The Extraordinary Long-lasting Infrared Echo of PS16dtm Reveals an Extremely Energetic Nuclear Outburst by Ning Jiang, Di Luo, Jiazheng Zhu, Roc M. Cutri

“…The fitting suggests that an extremely giant dust structure with a new inner radius of ∼1.6 pc and an ultrahigh peak bolometric luminosity, i.e., ∼6 × 10 ^46 erg s ^−1 for typical 0.1 μ m-sized silicate grain, is required to account for the IR echo. …”
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Uranium Mineral Transport in the Peña Blanca Desert: Dissolution or Fragmentation? Simulation in Sediment Column Systems by Victoria Pérez-Reyes, Rocio M. Cabral-Lares, Jesús G. Canche-Tello, Marusia Rentería-Villalobos, Guillermo González-Sánchez, Blanca P. Carmona-Lara, Cristina Hernández-Herrera, Fabián Faudoa-Gómez, Yair Rodríguez-Guerra, Gregorio Vázquez-Olvera, Jorge Carrillo-Flores, Ignacio A. Reyes-Cortés, Daniel Hernández-Cruz, René Loredo-Portales, María E. Montero-Cabrera

“…X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) analysis at the U L₃ edge confirmed the U(IV) oxidation state and the fittings of the extended XAFS spectra confirmed the presence of the uranophane group of minerals. …”
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Looking at Infrared Background Radiation Anisotropies with Spitzer: Large-scale Anisotropies and Their Implications by A. Kashlinsky, Richard G. Arendt, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Kruk, N. Odegard

“…Out of these, the model where the CIB fluctuation excess originates from the granulation power due to LIGO-observed primordial black holes as dark matter appears most successful in accounting for all observations related to the measured CIB power amplitude and spatial structure, including the measured coherence between the CIB and unresolved cosmic X-ray background (CXB). …”
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Scientific basis for design low-speed synchronous permanent magnet generators for wind power plants by A. A. Tatevosyan

“…In this paper, the scientific basis for designing wind power plants (WPP) with low-speed synchronous generators on permanent magnets (SGPM) is understood as a system of scientific knowledge that forms the theoretical basis for the practice of designing a complex object, such as WPP consisting of interconnected equipment and structures designed to convert wind energy into electrical energy. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanically stabilized earth walls reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars embedded in marble waste-sand mixtures by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Irfan Jamil, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Mansoor Ullah, Saif ul Islam, Mudassir Iqbal, R. Nawaz

“…These results underscore the potential of optimum MWS mixtures and GFRP bars in improving the structural performance and serviceability of MSE walls, highlighting their effectiveness in reducing deformations and increasing load bearing capacity, as well as enhancing sustainability and economy in MSE wall design.…”
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Electrocardiographic Assessment of National-Level Triathletes: Sinus Bradycardia and Other Electrocardiographic Abnormalities by Mike Climstein, Kenneth S. Graham, Michael Stapelberg, Joe Walsh, Mark DeBeliso, Kent Adams, Trish Sevene, Chad Harris

“…Conclusions: National-level triathletes exhibited ECG and structural cardiac adaptations consistent with high-intensity endurance training. …”
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Eight-element flexible MIMO antenna based on characteristics mode theory with enhanced channel capacity for sub 6 GHz 5G communications by Deepthi Mariam John, Shweta Vincent, Sameena Pathan, Kunjan D Shinde, B S Supreetha, Tanweer Ali

“…The orthogonal orientation and a connected ground structure offer 21 dB isolation over the bandwidth. …”
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Comparative plastome analyses and evolutionary relationships of 25 East Asian species within the medicinal plant genus Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae) by Xia Wang, Lei Guo, Lulu Ding, Leopoldo Medina, Ruihong Wang, Pan Li

“…Through genome alignment of these 25 species, 38-53 repeated sequences and 7 shared SSRs were identified, along with regions with high nucleotide polymorphism (Pi), which could potentially serve as molecular markers for species identification. The genome structure, gene content, and arrangement showed conservation, while variations were observed in the IR boundary regions and IGS. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Diterpenoids from Celastrus orbiculatus in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells by Hyun-Jae Jang, Kang-Hoon Kim, Eun-Jae Park, Jeong A. Kang, Bong-Sik Yun, Seung-Jae Lee, Chan Sun Park, Soyoung Lee, Seung Woong Lee, Mun-Chual Rho

“…In this study, compounds 1–17, including undescribed podocarpane-type trinorditerpenoid (3), were purified from C. orbiculatus and their chemical structure were determined by high-resolution electrospray ionization mass (HRESIMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic data. …”
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Oral Plaque from Type 2 Diabetic Patients Reduces the Clonogenic Capacity of Dental Pulp-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Antonella Bordin, Francesca Pagano, Eleonora Scaccia, Matteo Saccucci, Iole Vozza, Noemi Incerti, Antonella Polimeni, Elena Cavarretta, Isotta Chimenti, Elena De Falco

