Dilution induced variation in corrosion resistance properties on Co–Cr–Fe–Ni high-entropy alloy coatings prepared by laser cladding by Wenjun Wang, Zhiyong Zhao, Wenjian Zheng, Yu Wang, Zhibin Shen, Baoyun Ma, Daochen Feng, Yinghe Ma, Zhihui Cai, Jianguo Yang

“…A sudden transition in corrosion performance was observed as the dilution rate decreased, characterized by variation in corrosion morphology, self-corrosion potential, and passive film thickness. …”
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Revisiting systematic geographical variations in tonsils surgery in children in the Spanish National Health System: spatiotemporal ecological study on hospital administrative data by Salvador Peiró, Manuel Ridao, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Julian Librero, Ester Angulo-Pueyo, Natalia Martínez-Lizaga, Eusebio Castaño-Riera, Micaela Comendeiro-Maaløe

“…Objective To provide new evidence on how tonsils surgery in children has geographically varied over time in the context of the Spanish National Health System.Design Observational ecological spatiotemporal study on geographical variations in medical practice, using linked administrative datasets, including virtually all surgeries performed from 2003 to 2015.Setting The Spanish National Health System, a quasi-federal structure with 17 autonomous communities (ACs), and 203 healthcare areas (HCAs).Participants Patients aged 19 and younger residing in the HCAs and ACs.Interventions Tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy (T&A); and tonsillectomies alone (T).Main endpoints (1) Evolution of T&A and T rates; (2) spatiotemporal variation in the risk of receiving T&A or T surgery at regional level (ACs) and HCAs; and (3) the fraction of the variation (FV) attributed to each of the components of variation—ACs, HCAs, year and interaction ACs year.Results T&A age-sex standardised rates increased over the period of analysis from 15.2 to 20.9 (5.7 points per 10 000 inhabitants). …”
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On Actionality / Inactionality of the Nominative Semantic Component and Its Actualization in Adjectival Word-Combination by E. T. Kumykova (Guchapsheva), D. M. Kumykova

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Unveiling RNA structure-mediated regulations of RNA stability in wheat by Haidan Wu, Haopeng Yu, Yueying Zhang, Bibo Yang, Wenqing Sun, Lanying Ren, Yuchen Li, Qianqian Li, Bao Liu, Yiliang Ding, Huakun Zhang

“…Furthermore, single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) selected for RNA structural motifs during domestication can cause variations in subgenomic mRNA stability and subsequent changes in steady-state expression levels. …”
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Redefining text-to-SQL metrics by incorporating semantic and structural similarity by Giovanni Pinna, Yuriy Perezhohin, Luca Manzoni, Mauro Castelli, Andrea De Lorenzo

“…In some cases, the metric allows the detection of missing aggregation operators or variations in query ordering operators.…”
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Variações anatômicas do tecido celular subcutâneo pós-perda ponderal Anatomic variations of the subcutaneous tissue after ponderal weight lost by Sergio Levy Silva

“…METHODS: Twenty eight surgical skin human specimens obtained after surgeries, were selected from the epigastric, peri-umbilical, hypogastrium and flank regions to be evaluated in their thickness and structural variations, from patients after been submitted by bariatric surgery or diets with extensive ponderal weight lost. …”
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Composition and Diversity Variation of Avifauna, along Different Vegetative Habitat Types in a Human-Modified Area, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka by B. K. A. Bellanthudawa, N. M. S. K. Nawalage, S. Subanky, P. A. B. G. Panagoda, H. W. G. A. S. Weerasinghe, L. K. D. N. Tharaka, H. M. A. K. Handapangoda, H. K. A. D. Silva, D. M. S. N. Dissanayake, M. S. J. Abeywickrama

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DEEP CRUSTAL STRUCTURE AND ESTIMATION OF MOHO IN THE LHASA TERRANE OF CENTRAL TIBET by Ul-Islam Md. Sultan, Keramat Mumnunul, Islam Rezaul, Rahman Syed Mustafizur

“…Seismic attributes analysis is applied to INDEPTH II seismic profiles to develop a better understanding of the deep crustal structure and geodynamics of the Lhasa Terrane in the central Tibet area. …”
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Unusual lateral cord of the brachial plexus leading to variation of musculocutaneous and median nerves along with high division of the brachial artery and supernumerary bicipital h... by Daniel Smith, Xiuming Shi, Rowan Urquhart, Ashlyn Pippy, William Mayer

“…Abstract Background The brachial plexus is a critical network of nerves that supplies sensory and motor innervation to the upper arm and shoulder extremity. Variations in its structure and function have significant implications for clinical practice. …”
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Regional variation in primary care improvement strategies and policy: case studies that consider qualitative contextual data for performance measurement in three Canadian provinces by John L Campbell, Catherine Scott, Fred Burge, Sabrina T Wong, Ruth Martin-Misener, Sharon Johnston, Stephanie Blackman, William Hogg, Anne M Grool, Sara Wuite

