly analyze 70 SPI samples subjected to different pH treatments, and explored the effect of pH changes on the secondary structure content of SPI. Mean centralization (MC), multivariate scattering correction (MSC), standard normal variate transformation, and normalization were used for infrared data preprocessing. …”
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Improved detection of microbiome-disease associations via population structure-aware generalized linear mixed effects models (microSLAM). by Miriam Goldman, Chunyu Zhao, Katherine S Pollard

“…The first step estimates population structure across hosts. Step two calculates the association between population structure and the trait, enabling detection of species for which a subset of related strains confer risk. …”
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