Environmental assessment of non-metallic reinforcement for concrete structures as an alternative to steel reinforcement by Nadine Stoiber, Mathias Hammerl, Benjamin Kromoser

“…One approach to counter this issue includes material reduction of structural components via the use of non-metallic reinforcement, such as carbon, glass and basalt fibre reinforced polymers. …”
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Analytical Study of Stud Shear Connector Behavior in Steel–UHPC Composite Structures by Wei Du, Zhijian Hu, Zhi Zhou

“…These findings provide a crucial basis for understanding the behavior of stud shear connectors in composite structures.…”
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Damage and Failure Modeling of Composite Material Structures Using the Pam-Crash Code by Eduardo Martin-Santos, Lucia G. Barbu, Pablo Cruz

“…Finally, the solution is applied to simulate impact tests on large structures. Good correlations with experimental data are obtained in fast computational times, making this methodology a candidate for application in composite-related automotive simulations.…”
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Nasiru Adamu Kanoma, Nurudeen Usman Miko, Augustine Ayuba, Idris Mohammed, Idris Mohammed, Mark G Tagwai

“… This study seeks to examine the effect of capital structure on financial performance of the listed information and communications technology firms in Nigeria. …”
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Study on the Deformation Characteristics of Railway Subgrade Structures Induced by Groundwater Level Changes by Baolong Li, Lulu Jiang, Dongli Wang, Yi Yin, Yupeng Shen, Yunxi Han

“…Following this, the settlement characteristics of the subgrade structure were analysed. Subsequently, based on the Biot consolidation theory of the soil, a numerical simulation model was established to study the threshold parameters of the groundwater extraction on site. …”
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Incomplete epidemiological transition in Kazakhstan: changes in the structure of life expectancy and causes of death by А. Алдангаркызы, М. Денисенко

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ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF VEGETATIVE ORGANS OF NITRARIA SCHOBERI L. (SULAKSKY POPULATION, DAGESTAN) by Zagirbeg M. Asadulaev, Zulfira R. Ramazanova, Magomed G. Gadzhiataev, Gasan N. Gasanov, Aytemir A. Aytemirov

“…The article is devoted to the study of the anatomical structure of the vegetative organs of Nitraria schoberi L. growing on saline soils in the Caspian lowland of Dagestan and to the analysis of some of its features in relation with its habitat. …”
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MARKET VALUE OF NIGERIA LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Oluwatimileyin Esther ADENLE, Aderemi Olalere ADEBAYO, Peter Sunday DARAMOLA

“… A well-managed capital structure can lower perceived risk and boost market value through increased investor confidence whereas an ineffective capital structure will result into higher risk and lower market value. …”
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A scientometric analysis of the thematic structure and analysis of the convergence mapping of medical education. by Mohammad Bagher Negahban

“… This study investigates the thematic structure and conceptual dynamics of research in medical education using scientometric and network analysis approaches. …”
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Composition and community structure of Olea ferruginea Royle forests in Jammu and Kashmir, India by Sajid Khan, Zishan Ahmad Wani, Sajan Thakur, Shreekar Pant, Susheel Verma

“…The present study aims to determine the composition and community structure of Olea L. forests in Jammu and Kashmir, India. …”
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New insights into supradense matter from dissecting scaled stellar structure equations by Bao-Jun Cai, Bao-An Li

“…Specifically, a tight bound ϕ≲0.374 is obtained by perturbatively anatomizing the intrinsic structures of the scaled Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff (TOV) equations without using any input nuclear EOS. …”
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Nonlinear and synergistic effects of demographic characteristics on urban polycentric structure using SHAP by Yichen Ruan, Xiaoyi Zhang, Mingyu Zhang, Feiyang Sun, Qiuxiao Chen

“…Yet, only limited empirical studies have fully captured the complex effects of demographic characteristics on urban polycentric structures. Our study utilizes detailed demographic data and employs interpretable machine learning models to elucidate the nonlinear and synergistic relationship between demographic characteristics and the urban polycentric structure in the context of a city of 10 million population in China. …”
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The Structure, Function, and Adaptation of Lower-Limb Aponeuroses: Implications for Myo-Aponeurotic Injury by Scott Hulm, Ryan G. Timmins, Jack T. Hickey, Nirav Maniar, Yi-Chung Lin, Katherine R. Knaus, Bryan C. Heiderscheit, Silvia S. Blemker, David A. Opar

“…For example, the aponeurosis is often conflated with the free tendon rather than being considered an independent structure. This has subsequent implications when interpreting data regarding the structure, function, and adaptation of the aponeuroses from these studies. …”
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Dragonfly (Odonata) Community Structure in Bandealit Resort, Meru Betiri National Park by Abdu Rohman, Wachju Subchan, Yusnia Faradilla, Puji Firmansyah

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Balance correlations, agentic zeros, and networks: The structure of 192 years of war and peace. by David Dekker, David Krackhardt, Patrick Doreian, Pavel N Krivitsky

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The Impact of Spatial Structure on Economic Efficiency of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Megalopolis in China by Xingling Huang, Guoping Li, Jianguo Liu

“…This study constructs a theoretical model and empirical framework concerning how spatial structure affects economic efficiency using data on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) megaregion between 2008 and 2017. …”
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Structure of Silicon Wafers Planar Surface before and after Rapid Thermal Treatment by U. A. Pilipenko, A. A. Sergeichik, D. V. Shestovski, V. A. Solodukha

“…However the crystal structure of mechanically disturbed layer on wafer planar side is still unclear. …”
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A Peridynamics-Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Coupling Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction by Chengjie Cao, Chenxu Gu, Chao Wang, Chunhui Wang, Pei Xu, Hui Wang

“…Moreover, the method demonstrated a high degree of accuracy in simulating the fracture of in-situ cantilever ice beams, with deflection closely matching experimental data and a 7.4% error in maximum loading force. The proposed PD-SPH coupling approach demonstrates its effectiveness in capturing the complex fluid–structure interactions and provides a valuable tool for studying the deformation and fracture of structures under the influence of fluid forces.…”
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Structure of the Cellulose Synthase Complex of Gluconacetobacter hansenii at 23.4 Å Resolution. by Juan Du, Venkata Vepachedu, Sung Hyun Cho, Manish Kumar, B Tracy Nixon

“…It is thus believed that synthesis from an organized array of TCs coordinated with extrusion by AcsC and AcsD enable this bacterium to make crystalline cellulose. The only structural data that exist for this system are the above mentioned freeze-fracture TEM images, fluorescence microscopy images revealing that TCs align in a row, a crystal structure of AcsD bound to cellopentaose, and a crystal structure of PilZ domain of AcsA. …”
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Research on lower limb lightweight of bionic robot based on lattice structure unit by Huipeng Shen, Liujian Wei, Tianyu Zhang, Xupeng Zhang, Zihao Zheng, Enjiang Han, Shaolong Li

“…Abstract This study presents a lightweight design methodology for the lower limbs of bionic robots based on lattice structural units. Firstly, an innovative structure configuration library is created by applying topology optimization, and then the lattice structure is regularized. …”
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