“…Objective To explore regional primary care improvement strategies that are potentially determinants of primary care performance.Design Multiple comparative embedded case study.Setting Three regions in Canada: Fraser East, British Columbia; Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Ontario; Central Zone, Nova Scotia.Data sources (1) In-depth interviews with purposively selected key informants (eg, primary care decision-makers, physician leads, regulatory agencies) and focus groups with patients and clinicians (n=68 participants) and (2) published and grey literature (n=205 documents).Outcome measures Variations in spread and uptake of primary care improvement strategies across the three study regions. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure in banana (Musa spp.) breeding germplasm by Violet Akech, Therése Bengtsson, Rodomiro Ortiz, Rony Swennen, Brigitte Uwimana, Claudia F. Ferreira, Delphine Amah, Edson P. Amorim, Elizabeth Blisset, Ines Van den Houwe, Ivan K. Arinaitwe, Liana Nice, Priver Bwesigye, Steve Tanksley, Subbaraya Uma, Backiyarani Suthanthiram, Marimuthu S. Saraswathi, Hassan Mduma, Allan Brown

“…Analysis of molecular variance displayed low genetic variation among accessions and diploids and a higher variation among tetraploids (p < 0.001). …”
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Travel Matrix Decomposition for Understanding Spatial Long-Distance Travel Structure by Hiromichi Yamaguchi, Mashu Shibata, Shoichiro Nakayama

“…These quantified indicators have facilitated the understanding of the national land structure. They are useful as outcome measures for policy-making. …”
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Impacts of Birds vs. Invertebrate Predators on Rocky Intertidal Community Structure by Bruce A. Menge

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Accelerating Effects of Poloxamer and Its Structural Analogs on the Crystallization of Nitrendipine Polymorphs by Jie Zhang, Qiusheng Yang, Meixia Xu, Xinqiang Tan, Xucong Peng, Ziqing Yang, Kang Li, Jia Yang, Jie Chen, Xuan Xun, Saijun Xiao, Lingjie Zhou, Minzhuo Liu, Zhihong Zeng

“…Poloxamer and its structural analogs exhibited similar effects on the nucleation and growth kinetics of amorphous NTP, suggesting minimal dependence on structural variation. …”
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Tension and compression behaviors of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) for structural use by Qunying Mou, Siyang Ji, Peng Li, Xianjun Li, Zhangjing Chen, Lin He, Xiazhen Li

“…The tension and compression strengths of the samples with different forms exhibited a strong positive correlation. The variations in bearing capacity and failure modes of bamboo were mainly attributed to its structural characteristics, particularly the three-dimensional network structure of nodes.…”
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Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation by Héctor Antônio Assunção Romão, Thalison Rodrigues Moreira, Leonardo Carlos Jeronimo Corvalán, Amanda Alves de Melo-Ximenes, Alexandre Melo Bailão, Clayton Luiz Borges, Renata de Oliveira Dias, Rhewter Nunes

“…We tested two evolutionary hypotheses: (1) that structural features of mitochondrial genomes are phylogenetically conserved and (2) that introns and homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) have co-evolved and contributed to genome size variation. …”
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Entrapment of neurovascular structures in the (R) popliteal fossa by the third head of the gastrocnemius by Anitha Nancy, Rajesh Raveendra, Dhivya Mohan Sumathi

“…Conclusion: Since the literature has recorded very few cases of third head gastrocnemius and popliteal artery entrapment syndromes, this study may help increase awareness of the anatomical variations of the gastrocnemius and the related structures involved.…”
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Preparation of Fe-intercalated Graphite Based on Coal Tailings, Dimensional Structure by Irfan Gustian, Eka Angasa, Dwi Agustini, Evi Maryanti, Dyiah Fitriani

“…X-ray diffraction characterization results indicate that change in the structure, the sizes crystal lattice structure of the material The greater the concentration of iron was added, the resulting peak at 2θ = 33 and 35 also will be more sharply. …”
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Controllable floating gate memory performance through device structure design by Ruitong Bie, Ce Li, Zirui Zhang, Tianze Yu, Dongliang Yang, Binghe Liu, Linfeng Sun

“…Here, we report controllable and stable memory performance in floating gate memory devices through device structure design under precisely identical conditions. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Hydraulic Control Structures on Hydrodynamic Modelling in Shallow Waters by Alfonso Arrieta-Pastrana, Edwin A. Martínez-Padilla, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, Oscar E. Coronado-Hernández, Helena M. Ramos

“…Currently, hydrodynamic models for bay and estuarine systems involve many parameters that require proper calibration to design coastal structures effectively. However, in coastal regions with limited data availability, the implementation of such models becomes challenging. …”
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