“…Periodontitis can impact the structure of the tooth and likely the stem and progenitor cell pool, which actively contributes to the periodontal microenvironment and homeostasis. …”
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Factors Related to Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Independent Brazilian Elderly by Karla Giovana Bavaresco Ulinski, Mariele Andrade do Nascimento, Arinilson Moreira Chaves Lima, Ana Raquel Benetti, Regina Célia Poli-Frederico, Karen Barros Parron Fernandes, Marina Lourdes Calvo Fracasso, Sandra Mara Maciel

“…Data collection included oral examinations and structured interviews. The simplified form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was used to measure OHRQoL. …”
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First-principles study of the matrix alloying effect of X (X = Cr, Mo, W, V, Ti, Si) on the bonding characteristics and mechanical properties of the NbC/Fe interface by Yutong Yu, Lisheng Zhong, Enci Han, Ke Shi, Kaiyuan Hu, Chengwen Zhang, Yunhua Xu, Jianhong Peng, Xu Hu

“…To explore the influence of different alloying elements on the interfacial bonding characteristics and mechanical properties of NbC/Fe, this study investigates the influence of the alloying element X (X = Cr, Mo, W, V, Ti, Si) on the properties of the NbC/Fe surface by using first principles and analyzes the segregation behavior, work of adhesion, electronic structure, and tensile strength of the interface before and after doping with the aforementioned alloying elements. …”
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ThermalGS: Dynamic 3D Thermal Reconstruction with Gaussian Splatting by Yuxiang Liu, Xi Chen, Shen Yan, Zeyu Cui, Huaxin Xiao, Yu Liu, Maojun Zhang

“…ThermalGS employs a data-driven approach to directly learn both scene structure and dynamic thermal representation, using RGB and TIR images as input. …”
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Cerebral hemiatrophy unveiled: An in-depth radiological perspective on the diagnosis and clinical implications of Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome by Rakshanda Agrawal, MBBS, Vaishali Dhawan, MBBS, Pratapsingh Parihar, MBBS, Anjali Kumari, MBBS, Komal Mishra, MBBS

“…Radiological imaging, particularly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), plays a pivotal role in diagnosing DDMS by providing detailed visualization of the structural abnormalities and associated compensatory changes. …”
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Evidence for spinal disinhibition as a pain-generating mechanism in fibromyalgia syndrome by Anne Marshall, Jamie Burgess, Andreas Goebel, Bernhard Frank, Uazman Alam, Andrew Marshall

“…Thirty-one individuals with FMS and 20 healthy volunteers underwent testing of Hoffman reflex including HRDD, along with assessment of clinical signs and symptoms, pressure pain thresholds, temporal summation of pain (wind-up), and conditioned pain modulation (CPM). Small nerve fibre structure was quantified using intraepidermal nerve fibre density and corneal confocal microscopy. …”
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From canonical to unique: extension of a lipophilicity scale of amino acids to non-standard residues by Antonio Viayna, Paulina Matamoros, David Blázquez-Ruano, William J. Zamora

“…To this end, we employed two structural models, Model 1 and 2, differentiated solely by their C-terminal capping groups using an N- or O-methyl substituent, respectively. …”
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Oral Health Impact Profile in Celiac Patients: Analysis of Recent Findings in a Literature Review by Gabriele Cervino, Luca Fiorillo, Luigi Laino, Alan Scott Herford, Floriana Lauritano, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Fausto Famà, Rossella Santoro, Giuseppe Troiano, Gaetano Iannello, Marco Cicciù

“…The studies were different in terms of the structure, findings, outcomes, and diet quality evaluation, and for this reason, it was not possible to accomplish a meta-analysis of the recorded data. …”
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Semantic-Injected Bidirectional Multiscale Flow Estimation Network for Infrared and Visible Image Registration by Chunna Tian, Liuwei Xu, Xiangyang Li, Heng Zhou, Xiqun Song

“…Specifically, we first design a bidirectional multiscale feature enhancement (BMFE) module to integrate feature complementarity across different scales, effectively extracts both global structures and local details. BMFE pushes the network to roughly align infrared and visible images. …”
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Brain Hemodynamic Intermediate Phenotype Links Vitamin B12 to Cognitive Profile of Healthy and Mild Cognitive Impaired Subjects by Luca Cecchetti, Giada Lettieri, Giacomo Handjaras, Andrea Leo, Emiliano Ricciardi, Pietro Pietrini, Silvia Pellegrini, The Train the Brain Consortium

“…Findings on the association between vitamin-related biochemistry and cognitive abilities suggest that the structural and functional properties of the brain may represent an intermediate biomarker linking vitamin concentrations to cognition. …”
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Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro by Yang Li, Jianfang Dong, Peiran Zhao, Ping Hu, Dawei Yang, Lei Gao, Lianzhi Li

“…Three hexacoordinated octahedral nickel (II) complexes, [Ni (Trp-sal) (phen) (CH3OH)] (1), [Ni (Trp-o-van) (phen) (CH3OH)]•2CH3OH (2), and [Ni (Trp-naph) (phen) (CH3OH)] (3) (where Trp-sal = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and salicylaldehyde, Trp-o-van = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and o-vanillin, Trp-naph = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline), have been synthesized and characterized as potential anticancer agents. Details of structural study of these complexes using single-crystal X-ray crystallography showed that distorted octahedral environment around nickel (II) ion has been satisfied by three nitrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms. …”
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